Wearable devices and IoT driving mobile industry in 2014
The third wave of mobile Internet to be driven by wearable devices and IoT. Joanne Chien, director and senior analyst at Digitimes Research indicated that the wearable device industry and IoT will jointly lead the third wave of restructuring of the mobile Internet market in 2014. Wearable devices form a personal “Internet of You” for […]
A#3. Venture Pitch – MiloGLASS™ (improved)
Hello everybody, I chose to focus on my real venture, that I see as highly feasible, so I am going to pursue it as soon as possible, either using crowdfunding on Kickstarter, VC incubators or else, to get some financial injections, essential for the fast take off. During my research on this A#3 matter, I spent […]
Giant 3D Printer Built 10 Houses in Just 1 Day
Congruent to the Week 11 topic, this story I so interesting and quite disturbing, so I decided to share it with the cohort. Using a mixture of construction waste (a mixture of sand, concrete and glass fiber) and concrete for printing material, a single-story, one-room house can be printed for less than $5,000. Using a 6.6-meter-tall, […]
Is Silicon Valley Funding the Wrong Stuff?
During my research, I stumbled upon an interesting article where Christopher Mims presented his interesting view on Silicon Valley VC funding startups, published in The Wall Street Journal on July 6, 2014. What has been funded lately in Silicon Valley? Social networks that allow you to send only the message “Yo” to your contacts. Food-delivery services valued at $400 million. […]
Week 09 Review
Hello Week 09 Group, and big thank you for your well prepared resources on very complex topic of social media, and interesting exposure to chosen SM platforms and good curation of interesting forecast options. Even though, most of us in secondary/postsecondary education are daily immersed in SM environments and quite familiar with SM development, its practical support and use for […]
A1: Analyst report on SHOWBIE (updated)
Please take a look at my updated Educational Venture Analyst report on “SHOWBIE” a homework drop box for tablet classrooms. Showbie was born in Edmonton, my city and in a year and half skyrocketed to wide popularity. I took the opportunity to thoroughly research, analyze and explore Showbie to get ready for the actual proposal and possible implementation in my PSE […]
Report: Digital content market grows 30%, driven largely by mobile apps
The digital content market surged 30 percent between 2012 and 2013, with apps driving much of the growth, according to a report from IHS and App Annie. The joint research study also looked across digital games, music and movies. Overall consumer spending on mobile apps jumped 2.3x year-over-year. Consumer spending on gaming apps grew 2.9x […]
Mobile developers now number 8.7 M worldwide
If indie developers ever feel a little lonely working on mobile apps and games, they should know they’re part of a worldwide group that numbers 8.7 million people, according to Evans Data. The Santa Cruz, Calif.-based firm recently released its Worldwide Developer Population and Demographics Study, which culls data from the World Bank data center, […]
Cisco Canada invests $150M in new tech start-up initiative
Cisco Systems Canada Co. together with federal finance minister Joe Oliver, today announced a strategy that will see the company invest $150 million to “support and accelerate innovation in Canada.” Cisco says it plans to invest across a mix of technologies, businesses, and investment stages over the next 10 years, and will actively engage with investment […]
Analyst Report on Showbie
My Educational Venture Analyst report is on “SHOWBIE” a homework drop box for tablet classrooms. Showbie was born in Edmonton, my city and in a year and half skyrocketed to wide popularity. I took the opportunity to thoroughly research, analyze and explore Showbie to get ready for the actual proposal and possible implementation in my PSE environment. Enjoy it here: http://youtu.be/ki0gxwoFdec Any […]
Summer PD with MOOCs to consider
Even though, we are quite familiar with MOOCs, you may check out The New York Times video below, which explains the ins and outs of this interesting educational concept. Upcoming MOOCs to Consider Tinkering Fundamentals: A Constructionist Approach to STEM Learning (1): This should be a fun one from The Exploratorium, a hands-on science museum […]
Wi-Fi leading charge for smartglasses
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, wireless technologies will play a pivotal role in the emerging wearable devices market. In 2015 Smartglass shipments will see Wi-Fi penetration of 79%. Devices from major brands such as Google and Samsung will be key to driving wearables growth for the next five years. Matt Wilkins, director […]
Canada 2020′s new policy paper
Canada’s performance in higher education and skills development has been fairly strong for many years. On key measures we are at or near the top of international rankings and our highly skilled people contribute to economic competitiveness, social innovation, and political and community well-being. But there are troubling indications that Canada’s skills and education performance […]
Google Classroom – Free LMS as Part of Apps for Education
Google Classroom is a new tool coming to Google Apps for Education. Classroom weaves together Google Docs, Drive and Gmail to help teachers create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback efficiently, and communicate with their classes with ease. And it lets students organize their work, complete and turn it in, and communicate directly with their teachers […]
Emerging Mobile Technologies drive learning and overall growth
Wireless and emerging mobile technologies are one of the most dynamic and fast-growing industries on the planet, and as a result they help us communicate, entertain, do business and banking, educate ourselves, and a whole host of other things on the move. Mobile technologies are rapidly making ways into Canadians’ lives and simplifying our mode of […]
Hello everybody!
My name is Milorad Zivkovic, from Edmonton, and this is my eight MET course. For more than 10 years, I have been working as an Educational and Information technology support specialist at the NorQuest College in Edmonton. I am responsible for planning, management support, training, maintenance, and implementation of all kinds of Ed&IT technologies at the […]