Who needs class when you have a podcast?

Who needs class when you have a podcast?

ARS Technica wrote an article about the changing of the classroom environment and student mentality with the proliferation of lecture podcasting and web-based learning. Some students question why they should come to the classroom at all if they can listen to the lecture on their iPod on their own time and interact on the web in the wee hours of the morning. While some faculty are willing to embrace new ways of learning, some question whether this change of attitude teaches students the necessary disciplines of traditional learning.

studentl.inc: mynoteIT is Class Notes Meets Social Networking

studentl.inc: mynoteIT is Class Notes Meets Social Networking

As if students really needed one more social networking website to use bandwidth on, mynoteIT has come from a new angle to provide an organizational sharing network for class schedules, class notes, and upcoming assignments.

Slashdot | Ad-supported Textbooks Are Here

Slashdot | Ad-supported Textbooks Are Here

This may be important for those of you in the education sector, including me. Freeload Press is launching digital ad-based textbooks for students. Right now the quality isn't great, but the price is right.

Dell Notebook Battery Recall

Dell has announced a battery recall which affects many of the computers sold April 1, 2004 and July 18, 2006. The possibly affected models are below:

* Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810
* Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705
* Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90
* XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710

If you have one of these models please visit the Dell Battery Recall site to see if your specific battery is involved in the recall. https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/ Or call Dell at 1-866-342-0011.

BetaNews | TNT to Start Broadband Video Channel

BetaNews | TNT to Start Broadband Video Channel

TNT joins into the broadband TV trend.