Technology Mentoring

Migth be helpful for our technology mentoring cases

An awesome example for Internet based communities of practice

Xbox Natal is pretty amazing - the player has an on screen avatar which follows the movement of the human player completely - it is like virtual reality! Really amazing technology.

The fastest browser on Earth is even faster

EmoRate is an application that allows computers to detect and react to human emotions and will change drastically the way we interact with them in our daily lives. http://www.androidreview.com/html/emorate.php http://www.emotiv.com/

Pixenate (pixenate.com), Wet Floor Maker (wetfloormaker.com), Mypictr (mypictr.com), RoundPic (roundpic.com), Resizr (resizr.com), and Google's Picasa (picasa.google.com) can edit images online.

slash the web! blekko is a better way to search the web by using slashtags. slashtags search only the sites you want and cut out the spam sites. use friends, experts, community or your own slashtags to slash in what you want and slash out what you don't.

Allows parents and students to log information about bullies

This website has fun for kids learning Engllish

To use the SMS gateway (email -> text message) it depends on the cell phone provider. AT&T: phone#@txt.att.net Verizon: phone#@vtext.com Virgin: phone#@vmobl.com Alltel: phonenum@message.alltel.com To send me a text you can email 5152941111@vtext.com or go to http://www.vtext.com

Pogue article on paying with credit card via iPhone, iPad, Android phone

Ipad has been very popular in almost all countries since it was introduced, however it has been criticized by many users for some drawbacks such as lacking built-in cam, phone and etc. Now Samsung has released its new product that may be a real competitor to Ipad. Time will show the winner :)

Elluminate Live! is a web conferencing program developed by Elluminate Inc. Elluminate "rents" out virtual rooms or vSpaces where virtual schools and businesses can hold classes and meetings.

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).

The site allows users to post videos, music, and photos and then cooperatively edit, share, and remix the contents. Users can also exchange comments, build communities, and find new collaborators.

Argumentative lets users create "argument maps," visual displays of the reasoning involved in creating a good argument. It's great for students studying persuasive writing, logic, debate, speech, social studies, and any subject that requires essay writing.

A communal desktop space where a group of people can share files, tasks, photos, bookmarks, as well as chat, etc.

Create our own photoshow by adding pictures, video and view an automatically generated slideshow and customize it until we love it. We can share it instantly with our friends and family.

"Firesheep," a new add-on for Firefox that makes it easier to hijack e-mail and social networking accounts of others who are on the same wired or wireless network. Firesheep was released this past weekend at the Toorcon hacker conference in San Diego. To protect yourself, 1. Use secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption to scramble the initial login - as indicated by the presence of "https://" instead of "http://" in the address field when submits your user name and password. 2. Use only secure wifi, no more coffee shops for you.