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Are high-tech classrooms better?

Feb 03 2012


http://www.salon.com/2012/02/03/are_high_tech_classrooms_better_classrooms/

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Challenge to schools: Embracing digital textbooks

Feb 03 2012


http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Challenge-schools-Embracing-apf-3730035119.html

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Digital Textbooks Go Straight From Scientists to Students Digital Textbooks Go Straight From Scient

Jan 30 2012


Johnston, who runs a marine biology lab at Duke University, wanted the digital tome to show undergraduate students what his scientific field has to offer. But e-book publishers said the subject matter was too niche and the requested features too expensive to make financial sense.

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iPad Textbooks: Reality Less Revolutionary Than Hardware

Jan 30 2012


In coming years, schools worldwide will grapple with whether to adopt tablet-based materials, on the iPad or on other platforms. They’ll consider many factors — including cost, intellectual property issues and logistics — that may ultimately prove as important as the textbooks’ contents. But as learning is the ultimate purpose, the question remains: Will…READ MORE...



Michael Szivos and Jose Luis Gonzalez, GAUD faculty and Directors of SOFTlab, present CHROMAesthasia

Mar 16 2010


 

CHROMAesthasiae at Devotion Gallery.

Find more information on SOFTlab's latest progress photos here.

Opening Reception: Friday, March 19th 7:00pm (on display through April 5th)

Where: Devotion Gallery, 54 Maujer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206 (L or G to Lorimer/Metropolitan

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10 Ways A Designer Can Make some Extra Money

Oct 26 2009


[via CreativeOverflow] Being a Full-Time designer can be tough at times, you get times where clients just don’t have the money to pay you right away or you go through a patch where you don’t have enough client work to keep your bills payed. There is a solution, a few infact. Designers are creative people…READ MORE...



Free online courses at various institutions

Oct 21 2009


[via MyTwoDollars.com] Well, I guess it depends on if you are interested in any of the classes offered, but right now there are thousands of classes and lectures available for free on the internet. And while they might not result in your receipt of a diploma, free online courses help to break down the barriers…READ MORE...



Managing your reputation through search results

Oct 20 2009


[via the GoogleBlog] A few years ago I couldn't wait to get married. Because I was in love, yeah, but more importantly, so that I could take my husband's name and people would stop getting that ridiculous picture from college as a top result when they searched for me on Google. After a few…READ MORE...



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