2008年3月28日 星期五

What's "3C" ?



CALL: Computer-assisted language learning

CMC : Computer-mediated communication

CSCL : Computer-supported collaborative learning


In Taiwan, the term 3C is used to describe consumer electronics. It stands for Computers/Communications/Consumer products, or else Computers/Cameras/Cell-phones. The term is not well known outside of Taiwan.
由於半導體積體電路系統科技的快速發展,單晶片系統 (System-on-a-chip,SOC) 為二十一世紀全世界所矚目之重點技術,透過單晶片系統,可加速將計算(Computing)、通訊 (Communication) 及消費性 (Consumer) 加以多元化整合,發展新世紀Content、Carriage及Computing整合科技與產業。因此,單晶片系統科技將使目前資訊、通訊及消費性電子聚合成三C一體的新興整合性科技與產業,藉由三C整合科技與產業的發展,在二十一世紀,人類將可使企業 (Commerce) 、團體 (Community) 及學校 (Classroom) 連接在一起,任何人皆可在任何時刻與場所,存取資訊,相互溝通,享受適意 (Comfortable)、便利 (Convenient) 及聯繫 (Connection) 的服務。














2008年3月18日 星期二

What's Podcast?



A podcast is a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the Internet, often using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The term podcast, like "broadcast", can refer either to the series of content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

The term is a portmanteau of the words "iPod" and "broadcast",the AppleiPodbeing the brand of portable media player for which the first podcasting scripts were developed (see history of podcasting). These scripts allowed podcasts to be automatically transferred to a mobile device after they are downloaded. from Wikipedia



There is a vedio below which introduce the podcast:





From the explain, we could know the podcast clearly.