technology
BYO tech: good plan for schools?
Technology and education seem to be big topics this week – today I read an article on the Bring Your Own Technology movement – apparently MORE »
Stillwater doing flipped math: Good, bad, unfair?
I read an article last week in the Burnsville Patch that got me thinking, starting with the opening sentence…MORE »
Twin Cities Drupal meetup
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month to talk and learn about Drupal, share ideas and socialize. People of all levels of interest and knowledge are welcome and encouraged to attend. There's often a topic for the first part of the meeting. Check out the group site for all the details -- http://groups.drupal.org/twin-cities
Debates in the Digital Humanities: book launch with Matthew K. Gold, editor, and Doug Armato, director, University of Minnesota Press
Matthew K. Gold, editor of this path-breaking book, and Doug Armato, his editor at the University of Minnesota Press, will discuss the many perspectives on the digital humanities that leaders in the field provide in 29 chapters, and also how the book was created and reviewed in rapid time and what its next life will be online.
New technologies are transforming Minnesota classrooms
Thanks to Ann Higgins for the heads up on a recent article in the Brainerd Dispatch that fits in so well with a recent Blandin Foundation Pre-Conference webinar.
The Brainerd Dispatch reports…MORE »
Catching up on QuickBooks skills
This past Friday, The University of Minnesota’s Broadband Access Project held a free two part training session on Quick Books for Saint Paul Public Housing at the Asian Community Technology Center.MORE »
Challenge
At the end of a fun summer Saturday, just before Father’s Day, my son and I sat ourselves down and decided to see what was on teevee. There, on the Science Channel, was just what we were hoping for – the RoboGames with Grant Imahara of Mythbusters fame. It’s a competition of remote controlled devices that thrash, rip, and sometMORE »
Franken to question Apple on smartphone privacy
If you went to Nicole Anderson’s Facebook page on a Friday evening, you’d most likely be able to tell where she was. Anderson, a psychology senior, frequently uses the "check-in" application on her phone, allowing it to access her location and post it on her page.
Anderson chooses to use check-in, but not everyone wants their whereabouts posted.MORE »
FREE SPEECH ZONE | BBB Advises Internet Surfers to Use Caution When Using Wi-Fi Networks
Protecting your identity is important and with Wi-Fi networks popping up nearly everywhere, many consumers don’t realize the dangers that come with using a Wi-Fi connection that is not their own.MORE »
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