Part 4 in the Series: Social Media in Education There has been much attention given in the media recently to the use of social media tools, especially Facebook in education. Much of that discussion is around K-12 public education and …

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I recently came across and funded another Kickstarter project: Arqball Spin. This product was going to be a great addition to my gadgets and gizmos. Arqball was founded by Jason Lawrence and Abhi Shelat, two Computer Science professors at the …

Kickstarter: Arqball Spin: 3D For Everyone Funded But You Still Have Time To Order Read more »

Have you ever tweeted using the @ reply at the beginning of a tweet but wanted it to be shared with all your followers? Starting a tweet with @username  will only show up in their connect and on the feeds …

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Part 3 in the Series: Social Media in Education Last fall, I played a major part in developing, designing, and teaching the first course dealing with social media at Valencia College. This course was geared to faculty interested learning about …

Teaching and Learning with Social Media: Social Media 101 for Faculty Read more »

Will we need keyboards or mice in the near future? It’s time to forget Microsoft Kinect and find a new way to control your computer via natural movements. Well, you need to look no farther than the Leap Motion Control …

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Doccaster, an Orlando-based startup spun out of a previous effort called Gotootie, which was an early player in the location-based chat scene launched back in 2010. Co-founders Kyle Steele (CEO) and Himanshu Pagey (CTO), who met while at the University …

Doccaster an Orlando Based Startup Plans to Disrupt Document Sharing Read more »