"TECH Dozens" -- HBCUs' Sunday Magazine -- Week Ending 8/16/14

Last updated: Sunday 8/17/14 @ 7:41 pm

This week's cover = Graphic from tweet about #Ferguson that appears in a special supplement to this week's magazine ... Other top stories ==>  HBCUs Announce Big Grants ... plus First Female Wins Top Math Prize

Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite news items about HBCUs' use of technology to enhance their teaching, research, and community services ... plus news about hackathons and related issues ... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 8/16/14 @ 12:00 noon ... in reverse chronological order from latest to earliest ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found here ==> Back issues ... Back issues can be searched for old tweets.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Gen Tech | D. Hackers | E. Events

A. HBCU Media ... Dozen

HBCU Lifestyle @HBCU_Lifestyle · Aug 16

EWC Opens $2.6M Criminal Justice, Forensic Science Facility http://dlvr.it/6dFndn 

HBCU Digest @HBCUDigest · Aug 15

Delaware State Dean Named to Mars Exploration Development Team http://hbcudigest.com/?p=97218 

JBHE.com @JBHEdotcom · Aug 15

.@NCATSUAggies North Carolina A&T State University Enters the Peanut Business http://www.jbhe.com/?p=43566 

ECSU Viking @ECSU · Aug 14

Study: Sustainability Blooming at Historically Black Colleges & Universities, including #ECSU --> http://ow.ly/AkTQf 

Harris-Stowe Univ @HarrisStowe · Aug 13

Harris-Stowe Awarded $1.7 Million National Science Foundation Grant! http://www.hssu.edu/sp_news.cfm?wid=50&n_id=1151 ….

Spelman College @SpelmanCollege · Aug 13

SpelBots Attend RoboCup in Brazil -- http://bit.ly/1lVqA66  ic.twitter.com/W2qbZlkjMM

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LT Wynn @Pubhistorian · Aug 13

#HBCU @_HamptonU received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for programs to... http://fb.me/6G8vwCV3i 

JBHE.com @JBHEdotcom · Aug 13

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans http://www.jbhe.com/?p=43394
DLL Editor's Note -- HBCUs involved in grants = Winston-Salem State University, Cheyney University, Delaware State University, Lincoln University, Alabama A&M University, and Hampton University

Diverse Issues @DiverseIssues · Aug 14

#HBCUs Ramping Up, Revamping Recruiting Techniques - #HigherEd http://diverseeducation.com/article/66386/

HBCU Lifestyle @HBCU_Lifestyle · Aug 12

RT @hbcunews: #hbcu #ssu Savannah State awarded $1.4 million STEM grant: Savannah State University ha... http://binged.it/1oZVDSP ...

UVI @UVI_edu · Aug 11

VI Receives $20M NSF Grant Award for VI-EPSCoR http://www.uvi.edu/announcements/articles/current/nsf-grant_epscor.aspx …

UVI @UVI_edu · Aug 15

Latest UVI Today… Blog Items: Students Present Their Work at Summer Research Symposium http://tinyurl.com/lcfz5y2 

Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline · 10m

#Ferguson, #HBCUs, and Twitter ... special supplement to #HBCU Tech Dozens 8/17/14 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_11.html

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B. Educational Technology ... Half Dozen

Google For Education @GoogleForEdu · Aug 15

We've been working hard and are happy to say #googleclassroom is now open to all #GAFE schools http://google.com/edu/classroom  ... DLL Editor's Note -- This announcement was also covered by TechCrunch  pic.twitter.com/yGQhwS0Y58

 
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AIR Education @Education_AIR · Aug 15

MT @charlietyson1: .@LinkedIn, other #data aggregators move into college-prep market, http://ow.ly/AmZiY  @CollegeMeasures #highered

OLC @OLCToday · Aug 15

Online #highered is steadily gaining favor as a credible alternative to the traditional classroom. http://ow.ly/AmdA0

OLC @OLCToday · Aug 13

2 Webcasts on State Authorization for Distance Education http://bit.ly/1Aepfji

VentureBeat @VentureBeat · Aug 13

First female to win math's top prize describes her 2 brainstorming strategies http://wp.me/p1re2-6p56  by @ferenstein ... DLL Editor's Note -- Awards also covered by the Chroniclepic.twitter.com/NZpS6FO718

MERLOT @MERLOTorg · Aug 11

What's new in MERLOT? Here are the latest peer reviewed learning materials: http://ow.ly/AdyxT

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C. General Technology ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Half Dozen

TechCrunch @TechCrunch · Aug 15

Here's what you need to know about Apple's HealthKit http://tcrn.ch/1uSW5Do ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by the NY Times

TechCrunch @TechCrunch · Aug 15

Watch 1,000 micro robots self-assemble into wild shapes http://tcrn.ch/1oN0NwX .. DLL Editor's note -- This story was also covered by Computerworld

TechCrunch @TechCrunch · Aug 13

Samsung has announced a new metal-edged flagship smartphone http://tcrn.ch/1oIRfTt  ic.twitter.com/h11ARGUfVt

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Computerworld @Computerworld · Aug 13

#IoT is here, there, not yet everywhere @sdlawsonmedia http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250351/IoT_is_here_there_not_yet_everywhere …

DiversiTech Aug 13  Apple's workforce is mostly white, Asian and male http://is.gd/bN0DAE ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story was also covered by the NY Times, TechCrunch, VentureBeat

TechCrunch @TechCrunch · Aug 12

This is one of the coolest projects to come out of Microsoft in a long time http://tcrn.ch/1kWgNBS 

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D. Hackers, Entrepreneurs, & Supporters ... Half Dozen  Directory ==> HERE

Black Founders @blackfounders · Aug 15

Every Entrepreneur Should Know These 3 Essentials About Crowdfunding http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/236373 

NewME @NewMEAccel · Aug 15

Crowdfunding and Venture Funding: More Alike Than You Think http://nyti.ms/1BjXcAu  via @nytimesbits

BlackGirlsCode.Com @BlackGirlsCode · Aug 15

Improving Diversity at Tech Companies | KQED http://shar.es/1nYt3r  via @sharethis

AT&T Dev Program @attdeveloper · Aug 14

Check out the new mobile development best practice recommendations here: http://bit.ly/1rmNTZJ 

BlackGirlsCODE NYC @VolunteerBGCNY · Aug 12

.@BlackGirlsCODE's bold goal is to teach ONE MILLION GIRLS to code by 2040! Learn more about how we'll do this at http://www.blackgirlscode.com 

Innov8tiv @innov8tivmag · Aug 16

#Tech: Facebook SDK Vulnerability Puts Millions of Users Accounts at Stake http://tinyurl.com/k5got48

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E. Tech Calendar ... Dozen - 1
The calendar listing all previously posted events is found ==> HERE

OLC @OLCToday · Aug 11

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network (JALN) Call for Papers and Call for Reviewers http://bit.ly/1oN5NX1

Code for Atlanta @codeforatlanta · Aug 14

TAG is hosting a month-long Hack-Back challenge benefitting some of Atlanta's biggest non-profits. $30,000 in prizes! http://www.tagonline.org/events/hackathon-invitational/ …

Latent Design @LATENT_DESIGN · Aug 14

We are going to the @BLUE1647 Grand Opening + Fundraiser! Can't wait to help them transform the space. Join us! http://www.eventbrite.com/e/blue1647-grand-opening-and-1st-annual-fundraiser-tickets-12133797515?aff=es2&rank=0 …

Sharon Bautista @happy_stomach · Aug 13

More optimistically: Anyone want to form a team for this hackathon for financial empowerment @BLUE1647 Aug. 23-24? http://www.chicagocitytreasurer.com/financial-empowerment/events/chicago-financial-empowerment-hackathon/ …

Code for Atlanta @codeforatlanta · Aug 13

Our next civic hack night is August 26 at 7:00pm! http://www.meetup.com/codeforatlanta/events/196527072/ …

Amy Hermalik @AmyHermalik · Aug 13

@Blue1647 Grand Opening/Fundraiser, Thursday 8/28! Come see the innovation cntr and what @emilecambry has been up to! http://buff.ly/Y4W0lb 

Chicago Inno @ChicagoInno · Aug 12

Have an Innovative Business Idea for the South Side of Chicago? It Could Win You $1K http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2014/08/12/have-an-innovative-business-idea-for-the-south-side-of-chicago-it-could-win-you-1000/ … @ChicagoCIE @ijclinic @BLUE1647

Goodie Hack @goodiehack · Aug 12

We’re hacking #GoodieHack. Join us August 23 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/goodie-hack-benefiting-amplify-4-good-registration-12571793573?aff=es2&rank=0 ….

Innov8tiv @innov8tivmag · Aug 12

Its About to Go Down!!! #JoinUs 4 @UrbanTechWknd #Houston Sept 25-28 #Tech #STEM #Africa #ICT http://rgn.bz/8ITI  pic.twitter.com/n5RCTzo5kx

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OLC @OLCToday · Aug 11

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network (JALN) Call for Papers and Call for Reviewers http://bit.ly/1oN5NX1 

Uchechi Kalu @uchechi_writes · Aug 10

The next #yeswecode chat happens 8/24. If u missed the last #yeswecode chat, u can check out the convo here http://bit.ly/1x7ZiOV 

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