To really educate people you must first effectively communicate and use convergence technology created and tailored for instant, interactive and portable learning opportunities through multiple mediums that are fun, easy to use, and repeatable.
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Edutainment and Convergence Edutainment and Convergence Fact of the Day: Did you know that Google's Android mobile software can be employed in the classroom for research purposes, information retrieval, calculations, and viewing courses on YouTube from some of the nation's premier universities?
Edutainment and Convergence Edutainment and Convergence Fact of the Day - Who is the author of two books (one in 2001 and one in 2006) advocating the use of video games for learning in and out of the classroom? This really is a quiz, and I will be awarding small prizes to the first three persons with the correct answer next week from Starbucks or... Panera. Let's just say the drinks are on Dr. Chris Kringle during the holiday season.
Edutainment and Convergence E-readers are rapidly entering classrooms and businesses. Do you plan on buying an e-reader in the next 3months? For business or for learning or for pleasure? If you already own an e-reader which one do you own? Who do you think will produce the iPod of e-readers Amazon, Sony, Barnes & Noble, Google, Microsoft, Plastic... Logic, Palm, Motorola, Nintendo, Nokia, RIM, or Apple? You can even forecast and rank who will succeed. This is an interesting challenge for Apple which already has a form factor, a touchscreen, the most apps, podcasts, audiobooks, Amazon apps, B&N app and iTunesU. Can they repeat the success of the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPod Touch again?
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This story in The Baltimore Sun is an excellent case of art imitating real life. People all over the world are starting to believe that the Baltimore area is just like the area is depicted in the hit HBO Show the wire. The upcoming trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon, the aunt of NBA and former Maryland basketball star is not ...helping. Read the article series and tell me what you think. This is really interesting to see how we can be edutained to create negative and positive perceptions. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/ar
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I have decided to hold onto my iPhone, for now anyway. Why? Because the iPhone is the PC of smartphones--in the good sense of what a "PC" represents.
See MoreEdutainment and Convergence Alright everyone my conferences are over and I am in post production, but it is time for the Edutainment and Convergence Fact of the Day. Did you know that edutainment techniques such as doing tasks in reverse, simulation with music and dance, reading chapters backwards, and old school storytelling have been effective ...for some learners in learning abstract concepts with concrete methods?
Edutainment and Convergence How many of you are using a book reader to read book like the Kindle or the Sony eReader? How many of you are using your iPhone, iPodTouch or smart phone to read or listen to books?
Edutainment and Convergence I gave an awesome presentation to a great group at Technology Showcases Conference in Boise and I have been invited back.
Edutainment and Convergence Edutainment and Convergence Fact of the Day: Did you that the Free economy emerging as a dominant player in the global economy? The success of Google has truly raised the bar!
Edutainment and Convergence Edutainment and Convergence Fact of the Day: Did you know that the bar code was invented this week back in the late 1940's but the patent wasn't cleared until the early 1950's?
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This is what my upcoming book will resemble with a major twist read this article http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/200
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Mobile Libraries Is Devoted To Documenting Any and All Topics Relating To Services Provided By Libraries To Patrons Within Mobile Environments. Library Mobile Services Are Defined As Any And All Library Services That Are Provided Via Mobile Technologies.
Edutainment and Convergence Edutainment and Convergence Book of the Week is "5 Minds for the Future" by Howard Gardner! It is a great follow up to "Changing Minds." He really one of the most influential public intellectuals on the planet to paraphrase the book, but the truth is that he is also an edutainer because he understands the nature of bre...vity and great examples in an instructional manual. Yes this 164 page short book is a manual.
Edutainment and Convergence Edutainment and Convergence Fact Of The Day - MIT has placed all of its course offerings online for free, and you can download video from iTunesU or view courses on YouTube or directly view content on MIT's site. But did you know that this is not a new thing, yet most students and parents do not know this! Yes, you can... look at great professors from great brand name schools and get tips for your classes.
Edutainment and Convergence Edutainment and Convergence Fact Of The Day - Based on the research of one of my graduate students, digital device makers and convergence device makers, especially handhelds, should consider how the physically disabled can utilize their tools and devices before releasing them to the general public because these organiz...ations are losing money from loyal customers and getting bad pulicity.
Edutainment and Convergence Edutainment & Convergence Fact Of The Day - Handheld devices such as iPods, iPhones, smartphones and e-Readers are miniature computers that already outnumber personal computers. This is why Apps stores for are a big part of the future of computers and taking convergence to the next level. Your next text book or pleasu...re book may be delivered through an App and enhanced through a 7-10 inch screen from your phone.
