Last update: Sunday 5/31/15 @ 3:05 pm
This week's cover = photo from tweet about Google's many announcements at I/O 2015
... Other top stories = Meeker's 2015 report ... nanodegree from Google/Udacity ... Comments about Google's announcements
... Other top stories = Meeker's 2015 report ... nanodegree from Google/Udacity ... Comments about Google's announcements
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 5/30/15 @ 3 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.
A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Gen Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views | F. Events ... TECH 2014
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VentureBeat @VentureBeat Everything Google announced at I/O 2015 http://onvb.co/VaFn6b7 #io15 ... DLL Editor's note -- Overviews were also provided by Bloomberg, TechCrunch, The Verge ... plus slick two hour video of Pichai's Keynote address (preferably via Chrome browser)
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A. HBCU Media ... Half Dozen
This #MemorialDay, we remember and thank the many men and women in uniform who have served this nation. ... DLL Editor's Note -- Other HBCUs posting thank yous on their Website's for the service of our men and women in uniform include Southern University Baton Rouge, Jackson State University, Saint Augustine's University, Savannah State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Shaw University, and many, many more ...
Coppin State University BUSINESS STEM TEAM take FIRST PLACE at Proctor & Gamble Competition! Besting Towson,... http://fb.me/2cKDdUoPW
Black To The Future: Woman Goes from Homeless to Harvard Graduate School, Thanks to Crowdfunding http://blackthen.com/black-to-the-future-woman-goes-from-homeless-to-harvard-graduate-school-thanks-to-crowdfunding/ … via @@4blackthen
Dillard University Partners With “You Do Matter” to Bring Technology Building Program to Black Youth http://bit.ly/1HIMkPe
Coppin State University Names First Female President http://diverseeducation.com/article/73031/
NSF Awards UVI Alumni Graduate Research Fellowships http://www.uvi.edu/announcements/articles/current/nsf_grf_fellowship.aspx …
B. Educational Technology ... Dozen
Our latest #NCESBlog discusses new ways of measuring work-related credentials. Take a look! http://nces.ed.gov/blogs/nces
AIR Education @Education_AIR AIR Experts Co-Author @EdNCES Condition of Education 2015 Report Submitted to Congress http://ow.ly/NxQAc #ConditionofEd #eddata
Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered D2L gets into adaptive learning with a new tool aimed at professors: http:bit.ly/1dBCCEq
Competency based ...
A #mobile bachelor's degree program is under way at Brandman University [#HigherEd] http://tech.mg/oGhlRn
New Graduates Test the Promise of Competency-Based Education https://shar.es/1rx9bL via @chronicle
MOOCs, online, blended ...
25% of all college and university students are enrolled in distance education courses http://ow.ly/Nv6yg via @Forbes
How Effective are Virtual Schools? U.S. Study Seeks Answers - Higher Education http://ow.ly/3xUDmC
4 Unusual Online Bachelor's Degrees http://ow.ly/N8tdh via @USNews
Ed-tech startup @GoRanku pitches increased online enrollments without spending tuition revenue on marketing:http:// bit.ly/1HIBj0e
MERLOT @MERLOTorg The Invisible Learners Taking #MOOCs @insidehighered http://bit.ly/1Aw9I2S
OLC @OLCToday Ongoing #MOOC study finding: Successful online learners have sophisticated study skills. http://ow.ly/NxHG0
C. General Technology ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Dozen
Top Story #1 ... Mary Meeker's 190+ slides report +++++++++++
Here's Mary Meeker’s #InternetTrends report. She'll be taking the stage at #codecon very soon. on.recode.net/1SC6Ln1
... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Business Insider, Ed Tech Higher Ed, TechCrunch, VentureBeat,
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Lauren F. Friedman @fedira The unprecedented innovation in one industry puts the rest of them to shame http://read.bi/1QfG3wx
Android, so dominant around the world, is under siege by low-end upstarts http://nyti.ms/1evg5cB
3-D printing and cloud computing are coming together to make manufacturing easier: http://on.wsj.com/1BnpbwX
Twitter's live video-streaming app, Periscope, is available to download on Android now http://wp.me/p5hvhT-7hLH ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch, Business Insider, Mashable, CNET, Fast Company, The Verge, Re/code,
Here’s what the $56 billion Charter and Time Warner Cable merger is really about http://read.bi/1FBOGP7 ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Computerworld, Re/code, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, ZDNet, VentureBeat, The Verge,
Artificial Intelligence, robotics ...
This robot learns new skills on its own -- just like a human. http://on.mash.to/1cgPn5L
ZDNet @ZDNet Google bets machine learning can create an edge with Android, apps, cloud http://zd.net/1d25oNN by @ldignan
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Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
Business Insider @businessinsider Google's Project Vault is a tiny computer on a MicroSD card for sending secret messages http://read.bi/1G8kA9c ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered
CNET @CNET Russian hackers were behind the $50 million IRS scheme, a report says http://cnet.co/1FIhYeV
PewResearch Internet @pewinternet As deadline nears for renewal
D. Hackers, Entrepreneurs, & Supporters ... Dozen + 1
Directory ==> HERE
Top Story #2 ... Google/Udacity Nanodegree ++++
Google Developers @googledevs Today we announced our Android Nanodegree w/ @udacity. Join us live on June 3rd to #AskTheExperts your questions. https://goo.gl/OL0P3j ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Udacity, TechCrunch, Bloomberg ... EVENT
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We are huge fans of Blue1647 and applaud their work to diversify the tech sector. Thank you, Emile Cambry for all... http://fb.me/7CGH3N3PQ
- VentureBeat @VentureBeat Google launches Polymer 1.0 http://onvb.co/bEmhpcS
RT @sharon000 - Learn intermediate R munging skills with our downloadable PDF - http://cwrld.us/RDataMungePDF - (free registration req'd)
An Introduction to Functional JavaScript http://buff.ly/1Aqwrx9
Review: 7 JavaScript IDEs put to the test @infoworld http://wwwinfoworld.com/article/2925050/javascript/review-7-javascript-ides-put-to-the-test.html#tk.ifwsotd …
R vs Python for Data Science: The Winner is … http://buff.ly/1LElRD6
One Page R: A Survival Guide to Data Science with R http://buff.ly/1Rj81Ke
What is the best statistical programming language? | Infograph http://buff.ly/1KwmktM
Udacity retweeted
Possibly the most amazing list of programming resources ever: https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome … #listoflists
Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline DLL Storify of C/I @weareci #Hackathon @FordhamFoundry -- Saturday 5/30/15 ... #DiversityInTech ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/05/dll-storify-of-ci-hackathon-at-fordham.html …
- Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline DLL Storify of Kickoff Meeting of @BlackGirlsCode Chapter in Raleigh Durham, NC -- Wednesday 5/27/15 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/05/dll-storify-of-kickoff-meeting-of-bgc.html …
E. Tech Views -- Comments and Opinions ... Dozen - 3
Top Story #3 ... Opinions about Google
Re/code @Recode At #io15, Google returns to form (and buries its flops) http://on.recode.net/1SHheO2 by @mhbergen ... DLL Editor's note -- Overall opinions also expressed by Fast Company, Bloomberg,
Fast Company @FastCompany Film industry innovators on Google's new VR system: http://f-st.co/0P3J2kO ... DLL Editor's note -- Opinions about Cardboard also expressed by Ars Technica, The Verge, NY Times
Mashable Tech @mashabletech Google Photos: One smart photo organizer, with lots of polish http://on.mash.to/1FI88tz
- Mashable Tech @mashabletech Android Pay could make a dent
Gizmodo @Gizmodo Android M and Chrome are finally doing something great for users http://gizmo.do/K5IQaY2
- Fast Company @FastCompany Google's Jump could be serious game-changer: http://f-st.co/28lEdg7
- VentureBeat @VentureBeat With Google's Jacquard, wearable technology may have just grown up http://wp.me/p5hvhT-7iwJ by @thesullivan ... DLL Editor's note -- Opinions about wearables also posted by Wired, Bloomberg
WSJD @WSJD Why you should care about Google Now on Tap: http://on.wsj.com/1dALTwo ... DLL Editor's note -- Opinions about Google Now also expressed by Gizmodo, Wired, Bloomberg, ZDNet, NY Times
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AIR's Alicia Garcia blogs, "It’s Time for States to Stop Overstating Student Proficiency" http://ow.ly/Nsr8P via @EdPolicyAIR #NAEP
Why we need to end the NSA’s collection of US phone data —via @WashingtonPost http://read.bi/1IXEWm4
Apple’s Jeff Williams: ‘The car is the ultimate mobile device’ http://on.wsj.com/1LK5MMM ... DLL Editor's note -- Speculations about the Apple car also posted by Re/code, Business Insider,
- Business Insider @businessinsider Why one of Silicon Valley's top investors says 'don't follow your passion' http://read.bi/1JZQJ2q
The Verge @verge Chasing the next billion with Google's Sundar Pichai http://www.theverge.com/a/sundars-google/sundar-pichai-interview-google-io-2015 …
Long form ... good reads ... :-)
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
- Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline Video: Lessons From a Competency-Based Education Experiment http://disq.us/8ng5n7 ... DLL Editor's note -- The video interview with Paul LeBlanc runs about 10 minutes
THE PAYMENTS ECOSYSTEM EXPLAINED: The new trends shaping a massive industry http://read.bi/1wBK2Ob
Hack Education @hackeducation Hack Education Weekly News http://dlvr.it/B1hbBb
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
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