Not only can you make phone calls and do math and look at a computer and play games (click here for other Xoom post), but you can also use the Xoom to perdict the weather! Check out the news item on CENT. Now if it has a temperture gauge. My phone says one temperture, and [...]
This is a great opportunity! Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction Have you ever actively participated in a science lab that left a lasting impact on you? Have you ever taught an interactive science lab and watched as students lit up with understanding? Science would like to recognize efforts such as these with the Science Prize [...]
The Xoom, by Motorola, is where the convergence of the smart phone / tablet is going – it becomes the brain of your tablet, it becomes the brain of your home video collection. Watch the video and see why Motorola’s Xoom is where the smart phone is going. While I like my Evo, I love the idea [...]
It is always interesting to look back at the end of the year. What new technologies are out there, what game changers are there, what happened. And while every year, there is something new or improved, it is the game changers that we write most about. Last year, about this time, common thought was the [...]
“Hi Mom. Can I call you back? I’m in the middle of a fire fight.” I cannot say that is something that will never happen, after all, the truth is always stranger than fiction, but I can see this phone call happening some point in the future. The solider would probably say, “Busy mom, I’ll [...]
That is the million dollar question – what is a well-rounded student? What should they know? Obviously, writing is very important. You can’t write if you don’t know how to read. But just because you know how to read, does not mean you know how to write. And writing is all about communicating ideas. If [...]
Tomorrow for NSF NetWorks sponsored webinar, we are going to have Jim Brazell speaking. He is a technology forecaster. He will be examining how the anticipated fusion of virtuality and reality will influence technological education and our world. Visit Jim’s site to learn more about him and the fascinating talks that he gives. Jim has some [...]
There has been a lot of talk about the solid state drives as the best hard drives. But with all things technology, it can change pretty quick. Welcome to the world of Nanowire ‘racetrack’ memory. Imagine a computer equipped with shock-proof memory that’s 100,000 times faster and consumes less power than current hard disks. One [...]
For the past few years, a lot of people have theorized about what smart phones will be able to do. Some people are saying that smart phones would be able to detect harmful chemicals, or detecting danger heart arrhythmias. This will happen and is happening. Today in the main stream news, Britian doctors are working on an app [...]
Ever wonder how a computer works? Using the top-down approach, this block diagram takes you on a journey through the various stages of a microprocessor’s architecture. At the system level, the details of each component are concealed, all emphasis being placed on the task that each device performs. For starters, every microprocessor has an arithmetic [...]
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