Why so long? “Remote sensing data is like raw wheat,” said Dunn C. Wallet, President and Chief Executive Officer of Terra Nova International in Los Altos, California. In his view, both commodities must undergo extensive processing to be useful, whether as imagery or bread. Yet in the remote sensing world, “we expect the customer to […]
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Does Technology Help or Hinder Our Children?
I still remember, as a child, being excited when I got to go to the skating rink or the arcade and play games. The games were not in our homes, and we were made to go outside and play after doing our homework. In today’s world, a child is more likely to be sitting in […]
Read MoreUsing Technology to Overcome Learning Difficulties
I’m sure most of the everyday ways I use technology as a parent are similar to many other people out there. Who hasn’t given an iPod to a fussy child in a restaurant, or popped a DVD into the player in the car to make a long ride shorter? But I use it in another […]
Read MoreSpy on Your Kids with the Latest Technology
Although most parents won’t admit it, at least not in front of the kids, many would love to have a high-tech way of keeping up to speed on what their kids are doing when they’re not around. Here are some of the latest technology items that can help you out in that department. Cell-phone GPS […]
Read MoreTechnology from the 1940’s Can Save the Environment Today
With all these ways that people are trying to save fuel these days, there are a few options that nobody even considers anymore. Sure modern technology is popular and the more electronics the better (or at least that’s what manufacturers seem to think), however there is something to be said about going back to tried […]
Read MoreKids and Technology: Balance and Boundaries
Parenting in a world where gadgets threaten to weaken family ties is challenging. We want our children informed and capable, to have experience they can use in our ever-changing, tech-driven society. We don’t, however, want our children to forget how to behave socially. We don’t want screens to replace faces and texts to replace […]
Read MoreIs Technology Killing Us?
I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s time for us to sit back and go over how many high tech gadgets we really need and how often we should use them. The reason is because all the “free time” these gadgets have made for us is taken up with more gadgets. Here are a few […]
Read MoreWhat Happened to the Technology of Tomorrow?
Just a few short decades ago as our nation accepted the challenge to put a man on the moon, we were all filled with visions of the future. America collectively imagined the new technologies that would become commonplace and transform our lives as we moved into the 21st century. Flying cars, moving sidewalks, household robots, […]
Read MoreTechnology in the Classroom
I cannot believe how much technology has changed in my classroom since I began teaching 4th grade in 2004. However, even with the changes in technology in my classroom I now realize that I am only mostly doing things differently not doing different things (Laureate, 2010). Last year I bought the cables necessary to hook […]
Read MoreIP Surveillance: An Effective Technology
Technology these days is taking the future security systems to new heights. One such innovative piece giving a lot of surety in its work place is IP Surveillance. The traditional security systems where man power is used to secure almost everything from a shopping mall to an ATM can be substituted with this cost effective […]
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