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Samantha Morra

FREE -- Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans from the Federal Government - 0 views

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  • Samantha Morra on 31 Mar 09
     
    Teaching and learning resources from Federal Agencies.
Don Shegog

FREE -- Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans from the Federal Government - 0 views

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shared by Don Shegog on 24 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Don Shegog on 24 Jul 09
     
    A little bit of everything for everyone. There are resources for Science to PE to Music to Social Studies. It is all here in free resources.
Dennis OConnor

Why The FCC Wants To Smash Open The iPhone - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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shared by Dennis OConnor on 01 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Right about now, Apple probably wishes it had never rejected Google Voice and related apps from the iPhone. Or maybe it was AT&T who rejected the apps. Nobody really knows. But the FCC launched an investigation last night to find out, sending letters to all three companies (Apple, AT&T, and Google) asking them to explain exactly what happened.
  • The FCC investigation is not just about the arbitrary rejection of a single app. It is the FCC's way of putting a stake in the ground for making the wireless networks controlled by cell phone carriers as open as the Internet.
  • On the wired Internet, we can connect any type of PC or other computing device and use any applications we want on those devices. On the wireless Internet controlled by cellular carriers like AT&T, we can only use the phones they allow on their networks and can only use the applications they approve.
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  • Google must secretly be pleased as punch. It was only two years ago, prior to the 700MHz wireless spectrum auctions, that it was pleading with the FCC to adopt principles guaranteeing open access for applications, devices, services, and other networks. Now two years later, in a different context and under a different administration, the FCC is pushing for the same principles.
  • FCC cites "pending FCC proceedings regarding wireless open access (RM-11361) and handset exclusivity (RM-11497). That first proceeding on open access dates back to 2007 when Skype requested that cell phone carriers open up their networks to all applications (see Skype's petition here). Like Google Voice, Skype helps consumers bypass the carriers. The carriers don't like that because that's their erodes their core business and turns them into dumb pipes. But dumb pipes are what we need. They are good for consumers and good for competition because they allow any application and any device, within reason, to flower on the wireless Internet.
  • The FCC also wants Apple to explain the arbitrariness of its app approval process: 4. Please explain any differences between the Google Voice iPhone application and any Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications that Apple has approved for the iPhone. Are any of the approved VoIP applications allowed to operate on AT&T?s 3G network?5. What other applications have been rejected for use on the iPhone and for what reasons? Is there a list of prohibited applications or of categories of applications that is provided to potential vendors/developers? If so, is this posted on the iTunes website or otherwise disclosed to consumers?6. What are the standards for considering and approving iPhone applications? What is the approval process for such applications (timing, reasons for rejection, appeal process, etc.)? What is the percentage of applications that are rejected? What are the major reasons for rejecting an application?
  • Why does it take a formal request from a government agency to get Apple (and AT&T) to explain what the rules are to get on the wireless Internet?
  • Dennis OConnor on 01 Aug 09
     
    Opening the iPhone would make educational apps much easier to publish. Apple's monopoly means e-text-book readers and classroom use of hand held computers (which is what the iPhone and iPod reall are) have to pay a toll to Apple. Right now, Apple's approval system is cloaked in mystery. Developers have no way to market their products without 'official' approval. Opening up the iPhone and by extension opening up wireless networks around the country will drive down high prices and bring connectivity to more inexpensive computing devices. I hope this FCC investigation is the domino that kicks open the door to the clouds of connectivity that are already out there!
Sheryl A. McCoy

Ayn Rand, Hugely Popular Author and Inspiration to Right-Wing Leaders, Was a Big Admire... - 7 views

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  • Sheryl A. McCoy on 01 Mar 10
     
    amazing story of her first years here in the United States, when Ayn Rand wrote in her notebooks and fashioned her first hero after a serial killer of the 1920's.\n\nWhy was this information not available when I was wanting to learn more about her early life? Everyone who knew her and helped her rise to prominence didn't want to have this information leaking out to the general public.
  • Sheryl A. McCoy on 01 Mar 10
     
    This information needs to be shared with any teachers, especially those teaching subjects like: history, government and english.
Sheryl A. McCoy

Bill Moyers Journal . Howard Zinn | PBS - 6 views

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  • Sheryl A. McCoy on 12 Dec 09
     
    "new documentary directed by Matt Damon which is airing on The History Channel. Find out more about some of those voices below, and delve further into American history through the JOURNAL's coverage of American history on-air and online." go Howard Zinn
  • Sheryl A. McCoy on 12 Dec 09
     
    This is an excellent resource for teaching about the need for PARTICIPATION in a participatory government.
Lisa DiGangi

The Conch - 0 views

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  • Lisa DiGangi on 18 Apr 10
     
    social studies class blog
Sheryl Butler

Mrs. Butler's Fun Sites - 0 views

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  • Sheryl Butler on 19 Jan 11
     
    Great site aligned to k-6 curriculum for enrichment or remediation. Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and more! Updated regularly! Units include animals, baseball, biomes & habitats, biographies, communities, countries & cultures, economics, electricity, forces and motion, magnetism, government, holidays, just for fun, landforms & geography, light & sound, math games, ,math videos, pi, money, moon & stars, nutrition, muscles & bones, teeth, Ohio plants & animals, plants, rocks & soil, simple machines, spelling & reading, and tools for kids.
Manyuon Ayac

TECHNOLOGY SOURCING AND OUTPUT OF - 0 views

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  • Manyuon Ayac on 21 Feb 11
     
    The argument in this article was that when the technological basis of an industry is changing, the firm 's approach to technology would sourcing by plays a critical role in building the capabilities needed to generate new technical outputs. this role could be done by Using survey an archival data from the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. this article is very useful to us as organizations.
Marc Lijour

Michael Geist - Pulling a Fast One?: Who Is Really Hurt By C-32's Missing Fair Dealing ... - 6 views

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shared by Marc Lijour on 17 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • linking copyright infringement to circumvention is compliant with the WIPO Internet treaties, it is an approach that has been adopted by other countries, and it is one that has been promoted by many groups supportive of copyright reform
  • several countries have proposed or passed legislation that explicitly links circumvention with copyright infringement, including New Zealand, Switzerland, Canada (Bill C-60), India, and Brazil. 
  • Italy permits circumvention for private copying, Greece established a legal right to pursue access, and the Netherlands grants the Justice Department the power to decree access
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  • Bill C-32 currently includes circumvention exceptions for several purposes including privacy, security research, and encryption. Adding fair dealing means adding five categories of new exceptions -  research, private study, news reporting, criticism, and review.
  • The second group of circumventers consists of those Canadians who believe that circumvention is a reasonable exercise of their consumer rights. These include Canadians who unlock their cellphones or format shift a DVD.
  • Consumers unlock their phones because they believe it is their property and they should be entitled to do so (the government agrees as there is an exception for this in C-32).
  • They similarly format shift DVDs because they reasonably believe that purchasing a DVD should entitle them to watch the DVD on the device of their choice
  • the sale of the products is often based on the presumption that the consumer will have the ability to unlock, make a backup, or format shift
  • If the law does not include a fair dealing circumvention exception, teachers will follow guidelines that prohibit circumvention as part of the educational process and students will be stopped from creating mashups or engaging with digital materials in certain ways.
sania malik

World's Youngest Nuclear Scientist Is American - 0 views

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  • sania malik on 13 Sep 11
     
    American Taylor Wilson has become the world's youngest nuclear scientist at the age of 17. Taylor spends his time advising the US Department of Energy on nuclear fusion research.He is the Citizen of USA and due to his work he will also become the most prominent person of world.
Martin Burrett

UK Parliament - Education - 0 views

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  • Martin Burrett on 06 Oct 11
     
    A helpful website which explains how the British Westminster Parliament works. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental
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