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Michael O'Connor

EyeVerify's Mobile Authentication Technology Relies on Eye-Vein Scanning to Let You Vie... - 0 views

  • Typing a password into your smartphone might be a reasonable way to access the sensitive information it holds, but a startup called EyeVerify thinks it would be easier—and more secure—to just look into the phone’s camera lens and move your eyes to the side.
  • EyeVerify’s software identifies you by your “eyeprints,” the pattern of veins in the whites of your eyes. Everybody has four eyeprints, two in each eye on either side of the iris. The company claims that its method is as accurate as a fingerprint or iris scan, without requiring any special hardware
  • Rush says the software can tell the difference between a real person and an image of a person. It randomly challenges the smartphone’s camera to adjust settings such as focus, exposure, and white balance and checks whether it receives an appropriate response from the object it’s focused on.
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  • The look of the veins in your eyes changes over time, and you might burst a blood vessel one day. But Rush says long-term changes would be slow enough that EyeVerify could “age” its template to adjust. And the software only needs one proper eyeprint to authenticate you, so unless you bloody up both eyes, you should be able to use EyeVerify after a bar fight
  • Indeed, EyeVerify still needs to do more to prove that. Rush says that in tests of 96 people, the eyeprint system was 99.97 percent accurate. The company is working with Purdue University researchers to judge the accuracy of its software on 250 subjects—or another 500 eyes.
Michael O'Connor

Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action - Yahoo! News - 0 views

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      This is the bottom line. They don't have enough money to pay the deficit off...so lets punish successful companies to do so
  • The focus on Apple's taxes comes at a time of heated debate in Washington over whether and how to raise revenues to help reduce the federal deficit
  • "We pay all the taxes we owe — every single dollar," Cook said. "We don't depend on tax gimmicks."
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  • He punched out words when stressing the 600,000 jobs that the company supports, and underscored that Apple is the nation's largest corporate taxpayer.
  • Cook did so voluntarily
  • In effect, Apple is holding out for a lower corporate tax rate, and Cook spent some of his time in the spotlight to advocate for one, as well as a streamlining of the tax code to eliminate deductions and credits.
  • At the same time, lawmakers must tread lightly as they attack Apple, a company held in high esteem and whose ubiquitous products are seen as both innovative and indispensable
  • "What Apple is doing is pretty mainstream," said accounting expert Robert Willens, in an interview. Shifting around the intellectual property rights has a minor effect compared to the simple avoidance of U.S. taxes by not repatriating profits, he said.
Michael O'Connor

Visual Learners | Online Learning Tips - 0 views

  • Visual learners learn best through their eyes.
  • If you find yourself doing a search for videos and podcasts then you should focus on tuning your skills in the auditory direction
  • Visual learners learn best through their eyes. In a traditional classroom they prefer to sit where they can best see what is going on in order to have an advantage when reading a teacher’s body language, studying charts and graphs, watching video, following visual presentations such as PowerPoint, observing demonstrations, and so on.  When learning online visual learners benefit from the ability to replay simulations or videos, trace an outline on the screen, note color coding, interpret pictures, and interact with a wide variety of interactive visual media.
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  • There are some tactics a visual learner can employ to maximize learning. These learning methods can include: constructing graphic organizers to represent information that may have been presented orally studying diagrams outlining notes locating sites or placing symbols on a map watching videos, demonstrations, simulations, and reenactments color coding notes drawing pictures to represent events writing summaries direct copying of notes and vocabulary using flashcards
  • Auditory learners attain information best through their ears. In a traditional classroom they tend to sit away from noisy distractions, where they can hear best the teacher or other instructional media such as video, recorded books, poems, or songs. 
  • They have an advantage in listening to lectures or relating to auditory cues.  When learning online auditory learners benefit from being able to replay recordings of lectures, videos, and other auditory sources of information. 
  • Tactile learners, sometimes referred to as kinesthetic learners, learn best through their hands. In a traditional classroom they prefer to be able to move around, touch objects, conduct physical experiments, perform reenactments, and change their physical proximity with learning materials.  When learning online tactile learners do not have a distinct advantage, but may recall spelling via the muscle memory of keyboarding.
Sarah Miller

QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator from classtools.net | Diigo - 0 views

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      Using this in an upcoming lesson as well as a regular QR code generator to link to websites for students
Kerry Hale

The Teacher's Guide To Keeping Students Safe Online | Edudemic - 0 views

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      see AUP
  • Bring parents into the conversation. Responsible use of the internet is not just for school hours and week days. Parents and caregivers need to take responsibility for talking about these challenges in the home, too.
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    edudemic -online student safety guide for teachers
Lenna Black

Create timelines, share them on the web | Timetoast timelines - 0 views

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    This is a fun program that is very easy to use!
Holly Johnson

QuizStar - Create Online Quizzes - 3 views

shared by Holly Johnson on 25 Apr 12 - Cached
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    Use to create quizzes and the program will grade the quizzes for you and graph the data.
Garth Holman

Top 10 Reasons to Use Technology in Education: iPad, Tablet, Computer, Listening Center... - 2 views

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    This was on a students blog.  Great view
Andrew Henry

Lincoln/Net Images - 0 views

  • Census data provided by: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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      An example of how to use census data. 
Renee Hedges

The Cornell Note Taking System - 0 views

  • There is no one right way to take notes in class. One effective note-taking system is called The Cornell System, which was designed by Walter Pauk, emeritus, at Cornell University. To use this system you will need a large loose-leaf notebook. This allows you to insert class handouts, rearrange notes easily, or remove notes to spread them out and study. To learn more about this note-taking framework read Chapter 5 in Pauk's book
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      Cornell Note Taking Strategy to assist students
Kevin Somerville

Functions as Graphs | ck12.org Algebra 1 Examples | Khan Academy - 0 views

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      The Khanacademy has many useful mathematical explanations for all ages
  • In a childs younger years it has been determined that the child's weight is a linear function of the child's age. A baby weighs 9 pounds at birth and three years later weighs 30 pounds Express the childs, y as a function of age x
Cory Hewit

BBC News - Quantum computing could head to 'the cloud', study says - 0 views

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      The next generation of Computing
  • Quantum computing will use the inherent uncertainties in quantum physics to carry out fast, complex computations.
Yvette Randazzo

Early History Through 1875 - 0 views

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      This site will be good to use for this project
William Wallace

PEC: Lesson Plans for Physical Education - 0 views

  • Name of Activity: Balancing Act! Purpose of Activity: To demonstrate body management skills specific to balance with and without the use of apparatus. Prerequisites: Prior lessons on body management skills. Suggested Grade Level: K-2 Materials Needed: Variety of cones, Pencil for each student, Balancing Act Checklist for each student, 3-4 peacock feathers (or 3-4 plastic bats), 3-4 15’ heavy marine ropes, 6-8 individual mats, 15 polyspots, balance beam, 3-4 pool noodles, 3-4 beanbags. (Peacock feathers can be found in craft stores, marine ropes can be found in hardware stores)
Jennifer Bernal

Graphics & Drawing « The Cheeky Lit Teacher - 0 views

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      This website combines humor with some very useful resources for english teachers!
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