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Co-hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about a bunch of new projects underway for the spring semester, including Moodle usability testing, a WordPress MU pilot, the official launch of Spaces for intercollegiate collaboration. In Tech News they look at Mars through Google Earth, check out the 2.7 version of WordPress, and discuss the FCC’s decision to push back the Digital TV transition to June. Finally, in help news they review the slate of upcoming workshops to help you get acclimated to the new Zimbra email server.
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On this edition of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about Lafayette's Election Night Broadcast project and ask for ideas about how to improve Moodle, the college's open source learning management system. In Tech News, they look at how video games are being used to encourage reading, check out a new ebook reader for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch, and discuss new research that claims surfing the web is good for your brain. Finally, in Help News they talk about Adobe's Kuler web app for picking color palettes and give a rundown upcoming brown bag lectures.
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Hosts Courtney Bentley and Ken Newquist kick off the early October edition of the ITS Coffee Break with a discussion of fall projects, including a slew of student video projects and "Spaces", a new intercollegiate workspace for faculty that's powered by Moodle and Shibboleth. In Tech News they look at new political and utility apps for the iPhone, check up on a chess match being played between Earth and the International Space Station, and consider Nintendo's answer to Apple's iPod touch: the DSi.
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