Three+Technological+Innovations+for+Multimedia+Presentation+-+Week1

Val Mitchell-Stevens (Week1 – March 7, 2011) Three Technological Innovations for Multimedia Presentation. The International Technology and Engineering Education Association (ITEA) conference is March 24-26, 2011. The conference emphasis is preparing the next generation for what lies ahead. This professional organization is promoting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The three innovations proposed in this week’s wiki are capable of achieving STEM literacy. The link is [] The second professional organization is the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). They promote tools that could be diffused into the learning environment. The link for this organization is []. At this location you can view a video feed concerning the conference which is June 26-29, 2011. The third professional organization is the Computer Using Educators (CUE) conference. They promote hands on learning, field trips and concept demonstrations. The conference is March 17-19, 2011. The link for this organization is [] Some of the innovations that all of these organizations will have at the exhibit hall include PC Tablets, notebooks, Adobe CS5 software and several other technologies. The three innovation tools that I selected to research are: 1. iPad2 – [] [|Learn more on the iPad website]

 2. Cisco Cius-http://www.cisco.com/ 3. Acer Ferrari One 200 Netbook –http://www.immworld.com/acer_laptop_computers/  
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Hi Val,

Your decision to focus on the iPad is commendable. Given the off-the-chain interest in iPad 1 & 2, the topic is perfect for diffusion and adoption of innovations. And just a brief note about Cisco, whom I researched extensively during my MBA matriculation...

This was one of a few Fortune 500 companies a decade ago that was debt-free. This was an unbelievable factoid I ran across while working on a financial case study, and the company has been seared into my consciousness ever since. I just could not fathom a leading technologies company, with all the vagaries of the technologies industry, cyberspace, and goodness knows what else, defying the odds of survival. As of a couple of days ago, there was a broadcast report which indicated Cisco's success was no fluke over the years, and it just warms my heart to see a leading tech firm continue to rewrite the books for tech success in an economic environment, which has vascillated for much of the past decade.

Good job, Val!

Fred