Archive for the ‘Education Online Help’ Category

Texas A&M Engineering Professors Create ZeroTouch, A Multifinger Sensing Technology

It appears to be an empty frame, but it is filled with futuristic possibilities for the computer user with just the touch of a finger. Created by researchers at the Interface Ecology Lab (IEL) in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, ZeroTouch is a virtual in-the-air touchpad computer interface that [...]

Apple Could Announce New Distribution Platform for Digital Books

If you are an Apple fanatic like me, then you have probably heard that the company is holding a media event on Thursday, January 19, 2012. What is Apple releasing this time? According to ArsTechnica.com, the company will be announcing a new platform that will be the GarageBand for e-books. Basically, it will be a [...]

Cardiovascular technology and training for an EKG technician

Physicians should be able to examine the heart of a patient before any invasive procedure or other medical tests can be done. Echocardiography equipment allows technicians to use EKG (ECG) technology to create images of the heart of a patient. EKG technician training is necessary to learn how to work with patients, explain them a [...]

Quandre Diggs named to FWAA Freshman All-American Team

Many great cornerbacks — nine NFL draft picks, including two first-rounders — have come and gone through the Texas football program over the last 10 years but none were able to do what Quandre Diggs did. The Angleton, Texas product was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American team Monday, becoming the [...]

What We’re Watching: Has the Accountability Movement Run Its Course?

On Thursday, Jan. 5 from 8:30-10:00 am well be watching a live webcast of the Fordham Institutes forum on accountability, starring Eric Hanushek, Charles Barone, Sandy Kress, and Mark Schneider. The event is described as follows: Ten years ago, George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act, the law that has dominated U.S. [...]