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Mobile Devices Within Instruction / Free Webinar / August 19 2009
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

Colleagues/ Mobile Devices Within Instruction Free Webinar / August 19 2009 Date: August 19, 2009 at 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT) / Duration: One hour / Sponsored by: T.H.E Journal and Speak Up Discover ideas for instruction that innovative districts have developed to better leverage the increasing number of laptops, cell phones, MP3 players and smart phones that students carry. This webinar explores the latest findings from Speak Up surveys given to K-12 students, teachers and administrators regarding their views on mobile devices within instruction. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, the nation's leading education nonprofit organization that facilitates the annual Speak Up surveys, will present the data findings and moderate a panel discussion with students, teachers and administrators from various school districts. Links to Registration Forms Available From [ http://tinyurl.com/l59fk7 ] EnJOY /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu <mailto:gerrymck@iastate.edu>

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West Africa internet access hit by undersea cable damage
by nativebuddha 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

of interest? -robert West Africa internet access hit by undersea cable damage Serious damage has been caused to the 15,000-km undersea SAT-3 cable, which has resulted in major disruption to West African internet access and services, the BBC reports. Several countries, including Benin, Togo, Niger and Nigeria, have all been hit hard. The cable itself runs between Europe (Portugal and Spain) to South Africa, via West Africa. Ladi Okuneye, chief marketing officer of Nigerian operator Suburban Telecom, noted that SAT-3 is currently the only fibre-optic cable serving West Africa. South African operator Telkom, one of the shareholders of SAT-3, has not said what caused the problems but said it was aware of "a cable fault on the Benin branch that is being investigated". Nigeria has been badly hit because around 70 percent of its bandwidth is routed through neighbouring Benin. The network, run by Suburban Telecom, was set up to bypass Nigeria's national operator Nitel, which runs the SAT-3 branch cable which lands in Nigeria. The SAT-3 consortium is in the process of sending a ship from Cape Town in South Africa to the area to investigate the fault. Meanwhile, Benin has been able to reroute its net traffic through neighbouring countries to get back online. Okuneye said his company was hoping to do the same but said the process would be slower because its bandwidth requirements were so much larger than those of the small republic. Togo and Niger, which are not part of the SAT-3 consortium, remain offline.

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mass mailing software
by Tery G 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

Hi all, My school is participating in a research study that will involve sending email messages to our incoming freshmen (500-600 students). I'm in the process of setting up a mailman email list on dreamhost, which is our usual provider, but it just occurred to me that they might not allow adding so many names to a list in just a day or two. I've found in the past that dreamhost is incredibly rule-bound; if their in-house rules say something, nothing, no matter how logical and legitimate, will get them to make an exception. If I run into that problem, does anyone know of software or a service I can have ready as a backup? I have the technical background to install software on the server, so that's not a problem. Price, of course, is a problem. Whatever I use has to be free or cheap. Thanks in advance for all help. Best, Tery Griffin

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self help and psychology online: Truth, Lies, and Trust on the Internet
by Peter Timusk 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

Has anyone else read? Truth, Lies, and Trust on the Internet Joinson/Whitty Psychology Press (2008), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 176 pages I am wondering where the studies are at these days concerning the effectiveness of online self help for psychological problems? I am a consumer of psychiatry and an ex-patient. Peter Timusk, B.Math statistics (2002), B.A. legal studies (2006) Carleton University Systems Science Graduate student, University of Ottawa. just trying to stay linear. Read by hundreds of lurkers every week. kiitos paljon, merci, thank you and muchas gracias for reading.

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