Edu_RSS ~ July 1, 2003

Most recent update: July 1, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: LLRX: Law Library Resource Xchange - June 30, 2003 ... LLRX: Law Library Resource Xchange - June 30, 2003 edition is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 1, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. On The Trail Of Super-Zonda Dynamoo writes "BBC Radio 4 has been on the trail of the notorious Super-Zonda spammers and crackers, according to this article. Super-Zonda's trick is to find ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. Virtual Pre-K On Sunday, I facilitated a group at the ISTE Leadership Symposium that was asked to consider what goals we should be setting for families in education. Our conversation focused on how to build partnerships between schools and families and break... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. Selecting staff for stakeholder interviews This CM Briefing follows up on the earlier article on stakeholder interviews, to discuss how to select staff for stakeholder interviews. To quote: CM Briefing 2003-14: This briefing focuses on who to select for stakeholder interviews. It provides some general... From Column Two on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. XML and content management systems I've released my latest KM Column article, this one exploring a very hot topic at the moment: XML and content management systems. To quote: July KM Column: This article explores the role of XML in the context of content management... From Column Two on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. The 12 principles of collaboration Mongoose Technology has published a summary of their 12 principles of collaboration, which are: Purpose Identity Reputation Governance Communication Groups Environment Boundaries Trust Exchange Expression History [Thanks to Steve Hewgley.]... From Column Two on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. Manage your expatriates' knowledge Natasha Gunn writes about managing the knowledge of mobile employees. To quote: An expat who spent two years working for Company X in Singapore returned to headquarters in Europe, but left Company X within six months of returning. Sounds like... From Column Two on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. Challenges of dynamic publishing Tony Byrne has written an article on the issues with dynamic publishing in a CMS. To quote: He's the GRUPA gremlin. GRUPA stands for "Gratuitous Runtime Page Assembly". It's what happens when you overapply the once (and still) popular idea... From Column Two on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. Case Study: Triple Point Technology, Inc. News Gator has published a case study of the implementation of RSS at Triple Point, a commodity trading company. To quote: Triple Point started with a simple goal: "The idea is to free some of our content, expose it via... From Column Two on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. Personas and the customer decision-making process Henrik Olsen has written an article on the use of personas when designing a website. To quote: With this case study I want to show how our team used the concept of personas - fictional, representative user archetypes - and... From Column Two on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. A group Is its own worst enemy Clay Shirky writes about the behaviour of groups in social software. To quote: This talk is in three parts. The best explanation I have found for the kinds of things that happen when groups of humans interact is psychological research... From Column Two on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. The Weblogging Multiplier Effect I'm reposting this article that was originally posted on 12/16/02. This article is the most cited of all the writings that I've done over the past 8 months, since I began the EduResources Weblog. (I'm reposting to make the article easier to locate since it was dropped from my Stories when I had some problems with the Radio client in May 2003.) JH _____ This is how the weblogging multiplier effect works: 1) you read something at an online site and post the resource URL plus a commentary in your weblog; 2) then I read your weblog, visit the recommended resource site and put a From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. E-Portfolios Useful information about E-Portfolios from the Instructional Technology Center at Iowa State University (reposted from elearnspace blog). JH _____ E-Portfolios. E-Portfolios: Links to Power Point notes and presentation on the use of electronic portfolios as an assessment tool, issues and concerns, etc. E-portfolios have value well beyond assessment and evaluation in learning...they are an excellent tool to help learners find work and From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. Chief Learning Officer: Six Sigma: Quality Performance Chief Learning Officer: Six Sigma: Quality Performance "The implementation of Six Sigma is no trivial matter, involving the commitment of training expenditures and participation of all employees. Enterprise-wide success with Six Sigma will take a concerted effort by the Chief Learning Officer to ensure that the proper foundation is in place and that training and learning funds are wisely invested.... From elearningpost on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. BBC: Online communities get real BBC: Online communities get real "A study of online communities by UK think-tank The Work Foundation has found that the web is much more localised, more honest and less chaotic than original predictions thought. So-called social software - e-mail, messaging systems, weblogs and shared online diaries - is allowing people to make the net work for them and bring the... From elearningpost on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. CIO: Withering Heights CIO: Withering Heights "Finally, of the three possible improvement domains--IT, physical space and organizational changes--IT is perhaps the least well understood. Most organizations we talked with were trying out a variety of tools for collaboration, messaging, knowledge sharing and productivity (calendaring, meeting arrangements, peer-to-peer file sharing), but there were few standards in evidence. Best practices consisted only of supplying lots... From elearningpost on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. Chief Learning Officer: Pat Crull: Toys 'R' Us Takes Learning Seriously Chief Learning Officer: Pat Crull: Toys 'R' Us Takes Learning Seriously "The greatest success, I believe, is when training is valued as a business partner, when it is seen more than as a support group. When it is seen as being transformational. To do that, as their training leader, I need to understand the business, I need to make sure... From elearningpost on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. Increasing teacher effectiveness with new office space Our college is moving over 70 faculty offices this summer due to "facility management measures." Many faculty are a little more than concerned about where their new office space will be. One school has come up with a great idea for creating an office space that is designed to increase teacher effectiveness. I wonder if our people looked into this? [via Pam] From carvingCode on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. MandrakeSoft's Status Update joestar writes "MandrakeSoft today posted an update letter from its CEO about the company's health. Among other things, it's interesting to learn that the ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Mac software specialist shuts down From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Judge will see SCO's heavy-handedness While Linus and company have advocated coding over patent research, that has little to do with the Linux response to SCO. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. Electronic Patent Application Records Replace Paper Files at USPTO Digitization Projects--United States Patent OfficeElectronic Patent Application Records Replace Paper Files at USPTOFrom the announcement, The Agency expects to scan over three million pages per week, making this one of the largest scanning operations i From ResourceShelf on July 1, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. W3C Talks in July 1 July 2003: Browse upcoming W3C appearances and events, also available as an RSS channel and in iCalendar format. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on July 1, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. Stanford CourseWork released Thanks to David Carter-Tod for tracking down the URI to the release of CourseWork, Stanford's open-source courseware done in Java. There's even a demo site running CourseWork. From carvingCode on July 1, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. Regulatory Fees on the 802.11 Broadcast Spectrum? Demerara asks: "I live in the Caribbean where I am putting together a business plan for a WISP on St. Lucia. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the St. ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. Untitled Essay: Escaping Microsoft's Dominance. "[Google] could be the foundation for a platform, but this company is even less prepared to compete, imho, than Netscape was." From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. Untitled An Amazon employee with a weblog. "This is a cheap place. Wait, did I say cheap? I mean frugal." From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. Blogging as a Course Management Tool Practical article that looks at the implementation and use of blogging tools in an educational environment. "On the one hand, a method that allows anyone to publish directly to the Web on a whim, regardless of technical skill or even content, could be regarded as providing a serious disservice. But the ability to publish trash is by no means exclusive to those who do not have HTML coding skills, and numerous instant publishing talents can be liberated by the blogging approach." By Jon Baggaley, The Technology Source, July 1, 2003 [From OLDaily on July 1, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy A large group is its own worst enemy. This is the paradox of social software, one we've seen over and over again from online games (or MUDs) to community bulletin boards. Which means three things: first, an online community - any online community - must be managed. You cannot separate the social from the technical. Second, social networks have a core group - members - that matter more than casual users. And third, this group's rights sometimes trump individual rights. Consequently, an online community needs to create handles users can invest in and use to create an identity. You need From OLDaily on July 1, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. Giving Sharers Ears Without Faces This - and not portable user logins, such as are instantiated in Shibboleth or Passport - is the wave of the future. After all, we do not sign in when we buy a coffee at a local 7-Eleven. Why should we give out our identity when we purchase, or otherwise access, something of even lower value, like a song? Digital rights developers need to think about this long and hard: that user mistrust of content providers runs even more deeply (especially after the recent spate of lawsuits) than the providers' distrust of users, and any DRM system will have to take this into account, protecting the us From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. Blogging about Books notes I posted my notes here about the session by Tim, Will, Kathy, Marion's "Bringing Literature Circles to the Web: Blogging about Books" on DV for Teachers. Make sure to check out brand-new bloggers of the Georgia delegation as they record... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. Traci on the bus From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. Jane's Stylus From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. Is that Steve? From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announce Plans for Standardized Medical Vocabulary Controlled Vocabularies--MedicalSource: FCWU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announce Plans for Standardized Medical VocabularyPerhaps we should subtitle this post, "controlled vocabularies in the non-library world". From the article, In a From ResourceShelf on July 1, 2003 at 7:48 p.m.. IEEE meets CELF There are hundreds of computer-based trade associations in existence currently. Some of them standardize protocols, some act as a defense and lobbying group and some just sit around as they are powerless or inept. IEEE and Underwriters Laboratories are two... From Tim Swanson on July 1, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. The unspoken of groups Clay Shirky has posted his seminal keynote at the O'Reilly Emerging Tech conference: I want to talk a pattern I've seen over and over again in social software that supports large and long-lived groups. And that pattern is the pattern described in the title of this talk: "A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy." So I just posted my comments from the same conference which were in some ways a response to Clay's presentation: I want to suggest there's a reason why we keep making the mistake that Clay specifically points to: the failure to adopt a group "constitution." It's... From Joho the Blog on July 1, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. W3C Process Document and Publication Rules Published 1 July 2003: The 18 June 2003 W3C Process Document is operative effective today. Produced by the W3C Advisory Board and reviewed by the W3C, the document describes the structure and operations of the W3C. Among the changes are new document maturity levels, rules for amending Recommendations, and an enhanced liaison process for W3C work with partner organizations. The companion W3C Publication Rules have been updated and are public. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. W3C Advisory Committee Elects New Advisory Board 1 July 2003: The W3C Advisory Committee has filled five open seats on the W3C Advisory Board. Created in 1998, the Advisory Board provides guidance to the Team on issues of strategy, management, legal matters, process, and conflict resolution. Beginning 1 July, the nine Advisory Board participants are Ann Bassetti (Boeing), Jim Bell (Hewlett-Packard), Klaus Birkenbihl (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), Carl Cargill (Sun Microsystems), Don Deutsch (Oracle), Steve Holbrook (IBM), Ken Laskey (MITRE), Ora Lassila (Nokia), and Lauren Wood (Unaffiliated). Steve Zilles is the interim Advisory Board Chair. (N From World Wide Web Consortium on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. What instrument do you play? Steve Jobs' "iTune Music Store" is a fantastic system; well designed and implemented, and it even seems to answer a real need. But, I question the real value. After all, most of those who download music files from this and other systems couldn't carry a tune in a handbasket, let alone play a real musical instrument. How does downloading and storing several megs of tunes in a little device replace the ability to make your own music? It doesn't. And so many of Gen-X, Gen-Y, and Gen-Beyond won't unde From carvingCode on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. Hypertext'03 Conference Quote: "The annual Hypertext conference is the only event dedicated totally to hypertext and hypermedia, in all its forms, covering all its uses, and which seeks both technical and literary contributions. The conference will include a range of participatory events such as papers, workshops, tutorials, panel discussions and more. Please select your areas of interest from the menu on this page."Comment: Historically, it's been a seminal conference. I don't know about recently. From Serious Instructional Technology on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. Sheltered judges keep Aimster down Using P2P is soo immature From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. California enacts full disclosure security breach law Dear Madam, we let your data get away. Sorry! From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. Leave Outer Space to the Millionaires tcd004 writes "Martin Rees, Britain's Astronomer Royal has an interesting article in Foreign Policy arguing that the future of manned space travel should be ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. Untitled DaveNet: Chris Lydon Speaks of Emerson and Weblogs. From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. Salon's loss shrinks From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. iPass amends IPO filing From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. Barnes & Noble to kick off Wi-Fi trials From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. IDC: HP's share of printer market drops Hewlett-Packard's share of the U.S. printer market dips to 54 percent in the first quarter from the fourth quarter's 59 percent, but it continues to dominate, IDC says. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. Monday, June 30, 2003 at NECC I find Seattle to be a fascinating city. Everywhere you go there are crowds of people, all with busy agendas going here and there. I even found a Barnes & Noble right around the corner from the convention center. Seattle's... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. Colorful Shirt Guy From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. Bloggers run for fun! This morning, more than 200 NECC partipants ran in a 5K run on the shore of Lake Washington. They boarded busses at the Convention Center at 6:15am and were transported to a park near the University of Washington, where a... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. Bloggers run for fun! This morning, more than 200 NECC partipants ran in a 5K run on the shore of Lake Washington. They boarded busses at the Convention Center at 6:15am and were transported to a park near the University of Washington, where a... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy I've posted a lightly edited version of the talk I gave at the O'Reilly ETech conference earlier this year, entitled A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy:The web has been growing for a long, long time. And so some people had web access, and then lots of people had web access, and then most people had web access. But something different is happening now. In many situations, all people have access to the network. And "all" is a different kind of amount than "most." "All" lets you start taking things for granted. From Corante: Social Software on July 1, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. ePortfolios at Maricopa Actually, we have some ventures going on Electronic Portfolios at Maricopa. A new mcli site (for now) chronicles three project/efforts.... From cogdogblog on July 1, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. ePortfolio 2003 International Conference NOw, I wish our work with electornic portfolios was buzzing enough for someone in the organization to force me to attend ePorfolio 2003, the "first international conference on the digital portfolio, 9-10 Octobre 2003, Poitiers France" Can you say "buzzword"?... From cogdogblog on July 1, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. Utah Instructional Technology Institute Quote: "This Year's Invited Speakers * Sanne Dijkstra (University of Twente) * Tom Duffy (Indiana University Bloomington) * Atsusi "2C" Hirumi (University of Central Florida) * Phil Long (MIT) * Wes Shumar (Drexel University) * Jack Yensen Special Event: * USU / ADL SCORM DesignFest" From Serious Instructional Technology on July 1, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. Web Firms Choose Profit Over Privacy An anonymous reader writes "Web Firms Choose Profit Over Privacy details the tactics of retailers and marketers to sell customer data. Examples include ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. WordPerfect for schools lures consumers From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. Pinnacle adds Dazzle to video business From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. More NECC Insights from Anne Anne has done a wonderful job of posting and sharing with others her experiences while in Seattle, giving those of us at home a glimpse of the action. Put up another point for the pros of weblogging! Today's posting was a reflection of her Edublogger meeting. "The Edubloggers meeting at the Rennaissance capped the day. I can hardly express how it feels to meet people face-to-face whom you have been collaborating with all year." Anne was able to meet Susie Boss from --> From Edublog News on July 1, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. A Trade-Off In light of the commenter referenced below, perhaps the Madster ruling should be seen in terms of this trade-off, starting from where we were with Grokster and (how I view) Napster: Knowledge with an ability to act is no longer enough, because you still have to balance infringing and non-infringing uses. The analysis requires a cost-benefit analysis that holds non-infringing uses in high regard. At the same time, if the infringing uses are substantial, and you can limit those uses without much burden, you will have to reengineer your technology. Even if you have no ability to From A Copyfighter's Musings on July 1, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. Blogs and money Don't we need it? I mean the cash to earn our living or at least get the things going. Weblog advertising. At BlogTal... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 1, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. Synchronizing RSS Subscriptions Hmmm. Dave Winer is working on the problem that has plagued the news aggregator of my dreams: synchronizing subscription lists. I don't see why this is such a challenging problem. I'm not a programmer, so maybe I don't get the... From Ten Reasons Why on July 1, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. DARPA Looking into Hypersonic Bombers while(true) writes "As reported previously here on Slashdot, hypersonic jets from NASA has recently been in the news. Now DARPA is showing interest in the ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. Merchant Accounts 101 If you're serious about selling on the Web you need to be able to accept payments from your customers. While there are many different payment methods, the most popular include accepting credit cards and in order to do so you'll need to set up a merchant account. From E-Commerce Guide on July 1, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. High-Tech Leads Improvement in U.S. Job Market Job losses in the high-tech sector declined again in June 2003, yet recent college graduates aren't hopeful about finding full-time employment. From CyberAtlas on July 1, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. Farhad Manjoo, The free research movement, Salon, ... Farhad Manjoo, The free research movement, Salon, July 1, 2003. On the Sabo bill and the Public Library of Science. Unfortunately, only the first four paragraphs are freely available online, and I'm not a subscriber. Excerpt from the free snippets, describing a phone interview with Berkeley biologist and PLoS co-founder Mike Eisen: "'It's ridiculous,' From FOS News on July 1, 2003 at 4:48 p.m.. Web-based TrackBack Tool for MLX For our new CDB readers, we have been experimenting a few months with adding Trackback records to all items in our Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX). This allows a way for each item to potentially record an entry everyitm someone describes... From cogdogblog on July 1, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. Landnahme Ansich eine feine Sache, wäre das Projekt OK nicht in sich zerstritten. Wie will man gegen angestammte Politik glaubhaft S... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 1, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. IBM steps over HP to take benchmark lead What Itanic server? From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. Electronic Giants Form CE Linux Forum Adam Wern writes "Matsushita Electric Industrial, Sony Corporation, Hitachi, NEC Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sharp ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. Beta of Office more widely available Microsoft makes a "technical refresh" for the second test version of Office 2003 available to all 600,000 beta testers. It was initially available only to a select group. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Netscape updates as Andreessen yawns The AOL Time Warner unit touts improvements in navigation and spam control. Meanwhile, Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen calls the state of navigation "an embarrassment." From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. DoubleClick buys database firm The ad management and services company snaps up CSC Advanced Database Solutions, acquiring its roughly 100 employees and 100 customers. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. Interactive Web: Personal Web Publishing and the Future The network is the community: Many of the advances in weblogging will reinforce the notion that the internet and not just websites within it is the real community. Personal publishing at present is like a number of small islands swimming around a few large land masses (the big time bloggers) with a few weak bridges (hyperlinks) holding things together. Future tools will take technologies like trackbacks further by bringing 'smart linking' powered once more by meta-dat From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. Teachers As Absolete? Digital Tools for Digital Kids was a great hands-on workshop i attending. Basically the technology was not unique, building iMovies with iLife. But the critical essential questions were though provoking. The 6th grade teacher who led the workshop said a... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. Contributory and 512 A comment to my second Madster post below makes some very valid points. Particularly, he brings up the importance of Madster's affirmative conduct in the case and in Posner's standard. I'm not sure this is grossly different from Napster, where that affirmative conduct was also key. The difference is that, here, even having the site and facilities might not be enough if you didn't affirmatively assist others in i From A Copyfighter's Musings on July 1, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. Refining Thoughts on Madster Slept on it, and my fears have moderated a little. Some of this may be redundant - I'm just trying to talk out my thoughts as I analyze the case. James Grimmelmann has a good post on the topic.  He points out how Posner does provide a blueprint for people who want to argue substantial non-infringing uses. Someone also added a helpful comment at Lawmeme about how this may be a step up from the Napster standard. I think it's important to recognize From A Copyfighter'apos;s Musings on July 1, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. Untitled E-Portfolios. E-Portfolios: Links to Power Point notes and presentation on the use of electronic portfolios as an assessment tool, issues and concerns, etc. E-portfolios have value well beyond assessment and evaluation in learning...they are an excellent tool to help learners find work and demonstrate competency. An up-to-date eportfolio is far superior to a resume.[elear From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. Untitled Here's a sketch of how a Subscriptions Harmonizer would work for people who use more than one aggregator. From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. Microsoft auditions new server products From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. AOL links AIM with Verizon America Online announces an agreement that lets users of its AOL Instant Messenger program exchange text messages with Verizon Wireless TXT Messaging subscribers. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. Corbis sues Amazon over digital images The digital image company is accusing the Net retail giant of offering unauthorized copies of hundreds of its celebrity pictures, including stars such as Meg Ryan and Vin Diesel. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. AMD releases Opteron math software From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. Toshiba notebook offers 17-inch screen The company launches its Satellite P25 with a 17-inch, wide-angle display, the largest screen it has offered to date. But does the view balance out the increased size and weight? From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. Technology and children's development: a course blog This is a blog site for a class called "New Technology & Child Development" being taught in the Cognitive Studies in Education program at the University of Washington by Philip Bell. The class has a dual focus on understanding the technological fluencies that kids are developing with new technologies as well as how digital techn From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Let's get ready, now Here's how Microsoft is going to fuck all of us. Their blogging tool will support RSS 2.0. Basic stuff like title, link, description, and maybe to be nice, a few extras like guid, category, and generator. Then they're going to define a namespace with poorly documented stuff the rest of us don't understand. Some of us will support Microsoft's extensions, others won't. Either way it won't matter. They'll be able to say they're supporting the standard and we won't be a From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. UEN Tech Summit: Weblogs are Loosely Coupled Conversations As a consequence of being stuck in Atlanta I missed my session at the UEN Technical Summit this morning. I was supposed to modertate a panel on using Weblogs. I was very disappointed to have missed it. I haven't heard how it went. When I realized last night (at 10 From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Recovering from BlogTalk 2003 I am currently in Graz, this year's cultural capital of Europe. The enormous amount of input of the last few days is slowly sinking in. The days at BlogTalk were packed with very stimulating, funny, surprising, and memorable encounters. Some of us were running a serious sleep deprivation experiment to gain a few extra hours for conversation and laughter... what a wonderful crowd! [Sebastian Fiedler] From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. First impressions from BlogTalk 2003 "Oliver Wrede 01" "Oliver Wrede" "Lilia Efimova 01" "Lilia Efimova" "Steve Cayzer 01" Steven Cayzer From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Learning to learn Changed approach. I changed my strategy for advocating weblogs in my local educational setting: Each member of the group is supposed to run his own weblog and the group weblogs aggregate and form intersections. The immediate response from one student: »I don't see a need for that.«. Why is it that some people see the immediate appeal of it while others think it is From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Discussing my BogTalk paper draft Just wanted to draw your attention to an unfolding discussion with "Lilia Efimova" over my BlogTalk paper draft. I think Lilia really manages to elicit some further elaborations and clarifications of my thinking. Some of you who have suffered through a "long winded" intro and the "heavy language" of the draft might find this exchange useful... Thanks Lilia, for all the time and effort. [Sebastian Fiedler] From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. open:24h That might be of interest to some folks who attend "BlogTalk" 2003 in Vienna... On Wednesday 21. at 19.00 there is a book presentation and discussion at the Architekturzentrum Wien. The publication "open:24h - workground/playground" and the discussion focuses on open work and learning environments for architecture. Panelists are: Orhan Kipcak (chair) : Professor for Informationsdesign atH Graz, Mediendesigner in Graz and Vienna Curd Duca: "Easy-Listening"-Pioneer Hemma Fasch: Architect in Vienna and instructor From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Conference blogging As I mentioned before, we have a crew of educators in Seattle attending the National Educational Computing Conference (weblog recounting their thoughts From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Reference services for educational objects I have recently cited Ivan Illich in posts like Technologies for deschooling society? and Learning Webs. Among other ideas Illich suggests reference services for educational objects as one of four approaches "...which enable the student to gain access to any educational resource wich may help him to define and achieve his own goals." [ --> From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Tolerance of uncertainty Learning in life often comes from confusion, problems, the uneasy realization of lacking adquate skills and knowledge, from discomfort (Joyce et al., 1992). Learning means change and change implies risks. Learning therefore asks for the courage to take risks (Bolhuis, 1996b, 2001). At least temporarily the learner needs a certain amount of tolerance of uncertainty. However, people differ in their tolerance of uncertainty. People with a strong certainty orientation (a low tolerance of uncertainty) tend to stick to what they (believe to) know and do not like to investigate From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. A question for educators who do weblogs One of the areas of focus at BloggerCon will be weblogs in education. So we've got a couple of people lined up who are scholars who use weblogs with excellence. No announcements yet, but they're great people. Now I want to balance that with a couple of educators who have successfully created a network of weblogs in a school, school district, college, university. I'm looking for people who support people who use weblogs, in a context that is not about weblogs, if possible. My goal of cou From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Late scores: Germany 1 Microsoft 0 Something really interesting is going on in Germany. Some time ago, the city of Munich decided to review what should be done about upgrading the municipality's computing infrastructure - and specifically the software running on its 14,000 PCs. A thorough examination by consultants UnilogIntegrata AG recommended that the city could save money and increase security by switching from Microsoft to open source software - ie systems based on the Linux operating system and OpenOffice applications. Outsi From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Stephen Downes on Oliver Wrede's BlogTalk paper Weblogs and DiscourseInteresting paper from last week's Blogtalk conference in which the author describes how blogs can help educators achieve their 'hidden agenda' - fostering reflection, critical thinking and interdisciplinary discourse. There's a lot of good thinking in this paper but the important bit is only touched on tangentally. And that's thi From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Getting up to speed on wikis, part 2 Last Thursday's post on wikis generated quite a bit of good feedback. Comments from a number of readers offered pointers to more wiki related materials. Doug Holton, a graduate student at Vanderbilt, offers these three wiki-specific entries from his blog (which looks to be a useful reference in general): Here are some more thoughts (and actual research) on wikis: --> From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Added more BlogTalk 2003 photos {pictureRef ("maria milonas 03" , height: "150", width: "200", border:1)} Maria Milonas is ironing out the last wrinkles in her presentation... more pictures >> From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. necc.edweblogs.org NECC 2003 - EdWeblogs.org I've been working on a collaborative weblog for use during the National Education Computing Conference taking place in Seattle next week. In addition to the weblog, there will also be a edublogger gathering. taking place Monday, June 30. Intel and Clarity Inn From Seblogging News on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. discussion beyond a semester term--online lounge Thinking aloud — It seems less than ideal to have online “discussions” about topics, and them have them end at the end of a term, and then to have no record of that discussion persist. I suggest we find ways/tools... From IDT Matrix on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Ovid is Offering a Free "Test Drive" to IMS New Product Focus Database TrialsOvid is Offering a Free "Test Drive" to IMS New Product FocusThe trial is the July, 2003 offering in Ovid's Resource of the Month Program. Description:New Product Focus monitors the launches of new, branded and generic pharmaceuticals w From ResourceShelf on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. Michelle Romero, Open Access and the Case for Publ ... Michelle Romero, Open Access and the Case for Public Good: The Scientists' Perspective, Online, July/August 2003. A good summary of the positions taken, and issues discussed, at the International Symposium on Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science (Paris, March 10-11). Excerpt: "Researchers just want to do science. Publishers and industrial enterprises want to make money from their products. Everyone wants to see lab results tr From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 1, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. eBay Provides No Privacy For Sellers Phanatic1a writes "Quoted in an article in The Nation, eBay's chief of security Joseph Sullivan brags up eBay's "flexible" privacy policy to LEOs, telling them ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. Bill Gates On Linux King-of-darkness writes "USA Today had an interview with Bill Gates on june the 30th. Gates seems to be considering Linux as a passing thru competition just ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. Untitled AP: "Corbis Corp, a photography-archiving company owned by billionaire Bill Gates, filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Amazon.com and several partners, alleging copyright infringement." From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. Untitled East Broadway Ron: "The Mets stink worse than East Broadway on a hot summer afternoon; which is very bad." From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. The Brouhaha over Homebrew Many people like to have some sort of pet, perhaps a dog or a cat. Some people, like me, like to keep their critters in little jars in a cabinet or the fridge. No, I'm not talking about bonsai kittens. I'm talking about yeast. These little critters can make everything you'll ever need, from bread to beer. Or maybe that's all it can make. In any case, we've seen how to make a fine sourdough bread already. My aim is to show you how to make your very own cold ones. Or, if you prefer, room temp-a-ture ones. From kuro5hin.org on July 1, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. USGS holds homeland treasure Online MapsSource: FCW"USGS holds homeland treasure"From the article, Marty Eckes, senior policy adviser for USGS, told a gathering of federal officials that the agency's collection has become essential for homeland security in the wake of the Sept. 11 From ResourceShelf on July 1, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. The Top 10 Most-Cited Researchers Citation AnalysisSource: Institute for Scientific InformationNew, The Top 10 Most-Cited ResearchersRankings for 22 fields. From the site, "...the top 10 most-cited researchers are listed, according to papers published and cited during specific bimonthl From ResourceShelf on July 1, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. Resources, Reports, Tool Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text DocumentsLegal Industry--United States--Lists and RankingsSource: The American LawyerAm Law 100 (2003)Largest U.S. based law firms (by revenue). Note: This is a web-based version of the material. Additi From ResourceShelf on July 1, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. Professional Reading She Professional Reading Shelf (2 Items)OCLCPresentations and Reports from the OCLC May, 2003 Members Council Meeting You can also a webcast of the presentations. Presentation Slides:* President From ResourceShelf on July 1, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. Gettings Kids into the Library Steven Vore points us to today's Boondocks comic strip: The sad thing is that librarians are working hard to change this, and we're succeeding in many --> From The Shifted Librarian on July 1, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. US anti-spam laws 'will legalise spam' Opting Out From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. Dreamworks, Sinbad & Linux Ex-MislTech writes "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, an animated movie from DreamWorks Animation Technology that hits theaters July 2, is the first Hollywood ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. What's Next for Rushkoff? First, some interesting stuff about the book, Nothing Sacred, at Zeek magazine. (Although one of the two reviewers, in an effort to critique my "scholarship," claims I've written that the Orthodox move From rushkoff.blog on July 1, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. eBay, SBA Team Up The World's online marketplace and the U.S. Small Business Administration are joining forces to provide e-commerce solutions for small businesses. Meanwhile, eBay shores up its buyer and seller protection programs. From E-Commerce Guide on July 1, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. Chip Sales Keep Up the Pace Data from the Semiconductor Industry Association shows worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $12.50 billion in May 2003; up 2 percent from April. From CyberAtlas on July 1, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. Weblog Related Session Today NECC 2003 Session:Bringing Literature Circles to the Web: Blogging about Books Today I will be presenting with Will Richardson, Marion Holland and Katherine Schlick-Noe. We are presenting at 12:30 in Room 2B. The PowerPoint slides are available here later...... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. Professional Reading She Professional Reading ShelfOCLCPresentations and Reports from the OCLC May, 2003 Members Council Meeting You can also a webcast of the presentations. Presentation Slides:* President From ResourceShelf on July 1, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. An InvitationSubscribe An InvitationSubscribe to The ResourceShelf Reminder Mailing ListDelivered via e-mail every Thursday. If you haven't subscribed yet, please take a moment and fill out the form at: http://www.resourceshelf.com/update/ It's free!!! Remember, The Resour From ResourceShelf on July 1, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. Harry Potter Breaking Records Left and Right, but not Breaking New Ground Braille Version of 'Harry Potter' Weighs in at 13 Volumes "Most days, each reconditioned Heidelberg cylinder press churns out 8,000 pages an hour as National Braille Press workers collate magazines, manuals, and popular children's books by hand. These next few weeks, however, the staff of 49 is producing an unusually high volume of pages from this converted piano factory From The Shifted Librarian on July 1, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. NewsMonster Was a Monster Well, yesterday I uninstalled NewsMonster, the RSS aggregator that runs inside of Mozilla. Back to SharpReader. Great concept, but the execution on NewsMonster left something to be desired. Managing folders/groups of feeds turned out to be a real pain in... From Ten Reasons Why on July 1, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. The Salt Lake Tribune -- Some question value of state worker blogs On the face of it this is an amazingly uninformed article, but at the same time state employees do have to be careful about what they say and do. I'm on Phil Windley's side on this one. From Serious Instructional Technology on July 1, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. Panther Analysis Getting Underway Durin_Deathless writes "Think Secret has posted their first article analyzing the changes from Mac OS X 10.2 to 10.3. In this first installment, they look at ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. Untitled Jim Moore: "Moveon.org has about two million registered members. If half of them -- one million members -- gave just $1000 each, this would add up to a billion dollars." From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. RSS, Echo, Wikis, and Personality Wars The weblog world has taken the 4 elements of organization from mailing lists and usenet -- overall topic, time of post, post title, author -- and rearranged them in order of importance as author, time, and title, dispensing with topics altogether. (Choosing a formal topic, as Many-to-Many does, is both optional and rare.) This "author-first" organization gives the weblog world a huge boost, as the "Who said what" reputation system we all carry around in our head is a fantastic tool for organizing what we read, as well as acting as a kind of latent bozo filter. "Author-first" has a downside From Corante: Social Software on July 1, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. Increasing Teacher Efficiency Thanks to "Joe", I started my day off with a nice chuckle... check out Joe's posting on how one district plans to increase teacher efficiency next year. From Edublog News on July 1, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. Little but useful Alex Vallat has useful little utilities, many of them freeware, on his site. I'm using CopyPath that copies to the clipboard the full path of the currently selected item in Internet Explorer.... From Joho the Blog on July 1, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. Specification and emergence Dynamic views of the WWW Architecture document The WWW Technica From Jon's Radio on July 1, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. Code The Web Socket - Organ Donation My driver's license has it. Does yours? I'm also a potential bone marrow donor and got quite close to donating at one point. Unfortunately I didn't match all the way. From Serious Instructional Technology on July 1, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. 3D Labs open sources OpenGL HLSL compiler Implemented in Wildcat VP drivers From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. SiS preps DirectX 9 integrated chipset Who supplies the graphics? From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. OpenContent Closes Its Doors meta4 writes "After five years of pioneering the application of open source principles to stuff other than software, OpenContent is closing down. Project Lead ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. Stanford CourseWork Released Charles Kerns wrote to say that Stanford has officially released their open source course management system, CourseWork. The system looks to do everything most people would want out of the box, and — being open source — can be made... From autounfocus on July 1, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. 19th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning Working smarter...But building on Success 19th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning Madison, Wisconsin: August 13-15, 2003 Join your colleagues at this leading international forum on distance education and training. Choose from more than 150 presentations including keynote speakers,... From Mark Oehlert's Research Blog on July 1, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. Do Not Call The federal Do Not Call registry is open and accepting phone numbers you want removed from the clutches of spam dialers. It is remarkably easy to register. Nicely designed.... From Joho the Blog on July 1, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. Outlook, Special Kafka Signature Edition Step-by-step instructions: 1. Re-install Outlook for the 43rd time 2. Open an email from someone not in your contact list. 3. With the cursor in the person's email address, select "Add new contact" 4. Type in a business phone number 5. Click out of the business phone number field 6. You will get a window called "Location Information" that will ask you for information about your current location. Click "Cancel." 7. You will get a window called "Confirm Cancel" that warns you that failure to enter information into "Location Information" may result in the auto-dial feature not working. 8. Be From Ten Reasons Why on July 1, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. MLX Item #850: Handout on creating online blog at Blogger Quote: "Students in the freshman composition courses are encouraged to keep a writing journal through out the course to practice writing. An online blog motivates students to participate in journaling because it's fun and it is read by many people and not just the instructor. This handout instructs students on how to create a free online blog at Blogger."Comment: Payoff from Maricopa's RSS feed. If Manila had trackback, I'd do that too. From Serious Instructional Technology on July 1, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. Apache Web Server Administration with GB-direct Site offer Top-quality course at a price you can afford From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. Ostrich Lessons In Oregon? dalslad writes "Oregon Schools Prove Linux Saves Money, says the headline but this article says "One has to wonder if Northwest school districts took ostrich ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. Opensource Code More Refined Than Closed? zonker writes "In this poorly titled cnet story (as opposed to an earlier story stating a similar theme), a company named Reasoning says that at first open ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries has an ... The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries has announced GOLD RUSH, a new tool to help librarians manage subscriptions to electronic resources. It currently has title lists from over 500 sources representing over 55,000 different serial titles From Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 1, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. Beyond Boolean: Effective Web Reference Strategies ... Beyond Boolean: Effective Web Reference Strategies - web-based workshop intended for people who want to learn to more efficiently use the Web as an information source. It is specifically designed for reference staff who will be using the web to assist with reference questions - Instructor is Diane K. Kovacs From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 1, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. Whoa! Canada! For my Canadian and Canadia ex-pat friends who sometimes read this weblog (Darren? Ev? Deb? Celine?) but may not read the Washington Post, I give you this story: Whoa! Canada!"Just when you had all but forgotten that carbon-based life exists... From Ten Reasons Why on July 1, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. EC publishes digital VAT FAQ Taxing read From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. mmO2 launches WLAN in UK, pumps up XDA Data crazed From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. MP3.com Removes "High-Bandwidth" Streams mshiltonj writes "I noticed today that mp3.com no longer offers high-bandwidth streams for its genres or stations, although it looks like artists' playlists ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Untitled Microdoc News: "You may be ignored, linked to, ranted at, but nevertheless, you can have your say on your own weblog and continue to be a member of the blogosphere." From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Untitled Chris Pirillo's Amazon feeds are now customizable. From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Untitled Mark Pilgrim is making total sense. If he does his work openly we'll all learn a lot because Mark is a great teacher. From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Untitled NY Times: "Buddy Hackett, the streetwise comedian from Brooklyn with a face like a plate of mashed potatoes, died yesterday at his beach house in Malibu, Calif. He was 78." From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Untitled Register: "With patents allowed, small software companies may suddenly find themselves faced with accusations of patent infringement from IBM, Microsoft, HP, Sun etc etc. They can agree to pay a licence and see their profits slashed or go to court and spent on average £300,000 fighting the case." From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Untitled Casady & Greene: "It is with profound regret that we inform you that Casady & Greene will close its doors on July 3rd, 2003, after nineteen years in the Software Publishing business. We have endured many industry downturns, but the last three years have presented a series of economic disasters from which we were unable to rebound." From Scripting News on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Putting teeth in cyberprivacy Privacy expert Nick Akerman says a new identity theft law in California has national implications for companies that have electronic information. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Readying Gateway's post-PC future CEO Ted Waitt explains why he wants to move the company away from its roots as a PC maker. He's tried twice before to pull off a new strategy. Will the third time be a charm? From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. Licensing and Subscription Management - Challenges ... Licensing and Subscription Management - Challenges to Publishers, Intermediaries and Libraries - 12 September 2003 - An ASA Seminar - Royal College of Nursing, London From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 1, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. Journal of Digital Information Management - June 2 ... Journal of Digital Information Management - June 2003 issue now available From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on July 1, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. Samsung licenses Rambus' Yellowstone Paves way for cheaper, faster memory modules apparently From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Free Wi-Fi on way to becoming standard of service - Glenn Fleishman, The Seattle Times Michael Prins has his eyes " and nose " on his coffee, but his ears tell a different story. His new shop, Herkimer Coffee, opened at the end of May in the Greenwood neighborhood to the sound of tapping keys. Prins brews a nice cup of joe using be From Techno-News Blog on July 1, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. A laptop powered by fuel cell - ASSOCIATED PRESS Japanese computer giant NEC Corp. Monday revealed a prototype of a laptop computer that runs on a methanol fuel cell instead of a rechargeable battery, and said it will start selling it next year. A number of other companies are developing sim From Techno-News Blog on July 1, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Bluetooth When faced with a struggling product line, rebrand and upgrade. Microsoft has gotten fat with that strategy, and the company tried again last week with its mobile platforms. IT professionals may not take rebranding--basically renaming products--v From Techno-News Blog on July 1, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Book Review " E-Moderating: The Key to Teaching and Learning Online - Reviewed by: Dan Eastmond ....The heart of the book is found in chapter two where Salmon presents a five-stage model for computer-mediated communication (CMC) in education and training. Based on her research over several years, the model progresses from the early concerns From Online Learning Update on July 1, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Facilitating Online Learning: Effective Strategies for Moderators (Book review)- Reviewer: Donnie Kirk With the advent of the 21st century, educators are being thrust into a new teaching environment: the cyber-classroom. In an attempt to stay competitive, many courses are being offered through higher learning institutions such educational software From Online Learning Update on July 1, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. Australian Company to Microsoft: Please Sue Us The Age (Melbourne): Aussiechip dares Microsoft to sue. The Brisbane maker of chips to let Xbox owners run software not... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Finding the Wildlife in New York Hundreds of scientists and volunteers scoured Central Park over the weekend, cataloging every organism they could find. They haven't made any new discoveries, but they did find 836 species. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Ex-Intel Coder Wins E-Mail Case Free speech advocates are applauding California's Supreme Court for striking down a ruling against Ken Hamidi, a former Intel engineer who was barred from sending e-mails to company employees after he sent a series of messages critical of company policies. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Lab Grows Harvested Fetus Eggs Israeli scientists have taken egg-producing follicles from aborted human fetuses and have had some success forcing them to grow. The researchers say the technique might someday be used for fertility treatments, but others think it's a bad idea. From Wired News on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Giving Sharers Ears Without Faces In the wake of the recording industry's threats to sue heavy users of peer-to-peer file-sharing systems, developers are fighting back, promising to implement features that will hide sharers' identities. By Xeni Jardin. From Wired News on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Sinbad Hears Linux's Siren Song Animators fretting about how to create challenging special effects for Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas got a helping hand from Linux. The forthcoming DreamWorks flick is the first created entirely using the open-source operating system. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Shoppers Buy Into 'Free' Stuff Amazon is running an unusual but popular offer -- a 'free' Goodie Box with several unidentified 'promotional items.' It looks like a clever way to get customers to pay for free marketing materials. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Cell Phones Almost Take Flight American Airlines lets passengers chat longer on cell phones. Also: Finnish company MyOrigo creates a rotating cell-phone screen.... Verizon Wireless accuses Nextel of corporate espionage.... all in Unwired News. By Elisa Batista. From Wired News on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Chipmakers partner to bring high quality video to 54Mbps WLANs Intersil shakes hands with ViXS From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Nvidia ships nForce 3 Pro Opteron a-run, run, run From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Memix 128MB USB Memory Watch Review From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. Beta Ogg Vorbis Firmware For The Neuros volsung writes "It's finally here! Xiph.org has made a beta release of firmware with Ogg Vorbis support for the Neuros portable music player. You can grab the ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. New online courses aid tiny schools - ERIC FRY, The Juneau Empire Alaska educators hope new online courses will help students, especially in small rural schools, meet state standards and be prepared for college. The courses also will help schools obey new federal requirements to use highly qualified teachers. Al From Educational Technology on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. AOL@SCHOOL Expands Free Online Learning Service Through New Alliances America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, today announced two new alliances for AOL@SCHOOL, the company's free online learning service, that will give students and teachers access to customized content and special fea From Educational Technology on July 1, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. More hotspots must be deployed: Gartner Loss Leader From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. Transylvanian hackers put the bite on Blackmailing US firms From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. IBM confirms PowerPC 750GX 'Gobi' spec. It's all in the architecture From The Register on July 1, 2003 at 5:45 a.m.. "Virtual School Report" Launched, Focused on Virtual K-12 Public Education From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 1, 2003 at 4:47 a.m.. American Medical Security Prescribes Pathlore to Train Employees From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 1, 2003 at 4:47 a.m.. eClassroomSM Selected by the American Museum of Natural History to Support Museum's Online Professional Development Program for Teachers From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 1, 2003 at 4:47 a.m.. New online courses aid tiny schools From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 1, 2003 at 4:47 a.m.. Centra Ships Centra 7 From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 1, 2003 at 4:47 a.m.. CD Duplicator Refuses Linux Job, Citing MS Contract Jonathon writes "Seems a Microsoft imposed restraint of trade agreement and concerns about the SCO suit have prevented a New Zealand company duplicating 500 ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Knowledge Management Solutions, Inc. Announces "E-Learning Rapid Prototype Tools". Linthicum, MD (PRWEB) July 2003 - Knowledge Management Solutions, Inc. (KMSI), a leader in web-based education and training technology, today announced its "E-Learning Rapid Prototype Tools". KMx now provides the instructional developer with the capability to rapidly prototype courseware using the latest expert system technology. By leveraging existing documentation and other content assets, the developer can quickly produce instructionally sound courseware for implementation and validation by the target student population. [PRWEB Jul 1, 2003] From PR Web on July 1, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Safe Student Travel HYPHEN Have the Best Vacation Possible in these Uncertain Times Have fun and be safe while traveling. Travel safety has never been more important. Come back with stories of the fantastic experiences you had and not with travel horror stories. CollegeSafe.com has put together a free comprehensive guide to student travel available by download at www.CollegeSafe.com/travel. [PRWEB Jul 1, 2003] From PR Web on July 1, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. Leave RSS alone We've all been guilty of trying to remake RSS in our own image. (542 words) From dive into mark on July 1, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. new web logger I am a Seattle resident attending 5 NECC workshops in 3 days. I also need to get in some time at the exhibits, because that is one of the best parts of the conference! I have been to a Generation... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. First Exposure Great discussion! I would like extend the comments about staff development and give a specific example for consideration. I came tonight to learn more about blogging and the possible application to facilitate communication and community building with a district-wide team... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. Cadady & Greene, Mac Software Publisher, Closes Doors This Goodbye from Casady & Greene is a sad event. "We have endured many industry downturns, but the last three... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on July 1, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. California Charter Schools Rated as Equal to Public Ones in Study California's charter schools typically perform as well as their traditional counterparts, despite facing persistent financial obstacles and relying on far more uncertified teachers. From New York Times: Education on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. Education Dept. Test Chief Has Resigned The move came after widespread failures on the state's Math A Regents exam led some of the Regents to push for changes in the department's testing operations. From New York Times: Education on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. New Law May Leave Many Rural Teachers Behind Officials warn of a migration of teachers to urban districts out of struggling communities from Maine to Alaska. From New York Times: Education on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. CUNY Approves Tuition Increase of 25% The trustees of the City University of New York raised undergraduate tuition for the first time in eight years, but critics said that many students could not afford it. From New York Times: Education on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. How Many Schools Have Ties to Both Burr and Barbra? It has been a spawning ground for famous New Yorkers. Now, the fabled Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn is about to become a certified monument to History. From New York Times: Education on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. Panel Hears Criticisms of Academy A panel questioned the United States Air Force Academy's seeming failure to heed warnings that sexual assault was a problem for female cadets. From New York Times: Education on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. Justices Back Affirmative Action by 5 to 4 The Supreme Court preserved affirmative action in university admissions but with a forceful endorsement of the role of racial diversity on campus. From New York Times: Education on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. After 25 Years, a Road Map for Diversity on Campus In its rulings on affirmative action yesterday, the Supreme Court effectively endorsed the recipe that has guided many other institutions. From New York Times: Education on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. Linux stars in DreamWorks' 'Sinbad' The movie studio expands its use of the open-source software for its latest animated feature, "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas," using only Linux workstations and servers. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. Chiming in: Edublogging at NECC The amazing meeting of the edubloggers organized by Tim Lauer is winding down; what are we doing? We're figuring it out and will be for a long time. "Blogs" is still kind of a problematic term. I'm afraid it can... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. More on Madster I have a feeling this case might occupy my thoughts for a little while.  The more I think about it, the more I read it, the more confused I am.  This has been the theme of the case, so I'm not surprised.  Maybe I'll change my mind about the following, but, right now, here's how I'm feeling about this result. I knew the facts went against Madster, so I was hoping that Posner would at least get the theory right. In some ways, he adds to Sony.  For instance, he notes that, counter Napster, specific From A Copyfighter'apos;s Musings on July 1, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. Building A (Serious) Home Network From Scratch Casey Lang-Vie writes "THG are running an article that outlines how to build a home network from scratch. I wish I'd read this before I attempted - now I have ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Study: Early Apache code quality so-so The source code for a newer version of the Apache Web server software is of the same quality as proprietary competitors at a similar stage of development, a new study finds. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. HP revamps line of inkjet printers After ceding market share to rivals during the first quarter, Hewlett-Packard is revamping its inkjet line with a new crop of cheaper photo-quality printers. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. Like Wildfire From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. Thinking about Blogs and other Tools Great discussion about blogs... here are some further thoughts: No one tool is going to turn on everybody. I think that some teachers would be more approachable if they knew about some other options: 1) Myschoolonline Template based website building... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. Some links from tonight's discussion Here are some sites that were mentioned during the discussion tonight: Weblogger.com Bloghosts.com Technorati.com Teacherhosting.com Dvforteachers.manilasites.com Weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/Georgia Weblogs.hchrs.k12.nj.us/bees Weblogs.com... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on July 1, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. Trouble in Email-Land I'm one of the many poor souls who is being forced to move from ATTBI to Comcast broadband today. You just knew it couldn't be easy for me, so naturally they've messed up the primary account name on the new Comcast system. I can kind-of-sort-of read my email, but it's very difficult to respond, so please continue to be patient awaiting responses from me. Earlier tonight, I tried to contact Comcast's live chat reps to resolve the problem. After a half hour, of going from number 501 in line to 327, I went off and did something else for a while. I've now be From The Shifted Librarian on July 1, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. 26 Moments of Your Life 26 Things "print this page out and take one creative photo for each theme over the month of july 2003. the aim of this photographic project is to make us open our eyes and get creative with the things and people around us, to see how we each interpret themes. on august 1 2003, come back and submit your finished 26 things project." [via Daypop Top 40] Hey, Aaron - I From The Shifted Librarian on July 1, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. Use the Force, Luke EyeToy "I think that the implications of the new Sony EyeToy could reach far beyond immersing people in their video games." [rc3.org Daily] I agree with Rafe! Here's more from the EyeToy site: "EyeToy is a whole new gaming experience. It is a small camera that sits on top of your TV and plugs into a PlayStation 2. Th From The Shifted Librarian on July 1, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. Untitled NECC: AlphaSmart Dana goes WiFi / MacCentral. AlphaSmart Inc. on Monday debuted a wireless version of its Palm OS-based laptop alternative, the Dana. The new model features built-in WiFi connectivity. The Dana runs Palm OS and weighs less than two pounds. It sports a full-sized keyboard and costs... [Feedster RSS Search Results for palm] From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 1, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. Dear Sir: Your Credit Card Number Has Been Owned An anonymous reader submits: "California has become the first state in the nation to require companies victimized by malicious computer attacks to disclose ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. TV Brick Brings You Karate, Anime and Sushi I've probably watched 2.37 hours of TV in the past 6 months, however that might change soon (... survey says). In addition to Nintendo and Godzilla, the innovative Japanese are proud to present their latest creation: TV Brick. Anders thoughts... From Tim Swanson on July 1, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. From Harry Potter to Agent Sawyer Reading "Soon the movie the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen will be released. I'm looking forward to seeing it. The graphic novels are a natural tie in. However, the characters are drawn from Poe, Haggard, Verne, Wells and other similar writers. It might be possible to encourage reading these authors. These are books young guys could enjoy. Here is an chance to get them reading. Are any libraries planning to take advanta From The Shifted Librarian on July 1, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. RSS Case Study Proves Successful Case Study: Triple Point Technology, Inc. "Triple Point's information has traditionally been stored in individual mailboxes in Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Outlook. But as the organization is growing, users are realizing that email is not necessarily the best communication mechanism for critical information which must be regularly updated, distributed, and archived. Corporate knowledge tied up in Outlook and Exchange is difficult to find, difficult to search, and From The Shifted Librarian on July 1, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. A Critical Look at Trusted Computing mod12 writes "After just attending a two-week summer program on the theoretical foundations of security (one of the speakers was from Microsoft research), I ... From Slashdot on July 1, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. Court: Anonymous P2P no defense Peer-to-peer networks cannot escape copyright infringement claims by giving members the ability to mask the content that changes hands on their networks, a federal appeals court rules. From CNET News.com on July 1, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. Social Reception From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on June 30, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. TH.com picture From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on June 30, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. Will's Presentation Some of the interesting items of Will's presentation (at least from what I could see from behind the pillar ...): 1. Fosters equity among students 2. as Anne Davis says, "It's a new type of web site ... Whatever you... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on June 30, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. Wasabi Ben's having trouble with the wasabi at tonight's event, so be careful.... From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on June 30, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. Tim Merritt's Presentation From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on June 30, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. Blogging Meeting 1 From Edweblogs: NECC 2003 on June 30, 2003 at 11:48 p.m.. This is a test post from NECC This is how to make a post on Manila. From weblogged News on June 30, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. Blizzard North Co-Founders Leave Company Thanks to several readers for pointing out a Reuters/Yahoo story discussing the departure of four key employees from Warcraft and Diablo developers Blizzard ... From Slashdot on June 30, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. Untitled Heads up to Harvard bloggers. We will not have the usual Thursday night meeting for the next two weeks. This week is a holiday, and next week I'll be in Oregon. From Scripting News on June 30, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. Untitled Sjoerd Visscher says I'm unique, and I totally appreciate that, and I wanted to add that Sjoerd is unique too. There are very few people in the world who I trust to add none of their own bullshit. If Sjoerd says something I listen, carefully. His stuff is always interesting. I always have room on Scripting News for a Sjoerd Visscher science experiment. A few of the other people I feel that way about. Wes Felter. Scott Rosenberg. Scoble. Glenn Fleishman. Andre Radke. Brent Simmons. Jake Savin. Lawren From Scripting News on June 30, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]