Thursday, September 22, 2005

GoogleTV Coming Soon?. [Slashdot] 8:12:01 PM      Google It!.

Better Web Apps With Ajax. [Slashdot] 8:08:20 PM      Google It!.

Blogging As A Form Of Therapy. [Slashdot] 10:18:32 AM      Google It!.

Cell Ban Proposed for New Drivers. Talking on a cell phone or other wireless device would be illegal for teens and other novice drivers if a proposal by the National Transportation Safety Board is adopted. [Wired News] 9:54:48 AM      Google It!.

IU receives national grant to extend its digital music library. The Indiana University Digital Library Program today (Sept. 20) received a $768,747 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to extend its groundbreaking digital music library to college teachers and students across the [Online Learning Update] 9:52:09 AM      Google It!.

Company offers lecture podcasting - Kate FitzGerald, Indiana Daily Student. Professors of large lecture courses at two Texas universities are trying out a system that would allow them to collect money from students who want the option of missing class without worry. Like some Purdue students this semester and some distance-learni [Online Learning Update] 9:51:21 AM      Google It!.

Dell Launches Flash Music Player. [Slashdot] 14 hours of portable audio could enhance courses for students on the go. -- BL 9:50:03 AM      Google It!.

Google Putting Crowd Wisdom to Work. [Slashdot] this links to open source software for predicting the "ideas" market in the future.  This might be the basis of an advanced warning system for mems that will buzz and this would be important for educational institution planning.  Given the slow pace of implimenting change in institutions the predictions would be especially useful so that offerings can stay ahead of the curve.  -- BL 9:46:59 AM      Google It!.