October 20, 2015
October 18, 2015
September 6, 2015
The ideal technology for our classrooms
To grasp the potential of technology in the classroom, just
imagine what you could have done with it back when you were a kid in junior
high and high school. I’m talking about 16-17 years ago, when the internet as
we know it now didn’t really exist.
It would have been so awesome to draw, write, and learn
directly from a laptop or tablet. Imagine all the possibilities and all the
doors that would have opened up to you with a gesture of your hand.
August 31, 2015
August 30, 2015
August 19, 2015
5 Tech Trends That Will Transform Education By 2025 - FORBES
Forbes
Pragati Verma,CenturyLink
Technology is reshaping how we teach, connecting classrooms and shaking up the fundamental business model of the education industry.
The disruptive potential is evident in the flow of capital investment. Venture funding to education tech companies jumped 55 percent last year to $1.87 billion, with several firms closing in on $1 billion valuations, according to venture capital research firm CB Insights.
Pragati Verma,CenturyLink
Technology is reshaping how we teach, connecting classrooms and shaking up the fundamental business model of the education industry.
The disruptive potential is evident in the flow of capital investment. Venture funding to education tech companies jumped 55 percent last year to $1.87 billion, with several firms closing in on $1 billion valuations, according to venture capital research firm CB Insights.
August 18, 2015
Skoolbo: The best education app in (and for) the world
Skoolbo looks like a game. It is a game, and a competitive one
at that, with each player competing against the recorded performance of
another child and a computer generated competitor.
http://www.tablet-academy.com/swivl.html
http://www.tablet-academy.com/swivl.html
August 10, 2015
Cetrix Awarded 4 Year Framework Contract for London Schools
Cetrix is among 7 industry leaders and major distributors selected to supply tablet computers to schools in Greater London
St. Julian’s, Malta; 8 December 2014: Cetrix Limited, a leading European mobile device manufacturer, is awarded a four-year framework contract to supply tablet computers to schools in Greater London area. In September, London Borough of Lewisham launched a tender for suppliers to provide educational ICT solutions and specialist ICT goods and services to schools, councils and academies. The tender consisted of Lots, covering the full range of ICT goods, services and solutions operated by educational institutions including design, specify, supply, integrate, implement and test, training, support and maintenance. The scope of this tender later expanded beyond Lewisham borough to cover all schools in the Greater London area.
St. Julian’s, Malta; 8 December 2014: Cetrix Limited, a leading European mobile device manufacturer, is awarded a four-year framework contract to supply tablet computers to schools in Greater London area. In September, London Borough of Lewisham launched a tender for suppliers to provide educational ICT solutions and specialist ICT goods and services to schools, councils and academies. The tender consisted of Lots, covering the full range of ICT goods, services and solutions operated by educational institutions including design, specify, supply, integrate, implement and test, training, support and maintenance. The scope of this tender later expanded beyond Lewisham borough to cover all schools in the Greater London area.
August 5, 2015
GAMBIA’S INSIST GLOBAL TEAMS UP WITH CETRIX TO LAUNCH EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE
A Case Study
Overview
BUSINESS ISSUE
InSIST Global initially wanted to create a low cost solution to help schools in Gambia with their administrative work which has now expanded to an ambitious multi-year project to provide an operating platform for schools that will exploit Information Communication and Technology (ICT), to make education more affordable and effective for every Gambian.
Overview
BUSINESS ISSUE
InSIST Global initially wanted to create a low cost solution to help schools in Gambia with their administrative work which has now expanded to an ambitious multi-year project to provide an operating platform for schools that will exploit Information Communication and Technology (ICT), to make education more affordable and effective for every Gambian.
July 31, 2015
Obama signs executive order to build first-ever exascale supercomputer
By Jamie Lendino
While the US has plenty of representation in the current
TOP500 list of the fastest supercomputers in the world, it lost the #1
slot to China’s several years ago. President Obama wants to fix that
immediately, and as such has signed an executive order
Wednesday that dictates the creation of a coordinated federal strategy
for high-performance computing (HPC) research, development, and
deployment. It establishes the National Strategic Computing Initiative
(NSCI) — tasked with building the first exascale (1,000-petaflop)
system, and by extension the fastest supercomputer in the world.
While the US has plenty of representation in the current
TOP500 list of the fastest supercomputers in the world, it lost the #1
slot to China’s several years ago. President Obama wants to fix that
immediately, and as such has signed an executive order
Wednesday that dictates the creation of a coordinated federal strategy
for high-performance computing (HPC) research, development, and
deployment. It establishes the National Strategic Computing Initiative
(NSCI) — tasked with building the first exascale (1,000-petaflop)
system, and by extension the fastest supercomputer in the world.Windows 10’s default privacy settings and controls leave much to be desired
By Joel Hruska
Windows 10 launched yesterday, so it’s time to focus in on some specific issues and evaluate the OS in bite-sized chunks. First up, we’re going to investigate the setup process, privacy options, user accounts, and some under-the-hood basics related to Windows Update and overall update control. Unlike some other writers on ExtremeTech, I deliberately held off spending much time in Windows 10 before Build 10240 so that I could experience the RTM version fresh and cover the changes as I discovered them.
Windows 10 launched yesterday, so it’s time to focus in on some specific issues and evaluate the OS in bite-sized chunks. First up, we’re going to investigate the setup process, privacy options, user accounts, and some under-the-hood basics related to Windows Update and overall update control. Unlike some other writers on ExtremeTech, I deliberately held off spending much time in Windows 10 before Build 10240 so that I could experience the RTM version fresh and cover the changes as I discovered them.
Google brings deep neural networks to your phone with Translate
By John Hewitt
Google’s neural networks are good for more than just making trippy art. If you download and run the company’s latest translation app, you will be using a deep neural network — and not just through the cloud, but right on your own phone. The network instantly adds twenty additional languages to the existing seven that their app could decode before, but that’s just the beginning.
Google’s neural networks are good for more than just making trippy art. If you download and run the company’s latest translation app, you will be using a deep neural network — and not just through the cloud, but right on your own phone. The network instantly adds twenty additional languages to the existing seven that their app could decode before, but that’s just the beginning.
How to install Windows 10 in a virtual machine
- Grant Brunner on July 30
Windows 10 is officially available to the world, and it’s actually a fairly solid release. It’s not perfect, but it’s still worth checking out for the novelty factor alone. That being said, upgrading a production machine immediately after a major OS release is typically frowned upon. For those of us who want to try out all the new features without putting our productivity in jeopardy, virtualization is the best bet for the time being.
Thankfully, setting up Windows 10 in a virtual machine isn’t particularly difficult. I’ll walk you through the process from tip to tail, and by the end of this post, you’ll be ready to try out Cortana and the new Xbox app.
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