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Educational Technology

• Educational Technology

  Now Playing on iTunes U: THE WAR

  07.01.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Now Playing on iTunes U: THE WAR: “THE WAR, the most watched PBS series in the last decade, now serves another tour of duty as an excellent online educational resource. WETA, Washington D.C.’s public broadcasting station, provides film clips, lesson plans, and additional educational resources for students and teachers. Watch — and enjoy — them [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• Educational Technology, Macs

  Official Google Mac Blog: Mac OS X 10.5.3: sync Google Contacts

  05.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  This is great news, as my district is transitioning to Google Apps for education for the 2008-2009 school year. Of note, Address Book now syncs with Yahoo and Microsoft Exchange as well. I also expect this is foreshadowing of features in iPhone 2.0 as well.
  Official Google Mac Blog: Mac OS X 10.5.3: sync Google [...]

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