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Software and hardware to help us think and build knoweldge

Enhanced e-Book Authoring

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By Jacob L. Wright

For scholars in the humanities, the “enhanced” e-book format is a game changer. Now we can much more easily disseminate our work in art history, archaeology, and many other scholarly fields that have presented high hurdles to print publishing.

A fully enhanced e-book can do the work of two or more traditional print volumes: Authors can address the general reading public and lower-level students in the main body of the text, while treating technical matters for advanced readers in more detail by providing electronic links to extensive pullout or pop-up windows.

http://chronicle.com/article/What-Enhanced-E-Books-Can-Do/145969/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

Eames House of Cards

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Oddly, these were among my favorite toys … hence probably my interest in design …

House of Cards

House of Cards

The Eames Office actually produced 5 different sets of the House of Cards:
The small house of cards is the original, made in 1952. It actually had two decks: the picture deck and the pattern deck. It is the picture deck that we manufacture today in conjunction with MOMA. From that, a medium House of Cards was made that is set of selections from the pattern and picture deck. That too is still available. The images are of what Eameses called “good stuff “, chosen to celebrate “familiar and nostalgic objects from the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms.” The six slots on each card enable the player to interlock the cards so as to build structures of myriad shapes and sizes.

There was also a Giant House of Cards (1953), a Computer House of Cards (1970) and Newton House of Cards for the 1974 Nobel Laureates for IBM.   The Eames Office still makes the House of Cards.  The Computer House of Cards is available in the vintage market.

Architecture

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Our Children will Build the Future

The UIA Built Environment network aims to help Architects and Teachers everywhere show young people what makes good Architecture and a Sustainable environment. So that, as adult citizens, users, clients and decision-makers they may take an active part in shaping the world they live in, embracing both heritage and innovation in the creation of communities which provide a healthy and harmonious quality of life for all.

http://uia-architecture-children.bak.de/index-en.html

Some ideas about technology projects for 2014…

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Bloggers sharing some interesting projects …

Sharing some blogs I found…

Apple in Education: Education Apps

TeachThought: 10 tips for a Smarter iPad-based classroom

Leap Motion Controller (LMC) — 2013 Retrospectacular

Livescribe: New Year, New Year Resolutions

Raspberry Pi: Getting started with Raspberry Pi

And finally, Jane Hart’s Top 100 tools for learning

Enjoy!