Okay, I have to admit I am a gadget-freak. My husband continually gives me grief because I can justify any technology purchase by saying “but I’m a Media Psychologist. I HAVE to know PERSONALLY how it feels to use these things.” So, right after I got the Wii and the... read more →
Jul
02
Jul
02
Our colleague at Fablevision, Peter Reynolds, lead an interactive investigation with actor Eric Close at the National Educational Computing Conference to demonstrate how technology can impact learning and excite children about education. The event was hosted by Verizon Foundation's Thinkfinity.org, which offers elementary through high school teachers resources across eight... read more →
Jun
26
It's one year since the iPhone reports Tom Krazit at CNET. He believes there are two types of people who anted up the bucks to be an early adopter - die hard techno geeks who love new cool gadgets and smart phone newbies who suckered in at the first "hello"... read more →
Jun
26
I mean party line like the 'old days' on a telephone--no political pun intended. A colleague sent around this Presidential Watch 08 Map of the Political Blogosphere. I like it because it shows the interrelatedness and dynamic linking of professional and nonprofessional discourse on the Internet. It is a wonderful--and... read more →
Jun
15
A friend in the news industry sent me this blog posting by Robert Niles (USC Journalism School) that I just got around to reading, "When journalists hate journalism" Niles’ reports that unlike other industries, such as music, where professionals in the industry are the biggest fans of the industry, that:... read more →