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Modernizing the American Classroom — at Digitized.com by David Pierce
Slate is holding a contest to redesign and modernize the American classroom. A ton of interesting ideas have come out, and they’ve whittled the submissions to the Top 10. All are incredibly smart, and most involve a lot of integrated and intelligent technology.
— originally found at Bob Sutor’s blog
…lag-free full HD 1080p HDMI wireless video/audio transmission is now a reality.
— from WHDI Kits Explored: Asus WiCast, brite-View HDelight; thanks to Crudbasher’s Wireless HDMI Comes of Age for this item!
Diagram showing an integrated transmitter implementation of the WHDI standard…
While looking at the video for Sonos Controller for the iPad, I wondered…what if we could replace the selection below — i.e. the word music with the words “educational providers” — and then control which room received which signal/content?
Wow…talk about a home dedicated to learning! 🙂
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Online collaboration: New innovations pave the way for convergence — from prnewswire.com
Merger of television and computer takes giant step closer as innovative online tool suite is released
CALABASAS, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Anticipating the coming paradigm shift that will merge your television and your computer, NxtGenTV has just released the most cohesive system of online tools to facilitate the ultimate interactive communication platform. Four years of innovating has resulted in NetConference.com, an elegant, easy-to-use online meeting system that supports the diverse requirements of single users, small and medium size businesses as well as enterprise and nonprofit organizations. Creating a new opportunity for the global audience to interact online in even greater and more efficient ways is only one of the many benefits of building a social media broadcasting system that facilitates Communication, Collaboration, Presentation and Education.
An industry leader in online games, apps, widgets, banners and rich media development for major entertainment brands, The Illusion Factory created a new company, NxtGenTV to develop and patent cutting-edge online technologies such as shared synchronized visual media and other key innovations that will further blur the lines between computers and television. “We have been passionate about creating the cumulative new systems that will drive Convergence,” shares Brian Weiner, CEO of The Illusion Factory, “our creation of NxtGenTV will lead the push for truly interactive television.”
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— the above items are just 2 of the items from KevinRose.com’s 2010 products I can’t live without
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— My thanks to Mr. Michael Haan, Technology Integration Specialist/Purchasing within
Calvin College’s IT Department, for this resource
Remaking the college campus — from CampusTechnnology.com by Bridget McCrea
An e-learning veteran envisions a college campus of the future where physical space, technology, and collaboration blend.
Imagine a college library where books are not the focal point. Instead of sitting behind a desk checking out volumes, librarians have become technology experts who are dispatched to help students and faculty who are in the building. The “No Food or Drinks” signs have been removed, allowing students to move freely throughout the building with coffee cups in hand.
Taking a page from Barnes & Noble’s business planning book, the college library is transformed into a place where students pore over laptop computers, PDAs, and iPads alone or in groups. The atmosphere simply oozes collaboration and provokes others to join the party to study, learn, and network with one another.
If this sounds like a far-off pipe dream, consider what’s going on in Glasgow, where the Saltire Centre is the centerpiece of learning and student services at Glasgow Caledonian University. Regarded as “one of the most ambitious and innovative learning environments in the UK,” the 1,800-seat building comprises multiple levels, each of which caters to different types of learning and interaction.
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From DSC: This type of thing needs to occur in the classroom — communications with multiple devices, without the wires. Students need to be able to “play” their media without interrupting the flow of the classroom..without having to go up to the front of the class to figure out how to plug in their device up at the lectern.
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