T.H.E. SmartClassroom :: November 13, 2008
SPOTLIGHT
Designing a Working Space for Chat
In the first installment this two-part series, we looked at chat as an
instructional tool in general terms. Now we take a look at some of the
major concepts in using chat effectively in the process of moving the
thinking process forward: building ideas, constructing media, and
establishing which elements are critical to making the environment
dynamic and relevant to the student.
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Ed Tech News
iEARN Looks To Expand Online Cross-Cultural Collaboration
The International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) is expanding
its "Building Respect through Internet Dialogue and Global
Education" (BRIDGE) program and is looking to increase the numbers of
teachers, schools, and programs involved with the online academic and
cultural initiative. Through a new grant from the Doris Duke
Foundation for Islamic Art, the program will support new professional
scholarships for educators, among other expanded offerings.
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Dimdim Launches Hosted Virtual Classroom
Videoconferencing software developer Dimdim recently announced that
it's releasing a Web-based conferencing solution specifically for
education. The company's new Dimdim Virtual Classroom Pack, which
debuted late last month, allows 10 teachers to host up to 40 students
at a time in an online environment.
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ProfCast Lecture Capture Software Enhances Export, Adds Presentation Software Detection
Humble Daisy has released an update to ProfCast, a software
application designed for capturing and distributing classroom lectures
as enhanced podcasts. ProfCast 2.2.1b2, a public beta of the
presentation capture software, includes fixes and enhancements to
previous releases and is available now for Mac OS X.
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Panopto Launches Hosted Lecture Capture System
Panopto this week announced a new software as a service (SaaS) version
of its lecture capture system, CourseCast. Dubbed CourseCast Hosted,
the new edition is designed for educational institutions to capture
classroom presentations without the need to invest in the kind of
infrastructure generally associated with lecture capture systems.
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Sanyo Ships 2,000-Lumen Classroom Projector
Sanyo this week debuted a new projector designed for classroom
presentations. The new model is designed to provide high light output
in an compact form factor.
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Parallels Desktop 4.0 Get Performance Boost, DirectX 9.0 Support
Parallels has released Parallels Desktop 4.0, an update to the
company's desktop virtualization solution for Mac OS X. The new
version adds more than 50 new features, including support for DirectX
9.0 and significant performance improvements.
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MathMagic 5.85 Equation Editor Released
InfoLogic has released updates to its MathMagic and MathMagic Pro
equation editors for working with mathematical expressions and
symbols. The new 5.85 releases include a number of fixes and feature
enhancements and are available now for Mac OS X.
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Events Calendar
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THE Journal Opportunities
Share Your Best Practices
T.H.E. Journal is currently looking for the following types of articles for future issues and for our eNewsletter, T.H.E. SmartClassroom:
- School Perspectives -- discuss a specific topic, trend, or concern about education technology.
- Case Studies -- have you implemented technology and learned a lot from the experience? If so, share your efforts about what worked -- and what didn't.
If you have a potential article, or questions about the above topics, please e-mail [email protected]
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