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Jim McGreevey's Puppies! [Facebook] (May 21 2008 20:55 GMT) - A tipster—who insists in no uncertain terms that he is not "friends" with the former governor of New Jersey and noted Gay American—forwards us this adorable image of Jim McGreevey's brand-new puppies. Sooo cute! Unfortunately, Dina Matos will sell them all to a puppy fur-obsessed heiress and use the money to buy more helicopters. |
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Excel Files won't open in Outlook 2007 (May 21 2008 20:55 GMT) - I have two users that have this issue, both running Office 2007 Pro, With XP SP2. One is using a Laptop the other is using a Desktop. The problem is that if an Excel (and only Excel at this time) is recieved in Email, they cannot double-click to open the file. I have seen questions related to this elsewhere, but no answers as of yet. What makes it even more strange is as follows: |
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Exploring the e-Learning State of Art (May 21 2008 20:55 GMT) - Abstract: e-Learning implementation is an area in progress that continues to evolve with time and further research. Researchers in the field argue that e-learning is still in its infancy, resulting into numerous implementation strategies across a wide e-learning spectrum. It is particularly interesting to note that even in supposedly mature contexts, such as university education, there are wide discrepancies. Read the Full Article |
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Game-Based Learning: A Different Perspective (May 21 2008 20:55 GMT) - Video game use in education has focused on the application of games within the existing education system and on their inherent potential for producing learning (Gee 2003). However, research has revealed a fundamental mismatch between the goals of games and the object of school-based learning (Sandford et al. 2006; Squire 2005; Becta 2002). |
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Parents unsure about kids' digital media use (May 21 2008 20:55 GMT) - American parents agreed by a wide margin that digital media skills are important to kids' success in the 21st century, but they also expressed skepticism about whether digital media could contribute to the development of skills such as communicating, working with others, and establishing civic responsibility, according to a new national poll from Common Sense Media and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center.Read the Full Article |
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Envisioning the Educational Possibilities of User-Created Virtual Worlds (May 21 2008 20:55 GMT) - Educational games and simulations can engage students in higher-level cognitive thinking, such as interpreting, analyzing, discovering, evaluating, acting, and problem solving. Recent technical advances in multiplayer, usercreated virtual worlds have significantly expanded the capabilities of user interaction and development within these simulated worlds. This ability to develop and interact with your own simulated world offers many new and exciting educational possibilities. This article explores the technical capabilities and educational potential of these new worlds. Additionally, it presents and illustrates a model, which uses interaction combinations, to identify course content and topics having educational applications in virtual worlds. |
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7 Things You Should Know About Google Apps (May 21 2008 20:55 GMT) - oogle Apps is a collection of web-based programs and file storage that run in a web browser. The applications include communication tools (Gmail, Google Talk, and Google Calendar), productivity tools (Google Docs: text files, spreadsheets, and presentations), a customizable start page (iGoogle), and Google Sites (to develop web pages). Google stores all of the files and content centrally and keeps a record of the different versions of a file. With Google Apps, sharing content is as simple as granting someone access, which facilitates collaboration, peer review of academic materials, and the collective generation of knowledge. |
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Your Government at Work (May 21 2008 20:55 GMT) - Senator Jim Webb joins Lou Dobbs to discuss his fight against special interests and his new book, “Time to Fight.” <p> |
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