Technology
Privacy vs Process: Where Does Google “Classroom” Fit in LMS Landscape?
Google increases its footprint in online learning and learning management systems. But will privacy concerns make students and teachers cautious?
Posts Tagged: Google
Education
Recap: Google in Education Summit
Couldn’t make it to the Google in Education Arkansas Summit? Learn about a few of the topics covered.
Libraries
Google Prevails Over Authors in Digital Books Case
Reported by Jonathan Stempel and published by Reuters. Google Inc on Thursday won the dismissal of a lawsuit by authors who accused it of digitally copying millions of books for an online library without permission. “In my view, Google Books provide significant public benefits,” Chin wrote.
Libraries
Will Edwin Mellen Press Sue Google Over Search Algorithm?
If you haven’t heard the news, Edwin Mellen Press is suing a librarian from McMaster University over a blog post (since removed), which criticized the quality of materials the press publishes. You can read more at Insider Higher Ed from the article, “Price of a Bad Review.” Furthermore, the original blog post and notice of… Read more »
Technology
How to Create Network Graphs with Google Fusion Tables
Network graphs are great ways to explore relationships. Unsure? Just ask Facebook, they’re betting big on Graph Search. While network graphs are useful tools, there may be obstacles for people who feel they don’t have the tech skills necessary to create them. Don’t worry, you don’t need to understand RDF or install Protégé. All you need is Excel… Read more »
Education
Using Google+ Communities for Online Study Sessions
Today, Google launched Google+ Communities, a new feature of their social networking service. Already, Code4Lib, a “volunteer-driven collective of hackers, designers, architects, curators, catalogers, artists and instigators from around the world, who largely work for and with libraries, archives and museums on technology ‘stuff’,” has created a community to further bring members together. Seeing the… Read more »
Education
Ubiquitous Computing and Cheating in the Classroom: Will the New Honor Code Be a Service Agreement?
This morning I read an article in the NY Times, “Google Wants to Join the Party, Not Crash It” in which ubiquitous computing was mentioned. The basic point of the article is that tech companies are eager to push towards a future in which our technology is context aware and more integrated into our daily lives…. Read more »
Education
Google Course Builder
Is it too soon to call 2012 the year of the MOOC?* In case you don’t want to be left out of the MOOC craze sweeping academia, maybe you should start your own MOOC. Sounds great, but where to start? Last month Google quietly released Google Course Builder for anyone to use. For more information,… Read more »
