Policy, reality collide in ‘Obama’s War’ Oct 13, 2009
In due time, Frontline takes us from Afghanistan to Washington - where architects of the counterinsurgery purvey their big ideas on overhead projectors - and from Helmand to Kabul, where we learn of pervasive corruption in the Afghan government. We visit with Pakistani officials who swear they aren t helping the Taliban, and experts who say otherwise. (Boston Globe)
College technology 'catching up' with students Oct 6, 2009
Today's college classrooms are high-tech marvels, with overhead projectors and grease pencils replaced by document cameras, handheld clickers and interactive white boards. "A lot of this is us catching up with the students and what they're bringing to us," says Michael Reuter, 42, director of technology operations at Central Michigan. (USA Today -- News)
Cox sees flood-ruined school Oct 2, 2009
Piles of damp videocassette recorders, televisions and overhead projectors sit on the floor of the cafeteria, where officials inventory the losses. The dirty high-water mark reached above the clocks on the wall, almost to the ceiling. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Madison district to increase attendance to age 18 Sep 12, 2009
-- Approving surplus property items, including 28 student desks (some needing repair), computer tables, overhead projectors, TVs, a gymnastics vault and a 1998 school bus (for disposal). -- Approving a contract with Madison Community Hospital to provide nursing services. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Seahawks' identity expected to change Sep 11, 2009
The overhead projectors are gone. And so a new era of Seahawks football arrived with a little bit of humor and a lot more technology, the future presented in PowerPoint. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Harsh lesson Sep 9, 2009
I spoke to former lecturers at Sterling College who complained about not being given even the most rudimentary teaching tools, like overhead projectors, hand-outs and textbooks. One lecturer told me she had been teaching a course on ethics at the college, but felt there was something deeply unethical about the courses being offered. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
E-waste recycling going smoothly Sep 6, 2009
Items qualifying for the electronic waste recycling include televisions, copiers, hubs, fax machines, scanners, combination units, telephones, stereo components, radios, CRT screens, backup batteries, plasma screens, typewriters, VCR players, DVD players, electronic gaming units, cameras, adding machines, camcorders and overhead projectors. Electronics in wood cabinets, toner cartridges, appliances, microwaves, and batteries not integral to computer systems will not be accepted, states a... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
PowerPoint Presentations Beyond Not... Aug 30, 2009
However, student learning is not improved when these presentations are merely a substitute for note taking bullets from older overhead projectors. To take advantage of the power of this technology the elimination of boring slide shows must be replaced with interactive story telling that keeps students engaged. (Suite101.com)
Same Old DysfunctionThe woeful Raiders have a new scandal that may sabotage the season, writes Ann Killion. Aug 19, 2009
Stopped all the nonsense and distractions and the Al Davis public displays that come complete with overhead projectors and legal action. Guess not. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
'Teaching naked' Aug 5, 2009
University professors' relatively recent love affair with the PowerPoint presentation - its crisp succinct bullet points so prized over the hand-smeared transparencies of aged overhead projectors - is being challenged by educators advocating "teaching naked", that is, stripped of technology. These Luddites, and there are Florida Atlantic University scholars among them, argue the warm glow of the computerized screen and dimmed classroom lights allow students to zone out. (The Palm Beach Post)
Callaway Electric to complete move to $14.4 million complex on Friday Jul 9, 2009
Overhead projectors and drop-down screens for PowerPoint presentations are in the conference room, board room, training room and meeting rooms. A separate building has been constructed for mechanics to work on vehicles and to wash vehicles. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Library offers more than before (12) Jul 9, 2009
A screen can be lowered for overhead projectors. A kitchenette connects to the room for serving catered food or snacks. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Memory chips that bend and twist Jun 4, 2009
Thus, while hunting for a solution, the researchers took polymer sheets-the sort that transparencies for overhead projectors are made from-and experimented with depositing a thin film of titanium dioxide, an ingredient in sunscreen, on their surfaces. They deposited the material by a sol gel process, which consists of spinning the material in liquid form and letting it set, like making gelatin. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Cuisine And Computers Merge At Restaurant May 20, 2009
an Asian fusion restaurant, uses overhead projectors, touchpad tabletops, and a computerized ordering system that completely changes the dining experience, CBS News correspondent Richard Roth reported on The Early Show Tuesday. Ordering is done from the table's touchpad top, and is sent directly to the kitchen. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Schools budget up 3 percent Apr 16, 2009
We also need warranty extensions on overhead projectors and the Hurld and Linscott elementary and the Joyce and Kennedy Middle Schools need new computers. When asked about her department s preparedness for the merger of the Clapp and Goodyear elementary schools, Henry said she didn t believe adding more students to a school would be a problem and that bringing in laptop carts would help make lessons involving computers easier for everyone. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Out of the (teaching) box Apr 1, 2009
St. Peter s School in Lodi is using new technology in the classroom instead of chalkboards, DVD players, overhead projectors or even computers. The Active Boards, installed this year at a cost of about 8,000 each, replaced all the above teaching tools. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
* An unrivaled capacity to excite desire X the hidden pleasures of the office Mar 28, 2009
Though we think of the point of work as being primarily about money, these dark economic times only emphasize the extent to which generating money is an excuse to do other things, to rise from bed in the morning, to talk authoritatively in front of overhead projectors, to plug in laptops in hotel rooms and to chat in the office kitchen. Long before we ever earned any money, we were aware of the necessity of keeping busy: we knew the satisfaction of stacking bricks or pouring water into and out... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
OUR VIEW: School districts struggle to make ends meet Mar 24, 2009
man there are plenty of allergens floating around in the wind, it still doesn't take fancy gadgets to teach, what about the old overhead projectors, they worked, did we need ones that come down out of the ceiling with remotes and all that, yeah they are nice but couldn't the money have been used more appropriately at the current time. " Rohn Gordon wrote on Mar 23, 2009 8:13 AM:" NJ again you make a way out in left field statement. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
New elementary school attendance boundaries inked Feb 13, 2009
-- The board accepted $27,300 from the Arizona Public Service Solutions for Business Program for energy-efficient equipment installed at McCartney Ranch School; two metal desks from Alltel for the food services department; $15,795 from the Cottonwood School PTO to buy a shade structure for the first- and second-grade playground; 75 three-ring binders from Marlin Jeffers and the Recycle Center in Tempe/Mesa for Palo Verde School; a 52-inch TV from the Casa Grande Police Department for Palo Verde;... (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
