June 2012
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“You never know what you’re in for when you find you have the time to...”
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Where Wireless Speeds of 2.56 Terabytes Per Second... →
futurejournalismproject:
Researchers have harnessed streams of light to transfer massive amounts of data. In a recent test, they hit 2.56 terabytes per second. Simplify the language and that’s about the equivalent of transferring over 67,000 songs per second.
Before getting too giddy, this was an experiment over one meter. Still though, add this to a very interesting, data heavy future.
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I’ve not been able to sleep past 6 am since I got back from Turkey, so… Good Morning!
LARD HAT: Buddhist Wisdom for Uncertain Times →
lardhat:
The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the world’s ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
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Watchsome technologists are so creative.
deviantart:
The “Blind Self Portrait Machine” by Matt McDonald and Matt Met, enables anyone to create their own unique self portrait. Users simply close their eyes, hold a pen, place their hand on a moving platform, and the computer guides the machine to create a pretty distinct self portrait.
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Hack Education →
A contest for developers who have dreams of making a difference.
How to get voicemail on international trips...
1. Set up google voice.
2. forward voicemail to googlevoice and set it to email and text message transcription of your voicemails.
3. FTW!
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Getting closer to bringing color e-paper to market →
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“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
– Henry Miller (via kari-shma)
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Commencement Speaker Tells Students: "You're Not... →
David McCullough Jr., an English teacher at the school [Wellesley High School in Massachusetts], delivered his rather unusual speech (see full text below) Friday, telling graduating seniors that they had been “pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped.”
Here’s the text of the speech from The Swellesley Report:
Dr. Wong, Dr. Keough, Mrs. Novogroski, Ms. Curran, members of the...
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Anyone have good examples of high school...
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Trip to Turkey - I need recs.
I’m going to Turkey for 2 weeks starting Sunday. I’ll be in Istanbul, Ankara, Cappadocia, Kusadasi, Ayvalik, and Canakkale. Any recommendations for things to do?
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Anything, really. I have an itinerary, and I’m traveling with a group of educators. We’re seeing a lot of the great sights and participating in some local events in some of the more rural areas, but I...
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Watchgjmueller:
Video games help autistic students in classrooms
Can off-the-shelf video games spark a breakthrough in treating autism? That’s the question researchers are asking as educators quietly discover the therapeutic uses of motion-controlled sensors.
Now autism researchers, teachers and therapists are installing them in classrooms and clinics, reporting promising results for a fraction of...
Arts to Grow: By Robin Pogrebin, New York Times... →
artstogrow:
White House Announces Arts Education Plan
President Obama, aided by prominent artists, hopes to help turn around low-performing schools with a new arts education program, the White House announced on Monday.
Called Turnaround Arts, the program aims to improve academic performance and…
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What Will You Learn this Summer? 35 Professional... →
Summer has officially started for many of you! I know that you will probably be relaxing for the first few days, but eventually you may feel the need to be inspired and motivated for the upcoming school year! Social media provides us with incredible opportunities to choose the way we want to develop professionally. You can choose the topic, the medium, and who you want to learn from. You can...
