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YouTube - 1981 primitive Internet report on KRON
Long before anyone had heard of the Internet, early home computer users could read their morning newspapers online ... sort of. Steve Newman's 1981 story was broadcast on KRON San Francisco.
The iPhone casts a giant shadow on the Web - Apple 2.0
That big blue slice covering 59% of the pie represents Apple’s (AAPL) share of the U.S. smartphone traffic in April as measured by AdMob, the world’s largest purveyor of ads on mobile apps and websites.
By the same measure, Apple also had the lion’s share — 43% — of the mobile Web traffic worldwide.
Semantic technology gains publishing foothold | Digital Media - CNET News
A closely related technology, the semantic Web, in which elements of Web pages are labeled with computer-readable coding to help computers better understand the meaning of the content, has been around for years. It's only now beginning to gain adoption as a real-world technology because of two big reasons, though: Yahoo and Google.
Media Literacy Education Heuristic
In her presentation Hobbes provides a useful heuristic for examining different forms of media that I thought would be worth sharing.\n\nThe purpose of media literacy education can be defined helping learners of all ages to develop "habits of inquiry and skills of expression" that are needed to foster critical thinking, effective communication, and active citizenry in today's world (1). Under the guise of promoting habits of inquiry, there are three key elements you can base your analysis on: Authors & Audiences, Messages & Meanings, and Representations & Realities.
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition
For hundreds of different types of jobs-such as teacher, lawyer, and nurse-the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you:\n\n * the training and education needed\n * earnings\n * expected job prospects\n * what workers do on the job\n * working conditions\n
Voice & Message Broadcast Service - Group2call - Home
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The Last PowerPoint (well maybe mine) » CogDogBlog
A good collection of resources and presentations relevant to Intro to Computers. Hah! I bet I fooled you into thinking this was another rant against evil PowerPoint, eh?
YouTube - Information R/evolution
This video explores the changes in the way we find, store, create, critique, and share information. This video was created as a conversation starter, and works especially well when brainstorming with people about the near future and the skills needed in o
The Internet? Bah! | Newsweek.com
They speak of electronic town meetings and virtual communities. Commerce and business will shift from offices and malls to networks and modems. And the freedom of digital networks will make government more democratic.
Baloney. Do our computer pundits lac
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Add Sticky NoteAfter two decades online, I'm perplexed. It's not that I haven't had a gas of a good time on the Internet. I've met great people and even caught a hacker or two. But today,
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Mediasite Transforms Writing Whiz-Kid into World’s Youngest Professor
She’s an accomplished public speaker, has authored two books, teaches with the skill and passion of someone far beyond her years. uses webcasting to get students around the world excited about teaching and learning. On Wednesday, April 23 she will share creative teaching strategies with education majors in a live webcast to universities in the United States and Canada.
Hopes for Wireless Cities Fade as Internet Providers Pull Out - New York Times
Municipal officials in Chicago, Houston, San Francisco and 10 other major cities, as well as dozens of smaller towns, quickly said they would match Philadelphia’s plans. But the excited momentum has sputtered to a standstill,
Wired 11.09: Learning to Love PowerPoint
I was going for a fair dose of irony and satire, and what could be better than using PowerPoint and a projector, the same tools that every sales and marketing person relies on?
Assessing the credibility of online sources
The following criteria for assessing online sources will help you to determine whether electronic sources are both professional and appropriate. Keep in mind as you review these criteria that many are based on standards used for traditional print sources;
Computer Literacy Doesn't Mean Information Literacy, Report Says - Chronicle.com
A new report from the Joint Information Systems Committee, a British higher-education research institute, says the “Google Generation” (those born after 1993, who can’t remember a time when the Internet wasn’t widely available) may be computer lit
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