The Volokh Conspiracy is one of the most widely read legal blogs. It has been cited in court rulings. Its readership stands at over 700,000 unique visitors a month, many from academe and some from within the Supreme Court itself.

A student stationed abroad has just typed an e-mail to Michelle Reitze, a military academic adviser at the University of Maryland University College. Hours later, Reitze sees the message when she enters her cubicle. She’s the primary long distance contact

Web 3.0, according to Wikipedia, is a term used to describe the future of the web. Web 2.0 would refer to the recent evolution of the web. A brief description of this evolution would be apropos. Wikipedia explores the following

If you used a computer in the 1980s, you probably used Lotus 1-2-3. With the rise of the IBM PC, it fast became the world's most popular spreadsheet software, only to be eclipsed by Microsoft's Excel.Read the Full Article

Lunar Software has released EarthBrowser 3.0, an update to the real-time three dimensional model of the earth that offers continuously updated global information. The software renders a virtual representation of the earth along with a large variety of current data,

virtual reality applications for teaching in all areas of education, but perhaps the largest detriment to its use is the intimidating nature of VR technology for non-technical instructors. What are the challenges to using VR technology for the design and

A new Web browser unifies access to multiple social networks.Read the Full Article

Which IT issue is of top concern to technology leaders in higher education today? Did the number-one issue of 2007â€"Funding ITâ€"continue to be of prime importance to college and university IT leaders? Did new issues emerge on the top-ten list?

Emerging technologies for learning' aims to help readers consider how emerging technologies may impact on education in the medium term.Read the Full Article

STANFORD -- Computer-based learning is on the cusp of transforming traditional public education, say Harvard Business School’s Clayton M. Christensen and his colleague Michael B. Horn in the summer 2008 issue of Education Next. Based on their analysis of data

The paradigm shifts in agricultural practices and institutions in the US could be assessed by a careful reading of the content provided here.

This article provides short descriptions of 26 computer games that can be used for educational purposes. All deal with real issues of international development. Some are browser based and some are personal computer based. Almost all are free. The article

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PC computers have been the vector of deployment of Internet and Web access for most people and families of the Developed World. However, for a long time, it was not an affordable option for people in the Developing World. In

This June, the only festival dedicated to the exciting new movement using Digital Games for Social Change will explore real-world impact, the latest games and funding strategies. Hosted in New York City by Parsons The New School for Design, the

Eldis, a development portal, hosts this group which is intended to provide links to good places to go to access a number of resources on ebooks and online resources, such as Eldis itself. This space is partly to complement the

This brief note provides the history of the US agriculture.