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  • “Before we unlock the future, we must find the keys to the past.” Leonard Nemoy, Ancient Mysteries (1996), Arts & Entertainment We are situated now at the beginnings of the...

    Future Human Technological Innovation

    “Before we unlock the future, we must find the keys to the past.” Leonard Nemoy, Ancient Mysteries (1996), Arts & Entertainment We are situated now at the beginnings of the...

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  • It’s that time of the year again, when you may want to consider what to get for back to school. Here are some technology tools that you may want to...

    10 Back-to-School Technology Tools for 2010

    It’s that time of the year again, when you may want to consider what to get for back to school. Here are some technology tools that you may want to...

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  • I thought of writing this post during a free period as a teacher is absent. And I realized I haven't used the macbook in school for weeks. Even a teacher had admitted they would not let us use our Macbooks to plot graphs as we will wonder off to other applications.

It's kinda sad. They just started the "<a href="http://www.techxav.com/2010/01/25/the-most-apple-savvy-school-in-the-world/">Future Maris Stella@ Singapore</a>" program the year I came into this school. It was the first school in the Asia-Pacific region that used MacBooks as a medium to teach their own curriculum. There was so much fanfare, and Apple even listed "no viruses" as one of their bulletins on the "Why buy a Mac brochure".

    Why Integrating MacBooks Into The School Curriculum Ain’t The Best Idea

    I thought of writing this post during a free period as a teacher is absent. And I realized I haven't used the macbook in school for weeks. Even a teacher had admitted they would not let us use our Macbooks to plot graphs as we will wonder off to other applications. It's kinda sad. They just started the "Future Maris Stella@ Singapore" program the year I came into this school. It was the first school in the Asia-Pacific region that used MacBooks as a medium to teach their own curriculum. There was so much fanfare, and Apple even listed "no viruses" as one of their bulletins on the "Why buy a Mac brochure".

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  • In June last year, Conan O' Brien predicted that by the year 3000 YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook will merge into "one super time wasting website called YouTwitFace". Not true :D I believe YouTwitFace will become part of the future education system, and teachers will make use of these social websites to impart their knowledge to students.

The speed of how technology grows is unbelievable -- it advances with a geometric progression rather than an arithmetical one. One quintessential example would be the Internet. At the birth of the 21st century, the phrase "social media" is alien to most of us. However ten years down the road, social media sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have become part of our daily lives.

    YouTwitFace Integration in Education

    In June last year, Conan O' Brien predicted that by the year 3000 YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook will merge into "one super time wasting website called YouTwitFace". Not true :D I believe YouTwitFace will become part of the future education system, and teachers will make use of these social websites to impart their knowledge to students. The speed of how technology grows is unbelievable -- it advances with a geometric progression rather than an arithmetical one. One quintessential example would be the Internet. At the birth of the 21st century, the phrase "social media" is alien to most of us. However ten years down the road, social media sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have become part of our daily lives.

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  • Edutagger functions just like any other popular social bookmarking websites out there, be it Digg, Delicious, Yahoo Buzz or Mixx. However, the team who developed this platform has a focus...

    Edutagger: A Social Bookmarking for Learners and Educators

    Edutagger functions just like any other popular social bookmarking websites out there, be it Digg, Delicious, Yahoo Buzz or Mixx. However, the team who developed this platform has a focus...

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  • You might think that Medpedia is a subsidiary of Jimmy Wales’ popular Wikipedia but actually it isn’t. This collaborative encyclopedia which focuses on health care is developed by a Web...

    Medpeida: A Collaborative Health Encyclopedia Just Like Wikipedia

    You might think that Medpedia is a subsidiary of Jimmy Wales’ popular Wikipedia but actually it isn’t. This collaborative encyclopedia which focuses on health care is developed by a Web...

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  • I bet you have heard of Wikipedia and you really love it since it’s a free encyclopedia online and most of the articles can give us an extensive knowledge about...

    Simple English Wikipedia: A Perfect Tool For English Learners Just Like Me

    I bet you have heard of Wikipedia and you really love it since it’s a free encyclopedia online and most of the articles can give us an extensive knowledge about...

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