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What does the "classroom of the future" look like? In contrast to the traditional lecture-oriented room, this increasingly popular kind of space, known as a "studio classroom," emphasizes group learning and collaboration. But designers might not always get it right. AV expert Michael Leiboff shares 14 distinct characteristics of a successful studio classroom design. More
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First-year freshmen entering the Illinois Institute of Technology will be receiving Apple iPads as part of their welcome packages. MoreMicrosoft provided a few more details Friday about its forthcoming Office Web Apps, which enable document sharing and collaboration over the Internet. MoreTwitter could become the new mechanism for pollsters to gauge public opinion as natural language processing improves, according to research by Carnegie Mellon. MoreQuestionmark has released a new program that allows users of its assessment software, Perception, to run in Microsoft's content and collaboration platform, SharePoint. MoreFollett has released an enhanced search and social networking update to its CaféScribe digital textbook platform. MoreCrestron has introduced a new matrix switcher that can be configured with up to 32 input cards, making it the largest switcher in Crestron’s DigitalMedia line. MoreErgotron has introduced its new LCD Mobile Digital Platform, the latest addition to the TeachWell brand of classroom technology consolidation tools. MoreUniversities that tap into the technical content provided digitally through Knovel will soon be able to add the Materials Information Society--ASM--information to their data searches. MoreIntelliResponse had made its Answer Suite product accessible through Blackboard Learn. MoreAmpliVox has released its iPod Remote Controlled Wireless PA System, a complete audiovisual system for multimedia presentations that includes a dock for charging an iPod and using the device's audio, video, and still-frame image capabilities in conjunction with the PA system. More
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