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Free Download of Microsoft Flight

Microsoft Flight will be available as a free download this spring. It gives players the freedom to fly over the Big Island of Hawaii, complete a variety of missions, test your skills in flying, and find hidden aerocaches. You can tailor flight controls … Continue reading

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Top 2011 Note Taking Applications Of The Year For Teachers And Students

If you haven’t done so yet, be sure to check out Layne’s descriptions of the top 10 applications of 2011 for teachers and learners. He shares his experiences using note taking applications on the iPad and iPad 2 and rank … Continue reading

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Wearable Electronic Smart Clothing

Jin-Woo Han and M. Meyyappan, scientists at the Center for Nanotechnology at NASA Ames Research Center have developed a new flexible memory fabric woven together from interlocking strands of copper and copper-oxide wires. It may soon enable smart fabrics and wearable … Continue reading

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Understanding and Indexing Sounds

Audio engineers at Imagine Research announced their developoment of MediaMined(TM) for understanding and indexing sound. “It acts as a virtual studio engineer,” said Imagine Research’s founder and CEO Jay LeBoeuf. “If your software detects male vocals,” LeBoeuf adds, “then it would … Continue reading

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Honda’s ASIMO Has Significant Advancements

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled an all-new ASIMO humanoid robot newly equipped with the world’s first1 autonomous behavior control technology. With a further advance in autonomy, the all-new ASIMO moves without being controlled by an operator. It has significantly improved intelligence and … Continue reading

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Batteries with 10x More Capacity and 10x Faster Charge

Using Si nanoparticles in Li-ion rechargable batteries. such as those in cellphones and iPods, results up to 10 times more capacity and 10 times faster charge than current batteries. “We have found a way to extend a new lithium-ion battery’s charge life by 10 times,” … Continue reading

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“What Makes Giftedness?”

“What makes giftedness?” I asked dinner companions the other evening. They are gracious, among the most informed people, came from humble backgrounds, and have influenced the public and private lives of uncounted probably hundreds of millions of people (no hype intended … Continue reading

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Reading

Vishal sits near the back of English IV. Marcia Blondel, a veteran teacher, asks the students to open the book they are studying, “The Things They Carried,” which is about the Vietnam War. “Who wants to read starting in the … Continue reading

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Back to Group Reading Aloud in

Vishal sits near the back of English IV. Marcia Blondel, a veteran teacher, asks the students to open the book they are studying, “The Things They Carried,” which is about the Vietnam War. “Who wants to read starting in the … Continue reading

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Thousands of Subtle Things at a Tablet PC School

I find it useful to reread Mark Payton’s older posts A Thousand Subtle Things: Part I and Part II. He does a good job clarifying for me complications in offering and operating a Tablet PC school. Thanks, Mark, for your … Continue reading

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