LG.Philips LCD claims first flexible color A4-size e-paper

LG.Philips LCD claims first flexible color A4-size e-paper
Amazing! I see a day soon when we'll be able to get textbooks on ePaper. How cool is that? Look at the market for this product - could this be a billion $ industry by 2010? Wow!

Refine Google for Kids

This link says it all. No need to tell you more, so click here.

NPR: Don't Stand So Close To Me

Interesting psychological story of how virtual reality simulates real life in Second Life. Push those boundaries!

NPR: Don't Stand So Close To Me

Encyclopedia of Life

Wouldn't this site be an interesting project for students to jump on? Maybe they could help to contribute!
Check out the Encyclopedia of Life

Students Use Laptops for Porn Instead of Schoolwork

Well you know, the guy has a point...
It's a sad commentary on our world. The key element in this post is thhis quote:

"Bottom line, laptops don’t improve education by their mere presence alone." Good teachers know that proper and appropriate use of technology involves direction and some amount of involvement by the teacher.

Students Use Laptops for Porn Instead of Schoolwork

Are you tech-savvy?

How technology oriented are you? Take the quiz. I'm an omnivore - Mason

http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/

I wonder what type of “user” our students would be?

What is the web.20?

Here are two YouTube videos that explain the web.20 in pretty good detail.
Web.20 explained - Compares "web1.0" to "web2.0"

Web2.0 trendy explanation - Dizzying examples of web2.0

Here's a third video that will get you excited about how web2.0 tools are transforming how we use the internet today and into the future. Are we the "machine"?

Teachers: please post a comment below!!!