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English Online Class 1.0 (Windows)

English Online Class is offering you 80 Episodes, 40 hours of English classes, that you can watch whenever you want. All you have to do is to watch TV on your PC and learn Enlgish. The feeling as if your were present at a real English class with a native...

Tags: Class, English Online Class, Microsoft Windows, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-02-18

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"Grandpa/Grandma Mode" for PCs

Get off my lawnyou young whippersnapper.RE: As I'm about to setup such a device for my own mother (yes, she's a Grandma), it's a GREAT idea that I'm trying to figure out how to accomplish. One of the All-In-One PCs (HP, Sony, Acer) with Win7 Touchscreen and as few buttons...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Scott Adams, PC, e-mail, computer

Discussion threads 2009-12-03

Bing 2.0 debuts

Bing Image SearchSpeaking of Bing, I recently did some Bing Image Searches, and found that they produced better results than Google Image Searches.Just keeps getting better.I don't know how anyone using Bing could find anything to complain about. In fact all the complaints I do see come from people...

Tags: SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Back to school special: QWERTY messaging phones

Do we have to have a contract?I have a T Mobile account, but mine is the pre-paid variety. because I don't use the cell phone " all that much," this is enormously cheaper. Is it possible to find one of these qwerty machines that does not require the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, QWERTY messaging phone, messaging phone, Back-to-School, QWERTY, Xenon, messaging, LG Electronics Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Laptop or desktop netbook for back to school?

Laptop or desktop netbook for back to school?ExactlyPrecisely my opinion. This way, everyone benefits. The student, because he has more powerful hardware at his disposal, has some computing redundancy if one machine breaks down, and has to carry less weight around. The teachers, because they can make normal eye contact...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Desktops, netbook, laptop computer, desktop, back-to-school

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

Experts: Don't clamp down on social media

Experts: Don't clamp down on social mediaAbusing social media.Our company tried implementing IM, which is a feature of our collaboration suite, but it was not to be. The temptation to use it for its social value instead of its business value was too great. So much so it cost...

Tags: social media

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

NCTE recognizes the evolution of writing

Earlier this year I helped my oldest son edit a paper he had written for his English class. Although it was fairly well-developed, I suggested that he break up his paragraphs into more manageable chunks. Don't be afraid to address an idea and then move onto the next...

Tags: Journalist, Student, NCTE, Web 2.0, Blogging, Wiki, Internet, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Are cheap flash drives a key to reducing paper?

Are cheap flash drives a key to reducing paper?Well . . ."That way, they won't have to print web pages to paper anymore."Well, truth be known most assignments are typed on a word processor. If an English assignment is printed from a web page, it usually means you've cheated.Thanks for...

Tags: Flash memory, USB flash drive, Adobe PDF, cheap flash drive

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Our educational system needs an overhaul (and how can Intel help?)

Our educational system needs an overhaul (and how can Intel help?)kids?Not sure at what age group you are referring to when you say kids.Basic computer skills are all that are necessary for middle and high school. If a student would like to explore advanced uses of a computer they...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Wordcamp 2008

In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...

Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-16

Should we be teaching "productive IM"?

Should we be teaching "productive IM"?Don't teach it......but certainly don't discourage it. Kids seem to constantly come up with ways to compress the human language. Once you start teaching this they will stop thinking and just do whatever it is you tell them.However some people need to come off their...

Tags: Instant messaging, IM

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

"Everything gets delivered in an electronic form" - Textbooks, too?

"Everything gets delivered in an electronic form" - Textbooks, too?Well...Producing texts is "fun" and all that, however you've got a hurdle or two to overcome. Nothing unsurmountable, but they're there.The prime issue is that publishers have an awful lot of material locked down under copyright, particularly in terms of graphics....

Tags: E-books, LaTeX, textbook, e-book

Discussion threads 2008-06-06

Is it plugged in?

I really thought that most of my users were beyond the "Is it plugged in?" mode of tech support. I've trained and empowered and, quite frankly, it is 2008. Most folks are at least savvy enough to make sure that cables with unique ends are at least plugged...

Tags: Teacher, Computer, Productivity, Ethernet, Cable, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-05

And score 1 more for Google in Ed Tech

While Google has committed to continuing its partnership with Harvard University, the New York Public Library, various publishers, and a variety of groups to scan and digitize their books, Microsoft has bowed out of this market. The Los Angeles Times reported that Microsoft Corp. is ending...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Blogging, Business Structures, Channel Management, Internet, Search, Finance, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-26

When did people forget how to spell? Or complete sentences? Or form thoughts?

When did people forget how to spell? Or complete sentences? Or form thoughts?I think you need some electrolytes.http://www.brawndo.com/;-)Just more proof......that the movie "Idiocracy" is the future of our country.Regression?You fail to take into account that this is just a more accurate reflection of our general population, with a...

Tags: INTERNET, Cellular phones, grammar, English Language

Discussion threads 2008-05-20

When did people forget how to spell? Or complete sentences? Or form thoughts?

I just bought an electric guitar, ostensibly for my 5-year old, who requested one for his birthday, but really as an early graduation and Father's Day gift for myself. I didn't spend much; I found a good deal on an Epiphone "starter pack" and had myself an amp and...

Tags: Standards, Kid, Quality, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-20

French court says site cannot grade teachers

French court says site cannot grade teachersActually, one could conclude thatit is up to students to hail or rail against the pros and cons of their teachers real issues not rants or raves, not necessarily on the grounds of their teachers educational credentials, but on the manner of their teaching,...

Tags: Performance management, French Court

Discussion threads 2008-03-03

So about that 2009 Federal Budget

So about that 2009 Federal BudgetSigh.First, why is it that if the Federal Government doesn't pay for something that "something" no longer exists. As with Stem Cell Research Technology from schools can be and should be paid for by States and local communities. I'd save the Constitutional...

Tags: Taxes, Catholic School

Discussion threads 2008-02-05

Here's why teachers who ban Wikipedia are misguided

Here's why teachers who ban Wikipedia are misguidedWikipedia [i]should[/i] be banned be teachersThe reasons for the ban on Wikipedia expand further than those that this blog has half-refuted.First, I will admit that the new features do indeed make Wikipedia more reliable. Some studies have gone so far as to...

Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia

Discussion threads 2007-12-08

Writer's Cafe is slick, cross-platform software for all writers

Writer's Cafe is slick, cross-platform software for all writersHow fast is it?When I see the words "cross-platform software" I immediately think "slower than snot Java". But I'm noticing it's not Java, but wxWidgets. So how fast is it on the platforms you've tried, and how buggy is the software? I...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, cross-platform software, software

Discussion threads 2007-12-05