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"A competition to develop next-generation robots capable of saving lives in disaster zones has been unveiled by the Pentagon's advanced research laboratory. Darpa says it wants "adaptable robots with the ability to use human tools - from hand tools to vehicles". It plans to hold a series of emergency response physical challenges."

A summary presentation of the Top 100 Tools. You will be able to click the name of the tool to find out more about it, its cost, availability, its past rankings and to read some of the comments from those who voted for it.

Lots of good advice on Internet research with links to useful tools.

"A growing number of schools across the nation are embracing the iPad as the latest tool to teach Kafka in multimedia, history through "Jeopardy"-like games and math with step-by-step animation of complex problems. "

Repressive regimes around the world may have fallen behind their opponents in recent years in exploiting new technologies - not unexpected when aging autocrats face younger, more tech-savvy opponents. But in Minsk and Moscow, Tehran and Beijing, governments have begun to climb the steep learning curve and turn the new Internet tools to their own, antidemocratic purposes.

A new online mapping tool will enable scientists and the public to track outbreaks of animal diseases that might jump to humans.

RSS, podcasts, screencasts and more. How can you stay on top of them all? The November Learning team has designed a series of handouts that can make any user comfortable with the latest technology tools. Each of our instructional handouts can be read, printed and passed out as needed. Use these in your next professional development session

Links to free wireframing tools that can be used for website design. 

"The president "reiterated his administration's commitment to taking steps that can give people greater confidence that their rights are being protected while preserving important tools that keep us safe," a White House statement said. "

"Remote access tools have long been a major part of targeted hacker attacks on individuals and corporate networks."

"Roadmap to IT Reliability What do you need most from your IT infrastructure? Reliability! But how do you get there?"

"The One Laptop per Child non-profit develops a low-cost laptop-the "XO Laptop"-to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by giving each child a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop; and software tools and content designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. "

"Cellphones may become a key weapon in the war against HIV/Aids in Africa, allowing counsellors to reach greater numbers of people, says the chief of the United Nation's Aids agency."

Commonsense media supply regular updates on social media tools. This one about FaceBook is an excellent guide.

"Mission Statement: To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. When children have access to this type of tool they get engaged in their own education. They learn, share, create, and collaborate. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future."

Througt the use of networks, cell phones and maping tools people are saving lives in Haiti

When a malaria research project in Uganda was expanded into a full-fledged malaria case-tracking effort across the country in 2006, health officials saw the move as a great opportunity to save lives... But after starting with such promise, the project quickly became mired in a series of technology shortcomings... It finally all came together this spring after the introduction of a few key high-tech tools -- a modern relational database, nine smartphones and a remote-access software application that was originally meant for a completely different use.

...help students flourish regardless of their learning differences using a variety of tools, educators created engaging lesson plans tailored for students with special needs.