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Watch the newest episode of Shelly Palmer Digital Living Back to School Edition. Join Shelly Palmer as he provides tech deals, suggestions and insights to get you or your student ready this coming school year. Original airdate: August 5, 2011 Continue Reading →
Jeff looked up from his notebook, let out a sigh and allowed himself to smile. It was the greatest idea ever … he was sure of it. This was the one … easy to patent, unique ways to reduce it to practice, and everyone schooled in the art will be jealous as they agree that, Continue Reading →
(WASHINGTON, D.C. — AUGUST 4, 2011) David Lyle has been named chief executive officer of the National Geographic Channels US and assumes responsibility for global programming.The appointment, which is effective immediately, was announced by the National Geographic Channels board, to whom he will report. The veteran television executive has been working with the National Geographic Continue Reading →
HAIFA, ISRAEL — August 2, 2011 The annual international conference, run by the Wikimedia community, and organized by a different local team each year, will be attended by 650 Wikipedia editors, Wikimedia advocates, free content promoters, researchers and educators from 56 countries. This week attendees will gather at the Haifa Auditorium on Mt. Carmel to take Continue Reading →
Missouri recently banned student-teacher Facebook friendships under a law preventing students from having social relationships with their teachers. The law specifically prevents ‘exclusive’ access to students, which bans using Facebook for things like private study groups. Some teachers believe the ban will prevent students who wouldn’t otherwise seek their counsel from reaching out. Read the Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110801_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Missouri recently banned student-teacher Facebook friendships under a law preventing students from having social relationships with their teachers. The law specifically prevents ‘exclusive’ access to students, which bans using Facebook for things like private study groups. Some teachers believe the ban will prevent students who wouldn’t otherwise Continue Reading →
Australian broadcast service facility taps Dalet to manage assets and production for new online service delivery Sydney, Australia– July 19, 2011 – Video-8 Media, an Australian company specializing in production and distribution services for the broadcast market, has launched a Cloud-based Media Asset Management (MAM) service utilizing Dalet Enterprise Edition. With high-end data centers in Continue Reading →
My youngest son, Jared, is a rising Junior at Cornell. He’s an Econ major in the College of Arts and Sciences. Before I could post the update about Amazon Text Book rentals, he sent me a txt message telling me it was amazing. If you go to the Cornell book store and purchase your books Continue Reading →
Amazon recently announced that it would begin offering e-textbook rentals for the Kindle. Students can rent the e-textbooks from 30 to 360 days and save up to 80% on specific titles. The e-textbooks can be viewed on the Kindle and any device that lets you download the Kindle app. Read the full article at PCWorld.com Continue Reading →