Podcast: 'The Google Generation' - myth or reality?

A new report, commissioned by the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee and The British Library, counters the common assumption that young people brought up in the internet age are especially adept at using the web. Listen to the podcast.

MIT: U.S. Teens Confident in Their Inventiveness

News: Press Releases: "American teens are confident they can invent solutions to some of the world’s pressing challenges, such as protecting and restoring the natural environment, but more than half feel unprepared for careers in technology and engineering, the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index has found this year."

Frontline - Growing Up Online

"Growing Up Online," looks at the Internet through the eyes of teens and their parents - from bullying to instant fame and sexual predators. The series investigates the risks, realities and misconceptions of teen self-expression on the Web.

Fair(y) Use Video

Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created a humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of Disney characters. It's posted at the Stanford Law School web site.

All the World’s An Augmented Reality Stage

The Augmented Reality Second Life project at Georgia Institute of Technology is doing some fascinating experiments with having things manipulated in Second Life appear live, moving, in real life… [read the original post on the NMC Campus Observer]

Curriki

Learn about Curriki, a community that supports the development and free distribution of educational materials.

Intellagirl

This is the web site of Sarah Robbins, who teaches a freshman English course at Ball State University using Second Life.

Second Life

Learn about the Second Life multiuser virtual environment.

Sketchup

Learn about this powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool mentioned in our podcast. Also follow a link to the "Build Your Campus in 3D Competition."

Slideshare

Here is the link to the Slideshow sharing site:

http://www.slideshare.net

Learnitology Podcast 204

A review of Google's Sketchup, a new Google-esque site for Slideshows, more on Second Life, and a news report on what is known as "Curriki." Enjoy!

Apple TV

Learn about Apple TV in podcast 203.

XMAS

The MIT Shakespeare Project developed the Cross Media Annotation System (XMAS), under the iCampus Initiative. It combines on-line discussion and text editing with video sequences on DVD.

Learnitology Podcast 203

Our second 'Burning Question' on whether or not college courses should use Wikipeida. What do you think? Technology reviews on Second Life, Apple TV, and XMAS. Enjoy!

Audio Conversion Sites

Here are three links to audio converters to convert .wma files to .mp3 or .wav:

For PC: (free)
BeeThink Converter

For Mac:
($10) EasyWMA Converter
(free) Switch Conveter

Yahoo! Pipes

Check out this article about a new tool called Yahoo! Pipes, or you can listen to a discussion about Yahoo!'s new device on the Learnitology podcast.

2007 Horizon Report

We didn't entirely finish out series last year on the Horizon Report. Be that as it may, this year's edition is out and can be downloaded at the Horizon Project website.

Learnitology Podcast 202

Reviews of two handy recording devices, an introduction into Yahoo! Pipes, and a review of a website for engineering education.

MecMovies web site

MecMovies is the site that Matt Schaefer reviews in podcast 202. It deals with the mechanics of materials, including topics like stress, strain, and deformation - lots of fun for engineers! For other folks, check out the great use of Flash.

Small Wonder Camcorder

In Podcast 202 we review the low-end RCA Small Wonder camcorder. Here a couple of videos that give a taste of the video quality: 1) talking head, 2) moving around. The camcorder is produced by Pure Digital, who sell it under the name Point and Shoot Camcorder.