Both theoretical and empirical evidence suggest that, in many markets with standards competition, network effects make the strong grow stronger and can “tip” the market toward a single, winner-take-all standard. We hypothesize, however, that low cost digital conversion technologies, which facilitate easy compatibility across competing standards, may reduce the strength of these network effects....

Due to its significance and prominence in Malaysian culture, English is taught learned as a second language. Along with transforming the education system towards better, innovative teaching approaches are necessary assist learners learning their language schools. In this study, flash card game was designed developed encourage primary school learn vocabulary improve reading skills. It inspired b...

1. ABSTRACT This paper examines the potential use of the Tablet PC-based Flash Cards Application (“application”) in a collaborative learning environment. The application provides the flexibility of handwritten input and the ability to share flash card decks. The application was deployed in an eighth grade geometry classroom at a girls' school in Pittsburgh. Nine students participated in the stu...