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Multi-touch smart desks in the classroom

Multi-touch screens are very fashionable these days, but there are not many practical applications for them. Now, researchers at Durham University in the UK are using them to develop the world's first interactive classroom. The new learning environments are using 'interactive multi-touch desks that look and act like a large...

Tags: Desk, Multi-touch, Multi-touch Screen, Learning Environment, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-09-17

Learning Software Engineering in a Community of Practice - A Case Study

In this paper, it is proposed that Wenger's concept of a 'Community of practice' can be used as an effective guide for teaching software engineering. It is argued that the theory, as it is based on principles of apprenticeship learning, is appropriate for the particular needs of software engineering education....

Tags: Software, Software Engineering, University Of London, Learning Environment, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2007-03-06

Context Aware Ubiquitous Learning Environments for Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Learning

A ubiquitous learning environment provides an interoperable, pervasive, and seamless learning architecture to connect, integrate, and share three major dimensions of learning resources: learning collaborators, learning contents, and learning services. Ubiquitous learning is characterized by providing intuitive ways for identifying right learning collaborators, right learning contents and right learning services...

Tags: Aware, Environment, P2P, Learning Environment, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet

White papers 2006-02-07

Additional Resources

FollowMovie 3.0 (Windows)

Watching movie is one of the best ways to learn foreign languages, especially if you're trying to polish your listening or speaking skills. FollowMovie is a tool designed to help you maximize the already proven efficiency of this method. With FollowMovie, you can create learning material with DVD-Video and other...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Dialogue, FollowMovie, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-11-20

'The Purpose of a Business is to Create a Customer' - Peter Drucker Centenary

This month marks the centenary of Management guru Peter Drucker's birth, and the Harvard Business Review - the Vogue magazine of management fashions - has a terrific section devoted to his legacy and ideas this month. The paper version is a keeper. Drucker's...

Tags: Performance, Knowledge, Drucker, John Hagel, Knowledge Stock, Lloyd, Strategy, Collaboration, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Intel e-reader combines Atom processor and accessibility

Intel announced an innovative e-reader today that wants nothing to do with being a Kindle-killer. This e-reader, in fact, arguably has more educational implications than the current generation of e-readers. Intel's product, demonstrated below, is designed to turn written text into spoken words and can convert either text...

Tags: E-reader, Processor, Intel Corp., Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-10

An unusual day, part 2 (or "My lease is up! Now what?")

Smart Boards...Are Smart Boards such a great idea? Those projectors are all good and nice but there are other ways to achieve the same thing...The Interactive whiteboard is a compelling technology for teachers, it closely mimics what they're already used to. But there are weaknesses. Firstly using a whiteboard is...

Tags: Projectors, Tablets, Notebooks, projector, unusual day

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Smart.fm - almost enough to make me want an iPhone

I really don't want an iPhone. I'm holding out for a Droid, just as soon as I figure out some way to justify getting rid of my perfectly adequate BlackBerry. However, the iPhone has lots of apps and one in particular is being unveiled today: Smart.fm's iPhone interface...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Smart.fm, iPhone App, RTI, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Planning and Managing Windows 7 Desktop Deployments and Environments

View Available Dates and LocationsIn this course intended for desktop administrators who want to specialize in desktop deployment, configuration, and management, you will learn how to plan and deploy Windows 7 desktops in large organizations. You will also learn how to design, configure, and manage the Windows 7 client environment....

Tags: Desktop, Environment, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Training 2009-11-01

Configuring, Managing, and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

View Available Dates and LocationsIn this hands-on course, you'll learn to install and manage an Exchange Server 2010 network of servers, and you'll explore the critical new features from a real-world perspective. You will learn to deploy Exchange Server 2010 servers in various roles, including Mailbox role and Client Access...

Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software

Training 2009-11-01

Itsy Bitsy Spider for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Itsy Bitsy Spider for iPhone created by parents is a musical book based on the popular song, with fully interactive, original illustrations. Follow the spider through the captivating, inter-connected scenes as he goes up the water spout, comes down with the rain, and watches the sun dry up all the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Rain, Children, Mobile, Duck Duck Moose, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-27

IndustryPlayer 6.6 build 660 (Windows)

IndustryPlayer is a business simulation game which realistically reproduces all aspects of a corporation's business, including it's relationships with the workforce, suppliers, competitors, consumers, banks, insurers, and the government. The simulation is based on real world economic models and genuine industry data. Players take the role of an entrepreneur and...

Tags: Tycoon Systems, Microsoft Windows, IndustryPlayer, Strategic Management, Government, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Announcing the Backup Exec 2010 Early Adopter Program - Dedupe Everywhere!

Interested in learning more about the benefits of data deduplication? The next major release of Backup Exec coming later this year brings industry recognized deduplication technology using NetBackup PureDisk technology. The attendee of this webcast will learn how to enroll in the upcoming early adopter program and the data reduction...

Tags: Symantec Backup Exec, De-duplication

Webcasts 2009-10-27

So about this SIF thing

Difficulties in implementationLong before I retired from being a computer coordinator for our district, SIF was in the news.The reality for my district was changing Student Information Management software three times in 10 years (and a fourth since '06 when I retired). In each case, the transfer of data from...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, SIF

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Is the IBM Client for Smart Work an alternative to 7 for schools?

Thoughts"IBM and Canonical, though, are asking if that upgrade path really needs to involve Windows at all."Umm - dare I ask why large industries are allowed to influence education?"Why migrate to Windows, though, when your client machines can run Ubuntu "Because I don't need to deal with any migration headaches...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.

My kids know Linux, OSX, and XP, and will obviously learn Windows 7, butskip Vista, though they will have contact with Vista. My son prefers OSX, my daughter Ubuntu.But, just like every kid should be taught at least two languages at home, they should also learn multiple OSes. Learning multiple...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, desktop Linux, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Spring Design debuts Google Android-based e-book reader, Alex

Myself, I do not even want a separate device, no matter how cheap. AND, I want to be able to read my books on any of my devices, such as smart phone, netbook, or desktop.ExactlyI would like to read my eStuff on my desktop, laptop or any other device. I...

Tags: E-books, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Google Android, Google Inc., e-book Reader, e-book, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Processing 1.0.8 (Mac)

Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions. It is used by students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists for learning, prototyping, and production. It is created to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context and to serve...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Proprietary Software, Programming, Development Tools, Productivity, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-18

Google Wave: Begging for a classrom

Using Wave to interconnect academic institutionsI think, the first large-scale Wave deployment should be used to interconnect all academic institutions around the world.This would be attractive because:1. younger generations are very adaptable, to new technology.2. there is a great deal of collaboration, in the academic world.3. technical glitches are likely...

Tags: Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Google Inc., classrom, IRC

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Dynamic HTML Editor 5.0.56 (Windows)

Dynamic HTML Editor is a powerful HTML Editor that permits you to create your site in a WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get environment using both CSS or tabled layouts. Dynamic HTML Editor's design emphasizes simplicity and ease of use. You'll find that you can create great looking...

Tags: DHTML, Microsoft Windows, Lorenzi Davide, Dynamic HTML Editor, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-13