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Today there was an article on TechCrunch entitled “Second Life Speaks.”  The article outlines a beta development for the world of Second Life in which residents will not only be able to talk with one another using VOIP protocol, but avatar’s voices will be adjusted “relative to you based on the distance and direction of [...]

There was an article in the BBC News Today entitled “Burgers Paid for by Mobile Phone.”  It basically outlines a system that is going into place in Japan that allows people to pay for their orders at McDonalds with a cell phone.  This doesn’t have much to do with instructional technology, I just think it [...]

I started reading a new book today and was just taken back by the introduction. 
In this new age of technology, with televisions, computers, digital recorders, and so much more readily available to find and retrieve any information we might need, the one thing we may be neglecting is that marvelous God-given apparatus that exceeds [...]

Just found this great webpage that has 10 tools for college students.  I post a link to it here both for my friends still in school that may read this, but also for instructors who want to know what students are using and how they are using it.  Every teacher that I know is (or [...]

This past week there has been a lot of buzz in the blogosphere about the changing web. Terms like Web 3.0, and even Web 4.0 have started to popping up again.  For those of us in education, we are just now enjoying Web 2.0 and beginning to implement some of the technologies from that.  [...]

I remember well how terribly hard it is to learn a foreign language.  For the most part, the departments here on campus subscribe to a system that moves away from repeated boring exercises.  They instead seek to involve the students deeply in speaking the language though games and other interactive activities. 
I came across this [...]

A couple days ago one of my colleagues introduced me to Line Rider.  For those (like me) who haven’t heard of this yet, Line Rider is a type of online “toy” where you draw lines and a little sledder-guy slides down the line according to the laws of physics.  Sounds simple right?  Check out this [...]

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about some of the new features available in Vista for Education.  Today I finally found some time to test out one of those features, Window’s Meeting Place.  This article reviews the features, pro’s, con’s and possible educational uses of the program.
Features:

Users – A complete list [...]

I just read a great post from Neil Hokanson’s Instructional Technology blog.  He posts the following (originally from Rae Niles).

Let’s have a little competition at school and get ready for the
future. I will use a laptop and you will use paper and pencil. Are you
ready…?
I will access up-to-date information – you have a textbook that [...]

I just wanted to take a moment to reminisce on days gone by in Elementary school when we all brought all of our classmates (colleagues) Valentine’s cards for Valentine’s day.  But in the true spirit of the 21st Century I have created an online valentine for all of you!  Isn’t technology Great!!
Happy Valentine’s Day!! [...]