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Using Mobile Technologies To Promote Children's Learning
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Colleagues/ A Must-Read > Major / Major >> Report/Study /Gerry New York and Las Vegas, January 9, 2009 - Mobile device use is exploding among children worldwide, cell phones and iPods are this generation's preferred form of social communication. More than half of the world's population now owns a cell phone and experts project that people will use cell phones as their primary means of accessing the Internet by the year 2020. However, most educators and parents have been skeptical, until now, about mobile devices' value in learning. The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop issued a new study today documenting the untapped potential of mobile learning. The report, drawing on market trends and model programs, outlines the first-ever national mobile learning strategy, urging the Obama administration to make new investments in digital learning technologies and teacher training. The findings and recommendations of Pockets of Potential: Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children's Learning, were unveiled by Gary E. Knell, President and CEO of Sesame Workshop at the Kids@Play Summit at the 2009 International CES(r) in Las Vegas. The study found that just as Sesame Street transformed television into a revolutionary learning tool for preschoolers, mobile learning technology may represent the next frontier "Mobile devices are part of the fabric of children's lives today: they are here to stay," said Dr. Michael Levine, Executive Director of The Joan Ganz Cooney Center. "It is no longer a question of whether we should use these devices to support learning, but how and when to use them. Sesame Street introduced children to the educational potential of television. A new generation of mobile media content can become a force for learning and discovery in the next decade." [more] Links To Executive Summary / Full Report / News Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/kj9okf ] EnJOY ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed / Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

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Another roommate for AOIR 10
by Alice E. Marwick 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Hi all, Yet another roommate request: I have a room already booked at the Hilton from the 7th til the 11th (I may cancel the Saturday night reservation depending on what flights I can get and what my roommate wants to do). I'd prefer female but am flexible and am similarly ambivalent about smoking status as long as you don't smoke in the room. Please email me off-list. Best, Alice Marwick alice.marwick(a)nyu.edu -- Alice Marwick PhD Candidate, New York University Department of Media, Culture and Communication (206) 650-9109 alice.marwick(a)nyu.edu

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Emerging Mobile Technologies for K-12 Classrooms Chat | September 3 2009 | 11 AM Eastern |
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Colleagues/ A Free Chat On A Major Initiative ! /Gerry Because of their low cost and ubiquity, an increasing number of educators are considering the use of mobile devices, such as cellphones, netbooks, GPS systems, digital recorders, and MP3 players, in the classroom. When harnessed properly, supporters say, these devices can open up new educational opportunities for students. But some critics feel such devices are more of a distraction or annoyance than a learning tool. Our guests will discuss which mobile technologies are best for the classroom, when they should or should not be used, and which emerging mobile technologies will have a significant impact on K-12 education. Guests > Shawn Gross, the project director for Project K-Nect, an initiative that aims to help at-risk students increase their math skills through smartphones Judy Brown, a mobile learning analyst and the curator of mLearnopedia.com, a Web site of resources for educational mobile technologies Katie Ash, staff writer, Education Week and Digital Directions, will moderate this chat. Note: No special equipment other than Internet access is needed to participate in any of our text-based chats Announcement and ReminderSignUp Site Accessible From [ http://tinyurl.com/lukyw3 ] EnJOY ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed / Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

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Re: [Air-L] Degrees of sensibility of data
by Stephan Humer 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Typing error: sensibility, not sensitivity. ("How do you estimate the value of privacy on this scale ...?") Sorry for the confusion ;-) Best Stephan > Dear all, > > I´m looking for innovative scales that measure or estimate degrees of > sensitivity of data > (in the context of privacy and data protection issues). Any help is > welcome! > > Best > > Stephan > > -- > Dr. Stephan G. Humer > Research Director, Digital Class, University of the Arts Berlin > Senior Fellow, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam > > For detailed contact information see www.humer.tel > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/

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Calling Twitter Users
by David Houghton 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Hi all, I'm conducting a short survey for users of Twitter as part of my PhD research into privacy and social interaction. Currently, I aim to determine linguistic differences between those that have open vs. closed Twitter accounts. So... If anybody uses Twitter and has, literally, a spare 4-5 mins, please go to [1]https://www.survey.bath.ac.uk/closedtweets Kind Regards Dave -- David Houghton PhD Candidate, Information, Decisions & Operations, School of Management, University of Bath. [2]d.j.houghton(a)bath.ac.uk References 1. https://www.survey.bath.ac.uk/closedtweets 2. mailto:d.j.houghton@bath.ac.uk

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Degrees of sensitivity of data
by Stephan Humer 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Dear all, I´m looking for innovative scales that measure or estimate degrees of sensitivity of data (in the context of privacy and data protection issues). Any help is welcome! Best Stephan -- Dr. Stephan G. Humer Research Director, Digital Class, University of the Arts Berlin Senior Fellow, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam For detailed contact information see www.humer.tel

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Manuel Castells' new book: "Communication Power"
by Christian Fuchs 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

dear colleagues, i am sure that many of you will be interested in manuel castells' new book "communication power". here is a link to some reflections on this book. the journal welcomes further comments and discussions on this issue. Fuchs, Christian (2009) Some Reflections on Manuel Castells’ Book “Communication Power”. tripleC 7 (1): 94-108. http://triplec.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/136 tripleC (cognition, communication, co-operation, see http://www.triple-c.at , http://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/about/editorialTeam ) is a critical studies open access journal that makes use of the advantages of online open access publishing for fostering discourse and making available comments as well as peer-reviewed papers that deal with the emerging information age. we are interested in receiving further comments and papers on castells' book or other journal-related topics. for potential submissions please consult: http://triplec.at/index.php/tripleC/about/submissions best, christian fuchs -- - - - Priv.-Doz. Dr. Christian Fuchs ICT&S Center University of Salzburg Sigmund Haffner Gasse 18 5020 Salzburg Austria christian.fuchs(a)sbg.ac.at Phone +43 662 8044 4823 http://fuchs.icts.sbg.ac.at http;//www.uti.at editor of: tripleC - Cognition, Communication, Co-Operation | Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society http://www.triple-c.at

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Final reminder CFP
by Mark D. Johns 25 Aug '09

25 Aug '09

Call For Submissions Symbolic Interaction, a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction and the University of California Press, invites submissions for a special issue dedicated to the application of symbolic interactionism to internet research. Erving Goffman's concept of "the presentation of self" has become foundational to much scholarly understanding of online identity in chat, email, game environments, blogs, and social networks. Yet other aspects of the rich tradition of symbolic interaction -- including other concepts developed by Goffman -- have been largely ignored by internet researchers. For this special issue, we welcome a broad range of approaches to studying computer-mediated interactions between individuals and within communities online, that utilize other lines of thought by Goffman, or the works of George H. Mead, Charles Cooley, Herbert Blumer, James Carey, Carl Couch, Norman Denzin or other theorists in the interactionist tradition. Definitions of the social situation, negotiation of meanings, social processes, framing, and other interactionist principles are possible theoretical foundations. Qualitative studies will be privileged in the evaluation of submissions, as well as those reflecting recent theoretical developments in symbolic interaction theory. Topics may include online communities, virtual environments, games, social networking sites and any other forms of computer-mediated communication. Papers that are supplemented by online materials are encouraged, and space will be made available on the journal's website (http://is.gd/gQ4Z) for authors to place links, examples, illustrations, or further discussion of the published texts. Please send submissions electronically to mjohns(a)luther.edu Deadline for submissions has been extended to September 1, 2009.

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Reminder MUM 2009 - 8th International Conf on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia - SUBMISSIONS OPEN - PAPER DEADLINE AUG 31, 2009
by Jo Pierson 25 Aug '09

25 Aug '09

[Apologies if you have already received this information] = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== MUM 2009 –The 8th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia 22 – 25 November, 2009, Cambridge, United Kingdom = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL Monday, August 31, 2009 (midnight PST). MUM 2009 (www.mum2009.org) is organized by Microsoft Research, Nokia Research, and University of Cambridge. DEADLINE for full and short papers and tutorials is AUGUST 31, 2009. Paper submissions are accepted in electronic form through the online conference management site: https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/MUM2009/Default.aspx . Deadline for Posters and Demos, Doctoral Consortium, and Student volunteers is September 30, 2009. The poster and demo descriptions should also be submitted through the online conference site. Registration will open SEPTMEBER 25, 2009. Early bird registration ends OCTOBER 8, 2009. Previous MUM Conferences have been held in cooperation with ACM SIGMOBILE, with papers published in the ACM Digital Library (pending approval for MUM 2009). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESEARCH AREAS We welcome papers submission related to but not limited to the following topics: - USER RESEARCH AND METHODS for user-centred design of new concepts, applications, and services in mobile and ubiquitous multimedia, ranging from ethnographic research and case studies to field trials and usability evaluations. - ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES for novel mobile and ubiquitous multimedia applications, including protocols, algorithms, architectures, and middleware for mobile roaming, bandwidth and connectivity management, media streaming, storage, and integration, user authentication, identity and profile management, social interaction, distributed computing, and other aspects of ubiquitous media access that are essential for emerging applications. - INNOVATIVE DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS of user interfaces, applications, and systems that address challenging issues in mobile interaction and ubiquitous media access across devices with different form factors, seamless transition between computing platforms, context aware UI and content presentation, management of large user populations and complex service interactions. - APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES from social network analysis, machine learning, information retrieval, computer graphics, computer vision, speech processing, user interfaces and interaction design to mobile and ubiquitous multimedia. The Conference Program will include tutorials, posters, research and industry demo session, doctoral consortium, keynote presentations from academia and industry, and a discussion panel. The technical programme will be complemented by several social events to facilitate informal discussions and networking among the conference attendees and invited guest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMISSION DATES: Full and short papers August 31, 2009 Tutorials August 31, 2009 Posters and Demos September 30, 2009 Doctoral Consortium September 30, 2009 Student Volunteers September 30, 2009 ORGANIZERS Conference Chairs Natasa Milic-Frayling, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK natasamf(a)microsoft.com Jonna Häkkilä, Nokia Research Center Tampere, Finland Jonna.Hakkila(a)nokia.com Jon Crowcroft, University of Cambridge, UK Jon.Crowcroft(a)cl.cam.ac.uk Program Chair Cecilia Mascolo, University of Cambridge, UK cecilia.mascolo(a)cl.cam.ac.uk Eamonn O'Neill, University of Bath, UK eamonn(a)cs.bath.ac.uk Demo & Poster Chairs Sean Gustafson, Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany sean(a)gustaf.ca Antti Virolainen, Nokia Research Center, Finland Antti.Virolainen(a)nokia.com Doctoral Consortium Chair Joerg Ott, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland jo(a)netlab.hut.fi Student Volunteers Chair Kharsim Yousef, University of Cambridge, UK Kharsim.yousef(a)cl.cam.ac.uk. PROGRAM COMMITTEE Jenine Beekhuyzen, Griffith University, Australia Alastair Beresford, University of Cambridge, UK Mark Billinghurst, HIT Lab, New Zealand Jan Blom, NRC Bangalore, India Matteo Cesana, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Anind K. Dey, Carnegie Mellon University, US Adrian Friday, University of Lancaster, UK Paul Holleis, Docomo Euro Labs, Germany Pertti Huuskonen, NRC Tampere, Finland Oskar Juhlin, Mobile Life Center, Sweden Kari Kuutti, University of Oulu, Finland Kristof Van Laerhoven, TU Darmstadt, Germany Martin Mauve, Heinrich Heine University, Germany Julie McCann, Imperial Collage London, UK Roderick Murray-Smith, University of Glasgow, UK Mirco Musolesi, University of Cambridge, UK Jani Mäntyjärvi, VTT, Finland Giovanni Pau, University of California Los Angeles, US Kari Pulli, NRC Palo Alto, US Oriana Riva, ETH Zürich, Switzerland George Roussos, Birkbeck College London, UK Enrico Rukzio, University of Lancaster, UK Antti Salovaara, HIIT, Finland Albrecht Schmidt, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Junehva Song, KAIST, Korea Matt Jones, Swansea University, UK Miakael Wiberg, Umeå University, Sweden Kharsim Yousef, University of Cambridge, UK Arkady Zaslavksy, Monash University, Australia Radivojevic Zoran, NRC Cambridge, UK. Further information can be found on the conference Web site: www.MUM2009.org . For specific questions regarding the conference organization and paper submissions please contact the corresponding conference chair.

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Extra ! Extra ! > Sony Announces Reader Daily Edition: 3G Wireless, Plus Free Library Content
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 25 Aug '09

25 Aug '09

Colleagues/ Hot Off The Press ! / Watch Out Kindle ... /Gerry During an event at the main branch of the New York Public Library this morning, Sony unveiled the newest version of its eBook Reader, the Daily Edition ... which will have built-in free wireless capability via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband network. The new Reader, to sell for $399, will be available by December, just in time for the holidays, at SonyStyle stores and via sonystyle.com. The Daily Edition will feature a 7-inch touchscreen, and a high contrast ratio with 16 levels of grayscale; you can read in either portrait or landscape orientation. It will have enough onboard memory to hold over 1,000 standard ebooks and is also expandable via Memory Stick / Duo and SD card slots. [snip] Sony also announced its Library Finder app, developed in partnership with Overdrive.com. Users of Sony's eBook Store will be able to easily locate their local libraries online, and using their library cards, download free ebook content. When the lending period is up, the content simply expires.[snip] Dr. Paul LeClerc, president and CEO of the NYPL, ... detailed Sony's partnership with libraries to provide free digital contentto all versions of the Sony Reader. Currently, he said, the library offers over 40,000 downloadable titles and is in partnership with Google's book-scanning initiative, with the goal of digitizing over 1 million titles. "We believe it must be delivered free," he stressed. Steven Haber, president of Sony's Digital Reader Business Division, ... emphasized the importance of access, content, and affordability for ebook readers. He mentioned that Sony is moving from a proprietary ebook format to ePub's format, which will streamline the publishing process immensely. Links To Source / Photos / Press Release / Etc Available At [ http://preview.tinyurl.com/ljdedr ] EnJOY! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed / Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

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