cell phones

look at
http://www.textually.org/ ,
if you want

General info

Moji's email:
mb193@columbia.edu

Moji's cell phone for the field trip:
917-881-5611

Fieldtrip info

Dear Amy, please let everyone know that:

1)As we discussed we will be going to Princeton on Friday,see:http://www.princeton.edu/~soa/amer_city/home.htmlwe will be taking the NJ Transit from Penn station to Princeton +shuttle(dinky)to the University. Cost is $20 off peak around trip,either take 2:32pm train if you want to have time to visit thecampus or 3:33 train to be there just for the conference.They should print out map of U. so they know they way around.

2)Anybody not attending need to let us know ahead of time.

3) I will be collecting the hard copies of their entire presentationon Friday at the beginning of the event, will comment and will givethem back after the conference. They should be showing you the samecopies during the weekend for your comments. We will review allchanges on Tuesday October 25th during our class discussion. Weneed to see again the entire project, projected.

4) I do not have scheduled time to review recent developments by:Dana, Thomas. They can meet me at Parsons today between 2 and 6 pmif they wish to at 25 East 13th Street, (between 5th andUniversity) second floor or call to set up another time. I can alsomeet Becca and Johane if they wish to, although I did talk to Beccaa bit yesterday.

Moji

ah, cell phones ......

check it ----- I actually found an example of where cell phones are used for data collection:

"Wildlife researchers in Kenya and South Africa have put no-frills cell phones in weatherproof cases on a collar that goes around an elephant's neck. The phone sends a message every hour, revealing the animal's whereabouts.
It cuts the cost of tracking wildlife by up to 60 percent, said Professor Wouter van Hoven of the University of Pretoria's Center for Wildlife Management.
"You don't have to walk around the bush searching for the animals," he says. "I have sat around in Europe and was able to monitor animals in the mountains using a cell phone that had access to the Internet."

HOWEVER --- .... what's the difference between that, and just a regular tracking device like they've been using for years?

read the whole article at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/10/17/africa.goes.cellular.ap/index.html

TA Hours

EVERY SUNDAY 1-4

THIS WEEK THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 4-7 (LET ME KNOW AHEAD OF TIME IF THIS CONFLICTS WITH OTHER SCHOOL EVENTS)