Wednesday, May 05, 2004

TheOpenCD 1.4 Released [Slashdot] - good practical selection -- BL 8:42:48 AM      Google It!.

WWWTools for Education. The WWWTools for Education site lists two articles about learning objects in their Latest Articles section: "Learning Object Repositories" and "Learning Objects 2004." Both articles provide helpful introductions for teachers. (Accessing the articles requires entering one's email address.) JH ____ "A Learning Object Repository is a searchable database that houses digital resources and/or metadata that can be reused to mediate learning." "Links to learning objects, how to use them, what they are and where to find them." [EduResources Weblog--Higher Education Resources Online] 8:40:05 AM      Google It!.

Technology Helps Student Teachers Make the Grade. Purdue University faculty have learned how to be a "fly on the wall" when observing student teachers. In a pilot project this year, School of Education professors are using digital video equipment to observe student teachers in the classroom via the I [Online Learning Update] 8:33:13 AM      Google It!.

Biometric recognition gets right in your face. 3D imaging technology By John Leyden . [The Register] 8:26:46 AM      Google It!.

OA to Invitrogen cloning technology. Invitrogen now offers open access to its Gateway and related cloning technologies for use in the NIH Mammalian Gene Collection Program. [Open Access News] 8:24:44 AM      Google It!.