2016 eLearning Hype Curve Predictions #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

In eLearning what technologies are on the rise and which are heading to mainstream

http://www.webcourseworks.com/2016-elearning-hype-curve-predictions/

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Siri v Cortana v Google: Who's best? #vmvwiki #vmvdlt #vmvmobile

Has voice recognition come of age... ..?
Having lots of fun with ok Google and has become a way to quickly search the Internet on my Samsung S5.
Siri is weird at the moment I. That it wants my iPad to be plugged in before recognising hey Siri

Well worth experimenting with

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/apps/75155421/siri-v-cortana-v-google-whos-best

Free Programming books (every day) packtpub #vmvwiki #vmvdlt #vmvprog

For "cheap" and "free" programming books you can check out packtpub.com

Every day they have a free book. Its easiest to use google search and enter "packtpub free"

Have a neat Christmas :)

And The 2015 Winners Are… – The Edublog Awards #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

Check out the best Edutech blogs for 2015

http://edublogawards.com/2015/12/18/and-the-2015-winners-are/?utm_source=Edublogs&utm_campaign=ba401b1542-Edublogs_Weekly_12_7_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0417f70ab4-ba401b1542-81246041

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first website online 25 years ago #vmvwiki

The first website went online 25 years ago today. Tim Berns Lee

http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/20/first-website-is-25-years-old/

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What is Digital Inclusion? #vmvdlt #vmvwiki # #npf14lmd

"While digital divide and digital literacy have entered into common use – and into discussions by policy makers – the term digital inclusion is still quite new. Digital inclusion is a much broader category that addresses the other two. Importantly, “digital inclusion” has been articulated specifically to address issues of opportunity, access, knowledge, and skill at the level of policy."

http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/content/what-digital-inclusion

6 Education Theorists #Infographic #vmvdlt #vmvwiki

6 Education Theorists All Teachers Should Know Infographic - e-Learning Infographics

http://elearninginfographics.com/6-education-theorists-teachers-know-infographic/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eLearningInfographics+%28eLearningInfographics%29

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The Story of New Zealand's Internet #vmvwiki

Down to the Wire: The Story of New Zealand's Internet

http://downtothewire.co.nz/home/about/

How Google Maps knows about traffic #vmvwiki

Here's how it works: All iPhones that have Google Maps open and Android phones that have location services turned on send anonymous bits of data back to Google. This allows the company to analyze the total number of cars, and how fast they're going, on a road at any given time.

http://www.techinsider.io/how-google-maps-knows-about-traffic-2015-11

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Li-Fi secure and 100 xs faster than Wi-Fi #vmvwiki #npf14

li-fi (short for light fidelity) offers compelling advantages over wi-fi.

Not only is it is more energy efficient, but it is also capable of up to 10,000 times the bandwidth of wi-fi. Many see li-fi as being complimentary to wi-fi.

Digital disruption #vmvwiki

Digital D
http://image-store.slidesharecdn.com/19f3d6a2-7c40-4d97-84a9-b3903050f612-large.jpeg


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AppCobra - Free App builder #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

AppCobra. Create high quality apps for all devices, including desktops, mobile phones and tablets - no programming required.

http://www.appcobra.com/appcobra.htm

Google alert: Deprecating web hosting support in Google Drive #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

Darn.. was a great teaching resource for hosting student web sites.

Beginning August 31, 2015, web hosting in Google Drive for users and developers will be deprecated. Google Apps customers can continue to use this feature for a period of one year until August 31, 2016, when serving content via googledrive.com/host/doc id will be discontinued.

http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.co.nz/2015/08/deprecating-web-hosting-support-in.html

Educational App Development Toolkit for Teachers and Learners #vmvwiki #vmvdlt #vmvmobile

The Educational App Development Toolkit for Teachers and Learners is designed to introduce the basic and some intermediate concepts of Android app development on the App Inventor (AI2) platform. It provides hands-on activities and tutorials to use the Designer and Blocks Editor components of App Inventor to create apps that can be readily downloaded and used on any Android smartphone or tablet

http://oasis.col.org/handle/11599/1729

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Facebook shows off 360-degree video on iPhone with GoPro surfing clip #vmvwiki #vmvmmedia

Also now works on my Samsung a Galaxy S5 as of today

YouTube has a 360 video channel as well... Needs an html5 browser

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/11993267/Facebook-shows-off-360-degree-video-on-iPhone-with-GoPro-surfing-clip.html

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Andreas Ekström: The moral bias behind your search results#vmvwiki #vmvdlt #vmvresearch

Search engines have become our most trusted sources of information and arbiters of truth. But can we ever get an unbiased search result? Swedish author and journalist Andreas Ekström argues that such a thing is a philosophical impossibility. In this thoughtful talk, he calls on us to strengthen the bonds between technology and the humanities, and he reminds us that behind every algorithm is a set of personal beliefs that no code can ever completely eradicate.

http://www.ted.com/talks/andreas_ekstrom_the_moral_bias_behind_your_search_results

Alibaba buys China's version of YouTube for $3.7 billion #vmvwiki

http://mashable.com/2015/11/06/alibaba-buys-chinas-youtube/#QgE.FdOfv8q4

Coin vault and bitcryptor ransomware sorted #vmvwiki

Kaspersky Lab and the Dutch Police are Ending the Nightmare for 14,031 CoinVault and Bitcryptor Ransomware Victims Worldwide

http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/press/2015/Kaspersky-Lab-and-the-Dutch-Police-are-Ending-the-Nightmare-for-14031-CoinVault-and-Bitcryptor-Ransomware-Victims-Worldwide

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Future Design Laptop ROLLTOP #vmvwiki #vmvhw

Concept design for a roll top computer

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7H0K1k54t6A

Moral dilemma: Thinking outside the box #vmvwiki #vmvethics

The Best Job Interview Answer Ever. This Man Just Nailed It.

The funny part of those moral dilemma questions is no one considers thinking outside of the box. When you think about it, that sort of thing is possible in real life too.

http://www.tickld.com/x/jaw/the-best-job-interview-answer-ever-this-man-just-nailed-it?utm_source=tickld&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=contentse%20&ts_pid=2&utm_content=inf_4_93_2

 

Ethical dilemma Should A Self-Driving Car Kill Its Passengers #vmvwiki #vmvethics

Should A Self-Driving Car Kill Its Passengers In A “Greater Good” Scenario? | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/should-self-driving-car-be-programmed-kill-its-passengers-greater-good-scenario

Animated map of 885,000km of Internet cable under the ocean #vmvwiki

Animated map reveals the 885,000km of cable hidden under the ocean that power the internet | Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/animated-map-global-fiber-optic-internet-cables-2015-9

After #MOOCs.. Massive adaptive interactive text (#MAIT) #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

"A MAIT is defined by the following characteristics: Automated, individualized assessments˲ Interactivity ˲ Adaptivity and Modularity."

"MOOCs, which are largely video-based, have translated all of the pedagogical problems with hoarding into an even less personal forum online. In other words, MOOCs have thus far focused on being massive, when they should strive to feel individual"

In a MAIT "when a student suffers a learning breakdown, that student needs immediate help in order to proceed" and "rather than listening to lectures, students will complete assignments from the MAIT, which has already been fine tuned to anticipate countless learning breakdowns."

Compeau, P. & Pevzner, P. A. (2015, September). Life after MOOCs. Communications of the ACM 58, 10, 41-44. DOI=http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2686871

AirNZ Flight info Google Search #vmvwiki

If you enter the flight details e.g. NZ1234 into Google search it will return the flight details. Even more amazing if you are logged into Google it will indicate you are a passenger!

#Smartsheet - Project management Real-time Collaboration #vmvwiki

Smartsheet is a online project management tool (includes Gantt charts) enabling teams to mange their project using cloud, collaboration, & mobile technologies.

https://www.smartsheet.com/product-tour

Pricing:

• 30 day trial (enough for some students to use on an academic project)


• $10 per month for individual.

Crackdown: Amazon Sues to Stop Phony Product Reviews #vmvwiki

Crackdown: Amazon Sues to Stop Phony Product Reviews - The New York Times

Oct 2015:

• A lawsuit in which Amazon accuses more than 1,000 people of offering to post bogus glowing write-ups for as little as $5 apiece might give you pause


• About 45 percent of consumers consider product reviews when weighing an online purchase, according to Forrester Research. Two-thirds of shoppers trust consumer opinions online, according to research by Nielsen.


• For example, a half-star increase in a restaurant's online rating can increase the likelihood of securing, say, a 7 p.m. booking by 15 to 20 percent, said Jenny Sussin, a director at Gartner Research. So a restaurateur might be tempted to pay $250 for 50 positive reviews online in the hopes of raising that rating.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/19/business/ap-us-amazon-bogus-reviews.html?_r=0

Apple iOS 9 increased security 6 digit pin #vmvwiki

Just factory reset my iPhone to get it ready to send away for camera repair. Now requires a 6 digit pin

Changing back to a 4 digit one didn't appear (as suggested in the article below) but may have missed this.

Get ready to memorize a new 6 digit PIN when iOS 9 comes out | Cult of Mac

http://www.cultofmac.com/325740/get-ready-to-memorize-a-new-6-digit-pin-when-ios-9-comes-out/

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liber.io EBook publishing is shutting down #vmvwiki

Liber.io EBook publishing platform closing down. Allowed authors to target multiple platforms and work via Google drive.http://liber.io/blog/the-final-chapter-liberio-is-shutting-down

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Some Android Developer Frameworks #vmvwiki

Recommendations from Students

Android Studio (Android only)
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html?gclid=CPv45eaDvsgCFVQIvAodDa0Puw

Makemedroid (Android & iOS)
http://www.makemedroid.com/en/

2105 CITRENZ Posters from EIT

Nine Posters from my students were presented at the 2015 CITRENZ  Conference in Queenstown. Poster papers can be found in the online Proceedings at http://www.citrenz.ac.nz/2015-proceedings/



Congratulations to

1. [Research in IT] Protecting private data in telecommunications by increasing data security and privacy in New Zealand
   Vaidyanathan Balasubramanian, & Michael Verhaart 145


2. [BCS Internship] Educational Development Centre Internship 2015
   Charlene Bannister, Stephanie Day, & Michael Verhaart 147


3. [Research in IT] Business Process Management (BPM): Analysis of effectiveness in organizations and efficiency in integration with service management
   Raveesh Baskaran, & Michael Verhaart 150


4. [Digital Learning Technology] Learning Health and Safety Requirements for KSLG Volunteers
   Andrew Hull, & Michael Verhaart 169


5. [Digital Learning Technology] Gel Polish Nail Training
   Sharon James, & Michael Verhaart 171


6. [Research in IT] Current smartphone’s security issues and its impact on society
   Er. Kamal Jyoti, & Michael Verhaart 175


7. [Research in IT] Factors influencing cloud enterprises resource planning system adoption in New Zealand small and medium enterprises
   Arun Krishnan, & Michael Verhaart 178


8. [Research in IT] Importance of Business Analyst in ICT projects in New Zealand
   Desmond .A. Rodrigues, & Michael Verhaart 184


9. [Research in IT] SME Technology Spotlight: Capturing G-Readiness and sustainability innovation in NZ’s powerhouse
   Dee Verhaart, & Michael Verhaart 192

My own social media : Joke #vmvwiki

I haven't got a computer, but I was told about Facebook and Twitter and am trying to make friends outside Facebook and Twitter while applying the same principles.

Every day, I walk down the street and tell passers by what I have eaten, how I feel, what I have done the night before and what I will do fort he rest of the day. I give them pictures of my wife, my daughter, my dog and me gardening and on holiday, spending time by the pool. I also listen to their conversations, tell them I "like" them and give them my opinion on every subject that interests me... whether it interests them or not.

And it works. I already have four people following me: two police officers, a social worker, and a psychiatrist.

credit;PW,Derbyshire,fromunknownnewspaper

https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/3fcpfc/my_own_social_media/

$1 billion Evernote tumbles #vmvwiki

The inside story of how $1 billion Evernote went from Silicon Valley darling to deep trouble | Business Insiderhttp://www.businessinsider.com.au/evernote-is-in-deep-trouble-2015-10

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Harvey Norman computer glitch #vmvwiki

$4000 lounge suite for $100 ... Computer price glitch live for about 8 hrs from midnight. Do customers have a legal contract or can a computer error be grounds for an invalid contract? Harvey Norman also advertising a "massive sale" at the same time.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11522214

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#SilverStripe free open source CMS Framework #vmvwiki #vmviwd

"SilverStripe is a free and open source Content Management System (CMS) and Framework for creating and maintaining websites and web applications. It provides an out of the box web-based administration panel that enables users to make modifications to parts of the website, which includes a WYSIWYG website editor."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SilverStripe

Used in the NZ Government Common Web Platform ( https://www.cwp.govt.nz/ ) a feature-rich content management system (CMS), hosting, back up, disaster recovery, an online code repository, Service Desk, cofunded development pool and proactive patching to keep the website secure.

https://www.cwp.govt.nz/

Another #Spark venture - Broadband Smart home security system #Morepork #vmvwiki

Monitor and control your home from your smartphone.

"Know if the alarm has been triggered. See how the builders are getting on with your new deck. Even check up on the teens when you're away from home. Set alerts for the event you want to know about."

Costs:
Starter Kit (Hardware - cameras etc) (2015, Sept) $999
Plans (approx) #$30/mth or $50/mth monitored by external security firm.

http://www.spark.co.nz/morepork

bitcoin and crypto currency technology - The Blockchain #vmvwiki

A paradigm shift in managing money and buying and selling goods.. YouTube video

http://youtu.be/YIVAluSL9SU

Google Releases Speech to Text Feature in Google Docs #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

Text to speech now available in google docs using the chrome web browser (and a microphone. :) )

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/09/google-released-amazing-speech-to-text.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29

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Dark web is going mainstream #vmvwiki

• Surface web:  any webpages that typical search engines can access and index


• Deep Web: anything that a search engine cannot access (require a password to access)


• Dark web: small portion of the Deep Web that is intentionally hidden and inaccessible through standard web browsers. Use the anonymity software Tor (The onion router) accesses Tor hidden services that have the url extension ".onion".

(Anticounterfeiting on the Dark Web, 2015)

Dark web:

Home to a freewheeling collection of sites for everything from anonymous activism to illicit activities.

1. Jamie Bartlett reports from the dark net. Check out his Ted talk ... Click on interactive transcript to read rather than watch video.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_bartlett_how_the_mysterious_dark_net_is_going_mainstream?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=image__2015-09-02

2. On Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Web

Reference

Anticounterfeiting on the Dark Web (2015, Apr 13) International Trademark Association. Retrieved from  http://www.inta.org/Advocacy/Documents/2015/ACC%20Dark%20Web%20Report.pdf

The World’s Best Demotivational Posters #vmvwiki

Not my usual stuff... but may put things into perspective.

Despair, Inc. - Demotivators®, The World’s Best Demotivational Posters

http://despair.com/collections/posters

Disk Space Analysers SpaceSniffer, WinDirStat #vmvwiki #vmvhw

SpaceSniffer

Is a freeWare (donations are welcome) and portable tool application that lets you understand how folders and files are structured on your disks. By using a Treemap visualization layout, you have immediate perception of where big folders and files are placed on your devices.

http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/

WinDirStat

WinDirStat is an open source disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for various versions of Microsoft Windows

http://windirstat.info/

BTW JJ (Hardware/Software guru ) prefers SpaceSniffer

Myo - Gesture control Armband #vmvwiki

Take control of video and music playback, fly drones, deliver presentations, play games, and much more. Myo is a gesture control armband that works out of the box with Mac, Windows PC, iOS, and Android devices.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te1RBQQlHz4

Why I don't use the library? #vmvwiki #vmvresearch

A presentation summary (not an academic research article). Describes  a framework to be used by post-graduate students in their initial engagement with the literature, and speculates on the role of the librarian or information specialist in a technology-rich environment.

http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1983&context=iatul

 

2015 Gartner Hype Cycle #vmvwiki

2015 Gartner IT Hype Cycle has been released last week. Internet of Things is the biggest hype, as well as other things:

http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3114217

http://na2.www.gartner.com/imagesrv/newsroom/images/emerging-tech-hc.png;wa0131df2b233dcd17

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Ashley Madison docs 33m cust accounts 36m emails #vmvwiki

More than 33 million accounts and 36 million email addresses were included in the cache, making it one of the largest leaks of customer data in history.

http://www.dailydot.com/politics/ashley-madison-confidential-documents/

For a New Zealand perspective (and a map)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11500605

25 most popular mobile apps in America for 2015 #vmvwiki

Three of top 10 apps owned by Facebook, 5 by Google in 2015

http://qz.com/481245/these-are-the-25-most-popular-2015-mobile-apps-in-america/

#Ionic: Advanced HTML5 Hybrid Mobile App Framework #vmvwiki

Create open source front-end Software Development Kit (SDK) for developing amazing mobile apps with web technologies.
http://ionicframework.com/

Spark and Putti help SMEs go mobile #vmvwiki

Kiwi company Putti allows you to “build your own” mobile-responsive website builder

http://www.sparknz.co.nz/news/putti-helps-smes/

• introduction: http://www.spark.co.nz/business/discover/putti-mobile-apps


• Sign up and intro tutorial: http://tutorials.puttiapps.com/putti-signup-and-overview-tutorial/

Two Apple Mac viruses found #vmvwiki

Two Mac viruses strike at the heart of the platform's secure image. ‘Thunderstrike 2’, a worm which moves from Macbook to Macbook using hardware, joins privilege escalation bug seen in the wild for the first time

One exploit allows a malicious program that gains access to a Mac to run as though it is the administrator of the computer – a vulnerability known as “privilege escalation”.
The second about to be revealed to researchers at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. It uses a bundle of weaknesses in the firmware of a computer, the embedded operating system which runs the lowest-level functions such as fans, power supply units, and USB ports, and lets the researchers overwrite that software with their own code, and five of these six weaknesses are present on Macs as well as PCs.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/04/mac-viruses-strike-secure-thunderstrike-2

Aquila Facebook's Internet Drone Set For Flight Testing #vmvwiki

Facebook looks to getting Internet to the 10% without internet infrastructure. Solar powered 42m wide unmanned plane (flying wing) and lighter than a Prius running Internet from Sky... Communicating over 10Gb and connecting an array of planes via lasers.

Http://www.intrrnet.org

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NWeKoIL6r1M

Google plus... On its way out #vmvwiki

Facebook triumphs as Google bids adieu to its social network ‘Plus’

Google is bidding adieu to Google Plus, an awkwardly named social network that the American search engine had launched four years ago hoping it would become a serious rival to Facebook.

http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/tech/facebook-triumphs-as-google-bids-adieu-to-its-social-network-plus/109228/

Why you should be an e-resident of Estonia #vmvwiki

From summer 2015, you can go to the nearest Estonian embassy and apply for e-residency.
The most advanced digital society in the world is a former Soviet Republic on the edge of the Baltic Sea. And by handing over €50 and a ­photograph, allowing my fingerprints to be taken and waiting a few weeks while my ­credentials were verified, I have been issued with an identity card, a cryptographic key and a PIN code to access its national systems.

http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2015/07/features/estonia-e-resident

DDoS attacks on the rise in New Zealand #vmvwiki

​There is a strong growth in the average size of DDoS attacks, from both a bits-per-second and packets-per-second perspective, according to Arbor Networks’ Q2, 2015 global DDoS attack data. Average attack size for New Zealand increased significantly to 1.1Gbps/241.95Kpps in Q2 from 430.84Mbps/55.39Kpps in Q1. The majority of attacks in New Zealand were very short-lived, and approximately 97% were less than one hour. The top three sources for attacks on New Zealand in Q2 were China 6%, US 6% and NZ 1%.
http://securitywatch.co.nz/story/ddos-attacks-rise-new-zealand/

See https://atlas.arbor.net for what's happening right now !

NZ introduces 'gender diverse' option as well as male/female #vmvwiki #vmvdb

NZ introduces 'gender diverse' option

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/70335912/NZ-introduces-gender-diverse-option

Web design is dead #vmvwiki

Web design is (finally!) dying of irrelevance. Web pages themselves are no longer the center of the Internet experience, which is why designers need to move on to the next challenges — products and ecosystems — if they want to stay relevant.

http://mashable.com/2015/07/06/why-web-design-dead/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link

CrunchIt! — Online quantitative Statistics Tool #vmvwiki #vmvresearch

An online Quantitative analysis tool associated with
McCabe, G.P., Craig, B.A., & Moore, D.S. (2012) Introduction to the Practice of Statistics. 7th ed.

http://crunchit2.bfwpub.com/crunchit2/ips7e/?section_id=

Photographing public places a crime? #vmvwiki

Will the European Parliament criminalize street photography?

https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/45698

#Bluetooth framework for teaching #vmvwiki #vmvhw

This post will be a record of things I discover while trying to set up a Bluetooth framework for teaching (so this post will actually be more like a wiki and change!)

1. Speakers.

• Purchased: HIFI X-6 MINI Sound Rugby Football Wireless Bluetooth Speaker AUX USB Portable Audio Player Music for phone Computer Subwoofer http://www.aliexpress.com/item/HI-FI-X-6-MINI-Football-Wireless-Bluetooth-Speaker-TF-AUX-USB-Portable-Audio-Player-Music/32309649617.html


• Unfortunately Bluetooth  does not work with Windows. Windows cannot locate a driver (it appears that the speaker has no description attached so Update cannot link a driver). Worked fine with iPad/iPhone. Buddy jack design actually not working (linking the speakers together) I think they need to add a din plug output to connect to aux in other speaker for this to work.

2. Mouse.

• Purchased: Adjustable DPI 1600 Brand New Wireless Mouse Bluetooth Rechargeable Optical Mice 3.0 For Notebook Computer Laptop PC BM01-K60 http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Adjustable-DPI-1600-Brand-New-Wireless-Mouse-Bluetooth-Rechargeable-Optical-Mice-3-0-For-Notebook-Computer/32236660866.html


• First issue was that after remaining idle the mouse would switch off. Seemed to be an issue with windows power management. See below for how this was fixed.


• Interesting the side buttons on this mouse - allow a browser back/forward (alt left-arrow/alt right-arrow or backspace/shift backspace-though shift backspace doesn't quite work) - which is not the same as PowerPoint's back button.

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Configuration issues

Problem: Device disconnects

It appears that by default Windows power saving kills a USB device. The mouse connected would die and not reconnect. To disable this you need to

1. go to Start > type in "Device Manager" >


2. Expand Bluetooth Radios >


3. Right click on Generic Bluetooth Adaptor + Properties, and


4. uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"

 

July 1, NZ Harmful Digital Comm Bill now law #vmvwiki

On July 1 2015, the controversial Harmful Digital Communications Bill passed into law. This law now introduces a range of measures that are designed to increase online safety. It also however increases the obligations on a number of different parties, and that's what this post is about.

http://techblog.nz/950-TheWrongArmoftheLaw?utm_source=email

XKeyscore (2013): NSA tool collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet' #vmvwiki

XKeyscore: NSA tool collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet' | US news | The Guardian

A top secret National Security Agency program allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals, according to documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data

Packt Publishing | Free book on Mediawiki #wikieducator #vmvwiki

Packt publishing has a range of commercial books available. Each day they have a free book (if you wait until the ad banner cycles click when it gets to free book)

For example todays book (30/6/2015) is Mediawiki 1.1 Beginners guide

https://www.packtpub.com/

Gartner: Hype in 2015 around the Internet of Things & wearables #vmvwiki

Expectations regarding the Internet of Things and wearables are currently particularly high, according to Gartner’s report, but shows already disillusionment regarding Big Data. Gamification and Augmented Reality already is approaching the bottom, which is almost reached by cloud computing and NFC now, however, most likely expected to quickly reach the "Plateau of Productivity". It goes up on issues such as Virtual Reality and In-Memory Analytics, while 3D printing for companies is already approaching the plateau.

http://www.mediabuzz.com.sg/asian-emarketing-latest-issue/210-asian-e-marketing/digital-marketing-trends-a-predictions-week-1/2504-gartner-hype-in-2015-around-the-internet-of-things-iot-and-wearables

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Google Video Quality Report for your area #vmvwiki #vmvhw

You can see the video streaming quality results from Youtube for your area and see how it varies between your providers (link at bottom right).

https://www.google.com/get/videoqualityreport/

Googles Project Soli finger motion radar #vmvwiki #vmvhw

Google’s Project Soli has invented a new interaction sensor using radar technology that can capture motions of your fingers at up to 10,000 frames per second.

http://m.mensxp.com/technology/latest/26366-googles-new-project-is-so-insanely-advanced-it-will-blow-you-away.html

Google trends: real-time, worldwide trend reports #vmvwiki

Google unleashes real-time, worldwide trend reports for public use
http://mashable.com/2015/06/17/google-real-time-trends/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link

34 CSS Puns For adv Internet class #vmvwiki

34 CSS Puns That’ll Make You Laugh, Even If You Aren’t A Web Designer

http://digitalsynopsis.com/design/34-css-puns-web-design-funny-jokes/

The Long and Short of Domain names #vmvwiki

A very short domain name with a big price tag... http://Z.COM ? "Japanese Internet Services Provider, GMO Internet Acquires Z.com for JPY800 million"

and the world’s longest domain name is 63 characters http://www.iamtheproudownerofthelongestlongestlongestdomainnameinthisworld.com

with Google Buying The Shortest Domain Name In Cyberspace - http://G.CN

Thanks to Andrew P, 2015

Twitter is ditching the 140 character count to compete with WhatsApp #vmvwiki

Twitter has upped the character limit in Direct Messages to 1,000.But unless they change the hash tag filtering rules it is pretty much useless for classroom use (I have gone from almost a full class using twitter to less than 5% this year).

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/584001/Twitter-Direct-Message-Changes-140-Characters-Update-CEO-Dick-Costolo

Google's Ingenious Plan to Make Apps Obsolete #vmvwiki

Google NOW, ubiquitous computing and the future of apps

http://www.wired.com/2015/05/google-now-io/?mbid=social_fb

What is USB isochronous data transfer? #vmvwiki #vmvhw

Have been trying to connect a web cam via an enhanced USB cable, but the audio is not very clear. Some discussion with JJ revealed that USB has different ways it transfers data.
isochronous is one way, and looks like my enhanced cable does not support this (I tried a non enhanced one and the audio was heaps better)
Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB  for more info on USB.
Our next solution is to try and use a
Webcam>USB-Ethernet Adaptor>Ethernetcable>USB-Ethernet Adaptor>PC
Apparently this will allow up to 100m extension which should be enough for my classroom web cam.
Next stop is to find a pair of inexpensive USB-Ethernet adaptors !

Free Memory testing software MemTest86 #vmvwiki #vmvhw

You can use PassMark's memory diagnostic tool to test your PC's memory to diagnose or prevent problems can cause freezes and crashes. IT boots from a CD or USB drive and runs tests looking for faults. The latest version of the program, which has been around for over 20 years, adds support for DDR4 memory and a new benchmarking feature that displays results on a graph.

ttp://www.memtest86.com/download.htm

Kiwis as guinea pigs | The Economist #vmvwiki

In digital businesses, tests are performed on New Zealanders. Their country is proving the perfect location for software firms, social networks and app developers discreetly to try out and refine their products.

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21651858-small-technophile-country-great-place-test-digital-products-kiwis-guinea-pigs

2015. Australia records 6% of global ransomware detections #vmvwiki

Australia records 6 per cent of global ransomware detections - CIO
Healthcare saw massive malware attacks, as well as iOS devices, Adobe software users and retail point-of-sale (PoS) systems.

http://www.cio.com.au/article/575500/australia-sees-second-highest-number-ransomware-attacks-q1-2015/

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Effective Educational Practice – Iowa uni CELT #vmvdlt #vmvwiki

Effective educational practices provide a framework for successful teaching and learning. A number of national organizations focus on researching these practices across a range of higher education institutions and recent results from this research is included

http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching-resources/effective-practice/

Facebook introduces Legacy Contract for when a user dies #vmvwiki

Facebook introduces Legacy Contract features to access a person's account after he or she dies - National - NZ Herald News

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11448151

John Hattie's Eight Mind Frames For Teachers #vmvwiki #vmvdlt #vmvlearn

In Visible Learning for Teachers (p. 159 ff) John Hattie claims that “the major argument in this book underlying powerful impacts in our schools relates to how we think! It is a set of mind frames that underpin our every action and decision in a school.

http://visible-learning.org/2014/08/john-hattie-mind-frames-teachers/

WordPress Powers 79% Of Websites In 2015 #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

WordPress has truly come of age as a content management tool with 79% of websites powered by it.

http://cooper-taylor.com/2015/05/wordpress-powers-79-of-websites-in-2015-top-plugins-themes-report/

Resources on Blogs as Digital Portfolios #vmvdlt

A Blog/Portfolio (perhaps a “blogfolio”), is great for learning purposes because it gives the creator of the space an opportunity to showcase learning while building a digital footprint that will be beneficial long after their time in schools.

http://georgecouros.ca/blog/presentation-resources/resources-on-blogs-as-digital-portfolios?utm_source=Edublogs&utm_campaign=40fcaf899e-Edublogs_Weekly_5_14_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0417f70ab4-40fcaf899e-81246041

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Google Forms to create auto correcting quizzes #vmvdlt

there is an Add-on available to Google Sheets, Flubaroo, which allows Google Forms to write the answers directly to Google Sheets and it is through Google Sheets that an auto correct will occur.

http://www.e-learningeducators.com/google-forms-to-create-auto-correcting-quizzes/

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Learn Swift - Tutorials, Code Samples, References #vmvwiki

A curated list of helpful resources to learn Swift. Tutorials, Code Samples, References

http://www.learnswift.tips/

Responsive Web Design Tester - Chrome extension #vmvwiki

Test your mobile site on mobile devices. This extension reflects both the size and the browser of the mobile device.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/responsive-web-design-tes/objclahbaimlfnbjdeobicmmlnbhamkg?hl=en-US

Responsive Web Design - Learn to Code Advanced HTML & CSS (media attribute) #vmvwiki

Responsive web design is the practice of building a website suitable to work on every device and every screen size, no matter how large or small, mobile or desktop.

And with Google search checking this is becoming an important part of any web developers toolkit.
http://learn.shayhowe.com/advanced-html-css/responsive-web-design/

Use CSS media queries for responsiveness #vmvwiki

Media queries are simple filters that can be applied to CSS styles. They make it easy to change styles based on the characteristics of the device rendering the content, including the display type, width, height, orientation and even resolution.

https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/layouts/rwd-fundamentals/use-media-queries?hl=en

California's multi-million $ MOOC online education flop #vmvdlt

California’s multi-million dollar online education flop is another blow for MOOCs

The University of California spent $7 million to set up its Online Instruction Pilot Project at a time when the state was cutting higher-education funding.

- The Hechinger Report.

http://hechingerreport.org/californias-multi-million-dollar-online-education-flop-is-another-blow-for-moocs/

$1.5 billion..LinkedIn + lynda.com #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

LinkedIn to Acquire lynda.com

lynda.com’s high-quality content provides opportunity for members to easily gain the professional skills they need to get hired and advance their careers.

LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 300 million members worldwide, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire lynda.com, a leading online learning company teaching business, technology and creative skills to help people achieve their professional goals.

The transaction is valued at approximately $1.5 billion

http://www.lynda.com/press/pressrelease?id=4563

US schools seek refund over $1.3bn iPad project #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

Schools in Los Angeles are seeking compensation from Apple over a $1.3bn (£870m) iPad-based education project that has gone awry.
They have sent letters to Apple and its project partners seeking refunds.
The project began in 2013 and aimed to give iPads and other computers to about 650,000 students.
It hit problems when students were able to bypass security systems on the tablets and because the computer-based curriculum was incomplete.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32347651?SThisFB%3FSThisFB

PowerPoint Created Infographics #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

A collection of PowerPoint images and how to create them for Infographics

https://sway.com/EWm1uH7QMmuQXBql

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The World's Worst Website Ever! #vmvwiki

Lists 61 rules of web design it breaks ( link in the what's new panel)

http://www.theworldsworstwebsiteever.com/

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Video Is The Cicret Bracelet Real? #vmvwiki

A bracelet smart device?

http://nztechblog.net/2014/12/16/video-cicret-bracelet-real/

Responsive design to rate higher in Google search. #vmvwiki

In mid April 2015 Google plans to make a major change to the algorithm for its mobile search, giving mobile-friendly websites a higher position in search rankings.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2907085/heres-what-googles-mobile-search-change-means-to-you.html?fb_action_ids=10153715950063906&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B806383519429876%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

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Educational Technology anBloom's Digital Taxonomy #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

"Bloom's digital taxonomy is not about web tools or technology, it is rather about effective use of technology to facilitate learning. "

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/04/everything-teachers-need-to-know-about.html?m=1

Citing Social Media In Scholarly Writing #vmvwiki #vmvresearch

How To Cite Social Media In Scholarly Writing

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/how-to-cite-social-media-scholarly-writing/?utm_content=buffer47340&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Rufus - Create bootable USB drives #vmvwiki

Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.

It can be especially useful for cases where:

you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.)
you need to work on a system that doesn't have an OS installed
you need to flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS
you want to run a low-level utility

https://rufus.akeo.ie/

Notes

1. If you have an iso image just go to the lower part of rufus and select the iso, it will automagically set up the correct attributes in the boxes above.


2. If you have an OS iso you can get you computer to come up with the bootable usb drive if you tap the F12 key on startup - its too late if the Windows start screen appears!. (often F8 is for BIOS, F9 for Windows recovery but you may need to play around on startup to figure out which is which)

 

April Fools: Pac-Man On Google Maps #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

Go to Google Maps, find yourself an area with lots of roads (New York City will do nicely), and click the big Pac-Man icon on the bottom left, like so: Napier/Taradale will not work so Google Maps will let you choose another cosmopolitan location (using the “I feel lucky” option).

http://kotaku.com/you-can-play-pac-man-on-google-maps-right-now-1694756745

Get an Earth Pro now free #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

What is Google Earth Pro?

https://support.google.com/earth/answer/189188?hl=en

For info on how to get free access https://support.google.com/earth/answer/176160?hl=en

(If you do not have a key, use your email address and the key GEPFREE to sign in.)

“Your Product is a Piece of Sh#t”: Using customer feedback #vmvwiki

The point here is that negative customer feedback is always painful but, when used right, it can be an invaluable asset in business.

http://blog.hootsuite.com/how-we-responded-to-an-insulting-tweet/?utm_source=content%20team&utm_medium=owned%20social&utm_campaign=content%20team%20owned%20social%20twitter&hootPostID=75c806e408dfa1868df51a696ff81f2c

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Google 25 principles of mobile site design #vmvwiki

Consumers increasingly rely on the mobile web to research and make purchases, which makes it more important than ever for companies to have an effective mobile presence. But what makes a good mobile site? Google established 25 principles of mobile site design to help companies build mobile sites that delight customers and drive conversions.

http://www.google.com/think/multiscreen/whitepaper-sitedesign.html

Video effects #vmvwiki #vmvmmedia

Examples of playing around with video effects

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=URiURZafXG8

MIT BLOSSOMS | open Math&Science video lessons #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

MIT BLOSSOMS (Blended Learning Open Source Science or Math Studies) is an international, collaborative open education project that provides a series of freely available interactive lessons for high school math and science classes presented in a widely accessible video format.

http://blossoms.mit.edu/

social learning vs social collaboration #vmvdlt #vmvwiki

The difference between social learning and social collaboration | Learning in the Social Workplace

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2015/03/18/the-difference-between-social-learning-and-social-collaboration/

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Panda antivirus mistakenly flags itself as malware, bricks PCs #vmvwiki

An update to a number of Panda antivirus programs Wednesday mistakenly flagged core files as malware, putting them in quarantine. In doing so, the antivirus system ceased working.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/panda-antivirus-mistakenly-flags-itself-as-malware-breaks-pcs/

Free CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning software #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

Power2Go 10 Platinum Free Trial Download | CyberLink

http://www.cyberlink.com/downloads/trials/power2go-platinum/download_en_NZ.html

Cyclone Pam. Windyty, wind forecast #vmvwiki

Weather forecast showing animated wind patterns.

https://www.windyty.com/?surface,wind,now,-39.483,176.917,4

Samsung S-Drive App for Driver Safety (YouTube) #vmvwiki

Australian Samsung App to help young drivers. Uses multiple connected media APIs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9TlxdyYNUY

Your powers of observation #vmvwiki

Watch This Ad Carefully, and You'll Be Transfixed by the Car Sitting Quietly on a Street , very clever ad by AIS London and MindsEye director Luke Bellis.

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/watch-ad-carefully-and-youll-be-transfixed-car-sitting-quietly-street-163226

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An Introduction to Instructional Design - #vmvdlt

An Introduction to Instructional Design - E-Learning Heroes
Fundamentally, you can think of ID as the process of taking information and framing it in a way that makes it interesting and easy for learners to understand.

https://community.articulate.com/articles/an-introduction-to-instructional-design?utm_source=LinkedIn

Model for Digital Technologies education in NZ schools #vmvdlt

IITP are calling for a new Learning Area in NZ Secondary Schools; encompassing Digital Technologies at NCEA level, and Computational Thinking and Digital Literacy at the primary and lower secondary levels (or more accurately, a continuum from one to the other). This would see Digital sitting alongside Maths, Science, English etc as a core area, with each of the DT strands, or possibly a reduced subset, a subject in their own right.

http://iitp.nz/files/IITP%20Digital%20Sciences.pdf

Learn to Code Advanced HTML & CSS #vmvwiki

Learn to Code Advanced HTML & CSS takes a deeper look at front-end design and development. Studying modern front-end development, this guide teaches the latest for any designer looking to round out their front-end skills.

http://learn.shayhowe.com/advanced-html-css/

Facebook photo of cake gets baker $168K in damages #vmvwiki

Hawke's Bay woman, who iced a cake with derogatory comments about her former employer, has won her claim that her privacy was breached when the company took an image of the cake from her Facebook page and used it to harm her employment opportunities.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/better-business/66827105/Rude-cake-baker-relieved-about-record-168K-payout

Major Ideas Empowering College Teaching #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

Tomorrow's Professor eNewsletter: 1389. Major new Ideas that Can Empower College Teaching

http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/cgi-bin/tomprof/enewsletter.php?msgno=1389

​How HTTP/2 will speed up your web browsing | ZDNet #vmvwiki

After more than two years of consideration, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has finally approved HTTP/2. HTTP/2 is made up of two specifications: The new protocol itself, and HPACK, which provides header compression for HTTP/2. This revised protocol "will help provide faster user experience for browsing, reduce the amount of bandwidth required, and make the use of secure connections easier".http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-http2-will-speed-up-your-web-browsing/

Shaming and the Internet. Be careful what you say. #vmvwiki

'Overnight, everything I loved was gone': the internet shaming of Lindsey Stone | Technology | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/21/internet-shaming-lindsey-stone-jon-ronson?CMP=fb_gu

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Malware on Lenovo PC #vmvwiki

Lenovo has been shipping its PCs with built-in malware from Blowfish

http://blog.strom.com/wp/?p=4733

NMC Horizon Report: 2015 Higher Education #vmvdlt #vmvwiki

Predictions for higher education - methodology contradictions? Steven Downes

http://www.downes.ca/post/63412

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#chineasy Read Chinese In 10 Minutes #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

Chineasy This Video Will Teach You To Read Chinese In 10 Minutes.

http://news.distractify.com/stefan/picture-in-a-picture/

IEEE ComSoc 10 communication tech trends 2015 #vmvwiki

IEEE ComSoc CTN Special Issue on Ten Trends that Tell Where Communication Technologies are Headed in 2015 | IEEE Communications Society

http://www.comsoc.org/ctn/ieee-comsoc-ctn-special-issue-ten-trends-tell-where-communication-technologies-are-headed-2015

27 Funny Posters And Charts for Graphic Designers #vmvwiki

27 Funny Posters And Charts That Graphic Designers Will Relate To

http://digitalsynopsis.com/design/27-funny-graphic-designer-posters-charts/

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15 programming languages you need to know in 2015 #vmvwiki

1. Java, 2. JavaScript ,.... 10. swift

http://mashable.com/2015/01/18/programming-languages-2015/#:eyJzIjoiZiIsImkiOiJfa2RrMGo2c3F1ZWg4OWIzbCJ9

Smartphone Tricks #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

http://omg22-95.diply.com/omg-facts/video-smartphone-photography-tips-tricks/87343

The Myth of the Tech Whiz Who Quits College to Start a Company #vmvwiki

There are three common myths about tech founders: they are extremely young, they are technically trained, and they’ve often graduated from a prominent local university.

https://hbr.org/2015/01/the-myth-of-the-tech-whiz-who-quits-college-to-start-a-company

UNESCO launches Open Access Curricula for Researchers and Librarians #vmvwiki

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news/unesco_launches_open_access_curricula_for_researchers_and_librarians/#.VK5pdIHXerW

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How to take a screenshot #vmvwiki #vmvdlt

Site that shows how to take a screenshot on lots of different devices

http://www.take-a-screenshot.org/

Evolution of the desktop #vmvwiki

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yojIq28Bg6Y

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Checking Domain Name System status #vmvwiki

Domain Name System (or Service or Server)

is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities.It is most commonly know as an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses.

Domain Name System. (2014, December 23). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System

DNS Propagation Checker

whatsmydns.net lets you instantly perform a DNS lookup to check a domain names current IP address and DNS record information against multiple name servers located in different parts of the world.

This allows you to check the current state of DNS propagation after having made changes to your domains records.

For example:

https://www.whatsmydns.net/#A/virtualmv.com