Tech Toys Survive Trial by Tots
...ids got to test a selection of tech toys sure to be under many a tree this year.
The children, ages 3 to 7, put several toys -- including interactive books, handheld game consoles and robotic dogs -- through their paces.
The results were mixed: Some were great, and some not so. Read on to see what i......more...Writing's on the Wall in 3-D Cave
...ert Coover said the same thing about hypertext more than 10 years ago. Coover in 1992 startled bibliophiles with his New York Times essay, The End of Books, in which he predicted that hypertext links will put venerable novelistic values like unity, integrity, coherence, vision and voice in danger.
M......more... Old-Schooler Teaches New Tricks
...an
automated grade book, and the ability to search the
education standards in different states. Normally,
they would be sitting on the floor with big books,
sifting though hundreds and hundreds of pages of
information.
The future of education and technology is based on this ability to network statew......more... Fall of Times New Roman Empire
... more, talk, less: Subscribers to Versaly -- a publisher and distributor of interactive games to mobile phones on wireless networks -- can download e-books published by Fictionwise.com. These will be read with Microsoft Reader on a large full-color mobile phone screen.
Fiction on the phone is just o......more... Teaching Kids About Hacking
...r his security work by heads of governments and the military in the United States and Europe, and has written or contributed to a dozen well-regarded books on computer and Internet security.
But some educators and security consultants aren't thrilled with Internet and Computer Ethics for Kids.
Schwa......more... A Sirius View From the Fringe
...ng things up with the likes of Timothy Leary, Trent Reznor and Abbie Hoffman since before most of us knew what a computer was. He's published several books, and written for such magazines as Artforum,
Wired, and Esquire.
His latest endeavor was running for president of
the United States, for his sel......more... Tech: How Young is Too Young?
...tand the different numerals.
Preschoolers who are learning about letters and words may also benefit from technology. Proponents argue that electronic books combine reading, writing, listening, and speaking to help children's literacy skills develop.
Technology adds an extra element missing from trad......more... This E-Book Is a Free Book
...ibution channels available online and the ability for an e-book to be instantly and perfectly copied, Godin thinks there will be an abundance of free books online in the near future.
My feeling is that e-books are going to be free, he continued. There are just going to be too many of them. And when ......more... Teaching With Bells and Whistles
...ites won't do it, and calls for more interactivity and innovation. By Katie Dean.
by Katie Dean
3:00 a.m. April 13, 2000 PDT
No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers putting the same old lessons using clunky publishing tools on the Internet. OK?
That sentiment erases the dirty looks from for......more... |