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All Blog Posts Tagged 'web' (6)

Great way to find out about new web based stuff for educators

Want to find out about all the opportunities web 2.0 provides.

http://www.edutecher.net/ Reviews all the latest and greatest with a few ideas on how to use it in the classroom. THere is even an app that runs on your iphone or ipod touch that updates regularly so that you can discover ideas on the go.

Well worth a look!

Added by Peter Jeans on April 26, 2010 at 20:24 — 1 Comment

Desktop PCs won't last past 2013 - says Google

According to a Google exec, Desktops Will Be Irrelevant in Three Years’ Time (Mashable). Smartphones plus iPad plus cloud computing equals doom for the desktop.

Also on this, from the Appboy blog Smartphones to Kill Desktops within Three Years, According to Google…

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Added by Jeff Evans on March 23, 2010 at 12:28 — 2 Comments

Data Visualization - Pivot

"Visual data analysis blends highly advanced computational methods with sophisticated graphics engines to tap the extraordinary ability of humans to see patterns and structure in even the most complex visual presentations." - 2010 Horizon Report

The 2010 Horizon Report, released in January, identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a…

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Added by Adrian Camm on March 7, 2010 at 10:30 — No Comments

Data.Gov.UK - Community enrolment available

Data.gov.uk is a UK Government site that has lots of information about innovation - online resources & initiatives, apps, etc - they've also made their community membership open to people outside ... you don't need to register to use the community resources, but

"Once registered, community members can:

- Submit contributions to the site discussion forum

- Create, edit and save new pages on the project wiki

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Added by Jeff Evans on February 1, 2010 at 11:21 — No Comments

Mobile internet ramping up faster than desktop internet

From consultants Morgan Stanley, the Mobile Internet Report (Dec 2009) is intended to "to create a data-rich, theme-based framework for thinking about how the market may develop".

There are 3 PDF versions of the report available on the above page.

"Our key takeaways are:

Material wealth creation / destruction should surpass earlier computing… Continue

Added by Jeff Evans on December 17, 2009 at 11:17 — No Comments

Mashup Australia: Education & Training Apps

You may be interested in checking out some of the apps on Mashup Australia; while the contest has closed, the entries (most of which are websites) are available for investigation.

"The Government 2.0 Taskforce is holding this contest to provide a practical demonstration of the benefits that open access to Australian public sector information (PSI) can provide.… Continue

Added by Jeff Evans on December 14, 2009 at 9:53 — No Comments