28 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Shared Google Reader Items
Amazon Announcing Something (Read: Kindle 2) Next Monday
– Oooh… Kindle version 2… I will keep my eye out for taht one!
Talking to a Wiimote in Ubuntu 8.10
– I haven’t talked about haptics and the Wii in a while, but here is a link for those using Ubuntu to get it talking with one [...]
27 Jan, 2009
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GrandCentral 2.0, Almost Ready to Be Released
– This certainly has the potential to impact all of us! It is an IP service that makes it easier to keep the same number, and use multiple devices.
24 Jan, 2009
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LDS Church News – Authorized News Web site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
– The Church News has a FREE site now!! AWESOME!! Check it out! I don’t see a RSS feed yet, but that would be great!
23 Jan, 2009
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Txtr: A E-Book Reader Without a Pryr
9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World
Procrastinating Again? How to Kick the Habit: Scientific American
10 Online Learning Tools for Students | MakeUseOf.com
Ebooks: The Calm Before The Storm
Apple Answers Questions About Low-end iPhone and Mac Netbooks
Pay Attention
Read the January/February 2009 EDUCAUSE [...]
22 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Instructional Technology| School 2.0| Skype| Social Media| Social Web| Student Tools| Teacher Tools| Web 2.0| Wiki
This afternoon I had the opportunity to connect up with a whole bunch of schools for a video conference from all around North Carolina put on the by the North Carolina Connectivity Council. It was really cool. We could see all of them and they could see us. There should be an archive [...]
22 Jan, 2009
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2009 Horizon Report Profiles Six Key Emerging Technologies
“The iPhone Could Be The Ultimate Study Machine” TechCrunch
Adults and SNS: A New Pew Study
PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0 Webinar Series Kicks Off
21 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Social Media| Social Web| Student Tools
This afternoon a group we have here on campus, the Carolina Technology Consultants (CTC) sponsored a talk from Paul Jones here on campus. He is a professor in the SILS department here on campus and really one of the most forward thinkers here on UNC’s campus in regard to technology.
He titled his presentation “Exploring [...]
20 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Hard Drives| Personal| Teacher Tools| Tech Stuff| Tech Tools| Technology
Let me start this post off with a little story. I started working in IT about 5 years ago. One of the downfalls of working with technology is that sometimes you think you can fix anything. Well… I knew I should be backing up my data and made some paltry CD backups, but never really [...]
20 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Collaboration| Social Web| Student Tools
I ran across a great website called StudyBlue.com. I have long been a fan of these types of websites and there are more than a few of them, but what makes this one really stick out in my mind is the ability for students to earn money. I was one of those students that took [...]
16 Jan, 2009
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New ELI 7 Things… Brief Explores Alternate Reality Games
Watch The Obama Inauguration From Your iPhone With Ustream
Productivity, Accountability and University Spending
Hear how Illinois State University uses Google Search
Attend Virtual Seminar on New FERPA Regulations for Colleges and Universities
EDUCAUSE Releases White Paper from IT Greening and Sustainability Summit
Tune In January [...]