Twitter Tags
I have just found out how useful Twitter tags can be. I have for a while been a skeptic of the use of microblogging for Education and in general, for that matter, Although I...
Tagged: education
Microsoft Doesn’t Believe in Open Source Virtual Worlds
As seen in this article from PC Magazine reported by ITExaminer, Microsoft (via Craig Mundie) doesn’t seem to believe in Open Source virtual worlds such as Second Life. While I agree that (open) virtual...
List of Buzzwords in the Classroom
I always rant on and on about buzzwords in Education and how many people just use meaningless words brought to them by a fad or they try to create it themselves. I came across...
iPhone Educational Apps
A while back I thought of creating a blog to review only educational apps for the iPhone. Suddenly I noticed that not only did just a few developers try to create educational apps but...
Another buzzword: EduPunk
It is ridiculous… it seems like all people focus on these days is on coming up with the next stupid “buzzword”… even if all it means is to dress up old concepts in to...
Sun Microsystem’s Project Wonderland and The Immersive Education Grid
The Media Grid Immersive Education Initiative led by Aaron Walsh from the Boston University has been on the cutting edge of virtual environments experiments for a learning purpose. They hold constant meetings in Second...
Web 2.0 in Education
[slideshare id=5316&doc=web-20-5316-25603&w=425] There is so much controversy over the term Web 2.0. Some people state that the digits “2.0” determine a version, and that the Web is continuously evolving without need for a “label”....
Oui, Wii…
I finally found at Wii at Target today. I had visited both a Target and a BestBuy yesterday (Saturday) and they said they’d have it this morning, which I thought was weird for them to...
Immersive Education – Education Grid Initiative
An interview with Aaron Walsh, professor of virtual environments and games for learning at Boston University: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8eK0jfbYRA&hl=en]
Open Source Alternatives to Web 2.0 Services
What we see happening in school districts, educational institutions and companies all over the world is the urge to adopt technology to manage and deliver better learning experiences. As a result, these entities end...
