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Teaching in Turbulent Times.

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Web 2.0 is one of the most prominent business models for information systems available today. It brings together technology and social networks, and the interactivity that creates business value. Like business even education can also benefits from it.However, today the ability of educators to use , create content and communicate on the web is limited by complexity and sophistication of the range of web 2.0 tools available. Some of the challenges teachers face in using web 2.0 tools are Most of teachers find web 2.0 tools confusing and frieghtening Many tools exists and teachers do not have time nor expertise to discover, identify and use best tools to meet their specific teaching needs. ( Maths teacher needs different tools that the one who teacher social studies) Most students are well versed with web tools and communication. They use and communicate easily and openly using web 2.0 tools. There is a technology gap between teachers and students and it is growing . These we

Linux rises up in Nokia World

Nokia has released a high-end phone running on Linux software. The New N900 model, with cellular connection, touch screen and slide-out keyboard uses a linux version that works well in parallel with symbian in this high-end model. This model uses a processor called ARM's Cortex-A8 processor . Nokia's earlier attempt to use Linux in its " Intenet Tablets" was not able to impress customers. It represents a great step forward for Linux domain as this shows linux's ability fit into many sizes.