Monday, 20 January 2014
Friday, 17 January 2014
'Share the internet' plan to give users free access to other people's wi-fi - Independent.ie
Customers will be able to use tablets in other homes. Photo: Thinkstock
CUSTOMERS with UPC will be able to use smartphones and tablets to hop on to each other's broadband connections in a new initiative to "share the internet".
The company insists that the so-called 'Horizon WiFree' initiative, which is set to be rolled out to 150,000 homes by the summer, would not compromise the security of UPC customers' accounts.
UPC's broadband customers will get the added service for free -- they will have to register on the operator's website and get a secure pin number to use the service.
If they are in the home of another UPC customer, or in the vicinity, they will be able to effectively hop on to their internet connection and access online services.
However, a different channel is used to the main user, so that their internet security is not compromised.
"One of the things we locked down first was the security and quality of enabler-homes' broadband accounts," said UPC's head of consumer products Ronan McEvoy.
"So the channel used to allow other UPC users to access the home's broadband is completely separate and is limited to 2.5 megabits per second."
Mr McEvoy said that the service was only available to other customers of UPC.
He said that around half of UPC customers have the necessary modem to allow others to use their broadband freely, and that those who owned the account could opt out of allowing the service to activate.
"Frankly, we don't expect many to opt out as we think it's a beneficial service," he said.
Mr McEvoy said that the service was typically targeted at people who were visiting friends' homes and who needed to access an internet service but did not want to ask for their host's wifi password.
He said that up to five people could use the service at any one time and that any internet-enabled device would be capable of using the service, including smartphones, tablets and laptops.
UPC recently increased its business users' broadband speeds to 250Mbs.
"Our network has the potential to go far beyond the speeds we currently have in place," said Mr McEvoy. "But Horizon WiFree is a way of giving secure broadband access to UPC customers outside their own homes."
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Thursday, 16 January 2014
Ensina: Portugal's new Educational Portal
Portugal's state-owned TV channel RTP, together with the Ministry of Education and a few Portuguese universities ( with relevance to Open University Portugal) launched a new educational open-source site in the language of Camões, Pessoa and Saramago called "Ensina" ( =Teach), a valuable resource for teachers, parents and educators in general. This will largely benefit the huge Portuguese-speaking community of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, S. Tomé and Principe, Portuguese communities in Goa (India), Macao and the vast number of emigrants and 2d and 3rd generation spread all over the world adding up to circa 480 million speakers (290 million native, 155 million second-language and 35 million other non-native) (source Wikipedia)
Videos, audio, infographics and photographs produced by the different channels of Radio and Television of Portugal over the last eight decades are available initially. In addition to short excerpts of interviews or programs, there will be some great documentaries with great relevance for certain school subjects.
The area of contents is divided in the main subjects of Art, Portuguese Language and Literature, Science, Citizenship, etc.. Under each theme results are filtered by content type, education level or sub-theme. Some of the published articles are aggregated into files, which offer us the whole existing order on a given subject, or sets of episodes in the same series. The children's area is intended for pre-school audience.
http://ensina.rtp.pt/
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Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Coursera Blog • Welcome Fudan University (复旦大学) to Coursera!
From the Coursera Blog
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Please join us in welcoming Fudan University as Coursera’s 108th partner! A highly competitive institution located in Shanghai, Fudan is one of China’s leading research universities with more than 2,678 full-time professors and researchers and attracting 35,000 on-campus students. Fudan University is excited to open its doors to Chinese-speaking students in its home country and around the world who can benefit from access to their world class education.
Tapping into its prestigious faculty, Fudan will offer a range of courses beginning with “Big Data and Information Dissemination” taught by Professor Cheng Shian in Fudan’s School of Journalism. This course will explore the science of communication using data analytics to study the dynamics of online communities.
Fudan, in joining three other university partners offering courses in Chinese on Coursera, will have a great impact on our continuing efforts to expand accessibility in China. In addition to our partnerships with universities, we are also working with several other companies and organizations in China to improve online access by translating and distributing Coursera’s most popular courses.
Fudan University has a wealth of learning opportunities to offer, and it is an honor to help them bring their expertise to the Coursera platform!
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Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Monday, 13 January 2014
What’s the Difference Between Games and Gamification? | MindShift
What’s the Difference Between Games and Gamification?
Perhaps the best way to think about games in education is not to automatically call everything that
everything that looks like fun a “learning game.” Lumping all digital game approaches together makes no more sense than a toddler’s inclination to call every four-legged animal a “doggie.”
Game interest is definitely on the upswing in K-12 and higher education. It seems almost cyclical: every several years, almost in sync with the acceptance of new technologies (such as multimedia CD-ROM, then online, then mobile), there’s a surge of activity with games in education.
But everything game-like is not a game. And while game purists may wince at this simplification, it helps to consider games in education in terms of gamification, simulation and (simply) games. The three approaches aren’t always exclusive – they’re more of a continuum, or a Venn diagram’s overlapping circles – but they are notably different.
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Friday, 10 January 2014
Rafiq Dossani: India embraces MOOCs, but what if it is a 'lousy product'? | Business Standard
Rafiq Dossani: India embraces MOOCs, but what if it is a 'lousy product'? | Business Standard
One hundred engineering colleges around India will rely heavily on virtual instruction under a new programme funded by India's Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) that kicked off on January 2.
The Quality Enhancement in Engineering Education (QEEE) programme, as it is called, relies on the use of the online teaching model known as MOOC, or Massive Open Online Course. About half the students' courses are to be delivered over MOOCs.
One hundred engineering colleges around India will rely heavily on virtual instruction under a new programme funded by India's Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) that kicked off on January 2.
The Quality Enhancement in Engineering Education (QEEE) programme, as it is called, relies on the use of the online teaching model known as MOOC, or Massive Open Online Course. About half the students' courses are to be delivered over MOOCs.
Thursday, 9 January 2014
Apps in Education: Making and not just reading QR Codes - Apps in Education blogspot
in http://appsineducation.blogspot.fr/2014/01/making-and-not-just-reading-qr-codes.html
Posted by Greg Swanson in Apps in Education
regswanson@gmail.com
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I saw a couple of great images yesterday on Twitter where a teacher was using QR Codes to share book reviews in one corner of the room and biographies of famous people from history in another. I know a lot of people are doing this but it was the combination that got me thinking about the ability of the students to generate their own QR Codes. I think they would love the opportunity to QR Code their work, their assignments or even a link to their next video. Here are a couple of apps that would let students create their own QR Codes - some allow the integration of images and coloured QR codes while others are more basic but free for students to download.
Generate Colorful QR Code: $1.99 AU
Generate Colorful QR-code of any photo or image that you select. This would be super cool in my art class but would work equally well in any subject area. Imagine using the kids photos as QR codes for their assignments. I can't wait to give this to students to see how else they will use it.
Kiasu QR Photo Tag Generator: FREE
QR code with your own Photo with Sharing capabilities? KIASU QR is invented to redefine QR experience! It is a QR-Photo Tag Creator! You can use it as QR code scanner or reader too! Snap, encode, select and share - that easy.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/kiasu-qr-generator/id518646183?mt=8
EmbedCodes: FREE
EmbedCodes is a simple utility that allows embedding and decoding of QR codes inside photos. With embed codes you can create your own QR code with customized color, embed it into a photo and save it to your device. From there you can share it via email, text and more.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/embedcodes/id659239588?mt=8
QR Reader - Scan Create and Read with Logo: $0.99 AU
Just point at the code you want to scan and give it a few seconds. The code will automatically be recognized and scanned. Right, no button needs to be pushed, nothing. I doesn't matter what code you are scanning, QR Reader will recongnize it, be it QR, EAN, standard barcode or other formats.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/qr-reader-scan-create-read/id416340726?mt=8
Quargo: FREE
Quargo uses augmented reality to achieve their goal. The codes used are QR codes but they can be personalized to allow you to create your own, unique codes. AR is then used to bring the codes to life and allow you, the user, to mix the virtual with the real world.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/quargo/id636612374
QR Code Maker: FREE
QR Code Maker creates and scans QR codes. Create and than save to your photo library so you could use it! It's great if you want to promote a product through posters or website. Create SMS codes, Phone number codes, normal text codes, and websites links.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/qr-code-maker/id513617634?mt=8
Bar/QR Code Maker:
Make, share and print QR codes in a single app. There are lots of programs that read barcodes and QR codes but nobody allows you to generate both in one app! The codes created are stored for reuse whenever you want. You can create QR code lengths up to 4296 characters and bar codes with text.
Generate Colorful QR Code: $1.99 AUGenerate Colorful QR-code of any photo or image that you select. This would be super cool in my art class but would work equally well in any subject area. Imagine using the kids photos as QR codes for their assignments. I can't wait to give this to students to see how else they will use it.
QR code with your own Photo with Sharing capabilities? KIASU QR is invented to redefine QR experience! It is a QR-Photo Tag Creator! You can use it as QR code scanner or reader too! Snap, encode, select and share - that easy.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/kiasu-qr-generator/id518646183?mt=8
Microsoft Tag: FREE
No need to type long URLs simply scan a 2D barcode wherever you see one. Tag recognition technology transforms traditional marketing, such as print advertising, billboards, packaging and LCD displays, into live links that immediately access info, videos and other materials online.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/microsoft-tag/id298856272?mt=8
Fancy QR Code Generator: FREE
QR Codes were cool but the problem is that they are all boring and anonymous. Make you QR code stand out from the crowd using colors and images! With this amazing app you can finally make them YOURS by using your logo or other image you like, or just pick on elf the different colors!
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fancy-qr-code-generator/id552823669?mt=8
QR Codes were cool but the problem is that they are all boring and anonymous. Make you QR code stand out from the crowd using colors and images! With this amazing app you can finally make them YOURS by using your logo or other image you like, or just pick on elf the different colors!
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fancy-qr-code-generator/id552823669?mt=8
EmbedCodes is a simple utility that allows embedding and decoding of QR codes inside photos. With embed codes you can create your own QR code with customized color, embed it into a photo and save it to your device. From there you can share it via email, text and more.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/embedcodes/id659239588?mt=8
Just point at the code you want to scan and give it a few seconds. The code will automatically be recognized and scanned. Right, no button needs to be pushed, nothing. I doesn't matter what code you are scanning, QR Reader will recongnize it, be it QR, EAN, standard barcode or other formats.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/qr-reader-scan-create-read/id416340726?mt=8
Quargo uses augmented reality to achieve their goal. The codes used are QR codes but they can be personalized to allow you to create your own, unique codes. AR is then used to bring the codes to life and allow you, the user, to mix the virtual with the real world.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/quargo/id636612374
QR Code Maker creates and scans QR codes. Create and than save to your photo library so you could use it! It's great if you want to promote a product through posters or website. Create SMS codes, Phone number codes, normal text codes, and websites links.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/qr-code-maker/id513617634?mt=8
Make, share and print QR codes in a single app. There are lots of programs that read barcodes and QR codes but nobody allows you to generate both in one app! The codes created are stored for reuse whenever you want. You can create QR code lengths up to 4296 characters and bar codes with text.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/bar-qr-code-maker/id604812114?mt=8
Quick QR Code Reader/Maker: FREE
The quickest and most efficient QR Code reader and creator. Now with this quick QR Code scanner and generator, you can easily and quickly discover the magic of QR code. Besides scanning and reading, you can also create your own QR code, share them through email or microblog.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/quick-qr-code-reader/id651355383?mt=8
The quickest and most efficient QR Code reader and creator. Now with this quick QR Code scanner and generator, you can easily and quickly discover the magic of QR code. Besides scanning and reading, you can also create your own QR code, share them through email or microblog.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/quick-qr-code-reader/id651355383?mt=8
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