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IT CAMPUS UPDATE: October 11, 2007

Tech Fair Next Thursday

Matlab is new to the annual IT Tech Fair this year, and one of this year's new prizes is an iPod Touch. Many more exciting developments await you in the Grand Hall on Thursday, October 18, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Talk with technology vendors, register to win cool prizes, chat with your IT support staff about PDAs, get Help Desk assistance, and more. See you at the fair!

http://www.rice.edu/market/techfair/index.html

New ITalerts mailing list

In response to customer requests, the Office of the Vice Provost for Information Technology (IT) has created a subscription-based electronic mailing list for specific announcements called "alerts." For three years, IT has posted these announcements to the IT web page and tracked the announcements in blogs or other news services. This new option will allow any subscriber to receive these notices directly.

To subscribe to the new ITalerts mailing list, enter your email address at: https://mailman.rice.edu/mailman/listinfo/italerts-l

Teaching with Technology Brown Bag October 24

Lisa Spiro and Carlos Solis present "I Didn't Know You Could Do That: 5 Tips and Tools" in the next brown bag session on October 24.

Using current technologies in today's university courses sounds more difficult than it is. Many instructors' daily tasks already touch on technologies that can be converted to teaching enhancements, or are similar to educational technologies in use at other universities. Come learn how your familiar routines can lead you to including helpful technologies in your classroom. Some of the tools we'll cover include: Google Docs, RSS feeds, Zotero, and the MATRIX media manager.

A free brown bag lunch is available to the first 15 RSVPs (email solis@rice.edu)

http://www.rice.edu/vpit/news/brownbags.html

Mathematica Demo October 30

Wolfram Research will be on campus on Tuesday, October 30, to demonstrate Mathematica 6. Instructors, researchers, and students who currently use the software will enjoy seeing the improvements and new features, but prior knowledge of the application is not required.

• 2D and 3D visualization
• Dynamic interactivity
• On-demand scientific data
• Example-driven course materials
• Symbolic interface construction
• Practical and theoretical applications

The demo takes place 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30, in Sewall Hall 307.