It’s a mobile app for android phones that allows you to complete internet searches based on a photo you take with your smart phone. Here’s an example from Google’s site: Literally you take a picture of a bridge and it recognizes it, searches for related information, and returns information to you. Check out this video for more examples: Click here to view the embedded video. Dear Google, what can’t you do??? This week Google announced the launch of Google Goggles. What’s that, you ask? That blows my mind!! How does it do that? MORE >>

also looked to the blogosphere for opinion and examples. Jobs elearning ILT job searchingRecently, a friend asked me how I transitioned from training to instructional design. In the interest of possibly helping others, I thought I’d share my path here. 1) Starting as both a test prep trainer and a software trainer, I volunteered for ILT curriculum design projects, which led to blended and elearning. Often trainers are tasked with design projects or asked to work with staff IDs. 3) I got some formal training and made new connections. 4) I changed jobs again to do actual ID. MORE >>

Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need Need additional search ideas? need a topic Clusty Brainstorm topic ideas using result clusters Social Issues Browse hot topics and pro/con links Google Directory Search this subject tree enhanced by Google results. need to investigate alternative or related topics Grokker Explore a web of your topic and subtopics (Yahoo results) Clusty Uncover buried sites by choosing a related cluster Ask.com Select "Expand Your Search". government USA.gov Search or browse official U.S. law FindLaw Search U.S. About Us. MORE >>

Time: Think about the last time you had to search for something you knew nothing about. google search for “soap rest cloud&# looks promising, but returns 1,620,000 results. This limits how you search for information, and it may be a barrier to finding the digital content you need. Search Engines: Many times search engines provide results in a chronological order. For example, I couldn’t find a good reference link for the Negroponte Switch, so I gave a Wikipedia link. By now you’ve all heard it. Heck by now you have experienced it. MORE >>

Mala Singh and Brenda Little) Supporting students in a time of change (Ruth Williams) Higher education in the ‘risk society’ (Sofia Branco Sousa) Implementing the Bologna Process: an example of policy recontextualisation – the case of Spain. As the economic crisis is hitting a lot of countries, the strategies to counter this crisis are quite diverse. Certain countries opt to increase education and research (e.g. Germany) and cut budgets in other areas, other countries are slicing down education/research (e.g. United Kingdom). most of us will be able to improve our own path through life). MORE >>