Simmuh Down Now

Grabbed from my second home www.gizmodo.com

I like green technology, but it's difficult to support the market when it's more expensive and ellusive to get a hold of.  Dig this little gadget though that cools down your motherboard without using extra electricity.  

This is made by the good folks at MSI in Taiwan.  A bit bulky but a good starting point.

-DeanHendo

Promethean: Good things growing in my back yard

Not a lot to cheer about these days in ole Atlanta.  The Falcons are back to being the Falcons.  The Hawks still sorely miss Domonique Wilkins.  There is light though.  Promethean the producer of interactive whiteboards and Activstudio software, based in ATL took home a couple of Codie awards this week at the SIIAs (Software Information Industry Association).  Check out this video from Baltimore (can't believe this is gonna be the last season of The Wire btw).

At least the world of ICT will give Atlanta something to cheer about...until the demise of Ted Turner that is.

Gaming and Education

Let's take a moment to review this idea simply.  Can Master Chief help kids learn about the solar system?  Can Mario teach kids about math?  What can children learn from a the same industry that brought us Grand Theft Auto?  Okay maybe that's too simple.

"I've found that the battle rifle has proven effective as a discipline tool"

This week the Florida Education Technology Conference highlighted video games used as education tools.  As a strong proponent of brining technology to the classroom I'm on the fence on this issue.  I would rather explore the use of laptops and interactive whiteboards in the classroom.  I'm sure kids would love to play games in school, hell I like to play them at work.  However, just because the bridge is there doesn't mean we should cross the connection.  Afterall kids already have a connection to gaming and associate it with fun and liesure...which have no place in the classroom.

-DeanHendo