out now to block SMS exploit (54) iDisk iPhone app arrives, there is much rejoicing (53) Recent Comments WS on More red meat for the FCC to chew on with AT&T and Apple Brian on Microsoft: how to port iPhone apps to Windows Mobile balls on Microsoft: how to port iPhone apps to Windows Mobile mare on Microsoft: how to port iPhone apps to Windows Mobile Ben on TUAW Poll: What would you do if an iPhone 4G rolled out on Verizon? Clorox increases prices -- and profit -- in Q4 ADM earnings preview: A lower Q4 profit but a higher one for 2009? like it or not." Sheesh. MORE >>

Futures of Learning | Home | about us | Publications | Literature Reviews | Book Reviews | Field Reports | Announcements | Archive | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Mobile Experiences in Art Museums Museums today seek a balance between the one-way transmission of curatorial expertise and the pluralistic modes of interpretation by visitors. In 2008 ( Samis & Pau, 2009 ), SFMOMA conducted a study by Corporate Intelligence Group at Discovery Communications, Inc. Microsoft released its new tag in January 2009, offering higher density storage for easier mobile phone camera use. MORE >>

However, while it is true that in the 1990’s, $70 Microsoft Encarta CD’s destroyed Encyclopedia Britannica’s traditional business of selling $1000 physical encyclopedia sets, it did not destroy Encyclopedia Britannica itself.  “Instead of a traditional library with 20,000 books, we’re building a virtual library where students will have access to millions of books,’’ - Article for the Boston Globe. Rapid social change = increased need and frequency for more up-to-date learning materials. They have learned to survive using new forms of disseminating information. MORE >>

And, the following companies have an app store or will have one very soon: Microsoft (Windows Mobile), RIM (Blackberry), Nokia and Sony-Ericsson(Symbian), Google (Android), Adobe (Flash Lite, AIR, Flex, etc.). As a developer, you constantly look for the “next big thing&#.  Most of us will probably admit that there can be more than one of those “big things&#. Nevertheless, it’s tempting to look for one technology and try to become good at it so you keep your skill set up to date with the latest technologies. Much organizational learning is unique in what it teaches. MORE >>

That having been said, this reality is changing quickly with the likes of Palm, RIM and Microsoft also developing a marketplace and vendor space for apps that will increase and improve the availability of learning app for students. In discussing the use of mobile devices, it is easy to forget that the educational and productive power of mobile devices comes through the integration of the devices with other tools. The mobile device, after all, is a hardware tool that makes certain tasks possible but the actualization of those tasks ultimately depends on the use of software or web tools. MORE >>