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Florida Schools Using Fingerprint Scanners for Roll Calls and More
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Remember when life was a whole lot simpler and we didn’t use or even need a ton of electronics to live our lives? No iPods, no mobile phones, no laptop computers or tablets, no cars, and no television? Probably sounds like a hard life to live, but hey, our ancestors… |
October 11th, 2011
Yale School of Medicine Hands Out 520 iPads to Students
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I can tell you from experience that no matter what sort of degree in the medical field you are pursuing you will have a ton of textbooks. One of the anatomy books I had in college weighed a good ten pounds. Add to that the cost of those books and… |
September 1st, 2011
Wi-Fi Network Party Invites: Hopefully No Creeps Around
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Planning a house party for the beginning of the Fall? Don’t know all of your neighbors yet? Use your Wi-Fi network to invite everyone on your block! Wait a second, is this actually a smart idea? One of the most interesting ways that I’ve seen to invite people to your… |
September 7th, 2010
Nintendo Wants Ds in Schools in Japan, Forgets Every Japanese Kid Already has One
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… possible even two. Legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto told Forbes that he’s “devoting” himself to finding out more ways to get the Nintendo DS as well as the Wii into schools. Miyamoto also said that Nintendo will start “to roll out the Nintendo DS system in junior high … |
March 22nd, 2010
Fbi Probes Case of Alleged School Spying on Students via Webcam
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Back when I was in school, I often suspected that the teachers were dumbasses. I was never able to get the proof I needed back then, but a bunch of outright morons at a school district in Pennsylvania have proven me correct once and for all. There is some serious… |
February 23rd, 2010
Space Invaders Explain Their Simple Plan on Your Wall, Courtesy of Blik Vinyl Decals
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How do you think the Space Invaders figured out their marching orders? With this simple plan, of course! Now you too can embellish your bedroom wall with a constant reminder of exactly how to increase speed, drop down and reverse direction – just in case you need to do that… |
June 8th, 2009
Tap Your Screen if You’Re Present: iPhone to Take Attendance in Japanese University
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If there’s one thing I can say about the Japanese, it’s that they’re weird. Now if there are two things I can say about the Japanese, then I say they’re weird and they’re quick to embrace technology. Case in point: beginning this June, Aoyama Gakuin University in Sagamihara city will… |
May 29th, 2009
Pre-Chewed Pencils Require Less Effort
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Getting students to stay “on task,” as they say, is a constant challenge in the modern school, but one company thinks they have part of the answer. British design company Concentrate has just debuted a new age in the ABCs of reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic… but in this case, that… |
December 14th, 2008
High School Drafting Made Fun
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While I cut my teeth playing my Atari 2600, I never realized that I could use mine as a creative solution to completing my homework assignments. I guess I just wasn’t that crafty. Here’s a guy who managed to turn an Atari joystick into a drafting project for his high… |
January 2nd, 2008
