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10 Back to School Gadgets for Lazy Students
Summer has gone fast hasn't it? Hard to believe that many of you will be heading back to school sometime in the next few weeks. That means it's time to get on a schedule and prepare yourself for another semester of boring lectures, homework and tests. Sure, there is a lot of fun to be had—but the party is going to come to a screeching halt when you get out there into the real world. That's why you have to apply yourself now so you can get a good job when all is said and done. Either that, or you have to learn how to cut corners more effectively. Since this is the Thank Giz It's Friday roundup, we are going with the latter. More »
4:00 PM on Fri Aug 8 2008
By Sean Fallon
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55 comments
Latest by bobx3: I loved the cheat shirts...and I think I'm going to have to get the Orgamo Alarm Clock...for research purposes. more »
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Dallas Truancy Court Tracks Lazy Kids Using GPS
Being late to school is one thing, waking up at 2 p.m. and rolling in to class is quite another. Apparently, this was the daily routine of Jaime Pacheco, a 15-year-old high school freshman at Bryant Adams High School in Dallas. Naturally, this routine created problems for both his family and the school system, so drastic action was necessary. However, instead of juvenile detention, a truancy court judge sentenced him to enroll in a pilot program that requires truant students to be electronically monitored using a GPS system. More »
2:40 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Sean Fallon
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53 comments
Latest by CODIFEROUS: This is the start of a very, very, very scary thing. This must end. NOW! more »
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High Schooler Gets Detention for Using Firefox? UPDATE: Nope
Now this is a sad story...if it's true. According to this alleged school report, one student received a detention for using Firefox—as opposed to IE or Safari, we assume. And while there could be plenty of explanations for why the school would want to control student browsers, we loved the teacher's write-up of the event: More »
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Middle school student Jessyratfink (not her real name) came up with an innovative &mdash and utterly brazilliant &mdash project for her science fair: an electric chair for Barbie. You can find out just how she did it on the Instructables website, but there's a small gallery below of her handiwork.
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Student Makes Barbie an Electric Chair for Science Fair Project
Middle school student Jessyratfink (not her real name) came up with an innovative &mdash and utterly brazilliant &mdash project for her science fair: an electric chair for Barbie. You can find out just how she did it on the Instructables website, but there's a small gallery below of her handiwork.
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just what kids need
New Five Star Notebook Packs Speakers and MP3 Player Pocket for Back to School
I used to have a Five Star First Gear notebook, way back in first grade, along with every other kid. It was pretty awesome, though the guys at Five Star decided they needed to throw in some speakers and an MP3 player pocket into their latest, Five Star with Sound, in order to appeal to today's ever-wired youngsters. It also has storage for a cellphone now, in addition the all of the usual pocket madness. For $29.99, this 4 AAA battery-powered, one-way ticket to detention can be yours. Bonus nostalgia: Hit the jump for an old-school Five Star First Gear ad. More »
7:00 AM on Mon Aug 6 2007
By Matt Buchanan
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Latest by saruuuuu: Anyone else expect Thundercats or G.I. Joe to pop up after that clip? *sigh* Good times... more »
honestybot
CheaterCam to Bust Cheaters in Online Classes
The rise of online classes at colleges and universities has brought with it a rise in cheating by unscrupulous students who know there's nothing to stop them from busting out the textbook during a test if they're taking it at home in their underwear. Well, we all know how teachers feel about cheating: They're against it. Well, some schools are calling on gadgets to help prevent remote cheating. More »
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Nowadays, the complicated TI graphing calculators are higher up on the school supply list than pink erasers. TI has realized this and have introduced the TI-Navigator. These are graphing calculators with the ability for teachers to wirelessly view the work their students do on the graphing calculator, and the teachers can even analyze and correct wrong answers in real time. This is a great step in helping out struggling math students because teachers can see mistakes made in real time.
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Wireless Texas Instruments Calculators Allows Teachers to Monitor Students' Work
Nowadays, the complicated TI graphing calculators are higher up on the school supply list than pink erasers. TI has realized this and have introduced the TI-Navigator. These are graphing calculators with the ability for teachers to wirelessly view the work their students do on the graphing calculator, and the teachers can even analyze and correct wrong answers in real time. This is a great step in helping out struggling math students because teachers can see mistakes made in real time.
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tramatic childhood
USB Eraser Doesn't Erase Data (Hopefully)
Sometimes the most simple shape can bring back a lot of fond memories. Remember the days of elementary school and the school supply lists? Call me a bit of a geek but I was always fond of the classic pink eraser and now it has been converted over to a more modern application in the form of a USB flash drive. The eraser flash drive is made by the folks at Outofstock (which could be a very misleading company name). The 1GB model will set you back $75. More »
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