June 2008

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Educational Technology
Now Playing on iTunes U: “Take me out to the physics game”
06.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Now Playing on iTunes U: “Take me out to the physics game”: “Classical mechanics, fluid dynamics, kinetic energy — if you thought you were just playing a good game of baseball, wait till you watch ‘The Physics of Baseball.’Oone of the highly enjoyable programs brought to us as part of KQED’s QUEST: Science and Nature [...]
Mac OS Server, Macs
Firefox 3 and OS X Server
06.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Firefox 3 and OS X Server: “
Ed. Note: Perhaps a word of warning? Discuss.‘
Firefox 3 appears to have issues with user accounts not located on the main drive.’ At the very least it cannot deal with a network user account being located on a remote OS X Server.
When I updated to Firefox 3, I immediately [...]
Educational Technology
Macs help reveal how dinosaurs ran
06.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Macs help reveal how dinosaurs ran: “The duck-billed Hadrosaur dubbed Dakota grazed the area now known as the North Dakota badlands some 65 million years ago. Unearthed in 1999, Dakota yielded not only soft tissue (an exceedingly rare find) but also near-complete mummified remains. Using a Mac Pro cluster, University of Manchester scientists are now [...]
Educational Technology
Creating an environment of personalised technology choice
06.07.08 | Permalink | Comment?

A interesting look at using Technology in the classrooms with an overseas perspective. The philosophy of technology choice is relevant regardless of where you hail from.
Creating an environment of personalised technology choice:
“A while ago I decided that it is futile to try and apply some of the structures and practices that US and international schools [...]
Educational Technology
UK University Lectures on iTunes
06.05.08 | Permalink | Comment?

UK University Lectures on iTunes: “BBC News reports that University College London, the Open University, and Trinity College Dublin are putting lectures onto iTunes U, which now features content from universities in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. ‘Our students will be able to revisit materials presented to them in lectures, so they can [...]
Educational Technology
Doodle 4 Google
06.05.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Today Google announced the regional winners to its Doodle 4 Google contest. K-12 students in the United States were asked to redesign the Google logo with a “What if?” theme. The results are available online, and are really astounding. Not being an art teacher or parent (yet) myself I was amazed to see the evolution [...]
Mac OS Server
Apple releases Mac OS X Leopard Security Guide
06.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Apple releases Mac OS X Leopard Security Guide:
“Apple offers sys-admins almost 250 pages of security best-practices and tips to protect Mac OS X Leopard clients.
Released on Monday, the guide document is a 3.4MB PDF. The guide is aimed at experienced users, Apple says, familiar with the Terminal application and its command-line interface.
Some instructions in this [...]
Educational Technology
iTunes U adds Phoenix Mars Mission movies
06.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

iTunes U adds Phoenix Mars Mission movies:
“iTunes U has movies from the Phoenix Mars mission, uploaded by the University of Arizona.
(Via Macworld News.)
Educational Technology, Macs
Free iPod Touch with Mac Purchase for College Students?
06.02.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

This is an aggressive move to woo College students yes, but I think the second half of the Mac Rumors post nails it. This is an attempt to get the touch platform into the hands of more people. With the 3G iPhone sure to come out next week, and the official release of the iPhone [...]
Educational Technology
Tablet PC Presentation: A Web Demonstration by Will Richardson
06.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

This afternoon my district is hosting Will Richardson a Web 2.0 proponent and educational blogger. However, he is offering what he is billing a “Tablet PC teaser.” I am huge fan of ‘Web 2.0′ and do see a real possibility for use in the classroom, however Web 2.0 is platform agnostic meaning there is no [...]