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Devon Dickau

Google Instant search feeds our real-time addiction - CNN.com - 0 views

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technology education Google search instant knowledge predictive customized

shared by Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • By providing results before a query is complete and removing the need to hit the "enter" key, Google claims users will save two to five seconds per search
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Two to five seconds to hit Enter?  In a society obsessed with saving time, even mere seconds are perceived as valuable.
  • Web connections have become significantly faster over time
  • Web connections have become significantly faster over time
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  • quick status updates
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Are the speed and brevity of these messages bypassing the potential exploration of a certain topic area in-depth, or is very topic only superficial?
  • many social sites now use our social connections to recommend content to us without the need to seek it out
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Search engines do the work for us.  We don't even need to know how to find the information ourselves these days.
  • What's more, this feature enables truly personalized discovery by taking into account your search history, location and other factors -- Google is essentially emulating social networks by trying to predict what we're looking for without the need to submit a fully-formed search
  • The next step of search is doing this automatically. When I walk down the street, I want my smartphone to be doing searches constantly: 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Constant delivery of knowledge.
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      In thinking about evolving technology in terms of both formal and informal education, I question whether or not constant and immediate access to information is improving or harming individual knowledge.  By this I mean that because we can so easily search for something online, what motivation is there to actually know anything.  If we have Wikipedia on our phones, and know HOW to find it, can't we just spend 30 seconds finding the page and "know" something for topic of conversation, or a test?  What is the point, then, or learning, of retaining knowledge?  I feel that this may be a problem in coming generations.  What knowledge will our students actually feel they need to retain? I took solace in the fact that at least we have to learn and teach HOW to find the information, but with new technologies like predictive and instant searching, it almost seems like that is a skill that will soon become unneeded as well.  We might as well just be physically plugged in to the Internet with access to all information simultaneously. Thoughts from the group?
Ashley Lee

The American Diet: 34 Gigabytes a Day - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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information consumption

shared by Ashley Lee on 14 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Ashley Lee on 14 Dec 09
     
    This article is not directly related to education, but it gives you a sense of how much information youth today might be consuming. An average American consumed 34 gigabytes per day in 2008. From the executive summary: 'In 2008, Americans consumed information for about 1.3 trillion hours, an average of almost 12 hours per day. Consumption totaled 3.6 zettabytes and 10,845 trillion words, corresponding to 100,500 words and 34 gigabytes for an average person on an average day. A zettabyte is 10 to the 21st power bytes, a million million gigabytes. These estimates are from an analysis of more than 20 different sources of information, from very old (newspapers and books) to very new (portable computer games, satellite radio, and Internet video). Information at work is not included.'
Jason Outlaw

Formal vs informal education - 0 views

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Informal Education Formal Education

shared by Jason Outlaw on 22 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Jason Outlaw on 22 Sep 10
     
    I came across this article that talks about informal education vs. formal education based up on the experience of two siblings. It seems to me that over the past few years, the amount of learning materials has increased exponentially, and the my supplemental-informal education parallels my classroom / formal education. Perhaps it is time to begin to start training students to deal with infinite information, and to make it manageable so that they can begin to supplement their educations in novel ways, on their own terms.
Jennifer Hern

If You're Not Seeing Data, You're Not Seeing | Gadget Lab | Wired.com - 0 views

www.wired.com/...augmented-reality

AR augmented_reality

shared by Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09 - Cached
  • “augmented reality,” where data from the network overlays your view of the real world
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      I knew that.
  • developers are creating augmented reality applications and games for a variety of smartphones
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Who are these developers? Lots of $$ backing them?
  • embraced a version of the technology to enhance their products and advertising campaigns.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Of course AR has been used to enhance private $$ making industries.
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  • Tom Caudell, a researcher at aircraft manufacturer Boeing, coined the term “augmented reality” in 1990.
  • head-mounted digital display
  • was an intersection between virtual and physical reality
  • he wants to be able to point a phone at a city it’s completely unfamiliar with, download the surroundings and output information on the fly.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Called Anywhere Augmentation.
  • stifled by limitations in software and hardware
  • requires a much more sophisticated artificial intelligence and 3-D modeling applications
  • must become affordable to consumers
  • early attempts have focused on two areas
  • your computer is prominently appearing in attention-grabbing, big-budget advertisements
  • Mattel is using the same type of 3-D imaging augmented reality in “i-Tag” action figures f
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Mattel is experimenting with AR... can I get a job there?
  • isn’t truly useful in a static desktop environment, Höllerer said, because people’s day-to-day realities involve more than sitting around all day
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Okay... so desktop computers are not for AR tech. People are mobile, so AR should be mobile. But what about people stuck sitting at a desk all day?
  • And that’s why smartphones, which include GPS hardware and cameras, are crucial to driving the evolution of augmented reality.
  • Ogmento, a company that creates augmented reality products for games and marketing
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Ogmento... see if they want to hire me, too.
  • movie posters will trigger interactive experiences on an iPhone, such as a trailer or even a virtual treasure hunt to promote the film.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      This is going to bring out the inner nerd in everyone....
  • The Layar browser (video above) looks at an environment through the phone’s camera, and the app displays houses for sale, popular restaurants and shops, and tourist attractions
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Where does this information come from? Who creates this information? Selected sources/companies who pay to have their information posted? A whole new competitive marketing strategy in the making.
  • it’s not truly real-time: The app can’t analyze data it hasn’t downloaded ahead of time.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      I can only imagine crowds of people walking the streets staring at their apps, running into people and lamp posts, not to mention getting run over by cars... I think this technology might weirdly affect the health insurance industry.
  • You know more, you find more, or you see something you haven’t seen before.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      this is supposed to be the advantage of using AR from a commercial perspective... it is still self-centralized.
  • Nokia is currently testing an AR app called Point & Find, which involves pointing your camera phone at real-world objects and planting virtual information tags on them
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      This can be a really cool feature for teachers if they have a closed-group option. If you are part of the large network, there is all sorts of things people might plant that you don't want to see or know about... Another thought, if there is a closed-group option, perhaps this will create a whole new way of drug trafficking and helping illegal organizations hide information from authorities.
  • the hardware is finally catching up to our needs
  • Nvidia Tegra, a powerful chip specializing in high-end graphics for mobile devices.
  • place (real) Skittles on the physical map and shoot them to set off (virtual) bombs
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Are you kidding me? Marketing Skittles within an AR game?
  • open API to access live video from the phone’s camera
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Need this technology in order to produce AR. iPhone does not have it. Wonder why.
  • live tweets of mobile Twitter users around your location.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      I can just imagine what a nightmare this app would be in a classroom full of students with handhelds....
  • Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
     
    Background on Augmented Reality. Reading for 9/14.
Uly Lalunio

Mobile augmented reality: Reality, improved | The Economist - 0 views

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Augmented Reality Virtual Reality

shared by Uly Lalunio on 05 Sep 09 - No Cached
  • Ando Endano on 05 Sep 09
     
    This article from the Economist gives a background on augmented reality, and explores future prospects: 2D bar codes, the evolution of Google Latitude, the future compass enabled Iphone.
  • Sarah Monson on 10 Sep 09
     
    I like the way the Nokia researcher describes "virtual reality" dividing into "augmented reality" (real world with layers of additional information) and "augmented virtuality" (virtual game worlds being made more information-rich). Helpful distinction.
  • Uly Lalunio on 28 Sep 09
     
    "Virtual reality never really died, he says-it just divided itself in two, with AR enhancing the real world by overlaying information from the virtual realm, and VR becoming what he calls "augmented virtuality", in which real information is overlaid onto virtual worlds, such as players' names in video games... its potential is huge."
Cameron Paterson

Where does the info come from? - 0 views

informationr.net/...paper433.html

t561 wiki

shared by Cameron Paterson on 08 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Cameron Paterson on 08 Oct 10
     
    Understanding the information source use of contributors helps us to understand how new Wikipedia articles emerge, how edits are motivated, where the information actually comes from and more generally, what kind of information may be expected to be found in Wikipedia.
Brandon Bentley

The Great American Information Emperors - 1 views

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Information Steve_Jobs Tim_Wu t561

shared by Brandon Bentley on 16 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Brandon Bentley on 16 Nov 10
     
    This article contains excerpts from a new book called "The Master Switch", Wu presents the stories of five men who disproportionately influenced the shape of the American information industries in the 20th and 21st centuries. Interesting context given our recent discussion on information...
Uly Lalunio

The Chemistry of Information Addiction: Why We Want to Know the Answer - Scientific Ame... - 3 views

www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm

Mind Brain Information Technology

shared by Uly Lalunio on 20 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Uly Lalunio on 20 Oct 09
     
    This article scientifically explains why humans crave for information. Research suggests the notion that midbrain dopamine neurons are coding for both primitive and cognitive rewards. This sounds like section of our brain still prefers to be strongly wired as behaviorist and cognitivist over constructivist.
Stephen Bresnick

Free Technology for Teachers: Bookboon - More Than 500 Free eTextbooks - 3 views

www.freetech4teachers.com/...-than-500-free-etextbooks.html

shared by Stephen Bresnick on 15 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Stephen Bresnick on 15 Dec 11
     
    In Disrupting Class, one of the predictions that Clay Christenson makes is that classroom content in the future will not come from traditional textbooks, but from students and teachers who contribute user-generated content for learning. Here is an example of a site that allows users to download free textbooks. This is further proof that once the information is out there for all to see, it is going to be more and more difficult to prevent people from spreading ideas and circumventing the charge-for-information model that is currently out there.
Maung Nyeu

Media-Newswire.com - Press Release Distribution - PR Agency - 0 views

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learning technology education online t561

shared by Maung Nyeu on 10 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Maung Nyeu on 10 Nov 11
     
    The U.S. Departments of Education and Defense are launching "Learning Registry," an open source community that will allow educator share information and learning resources, with a price tag of $2.6m. ""Learning Registry addresses a real problem in education, by bridging the silos that prevent educators from sharing valuable information and resources," said Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "The Registry also allows content developers, curriculum coordinators, principals, counselors, and everyone else who supports good teaching in the classroom to benefit from the combined knowledge of the field.""
Uche Amaechi

InfEd Informal education homepage - 0 views

www.wdil.org/...he-informal-education-homepage

analysis

shared by Uche Amaechi on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Uche Amaechi on 27 Aug 09
     
    informal learning
Jason Outlaw

US Congressman Introduces Measure to Address Crisis in K-12 Computer Science Education - 0 views

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Computer Science Education Congress K-12

shared by Jason Outlaw on 22 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Jason Outlaw on 22 Sep 10
     
    The further along I go, the more I am realizing that we have fully arrived in the information age. For our nation to compete globally - we must get out of the trap of growing media consumers, technology consumers, and information consumers. We must grow a generation of students who not only use technology, but understand technology so that they can become active technology producers, so that they can create, innovate, imagine, and disrupt. Possibly, understanding computer science will be as important as learning to read and write - the new literacy.
pradeepg

Berkman fellow blog: Is Information Technology Beneficial ? ( in this case economic gr... - 1 views

blogs.law.harvard.edu/...benefits-it

shared by pradeepg on 01 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • pradeepg on 01 Oct 11
     
    access to information leads to greater economic opportunities. I am sure there are several explanations but.. I post this article, because it got me thinking about a concept from a paper on universal design for learning : access to information is not the same as access to learning. As more and more people have increasing access to large amounts of information , progress for all will depend on making it easily accessible How can we do that online ? I am not sure where I am going with this thread, but it all seems interesting to me.... any thoughts ?
  • Allison Browne on 02 Oct 11
     
    Well, I guess if we equate the spread of the printing press to creating a new market (i.e. purchasing printed materials) then this is how economic opportunities increased. But those printed materials spread more quickly when the readers received content that was designed by the people similar to themselves. Likewise, the spread of online learning environments must also connect to greater usage in general; however, learning may be limited for the user with sites that are designed by an alternative culture that does not represent the user's. What do you think?
Katherine Tarulli

A new way to search? - 4 views

This is an interesting concept. I think that the determining factor for me is dependent on who will have access to that information. If it is private and stored on the tablet that could be an incre...

technology Emerging Technology online

started by Bridget Binstock on 14 Sep 11 1 follow-up, last by Katherine Tarulli on 15 Sep 11
Tomoko Matsukawa

Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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civic personalization web information TED t561

shared by Tomoko Matsukawa on 15 Oct 12 - No Cached
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  • Drew Nelson on 15 Oct 12
     
    Not sure I posted this already. This "filter bubble" as he calls it should be a concern re: Ubiquitous Learning
  • Tomoko Matsukawa on 25 Nov 12
     
    one of the famous TED talk. personalization of information and its potential pitfall. what is necessary for 'functioning democracy'. makes me wonder what are the risks associated with too much personalization in education too.
  • Matthew Ong on 26 Nov 12
     
    Thanks for sharing Drew, this is an excellent talk showing the tension between our need to balance what we want/need and reliance on a technology to help filter the results. While we need to get out of that 'filter bubble', we also need it to be close by so we don't get overwhelmed.
Tomoko Matsukawa

Degreed Wants To Jailbreak The College Degree | TechCrunch - 2 views

techcrunch.com/...o-jailbreak-the-college-degree

MOOC credentials higher education informal lifelong learning

shared by Tomoko Matsukawa on 19 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Tomoko Matsukawa on 19 Nov 12
     
    Business still early in development. They are trying to provide solution for this problem: 'it's extremely difficult to track, quantify and contextualize the diversity of experiences in informal lifelong learning." Too early to say if this is even a sustainable business model but we will see. 
Irina Uk

Amit Sood: Building a museum of museums on the web | Video on TED.com - 1 views

www.ted.com/...eum_of_museums_on_the_web.html

museum ted informal learning

shared by Irina Uk on 14 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • Irina Uk on 14 Dec 12
     
    Great talk about an innovation that allows anyone to access a vast array of museum exhibits on the web. Great look into informal learning using the web.
Sunanda V

Job Scout--Teaches Information Literacy for Job Searching - 1 views

www.myjobscout.org

information literacy digital internet skills job search career

shared by Sunanda V on 10 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Sunanda V on 10 Oct 12
     
    Website to teach kids the information literacy skills they need to approach the job search process--interesting concept
Bharat Battu

Orange offers free Wikipedia access to mobile users in Africa and the Middle East -- En... - 1 views

www.engadget.com/...s-to-mobile-users-in-africa-an

public good service information access education

shared by Bharat Battu on 24 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Bharat Battu on 24 Jan 12
     
    Access to Wikipedia free for all 70 million Orange mobile customers in Africa & Middle East, incurs no mobile data usage, no data plan even required. Access to information seen as a "public good"
Chris Dede

Education in the Information Age - Feb 1, 7pm | TechMedia Club - 2 views

www.techmediaclub.com/...-the-information-age-feb-1-7pm

Freedman HBS NLET

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  • Chris Dede on 28 Jan 12
     
    I know Gordon, and this should be an interesting talk...
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