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Schools in Florida Using Fingerprint Scanners to Track Students
Some schools in Florida have implemented a fingerprint scanning system — so that they can keep track of students, and make it harder for them to skip school. Continue reading
Some Teachers Claim Khan Academy Free Education May be Harmful
The “Khan Academy” has become a cultural phenomenon, as thousands of people are now using the videos for a source of free education. While this seems like it can’t possibly be a bad thing, some teachers are warning that Khan’s videos could actually be potentially harmful for students. Continue reading
Portal 2 — Now Being Used to Educate Your Kids
Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve, wants to make it so your kids can learn physics in school by playing Portal 2. Continue reading
The A-Z of Awesomeness: An Alternative Method of Learning the Alphabet
The future geeks of America are going to have about as much patience to learn in school as a mouse has patience to escape a mouse trap. Technology has minimized patience to a minimum, thanks to the speed of now. So, how are we going to teach future generations the essentials? Such as reading. The A-Z of Awesomeness caught my attention right away, so I just know that a 12-year-old boy would just be sucked right in. Me and my... Continue reading
Japanese Robot Teaches Children
I really have to lay off the news from Akihabara and Tokyo. Every time I write about something that’s from Japan, it’s usually disgusting, weird or downright wrong. Here we have a robot that acts as a teacher for first graders in Japan. It can speak various languages, take attendance, and has over 18 motors for controlling facial expressions. Creepy? I think so. How are you going to ask it a question? What if a first grader doesn’t understand a... Continue reading
College iPhone Giveaways
Today’s New York Times reports that many colleges are giving away free iPhones or the iPod Touch to their students. Apple hopes to hook new customers with the program and the schools involved hope to improve communications, test educational applications, and allow online research in class. Many professors are concerned that the devices will be a distraction.
Gizmodo’s Ultimate Cable Guide
The crew at my old puking grounds, Gizmodo.com, have whipped up one of the most comprehensive guides to cables on the ‘net. Whether it’s USB to Firewire or CAT-5 or even DVI, you will leave incredibly educated on the subject of tech-related cables. Been trying to figure out what kind of charger that weird phone you got off Craigslist takes? This will help you find out. Link
UC Berkeley Lectures On YouTube: Save The $28K Tuition
So you dropped out of High School and now you work at a sewage treatment plant scraping condoms out of human waste. I’ll bet that if you had to do it over again you would have stayed in school, earned that degree, and worked in a cushy office job. Well, it’s never too late my friend. Thanks to UC Berkeley, you can get a top notch education for free. Yesterday the University of California at Berkeley became the first college... Continue reading
