The End of the University as We Know It

The End of the University as We Know It

What do you think?
How will this affect you?

Vindication for Entrepreneurs Watching Sky: Yes, It Can Fall

Vindication for Entrepreneurs Watching Sky: Yes, It Can Fall

A Meteor Streaking Through the Sky From Six Vantage Points

So...what do you think?  Is watching for meteors a good idea, or a waste of money?

Codecademy Partners With Twitter, Evernote, Box, And Others To Offer A Suite Of New API Lessons

Codecademy Partners With Twitter, Evernote, Box, And Others To Offer A Suite Of New API Lessons

Would you be interested in learning how to code...for free?

How Google Retooled Android With Help From Your Brain

How Google Retooled Android With Help From Your Brain

What do you think?

http://lifehacker.com/5985304/get-the-most-from-your-games-a-beginners-guide-to-graphics-settings

Get More From Your Games: A Beginner’s Guide to Graphics Settings

What advice or tips did you find most useful?

Facebook Graph Search is an awesome tool for phishing attacks

“If you thought the level of spam and phishing scams on Facebook couldn’t possibly get worse, I have bad news for you..."

How will you protect yourself?

US judge rules for Texas school district in RFID tracking case

How would you feel if we adopted that policy here?

New year's tech resolutions: Best digital practices for 2013

Which ones are you most likely to adopt?

Technology built into mannequins helping stores track customers

Is this an invasion of your privacy?

If you said yes, then read this:

Tracking tech abounds, but emerging tools offer a shield

What are your thoughts?

Senate bill to allow warrantless government access to your online services

What do you think?  Is this the first you've heard about this?  Does that make you angry?

How to sacrifice your online privacy for fun and profit

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2027748/how-to-sacrifice-your-online-privacy-for-fun-and-profit.html

How much are you worth?

US teens lead the way for shady, risky online behavior

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2015064/us-teens-lead-the-way-for-shady-risky-online-behavior.html

MK802 II Android 4.0 Mini PC Google TV Box Internet Wifi Player + Air Fly Mouse

MK802 II Android 4.0 Mini PC Google TV Box Internet Wifi Player + Air Fly Mouse

Would you buy this?

Blog vs. Website

Definitions:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website

Differences:

• http://www.mybloggertricks.com/2011/11/5-major-differences-between-blog-and.html
• http://www.jeffkorhan.com/2011/11/blog-or-website.html

Examples:

• http://jwsimmerblogstechnology.blogspot.com/
• https://sites.google.com/site/bibbcoenglish10/

So...which one would you like to create?  Comment your answer and whichever one gets the most comments is the one you will create next in class.

An app for everything: Every student has a favorite & UA's toughest professor

An app for everything: Every student has a favorite:

'via Blog this'

An app for everything: Every student has a favorite

What do you think of students and professors working together to develop and test new technology?  

Read more about this professor here:  

Is Lonnie Strickland UA’s toughest professor?

Would you take his class?

Here's the 3D-printing institute in Obama's State of the Union | Crave - CNET:

'via Blog this'

The 3D-printing institute mentioned in the President's State of the Union Address

The president wants you to know about the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute in Youngstown, Ohio, and its plans to print the future.

What are your thoughts?
Why did the video refer to this technology as "game changing"?

How do you think this will affect the economy?  The job market?  

Finally, which one of these related articles did you find the most interesting, and why?  

Related stories

• MakerBot builds the future, layer by layer
• NASA 3D-printing parts for its next rocket headed for Mars
• Staples to offer in-store 3D printing on demand
• Mining asteroids to 3D-print space stations: Beyond pie in the sky?

  

Soon you’ll be able to print your own robot for $800

What do you think?  Is this a cool idea, or is it kinda scary?  What are the future implications of this type of DIY (do it yourself) technology being available in the home?