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Adobe goes for the subscription model
It appears Adobe no longer wants us to “own” its products. It would rather we rent. This sucks – you can quote me. I hope this opens up a viable business model for a serious competitor.
Reading from devices
Scientific American, a source with reasonable scientific standards (although not above taking advantage of trendy topics), has a recent article on reading from the screen. Even so, evidence from laboratory experiments, polls and consumer reportsindicates that modern screens and e-readers fail to … Continue reading
thereNow
The AERA (American Educational Research Association) convention has not been where I expect to review new educational tech gadgets, but the conference and the exhibitors have changed. thereNow offers products for recording classroom behavior. The products could be used by … Continue reading
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Are you smarter than a 4th grader (or me for that matter)
I find this interesting. PEW has a short 13 item, online quiz to test your knowledge of science. Results are broken down by age, sex, education, etc. I admit I missed one. It was the question with that was the … Continue reading
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Digital Disruption
If you are interested in the new Schmidt and Cohen book (see previous post), you may also be interested in this resource – video and document. This one is free.
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Joe, Eric & Jared
Morning Joe (MSNBC) has become my “before I go to work” television program. This morning (last hour) included an interview with Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen. I knew this yesterday, but did not make the connection with their book until … Continue reading