Tag: technology

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Illustrated Textbook: Time-Space Compression

In this edition, we speed up technology with TIME-SPACE COMPRESSION, see how fast humans are “improving,” and yet how far we’ve come in terms of smoke signals. Click to Read!

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VR: Testing Virtual Reality in the Classroom

“Resistance is Futile…“ I recently tested the HTC Vive virtual reality system in my World History and Human Geography classrooms, and the results were mixed. But before I tell you […]

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VIDEO via Frontline: India-The Missing Girls

Frontline Roughtcut Website In 2006, when my wife and I traveled to India to live and work, the one issue that kept grabbing our attention was northern India’s deep cultural […]

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NEWS via FCW.com: EPA: Using maps to make sense of water pollution data

EPA: Using maps to make sense of water pollution data By Frank Konkel Mar 17, 2014 West Virginians did not need an app to know that the Elk River had […]

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NEWS via CNN: Plugging China’s talent pool

Plugging China’s talent pool By Zarina Banu for CNN March 20, 2014 — Updated 0603 GMT (1403 HKT) Many are leaving China for reasons like education, food and wealth security and air […]

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NEWS via FCW.com: Why Maps Matter

Why maps matter By Frank Konkel Mar 17, 2014 People used to use maps so they wouldn’t get lost. But in recent years, access to the Global Positioning System and the […]

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NEWS via Guardian Liberty Voice: China Population Structure Change Demands Economic Reform

China Population Structure Change Demands Economic Reform Added by Tina Zhang on March 15, 2014. On March 13, China’s annual parliament meeting closed. Reforms in financialsector, economic structure, environmental protection, and many other […]

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NEWS via Gizmodo: Mapping the Geographical Digital Divide

Mapping the geographical digital divide This Gizmodo map of average Internet speeds by congressional district shows how disparate access to the web is.

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