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Joined April 2008
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30 Apr 2012
Today, I told the University that I will be retiring on July 1st, after almost 33 years in #HigherEd. I plan to go corporate or stay in Edu
19 Oct 2011
#edu11 - @garay valuable Exhibit Booths thus far: Google, MoodleRooms, Blackboard, ShareStream, SunGard, Vidyo, Epson and Lenovo.
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19 Oct 2011
#edu11 - Blackboard Keynote: Blackboard Client Appreciation Party - tonight at Loews Hotel, 2nd Floor.
28 Jul 2010
UIC students and faculty, drop in at today's listening sessions by Blackboard Product Development in the Cardinal Room at 10:30am or 1:30pm.
19 Jul 2010
UIC faculty, teaching staff and students invited to listening sessions with Blackboard Product Development, next Wednesday 7/28 in SCE.
17 Jun 2010
RT @garay: WordPress 3.0 ships (multi-user included, and lots of good stuff) - http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/17/wordpress-30/

17 Jun 2010
Try out at UIC the new Blackboard Mobile Learn apps for iPhone/touch & iPad (via Wi-Fi) or the Android & Blackberry apps (on Sprint 3G/4G)
2 Jun 2010
UIC Academic Computing ITL & SML will begin supporting WordPress Blogging, campus-wide, for students, faculty and staff, late this Summer.
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26 May 2010
What other mobile devices do #UIC folks want to try out at the @ITL @uicSML? Sprint and Verizon smartphones? Android tablets? Please tell us
26 May 2010
#UIC students, faculty & staff can already try out iPads, iPod touch and Kindles at the ITL and Student Media Labs.
15 May 2010
The superfast Sony Vaio Z laptops we bought for the UIC Student Media Lab are @laptopmag Editors' Choice in the May issue.
9 May 2010
RT @garay: Blogger, YouTube, Picasa, iGoogle, Reader, others coming to Google Apps this Fall - http://bit.ly/duiBrP #eLearning #education

9 May 2010
Ed Garay is looking for UIC instructors interested in assigning multimedia-rich student homework. The students will be supported by the SML.
29 Apr 2010
UIC Faculty Teaching & Learning Technology Prep Week of August 9 announced: Blackboard, Google Docs, Google Sites, Fusion, and more.
27 Apr 2010
Check out the 200 Safari Books Online titles on Information Technology available to everyone at UIC - http://bit.ly/uicITbooks

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23 Apr 2010
iPad Demo Days at ITL :: Mon-Thu 1-5pm, starting Monday, April 26. Loaded with apps & UIC Wireless :: come see what the fuzz is all about.
19 Dec 2009
Excellent analysis of today's #smartphone market by InformationWeek at http://bit.ly/4F5VSa #mobile #iPhone #Android #Blackberry

14 Dec 2009
Faculty Summer Institute 2010 at Urbana-Champaign, set for Mon-Thu, May 17 to May 20. UIC to send a full team of instructors again. #fsi2010
9 Dec 2009
RT @garay: Join the discussion Re: today's Chronicle article on computer labs as tech-friendly coffee shops - http://bit.ly/60d5jd #EdTech

9 Dec 2009
Google Apps' Groups adds discussion forums &vmailing lists. Forums can have embedded apps like calendar & GoogleDocs - http://bit.ly/8Oa9NS