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Robert Schuman

Microsoft Courier Booklet - 1 views

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  • Robert Schuman on 04 Nov 09
     
    Microsoft Courier Booklet
  • Robert Schuman on 04 Nov 09
     
    The Microsoft Courier is a two screen folding tablet device that allows for user interaction via gestures and/or stylus. The user interface looks to be the Courier's strongest point, but I'm curious to see if the stylus-heavy interaction will provide for any major advantage over a typical laptop and the already existent tablet pc market for anything other than art programs. In an educational setting, this could potentially be used as a library reference device and/or collaborative art device, but just as has been the case with many educational products in the past, may not be novel enough to sway education (or any other market) into preventing the Courier into becoming vaporware. However, this still poses as an excellent example of new devices coming onto the market that focus on new or perfected methods of Human Computer Interaction (HCI).
Chris Dede

Academics hope history in video games spurs interest - washingtonpost.com - 1 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...AR2009111207273.html

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  • Chris Dede on 13 Nov 09
     
    Do videogames increase students' interest in history?
Kellie Demmler

Special Reports - eSN Special Report: Learning in 3-D - 2 views

www.eschoolnews.com/...index.cfm

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  • Kellie Demmler on 25 Nov 09
     
    As prices fall, technology has more potential to be used in the classroom.  
pradeepg

Digital Direction from Ed.week - 1 views

www.edweek.org/dd

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  • pradeepg on 18 Oct 11
     
    A video on their home page ties into our class discussion.
Bridget Binstock

Educators Evaluate Learning Benefits of iPad - 1 views

www.edweek.org/...03mobile.h04.html

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shared by Bridget Binstock on 20 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Bridget Binstock on 20 Oct 11
     
    I know that some of us in our other classes have been discussing iPads and their use in the education space, and I dug this up from my archives as some of what teachers and admins have to say about buying and using the iPad in their schools.
  • Maung Nyeu on 22 Oct 11
     
    Bridget, The potential for iPad may realize even more with the availability of online textbooks, which may include videos. The availability of various apps will influence the proliferation of iPad. Upside - novelty, excitement, and no back breaking bag packs, downside- penmanship may suffer and teachers may have to do some extra homework! http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/07/11/putting-the-ipad-to-work-in-elementary-classrooms.aspx
  • Bridget Binstock on 24 Oct 11
     
    Maung - I actually attended Gagliolo's session at ISTE this summer as I, too, am a proponent of this new technology, but as you point out, this means "extra homework" for the teacher. And most teachers I know are already strapped for time and professional development and are not interested in a new device that is "one more thing" they have to learn and use in an overwhelming standards based curriculum environment. The only way (in my opinion) that we can get teachers to embrace this new technology is to have it do something MORE efficiently and easily than something THEY ALREADY do. It cannot be an add-on. It has to replace something overtasking from their plate.
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Apps for Autism - 60 Minutes - CBS News - 0 views

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  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 25 Oct 11
     
    Superb episode on 60 minutes on iPad Apps for autistic children
Marium Afzal

Augmented Reality App Translates Street Signs Instantly - 2 views

www.wired.com/...nslates-street-signs-instantly

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  • Marium Afzal on 13 Oct 11
     
    Going back to our discussions on augmented reality, here's an app that takes us a step closer to the kind of future that was shown in a video in one of Professor Dede's presentations - instant translation!
  • Bridget Binstock on 15 Oct 11
     
    I wonder if this type of technology might be augmented to "replace" physical QR codes and instead, if you hold up your phone to a building name plaque (e.g.Empire State Building) - could you get statistical/historical data associated with just the name text?
Chris McEnroe

µTorrent 3.0 - µTorrent - a (very) tiny BitTorrent client - 2 views

www.utorrent.com/ut3

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  • Chris McEnroe on 29 Oct 11
     
    Does anyone have any experience with this tool. It looks like a very interesting example of a Intelligent Web Filtering. Wow! Good side is that this is like Tivo for the web. Bad side is that you better have nothing else to do but look at the web. Also an interesting take on Personal Learning Networks.
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  • Bharat Battu on 30 Oct 11
     
    I am familiar with BitTorrent, and it's interesting Chris that you came about it excited for its uses in education. But have you read or heard about the controversy surrounding it? In a nutshell- BitTorrent is a technology that allows large collections of files and data to be shared across the internet in a decentralized, peer-to-peer manner. A person who has the original files decides to share them via BitTorrent, so others can download from him/her. But as the others begin downloading the files, they also start sharing the pieces they've downloaded with the ever-growing set of new users asking for the file. BitTorrent works like a growing web- in order to download files shared via BitTorrent - you have to share the pieces you get with others. More downloaders = more uploaders as well, ensuring popular files will always be accessible. The benefits - this is cheap and decentralized, no need to pay to host the files on the web. The users who have the file are sharing the file from their own computers with others requesting it. And this can be permanent - if you host a BitTorrent to share a file, you have that sharing channel last forever (not relying on external services that cost $ or can be shut down).
  • Bharat Battu on 30 Oct 11
     
    BitTorrent is a really powerful technology that allows large amounts of files and data to be shared quickly with a limitless number of people. It's scalability at no cost. Could be a great tool for educators to share content across the globe in a hassle-free way. Even the folks at Khan Academy are excited to use it: from: http://blog.vipeers.com/vipeers/2008/10/bittorrent-is-a.html "For Khan Academy, BitTorrent was a natural extension for it stated mission of "a world-class education for anyone anywhere," Sal Khan tells Fast Company. Kahn was excited for activist educators to be able to download the Academy's entire portforlio, burn it on a CD, and distribute it to rural or underdeveloped areas otherwise unable to access it without a broadband connection. "I think the single most fun thing about BitTorrent," Khan adds, "is this content will never die. A nuclear bomb could hit our offices tomorrow and could take down our servers, but its going to sitting somewhere in the world on somebody's server." He added, "We don't care about monetizing the content; we just care that it gets used."
  • Bharat Battu on 30 Oct 11
     
    But despite the prospects of BitTorrent being a great technology to allow sharing of digital content freely, to allow downloading of vast amounts of data that can then be stored offline and shared with anyone... the rest of the article (http://blog.vipeers.com/vipeers/2008/10/bittorrent-is-a.html) mentions that Google was unhappy with Khan's decision to use BitTorrent. Google actually blacklists BitTorrent content from its searches, and so is actually blacklisting Khan Academy content, despite being a recent financial backer of Khan. Why? This is the controversy: BitTorrent's power to share digital content in a decentralized way, where the more popular a file is, the faster it'll spread-- has led it to become the most popular method of digital piracy out there today. This has quickly become the most common use of BitTorrent, far exceeding the sharing of legitimate digital content. It's become a nightmare for the movie, music, software, and video gaming industries. A summary of the legal issues surrounding BitTorrent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_BitTorrent
  • Chris McEnroe on 30 Oct 11
     
    Hey Bharat, I am so glad I asked. I had no idea. Very interesting. New dimension to the concept of free knowledge vs. intellectual property. I think the kids at my school are using this to share music. I'll have to check it out. I find this conflict- "Google actually blacklists BitTorrent content from its searches, and so is actually blacklisting Khan Academy content, despite being a recent financial backer of Khan. " so intriguing. At first glance it looked to me like a vision of networked learning that was aimed at an authentic task with authentic participants (as portrayed by actors :).
Maung Nyeu

Education secretary touts Obama jobs bill at Wake Tech - National - NewsObserver.com - 0 views

www.newsobserver.com/...ion-secretary-touts-obama.html

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  • Maung Nyeu on 26 Oct 11
     
    Arne Duncan, Education Secretary, says greater use of technology in teaching may engage students and help prevent dropout rates.
Chris McEnroe

Business Collaboration Software - Collaborative People Systems | Saba Collaboration Sui... - 1 views

www.saba.com/...collaboration-suite

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  • Chris McEnroe on 29 Oct 11
     
    This company seems to package much of the free software for social networks within a company. They present an interesting vision of how it all might work as people collaborate on a project and utilized the system to find the right human resources. This looks sort of like the descriptions of what networked learning should (kind of) look like in schools. This is the industry model. Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkP49rBrq68&feature=player_embedded
Diego Vallejos

Solar-powered internet school set to benefit children in rural Africa - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...nternet-school-children-africa

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  • Diego Vallejos on 28 Oct 11
     
    "Resilient mobile classroom incorporating laptops, video camera and electronic blackboard will work in areas without electricity"
Billie Fitzpatrick

Vioce Thread - 2 views

voicethread.com/features

Voice thread

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  • Billie Fitzpatrick on 31 Oct 11
     
    Now this service/interface seems to offer real potential -- it's flexible, it's based on a dynamic interplay of different applications -- it's been around for a few years now -- anybody have first-hand experience with it?
  • Bharat Battu on 01 Nov 11
     
    Being a 2nd year part-time student, I already took David Rose's UDL course last spring. My group project for UDL was exploring VoiceThread-- understanding its current feautres and capabilities, testing it out in a real world situation with some students, and envisioning changes to fix shortcomings plus new features. Overall, we thought VoiceThread was really cool! Could allow students to communicate in different kinds of ways (text, voice, submitting video statements, drawing-- whatever someone preferred or was comfortable with) and enabled a growing transcript of student dialogue in reference to a piece of content. But there was a real learning curve- in figuring out how (as a 'teacher') to create an original VoiceThread using our media. And then students had to figure out the interface and tools available to them as they used VoiceThread to browse a stream we created and comment on it. As of last spring at least, I felt it was a bit cumbersome. Really wish it was more intuitive so both creators and viewers could jump right in and get right to communicating. Haven't gone back to using it as of late, but I hear they now have iPhone/iPad access!
Anna Ho

Zero to Eight: Children's Media Use in America | Common Sense Media - 1 views

www.commonsensemedia.org/...ht-childrens-media-use-america

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  • Bridget Binstock on 27 Oct 11
     
    Thanks for this, Anna. I saw this group as part of an interview on ABC about iPads. Their data really gets me thinking about the educational and home space and how we need to design content to leverage the technology that is most accessible to them - and the iPad isn't the "golden ticket" (at least in this age span).
  • Jennifer Lavalle on 27 Oct 11
     
    CommonSense is a strong organization - they have a comprehensive database of reviews of content, so if you are a parent looking for the low down on a media product (whether it be a TV show, video game, movie, etc.), commonsense is a good place to get an overview of the product. I have heard arguments, however, that their tendency is to be more conservative in their reviews. May not work for every parent, but definitely a good resource! For other groups like this one, check out the following: Temple's Media Education Lab, http://mediaeducationlab.com/ ; Children Now, http://www.childrennow.org/index.php/learn/talking_with_kids//television.html ; The LAMP http://www.thelampnyc.org/ ; and Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/
Deidre Witan

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world | Video on TED.com - 3 views

www.ted.com/...g_can_make_a_better_world.html

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  • Deidre Witan on 09 Sep 12
     
    The creator of some innovative alternate reality games explains how we need to make the real world more like a game
Diego Vallejos

The Gamification of Education: What School Can Learn from Video Games - 2 views

www.edutopia.org/...cation-education-terrell-heick

video_games technology education

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  • Diego Vallejos on 16 Dec 11
     
    Opinion in edutopia
Chris McEnroe

5 Ways Teachers Can Evaluate Educational Games - 4 views

mashable.com/...educational-video-games-how-to

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  • Chris McEnroe on 19 May 12
     
    A nice framework.
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