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USB 3.0
2007
09.20
09.20
“USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 will create a backward-compatible standard with the same ease-of-use and plug and play capabilities of previous USB technologies. Targeting over 10x performance increase, the technology will draw from the same architecture of wired USB. In addition, the USB 3.0 specification will be optimized for low power and improved protocol efficiency. USB 3.0 ports and cabling will be designed to enable backward compatibility as well as future-proofing for optical capabilities.”
Read the full article at: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20070918comp.htm?cid=rss-90004-c1-183629
Access to network files on server Drayton will not be available tonight, Thursday, September 20, 2007
2007
09.20
09.20
via Email | Helpdesk
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Access to network files on server Drayton will not be available tonight, Thursday, September 20, 2007 from 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight due to emergency maintenance. Thank you for your cooperation during this maintenance outage.
Please e-mail the HelpDesk at Helpdesk@cofc.edu if you have any questions.
TOP 100 TOOLS FOR LEARNING 2007
2007
09.20
09.20
Trying to make sense of all the new tools available to use in the classroom? Do all the new Web 2.0 applications sound like a foreign language?
The Learning Toolbox categories the TOP 100 TOOLS FOR LEARNING (selected by 109 LEARNING PROFESSIONALS) by type of tool The Learning Toolbox consists of two parts:
1 – Personal Tools: tools to access and view content as well as communicate with
others (for your own personal learning/working)2 – Producer Tools: tools to develop and deliver content and other learning solutions (for yourself and others)
The Recommendations are the highest ranked tools in The Top 100 Tools list in each category. Other suggestions are other tools that appear in the Top 100 Tools and Extra 50 Tools list in the same category.
See also
- REVIEWS of Top 10/100
Tools activity- ANALYSIS OF TOP 100
TOOLS LIST – our preliminary analysis of the list- SUMMARY INFORMATION AS
A FREE PDF - your own personal copy- 10 MOST VISITED TOOLS PAGES
- what tools are people finding interesting
PRESENT A POSTER SESSION AT CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY WINTER 2007–FAST-TRACK IMMERSIVE WORKSHOPS
2007
09.19
09.19
Campus Technology
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Event Dates: December 10 – 12, 2007
Location: Westin San Francisco Market Street Hotel, San Francisco, CA
Event Focus: Fast-Track Immersive Workshops Putting IT Leadership Skills into Practice
Website: http://www.1105info.com/lzkokfk_qzilpmin.html
Poster Session Submission Form: http://www.1105info.com/krxvxsj_qzilpmin.html
***PROPOSAL DEADLINE IS: SEPTEMBER 26, 2007***
Gain Visibility. Discuss Your Work With Peers. Publish Your Proceedings Online!
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Campus Technology invites you to be among the small group of 25 higher education professionals and technology experts to present and share your work in poster sessions at our first annual winter workshop event.
Designed to immerse attendees in day-long sessions that integrate both tactical and hands-on elements, our workshops will provide the tools and resources needed to develop effective technology project management plans and strategies to suit your unique campus situation.
The workshops will target EIGHT VITAL AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY impacting campus IT initiatives now and in the future. Presentations that enhance the workshop curricula by covering these education topics will receive first consideration:
- Business Intelligence
- Social / Academic Collaboration
- Assessment
- Globalized Education
- IT Leadership
- Security
- eLearning
- Teaching and Learning Technology
Submissions can now be made online through our handy electronic form. Click here to access it now: http://www.1105info.com/hpsesjk_qzilpmin.html
Georgia Tech Librarian, Prof To Loan Land in Second Life
2007
09.19
09.19
Paul McCloskey | Campus Technology
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9/17/2007
By Paul McCloskey
Georgia Tech librarian Brian Matthews has teamed up with GT computer science professor Blaire MacIntyre to develop a space in the Second Life virtual world from which students could “check out” land parcels in order “to hang out, explore, and learn the basics of the software.”
“Our [rationale] is that if there is an interest, let’s say 20 students or more, then we’ll work toward purchasing an island for them,” wrote Matthews in his blog, The Ubiquitous Librarian. “The idea is still in the very early stages, but ideally we’re following this basic principal: just as [students] can [check out] a book, they can also [check out] a plot of virtual land. In this framework it becomes a discovery experience.”
The two academics want to develop the space as a resource for students to burnish their digital design skills and as a place to use just as a creative outlet. “The premise is that since so many of our students use digital design tools for class work, they can also benefit from exposure to Second Life,” Matthews wrote.
“Maybe SL isn’t sustainable long-term, that’s fine, we can just move to another virtual environment. My personal feeling about technology is that everything you learn can be applied elsewhere, therefore the more you know the better.”
Read More:
* The Ubiquitous Librarian
* Brian Matthews Site
Stanford Hosts Course on Designing Apps in Facebook
2007
09.19
09.19
Paul McCloskey | Campus Technology
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9/18/2007
By Paul McCloskey
Social Web hotspot Facebook is the focus of a new course at Stanford this semester designed to teach both techies and non-science majors how to build “engaging Web applications.” In fact, the name of the course is called–in Learning Annex-style–”Create Engaging Web Applications Using Metrics and Learning on Facebook.”
Yet the site will not focus directly on building applications. Instead, it will teach how to design “persuasive and engaging user experiences” in Facebook, according to its instructors.
The course will be taught by B.J. Fogg and Dave McClure. Fogg is involved in the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford. In addition to teaching the Stanford course, McClure is currently organizing a conference called “Graphing Social Patterns: the Business and Technology of Facebook.”
According to a fact sheet on the course on the Facebook website, the instructors are looking for “a mix of students with technical background and non-technical backgrounds. However, if you already have a background in Facebook application development, we want you in this class.”
Presentations Added To Google Docs
2007
09.18
09.18
Plusmo.com | Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:44:02 GMT
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Google has been working on adding PowerPoint-like functionality into their online office applications suite – Google Docs. Well, now it’s live and you can create your presentations online.
Here’s what you can do with presentations:
- Import existing presentations in .ppt and .pps file types.
- Export your presentations as HTML.
- Edit your presentations using our simple WYSIWYG editor.
- Insert images, and format your slides to fit your preferences.
- Share and edit presentations with your friends and work colleagues.
- Allow real-time viewing of presentations online, from separate remote locations.
- Publish your presentations on the web, allowing access to a wide audience.
- Each presentation can be up to 500K, plus 2MB per embedded image.
- Each user has a combined limit of 5,000 documents and presentations and 5,000 images.
It also integrates well into Google Docs and you get the same sharing, publishing and revisions features as for documents and spreadsheets. You can also get a preview of the presentation, which is useful for fine-tuning those slides.
There’s no support for animations, sound or video in there yet and you can’t export a presentation in PowerPoint format so it’s not quite a PowerPoint killer but, if all you need is a simple set of presentation slides with a few images in there, it’s ideal and, of course, free!
WHISTLE ALERT PROGRAM
2007
09.18
09.18
Visit Public Safety’s website at http://www.cofc.edu/publicsafety/, and view a short clip on the “Whistle Alert Program”. The intent of the Whistle Alert Program is to provide a means to diffuse an immediate threat or a crime in progress, not to eliminate the crime. Public Safety does not encourage anyone other that trained Law Enforcement Officers to use physical means to subdue a criminal offender; the whistle provides a positive, non-confrontational alternative.
Your new personal defense system for our Campus, a “FREE” key chain safety whistle can be picked up from Public Safety 24/hrs a day 7 days a week.
Cpl. V. R. Parker
Crime Prevention
953-5609
A Technology & Learning Webinar:Connecting Listening & Learning
2007
09.17
09.17
New research-based technology combined with effective teaching strategies dramatically improve test scores.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
4:00 EST (1:00 Pacific)
Register for this FREE event at: http://www.techlearning.com/techwebinar/
An innovative, research-based technology evenly distributes sound and voice throughout the classroom and improves speech clarity and intelligibility. When combined with effective teaching strategies, classroom amplification technology (CAT) has been proven to dramatically increase student performance. In this brief, informative web seminar, you’ll learn why school principals, teachers, superintendents and speech/language experts are embracing this simple, sound-solution for its direct benefits on student learning. Sign up now for this free web seminar and learn how one district piloted CAT systems and measured increases of 20-30 points in reading and language comprehension.