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In This Issue
- The Buzz:Try It First in Web 2.0
- Web 2.0 In Action:Using Mashups to Teach IT Concepts at Bentley College
- Products and Apps S.A.T. Prep in Second Life: It’s Social Once Again
The Buzz
Try It First in Web 2.0
An intriguing development in Web 2.0 space: Educators, administrators, and students are experimenting in Web 2.0 space where experimentation is, mostly, less risky than in real life…
Web 2.0 In Action
Using Mashups to Teach IT Concepts at Bentley College
Mark Frydenberg, Senior Lecturer of Computer Information Systems at Bentley College in Waltham, MA, is using an exciting new Microsoft application with first-year students so they can better understand business in a Web 2.0 world.
Sponsored By: rSmart Group
Marist College’s Sakai Journey: A Story of Innovation
In this free webinar Josh Baron, Director of Academic Technology, Marist College, explores how Marist uses Sakai, the open source LMS used by leading universities around the world. Learn why Marist needed a new LMS, what their decision-making process and criteria were, and how support from rSmart enables them to leverage their limited staff resources.
Products and Apps
S.A.T. Prep in Second Life: It’s Social Once Again
The Princeton Review already has its SAT LiveOnline courses, and Ohio University already has an island and an expert Second Life (SL) developer. Together, they are offering a series of SAT strategy sessions in a Second Life site within the Ohio University island at Second Life.
Panopto Beefs Up Free Lecture Capture Suite
Education technology provider Panopto has released an update to its lecture capture and streaming tool, CourseCast. The latest version, CourseCast 1.5, adds several enhancements in the areas of lecture distribution, editing, and workflow. It remains free for educators through the Socrates Project, which provides access in exchange for participation in the software’s ongoing development efforts.
WSO2 Unveils Open Source Mashup Server
WSO2 is offering a new open source mashup server and has rolled out a beta of a new hosted mashup service. Both fall under Apache open source licensing and the WSO2 Mashup Server 1.0 represents «the first open source [server] solution for mashups,» according to Jonathan Marsh, WSO2’s director of mashups.
IBM Debuts Web 2.0, Collaborative Technologies
IBM has unveiled several new collaboration tools and Web 2.0 technologies, including IBM Lotus Mashups, a forthcoming commercial mashup maker designed to allow «non-technical users to easily create enterprise mashups.» At the Lotusphere conference in Florida last Wednesday, the company also introduced new versions of Lotus Connections and Lotus Quickr, a rich collaboration tool.
Adobe Throttles Up Flash Media Server
Adobe has released two new full version upgrades in its Flash Media Server line: Flash Media Streaming Server 3 and Flash Media Interactive Server 3. The latest versions, released Jan. 25, both include «major» performance gains and additional security enhancements for content delivery. They also add MPEG-4 support in the form of H.264 video and High-Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio.
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