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Minnov8 Gang 154 – iPad, iLearn
Tablets, and specifically the iPad, are being adopted quickly in education. A leading K-12 education publication, T.H.E. Journal, wrote this article about the top trends in education in 2012: ”…education technology will see an increased focus on individualization–from personalized learning environments to digital textbooks designed to connect students to the resources that work best for them. [...]
Continue reading...Mobile Text Message “Cramming” Scam
16. January 2012
Sick with the flu all weekend I’d gone to bed early Sunday night (1/15/12) only to be awakened by two back-to-back text messages arriving on my iPhone. Having been in the internet/web industry since its beginning in the mid-1990s, I instantly recognized the potential for charges from this spammer so I sat up, grabbed my [...]
Continue reading...Student Led Technology Conference
13. January 2012
Inver Grove Heights Community Schools has an upcoming event that seems so delightful that I had to bring it to you. It’s likely you know of someone who would really enjoy being enlightened about technology by a bunch of students, or perhaps you’d like to attend too and see how these kids have learned to [...]
Continue reading...UnitedHealth Group’s Booth at CES
11. January 2012
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in full swing and UnitedHealth Group (UHG), along with its UnitedHealthcare health benefits and Optum health services businesses, is at CES this year because, as they say on their dedicated “CES Health” innovation showcase website, “…we’re increasingly invested in how the intersection of health and technology is empowering people to take greater [...]
Continue reading...Workface Adds Status
8. December 2011
At Minnov8, like most social media-savvy folks, we leverage all the social connection capabilities we can for Facebook, Twitter, and other sharing options. It’s an absolute requirement if your organization is online and you want to be “in the game” with today’s always-on and always-connected workforce. As a fanboy of Workface (disclaimer: was at one-time [...]
Continue reading...Walker Art Center’s Awesome New Website
8. December 2011
Earlier this week I had a friend send me a Twitter DM saying, “Man…you MUST check out the new Walker Art Center website.” So I headed over there that evening and spent over an hour reading, poking around and seeing what they’d delivered. To say I was impressed is an understatement: the design is fresh, [...]
Continue reading...Big Healthcare Data
16. November 2011
Datuit is an innovative software company that is developing a new platform for creating, storing, and managing healthcare data. The firm is taking advantage of federal regulations to drive demand for this technology which will allow patients, clinicians, and even patients to securely integrate and analyze healthcare information. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of [...]
Continue reading...Workface Integrates Real-Time Engagement with Facebook
1. November 2011
Our pals at Workface have rolled out yet another great innovation: their chat platform now boasts an integration with Facebook that ensures that your Facebook Page is connected directly with those in your company you want customers and prospects to have access to in an instant. (disclosure: Workface was a client of my Innov8Press group). [...]
Continue reading...Minnesota, the Arts and Innovation
1. November 2011
All the talk about Steve Jobs passing has included much discussion about the essence of his innovative genius: that it was due to him living at the “intersection of technology and humanism” or technology and the arts. As a consequence, in the last week or so there have been numerous articles out examining the imperative [...]
Continue reading...“Thank You” for the Books for Thai School
25. October 2011
Back in September I wrote a post called, “English Books for Thai School – Can You Help?” and was so pleased people jumped in to help. We collected well over 250 books for the school and delivered them when the students and teachers arrived at the Mall of America at the outset of their time [...]
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- Minnov8 Gang 154 – iPad, iLearn
- Mobile Text Message “Cramming” Scam
- Student Led Technology Conference
- UnitedHealth Group’s Booth at CES
- Workface Adds Status
- Walker Art Center’s Awesome New Website
- Big Healthcare Data
- Workface Integrates Real-Time Engagement with Facebook
- Minnesota, the Arts and Innovation
- “Thank You” for the Books for Thai School
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