... Other top stories ==> Jay-Z bids $56 million for streaming company ... FCC raises broadband speed ... and Facebook's big profits from mobile
Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite news items about HBCUs' use of information technology to enhance their teaching, research, and community services ... plus news about hackathons and issues related to coding & coding literacy... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 1/31/15 @ 12 noon ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.
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Apple Just Had The Biggest Quarterly Earnings Of Any Company Ever http://tcrn.ch/1z03bKI by @grg
China is the biggest driver of Apple's insane earnings growth http://theverge.com/e/7688742
Apple Q1 2015 earnings:
Revenue: $74.6 billion
Profit: $18 billion
http:theverge.com/e/7687502
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A. HBCU Media ... Half Dozen + 1
Herbert Clay Scurlock was a biochemist who pioneered the application of radiation therapy for the treatment of... http://fb.me/74GqfuziW
#hbcu #claflin Select HBCU’s Receive $25 Million Grant for Cybersecurity Education: In ... http://binged.it/1zmQY1j http://bit.ly/RkcVJx
FAMU Awarded $6 Million in Grants from the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Agency http://www.famunews.com/?p=2286
Congrats @BowieState on receiving a $1.1 million grant to support cybersecurity education & train our next leaders. http://goo.gl/7ulvTC ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by the PG Sentinel ... The full story about the 11 HBCUs who received funds for cybersecurity education was covered by Diverse Issues
S.T.E.M. Funding to HBCUs Dropped, but Increased for High-Hispanic Enrollment Colleges in 2012 http://www.hbcudigest.com/articles/0115/stem-funding-to-hbcus-dropped-but-increased-for-high-hispanic-enrollment-colleges-in-2012.html
HU selected for Pathways to Innovation Program by the NSF-funded National Center http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-selected-for-Pathways-to-Innovation-Program-by-the-NSF--funded-National-Center# …
Alcorn receives a $386,187 Capacity Building Grant on 3D Fruit Bruise Detection Research from USDA/NIFA http://www.alcorn.edu/news/item/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=5787&ModuleID=74&NEWSPID=1 …
B. Educational Technology ... Dozen
https://lnkd.in/eF69_bj ... DLL Editor's Note -- This "blind" link goes to an Inside Higher Ed article about a podcast of "The Pulse: eLearning Conference Highlights"
The credit hour, while flawed, is too important to discard, the @CarnegieFdn says:
http://bit.ly/1yQnc62
EdTech’s brand-new blog aims to help higher ed IT leaders http://ow.ly/I7iom
Online Degrees Could Be a Good Fit for Some Teens http://ow.ly/I7hJc via @USNews
CEO of @edXOnline sees MOOCs as a "disruptive force for good" in higher ed http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/01/22/edx-moocs-anant-agarwal …
Working paper suggests online education can lower tuition costs http://bit.ly/1H6wkcv @insidehighered
The Economist | Education and class: America’s new aristocracy https://lnkd.in/emRKjpp via @theeconomist
Study: Girls outperform boys in math and science all over the world http://wp.me/p5hvhT-6VjT by @ferenstein ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Tech Times ... underlying U. of Missouri report
Does Class Size Matter in Online Courses? Three Perspectives: The Economist, Instructor & Student https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/does-class-size-matter-in-online-courses-three-perspectives/ …
(1/2) Timely - "What's it Worth? The Economic Value of #College Majors" http://ow.ly/I1qrm via @CntrEdWrkfrce #highered ... DLL Editor's Note -- This tweet links to a recent report from Georgetown U's Center on Education and the Workforce -- estimates earning potential of a range of degrees
Top Story #1 -- Jay-Z +++++++++++
Jay-Z gets into music streaming with $56M bid for Aspiro, owner of WiMP and Tidal http://tcrn.ch/1ETrcnj ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by The Verge, VentureBeat, Fast Company, CNET, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, NY Times, Wired, Wall Street Journal
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Top Story #2 -- FCC raises broadband speed +++++++++++
The minimum broadband download speeds now begin at 25Mbps, up from 4Mpbs http://theverge.com/e/7696694 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Computerworld, Fast Company, Gizmodo, NY Times, Bloomberg, CNET
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Top Story #3 -- Facebook profits from mobile ++++++++
Facebook now has more than half a billion mobile-only users http://venturebeat.com/2015/01/28/facebook-passes-1-39b-monthly-active-users-and-890m-daily-active-users/ … … DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Fast Company, Techcrunch, Bloomberg, The Verge, CNET
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Comcast now has more than half of all US broadband customers http://ars.to/15PbGN3 by @JBrodkin
Verizon will allow users to opt out of its "permacookie" http://theverge.com/e/7716274 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by NY Times, CNET, Wired,
The FCC made $44.9 billion in its biggest wireless spectrum auction ever http://theverge.com/e/7709076 ... DLL Editor's Note -- The highest bids by AT&T and Verizon were covered by Ars Technica
Amazon reports better-than-expected profits and big growth for its Prime service http://theverge.com/e/7711718 DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Bloomberg, CNET, VentureBeat, TechCrunch,
Google pulls in $4.76 billion in net income in the last quarter of 2014 http://theverge.com/e/7711740 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by CNET, TechCrunch, VentureBeat,
Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android looks like Acompli and that's great http://gizmo.do/MROSwJQ ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by VentureBeat, The Verge, CNET, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Ars Technica
Samsung's profits continue to slip http://theverge.com/e/7697050 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by CNET, TechCrunch,
The Internet of Things is going to be a legal nightmare http://theverge.com/e/7685066 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Wired, Computerworld, Fast Company ... and the underlying FTC report
You can now post videos and send group messages on Twitter http://theverge.com/e/7682642 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Wired, CNET
These 6 tech giants haven't released their diversity data via @FortuneMagazine http://for.tn/1y9diro
Startup’s Self-Assessment Shows Difficulty in Diversifying Tech Workforce https://www.techwire.net/startups-self-assessment-shows-difficulty-diversifying-tech-workforce/ …
"Code is about more than just a shiny new thing; it’s about a better understanding of our world." http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2015/01/why-journalism-students-need-a-baseline-understanding-of-coding/ …
With over 4M students on @codeorg's Code Studio, data shows that students progress further when aided by a teacher http://codeorg.tumblr.com/post/109309459413/teacher-online …
E. Tech Views -- Comments and Opinions ... Half Dozen + 3
What (some) Silicon Valley women think of Newsweek http://tcrn.ch/1A4XJaV
At #gocarrotsnyc event - @elloraisrani of @sheplusplus is talking imposter syndrome for women in #tech - http://youtu.be/PmDpMJGHJW8
YouTube
3 Surprising Explanations for the Lack of Women in Tech @lmmontini @Inc w/ @6Gems @BlackGirlsCode http://ln.is/preview.inc.com/laur/uv6Ce …
Why women are ditching STEM careers—and how to change it http://f-st.co/0BUmGkG
Hip Hop And Technology Saved My Life http://bit.ly/1s3Qcka
#tech808 #bossup How One Man Went from Homelessness to Silicon Valley Boss Moves: http://www.blackenterprise.com/small-business/a-hustlers-spirit-dwight-l-peters-went-sleeping-friends-sofa-founding-successful-silicon-valley-crowdfunding-startup/#.VMe6BrifBPZ.twitter …
Let us now praise the genius of Apple CEO Tim Cook http://wp.me/p5hvhT-6Vvv @obrien
We love this commercial!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxU1ZhINaHk … http://fb.me/74eRn0V3Z
F. Tech Calendar ... Dozen
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
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