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Undergraduate Students & Technology

Wondering what technologies are popular with this crop of students? This infographic from BachelorsDegreeOnline.com might help: Please Include Attribution to BachelorsDegreeOnline.com With This Graphic

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Faculty Technology Grants 2009 Last Day

Today is the last day for submissions in the Provost’s 2009 Faculty Technology Grants. As you know, the Office of the Provost encourages SMU faculty to explore meaningful and innovative use of instructional technology. These grants provide faculty members with … Continue reading

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Editor’s Note: In the computer age, handwriting is a lost art

From Computerworld: By Don Tennant October 20, 2008 Last week, I had the good fortune of coming across a column written by Kip Layton Jr., a school administrator in the tiny, remote village of Eek, Alaska. It wasn’t fortunate simply … Continue reading Continue reading

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iPhones go to front of the class at Texas university

Apple devices at heart of Abilene Christian mobile learning project By John Cox , Network World , 10/13/2008 When almost 1,000 freshman students showed up at Abilene Christian University on Aug. 16, they got something more than the usual medical … Continue reading Continue reading

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Dealing with Copyright

Technology & Learning has a helpful article on Dealing with Copyright. As teachers are responsible for helping these media savvy students to understand and follow copyright guidelines, this quick guide to copyright will be of assistance. The guide also covers … Continue reading Continue reading

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Write & Listen @ Same Time: Livescribe

The Lightscribe Smart Pen is a advancement in the common ball point pen. Think of it as a pen with built-in voice recorder & tagging. When you write, it records what is spoken at the time and links it to … Continue reading

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ACU first university in nation to provide iPhone or iPod touch to all incoming freshmen

This year, Abilene Christian University becomes the first university to provide iPhone or iPod touch to all incoming freshmen. At ACU – the first university in the nation to provide these cutting-edge media devices to its incoming class – freshmen … Continue reading Continue reading

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