CNR has a program with Dell to supply all incoming freshman with brand new laptops. Even the School of Nursing is in on the program.
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18
Apr
RSS Feed and Help Desk
No one has thoguht of all the ways to use RSS. The people at Duke are using it to keep people informed of help desk issues. Real Simple Syndication is available from most online content providers including the New York Times and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
18
Apr
MIT and Podcasting
Apparently MIT faculty are having the same kind of seminars regarding podcasting and it’s influence in the classroom.
18
Apr
Online High School
Giving gifted high schools students access to something out of the normal.
Trying to oust determined students engaged in on campus political activism usually involves stopping food deliverys, maybe even water, but did anyone forget to turn off internet access?
18
Apr
Apples Bootcamp
Before you go demanding Bootcamp on your MAC, read all about it!
06
Apr
Loss of Skills
No doubt there still are complaint over the use of calculaters and the loss of aritmatic skills. It seems that with the advent of graphic design software, drawing and sketching skills are suffering.
http://news.com.com/Design+software+weakens+classic+drawing+skills/2100-1046_3-6058369.html?tag=st_lh
Do you think this might be useful??
http://www.planon.com/docupen_rc800.php
06
Apr
Fordham Chat
For those of you who do not know it, Fordham University has a chat feature that is a part of Lotus Notes. It is called Sametime. Just go to sametime.fordham.edu, and download the software. When asked for the chat server, put in “sametime.fordham.edu”. This feature is no different than yahoo, aol or microsoft chat except it is exclusive to Fordham and requires a Fordham Lotus Notes ID.
Many colleges and universities are having difficulty recruiting students for their computer science department.
chronicle.com/wirecampus/article/1142/the-possible-death-of-a-computer-science-department
