...online, give polls to check for student understanding, and award badges to individual students based on performance or behavior. • Skype Students and teachers are able to communicate if they are unable to meet in class. I’ve used this app several times to meet with my teachers via phone/computer. • Quizlet This is an app that helps students study for tests and quiz themselves. It is made up of custom flashcards or you can share them and use other people’s regarding the same subject. • Translators There are several useful apps that translate unknown languages into things you understand. I know that in the past I have used these apps for when I go out of the country or just to help me in some of my language courses. • Graphing Calculator Apps We all know that graphing calculators are EXPENSIVE! Well, there are free apps that offer everything that a graphing calculator can and more. This can be very helpful to students. • GroupMe This is an app that lets everyone stay in contact and communicate without hassle or having to give out your cell phone number. I’ve used this app for several class group projects and I love it. Some teachers will even use this to communicate to the class and hold open discussions. • Skyward App Skyward Mobile Access will automatically locate your district and take you instantly to your vital information such as grades, attendance, discipline, payroll, time off, and more • ClassDojo Helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms...
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...The Impact of the Cloud on Higher Education Douglas Rosette (VP Sales) July 2012 Agenda • • • • • • • • Introduction Traditional Access with AT Software How Computing has and is Changing What this means for AT in the future Examples of Cloud Computing Example of AT in the Cloud What Texthelp is working on Questions Introduction • I'm not Martin McKay..sorry to his fans • I am Doug Rosette VP Sales • Spent 20 plus year working with Assistive Technology LD, Blind and Visually Impaired. • Worked for or with the following companies: Texthelp Inc, Cambium Learning, Optelec, EVS, AiSquared • Self proclaimed lover of technology Different Types of Assistive Technology Standalone Systems • • • • Work on their own Do not need Word / Outlook / Browser Single task / Simple use Examples: • Clicker • Boardmaker • Simple AAC software Accessibility Layer Systems • Simply put…they help you to do something else. • • • • • • • Jaws Read&Write Gold ZoomText Hal Supernova Braille Output Devices Co Writer How Accessibility Layer Systems Work USER Screen Readers Word Prediction Braille Output Input Devices Magnifiers Etc. Accessibility Layer ( provided by OS ) MS Word Internet Explorer Outlook Firefox Open Office Safari How has computing changed? A few years ago there where only a few viable platforms to develop AT in. Today there are many and the list keeps growing! What does “more platforms” mean? • For AT Companies ...
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...Annotated Bibliography Research Question: Are students benefiting from the integration of technology in the educational system? Texts Abbas, A. and Faiz, A. (2013), ‘Usefulness of digital and traditional libraries in higher education’. International Journal of Services Technology and Management, Vol. 19, No 1/2/3, pp. 149-160. This article compares the advantages of digital libraries to traditional libraries in higher education. This is done by students comparing their fundamental functions (access location, interaction, search and query of access). The results displayed advantages and disadvantages to both, however the article concludes that students prefer digital libraries over traditional. This was due to digital libraries being more...
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...been a major focus in the education sector. At the same time, there has been a rising demand for cost-effective, software that will support the education system by providing learning and administrative services. This study speaks about how the deployment of cloud storage enables those who work in the education sector to meet these new challenges. Today’s students are more technologically inclined and have a great aptitude to use web-based applications. Educators need to efficiently create, store and share learning resources among their peers, students, and parents that provide them easy access and are available anywhere, anytime to an internet connected device. Apart from teaching, educators also need to manage and monitor the quality of the education delivered in schools. The system used should be user friendly so that minimum training is required to use them. Also, educational institutions are constrained by cost containment and are required to ensure compliance with regulations specially pertaining to security and privacy. The system should have the capability to protect the privacy and confidentiality of information. Cloud storage has emerged as the optimal solution to meet the requirements of cost containment, pervasive access and real time availability of service with a scalability web based architecture for accessing data and providing to meet the growing demand. An education system support based on cloud...
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...The iMARKET Darragh Barker Executive Summary Throughout this research paper I hope to identify the sale of digital goods as a business model and the different types of companies that operate under this business model. Investigate the revenue streams for various digital products and the commercial strategy for investment/reinvestment of profit. I will also be looking at how this digital good have affected us on a social level ie education, employment, day to day living. The beginning SoundJam MP, developed by Bill Kincaid and released by Casady & Greene in 1999, was renamed iTunes when Apple purchased it in 2000. Jeff Robbin, Kincaid, and Dave Heller moved to Apple as part of the acquisition, where they continue to work today as the software's original developers. They simplified SoundJam's user interface, added the ability to burn CDs, and removed its recording feature and skin support. On January 9, 2001, iTunes 1.0 was released at Macworld San Francisco. Originally a Mac OS 9-only application, iTunes began to support Mac OS X when version 2.0 was released nine months later, which also added support for the original iPod. version 3 dropped Mac OS 9 support but added smart playlists and a ratings system. In April 2003, version 4.0 introduced the iTunes Store; in October, version 4.1 added support for Microsoft Windows 2000and Windows XP. This is can be interpreted as the birth of the one of the most successful digital goods based companies ever. Apple...
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...Nortcliffe1 1 Department of Engineering and Maths, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB 2 Quality Enhancement and Student Success, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S11WB Correspondence should be addressed to Andrew Middleton, A.J.Middleton@shu.ac.uk Copyright © 2012 Ben Woodock, Andrew Middleton and Anne Nortcliffe. This is an open access journal article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits the unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Ownership of mobile smartphones amongst the general consumer, professionals and students is growing exponentially. The potential for smartphones in education builds upon experience described in the extensive literature on mobile learning from the previous decade which suggests that the ubiquity, multi-functionality and connectivity of mobile devices offers a new and potentially powerful networked learning environment. This paper reports on a collaborative study conducted by an undergraduate student with the support of two members of academic staff. The research sought to establish the extent to which students are autonomously harnessing smartphone technology to support their learning and the nature of this use. Initial findings were explored through student interviews. The study found that students who own smartphones are largely unaware of their potential to support learning and, in general...
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...Education is often regarded as the greatest equalizer – it offers an egalitarian environment for all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, race, or ethnicity to learn and to achieve. Once optional for students, higher education has become a requirement for prospective employees. However, as college education becomes a necessity for employment, its cost has risen dramatically in the past decades, deteriorating the once romantic view of education. According to the College Board, a non-profit organization, the cost of a public four-year university has nearly tripled from $7,938 to $18,943. Yet, there has been stagnant growth in purchasing power for American as workers gained a mere 49 cent in purchasing power from 1964. Facing rising costs of secondary education and stagnant wages, college is becoming an...
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...Google is making a move from traditional to conventional, from outdated to updated. In the seminar room, you will be given a brief explanation on how google is trying to help schools take on a fresh new way in delivering education to the new generation. First of all you will be introduced to the Chromebooks/tablets, and later on the google education apps used in these Chrombooks/tablets. After the session is over, you can head over the to main hall and try out these devices for yourself hands-on. So first and foremost, what is a Chromebook? A Chromebook is a fast, cheap and portable laptop running Chrome OS as its operating system. The devices are primarily designed to be used while connected to the internet. Everything is performed on a browser, known as google chrome, and over the cloud. There are no programmes, everything is initiated through apps which you download through the app store on the browser, and then actions are performed through it. What you primarily need to use all these apps or so to speak, the laptop, is a google account. Why use chromebooks for classrooms? They are affordable, starting from $259, which all educational apps pre-installed. They are easy to manage, the chromebook boots up in less than 8 seconds, that’s less time than it takes to make a paper aeroplane! If they are in sleep mode, they resume working immediately. They are also perfect for sharing, a single device can be shared amongst students but still they can get a more personal experience...
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...consumer and professional software applications, the iOS and Mac OS X operating systems, iCloud, and a range of accessory, service and support offerings. It also sells and delivers digital content and applications through the iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store. During the year ended November 24, 2011, the Company, as part of a consortium, acquired Nortel Networks Corporation’s patent portfolio. In February 2012, the Company acquired app-search engine Chomp. Apple sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, and direct sales force, as well as through third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and resellers. In addition, the Company sells a range of third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software, printers, storage devices, speakers, headphones, and various other accessories and peripherals, through its online and retail stores. The Company sells to consumers, small and mid-sized businesses (SMB), and education, enterprise and government customers. The Company has designed a range of products, services and programs to address the needs of education customers. It also supports mobile learning and real-time distribution and accessibility of education related materials through iTunes U, a platform that allows students and teachers to share and distribute educational media online. It sells its products to the...
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...classes and activities in three main areas of education: mathematics, music and languages. There will be two main programs for children under three years old and for children between three and six years old. The strategic goal of WaTS is to develop an app during one year creating a new product on the educational market. Also, WaTS wants to achieve and maintain outstanding customer service. Top management plans to achieve these goals by using this app...
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...Assignment 2 Task 1: There are six different ways that markets can be segmented. One of the ways is by using psychographic segmentation. Psychographic segmentation involves putting people into different categories by social class, lifestyle, activities, opinions, interests, behaviour and attitudes. Within this segmentation is socio-economic segmentation. These are classified depending on their similarities in income, occupation and education. There is a table used called the social grade definitions table that is used for classifications. Social grade | Social status | Occupation | A | Upper middle class | Higher managerial, administrative or professional | B | Middle class | Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional | C1 | Lower middle class | Supervisory or clerical and junior managerial, administrative or professional | C2 | Skilled working class | Skilled manual workers | D | Working class | Semi-skilled and unskilled workers | E | Those at the lowest level of subsistence | State pensioners or widows, casual or low grade workers | Lifestyle looks at the people and not the product trying to relate lifestyle patterns to purchasing behaviour. A lifestyle is a way that someone behaves, which they have got from part of the community. There are a few models of lifestyle; one of the most well-known is sagacity life cycle groupings. This basically looks at how people...
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...introduce to the College of Business is a Florida Tech College of Business app. I believe that technology has played a major part in advertising campaigns lately and there is an opportunity for the College of Business to recognize this. The app will be for potential students and their parents. In the app there will be newsletters for them to read about what is going on in the College of Business. The app will also consist of explaining what COB is about and what they have to offer their potential students. Giving some statistical information about Florida Tech would be the best way to show the new students and their parents how ideal Florida Tech is among the other schools. The background on the faculty and the courses they teach will be available through the app. A calendar of COB campus activities, such as their ice cream social, the COB barbeque and other events will also be available for potential students and their parents to see. The idea of this would be to show parents that there is an opportunity for their child to get involved in campus life through the College of Business and not through illegal activities. The reason for offering a College of Business app is for potential students and their parents to have easier access to COB and not having to go online and look around for the Nathan M. Bisk, College of Business webpage. The Opportunity or Problem: A reason why I want to create the app for the College of Business is because the people interested in Florida...
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...objectives of the Financial Times in redesigning its e-commerce presence? What considerations, if any, unique to the newspaper business were involved? What did Financial Times do to meet the needs of mobile device users? Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Slide 3-1 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Slide 3-3 Imagine Your E-commerce Presence What’s the idea? Vision Mission statement Target audience Intended market space Strategic analysis Internet marketing matrix Development timeline and preliminary budget Chapter 3 Building an E-commerce Presence: Web Sites, Mobile Sites, and Apps Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Slide 3-4 1 Imagine Your E-commerce Presence (cont.) Imagine Your E-commerce Presence (cont.) Where’s the money? Business model(s): Portal, e-tailer, content provider, transaction broker, market creator, service provider, community provider Characterize the marketplace Demographics Size, growth, changes Structure Competitors Suppliers Substitute products Revenue model(s): Advertising, subscriptions, transaction fees, sales, and affiliate revenue Where is the content coming from? Static or dynamic? Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Slide 3-5 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Slide 3-7 Imagine Your E-commerce Presence (cont.) Imagine Your E-commerce Presence (cont.) Who and where is the target audience? Describing your audience Demographics Age, gender, income, location Behavior patterns (lifestyle) Consumption...
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...that have operating systems of their own; the two most popular being Android, and iOS. However there are others, but smartphones are becoming the standard. As it is stated in an article, “With the widespread innovations in the communication technology, people are shifting from their basic phones to the smartphone technology.” Key Findings This relatively new technology has impacted several parts of our society. Most relevant to the subject at hand would be education. There are new, innovative ways one can learn or teach using smart phone technology. Smart phones have innovated a thing we know as “apps.” There are several education based apps that can facilitate the process of learning or teaching depending on what it is you are looking for, whether you are the instructor or student. Smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate and socialize. Once again, facilitated mostly through applications available on the phones themselves. Every smart phone is standardly equipped with a GPS and there are apps that suggest new places for you to visit, eat, or people to meet based on places you’ve been or interests that you have. I can see this becoming detrimental in time, where people become dependent on technology in order to socialize. In fact, it is already happening today. I feel we have to become less dependent on our phones to do every day things we did before the advent of this new technology lest we become socially dependent on it. This technology is being...
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...Duolingo: Global at Inception “We believe everyone should have access to education of the highest quality – for free” -Duolingo’s Team On June19th, 2012 a new platform for learning different languages, Duolingo, was released to the market in the hopes of providing high quality education to the masses. Nowadays, Duolingo has over 100 million users, has won awards like the IPhone app of the year and Google’s best of the best in 2013 among others (Duolingo, s.f.). This paper will focus on how Duolingo was born and has successfully expanded throughout markets around the world using internationalization theory “Born globals” as base. History Luis von Ahn, computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University and inventor of the CAPTCHA, and his PhD student, Severin Hacker, wanted to begin an academic project together and were looking for a subject to work on. They realized that the language education market was highly underserved because most people who wanted to learn another language wanted to do so to improve their economical situation and get better paid jobs, and most of these people didn’t have the money to afford a foreign language course on any of the options available like universities or online courses like Open English. So they decided to come up with a way to provide high quality language education for free. Creating and providing the best language education system for free (as von Ahn and Hacker intended to) was not an easy task, these kind of projects...
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