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Astroboa is a computer program platform such as Windows 7, designed specifically for finding open content. It can be used from general education to business uses.

This article/video is about the the technological advancements of the next thirty years. Multiple TED speakers discuss these advancements. These advancements include virtual and remote laboratories

This article/video is about the the technological advancements of the next thirty years. Multiple TED speakers discuss these advancements. These advancements include virtual and remote laboratories

This article juxtaposes remote laboratories to virtual and real laboratories. It highlights how each type of laboratory works, and it describes the advantages and disadvantages of each laboratory.

This article juxtaposes remote laboratories to virtual and real laboratories. It highlights how each type of laboratory works, and it describes the advantages and disadvantages of each laboratory.

This article describes how virtual laboratories are changing businesses around the world; specifically, in the fields of information technology, healthcare, and other clinical services.

This article describes how virtual laboratories are changing businesses around the world; specifically, in the fields of information technology, healthcare, and other clinical services.

This article people working in IT departments are given new tasks for their jobs, which mainly involve explaining the cloud and how to use it.

This is an older document on mobile learning discussing the potential of technology in the classroom. While there is no date pertaining to the publication of this document, I do not see any citations which date beyond 2003. This can be an interesting reference to look at while we ourselves are in the heart of the mobile learning age, while the authors of this are only looking at how it might be used.

Wearable technology isn't just a fashion statement. It doesn't start and finish at the Galaxy Gear smart watch, or Google Glass.

This is helpful for group 5!

this is a very useful website for a short synopsis.

A report from the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Mozilla Foundation details how a MacArthur-supported initiative to expand use of digital badges can improve learning and outcomes for students and adults. The digital credentials represent an individual's skills, interests, and achievements.

Cynthia Hudson-Vitale is digital data outreach librarian, email: chudson{at}wustl.edu Jennifer Moore is GIS and data projects manager; anthropology librarian; program faculty in International Area Studies, email: j.moore{at}wustl.edu , at Washington University-St.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) polices are increasingly popular as a way for companies to let workers use the hardware they like best and are most productive with. But according to a new study from Cisco, that not be the best way to think about BYOD.

Workers participating in a bring your own device policy expect the same corporate data access on their personal devices as on company-owned machines. IT should come up with a measured approach toward BYOD users that balances accessibility and security.

Key Themes of This Report 10% of Americans own a smartphone but do not have broadband at home, and 15% own a smartphone but say that they have a limited number of options for going online other than their cell phone.

The maker movement is a global, DIY movement of people who take charge of their lives, solve their own problems and share how they solved them. And it's growing in schools that are searching for more authentic learning experiences for their students.

3D printers and Maker Spaces are officially "cool" in library circles at the moment. A whole new website, Maker Librarian, was launched just this week. Senior people are talking about them for big cities libraries and I am aware of at least one that has been purchased.

Libraries are one of the fastest-evolving learning spaces. As many resources move online, and teachers require students to collaborate more and demonstrate their learning, librarians are trying to keep up. Some are even spearheading the changes. Public libraries have led the effort to provide access to 21st century technologies and learning resources, but now university and K-12 libraries are beginning to catch up.

Great blog!

An article about the importance of the maker movement; through the eyes of a middle school teacher and her students