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| | /| / /| | /| / /| | /| / /  alan levine
| |/ |/ / | |/ |/ / | |/ |/ /   Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction
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You've had a few days to digest all the Thanksgiving food, so here is a new
bag of URLs for your consumptiom, ready for pickup at

   http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/eye/bag/curr.html

Two Quickies from EDUPAGE
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TESTS PUTTING PAPER IN PAST
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE), like the GMAT and TOEFL
tests before it, is now offered only on computer.  The
abandonment of the old paper-and-pencil version of the GRE by the
Educational Testing Service (ETS), which administers the exam,
has drawn mixed reviews from test takers.  Amy Cuddy sued ETS
because her scores on the computer version were significantly
lower than they were on numerous practice tests and one official
paper-and-pencil version.  She won.  Others, such as Randy
Goldberg, like the computerized version better, saying it is less
stressful than the traditional test.  Regardless, ETS says the
computer version of the GRE is here to stay and it offers
advantages over the old method.  For one, the electronic version
is adaptive and uses questions suited to the individual test
taker.  As was the case with the written exam, the electronic GRE
grade is determined by both the number of questions answered and
their difficulty.  (Baltimore Sun 11/29/99)

OLYMPUS, IBM HAVE EYES ON WEARABLE COMPUTER
IBM and Japanese camera manufacturer Olympus unveiled a
futuristic wearable computer in Tokyo on Friday.  The 13-ounce
computer consists of a screen that fits over one eye and a handle
with a touchpad and two buttons to make commands.  Although the
wearable computer lacks a keyboard, it may be added in the
future, says Olympus' Shinichiro Murakami.  It comes with 64 MB
of RAM, uses Windows, and can play audio and video.  The
companies will decide next year when to release the computer
commercially, Murakami says.  (Baltimore Sun 11/27/99)