4 Things That Totally Suck About Using Technology In School [Opinion]

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Nov 162011
 

As my students love the cost savings but complain about the lack of a physical book this piece hits home.

Opinion by Jessica Cam Wong at MakeUseOf.com…

I’ve read that e-books are the future of books, and it’s not a matter of if they’ll surpass print books but when. Being still in college, I wondered if that was the case for e-textbooks. There’s certainly more buzz on e-textbooks as they’re cheaper and it means that students don’t have to break their backs with heavy physical books. But are they better? Is going all digital better?

via 4 Things That Totally Suck About Using Technology In School [Opinion].

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10 Different Creative Commons Projects That You Should Definitely Pay Attention To

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Nov 122011
 

By Saikat Basu at MakeUseOf.com…

What we would do without open access on the web? Probably dole out a substantial portion of our incomes on consuming and sharing content. Thankfully, the spirit of sharing has been kept alive (and encouraged) by Creative Commons among other things. Creative Commons broken down to its basic core are a set of flexible copyright laws that allows creators and authors maintain ownership of their works while giving everyone else a chance to enjoy and share it.

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How-to: replace your MacBook Air SSD with OWC’s Aura Pro Express

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Nov 042011
 

I have the July 2011 MacBook Air.  It is the fastest machine I have ever used…by a long shot.  But the 256GB drive is small for my wants (not needs), and lately I find myself regularly deleting content I would prefer to have available.  When the price is right, I’ll upgrade to a larger SSD and this article from Arstechnica is my first reference on the how-to.

From Arstechnica.com…

Apple launched updated MacBook Air models in October of 2010, featuring new, compact, and (originally) proprietary form-factor solid state drives (SSDs). The SSDs have so far only been available to OEMs directly from Toshiba, despite the fact that the SSD is the only user-replaceable part in the MacBook Air. It took a few months, but long-time Mac upgrade source Other World Computing stepped up to offer three upgrade options based on fast Sandforce controllers.

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Check Out 3 DIY Video Series For Professional Tips On Video-Making

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Oct 282011
 

As my digital media class is nearing the video component I’ll be recommending this post to my students.

By J. Lockhart at MakeUseOf.com…

So in the past, I told you how to find some pretty cool stuff for your media creation, and I also helped you find ways to get your production started. However, in my classes this semester, I have been learning a few things too. Since I’m a production student, I get a lot of stuff thrown at me video-wise.

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The best apps to create High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos | Macworld

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Oct 202011
 

By Beau Colburn at MacWorld.com…

“High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography creates an image that is not possible with a single shot. The effect is achieved by merging different photos of an identical frame taken with different exposures–dark underexposures, bright overexposures, and medium exposures—and using only the properly exposed parts of each photo. With HDR, you can keep the details of clouds on a sunny day while saving a shaded part of the scene in the foreground that may normally be underexposed.”

The best apps to create High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos | Macworld.

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Great AV Learning Spaces

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Jul 152011
 

As I’m doing some consulting at a for-profit educational institution I’m recommending, buying, installing, and configuring classroom technologies.  I came across this article that lays out roles and responsibilities for larger organizations.

http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/06/16/how-to-create-great-av-learning-spaces.aspx

 

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