With the closure of wikispaces sites, I am migrating the key resources from the edorigami to my some what ignored blog site. I will set up the key elements as pages.
Enjoy and I hope they are useful
With the closure of wikispaces sites, I am migrating the key resources from the edorigami to my some what ignored blog site. I will set up the key elements as pages.
Enjoy and I hope they are useful
What will the Internet Look Like in 10 years? Elon University & Pew Internet Project Ask the Experts.
Keywords :Internet, future, Pew internet project
http://www.elon.edu/e-web/imagining/surveys/2014_survey/2025_Internet_Impact.xhtml
Global cloud future seen for workforce
Keywords: Cloud computing, teleworking, business, employment, future
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/60032363/Global-cloud-future-seen-for-workforce
Consult your kids before posting pics online
Keywords: social media, digital citizenship, cybersafety, ethics, privacy, anonymity
Smartphone case could prevent strokes
Keywords: Health, smartphone, apps, monitoring, stroke
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/60033454/Smartphone-case-could-prevent-strokes
Hate With Friends, fun new Facebook tool
Keywords: Social media, digital citizenship, ethics, safety, cybersafety
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/60033636/Hate-With-Friends-fun-new-Facebook-tool
Google pays $1.6m Italian StreetView fine
Keywords: Google, privacy, surveillance, politics, government, streetview, data collection
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/60033973/Google-pays-1-6m-Italian-StreetView-fine
Narrative Clip logs your life in photos
Keywords: privacy, future, digital life, home, leisure, privacy, social media
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/60033649/Narrative-Clip-logs-your-life-in-photos
Engineers unveil bionic kangaroo
keywords: robot, robotics
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/60034272/Engineers-unveil-bionic-kangaroo
Robot mannequin to test army kit
Keyword: robotics, robot, testing, military
The Ministry of Defence is to test armed forces’ protective suits using a £1.1m robotic mannequin named the Porton Man.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26892771
Read all about it
Keywords: ebooks, epublishing etc
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11232977
This is a very interesting interactive page produced by the antivirus/malware company Kaspersky. It looks at the real time threats to cyber safety.
Real-time cyberthreat map.
To use: click and drag to look for your country. Click on the country to see real-time statistics. Click on the tab at the lower right (labeled “About Detection Types”) for an explanation of the kinds of viruses infecting the country.
Turkey vs Twitter – Draconian measure to silence the scandal
Keywords; Politics, Government, social media, security, twitter, democracy, freedom of speech
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11228106
The future on NZ banking + Video
Keywords: Business, employment, commerce, ATM, Bitcoins, banking
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11227640
Who determines the value of a sources?
Keywords: Education, digital citizenship, validity, wikipedia, opinion piece, literacy
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11227820
IT goes DIY – the sidelining of the IT department
Keywords: Business, employment, BYOD, tablet, Cloud computing, teleworking
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11227722
Ray ban and oakley frames for google glass
Keywords – home leisure, wearable, convergence, smart technologies
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11226130
Anonymity apps on the rise
Keywords: privacy, anonymity, business, security, digital citizenship
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11225875
NZ Cyber law change articles
Keywords: Digital Citizenship, safety, cybersafety, politics, government, legal
1. Judges warn cyber-bully law may flood the courts
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11228413
2. Microsoft opposes cyber law channge
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11227098
Smartphone overuse may ‘damage’ eyes
Keywords: Smartphone, health, safety, damage, over-use, digital citizenship
Opticians say people are so addicted to things like smart phones there’s increasing risk of damaging their eyes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/26780069
Preschoolers health put at risk
keywords: preschool, education, digital citizenship, technology, health
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30025725/preschooler-health-put-at-risk.html
I have been working on a tool for students to do a self assessment/reflection and feedback. There are two version of the tool, though the difference is more in layout as the core content is the same.
The tool is based around the work of Stephen Dinham which is used by DET NSW and New Zealand educators John Hattie & Helen Timperley.
Both works are created under the creative commons share and share-alike license. Acknowledgement is appreciated
References
Dinham S. May 2008. Feedback on feedback. Teacher, the national education magazine issue 191 Art 6. Australian Council for Edducational research (ACER)
Timperley,H. Hattie,J. 2007 The power of feedback. Review of educational Research p77-87
self assessment & feedback landscape self assessment & feedback
This is a great set of resources from the BBC series “Click”
Here are some that are quite relevant at the moment for 3D printing, Augmented reality, Language learning, modeling and simulations
Making Movies with your smart phone
Keywords: Mobile, Apps, Video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01sxpqq
3D Printers reviewed
Keywords: 3D, Printers, Models
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nrvtk
Whats next after the 3D printed gun
Keywords: 3D, Printers, ethics, digital citizenship
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nc4y6
Inside the worlds largest 3dPrinting factory
Keywords: 3D, Printers, business, employment, commercial, factory
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01m9vvz
3D printing Chocolate and Pasta
Keywords: 3D, Printers, business, employment, commercial, factory, catering, food
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01m2544
Augmented reality app brings drawings to life
Keywords: Augmented reality, tablet, AR,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nkyxy
Learning a language with help from your peers
Keywords: language, learning, Aquisition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01w0c0t
Trying to predict traffic jams in Singapore
Keywords: Modelling, Simulation
On the wire this week features privacy articles, 3D printing and
Facebook’s New ‘DeepFace’ Program Is Just As Creepy As It Sounds
Keywords: Social media, privacy, facial recognition
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/facebook-deepface-facial-recognition_n_4985925.html
3D-printing articles
Keywords: 3D printers, Health, building, business, employment, medicience
3-D Printers Are Saving Babies’ Lives One Breath At A Time
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/21/3d-printer-health_n_4993565.html
House building with 3-D printers
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30025046/House-building-with-3-D-printers
HP 3D-printer coming in June?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30027367/HP-3D-printer-coming-in-June
Preschooler health put at risk
Keyword: health, psychological, preschoolers, digital usage
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30025725/Preschooler-health-put-at-risk
University hires Wikipedian-in-residence
Keyword: Wikipedia, wikipedian, university, open content
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30026175/University-hires-Wikipedian-in-residence
Android to power smartwatches
Keyword: smartwatch, wearable, android
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30026129/Android-to-power-smartwatches
Many Kiwis falling to cyber scammers
Keywords: Cybersafety, digital citizenship, scams, New Zealand, phishing
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30026995/Many-Kiwis-falling-to-cyber-scammers
A look at Sony’s virtual reality googles
Keywords: VR, Virtual reality, development, games, leisure, entertainment
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/30027048/A-look-at-Sonys-virtual-reality-googles
Study finds wi-fi is safe in schools
Keywords: Wifi, Education, health, youth, risk,
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/9850822/Study-finds-wi-fi-is-safe-in-schools
Wi-fi not a health risk to pupils or staff, with exposure many thousands of times lower than relevant standard, Health Ministry says.
Teacher sees value in online connection
Keywords: Social media, education, learning, teaching, achievement
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/9855794/Teacher-sees-value-in-online-connection
A teacher has challenged his colleagues to use the latest social media to engage their students – even if that means Snapchatting photo reminders about
Vatican Library to digitise archives
Keyword: library, Vatican, electronic archive, digitising
The Vatican Library begins digitising its priceless collection of manuscripts dating from the origins of the Church with support from Japan’s NTT Data.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26676909
IBM’s Watson to help fight cancer
Keyword: super-computer, health, science
IBM supercomputer Watson is to help determine the best treatments for a common type of brain cancer.
Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26662230
MtGox finds 200,000 lost bitcoins
Keywords: Finance, commerce, business, employment, bitcoins, digital wallets
Bankrupt Japanese firm MtGox says it has found 200,000 lost bitcoins worth millions of dollars in a digital wallet from 2011 that it no longer uses.
This is an interesting article I have just found in the local paper. A well regarded school is shifting from textbook into eBooks. The preferred option, even though it is a BYOD program, is iPads. The functionality of interactive media wins over the traditional mediums.
The iPads do lend themselves very well to science. My daughter uses her iPad all the time, particularly to record demonstrations and experiments in class. When the videos and images are then linked to science reports developd in pages, you have a very comprehensive product.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/9773389/Tablets-replace-books-as-Collegiate-goes-hi-tech
This weeks On the wire round up of articles includes 3D printers, digital citizenship, games, addiction and Wearable technologies
Google Glass – Wearable technology – 3 articles
Keywords: Wearable, Technology, Privacy, security, safety, digital citizenship
‘I was attacked for wearing Google Glass’
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30017829/I-was-attacked-for-wearing-Google-Glass
All wrapped up in wearable devices
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30017383/All-wrapped-up-in-wearable-devices
Glass bar clash part of San Francisco tech wars
UK spies ‘intercepted webcam images’
Keywords: Privacy, security, integrity, policy, government, politics
British spy agency GCHQ intercepted webcam images from millions of Yahoo users around the world, according to a report in the Guardian.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26367781
Yahoo users’ webcam privacy breached by British spies – Guardian
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11211356
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11211800
Robots whirr into elderly health care
Keywords: robotics, AI, Health, Home, Leisure, Reliability, Integrity
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11211852
Retailers urged to ride the online wave
Keywords: Business, employment, commerce, home, leisure, online, retail
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11211853
Family Memories lost as backup fails
Keywords: digital citizenship, security, reliability, integrity
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11211029
App offers new way to learn Maori
Keywords: Language, education, learning, school, app, mobile learning
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11209201
Endgame for online addicts
keywords: Health, Pyschological, gaming, addiction, internet addiction, medical
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11209190
Virgin Media rolls out porn filters
Keywords: Filtering, censorship, internet, digital citizenship, cybersafety, integrity, reliability, freedom, choice
Virgin Media has turned on a filtering system to help parents stop children seeing inappropriate material online.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26383279
Energy firm cyber-defence ‘too weak’
Keywords: Security, reliability, integrity, infrastructure, politics, government, safety, cyber-attacks
Power companies are being refused insurance cover for cyber-attacks due to inadequate defences, the BBC learns.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26358042
Top Tablets Revealed
Keyword:tablet, ipad, education, ibooks, learning, mobile, review and comparision
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11209872
Tablets replace books as Collegiate goes hi-tech
Keyword:tablet, ipad, education, ibooks, learning, mobile, review and comparision
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/9773389/Tablets-replace-books-as-Collegiate-goes-hi-tech
Printers capable of making guns
keywords: Security, safety, control, politic, regulation, weapons, 3D printers
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30017857/Printers-capable-of-making-guns
Kiwis go online to research health problems
Keywords: health, reliability, accuracy, integrity, security, safety
http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/kiwis-go-online-research-health-problems-5854188
Bitcoin owners find safe place for digital currency
Keywords: Business, employment, commerce, finance, security, safety, digital citizenship, bit coins
This weeks updates
Teens turn to anonymous-messaging apps
Keywords: Digital Citizenship, Instant messaging, social media, privacy, anonymity
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30016495/Teens-turn-to-anonymous-messaging-apps
Google outs new guide for Glass Explorers
Keywords: Wearable technology, google, glass, convergence, digital citizenship, ethics
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30016885/Google-outs-new-guide-for-Glass-Explorers
20,000 tickets wrongly issued
keywords: reliability, integrity, politics, government, error, legal
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11204867
No Human brain can check this answer
keywords: computing, supercomputer, mathematics, AI
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11206346
Salad Worker sacked by text gets $2000
Keywords: Digital citizenship, business, employment, mobile, ethics, legal
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11207198
The mystery behind computer speed
Keywords: Hardware, software, technology, speed, processing
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30016426/The-mystery-behind-computer-speed
A documentarian working in virtual reality
Keywords: Documentary, media, virtual reality, augmented reality, film maker, evolution of media
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30016828/A-documentarian-working-in-virtual-reality
MS Access Tutorial videos
These are excellent learning resources for Microsoft Access
Keywords: Tutorials, video, database, how to, Microsoft Access 2010, free
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/access2010
Facebook ‘trolls’ find it harder to be mean in real life
Keywords: digital citizenship, ethics, social media, home, leisure
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11204762
Valve challenged over user privacy
Keywords: privacy, security, leisure, entertainment, home, games
Game maker Valve has issued a statement to defuse a row over data it gathers about people who play its games.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26240140
Thousands in Pokemon collaboration
Keywords: Home, leisure, entertainment, collaboration, social media, games
Thousands of people are taking part in an online game of Pokemon using the social gaming video site Twitch.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26240191