Archive for the ‘Student Tech’ Category

March 10, 2010 | ama83

Laptops: Classroom Friend or Foe?

Laptops – they are a quick means to take notes, look up information, and even play a game of solitaire or IM with buddies in the middle of a teacher’s lecture. Let’s face it, when students pop open their laptops in class, very few, if any, actually use their personal computers for homework’s sake. So, why are laptops allowed in the classroom then?

March 9, 2010 | VReitano

Text Messages: What if The Cost is Your Life?

Something you’ve been doing every day in your car, probably since BEFORE you had your license, could actually be the number one reason you get in an accident. Read this post to find out what it is and how to stop before it’s too late.

March 5, 2010 | VReitano

Check In With Foursquare…and Get Robbed?

ave you played Foursquare yet? I started playing last week as an experiment and am starting to see that it could have disastrous consequences based on a new Web site called Please Rob Me.com. This Web site takes all your Twitter Foursquare updates and links them to a main site that reminds us how easy it is for potential burglars to realize that well-light homes aren’t always occupied.

March 5, 2010 | ama83

Are Manners Necessary for Texting?

I don’t know if it is me or not, but it feels like texts are harder to ignore than phone calls.

March 5, 2010 | VReitano

You Can Avoid Having Your Night be a “TFLN” Thank to Tiger Woods

Have you ever sent a text and wished you could delete it? Well, this new iPhone application–TigerText–does it for you. Just make sure your friends have an iPhone.

March 4, 2010 | Megan

To Get On the Bus, Use Online GPS!

“Now you don’t have to wait around at the bus stop wondering whether the bus will come or not.”

March 2, 2010 | Megan

We Know Our Professors, But Do They Know Us?

“Professors wouldn’t be able to tell whether or not a student was one of their own, but all that is about to change…”

February 26, 2010 | ama83

Avoid a Crisis When Your Computer Crashes

Whatever the case, at some point, you computer will be rendered incapacitated for a time, and you will have to find some way to cope.

February 24, 2010 | VReitano

iPad: Should You Wait?

Thinking about getting the iPad? Based on my experiences with buying first generation tech tools in the past, it may be wise to wait.

February 22, 2010 | VReitano

Link Sharing with Gmail: What’s all the buzz about?

Wondering what that new category in your gmail is buzzing about? Check out a little information on Google Buzz here and some questions about whether or not it’s actually needed in the social media arena.

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