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Loving Hipmunk
Hipmunk Screen Shot
My new favorite flight reservation site is www.hipmunk.com.
Maybe it’s because I’m a visual person, but I find the flight display, all on one page, all on the same timeline way easier to use than the long lists that I get from other sites.
The prices look identical as well. Now, I haven’t actually used hipmunk to make any reservations — and Expedia has come through for me a couple of times when I had problems while on a trip — but I’m definitely going to give them a try and hope their UI skills carry over into their travel service skills.
I tried their hotel reservations as well. It has a great map-based interface, but the selection seems a little slim. I was looking for a place in Mexico City, so maybe they’ve yet to fully populate it. Once they do, it will be my first choice as well.
Project IT Girl Reviewed on Edutopia
Maya Payne Smart reviews Project IT Girl on the Edutopia website.
Project IT Girl is a program for 60 high school girls throughout Austin to learn how to change the world through the use of Information Technology. Program participants apply technology to a global topic they are passionate about to educate and persuade their peers.
Article: Project IT Girl Makes Computers Cool
Impact of Cloud Computing on Education
Thomas Bittman, A member of the Gartner Blog Network begins his November 26th post with:
Recently, I started working on a committee developing a technology plan for our school district.This has been a huge eye-opener for me. The web, social software and cloud computing will definitely have an impact on enterprise IT – but the impact on our educational system will be astounding, and many in our educational system don’t see it coming.
The post: Cloud Computing and K-12 Education