review:ed #7 with Alicia Chang of AiryLabs [Audio]

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review:ed Episode #7 recorded: December 16th 2011 Guest: Alicia Chang, Ph.D. Director of Science and Learning AiryLabs

This Interview is sponsored by Hello-Hello – Language on the Go! Hello-Hello couples social networking with language learning allowing users to interact with native speakers around the world directly from their mobile devices. Courses in 11 different languages available for the iPad, iPhone and Android deviceshave been developed in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

Facebook & Google

• Facebook piloting closed .EDU Groups [02:50]
  Source: Inside Higher Ed
• Microsoft launched So.cl – Student Network built upon Facebook [07:20]
  Source: TechCrunch
• College Tips by Google [11:04]
  Source: Google
• YouTube for Schools [15:40]
  Source: Engadget

In the Classroom

• UNESCO mobile learning week [22:00]
  Source: UNESCO
• Free college textbooks in California [30:00]
  Source: MindShift
• MAT@USC and 2tor launch Teach.com [36:00]
  Source: EDUKWEST

Cause

• Google and Seattle angles grant $250k to Vittana [42:34]
  Source: GeekWire