SmartClassroom
SmartClassroom
Presentation, Display, CMS, and eLearning
2/11/2009
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Spotlight

  • 3 Challenges (with Benefits) to Wiki Use in Instruction

    There are always challenges in the actual use of technology in instruction, not only in practical terms with familiarity with the technology itself but, more importantly, in a pedagogical sense as the benefits to teaching and learning are examined more thoroughly. How can the instructional uses of a wiki be maximized to ensure this higher level of engagement with students?More

News & Product Updates

  • Free Lecture Capture System Adds Desktop Broadcasting, Analytics

    Panopto reported that it's gearing up to release CourseCast 2.1 this month, an update to the company's classroom capture system that's available free to academic users. Panopto will also release its new Blade Pack, a collection of addons for CourseCast that provide enhanced multimedia capabilities and analytics.More

  • MIT Livestreams Images of Living Cells to Dublin with Document Camera

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has partnered with The Grafting Parlour, a collaborative research project involving artists and scientists, to display living cells via streaming video to an event in Dublin, Ireland.More

  • Moodle Gets Mediasite Classroom Capture Integration

    Sonic Foundry has released a new module for Moodle called the Mediasite Content Module for Moodle. The new software provides integration between the open source learning management system and Sonic Foundry's Mediasite classroom capture and Webcasting suite.More

  • Southern Polytechnic Rumbles with Jive Collaboration Platform

    To get a new social networking initiative off the ground, Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, GA has implemented Jive Software's collaboration platform, Clearspace.More

  • Thunderbird Distance Learning Takes Orbit with Satellite Link

    Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, AZ has completed deployment of a commercial satellite communications system that will provide distance learning for its students.More

  • Smart Board 600 Series Adds Touch Recognition

    Smart Technologies has added touch recognition to its Smart Board 600 series of interactive whiteboards. The new capability allows the board to distinguish between a finger and a pen--and even the palm of the hand.More

  • Case Western Reserve Auditions LifeSize High-Def Video System

    Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH has implemented a high-definition video conferencing system from LifeSize to link up researchers and students from around the world. Case links faculty at the university's Science and Technology Application Center (STAC), located in San Diego, CA, with researchers and students in Case's department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Ohio for applied technology research.More

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