Let The Games Begin! 5 Extremely Cute & Educational Games For Toddlers [Android]
There’s nothing cuter than a toddler playing a game on a smartphone. I used to think letting toddlers play with phones is a bad sign of the times, kids playing with screens instead of balls and all that, but there’s something truly unique about the way children enjoy these phone games, and after letting my cats play with my iPad, I can’t very well refuse to let my 17-month-old niece play with my phone.
Raspberry Pi - A Credit-Card Sized ARM Computer - Yours For Only $25
Something big has been brewing in the university town of Cambridge, UK. For the past year a team of academics, businessmen, lecturers and programmers have been making final amendments to a very exciting project indeed. Raspberry Pi is an ultra-affordable credit-card sized computer that will be finally making its way into the sweaty palms of excitable programmers, hobbyists and students come the end of February 2012.
4 Stock Video Websites To Catch A Glimpse Of History Captured On Film
There are quite a few other websites out there which host stock video footage from key moments in history. They playback not only eyewitness accounts, but also give us history lessons in video…as it happened. So, which are the handful of these hosting sites which have a commendable selection of historic videos?
Piazza - A Q&A Forum For Students & Instructors To Be More Productive
Last semester, one of my CS professors started class by saying that his superior was strongly encouraging (read: forcing) the teaching staff to use this new web-based discussion board called Piazza. As students, some of us considered it a bit annoying to have to check yet another website but little did we know, this site actually became a very useful and heavily-relied-on tool.
Taking Free Classes & Courses At iTunes U [iPad, iPhone & iPod touch]
At Apple's recent live event at the Guggenheim in New York to launch its most recent application, iBooks Author, the company also used the occasion to introduce another education related iOS 5 app and iTunes service called iTunes U. Apple is providing access to complete courses from leading universities and other schools.
Apple Introduces iBook Textbook Publishing [News]
Last Thursday, Apple held a live event at the Guggenheim in New York, where the company introduced its latest software, iBooks Author, which some critics are calling a game changer for schools, writers, and book publishers. iBooks Author is designed to enable writers and publishers to create multimedia e-textbooks that can be uploaded and sold on the Apple's iBooks store and viewed in the updated iBooks 2 app.
Enroll Free At Stanford Online For Winter 2012 [News]
Stanford University has increased the amount of courses it offers for free online and anyone can participate by enrolling in the January 2012 intake. The courses are run with all the benefits of an online university course, except you do not receive any credit for completion. Lectures are available online to watch at your leisure, as are reading materials and quizzes.
YouTube Launches YouTube For Schools, Features Safe & Educational Content Only [News]
Do you remember your excitement as a student when the teacher rolled in that huge TV on a cart and announced that you were going to watch a movie? Those were usually the best and most memorable classes. Google figured this out, and so have launched a special YouTube network, just for schools and universities.
Find Cool Interactive Games That Create A Social Impact On 'Games For Change'
From education to politics…from business to the environment, games are being tailored to promote awareness of social issues. Social games serve to remind us of the potential that exists beyond the blood-spills and Martian colonization’s of games meant solely for fun. A website that’s doing some work on highlighting the link between social impact and games is Games For Change.
5 Scholarship Search Sites to Help Students Get Financial Aid
There are a gazillion scholarship search engines and websites on the web. Each of them could potentially lead you to a fitting scholarship that could help you save a few dollars. So, here’s looking at a few useful ones that could save you a lot of legwork in search of financial aid.
BioDigital Human - An Amazing 3D Map & Reference Of The Human Body
Remember Google Body Browser? This used to be a very cool Google Labs project that let you view a 3D map of the human body and learn about it. Well, it’s gone now, such is the way of some Labs projects. The company behind it, Zygote, says that that it will release it as a full product. But that doesn’t mean you have to wait, because BioDigital Human is available right now, for free.
4 Things That Totally Suck About Using Technology in School
I’ve read that e-books are the future of books, and it’s not a matter of if they’ll surpass print books but when. Being still in college, I wondered if that was the case for e-textbooks. There’s certainly more buzz on e-textbooks as they’re cheaper and it means that students don’t have to break their backs with heavy physical books. But are they better? Is going all digital better?
Study Up On Your University With Koofers [US-Only]
I know that students are already half-way through the fall semester, but don't you think it's about time to start thinking about the spring? (Even though you may not like the fact that it's about to happen, just know that it's a good thing to be prepared.) Fortunately, I've found found a little site called Koofers, and with over 4000 universites using it nationwide, you know that it's your all-access pass to professor reviews, study tips, and more.
10 Mac Tools That Every Student Should Make Use Of
It's next to impossible these days to attend school and not use a desktop or laptop computer. While all Mac computers provide essential tools or applications (including Mail, iCal, TextEdit, and Preview) to help students stay organized and get assignments done, there are a slew of free and practical third-party tools that every Mac-owning student should make use of.
The 10 Best Sites To Rent Or Buy College TextBooks Cheaply
Today's generation has the best of the online and offline worlds. We didn’t have websites which told us where to find (rent or buy) cheap textbooks. But today’s generation just has to type in a URL and hey presto, there are more than a dozen sites plying cheap textbooks for sale or rent. So, let’s take a look at ten websites where you can get college textbooks for cheap.
10 Things You Can Do For Fun & Learning On The Library Of Congress Online
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. 33 million books (838 miles of shelves) is quite a lot of reading. Just to boggle your mind with statistics, 10,000 new items are added to the library’s catalog each day. For those of us who have yet to experience something like the majestic Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building, an online peek is the next best option.
Boost Your Brain Power & Memorize Important Information With AnkiDroid [Android 1.5+]
Alfa November Kilo India. That’s how you spell "Anki" according to the NATO phonetic alphabet. And no, I didn’t need Wikipedia to come up with that. I just know the phonetic alphabet now. And I can also phonetically read many words in Russian, when a month ago I couldn’t. This is all thanks to AnkiDroid, a free Android application for learning things using flash cards.
Qiqqa Organizes Academic Papers, A Student's Best Friend [Windows]
Get your massive collection of academic papers under control so you can get to work actually writing. Qiqqa is a document management program built from the ground up for academics, making it a must-have tool for students and professors everywhere. Set Qiqqa up now and be ready to head back to school.
7 Ways to Use the iPad to Help Students Excel at School
We are approaching the era where students don't have to carry stacks of thick heavy books to school anymore. Everything will be digitized and available at the tip of students' fingers, inside the iPad. Not wanting to waste any more time, some schools have already adopted the iPad as their learning tool, while students and educators are slowly figuring out the best way to utilize the iPad for education.
Amazon Launches New iPhone App Geared Towards Students [iOS News]
Amazon has always been quick to use mobile devices as a way to increase sales. Now they have launched an iPhone app specifically designed for students. The timing of this launch couldn't be better; it is that time of year where students are beginning to get back in session.