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College Claims Facebook Reduces Dropouts
In general, people seem to agree that Facebook can be a big time-waster... even causing some students lower grades than their less-frequent Facebook-using friends. Now, the BBC is reporting on a Gloucestershire College claim that Facebook is actually cutting down on student dropout rates.
Geek Tip: Plan Ahead For College With Embark
Are you a high school junior or senior (or related to one) and need some advice about when to start prepping for college? Of course a trip to your school counselor is in order, but check out Embark while you're at it. Embark gives you a detailed time line about when you should start looking at schools, start taking college prep courses, when to apply for financial aid, and tons of other details you might forget during your whirlwind junior and senior years of high school.
NYU to Start Offering Degrees in Video Games
And your parents said all that video game playing would get you nowhere! If you really take your gaming seriously, you could take it to college — New York University is going to start offering degrees in video game design, research, and development.
Higher education has never seemed more appealing; gaming doesn't just have to be something you do in between classes.
Dorm Room Gadget Essentials
Heading back to school this Fall? If you're going to be shacking up in a college dorm room, then you already have a long list of things to bring with you, but I've got a great slideshow of things you can't forget — your tech! Check 'em out with a checklist in hand!
Would You Take A College Course on 'YouTube'?
After realizing most of the videos on YouTube are low quality and plot-less, Alexandra Juhasz, who is a media studies professor at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, decided the phenomena needed to be studied.
Juhasz has created a course she calls "Learning from YouTube," which allows Pitzer students to take a better look at the content posted on the site. Professor Juhasz and her students meet in a real class room, but most of the content of the course is available virtually on its "Learning From YouTube" channel.
College: Wikipedia Not A Source For Papers
All you college students better start thinking twice when looking for research sources online! The AP recently reported that Middlebury College history students are no longer allowed to use Wikipedia in preparing class papers. Apparently, the school's history department recently adopted a policy that says it's OK to consult the popular online encyclopedia, but that it can't be cited as an authoritative source by students.
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Blogging: New Criteria For College Admissions?
If only blogging was as cool as it is now when I was in college...but then again, who knows how much studying I would have done! A recent USA Today article suggests that more universities are joining a growing trend of posting "an interactive online diary and several other unfiltered student blogs directly on their homepages as a recruiting tool." What universities are hoping for, is that prospective students can get a true glimpse of campus life from other students blogging about it.
Meet the Qooq, a Computer For the Kitchen
I would love to have a dedicated computer to use in the kitchen. Usually if I'm testing a new recipe from one of my favorite food blogs or websites I sit my laptop on the counter and toss a towel over the keyboard to keep it safe from spills or other kitchen mishaps. A French company decided to capitalize on the kitchen computer idea and just introduced the Qooq (warning: the site is in French), a new type of computer specifically designed to use in the kitchen.
Would You Attend a Virtual School or Work Fair?
These days virtual meetings, shows, and communities are getting more and more elaborate. Whether it's hanging out in Gossip Girl's Second Life neighborhood, holding a wedding ceremony online, or simply using iChat for business or pleasure, there seems to be no end to virtual events and meet-up spots.
Today is the second day of College Week Live's two-day virtual college fair.
Modern Love: Could You Date a N00b?
It's come to this: the new dating discrimination is based on a potential suitor's gaming hardcore-ness. That's what this hilariously geeky video from College Humor would have you believe anyway — a girl brings her n00b boyfriend home to her patrician l33t parents and geek intolerance ensues over her less-than-ideal choice.
Watch it for yourself, but I can't resist a couple spoilers, especially my favorite line: "You're a l33t dammit, we don't date n00bs, we pwn them!"
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