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ZDNet Education - June 05, 2009
	Poll Everywhere = cure for the laptop wall OK, it's not a cure, but this slick web application is one way to get students engaged and using their laptops, handhelds, and cell phones in class for something other than updating their Facebook status during a lecture. Can Moblin wean universities from Microsoft? I read a very interesting email today that came through the Moblin developers list serve. It resonated with another comment I received from yesterday's post on university IT. Both related to a "forced diet" of Microsoft products in many universities and the role that open source software can play in students' lives. Microsoft making Bing safer for schools It didn't long for people to discover that a single click on the search filter settings in Bing made porn clips available right from within the Bing search page. I like to call it "porn-in-a-portal." Get Latest Headlines in RSS		NEW TECHNOLOGIES Discover how you can work smarter and increase efficiency with Enterprise 2.0 Are you often bogged down by information overload and handicapped by lack access to reliable and updated source of information? Learn how you can. Live Webcast: Real-life Virtualization Stories Hear real stories about real savings as executives share their companies real-life experiences with virtualization. Free Test Drive: ActiveRoles Server Slash the time spent on Active Directory (AD) management tasks with this powerful yet easy-to-use platform. Free 30-day Trial of Desktop Authority Manage, inventory, secure and support your desktops from a central location ? and lower your total cost of ownership ? with this comprehensive solution. Downloadable White Paper: Boosting Your Productivity with Enterprise 2.0 Bogged down by information overload? Handicapped by a lack of access to reliable information? Work smarter and increase efficiency with Enterprise 2.0.
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