Author: John Walker
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Forget Cell Phone Jammers, Use A Speech Jammer
Device to silence incessant talkers created by Japanese scientists was published in The Telegraph and is recounted in full here as it is simply too much fun to contemplate what uses this could be put to. Staff Meetings? Overcrowded classrooms? Conversations with a Spouse? In a Car? In a Bar? (nod to Dr. Seuss anniversary…
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Google and MIT announce open sourcing of the App Inventor code
I finally found the Google App Inventor Blog for MIT. I am catching up to using App Inventor again in class after pausing while MIT took it over. From the Blog: Google and MIT are pleased to announce the initial free and open-source release from Google of the App Inventor source code at http://code.google.com/p/app-inventor-releases/. There’s…
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I want Pi for my School
The Raspberry Pi Foundation Before we get into the nitty gritty of hardware, software and what will be possible once the Raspberry Pi (RasPi for short) is finally released it’s important to take a look at the project’s roots. RasPi was initially devised by Eben Upton in 2006 who saw a decline in computer science…
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Why Computer Science and WordPress are Critical Skills
Reading Miguel Guhlin’s recent post on Around the Corner-MGuhlin I came across a quote he referenced that resonated with my concern over curriculum, that the answer to the question why not might simply be the same as the movie The Matrix: “What is the Matrix?” Control. While this may be a less relevant tie in,…
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Smarthistory: Free, Open, Art History Textbook
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/ Smarthistory.org is a free, not-for-profit, multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the traditional art history textbook. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker began smARThistory in 2005 by creating a blog featuring free audio guides in the form of podcasts for use in The Museum of Modern Art and…