Monthly Archives: December 2008

Tablet PCs at Southwell School, UK

Tim Bullock opened a new Southwell School, UK blog to chart the progress of a Toshiba initiative in two classes using Tablet PCs, starting in February, 2009. Two classes will have access to Toshiba tablet notebooks for two years. Tim … Continue reading

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Gates on Philanthropy and Capitalism

Bill Gates shares insights with Charlie Rose for the 12th time. Through this latest interview, he offers how he identifies, thinks about and organizes to address what he sees as unmet opportunities in business and philanthropy, including his thinking about … Continue reading

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Tablet PC Tutor Arrives!

Ann Williams reports started sharing some of the projects underway at Carnegie Mellon University by Dr. Ananda Gunawardena. One post is about Autism and tablet PC’s, one about Tablet PC Math, a tablet pc math drill program that has a … Continue reading

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Tablet PCs to Manage Learning Life Cycles

It seems timely to share an idea from my notes of December, 2007, about using Tablet and other mobile PCs to manage learning life cycles. Use of mobiles as well as their in-laws handhelds and smart cellphones continues to increase … Continue reading

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Demonstrating a Nanometer Thickness

Graphene is a form of carbon. “Though we grow it from the vapor phase, this material is just like graphite in a pencil. You slide these right off the end of your pencil onto paper. If you were to place … Continue reading

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Rejuvenate Brain Plasticity Discovery

Researchers at The University of British Columbia have discovered why the brain loses its capacity to re-grow connections and repair itself, knowledge that could lead to therapeutics that “rejuvenate” the brain. Source: Physorg, December 18, 2008

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Spot Cancer Early with Computer Hard Drive Technology

A new system for detecting cancer proteins uses the same magnetic phenomenon that lets computer hard drives read and write data. The Stanford University researchers developing the system hope that it will detect cancer in its earlier stages, when it’s … Continue reading

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Classic Education in the 21st Century

I’d like your feedback to the following comments about classic learning in the 21st Century. It’s a summary for general readers of education foundations. Certified teachers have at least had exposure through professional preparation exercises to references containing this content. … Continue reading

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Career Forward available Nationwide

Students across the U.S. 16 million students now have access to CareerForward, a free online course covering globalization, career planning, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. Fire up your Tablet or other mobile PC. Here’s help with linking schooling with careers, students, … Continue reading

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Microsoft Institute 2009 (for Venture Educators)

Registration remains open to the Microsoft Institute 2009. Attendance is limited to 40 educators and government staff. The 3-day institute will again focus on improving learning environments and more effective organizations. Participants will learn about new technologies, tools and resources, … Continue reading

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