cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related

Apps for digital storytelling [HCS Mobile]

On 08/16/2012, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, creativity, digital storytelling, K-12 related, multimedia, participation, tools, by Daniel Christian

Digital Storytelling — from app-list.posterous.com and HCS Mobile, which showcases students learning with mobile devices in Horry County Schools

Excerpt:

Digital Storytelling combines images, narration, and other audio to tell a story. Every content area has a story and each student is capable of telling it. The NETS Standards have students creating, collaborating, and producing their own unique content – digital storytelling is a great way to meet this expectations while still advancing your academic curriculum.

Tagged with: cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • collaboration • creativity • digital storytelling • K-12 • multimedia • participation • tools

Thomas Nelson releases “powered by Glo” NKJV Bible apps [GloBible.com]

On 08/09/2012, in Canada, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, digital learning, faith, global / globalization, relationships, United States, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: Canada • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • digital learning • faith • relationships • United States

Shakespeare for the iPad

On 07/24/2012, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, drama/theater, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education technology, innovation, writing, by Daniel Christian

Some resources:

The app’s the thing: Shakespeare, bebooted — from FastCompany.com by David Zax
The world’s most famous playwright was a media theorist, says the co-creator of a new “Tempest” app for iPad, Notre Dame professor Elliott Visconsi. Here he explains how you re-create the bard for the iOS age.

Features of The Tempest app

Tagged with: cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • drama/theater • e-books • e-publishing related items (EPUB and more) • innovation • iPad • writing

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A collection of resources re: the new Microsoft Office; involves the cloud, mobile computing, tablets, social and more

On 07/17/2012, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, digital learning, education technology, Microsoft, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, tablets, by Daniel Christian

8 things to know about the new Microsoft Office — from inc.com by Christina DesMarais

Microsoft starts integrating Skype into Office — from techcrunch.com by Frederic Lardinois

Next version of Microsoft Office puts emphasis on subscriptions with Office 365 — from techcrunch.com by Frederic Lardinois

Licensing is the Achilles Heel for the new Microsoft Office — from techcrunch.com by Alex Williams

Microsoft’s new Office: The cloud finally takes center stage — from cnet.com by Mary Jo Foley
A public preview of Microsoft’s coming Office 2013 client is out today. But Office 365 and SkyDrive are the real stars of the new Office show.

New Microsoft Office taps into the cloud — from cnet.com by Lance Whitney
Like Windows 8, the new version of Office will let you sign in with an online account, providing you with the same settings across different devices.

The new Microsoft Office — in pictures –– from cnet.com

New Microsoft Office to embrace Windows 8 touch-screen tablets — from cnet.com by Lance Whitney
Demoing the applications in the new Office suite today, Microsoft emphasized the ability to integrate with Windows 8 using taps and other touch-based gestures.

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 to be bundled on all Windows RT tablets — from engadget.com by Zachary Lutz

Hands On: Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 365 — from PCMag.com by Jill Duffy

New Microsoft Office ropes in Skype, Yammer, SkyDrive — from gigaom.com by Barb Darrow

What the new Microsoft Office gets wrong — from fastcodesign.com by Austin Carr
Microsoft unveiled a preview of its latest version of Office, and the design is a schizophrenic mess. Here’s why.

Office 15: Microsoft’s Best Bet For Beating Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive — from FastCompany.com by Austin Carr
With one billion Office users worldwide, the newest upgrade to Microsoft’s productivity suite could give the company a significant hold on the cloud, which Gartner estimates will become a $149 billion industry by 2015.

Tagged with: cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • gesture / gesturing • Microsoft • multi-touch • tablets

When the technologies behind Watson and Siri get perfected and integrated into the “Learning from the Living [Class] Room” environment [Christian]

On 07/16/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, adult learning, analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, assessment, blended learning, business side of he, career development, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, competency-based learning/education, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital learning, disruption, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, hybrid learning, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, online learning, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, reinvent, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, staying relevant, streams of content, tablets, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, telepresence, trends, ubiquitous learning, videoconferencing, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:

When the technologies behind IBM’s Watson and Apple’s Siri get perfected and integrated into products and services that will make up the near future “Learning from the Living [Class] Room” environment— there will be:

A high degree of personalization and customization — available 24x7x365 on multiple kinds of devices
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The option to turn on tracking and analytics — reporting from which can be moved into the learner’s cloud-based profile upon completion of the unit/activity/badge
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Students of all ages will have access to their own virtual tutors so to speak
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When a virtual tutor is unable to resolve or address the student’s issue to the student’s satisfaction, the student will be able to instantly access a human tutor (with the option of keeping the existing work/issue/problems visible to the human tutor)

Addendums:

Siri’s new cousin works as a bank teller — from The Future of Work section at TechnologyReview.com — by Tom Simonite
Spanish bank BBVA taps the team that invented the iPhone assistant to build technology that can converse with bank customers.
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How Virtual Personal Assistants are changing consumers’ lives — from betakit.com by Gideon Hayden
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A Siri for the Living Room — from businessweek.com by Kevin Fitchard

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A great illustration of what could be in our blended learning-based Smart Classrooms of tomorrow: Project Bridge by Intel

On 07/02/2012, in 21st century, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, active learning, analytics, attention, blended learning, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, communities of practice, digital learning, digital video, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, engineering, face-to-face, future, hybrid learning, ideas, innovation, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), project-based learning, real-world assignments, second screen apps, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, STEAM-related, tablets, telepresence, user experience (UX), vendors, videoconferencing, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Description:

By connecting education with smarter technology, Intel offers a look into the future of K-12 education. Watch as students use technology to collaborate with peers and industry experts to build a bridge model, from the initial design phase through the final structure testing. Intel’s education solutions help teachers provide innovative, personalized and secure learning environments to prepare students for successful futures in the 21st century.

I originally saw this at

Intel vision video: Partial picture of blended future — from Getting Smart by Tom Vander Ark

“Learning from the living room” — Part I [Christian]

On 06/29/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, adult learning, analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, business side of he, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, communities of practice, convergence, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, multi-touch, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, open courseware and systems, participation, personalized/customized learning, platforms, reinvent, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, staying relevant, strategy, streams of content, tablets, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Legal size PDF here

Addendum on 7/3/12 from an article I wrote for EvoLLLution.com (for LifeLong Learning):
Establishing better collaboration between the corporate world and higher education [Christian]

In the near future, perhaps we could have second screen-based activities whereby corporate leaders are giving TED-like presentations or expressing the current issues in their worlds via a program on Smart TVs, and the students are communicating and collaborating about these presentations via tablets or smart phones. Perhaps there will be electronic means whereby students could submit their ideas and feedback to the presenting companies (and whereby selected ideas could be rewarded in terms of free products or services that the company produces).

Tagged with: 1:1 • 21st century • 24x7x365 • AI • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • Daniel S. Christian • higher education • learning from the living [class] room • more choice more control

Some announcements from Brightcove’s Play 2012 Conference in Boston

On 06/26/2012, in A/V -- audio/visual, analytics, Apple, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, convergence, emerging technologies, Google, mobile technologies, programming, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, by Daniel Christian

Introducing App Cloud Core – Build and Deploy Mobile Apps for Free

Also see:

Brightcove PLAY is a global gathering of Brightcove customers, partners and industry leaders at the forefront of the digital media revolution. On June 25-27, hundreds of media companies, marketers and developers from around the world will convene in Boston for three action-packed days of hands-on learning, in-depth strategy sessions, next-generation product demos, all-star keynotes, and networking.

Tagged with: A/V • analytics • Apple • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • computer science • convergence • emerging technologies • Google • HTML 5 • mobile technology • programming • Smart/Connected TV • social networking

Some cloud computing related items

On 06/25/2012, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, IT in HE, tools, by Daniel Christian

Top Trends of 2012: The Consumer Cloud — from readwriteweb.com by Richard MacManus

Excerpt:

In 2012 we’ve seen amazing growth in the Consumer Cloud, meaning cloud computing for everyday users. There are three main categories in the Consumer Cloud: storage, sync, and notes. Dropbox, Apple’s iCloud and Evernote (respectively) have been the most impressive performers in each category so far this year.

How to Comparison Shop the Cloud: 5 Tips — from Inc.com
The cloud is cheap and easy to tap into–sometimes too easy. Make sure you get the right service and price with these tips.

After Amazon, how many clouds do we need? — from gigaom.com by Barb Darrow

Excerpt:

With news that Google and Microsoft plan to take on the Amazon Web Services monolith with infrastructure services of their own, you have to ask: How many clouds do we need?

This Google-Microsoft news broken this week by Derrick Harris, proves to anyone who didn’t already realize it, that Amazon is the biggest cloud computing force (by far) and as such, wears a big fat target on its back. With the success of Amazon cloud services, which started out as plain vanilla infrastructure but have evolved to include workflow and storage gateways to enterprise data centers, Amazon’s got everyone — including big enterprise players like Microsoft, IBM and HP worried. Very worried.

Addendum on 7/2/12:

Cloud computing for the people? It’s called SaaS. — from gigaom.com by Derrick Harris
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IDC Issues Guides on Constructing Cloud Computing Infrastructure in China, Suggesting Users Construct Cloud Computing Infrastructures in Five Stages
BEIJING, June 28, 2012 – International Data Corporation (IDC) recently pubished the report, Guides on Implementation of Cloud Computing Infrastructure Projects in China, which proposes roadmaps for Chinese enterprises in constructing cloud computing infrastructures. The report is based on IDC’s in-depth surveys on the current status of China’s cloud computing market. It aims at offering suggestions to enterprises and organizations that are constructing cloud computing infrastructures that will help them to deploy cloud platforms rapidly and successfully.
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As clouds multiply, ComputeNext, a cloud marketplace, emerges — from gigaom.com by Om Malik
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Content takes to the Cloud –– from connectedworldmag.com

Tagged with: cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • IT • tools

[Report] Developer Economics 2012 – The new app economy [visionmobile.com]

On 06/22/2012, in Apple, business, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, Google, marketing/social marketing, Microsoft, platforms, programming, tablets, by Daniel Christian

[Report] Developer Economics 2012 – The new app economy –– from visionmobile.com

Excerpt:

Here’s just a sample of the key insights and graphs from the report – download the full report for more!

The new pyramid of handset maker competition.
In the new pyramid of handset maker competition, Apple leads innovators, Samsung leads fast-followers, ZTE leads assemblers and Nokia leads the feature phone market. Apple has seized almost three quarters of industry profits by delivering unique product experiences and tightly integrating hardware, software, services and design. Samsung ranks second to Apple in total industry profits. As a fast follower, its recipe for success is to reach market first with each new Android release. It produces its own chipsets and screens – the two most expensive components in the hardware stack – ensuring both profits and first-to-market component availability.

Tablets are now a mainstream screen for developers.
Developers are rapidly responding to the rising popularity of tablets: our Developer Economics 2012 survey found that, irrespective of platform, more than 50% of developers are now targeting tablets, with iOS developers most likely (74%) to do so. This is a massive increase over last year, when just a third of developers (34.5%) reported targeting tablets. On the other end of the spectrum are TVs and game consoles, with fewer than 10% of developers targeting those screens.

Survival of the fittest has played out within 12 months.
Whereas 2011 was the era of developer experimentation, 2012 is shaping up as the era of ecosystem consolidation around iOS and Android. Developer Mindshare is at an all-time-high 76% for Android and 66% for iOS. Darwin’s “survival of the fittest” model explains how BlackBerry, BREW, and Bada (Samsung) have lost Mindshare by failing to compete in terms of user reach, which is by far and consistently the top platform selection criterion for developers. In 2012, developers used on average 2.7 platforms in parallel, vs 3.2 in 2011, a clear sign of consolidation. The trend is further evidenced by declining IntentShare scores for most platforms – apart from mobile web and Windows Phone.

Tagged with: Apple • business • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • computer science • Google • marketing/social marketing • Microsoft • mobile technology • platforms • programming • tablets

Announcements from Apple’s WWDC2012

On 06/11/2012, in Apple, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, mobile technologies, by Daniel Christian

Sample articles include:

Shared Photo Streams: Apple’s Little Social Network Inside iOS 6 — from WebProNews by Josh Wolford
iOS 6 Announced With Facebook Integration, A Smarter Siri, 200+ New Features — from WebProNews by Josh Wolford
Syncing Computers With OS X? There’s A Power Nap For That — by Chris Richardson
Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion to hit in July for $19.99 — from msnbc.com by Devin Coldewey
Apple unveils its latest MacBooks and software — from msnbc.com by Wilson Rothman
Apple Announcement: FaceTime Will Work Over Cellular Network — from WebProNews by Chris Gabbard
Apple App Store Now Carries 650,000 Apps with 30 Billion Already Downloaded — from WebProNews by Shawn Hess
Apple announcement doesn’t include iPhone 5 –– from WebProNews by Todd Rigney
New MacBook Pro with Retina Display first look! — from TheVerge.com by Ross Miller
Turn-by-turn navigation added to Maps in iOS 6 –– from TheVerge.com by David Pierce
Apple replaces Google Maps with its own maps, turn-by-turn navigation and traffic info — from TheVerge.com by Laura June

Addendums on 6/12 – 6/13/12:

The actual WWDC Keynote itself — from Apple
The iPad Gets Siri, iOS 6 Is Coming… — from appstorm.com by Jacob Penderworth
Apple iOS 6 Guided Access Boon for High-Stakes Testing with iPads — from TheJournal.com by Dian Schaffhauser
Apple Continues to Blur the Line Between Devices: Here’s Why It Matters — from readwriteweb.com by John Paul Titlow
Sorry, Apple TV Fans: Keep Waiting on That Living Room App Store — from readwriteweb.com by Dan Frommer

Tagged with: Apple • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • iPad • iPhone • iPod • mobile technology

Be not afraid: Embracing the iPad and the wonderful world of apps in the classroom [Pinto Zipp]

On 06/11/2012, in Apple, change, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education technology, smart classrooms, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Be not afraid: Embracing the iPad and the wonderful world of apps in the classroom — from FacultyFocus.com by Genevieve Pinto Zipp

Excerpts:

While this initiative was directed over 18 months ago it was not until recently that I had an “aha” moment which helped me to embrace my fear of the unknown and challenge myself to explore the utility of the iPad.

…

This student helped me to realize that my use of the iPad and the many apps available was limited only by my willingness to think outside the box and try something new. So each week since then I have explored a new app.

Tagged with: Apple • change • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • educational technology • iPad • smart classrooms • teaching & learning

Top 4 IT takeaways from Tata’s tech guy [Darrow]

On 05/23/2012, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, data related items, India, IT in HE, social media, by Daniel Christian

Top 4 IT takeaways from Tata’s tech guy — from gigaom.com by Barb Darrow

The “should we should go to the cloud” discussion is over — move on
Big data remains big
Social media needs to come in-house
The commercial world needs to tap academic research better

Tagged with: cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • data mining • India • IT • social media

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