Electronic or paper?  This was the question that some students were asked for the first time when purchasing textbooks at our Hawks Bookstore this semester.  When the faculty first learned of this choice during flex week, SCC’s spring 2010 semester was off to a controversial start.

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Denise Foley is one of the first instructors at SCC who supplements instruction with podcasts—a popular multimedia tool among college students. It's a lot easier than you might think.

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Technology moves as fast as lightning, and when it hits, it can be an exhilarating shock to the system, or it can be a disaster that leaves you feeling burnt.  So it goes with the latest release from the technology gurus at Apple with the much hyped iPad. 

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Wondering if there are any resources that can assist you with instruction?  Want to know about the latest technological trend?  If so, New Technology News is the place for you!

We have three new items for this edition:

RSVP reader is new way to speed read.

A web site called Smart.fm claims to be the “the world’s sharpest learning tool.”

Is it possible to run Apple’s operating system on a Netbook?

Thought of a topic that you’d like the Technology Committee to discuss?  Need training for different types of technology?  Well you’ve come to the right place!

Here is just a sample of what this issue has to offer:

What? No Space on the H:\ drive?

Explorer 8 & WebAdvisor

Importing Grades from Excel into BlackBoard

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