As our classroom transformed from a building into a boat, our personas merged with it from students to ecologists. On Thursday, October 11th, the entire …
All Things iPhone 5
After months of excitement building up, the iPhone 5 was finally let on the loose on September 21st, having been released just over 10 months after …
The Robot Generation
It’s hard to imagine having an eight to ten feet tall coworker with a single arm and multiple joints. But then again, you probably wouldn’t …
Instagram Takes App Store by Storm
Instagram, the hottest new app in Apple’s App Store, was downloaded over 1 million times in 12 hours. And guess what? It’s free. This completely …
The Use of Computers with Young Children
Even though home computers were created in 1977 and, since then, have been used widely, debates about computer and technology usage are still active. One …
Privacy Rights in the Digital Age
There once was a time when anything you did, along with any type of file or record, was handwritten, likely lost in a matter of …
App Addiction: Temple Run
You stole the golden idol. You have escaped the temple. Now the big black beasts are on your tail. You jump over the tree trunks …
A New Definition of Autism
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is considering a new definition for the disorder commonly known as autism, one that effects more than 36,000 children born in the …
A New Element or Two
Attempting to pronounce ununtrium (113), ununquadium (114), ununpertium (115), ununhexium (116), ununseptium (117), and ununoctium (118) has officially come to “the beginning of the end.” …
Amazon’s Newest Tablet: Kindle Fire
Amazon has expanded its Kindle products with its release of the new tablet, the Kindle Fire. This 7-inch LCD tablet is expected to be …