TED + NPR = Great Radio
If you enjoy TEDTalks and you like NPR then you probably will want to check out The TED Radio Hour. So NPR is taking a topic – say, ‘Unstoppable Learning’ – …
Free College Credit!
This little piece in the NYT may be HUGE news for the future of higher education. And the future of education at every level, for that matter. Imagine taking a …
The Antipad, Part 1
iPads are selling like cheeseburgers. Apple reports over 100 million sold since March 2010. The iPad is so alluring that otherwise reasonable people camp outside stores to buy the latest …
The End of Memory
Google Apps has relieved my brain of memory duty. And so far it’s doing a better job than the old brain. Way better. Just about all my worldly information is …
The End of Foreign Languages
The Google Translate App is a jaw-dropper. Say you are in downtown Tokyo. You don’t speak a lick of the language. But you need to communicate with a local. Just …
An Education Revolution
I worked on three courses tonight. First, I completed some coursework in Google Search with Dan Russell, a senior research scientist at Google. Then I began two new Coursera classes: …
Web Conquered
So you come across an article on the web that you would like to save for another day. But if you save it as a favorite or a bookmark you’ll soon …
Hot Iron Striking Time?
The T-Mobile site has a deal that runs today and tomorrow on what for most people would be a serious mobile service upgrade. You get one of the very hottest …