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New Tech Assignment Pages
To all,
I added a page for the Prelim Tech Plan and the Tech Observation. You can access it by navigating to the Tech Immersion category on your menu bar. They are both under Assignments.
Please post your responses to your blog and add the assigned TAG to the post.
Additionally, we are going to be having a data vis lunch at the end of this month. Rebecca Shapely from Google Fusion will be stopping by to help us with the data we have put together. Continue reading
Monday, Monday & the Great Web Race
Happy Weekend Everyone,
Tomorrow we will be heading off to Pivotal Labs in Union Square for the wonderful Google Fusion talk with Hacks/Hackers. The talk will be hosted by developer relations engineer Kathryn Hurley from the Bay Area. I am very excited to see what they have in store for us.
Some DataViz Fun
Below are a couple of old but fun data visualization related presentations from Ted Talk
Hans Rosling (the entertaining Swede in the second video) created Gapminder to animate his data ever so effectively. The software behind Gapminder; Trendalizer, was acquired by Google and is currently only used by Google Labs.
The Internet Wish List + an Article
http://theinternetwishlist.com/
This looks like it could be a great asset for keeping an eye on what the world wants from the web. It may also help you understand who to focus on as far as your business market is concerned.
I don’t think enough people know about it yet though. Maybe we can contribute by spreading the word?
It doesn’t really have any “how to wish” instructions, but it looks like you just tweet them to @theiwl
additionally, in the spirit of our guest this Monday (Mike Haney) who will be discussing the topic of interactive publishing (for mobile devices — on which we will be going into further detail toward the end of the term) check out this article from Forbes Mag. It presents a series of principles and thought processes in regards to publishing articles in a web-based or digital format.
Their argument is essentially that the digital medium is indeed a different medium and should be treated as such when delivering content–something we all know in theory but tend to not see in practice.
See you all on Monday!
Monday’s Assignment & an Updated Syllabus
Shedding Some Light on the Cloud
We seem to be hearing a lot about the cloud lately. And it seems to take on two forms: One that speaks to consumers as a magical service that frees them from the confines of an office (omitting any explanation on how it works or why it should be trusted) and one that speaks to server administrators and technicians in a language that most of us can’t understand (with little explanation on how it applies to consumers).
Here is a cheat sheet and some videos on the cloud that take into account both ends of the spectrum and attempt to simplify the concepts around it.
WordPress Links ‘n Tips
As promised, I have compiled a brief overview of WordPress basics we went over in class. Also included is a .pdf on plug ins and a few choice plug-ins that I think are highly useful. Continue reading
Tech Immersion Schedule and Overview
Students will explore the media and business context and journalistic opportunities presented by new and emerging technologies and trends.
Developing Assessment Skills in:
- Developing a technology plan to best suit their business model.
- Understanding the operational aspects of Web and Software driven businesses.
- How to weigh latest technologies in regards to their business.
- How to break down technological prospects into executable stages.
- How to determine Hardware and Personell needs.
- How to predict limitations.
- How to resolve conflicts.
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