There is no release date or pricing for the device on the iCarte site but until Apple releases their next generation iPhone with RFID this should provide a suitable alternative.
Whether one is personally willing to acknowledge the reach and impact of social networking there is no denying that it is a cultural phenomenon. Educators really need to understand the power and impact and of social networking. It has changed the way we speak and define thing and it will change our educational systems–educators just need to decide if they will once again be playing catch-up with society.
Helen Barret offers an eportfolio solution based on a Google Apps mashup. While this option may not be for everyone it is a viable option.
Clayton Wright has released his the 22nd edition of the conference list. It primarily covers January to June 2010, but also confirmed events after this time period. New additions have been made to December 2009.
Clayton writes:
You are receiving this list earlier than usual. Consequently, there are a number of conferences whose 2010 dates, locations, and urls are not available. Last fall, I was helping faculty in The Gambia and Sierra Leone design distance courses. Thus, due to limited Internet bandwidth in Africa and high access cost (see http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/608/1180 if you want to learn more about using technology in some countries), it took awhile to produce the list. So, the list was distributed in late December – too late for you to arrange to attend conferences scheduled for January. This year, I am assessing the distance education capacities of two institutions in southern Africa and decided to send out the list before I travel overseas. As a result, information was/is not available for a few conferences in May and June 2010. However, there are still more than 650 confirmed events listed in the attached – something for everyone!
View the list – Educational Technology & Ed Conferences Jan to June 2010 crw
Jason Hiner’s Tech Republic Tech Sanity Check blog Netbooks are dead. Long live the notebook addresses the evolution of Netbooks from tiny underpowered 7″ screened mini laptops with impossible keyboards to their current iterations as 10-11″ screen laptops with full sized keyboards and enough power to be useful. Hiner does clarify that with the introduction of CULV (consumer ultra-low voltage) chips we should be seeing even more functional mini laptops with full sized keyboard.
Having purchased many Netbooks (including a 7″, 9″ & 10″ ASUS Eee and an ACER 9″ & 10″) over the past few years I am looking forward to what I see is the laptops evolution. My current Netbook is the HP Mini 1000 and its 95% full size keyboard fits my full sized hands.
