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Futurist Thomas Frey Curiosity-Driven Education

Lark Birdsong — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:12:01 -0700

FuturistSpeaker.com – The personal blog of Futurist Thomas Frey » Blog Archive » Curiosity-Driven Education "Understanding the Word Stream In 2008, Roger Bohn and James Short, two researchers at the University of California in San Diego decided to do a study to determine the amount of information people have entering their brains on a daily basis. They added a rather interesting twist to the study. Because of the varying forms of information, and the difficulty in comparing video to magazines and newspapers, they decided to convert all information into one standard form of measurement – words. Based on their final 2009 report, the average person in the U.S. has 100,500 words flowing into their heads on a daily basis. And this number is increasing by 2.6% per year. So where are all these words coming from? In rough terms, 41% come from watching television, 27% – computers, 18% – radio,...

50+ Adults, Seniors, Older Adults Technology Resources

Lark Birdsong — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:25:12 -0700

Eldercare has a guide on the basics of Facebook, email, texting,privacy and safety, YouTube, Twitter, Skype, instant message and blogging. Staying Connected: Technology Options for Older Adults Google has a great comic book that teaches people about the web, fun to watch and informative. "Google Chrome's comic book was a great way to introduce to the world a new browser, but not everyone knew what's an URL or a web app." Google Chrome Comic Book Introduction the Web and What It Means! There are some videos that are intended to come from a parents kids. Yet lets jsut cut to the chase. If you want to watch these videos to learn more about technology and using your computer you can select the videos you want to watch and send them to yourself Teach Parents Technology

Google Labs, The Body Browser

Lark Birdsong — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:22:23 -0700

From Google Labs comes The Body Browser "Body Browser is a detailed 3D model of the human body. You can peel back anatomical layers, zoom in, and navigate to parts that interest you. Click to identify anatomy, or search for muscles, organs, bones and more.You can also show share the exact scene you are viewing by copying and pasting the corresponding URL.You will need a web browser that supports WebGL, such as the new (free and publicly available) Google Chrome Beta."