XO-3 concept design is here! | One Laptop per Child
"XO-3 concept design is here!
December 24, 2009 at 9:48 am · Filed under Laptop, OLPC, XO by lynn
The XO-3: it’s designed to be thin, sleek, and touch, while continuing to lower power, cost, and material waste. We’ve been anticipating the new designs for a while, and now they’ve arrived! As announced in Tuesday’s press release, after our upcoming releases of our 1.5 and 1.75 models next year, we are looking at the XO-3, a thin touchscreen tablet.""What are the commercial games that can be used in an educational context?
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Can we or our students design literacy and numeracy games that can be plyed on these platforms? What do they look like?"Choose a Showcase - Innovations Showcase - DOE
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World change starts with educated children!
Organisation that provides books and schools in many countriesThe-biggest-technology-flops-of-the-decade:
"The Biggest Technology Flops of the Decade
by David Lagesse
Tuesday, December 22, 2009provided byUSNews.com
The new millennium was born amid an Internet bubble that soon burst, not a good omen for the technology industry. The sector rallied, however, and continued to produce a remarkable run of new gadgets.
But it had more than its share of flops, as well. Here are the 10 biggest debacles of the decade:"Mobile Tech That Stole the Decade
"If the '90s were the Internet era, maybe the '00s were the mobile decade. Technology packed ever more power into ever smaller devices, putting portable electronics at the leading edge of innovation this decade.
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Shrinking tech unshackled the Web from PCs, PCs grew small enough for a clutch purse, and high-quality cameras fit comfortably in a hip pocket. Even video games, once the hypnotizer of only the young and pudgy, were unchained for a new form of freewheeling, arm-flinging family fun.
With freedom of movement in mind, here are the top tech innovations of 2000–2009:"Have you seen Avatar yet? Why not learn the language!
Exploring this online tool as an option for my school to get organised.
There is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch: 8 Free and Easy Ways to Begin Educating Innovatively
Great blog post by Lisa Nielsen reminding me yet again that education does not need to be expensive and 'budget heavy'. Web 2.0 and a decent connection to the Internet along with wise choices for tools can transform a school.
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