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Apple and the cloud

Has Apple faded or should we assume a new “wow” product is soon to be revealed? We all likely have our opinions on this question. For me, I have nearly all the gadgets I can handle. Glasses that function as … Continue reading

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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.

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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

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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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