25 Awesome Library Apps For Your iPad

Via Scoop.it – Social Media: Changing Our World of Education Yes, count ‘em! 25 awesome Library Apps for your iPad. Be prepared to spend some fun, quality time, exploring these apps. Libraries may be a symbol of long gone times for the rest of us, but they are a huge part of a student’s life. [...]

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Teaching ‘screenagers’ – how the digital world is changing learners

Via Scoop.it – Social Media: Changing Our World of Education If we really want our education systems to prepare students for tomorrow’s digital world, we should worry less about formats and instead focus on what to teach – or what not to teach. A few obvious candidates for omission would be spelling (thanks to spellcheckers), [...]

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5 Innovative Ways Tech Is Changing Your World

Parking spaces, e-payments, communications, education, libraries & more! Here they come: mobile devices digital natives personal robots satellite communications/GPS/touch cells electronic banking/payments http://mashable.com/2011/05/08/innovative-tech/ Credit: Erica Swallow writes this informative post @Mashable. @Coolwired

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Driverless Cars Coming Sooner Than You Think

Self-parking autos already exist. So why are driverless cars so far-fetched? Google is at it again- trying to change our world!  How cool is that? Testing is definitely required, here.  I have so many questions about this! Do you see any problems or pitfalls here? Is this too dangerous? Will people abuse these vehicles, by [...]

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Renewable Fuel From C02

   Bacteria? Sunlight? CO2?    If gas prices have you fuming, take heart! These are some of the many possibilities , we may see as alternative sources for automotive fuel are discovered. Biodiesel?Ethanol? Electricity?  Photo Credit: Preston W. Smith  Larry Wackett, Professor of Biochemistry  says:  “CO2 is the major greenhouse gas mediating global climate change, [...]

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Future World of Work Skills

With a New Year comes new opportunities!  Our world is an exciting place in a constant state of flux! This is especially true in the world of education and learning. Just consider these changes:  mobile devices wireless connectivity technological revolution digital storage cloud computing        I suggest that we make these technologies available to our young people, [...]

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Top 2010 User Friendly Interfaces

Quora, Hipmunk, SeeismicDesktop2,Flipboard…   Quora is pretty easy to use! I have signed up for that one.  I like the use of higher questioning  and thinking skills, by ordinary (& some not so ordinary) people.  :-)  It makes me feel that there are still some amazing  thinkers out there; like the TED series.      It’s not true, that [...]

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Night Vision-next mobile must have?

Back to the future? Yes!! There’s an app for that!  Famous words… An app for night vision? An app for vertigo? iPads embedded in the kitchen? Yes! Bring it on! I can’t wait to see what the future brings. See for yourself! http://bit.ly/b4g63P Credit: Aaron Hoover-Florida, writing @ Futurity. @Coolwired or sign up for my e-mail [...]

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iPad Embedded Into Kitchen

Here comes the future! Photo Credit: LifeHacker Will the iPad be on your wall or on your fridge door? Is it already installed in your car? In your gym? On your workbench? On your watch? There are so many possibilities. Guy Kawasaki, writing @ AllTop ,brings us this You Tube Video. It  shows you more… >>>  http://bit.ly/b8Dqxh @Coolwired. Thnx!

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The Future of Books

Adding Value To Reading Do you agree that digital media will not replace physical books?      What would Marshall McLuhan say about digital media? The medium is the message”. (Is Twitter both the medium & content?) Citation: Federman, M. (2004, July 23). What is the Meaning of the Medium is the Message? Retrieved <DATE> from [...]

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