HP is refreshing its Mini 210 series of netbooks. The new models will be available with your choice of a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 or 1.83GHz Intel Atom N475 or a 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 dual core processor.The new HP Mini 210 series also sports a new case design so that it will come standard with a high-capacity 6-cell battery. On older 210 models, the 6-cell battery was only an optional feature
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HP UPDATES THE MINI 210 WITH DUAL CORE INTEL ATOM N550 PROCESSOR
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HP LAUNCHES MINI 5103 WITH DUAL CORE ATOM N550 PROCESSOR
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HP will start selling the updated Mini 5103 business netbook on September 17th. The HP Mini 5103 is already available with your choice of an Intel Atom N455 or Atom N475 processor, but starting September 17th it will also be available with a dual core Atom N550 processor. The company claims that the new chip will get around 25% improvement in performance while at the same time reducing the
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HANNSPREE ANDROID TABLET COMING IN NOVEMBER
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Hannspree is not a major PC maker. Nevertheless, the company has been launching mini-laptops and other consumer electronics products for a while. And now Hannspree is entering the tablet space as well. The upcoming Hannspree tablet does have some impressive specs. The device will reportedly start shipping in November. It will have a 10 inch display.The tablet will be powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 2
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Asus Announces Eee PC Netbook with Dual-Core Atom
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A few days ago Intel announced their new N550 dual-core Atom processor which is said to deliver faster processing, better graphics and be able to handle 720p video. The 45nm Pineview model is said to run at 1,5GHz, support DDR3 memory, have hyperthreading and support 2GB RAM among other things.All these specs are coming in at a perfect time for the netbook market which, as many see it, is in need of a boost. The N550 is definitely an interesting product that has the entire tech world talking. But the big question on everybody's mind is, "Which netbook will be the first one to feature this new N550 dual-core Atom processor?"
Well, the answer to that is simple, the Asus Eee PC 1015PEM. The Asus 1015PEM has all the functionality and style that one would expect from the company who is considered to be the one who started the netbook revolution. For them this is a brilliant step forward.
The combination of speedy and portable technologies could easily put netbooks back on top. The biggest thing about netbooks gaining dual-core processors is that you can now get all the portability of a netbook with the power of a bulkier laptop, and at a far more reasonable price.
Many people are interested in how much better the Asus Eee PC 1015PEM performs compared to its predecessors. Another interesting thing is how much improvement the N550 will deliver to the netbook market. The good news is that, thanks to Asus, nobody really has to wait long to find out the answers to these questions.
CAPACITIVE MULTITOUCH DISPLAYS GOING FOR $100 ON EBAY
Diposting oleh fatih on Senin, 30 Agustus 2010
If you are a DIY type, you have never really had much trouble purchasing a touchscreen display and then slapping it in your 9 or 10 inch netbook. While these touchpanels were cheap, they were of the resistive variety which required a stylus for input. And most of these displays typically only recognized one input at a time. But the times, they are a-changing. A seller on eBay has started shipping
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MEET KT IDENTITY TAB THAT LOOKS LIKE THE SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB
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Most tablets - those that already ship and the upcoming ones - can be broadly classified into two categories: Those that have a 'Pad' in their name and those that have a 'Tab' in their name. Among the 'Pad' tablets, the iPad is the King. The latter category includes the Neofonie WeTab and Samsung Galaxy Tab. And now the KT Identity Tab has also joined the list. The Identity Tab has already hit SK
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NVIDIA TEGRA 2 POWERED TOSHIBA AC100 FASTER THAN MOST ANDROID DEVICES
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The Toshiba AC100 is unique in more ways than one. It is one of the first Android-powered mini-laptops to actually hit the market. It is also one of the first laptops to ship with a NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. The smartbook is not yet available in the US, but it is shipping in Japan.The folks at CarryPad recently obtained a demo unit and ran some benchmark tests. And the findings? Well, the
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AMD TO KILL OFF THE ATI BRAND NAME
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A large number of computers on the market have an AMD processor and ATI graphics. The average Joe who buys these computers isn't necessarily aware of the fact that both processors are built by the same company. AMD acquired the graphics company ATI a few years ago but continued to release discrete graphics and processors under the ATI brand name. But now the company has decided that it is time to
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Scribing about scribing
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As Plato did for Socrates, as my students hope to do for our class, we are embarking on a well worn venture of scribing. Each year, I ask my senior class to scribe our class periods together in hopes of making a living history of their senior year of high school. I always tell them at their 20 year high school reunion for them to be able to look back and see all they did and discussed as seniors. This year, I am not teaching seniors (see previous upset blog re: Spelling Vocab) and wanted to still continue with the valuable practice of scribing.
I have had my second semester Honors class scribe before, but with their every seeming tendency to out do the previous year by talking to authors, I have lost the practice. There is only so much time! Or is there?
As I discussed scribing with my all boys class, and two Honors classes, they all seemed to value the idea of a scribe. They realized what a benefit it would be to their learning since it could contain the homework, discussions and notes from class, links to valuable resources, and maybe, just maybe, a little humor from class that day. As we talked about what each post should contain, we came up with an oral list of expectations regarding a scribe post. (Note to self: next time record this and write them down)
Scribe Expectations- from Smith’s recall
· Should contain the date
· Should contain the homework
· Should contain what happened in class: detailed enough but not boring
· Should contain notes and discussion information
· Should contain links to anything that was referenced
· Should have a “feel” of the class and classroom
· Humorous
· Well written and proofread
After signing up the kids with posting privileges, deciding the scribe schedule, debriefing after the first few scribes have been posted, reviewing expectations, learning how to scribe, post, hyperlink, embed, etc…, I am still not seeing what I hope to see in the scribes.
For example, here is a post from my all boys’ class:
Today we went over the correct prompt for a blog on PLN’s: Author, Title, What matters? Why? Link Summarize, Conections (self world) Conclusion. Example Topic: “A vision of Students today” by Dr Michael Wesch, Technology Rules people’s lives because technology is entertaining.PLN1. We then got time to Blog if some people forgot. We need to do PLN2 “what matters” on your CLASS blog for homework due Monday/Tuesday. Put any pictures for “what matters” in a folder/on a jump drive. Create collage. Post on Blog.
Notice how there aren’t any links, it is one giant ramble, and no additional information is provided. What this post tells me is that my class is boring, it is jumbled together, there is no explanation of the homework or what we did in class, and my class is boring.
I am not trying to be degrading to myself through this post, but I remember Alan November saying this summer at ISTE, that scribes are a great source of feedback for the teacher. It can tell you exactly what your students are taking away. I have never thought of scribes like that, but more as a tool for my students to help each other out. I guess I need to rethink what my boys are taking away each day. And, why are their posts so limited in content and depth? Why aren’t they helping each other learn?
My Honors kids haven’t completed any outstanding scribes either. Take a look at these two examples:
Today in English 9 honors we came into class, worked for 5 minutes to finish up our projects and then started to present. The first group to go was the group on King James. They made a movie about a guy needing help on a Macbeth research project. He seeks help from a king he found in Burger King who retells his life story. The next group to go was witch craft. They made a power point and showed a video clip from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They brought up volunteers to be accused of being a witch and tried them for being witches. Most of them died. I counted two survivors out of ten. After them came husbands and wives. They too had volunteers come up and act out different types of skits. The group after them was tragic heros who also had people come up and act out a skit. We did not get through all of the of the groups so we will finish up on Monday. Over the weekend we need to read and annotate the first 3 chapters of Lord of the Flies. Also we need to blog about those chapters on the Class Blog.
And…
First matter of the day, each student was handed an SAT vocabulary book and was told to write their names in the front cover. You are going to be required to memorize 15 words a week. Flip books to page 16. Complete lesson 1 until page 24 but do not do the writing portion. Make responses legible and neat. They are due Friday but do not take more than 15 minutes to complete. Wednesday is word day where you are quizzed on the words you learn and Fridays are the word tests. LOF annotation and blog also due Friday. All students are required to watch a video on Shakespeare as shown below the presentation notes. Take the Elizabethan presentation quiz on the computer and print it out. Sheet was passed around to sign the SAT books out. Globe Theater group came up first and presented their Prezi with small quizzes for the audience. They also asked class members to come up and give summaries of the facts they presented. Very creative presentation. Feudal System group went up and assigned every student a social position (i.e. serf, night, king). Members of the groups explained portions of their role of the social class they were assigned.
Globe Theater
• Globe theater built in 1599 with help of William Shakespeare
• Burned downed once
• No costumes and used bags of pig blood for death scenes
• Actors died/ injured in stunts
• Plays held in “Inn Yards” before theaters
• Many special effects and grand entrances
• Plays took place in afternoon and lasted around two hours
• Theaters used for many weird purposes and flags represented types of plays
The Feudal System
• King and queen pass out fifes to all nobles.
• King passed down to first born son in every generation
• Nobles gave land to nights and peasants.
• Laws restricted the wearing of certain clothes
• Clergy almost equal to nobles
• Clergy were spiritual leaders and were bonded to a church and they were much like priests.
• Knights were part of army and wore large portions of armor
• Hired by nobles for protections of land
• Serfs make up 90% of the population and were poor.
• Serfs lived poorly and farmed land for their higher ranking nobles
Discovery Video
Once again, my basic take away is BORING. So, what needs to change? I think I need to revisit the expectations and see what the kids think about the scribing. I know one student asked a follow up question about a piece of software I used in class because it wasn’t on the post- that is progress. I also had another student create his own duct tape picture version of Shakespeare to post with his entry. I know there are good parts of what we are doing, it just isn’t yet where I want them to be. How can I help them get there?
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I have had my second semester Honors class scribe before, but with their every seeming tendency to out do the previous year by talking to authors, I have lost the practice. There is only so much time! Or is there?
As I discussed scribing with my all boys class, and two Honors classes, they all seemed to value the idea of a scribe. They realized what a benefit it would be to their learning since it could contain the homework, discussions and notes from class, links to valuable resources, and maybe, just maybe, a little humor from class that day. As we talked about what each post should contain, we came up with an oral list of expectations regarding a scribe post. (Note to self: next time record this and write them down)
Scribe Expectations- from Smith’s recall
· Should contain the date
· Should contain the homework
· Should contain what happened in class: detailed enough but not boring
· Should contain notes and discussion information
· Should contain links to anything that was referenced
· Should have a “feel” of the class and classroom
· Humorous
· Well written and proofread
After signing up the kids with posting privileges, deciding the scribe schedule, debriefing after the first few scribes have been posted, reviewing expectations, learning how to scribe, post, hyperlink, embed, etc…, I am still not seeing what I hope to see in the scribes.
For example, here is a post from my all boys’ class:
Today we went over the correct prompt for a blog on PLN’s: Author, Title, What matters? Why? Link Summarize, Conections (self world) Conclusion. Example Topic: “A vision of Students today” by Dr Michael Wesch, Technology Rules people’s lives because technology is entertaining.PLN1. We then got time to Blog if some people forgot. We need to do PLN2 “what matters” on your CLASS blog for homework due Monday/Tuesday. Put any pictures for “what matters” in a folder/on a jump drive. Create collage. Post on Blog.
Notice how there aren’t any links, it is one giant ramble, and no additional information is provided. What this post tells me is that my class is boring, it is jumbled together, there is no explanation of the homework or what we did in class, and my class is boring.
I am not trying to be degrading to myself through this post, but I remember Alan November saying this summer at ISTE, that scribes are a great source of feedback for the teacher. It can tell you exactly what your students are taking away. I have never thought of scribes like that, but more as a tool for my students to help each other out. I guess I need to rethink what my boys are taking away each day. And, why are their posts so limited in content and depth? Why aren’t they helping each other learn?
My Honors kids haven’t completed any outstanding scribes either. Take a look at these two examples:
Today in English 9 honors we came into class, worked for 5 minutes to finish up our projects and then started to present. The first group to go was the group on King James. They made a movie about a guy needing help on a Macbeth research project. He seeks help from a king he found in Burger King who retells his life story. The next group to go was witch craft. They made a power point and showed a video clip from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They brought up volunteers to be accused of being a witch and tried them for being witches. Most of them died. I counted two survivors out of ten. After them came husbands and wives. They too had volunteers come up and act out different types of skits. The group after them was tragic heros who also had people come up and act out a skit. We did not get through all of the of the groups so we will finish up on Monday. Over the weekend we need to read and annotate the first 3 chapters of Lord of the Flies. Also we need to blog about those chapters on the Class Blog.
And…
First matter of the day, each student was handed an SAT vocabulary book and was told to write their names in the front cover. You are going to be required to memorize 15 words a week. Flip books to page 16. Complete lesson 1 until page 24 but do not do the writing portion. Make responses legible and neat. They are due Friday but do not take more than 15 minutes to complete. Wednesday is word day where you are quizzed on the words you learn and Fridays are the word tests. LOF annotation and blog also due Friday. All students are required to watch a video on Shakespeare as shown below the presentation notes. Take the Elizabethan presentation quiz on the computer and print it out. Sheet was passed around to sign the SAT books out. Globe Theater group came up first and presented their Prezi with small quizzes for the audience. They also asked class members to come up and give summaries of the facts they presented. Very creative presentation. Feudal System group went up and assigned every student a social position (i.e. serf, night, king). Members of the groups explained portions of their role of the social class they were assigned.
Globe Theater
• Globe theater built in 1599 with help of William Shakespeare
• Burned downed once
• No costumes and used bags of pig blood for death scenes
• Actors died/ injured in stunts
• Plays held in “Inn Yards” before theaters
• Many special effects and grand entrances
• Plays took place in afternoon and lasted around two hours
• Theaters used for many weird purposes and flags represented types of plays
The Feudal System
• King and queen pass out fifes to all nobles.
• King passed down to first born son in every generation
• Nobles gave land to nights and peasants.
• Laws restricted the wearing of certain clothes
• Clergy almost equal to nobles
• Clergy were spiritual leaders and were bonded to a church and they were much like priests.
• Knights were part of army and wore large portions of armor
• Hired by nobles for protections of land
• Serfs make up 90% of the population and were poor.
• Serfs lived poorly and farmed land for their higher ranking nobles
Discovery Video
Once again, my basic take away is BORING. So, what needs to change? I think I need to revisit the expectations and see what the kids think about the scribing. I know one student asked a follow up question about a piece of software I used in class because it wasn’t on the post- that is progress. I also had another student create his own duct tape picture version of Shakespeare to post with his entry. I know there are good parts of what we are doing, it just isn’t yet where I want them to be. How can I help them get there?
ASUS N53JN AND N73JN MULTIMEDIA LAPTOPS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UK
Diposting oleh fatih on Minggu, 29 Agustus 2010
Asus N53JN and N73JN multimedia laptops are now available for purchase in the UK. The N53JN and the N73JN are part of the Asus N series. Both notebooks feature the SonicMaster sound technology jointly developed by Asus and Bang Olufsen ICEpower audio. They also feature the NVIDIA Optimus switchable graphics technology.The Asus N53JN has a 15.6 inch display. It is available with your choice of an
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ASUS NX90Jq MULTIMEDIA NOTEBOOK NOW AVAILABLE
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The 18.4 inch Asus NX90Jq is now available for purchase. The multimedia powerhouse features an innovative design and the SonicMaster audio technology. Several online retailers in the US have started offering the NX90Jq-A1, which has an Intel Core i7-720QM 1.6GHz quad-core processor, NVIDIA GeForce GT335M discrete graphics with 1GB of dedicated video memory, 8GB of DDR3 memory and up to 1.28TB of
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TOSHIBA FOLIO 100 TABLET DETAILS LEAKED
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If Notebook Italia has got its sources correct, the upcoming Toshiba tablet will be called Folio 100. Toshiba hasn't revealed a lot of details about its tablet, but some purported images of the machine have also hit the web.The Toshiba Folio 100 will reportedly have a 10.1 inch multitouch display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. It runs Android 2.2 and is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 2
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STREAM TV ELOCITY TABLET COMING NEXT MONTH
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The eLocity A7 tablet from Stream TV Networks is a real device. And Amazon will soon start taking orders for the tablet for $399. For that price what you get is a 7 inch tablet PC with an 800 x 480 pixel capacitive multitouch display. The A7 tablet is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset and is capable of decoding 1080p HD video. You can even hook it up to an HDTV, thanks to the HDMI port. The
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VELOCITY MICRO ANDROID TABLETS COMING SOON
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Velocity Micro has announced that it will ship its Android tablets in the next six months or so. The Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet is a $300 device with a capacitive touchscreen display. It runs Android and has got some impressive specifications. The Cruz Reader is priced at $200. It is essentially an eBook reader with a resistive touchscreen display. The Cruz Reader runs Google Android which means
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INTEL SAYS FUTURE CHIPS WILL CONSUME LESS POWER THAN ARM-BASED PROCESSORS
Diposting oleh fatih on Sabtu, 28 Agustus 2010
Intel is the undisputed king of chipmakers. The vast majority of desktops, notebooks and servers have Intel inside. But most of the PDAs and smartphones available today uses processors based on designs from ARM. And now Intel is keen on establishing its presence in that space as well. Intel already has a line of low power processors for netbooks. The Intel Atom processors provide all-day battery
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EXOPC WINDOWS 7 TABLET TO START SHIPPING SOON
Diposting oleh fatih on Jumat, 27 Agustus 2010
The ExoPC Windows 7 tablet will finally start shipping in late September. That is if they manage to stick to that date. The ExoPC is a Windows tablet. What is unique about this machine is that it features a nice touch-friendly user interface on top of the Windows 7 so that users can easily use the machine without a keyboard and mouse. Needless to say, ExoPC generated considerable buzz over the
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SAMSUNG R590 MULTIMEDIA LAPTOP NOW AVAILABLE IN UK AND AUSTRALIA
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The Samsung R590 is a 15.6 inch multimedia laptop. It is now available for purchase in the UK and Australia. The Samsung R590 is more powerful than its predecessor, the R580. It has a 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-450M processor, Nvidia GeForce GT330M 1GB dedicated graphics, 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 500GB HDD. The 15.6 inch LED backlit glossy display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.Other
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SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB GT-P1000 OVERVIEW
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Samsung is expected to unveil its first tablet PC, the Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000, at the IFA Trade Show in Berlin next month. The company hasn't officially announced the device, but most of the details are already available, thanks to a series of leaks. The Samsung Galaxy Tab will reportedly have a 7 inch 1024 x 600 capacitive multitouch display with an aspect ratio of 16:10. It will run
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HP TO OFFER MINI 5103 WITH DUAL CORE ATOM N550 PROCESSOR
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The HP Mini 5103 is a netbook aimed at businesses. It is the successor to the HP Mini 5101 and 5102 netbooks and looks a lot like its predecessors. The HP Mini 5103 has an aluminum and magnesium alloy chassis. It has some other premium features too. For example, it comes standard with a faster 7200rpm hard drive. There are plenty of optional features too and they include a solid state disk, a
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TIMESPAD LAPTOP WITH DUAL CORE ATOM N550 PROCESSOR
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A Chinese company has started taking orders for its 11.6 inch ultraportable notebook featuring an Atom N550 dual core processor. The TimesPad laptop is actually available with your choice of a single core Atom N455, an Atom N475 or a dual core Atom N550 processor. It has impressive specs including a NVIDIA ION graphics and an 11.6 inch HD display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The laptop
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ACER ASPIRE ONE D255 NOW AVAILABLE FROM HSN
Diposting oleh fatih on Kamis, 26 Agustus 2010
The Acer Aspire One D255 dual core netbook is now available for purchase from HSN. The mini-laptop was announced way back in July. It is actually the first laptop to hit the market with an Atom N550 processor. The Aspire One D255 is now available for$399.90 from the HSN.com (Home Shopping Network) website. It is available in four colors - red, black, aquamarine or sandsonte. All four models have
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HANVON B10 WINDOWS TABLET COMING TO GERMANY
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We have been hearing about the Hanvon B10 Windows tablet for a while. And now word is that the machine is about to start shipping. The 10 inch tablet is due out in Germany next week. The Hanvon B10 tablet has reasonably impressive specs. It is powered by a 1.3GHz Intel Celeron 743 ULV processor. Other specifications include 2GB of memory and a 250GB hard drive. The 10 inch capacitive multitouch
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WHY ISN'T SONY LAUNCHING A TABLET?
Diposting oleh fatih on Rabu, 25 Agustus 2010
The iPad has been a huge success story so much so that virtually every PC maker on the planet is now eager to enter the tablet space. Samsung, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Dell, Lenovo and other companies have either launched a tablet or plan to do it in the coming months. But Sony has been keeping quiet. The company hasn't disclosed any plans to launch a tablet PC. But that isn't as surprising as it
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SHARP EBOOK READER TO 'RIVAL IPAD'
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The already thin line between eBook readers and tablets are getting thinner day by day. Most tablets available on the market can already be used as eBook readers, albeit with a color display. A few eBook readers like the one released by Pandigital have color displays. These are essentially Android tablets designed to run eBook applications. What's more, distinguished companies like Amazon and
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ASUS EEE PC 1015PEM TO SPORT A DUAL CORE ATOM N550 PROCESSOR
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Intel announced its Atom N550 dual core processor for netbooks earlier this week. Ever since, we have been flooded with netbooks sporting the brand new processor.As of today, Asus is the latest to announce an Atom N550 netbook.The Intel Atom N550 runs at 1.5GHz and features hyperthreading capabilities. The 10 inch Asus Eee PC 1015PEM will be powered by an Atom N550 processor. It will reportedly
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Alienware's New M17x Gaming Laptop
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It isn't a shock to anybody to hear the name Alienware when people talk about gaming computers. Alienware is the top company in the market for computers and laptops specifically designed for gaming glory. Whenever a new product from Alienware comes out, you can almost bet that it will have the very best components needed for making a top notch gaming rig. Alienware has just released their newest product, the M17x, a gaming laptop that may rival some of the best desktop computers out there. If you consider yourself a connoisseur of competitive PC gaming, then you know that even the slightest lag in gameplay means almost certain death for you or your team. The M17x has the latest Intel Core i7 and i5 processors featuring Intel Turbo Boost Technology giving you dynamic, on-the-fly overclocking.
PC gamers know that the only true way to play any PC game is to play it with the graphics settings maxed out. You also want ultra-fast frame rates and with the M17x you get just that. This laptop offers one teraflop of pure graphics intensity with the ATI CrossFireX.
Alienware's BinaryGFX technology allows users to switch between discrete or integrated graphics and there is also the Stealth Mode feature. In Stealth Mode, discrete graphics cards are turned off and other components are turned down to achieve a 65W power limit.
Another cool feature is the Alienware Command Center which gives you intuitive access to exclusive control and apps including AlienFX lighting effects and AlienFusion power management. These features, as well as others, are updated automatically to the Command Center.
As an added security bonus, Alienware has incorporated AlienSense, a facial recognition software that identifies numerous distinguishing features via the M17x's integrated webcam. The software reads and verifies biometric measurements that can not be stolen or faked allowing only you to access your laptop.
The 17-inch widescreen LCD display features dual CCFL back-lit LCD with higher brightness. This allows the M17x to display a more detailed, higher-quality than a single CCFL display. An added 8ms response time makes ghosting a thing of the past. A 2.0 megapixel webcam and digital microphone allows you to broadcast anywhere with wireless capabilities always keeping you connected.
It goes without saying that this is definitely one of the best if not the best gaming laptop on the market.
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WIIPAD ANDROID TABLET PREVIEW
Diposting oleh fatih on Selasa, 24 Agustus 2010
The WiiPad Slim Plus is a 7 inch tablet running Android 2.1. It is powered by a 720MHz ARM11-based processor with 256MB of RAM. The 7 inch resiStive touchscreen display has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.For a $190 tablet, the WiiPad Slim does have some impressive specs. It may not be as user friendly as the Apple iPad, but it is significantly better than Augen GenTouch78 Android tablet. The
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TOSHIBA AC100 HEADING TO EUROPE
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French retailer Darty has started taking pre-orders for the Toshiba AC100 Android running smartbook. Last week, the tablet went up for pre-order in the UK and now it looks like it is heading to other parts of Europe as well. The Toshiba AC100 is a 1.9 pound smartbook powered by a NVIDIA Tegra T20 chipset. It has a 10.1 inch display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels and runs Google Android
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GIGABYTE ANNOUNCES T1005M WITH ATOM N550 PROCESSOR
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Within hours of Intel announcing its dual core Atom N550 processor,PC makers are keeping themselves busy giving their netbooks an Atom N550 makeover. Close on the heels of Lenovo announcing an IdeaPad S10-3 with Atom N550 processor, Gigabyte has announced that its T1005M will also ship with the same processor.The netbook is now available from an Australian computer store. The Gigabyte T1005M
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Funny Story
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Today was my youngest’s, Max (formerly known as Will- but that is another whole story)- first day to ride the bus home. Max had his special name tag all filled out indicating what bus he should take home, what special animal is on that bus, and his two older siblings looking out for him. Unfortunately, none of that worked for him today. I put the wrong number bus on his nametag-apparently it was last year’s number- someone hadn’t updated the website! His brother and sister noticed his absence but only after his wrong bus had already left with him on it. Wonderful siblings that they are, they ran off their bus, found three teachers, a couple of secretaries, and an administrator who all found him. After a whirlwind adventure with the bus driver, he safely navigated his way back to his school, where I proceeded to pick him and his caring older siblings up. Although Max had an adventure, he was so scared- it was so hard to see him fighting back the tears so he wouldn’t cry in front of everyone. I can’t thank enough the people who watch over him keeping him safe: his sister and brother were ROCK STARS, his teacher was the knight in shining armor- even though she is a girl, and the secretaries were hailing the cavalry all to bring him back home safely. What would we do without you?
SV: Not another Law and Order Class
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This summer I found out I was going to be teaching another section of Spelling Vocabulary, a class we offer at AHS. Rather than teaching another section of ninth grade or a section of English World Literature, I was asked to teach another section of a class that I think is pointless. It is basically a drill and kill type class that meets only on Tuesdays and Thursday for kids to “learn” SAT vocab words. We also have incorporated many of the commonly misspelled and confused words on essays (i.e. effect/affect, it’s/its).
Each set of three class periods, the students are assigned 10 SAT words, and 10 spelling words. From the list, they are to know the definition, spelling, synonyms, antonyms, and be able to use it in a sentence. After the first class of introducing the words, the kids are in-charge of the second class period. They pick groups at the beginning of the semester, and each group is assigned one set of SAT words. On their assigned review day, they create games/activities to review the words. The students created a rubric to assess their organization and teaching of the review day. To prepare the kids to teach a full class period, we spend time talking about what good teaching looks like. On the final day of the set of words, the kids review, then take the test, and then we grade them together. Each test contains multiple parts: spelling words, matching word to definition, synonym and antonym matching, fill in the blank, and finally short essay. The essay is really creative (and my favorite part) because we have them use the vocabulary words, but writing about crazy things (videos, movie posters, slideshows, songs, cartoons, etc…)
The challenging point of teaching a class like this is that many of the words are out of context. Although I like the book we use for practice, I still can’t seem to separate the feeling that the kids regurgitate these words for one test, only to be forgotten when the next week’s words roll out. How do I teach this class in a relevant and meaningful way that keeps these words ingrained in their memories?
So I began this year talking with my best buddy Kristin Leclaire about how to change my feelings about the class- she luckily, also gets to teach one section. We decided that the more creative approaches we used with the words (drawing, movement, songs, stories, etc…) the better these kids would actually know the words.
This past week, we did an exercise called Vocabulary Frames. The kids were to take each word and write it on a notecard. After the word was written down, they were to break it down. Then in the top right corner, they were to define the word. The top left corner contained the antonym of the word, and then they crossed it out. In the bottom right, they were to draw a simple picture of the word and in the bottom left, use the word in a sentence that conveys the meaning of the word. We talked in class about how useful these cards would be in reviewing for their test. They could cover up each section to review, slowly revealing each answer they need.
We have some other great ideas in store, but I am hoping to hear some more from you. What has worked well for you in your class? What are creative approaches you have to learning vocabulary? Any links you can provide would be helpful. More than anything, I can see that the more enthusiastic I am about the words the more the kids will hopefully be. If I can find a way to match my passion of technology with learning these words, the kids will be all the better for it!
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Each set of three class periods, the students are assigned 10 SAT words, and 10 spelling words. From the list, they are to know the definition, spelling, synonyms, antonyms, and be able to use it in a sentence. After the first class of introducing the words, the kids are in-charge of the second class period. They pick groups at the beginning of the semester, and each group is assigned one set of SAT words. On their assigned review day, they create games/activities to review the words. The students created a rubric to assess their organization and teaching of the review day. To prepare the kids to teach a full class period, we spend time talking about what good teaching looks like. On the final day of the set of words, the kids review, then take the test, and then we grade them together. Each test contains multiple parts: spelling words, matching word to definition, synonym and antonym matching, fill in the blank, and finally short essay. The essay is really creative (and my favorite part) because we have them use the vocabulary words, but writing about crazy things (videos, movie posters, slideshows, songs, cartoons, etc…)
The challenging point of teaching a class like this is that many of the words are out of context. Although I like the book we use for practice, I still can’t seem to separate the feeling that the kids regurgitate these words for one test, only to be forgotten when the next week’s words roll out. How do I teach this class in a relevant and meaningful way that keeps these words ingrained in their memories?
So I began this year talking with my best buddy Kristin Leclaire about how to change my feelings about the class- she luckily, also gets to teach one section. We decided that the more creative approaches we used with the words (drawing, movement, songs, stories, etc…) the better these kids would actually know the words.
This past week, we did an exercise called Vocabulary Frames. The kids were to take each word and write it on a notecard. After the word was written down, they were to break it down. Then in the top right corner, they were to define the word. The top left corner contained the antonym of the word, and then they crossed it out. In the bottom right, they were to draw a simple picture of the word and in the bottom left, use the word in a sentence that conveys the meaning of the word. We talked in class about how useful these cards would be in reviewing for their test. They could cover up each section to review, slowly revealing each answer they need.
We have some other great ideas in store, but I am hoping to hear some more from you. What has worked well for you in your class? What are creative approaches you have to learning vocabulary? Any links you can provide would be helpful. More than anything, I can see that the more enthusiastic I am about the words the more the kids will hopefully be. If I can find a way to match my passion of technology with learning these words, the kids will be all the better for it!
LENOVO IDEAPAD S10-3 WITH DUAL CORE ATOM N550 PROCESSOR UP FOR PRE-ORDER IN AUSTRALIA
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Several Australian retailers have started taking pre-orders for the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 with an Intel Atom N550 dual-core processor. The mini-laptop is not yet available for purchase in the US. The Atom N550 is a dual-core processor supporting DDR3 memory. Despite having an extra core, it is expected to get more or less the same battery life as the single core Atom N450 processor. What's more,
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ACER CHROME OS NETBOOK SPECS LEAK
Diposting oleh fatih on Senin, 23 Agustus 2010
Acer has been working on a Google Chrome OS netbook for a while. Google Chrome is a web-based operating system developed for netbooks. Google is expected to officially launch it later this year. Acer has so far been pretty quiet about the specs of its upcoming Chrome netbook, but now it looks like a few details have leaked. The Acer Chrome netbook will reportedly have a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455
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DUAL CORE INTEL ATOM N550 NOW SHIPPING
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The new dual core Intel Atom processor for netbooks is now available and Intel claims that a dozen new netbooks sporting the brand new processor are in stores today. But the fact is that a netbook with a dual core Atom N550 processor is not yet available, but you should be able to pick up one in the next few weeks. According to Intel, PC makers such as Acer, Asus, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG, MSI,
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SAMSUNG X125 NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UK
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The Samsung X125 ultraportable notebook is now available for purchase in the UK. The laptop is powered by a 1.7GHz AMD Athlon II Neo K125 single-core processor. Other specifications include ATI Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics, 320GB of hard disk space, 3GB of DDR3 memory and Windows 7 Home Premium operating system.The Samsung X125 measures 0.96 inches in thickness and weighs 3.33 pounds. It
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LENOVO IDEAPAD Z565 NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US
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The Lenovo IdeaPad Z565 is a 15.6 inch multimedia laptop with an affordable price tag. While the IdeaPad Z560 is Intel-based, the Z565 has AMD processors. The models available in the US have 2.3GHz Turion II P520 or 2.5GHz N530 dual-core processors. The graphics option on both models is the ATI Radeon HD4200 integrated or Radeon HD5470 discrete graphics with 512MB of dedicated video memory. Other
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ALLGO UNVEILS $50 TABLET PROTOTYPE IN INDIA
Diposting oleh fatih on Minggu, 22 Agustus 2010
The India government may or may not produce that Google Android tablet costing just $35. But an Indian company called Allgo has designed a tablet prototype that could reportedly be built for just $50. Better still, you don't need to order a million units to get that price. Of course, a tablet that costs $50 to build may have a higher retail price. Still, it is quite cheap. Few details are
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VELOCITY MICRO CRUZ TABLET AND READER UP FOR ORDER
Diposting oleh fatih on Sabtu, 21 Agustus 2010
Velocity Micro has started taking orders for its two new Android tablets. The company is marketing one of the machines as a 7 inch eBook reader with a color display. The other model is being pitched as a multipurpose Android tablet. Both are now available for pre-order but won't ship until September.Velocity Micro Cruz TabletThe Velocity Micro Cruz tablet runs Android 2.1. It has 4GB of internal
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TOSHIBA AC100 ANDROID SMARTBOOK COMING SOON TO UK
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The Toshiba AC100 is a mini-laptop running the Google Android operating system. It is one of the so-called smartbooks that you can buy at retail. The machine is already available for purchase in Japan. And now Toshiba UK has also started offering the smartbook. An official product page of the AC100 has gone live at the Toshiba UK website complete with images and detailed specifications. The
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POCKETBOOK UNVEILS IQ ANDROID TABLET
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PocketBook plans to launch a new series of Android tablets and eBook readers at IFA in Berlin next month. These machines will have screen sizes ranging between 6 to 10 inches.Most of them have an E Ink display and a low power processor,but one of the upcoming models also sport a color display and Android operating system.Called PocketBook IQ this tablet has a 7 inch TFT color touchscreen display,
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Hewlett Packwards new laptop line: The Envy 14 and 17
Diposting oleh fatih on Jumat, 20 Agustus 2010
Sleek and sexy is as important today as performance. Well, almost, but with its new Envy line, HP is hoping to cash in with a laptop that is both beautiful and substantial.
Let us focus on the appearance first. Both Envy's have a metal casing with subtle machined designs on the casing. The screens for both laptops are glass. The Envy 14 has a 14.5 inch screen, while the Envy 17 boasts a 17.3 inch screen. Both also incorporate backlit keyboards for those late nights. They both are around 1.5mm in size, and while not paper thin, the size is essential for the power these machines are packing.
The basic specs are as follows-
HP Envy 14. 14.5-inch screen, 5.25 pounds, Intel Core i3, i5, i7 CPUs, ATI Mobility Radeon 5650 GPU with 1GB GDDR3 RAM and BEATS audio.
HP Envy 17. 17.3-inch screen, 7.25 pounds, VGA, HDMI & Mini DisplayPort video outs, Intel Core i3, i5, i7 CPUs, ATI Mobility Radeon 5850 GPU with 1GB GDDR5 RAM and BEATS audio.
BEATS audio is an upgrade from previous models, and the Envy's also include a subwoofer, so with these machines there is no reason to worry about sub-par sound. If you need internet on the go, the Envy 14 has the option for built in wireless 3G, making connecting anywhere a breeze. Another new feature that comes with the Envy 17 is the ability to connect to multiple screens for gaming or applications. This feature is incredibly hard to find on laptops, but the Envy 17 pulls it off wonderfully, making it possible to have up to three screens connected! This is a must have for serious gamers. Both laptops incorporate optical drives, which their predecessor, the Envy 13, lacked. The USB and other ports are neatly spaced out, not cluttered in one area. Both models also offer the HP TrueVision HD webcam built it. With these new machines HP also improves their clickpad to recognize gestures such as finger scrolling and pinch-to-zoom.
Overall with its powerful hardware and improved visage, the HP Envy's are top of the line machines offering everything that a laptop user could ask for. The Envy 14 starts out at $999.00, and the Envy 17 at $1399.00. Take a look for yourself here.
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ACER WILL NOT LAUNCH ITS ANDROID TABLET UNTIL 2011
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Pretty much every PC maker out there is busy building an Android tablet. The Google OS which was originally designed for smartphones run quite well on tablet. And unlike Windows it isn't very demanding on your resources. Better still, it is open source which means that you don't have to pay any license fee.Acer, we had heard that would ship an Android tablet by the end of this year, but now
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BLACKBERRY TABLET MAY NOT RUN BLACKBERRY OS
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The upcoming BlackPad tablet from BlackBerry may not actually run the BlackBerry OS which runs on the company's ubiquitous BlackBerry smartphones. Bloomberg reports that Research in Motion (RIM) which builds the BlackBerry phones is likely to use an altogether different operating system in its tablet. Earlier this year RIM acquired a company called QNX Software Systems. They are specialists in
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$100 NETBOO COMING TO A CVS STORE NEAR YOU
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The OLPC foundation may not have been able to produce a $100 laptop. They grabbed a lot of headlines when they announced that they would be building a $100 laptop. But it looks like another company has succeeded where OLPC failed. You may or may not believe it, but you will be able to pick up a $100 mini-laptop soon from your neighbourhood CVS drug store. At $99.99, you will certainly not get a
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Writing and Boys- The Challenge
Diposting oleh fatih on Kamis, 19 Agustus 2010
Each year, we are asked to submit a professional growth plan that sets forth a growth objective and goal for us as individual teachers as well as identifying a way to support PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) at our school. We can select from six different areas for our goal (Instructional Planning, Instructional Delivery, Assessment of Student Learning, Management of the Learning Environment, Professional Growth, Professional Responsibility). After selecting the area, we need to state our goal, decide on the instructional strategies that will help us achieve the goal, determine how will we know if the goal has been achieved, and what assistance do we need to achieve our goal. In regards to PLCs, we need to indicate how we will directly support PLCs and what assistance do we need in that support.
After listening to our former administrator now turned classroom teacher and CSAP expert go over our CSAP scores for our 09-10 9th graders, I decided to focus my instruction this next year on boys and writing. No easy task. Our boys are significantly behind our girls and most especially in the areas of extended writing. With most boys, it seems as though as much as they dislike reading, they HATE writing. If I am going to help boys improve their writing skills, I must first change their perceptions of writing.
One way I am focusing on doing this is through writing in various forms. I have found incredible success in past years with using PLNs with my 9th graders. PLNs (Personal Learning Networks) are a way to get kids to read articles, view videos and respond to items of interest rather than the required textbook. Next week my 9th graders are setting up their PLNs for the first time. I ask the kids to read from the blogs, newspapers, and magazines we subscribe to through our Google Reader rather than doing the typical outside reading novel. After they are finished reading/ viewing their choice, they answer the question “What Matters?” In a paragraph format, they must state clearly the author, title and point of what matters from what they read. Then, they write a summary of what they read, connect their response to themselves, to their education, and to the world around them. Finally, they end the paragraph with a concluding sentence summing up their argument or point. Last year, my all boys’ class really loved these PLNs- they didn’t care for the number of them I asked them to write, but they did enjoy reading and responding to what they were digesting. They loved hearing from one another on Fridays what the presenters had read. One area I want to do a better job on is to give more detailed feedback to their PLNs to help them improve their writing rather than just assigning a grade. With more students this year, this will be a challenge. I also want to find a way to help my boys become better peer editors. I think this will aide in improving their own writing as well as the writing of their peers. On a side note, this will help me with the grading/ assessing/ feedback overload I tend to feel.
Another way I am going to focus on writing is through using blogs to share topic sentences. When each student is asked to post his/her topic sentence for the world to see, students seem to take that responsibility into account. Also, I am going to have the boys use Google Earth to share their interactions with Chris McCandless from Into the Wild and Odysseus from The Odyssey. Using the graphic of Google Earth to give a picture to their words helps the boys put down their thoughts.
I am also counting on the support of my administrators to help me look over my incoming 9th graders Assess track data to see in what areas of writing my boys most struggle. This past year we implemented a writing lab to assist our struggling writers and many of my freshmen sought out its assistance and feedback. I am hoping and encouraging the kids this year to do the same.
Combining some of the writing strategies that I have found successful in the past, along with the technologies that we use in class everyday, meeting with my students at least twice outside of class to discuss their CSAP and MAP test scores, reviewing Assess track data, writing lab, constant writing feedback and practice should make a change for the better for me as a teacher, and more importantly for my boys with their writing.
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After listening to our former administrator now turned classroom teacher and CSAP expert go over our CSAP scores for our 09-10 9th graders, I decided to focus my instruction this next year on boys and writing. No easy task. Our boys are significantly behind our girls and most especially in the areas of extended writing. With most boys, it seems as though as much as they dislike reading, they HATE writing. If I am going to help boys improve their writing skills, I must first change their perceptions of writing.
One way I am focusing on doing this is through writing in various forms. I have found incredible success in past years with using PLNs with my 9th graders. PLNs (Personal Learning Networks) are a way to get kids to read articles, view videos and respond to items of interest rather than the required textbook. Next week my 9th graders are setting up their PLNs for the first time. I ask the kids to read from the blogs, newspapers, and magazines we subscribe to through our Google Reader rather than doing the typical outside reading novel. After they are finished reading/ viewing their choice, they answer the question “What Matters?” In a paragraph format, they must state clearly the author, title and point of what matters from what they read. Then, they write a summary of what they read, connect their response to themselves, to their education, and to the world around them. Finally, they end the paragraph with a concluding sentence summing up their argument or point. Last year, my all boys’ class really loved these PLNs- they didn’t care for the number of them I asked them to write, but they did enjoy reading and responding to what they were digesting. They loved hearing from one another on Fridays what the presenters had read. One area I want to do a better job on is to give more detailed feedback to their PLNs to help them improve their writing rather than just assigning a grade. With more students this year, this will be a challenge. I also want to find a way to help my boys become better peer editors. I think this will aide in improving their own writing as well as the writing of their peers. On a side note, this will help me with the grading/ assessing/ feedback overload I tend to feel.
Another way I am going to focus on writing is through using blogs to share topic sentences. When each student is asked to post his/her topic sentence for the world to see, students seem to take that responsibility into account. Also, I am going to have the boys use Google Earth to share their interactions with Chris McCandless from Into the Wild and Odysseus from The Odyssey. Using the graphic of Google Earth to give a picture to their words helps the boys put down their thoughts.
I am also counting on the support of my administrators to help me look over my incoming 9th graders Assess track data to see in what areas of writing my boys most struggle. This past year we implemented a writing lab to assist our struggling writers and many of my freshmen sought out its assistance and feedback. I am hoping and encouraging the kids this year to do the same.
Combining some of the writing strategies that I have found successful in the past, along with the technologies that we use in class everyday, meeting with my students at least twice outside of class to discuss their CSAP and MAP test scores, reviewing Assess track data, writing lab, constant writing feedback and practice should make a change for the better for me as a teacher, and more importantly for my boys with their writing.
Defining Quality Work
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For the past three years, I have asked my students to participate in my No D Policy. No student can earn a D in my class- this ultimately means anything at a 69% and below is a failing grade. For a large majority of my classes, this is a tremendous motivating factor to achieve. Many comment that "no one should pass with a D; a D is below average work anyway." Because of the No D policy, the students and I have agreed that they need multiple opportunities to redo their work so that they can achieve to the best of their ability. Here is the perfect example to illustrate the need to redo work:
A few years ago I had a student named Molly, who was never a successful writer in her LA classes. After working with her throughout the school year on redoing her writing assignments time and again until they were A quality work, Molly realized how much she had grown as a writer. Before she used to struggle with writing basically avoiding it until last minute. After seeing writing as a continual process through revision and feedback, she grew to like writing- not sure about loving writing. Every year she continues to improve as I have kept track of her in her other LA classes.
To me this says so much about holding kids accountable to be better than they think they can do. Teaching 9th grade, I see many kids who let themselves off the hook with poor quality work because that is all they think they can do. If we take away the possibility of "crap work" kids have to achieve. And, when we give them time to redo work, and feedback in multiple ways, they will achieve.
Along with all of this, I have the kids define what A, B, and C quality work looks like. We did this in my all boys class today. Here is their list so far:
· Exceeds expectations
· On time
· Organized
· Proper formatting
· Great effort shown
· Originality and creativity
· Neat
· Quality work
· Thinking shown-deep thoughts
· Voice is used throughout
· Flow- consistent stream of information, thoughts flow easily from one to another
B Quality:
· Above expectations
· Above average work
· Few errors
· A little late is ok
· Few organizational errors
· Mostly original ideas
· Few neatness errors
· Thinking shown in work
· Few flow problems
· Few formatting mistakes
C Quality:
· Average
· Just meets expectations
· Some errors but not enough to be distracting
· A little late
· Some organizational errors
· Some formatting errors
· Some originality
· Some neatness errors
· Some thinking shown
· Some flow problems
Unacceptable work:
Not acceptable, crap work
Last minute or extremely late
Doesn’t meet expectations
Multiple errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, formatting, flow, and neatness- so many they are distracting to reader
No originality, creativity, thinking shown
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A few years ago I had a student named Molly, who was never a successful writer in her LA classes. After working with her throughout the school year on redoing her writing assignments time and again until they were A quality work, Molly realized how much she had grown as a writer. Before she used to struggle with writing basically avoiding it until last minute. After seeing writing as a continual process through revision and feedback, she grew to like writing- not sure about loving writing. Every year she continues to improve as I have kept track of her in her other LA classes.
To me this says so much about holding kids accountable to be better than they think they can do. Teaching 9th grade, I see many kids who let themselves off the hook with poor quality work because that is all they think they can do. If we take away the possibility of "crap work" kids have to achieve. And, when we give them time to redo work, and feedback in multiple ways, they will achieve.
Along with all of this, I have the kids define what A, B, and C quality work looks like. We did this in my all boys class today. Here is their list so far:
Period 1 Quality Work Defined
A quality:
· Exceeds expectations
· On time
· Organized
· Proper formatting
· Great effort shown
· Originality and creativity
· Neat
· Quality work
· Thinking shown-deep thoughts
· Voice is used throughout
· Flow- consistent stream of information, thoughts flow easily from one to another
B Quality:
· Above expectations
· Above average work
· Few errors
· A little late is ok
· Few organizational errors
· Mostly original ideas
· Few neatness errors
· Thinking shown in work
· Few flow problems
· Few formatting mistakes
C Quality:
· Average
· Just meets expectations
· Some errors but not enough to be distracting
· A little late
· Some organizational errors
· Some formatting errors
· Some originality
· Some neatness errors
· Some thinking shown
· Some flow problems
Unacceptable work:
Not acceptable, crap work
Last minute or extremely late
Doesn’t meet expectations
Multiple errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, formatting, flow, and neatness- so many they are distracting to reader
No originality, creativity, thinking shown
Tomorrow, we are going to go back over their list seeing if there is anything else they thought of. We will use this as a rubric to grade/assess all their class work. They created it, they know the expectations to achieve.
SANDISK LAUNCHES POSTAGE STAMP SIZED INTEGRATED SSD
Diposting oleh fatih on Rabu, 18 Agustus 2010
SanDisk has unveiled a new integrated solid state disk or iSSD. The company claims that the storage disk is smaller than a postage stamp and lighter than a paper clip. The new iSSD is available in capacities ranging between 4GB and 64GB. That said, the new iSSD is still bigger than a standard SDHC card and it is quite larger than a microSD card. On the plus side, it is an integrated SSD which
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GOOGLE AND VERIZON TO LAUNCH A CHROME OS TABLET IN NOVEMBER?
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Google will reportedly launch its Chrome Operating System and some mobile devices later this year. The Google Chrome OS is based on the Chrome web browser. It is meant for use in netbooks. Actually this OS was announced last year. Back then netbooks were the hottest property in town. But now tablets are all the rage. Needless to say, Google is now optimizing its OS so that it can run on tablets
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eLOCITY A7 ANDROID TABLETS COMING SOON
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Most tablets on the market are good for surfing the web and running apps. The eLocity A7 Android tablets from Stream TV Networks are a little different. The company is marketing these devices as multimedia power houses. The little Android machines will be up for pre-order starting August 24th. According to the company, the eLocity A7 tablet integrates 'high-end display and graphics technology'.
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HUAWEI S7 TABLET REVIEWED: BELOW PAR PERFORMANCE
Diposting oleh fatih on Selasa, 17 Agustus 2010
The Huawei S7 is a 7-inch Android tablet PC with reasonably impressive specs. Unlike most cheap tablets on the market, the Huawei S7 has a relatively fast processor and a 3G modem. It is also available with some mobile broadband service plans. The tablet is already available in Austria for the subsidized price of 99 Euros up front and 29 Euros per month for a 5GB data plan. And some folks have
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MULTITOUCH SUPPORT COMING TO UBUNTU 10.10
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Almost every operating system worth its salt support multitouch gestures these days and now Ubuntu is joining the league. Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced that the upcoming version of Ubuntu will have support for multitouch gestures. The new touch framework is called UTouch and it should be ready by the time Ubuntu 10.10 is released in October. To use all the features you will
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Literary Analysis in the 21st Century
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For almost the past year, I have taught a lovely young woman in Spain named Rachel. The learning environment Rachel and I have is ideal: we meet twice a week-although it is at 4:30 am MST, class is one student to one teacher, whatever questions problems, concerns Rachel has, we can work through without having to get an administrators ok, see a counselor, etc… she simply calls/Skypes/emails and we handle it. There are considerable benefits to having a teacher all to yourself! The feedback and dialogue we are able to exchange remind me of how precious each individual moment we need to make with our students in classes of 30+. But all of that is not the reason for this post, Rachel has done something impressive I want to share with all of you.
Rachel, by her own admission, is not a big fan of writing. Writing is time consuming, often involving struggles with getting it right the first time, word choice, and questioning if this is what the teacher wants. Verbally and creatively, she can express her ideas, but holding true to traditional forms of writing often proves to be a challenge. Our classes together focused on Fiction to Film and then the recently completed Modern Political Struggles in Literature. During the time between the Fiction to Film and the political struggle unit, I wanted Rachel to read Persepolis and watch the movie. Afterwards, she was to write a literary analysis but with a twist- the essay was to be completed in graphic novel form.
I am sure there are many out there who would argue that what I am about to link to is not a literary analysis per se, but it does meet all the requirements of a literary analysis. Rachel still needed to have a strong argumentative thesis/essay, to use the texts (both novel and video) as evidence to support her essay, and even more challenging, she needed to find images to support her thoughts.
Before Rachel wrote anything, I introduced her to using Webspiration to map her graphic novel essay. What was amazing is how visually helpful this was to Rachel’s organization and thought process. After graphing out her essay, Rachel then started collecting images and text that would support her thesis.
After meeting off and on over the course of the semester reagarding this project, Rachel put it all together. Here is her finished work. I know she would love for you to comment on her accompishment.
Think about the graphic novel form in your own classes. I know one thing I am going to ask my students to do is to do graphic novel sticky notes- an idea I learned/ stole from Christian Long. Think about using images to support writing versus just text and quotes. Think about how well this works as a way to change the way we teaching writing. Think about it.
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Rachel, by her own admission, is not a big fan of writing. Writing is time consuming, often involving struggles with getting it right the first time, word choice, and questioning if this is what the teacher wants. Verbally and creatively, she can express her ideas, but holding true to traditional forms of writing often proves to be a challenge. Our classes together focused on Fiction to Film and then the recently completed Modern Political Struggles in Literature. During the time between the Fiction to Film and the political struggle unit, I wanted Rachel to read Persepolis and watch the movie. Afterwards, she was to write a literary analysis but with a twist- the essay was to be completed in graphic novel form.
I am sure there are many out there who would argue that what I am about to link to is not a literary analysis per se, but it does meet all the requirements of a literary analysis. Rachel still needed to have a strong argumentative thesis/essay, to use the texts (both novel and video) as evidence to support her essay, and even more challenging, she needed to find images to support her thoughts.
Before Rachel wrote anything, I introduced her to using Webspiration to map her graphic novel essay. What was amazing is how visually helpful this was to Rachel’s organization and thought process. After graphing out her essay, Rachel then started collecting images and text that would support her thesis.
After meeting off and on over the course of the semester reagarding this project, Rachel put it all together. Here is her finished work. I know she would love for you to comment on her accompishment.
Think about the graphic novel form in your own classes. I know one thing I am going to ask my students to do is to do graphic novel sticky notes- an idea I learned/ stole from Christian Long. Think about using images to support writing versus just text and quotes. Think about how well this works as a way to change the way we teaching writing. Think about it.
MSI UNVEILS CORE I5 SPORTING FX400
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MSI has announced yet another notebook. Called MSI FX400, this machine is actually the smaller sibling to the multimedia giant called MSI FX600. Both models have plenty of impressive features to attract customers.The MSI FX400 is powered by an Intel Core i5 processor with NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M discrete graphics. It features MSI's Turbo Drive Engine and GPU Boost technologies. The notebook has a
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TOSHIBA LIBRETTO W100 DUAL SCREEN LAPTOP UP FOR PRE-ORDER IN THE US
Diposting oleh fatih on Senin, 16 Agustus 2010
The Toshiba Libretto W100 dual screen notebook is now available for pre-order in the US. The device went on sale in Japan recently. It is already available in the US via Conics which will ship you a Japanese model for about $1400. But for those who are willing to wait, Amazon has started taking pre-orders for just $1100. It is not clear when this device will actually ship in the US. Toshiba is
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QUALCOMM TO LAUNCH 1.5GHZ DUAL CORE ARM-BASED PROCESSORS
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The 1GHz ARM-based processors found in smartphones like Motorola Droid X and Samsung Galaxy S are already ridiculously fast. But it looks like these low power processors could get even faster. According to a Computer World report, chipmaker Qualcomm is all set to introduce its new 1.5GHz dual core processors in the fourth quarter of 2010. The new Qualcomm QSD8672 processor is meant for use in
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Goals
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I think back to school for teachers is similar to New Year’s Resolutions for the rest of the world- it is the time to make promises, to get a fresh start, to reexamine your teaching and learning, and plot a course forward.
Each year, I ask Karl Fisch to write some goals for me; these are the ideas meant to inspire me, give me the light at the end of my tunnel, and of course, give me something to constantly think about. Some years the goals are minimal (i.e. Change the World), other years they are vast in numbers and ideas. This year, he went simple but profound:
1. Do less . . . by having your students do more. By that I mean continue to try to turn over more stuff to them.
2. Blog more. Not just because it's good for you (although it is). Not just because it's good for teachers elsewhere that read you (although it is). But because it's good for your students. Not only will it improve your practice, but you'll be modeling for them what a thoughtful, reflective learner looks like. Be the PLN. Just do it.
3. Do one thing. I don't know what it is, but pick one really important thing and focus in on it all semester or year. What's one thing that will really impact your students and your teaching? Find it, and focus.
Number 1-do less. I am all for doing less and shifting (that shifts for you, Karl) the ownership of learning onto my students. One thing I wish I did a better job of last year was helping my all boys class become better peer editors. With increasing class sizes, this will be a good life long skill for them to add to their arsenal but also assist me in providing relevant and immediate feedback to one another. I am going to also blog later about redoing Spelling and Vocab, but I need to find a way for kids to do more with words- to own the words not simply memorize the words.
Number 2-Blog- This is one goal I am not just holding myself to. One of my deskmates, Lauren Lee, has started a new blog and a new focus on us blogging regularly (blogging is much more fun with a partner). And she asked if I would do this with her. I was thinking about blogging regularly with my students. Since I ask them to be part of the network, I think this is something I should commit to as well. I already have three posts in my head I want to get out, and hopefully they will keep coming. I encourage you to follow Lauren as well.
Number 3-Do one thing-this one is easy and NOT, all at the same time. This year, I really want to focus on learning differently with my students. I want to help them develop a mindset that there is not one way to solve the problem, complete the project, write the essay, or take notes. I want there to be a multitude of ways for them to demonstrate their learning and understanding. I also want to focus on writing-A LOT. I want my boys to be better writers, and to realize that writing is a good thing (thanks Martha Stewart). In this life, you need to know how to write, and more importantly, how to write/ communicate effectively. I want to move away from the standardized practice of the 5 paragraph essay, and have them write in a wide variety of forms- movie scripts, cartoons, editorials, memoirs, etc… Any interesting writing ideas that you come across, please pass my way. I plan on meeting with them individually to assess their writing and work on their writing throughout the semester. But Karl- that is my one thing!
So here it is, another school year, another set of goals, but a new chance to start fresh, to change lives, and to change the world.
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Each year, I ask Karl Fisch to write some goals for me; these are the ideas meant to inspire me, give me the light at the end of my tunnel, and of course, give me something to constantly think about. Some years the goals are minimal (i.e. Change the World), other years they are vast in numbers and ideas. This year, he went simple but profound:
1. Do less . . . by having your students do more. By that I mean continue to try to turn over more stuff to them.
2. Blog more. Not just because it's good for you (although it is). Not just because it's good for teachers elsewhere that read you (although it is). But because it's good for your students. Not only will it improve your practice, but you'll be modeling for them what a thoughtful, reflective learner looks like. Be the PLN. Just do it.
3. Do one thing. I don't know what it is, but pick one really important thing and focus in on it all semester or year. What's one thing that will really impact your students and your teaching? Find it, and focus.
Number 1-do less. I am all for doing less and shifting (that shifts for you, Karl) the ownership of learning onto my students. One thing I wish I did a better job of last year was helping my all boys class become better peer editors. With increasing class sizes, this will be a good life long skill for them to add to their arsenal but also assist me in providing relevant and immediate feedback to one another. I am going to also blog later about redoing Spelling and Vocab, but I need to find a way for kids to do more with words- to own the words not simply memorize the words.
Number 2-Blog- This is one goal I am not just holding myself to. One of my deskmates, Lauren Lee, has started a new blog and a new focus on us blogging regularly (blogging is much more fun with a partner). And she asked if I would do this with her. I was thinking about blogging regularly with my students. Since I ask them to be part of the network, I think this is something I should commit to as well. I already have three posts in my head I want to get out, and hopefully they will keep coming. I encourage you to follow Lauren as well.
Number 3-Do one thing-this one is easy and NOT, all at the same time. This year, I really want to focus on learning differently with my students. I want to help them develop a mindset that there is not one way to solve the problem, complete the project, write the essay, or take notes. I want there to be a multitude of ways for them to demonstrate their learning and understanding. I also want to focus on writing-A LOT. I want my boys to be better writers, and to realize that writing is a good thing (thanks Martha Stewart). In this life, you need to know how to write, and more importantly, how to write/ communicate effectively. I want to move away from the standardized practice of the 5 paragraph essay, and have them write in a wide variety of forms- movie scripts, cartoons, editorials, memoirs, etc… Any interesting writing ideas that you come across, please pass my way. I plan on meeting with them individually to assess their writing and work on their writing throughout the semester. But Karl- that is my one thing!
So here it is, another school year, another set of goals, but a new chance to start fresh, to change lives, and to change the world.
ASUS UL20FT NOW SHIPPING
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The Asus UL20FT has started shipping. The 12.1 inch ultraportable laptop is powered by a 1.2GHz Intel Core i3-330UM processor. It has 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, integrated graphics, and a 6-cell battery rated at 47Whr. The notebook runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit operating system. The Asus UL20FT is actually an updated version of the UL20A. The only major difference between the two
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COLOR AND TOUCH-ENABLED E INK DISPLAYS COMING
Diposting oleh fatih on Minggu, 15 Agustus 2010
Amazon recently unveiled its third generation Kindle. The famed eBook reader now comes with games and a nicer user interface. However, the E Ink display, which is the major attraction of the device, hasn't changed much. It still can't show color. Its page refresh rate hasn't improved much either. But the E Ink display technology is also evolving. Word is that color E Ink displays are getting
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GET PANDIGITAL NOVEL TABLET FOR $100 TODAY
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The Pandigital Novel costs just $150. At that price,it is actually the cheapest 7 inch Android tablet available in the US at the moment. The company is marketing the device as an eBook reader, but hackers have already figured out how to install third party apps and make the device more useful. But if you still think that $150 is a bit too much, you can get the tablet today for just $100 plus tax.
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GENIUS MOUSEPEN M508 AND M508W UNVEILED
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Genius has unveiled two new tablets called the MousePen M508 and the MousePen M508W. Both models are expected to start shipping in September. The Genius MousePen M508 and M508W have many common features. Both tablets feature a 5x8-inch work area which can be switched between a widescreen view and a 4:3 aspect ratio. There are 13 programmable keys on the tablet's surface. You will be able to
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ASUS EEE PAD EP101TC TO SHIP IN MARCH FOR $399
Diposting oleh fatih on Sabtu, 14 Agustus 2010
The 10 inch Asus Eee Pad EP101TC may start shipping in March for $399. Asus is positioning the tablet as a competitor to the iPad and if sources are correct there will be two models - one running Windows Embedded Compact 7 and the other running Google Android. Both models will start at $399 or less.According to Asus CEO, the Windows Embedded version of the tablet could ship in January. The
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ASUS EEE TABLET COULD LAUNCH IN OCTOBER FOR $300
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If PC World has got its sources correct, the Asus Eee Tablet could ship in October for just $300. A couple of days ago, there were reports that the Eee Tablet could cost as much as $599. At that price it would be ridiculously costly, especially when you consider the fact that it is merely an ebook reader with some note-taking capabilities.The Asus Eee Tablet is not a tablet PC. The tablet PCs
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DRS TECHNOLOGIES UNVEIL ARMOR X10GX RUGGED LAPTOP
Diposting oleh fatih on Jumat, 13 Agustus 2010
DRS Technologies has unveiled a new fully rugged laptop called ARMOR X10gx. The DRS ARMOR X10gx has a 10.4-inch display. It features a magnesium alloy chassis and is compliant with MIL-STD-810G standards for shock, vibration, and temperature extremes. It is also rated IP67 which means that it can withstand moisture, dust, sand, mold, pollen and more.The ARMOR X10gx is powered by a 1.2GHz Intel
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NOTION INK ADAM TABLET TO START AT $399
Diposting oleh fatih on Kamis, 12 Agustus 2010
Notion Ink has finally revealed the pricing information for its upcoming Adam tablet. A little bit of information about potential launch dates are also available. The Notion Ink Adam tablet is one of the most anticipated devices of the year. It could be the first tablet to actually ship with a Pixel Qi display which is quite readable both indoors and outdoors. Better still, it consumes 80% less
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INDIA GOVERNMENT PROMISES 1 MILLION $35 TABLETS NEXT YEAR
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The Indian Human Resources Development Ministry promises to deliver 1 million $35 tablets next year. The India government is building these tablets for students.During an interview with Gadget Guru, Indian Human Resources Development Minister showed off an Android tablet which works reasonably well. However, the resistive touchscreen wasn't all that responsive, but that is nothing surprising.
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ACER INTRODUCES DYNAVIVID GRAPHICS DOCK FOR FERRARI ONE
Diposting oleh fatih on Rabu, 11 Agustus 2010
The Acer Ferrari One mini-laptop has been around for a while. In fact, it has started looking a bit dated. When Acer introduced the laptop last year,it was one of the first mini-laptops on the market to have an 11.6 inch display and AMD processor with ATI graphics instead of an Intel chipset. But now plenty of AMD-powered ultraportable laptops are available on the market. So the novelty factor no
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TOSHIBA SATELLITE T215D REVIEWED
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AMD unveiled several processors for netbooks and thin and light laptops this summer and the company has already made pretty big inroads. Major PC makers such as Dell, HP, Acer,Toshiba and Samsung have all introduced laptops with AMD's new Nile-based processors. The Toshiba Satellite T215D is one such machine. The Satellite T215D is a budget laptop with a $469 price tag. It is powered by a single
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PIONEER DREAMBOOK EPAD L11 TABLET TO GO ON SALE IN AUSTRALIA NEXT MONTH
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The Pioneer DreamBook ePad L11 tablet PC has better specs than most tablets on the market. The DreamBook ePad L11 is an 11.6 inch tablet PC. It is powered by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor and runs Windows 7. What is interesting about this tablet is that it is available with NVIDIA ION graphics, a high resolution multitouch capacitive display with 1366 x 768 pixels and up to 64GB of Solid
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GATEWAY LAUNCHES LT32 AND LT22 MINI-LAPTOPS
Diposting oleh fatih on Selasa, 10 Agustus 2010
Gateway has launched two new mini-laptops. The Gateway LT32 has an 11.6 inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It is powered by a 1.7GHz AMD Athlon II Neo K125 processor and ATI Radeon HD 4225. This model is essentially a rebranded version of the Acer Aspire One 721 and that makes sense because Acer owns the Gateway brandname. The Gateway LT22 looks virtually identical to the LT32
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HP MINI 5103 NOW SHIPPING FOR $399 AND UP
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HP has started shipping its Mini 5103 business laptop in the US for $399 and up. The HP Mini 5103 is virtually identical to the Mini 5102 except for the fact that it has new Intel Atom processors that support DDR3 memory. Her’s a quick rundown of the specs: * Processor: 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 or 1.83GHz Intel Atom N475 * Graphics: Intel GMA 3150 integrated graphics * Memory: 1G to 2GB
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Macbook is the Laptop of Choice for College Students
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It's that time of year again! Kids are packing up and heading off to college, and they are taking their laptops with them. According to a recent study by Student Monitor, a New Jersey-based research company, the laptop of choice for college students is Apple's Macbook.
The survey consisted of 1,200 college students from 100 different schools and 83% of those surveyed owned laptops. The most popular laptop, by far, was the Macbook. 27% of laptop-owning college students have one. 87% of the students surveyed said they plan to purchase a new laptop in the future and of those, a whopping 47% of those said they planned to purchase a Mac.
Dell laptops came in second place; 24% of the laptop-owners have one. (In 2005, Dell was the top computer brand for college students.) Hewlett-Packard laptops were third-most popular at 15% and Toshiba laptops came in fourth with 10%.
Microsoft has definitely taken notice of the laptop-owning college students' declining interest in Windows-based computers. This week, Microsoft added a new "PC vs Mac" section to its website. It talks about reasons why PCs are better than Macs, with everything from the ability to play Blu-ray discs to the ability to share Microsoft Office documents. Many of the reasons appear to be aimed at young adults.
According to the website, the top reason for choosing a PC over a Mac is "having fun." It goes on to talk about enjoying "movies, games, and HDTV from anywhere in your home," and says "PCs are ready to play." The website also says, "if most of the computers in your office or school run Windows, you may find it harder to get things done with a Mac," another obvious attempt to attract young people.
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The Dell Inspiron M101z: Netbook or Not?
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Dell announced that the new Inspiron M101z is available to order now and will begin shipping soon. This ultra-portable laptop has tons of great features including some that might lead you to believe it is a netbook. It has an 11-inch screen and a price tag under $600 that makes it seem very netbook-like, but if you dig deeper, there is a lot more to the M101z. With the Inspiron M101z it’s up to you to decide how you want your laptop to look. There are over 200 different designs that you can pick from for the lid of your device. The laptop was designed to be ultraportable so, as mentioned previously, it has an 11-inch screen, and it only weighs 3.4 pounds. The M101z has a fantastic full-size keyboard with keys that are widely spaced apart, and the two mouse buttons have been engineered so that the clicking noise is completely gone.
So, what’s under the hood of the Inspiron M101z, you might ask? Well, it features a dual-core AMD Athlon processor, 1080p HD-capable graphics, 4GB of memory, and 320GB of hard drive. It comes with pretty standard ports including 3 USB ports, Ethernet, VGA, HDMI port, and a media card reader. The only disappointment is that the battery life isn’t as good as it could be. It only lasts about 4 and a half hours, which may not seem too bad, but compared to laptops like the Asus UL80VT-A1 that has close to 10 hours of battery life, the M101z’s battery may seem a bit shabby.
There are several things that really set the M101z apart from most other average netbooks. Its 1.3GHz AMD Athlon K325 dual-core processor is an upgrade from the standard single-core AMD processor that can be found in similar netbook-like devices. The M101z also features 4GB of memory instead of the usual 1GB that can be found in netbooks.
Coming in at $580, the Dell Inspiron M101z is not as cheap as most netbooks, but that’s probably because it isn’t exactly a true netbook. It has some amazing features that put it a step above most netbooks. Although it doesn’t have the best battery life, there are plenty of features that make up for it. The M101z is definitely a good option to consider if your looking for a cheaper laptop with some great features.
Looking for a laptop under $500? Check out a list of the top 10.
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INTEL RUNNING $5000 CONTEST FOR NETBOOK GAME DEVELOPERS
Diposting oleh fatih on Senin, 09 Agustus 2010
Netbooks are cheap laptops powered by relatively slower processors. They have smaller displays with lower resolution. They also feature small touchpads and keyboards. Most netbooks don't have discrete graphics cards and the integrated graphics cores that these machines ship with are usually incapable of handling most modern games. But Intel, the company that builds the ubiquitous Atom processors
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VERIZON ROADMAP FEATURES TABLETS FROM SAMSUNG AND MOTOROLA
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A leaked Verizon product roadmap for the next two years features Android tablets from companies like Samsung and Motorola. These roadmaps are subject to change so they usually carry more weight than rumors. We have been hearing about upcoming tablets from Motorola and Samsung for a while. However, still we don't have any hard specifications of the devices. According to the leaked document, the
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EUROCOM LAUNCHES FOX LINE OF LAPTOPS WITH NVIDIA OPTIMUS
Diposting oleh fatih on Minggu, 08 Agustus 2010
Eurocom is known for its line of high-end gaming laptops, but the company's latest offerings are a little different. The newly unveiled Fox line of notebooks from Eurocom are affordable; they also get decent battery life. The Eurocom M5100M Fox is equipped with a 15.6 inch display whereas the B7110 Fox has a larger 17.3 inch display. Both models are available with your choice of a Core i5 or i7
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11.6 INCH MACBOOK AIR COMING THIS SEPTEMBER?
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11.6″ MacBook Air refresh tipped for September, plus clickwheel-free iPod nanoRumors doing the rounds suggest that a A MacBook Air refresh is imminent. The venerable notebook from Apple has long been languishing as the notebook that badly needs an update. Now word is that the refreshed model will hit the streets in September. The new MacBook Air is also expected to cost significantly less than
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TOSHIBA LIBRETTO W100 COMING TO JAPAN ON AUGUST 11
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Toshiba will start shipping its dual-screen tablet called Libretto W100 on August 11 in Japan. The Toshiba Libretto has two 7-inch multitouch displays with a resolution of 1024 x 688 pixels. When the tablet is opened like a laptop, the screen on the bottom will display a multitouch keyboard while the top half functions like a regular touchscreen display. The Toshiba Libretto W100 is powered by a
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ASUS EEE TABLET TO LAUNCH IN OCTOBER FOR $599?
Diposting oleh fatih on Jumat, 06 Agustus 2010
According to a DigiTimes report, the Asus Eee Tablet will hit the streets this October. It will cost under $599. It is not clear whether there is any grain of truth in these rumors, but DigiTimes does get its facts right every now and then. Still the quoted pricing may be way off. At $599, the Eee Tablet certainly won't be cheap. In fact, the entry level iPad sells for $499. But the Asus Eee
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MSI INTRODUCES P600 AND S6000 MULTIMEDIA LAPTOPS
Diposting oleh fatih on Kamis, 05 Agustus 2010
MSI has introduced two new 15.6 inch laptops into the US market. The MSI P600 and S6000 each has a 2.66GHz Intel Core i5-450M processor, GMA HD graphics and 4GB of DDR3 memory. Other common specifications include 2 USB ports, 1 eSATA/USB combo port, WiFi b/g/n, a 3-in-1 memory card reader, Ethernet, 1.3 megapixel webcam, stereo speakers, HDMI and VGA. While the MSI P600 has an 8-cell battery pack
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ACER INTRODUCES DUAL BOOT ASPIRE ONE D255 NETBOOK IN TAIWAN
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Acer has unveiled a new dual boot netbook called the Aspire One AOD255. It can run both Windows 7 and Google Android. The mini-laptop ships with special software called Acer Configuration manager which will allow you to determine which operating system you want to load. Like other netbooks from Acer, the Aspire One D255 also has 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive for storage, and a 10.1 inch display.
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EROS TABLET WITH OPTIONAL ION GRAPHICS SPOTTED
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A Chinese company has launched a new tablet PC with impressive specs. It is not clear whether this machine will be available outside of China anytime soon. Still, it deserves its time in the sun. Called Eros, the tablet sports an 11.6 inch resistive touchscreen display with a resolution 1366 x 768 pixels. It can be configured with either an Intel Atom N450 or an Intel Celeron SU2300 processor.
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Top 10 Laptops Under $500
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Whether it's for school, business, or just at home, a laptop is something that is becoming a staple in many Americans' lives. There are so many companies with so many different models. It can be difficult to figure out which laptop will fit your needs. Well, if you’re looking for a laptop under $500, here are a few to consider.Lenovo X100e
Starting at $499.99
The Lenovo X100e is one of the very few laptops under $500 to be part of the ThinkPad line. It rides the line between being a netbook and a notebook. It has a 11.6-inch screen, an AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, 1GB of memory, ThinkPad keyboard with built-in TrackPoint joystick, and weighs under 3 pounds. If you feel that you need a little more power, for $50 you can upgrade to the dual-core Neo X2 processor.
HP Pavilion dm1z Series
Starting at $499.99
HP’s dm1z is very similar to the Lenovo X100. It has an 11.6-inch screen and AMD Neo processor just like the X100. It is different in the fact that it has a Radeon HD 4225 graphics chip that can handle HD video, 2GB of memory instead of 1GB, and up to 320GB of hard drive space. It is a great laptop for those seeking a little more power than the average netbook.
MSI X Slim X340-021US
Starting at $499.99
The X340 is really a less expensive copycat of Apple’s MacBook Air. It features a 13.3-inch screen that is 0.78-inches thick (only 0.02-inches thicker than the Air). It has a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Solo chip and integrated Intel graphics. Of course, these don’t measure up to what’s inside the Air, but for the price, who cares?
Compaq Presario CQ62Z
Starting at $379.99
The CQ62Z is a great bargain laptop with some great features. It has a 15.6-inch screen and a Radeon HD 4250 graphics chip. It comes standard with a AMD V Series CPU which isn’t great, so you can upgrade to the much faster Athlon II dual-processor for only $30.
Dell Vostro V13
Starting at $449.99
The Vostro V13 is very similar in looks to Dell’s ultra-premium Adamo XPS. The biggest difference is the price tag. The Vostro V13 features a 0.65-inch aluminum shell, 13.3-inch screen, and weighs less than 3.5 pounds. Now there are sacrifices that must be made because of the price difference between the Adamo XPS and the Vostro V13. The V13 has an ultra-low voltage processor and only two USB ports, but it's still a great choice.
Gateway NV5387u
Starting at $499.99
The NV5387u is one of the most powerful budget laptops available right now. It comes standard with the AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core M600 processor, 4GB of RAM, 320GB of hard drive, a 15.6-inch screen, and an ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics chip. The battery life is only about 3 hours, but for the low price tag it doesn’t really matter.
Asus Eee PC Seashell 1005PE
Starting at $377.99
This netbook’s most attractive feature is its 6-cell battery with an incredible 14 hours of battery life. This is the netbook that just keeps going. It also includes a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor and weighs about 2.8 pounds. It honestly is a fantastic deal.
HP Mini 5102
Starting at $415
This netbook is perfect for all of your business needs. It has the same standard parts on the inside for the most part, but it has some great business features. It features a magnesium chassis that is trimmed with aluminum, almost full-sized keyboard, and Corel Home Office already preinstalled.
Sony Vaio W Series
Starting at $449.99
The Vaio W is a slick looking netbook. It features a 1.83GHz Intel Atom Processor and a large battery capacity. It is extremely chic and comes in pink, blue, and white. You can even get the Billabong edition for an extra $50.
Asus Eee PC Sheashell 1201-NPU17
Starting at $479.99
Asus has really stepped it up with the design of their laptops. This netbook is sleek, shiny, and stylish. It comes standard with a 12.1-inch screen, dual-core Intel Atom processor, and Nvidia’s Ion graphics processor. It’s almost $100 more than the Asus Eee PC Seashell 1005PE, but it definitely has a few more features.
These are just a sampling of the many laptops, netbooks, and notebooks available right now. If you’re looking for a great deal, these are definitely some options to consider.
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HP UNVEILS MINI 5103 BUSINESS NETBOOK
Diposting oleh fatih on Rabu, 04 Agustus 2010
HP is planning to refresh its business class netbook line with a new model called the HP Mini 5103. In looks, it isn't much different from the HP Mini 5102 already available on the market. The new model will be available with a choice of 1.66GHz Atom N455 or 1.83GHz Atom N475 processor. The Atom N455 and N475 processors support the faster DDR3 memory, but still there is no point in any expecting
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MOTOROLA'S ANDROID TABLET TO HAVE DIGITAL TV CAPABILITIES?
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Motorola's upcoming tablet will reportedly have digital TV capabilities. The company, it is rumored, plans to bundle its 10 inch tablet with Verizon's FiOS digital TV service, as well as 3G mobile broadband. It is undoubtedly a cool idea, because it will help the device stand out from the rest. Interestingly, Motorola makes the set-top boxes that Verizon's FiOS viewers use. According to a
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LENOVO IDEAPAD U160 REVIEW
Diposting oleh fatih on Selasa, 03 Agustus 2010
The Lenovo IdeaPad U160 isn't your typical ultraportable notebook. It is an 11.6 inch laptop powered by a Core i7 low voltage processor. Needless to less it costs a fortune. Most laptops with similar screen sizes have much less powerful processors. They also tend to be priced accordingly, with price tags ranging between $400 and $700.Engadget has posted one of the first reviews of the IdeaPad
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NETBOOKS POWERED BY AMD ONTARIO PROCESSORS TO HIT THE STREETS EARLY NEXT YEAR
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Netbooks powered by AMD's new low power Ontario chips are expected to hit the streets early next year. A few weeks ago, AMD announced that it would begin shipping the chips to PC makers by the end of this year. According to a DigiTimes report, big PC makers such as Acer, Asus and HP all plan to release mini-laptops with Ontario processors in the first quarter of 2011. The AMD Ontario chipsets
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NOTION INK ADAM TABLET SPECS EMERGE
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Notion Ink has released the detailed specifications of its upcoming Adam tablet. The device is inching closer to its official launch date. The Notion Ink Adam tablet is powered by a dual core ARM Cortex A9-based processor with NVIDIA graphics. It will be available with 16GB or 32GB of flash storage. Other specifications include WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1, an HSPA modem, a microSD card slot,
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ASUS EEE PC 1215N UP FOR PRE-ORDER
Diposting oleh fatih on Senin, 02 Agustus 2010
The Asus Eee PC 1215N ultraportable notebook is now available for pre-order through Excaliber PC. The Eee PC 1215N is a 12.1-inch notebook aimed at multimedia enthusiasts.The Eee PC 1215N is powered by a 1.8GHz Intel Atom D525 dual core processor with NVIDIA ION graphics. It also features the NVIDIA Optimus technology for automatically switching between the integrated and discrete graphics
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AUGEN GENTOUCH78 TABLET NOW AVAILABLE FOR $150
Diposting oleh fatih on Minggu, 01 Agustus 2010
Consumer electronics company Augen has relased a new 7 inch Android tablet in the US. The machine is quite affordable priced at only $150.The Augen Gentouch78 has an 800MHz processor. It runs Android 2.1 and can reportedly access the Android market. Other specifications include 256MB of DDR2 memory, 2 GB of internal storage and WiFi connectivity. There is also an SD/MMC card slot for storage
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SMARTBOOK SURFER ANDROID TABLET NOW AVAILABLE FOR $234 IN GERMANY
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Smartbook AG has released a new 7 inch Android tablet PC in Germany. The machine looks an awful lot like the Augen GenTouch78 tablet which went on sale in the US recently. The tablet called Smartbook Surfer is powered by a Telechips TTC8902 720MHz processor. It runs Google Android 2.1. The 7 inch display has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Other specifications of the tablet include 256MB of
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