CGU's Canvas Pilot

Since 2006, CGU has used Sakai as its Learning Management System (LMS). Sakai was selected consortium-wide and currently all of the Claremont institutions use Sakai as their LMS provider.

As a part of a market scan and update, last summer an LMS Review subcommittee of the Academic Computing Committee conducted an in-depth and extensive review of LMS products (Canvas, Desire2Learn, and MoodleRooms). Their recommendation was to launch Canvas Pilots to provide further opportunities for consideration and planning a possible transition from Sakai to Canvas. The pilots are:

Community College Certification Program, School of Educational Studies
Start Date June 1, 2013

SBOS Introduction to Evaluation for Development
Start Date June 2013

For further information on the review and pilots please visit the CGU LMS Review website.

Apple's watch will run iOS and arrive later this year

More details have come out about Apple's watch which will be coming out later this year. The watch will be running iOS which is the same OS running on current iPhones. Original link

Microsoft reopens 128GB Surface Pro online orders

Microsoft has been having trouble filling the demand for their Surface Pro orders but have just started allowing online orders again. However, they are saying that supplies will still be tight.



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Mozilla-developed phones to launch in Europe this year

Smartphones developed by the creators of the Firefox web browser are expected to be launched in Europe in 2013. The phones will be meant to compete with Google's Android.

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New generation iMacs have minimalist interior

Apple’s new 27” iMacs are following the same layout as their 21.5” iMacs on the inside. The 27” version, however, will have much more storage space with room for a full size (3.5”) hard drive.

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GOOGLE MAPS IS BACK!

Long-suffering iOS 6 users, it is finally here... iTunes Store has Google Maps (iOS 5.1+) for $0 downloaded. Now with voice guided turn-by-turn navigation. Google Maps also has accurate directions, if you're into that sort of thing.

Free Box Sync + 10gb

Box is giving away a 10GB account and Box Sync completely free to anyone with an iOS device.

• - Visit the App Store and download Box for iPhone or iPad. Then log in to your account or create a new account in the app. If you already have our iOS app, you can simply log in to claim your 10GB account and Box Sync
• - You’ll get a 10GB account right away, and Box Sync will be activated in your account within 48 hours

• Read more: The Box Blog