Introduction: (Critical) history of ICT in education - and where we are heading? The use of computers in education is much more a series of failures than success stories. I agree with Erik Duval that in general‚ in a large scale the impact of technology on the way people learn have been minimal. In open distant learning and military training (simulations) there are examples of success‚ but these models do not fit very well to school and university context. So‚ I wouldn’t call them “good examples”
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Like Father Like Son: Ronald McDonald and Jollibee’s Connection Believe it or not‚ Jollibee might be Ronald McDonald’s long lost son. Their DNA samples would validate that the aforementioned assertion is true—both are tightly fastened to a theory that focuses on consumption. At all times‚ one would always hear after finish ordering in any McDo or Jollibee restaurant the question: “Is that all‚ sir/ma’am?” Although it appears to simply clarify‚ subliminally it entices a customer to order and consume
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Nowadays everybody is talking about the internet‚ a century creation‚ which has converted the whole world into a single home. The use of internet has turned our lives to be much easier and comfortable. It is found that in 1990s the adolescents used the internet primarily for entertainment but at present they use it for interpersonal communication. Opportunities for youths to form‚ maintain and develop relationships on the internet have multiplied in the past few years. Along with the increase in
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Internet usage and gender digital divide in a Romanian students’ sample (Codoban‚ 2005) This research focuses on analyzing gender differences in technology adoption and internet usage. As the global penetration rate of the internet increases‚ the tendency towards the narrowing of gender digital divide increases. Previous studies have shown that there is no gender difference in internet use in the USA and a rapid rise in the proportion of female internet users in China. From the study findings‚
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WITHIN a few months China will overtake America as the country with the world’s largest number of internet users. Even when you factor in (include s/t as a relevant element when making a decision) China’s size and its astonishing rate of GDP growth‚ this will be a remarkable achievement for what remains a poor economy. For the past three years China has also been the world’s largest exporter of information and communications technology (ICT). It already has the same number of mobile-phone users
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Introduction "The number of the Internet users worldwide has reached the two billion mark"‚ according to the UN’s telecommunication agency‚ "and nearly one person in three surfs online‚ with the world’s population exceeding 6.8 million". The Internet is becoming more and more essential in our daily life. However‚ the problems of study‚ work and leisure which rely on the Internet are becoming increasingly serious. Under the circumstances‚ people should find solutions to make Internet more academic reliable
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Children and the Internet There are repercussions when children get on the internet‚ because the internet influences them in many ways. The internet has become a popular technology in the past years. People are able to play‚ work‚ listen to songs‚ videos‚ texting‚ chatting and even watch movies. All this technology can be harmful not only to adults but can be brutal to children by being so nieve to this technology. The internet has many characteristics‚ which involve hospitals‚ schools‚ banks and
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Newspapers and Internet The mass media is an important part of our life. Now it is an information era. Everyone may get information from the media daily‚ such as news papers‚ TV‚ radio and the Internet. Over 55 million newspapers are circulated a day. Many people are accustomed to reading a newspaper when they eat breakfast or spend their spare time. However‚ more recently‚ with the Internet exposure‚ more and more people would rather surf the Internet to find information than read newspapers
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3D Internet A. Divya‚ A. Hafsa Faizia Abstract--- The report considers an innovative technology for creating an interactive 3D map for WEB based applications. The KML format is an open standard for 3D multimedia and distribution of virtual world in Internet. This technology is based on wellknown technology “From Paper to Virtual Map”‚ proposed as cheap and fast way for creation of 3D city map. This proposed paper explains about GOOGLE EARTH which has developed 3D maps for PC and Mobile users.
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Future of Satellite Internet: For many people throughout the world‚ the only way to get online is by using satellite internet service. This is because they live in regions where traditional cable or DSL lines are not there. This may be because of landscape or the fact that some homes and businesses are simply located too far into rural regions and it is not cost effect for traditional companies to run lines to only one or two clients. However‚ a satellite internet connection does not rely on traditional
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