Wednesday, May 26, 2004 As many of you are probably aware - since most of you come here from his site, I think this is a safe assumption - Counselor is in the midst of transforming his screenplay into a motion picture. From RHPT.com on May 26, 2004 at 10:58 p.m..
How Well Do Weblogs Cover the Environment? Fellow blogger Steve Rubel announced today in MicroPersuasion that, beginning this Sunday, he plans to go on a special blog-only news diet for one week. Will he end up well-informed or suffering from info-malnutrition? We'll find out, because Rubel has invited people (especially journalists) to quiz him on major current events at the end of that week. After I wrote this up for Poynter's E-Media Tidbits blog today, my colleague Steve Outing (editor of From Contentious Weblog on May 26, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..
Click to Meet Rich Enhances Learning for Language College From ScotFEICT on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 p.m..
News for Today, May 27 News in the shared spaces world: Peter Jarvis of Microsoft at TechEd, in the session on Live Communications Server said "real-time collaboration is becoming huge". Well, duh! (Thanks to my on-the-group TechEd support team, er, Ed.) While SAP has announced... From Kolabora.com on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 p.m..
Hey, Not So Icky- Inside Blackboard Lurks a Wiki Thanks to a friend inside Blackboard, I got a peek a few weeks ago at a Building Block (plug-ins for Blackboard) that provides a wiki functionality inside the Blackboard environment. I'd put up some screen shots, but the Bb Showcase site seems to be offline right now. What was interesting was the shying away from even the use of "wiki" and they software had created a WYSIWYG interface for doing the wiki editing- no need for remembering the various arcane wiki editing protocols (which From cogdogblog on May 26, 2004 at 10:48 p.m..
Accessing conference content Yesterday I had a phone conference with Hadar Pedhazur of Opticality Ventures, during which Hadar mentioned that he's been using Asterisk, a Linux-based software PBX, with great success. Although Asterisk is VoIP-capable, Hadar's using cheap ($100) Digium cards to manage and route calls among his various business-related POTS lines. That really got my attention; I've long wanted such a capability. So I did some reading, and I also wa From Jon's Radio on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 p.m..
What is offensive cubicle material? This morning, my boss came over and tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Can I have a word with you?" This concerned me a little bit, but I'm pretty sure he has no idea about my questionable activities. We stepped into a meeting room, and he explained that I have something on display in my cubicle that someone found offensive. From kuro5hin.org on May 26, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Cingular dials in 3G From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
California county ditches Diebold e-voting machines From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Briefly: California county ditches Diebold e-voting From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Les blogues au secours du livre Par bonheur, les bibliothèques commencent à se remettre du choc du Net. Plutôt que de résister à l'envahisseur, on a compris qu'il est plus efficace de l'apprivoiser. En devenant des centres multimédias, elles s'adaptent en intégrant les nouvelles technologies. La... From Osmoze on May 26, 2004 at 7:59 p.m..
Choosing a CMS, Blogging System, Forum Tool, etc. Although I do love the never-ending choices of robust software that the open source movement has given users, that same factor floods us with so many similar emerging products. It's impossible to keep up with new developments. However, I have... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Dutch digital audio broadcasting set to take off The DAB reception area in the Netherlands is set to expand and will encompass the four largest cities in the country - Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague and Utrecht - as well as Hilversum, Haarlem, Lelystad and Arnhem, by the end of August. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Cisco unveils super-big router At 92tbps of throughput and 40Gbps internet connectivity, the router is the "biggest jump in innovation" in 20 years, according to the company From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Esat BT hopes free trials will kick-start broadband uptake The Irish telco has announced it is to begin offering free three-month trials of its high-speed internet access service. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Mobilkom Austria to launch Vodafone Live next week Mobilkom Austria will offer the Vodafone Live service for €5 a month, which allows access to the Vodafone Live portal and five MMS messages. Subscribers who sign up before September will have their video MMS, certain ring-tones and games reduced to €0.01 per item. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Xelibri 'fashion' handset clunker dropped by Siemens The Xelibri line of make-up-mirror-sporting handsets were marketed more as a fashion accessory than as a phone, with manufacturer Siemens expecting that Cosmopolitan-drinking bright young things in their Manolo Blahniks would run out and snap up a different Xelibri to go with each outfit, but the wannabe-Carrie Bradshaws just turned their perfect noses up at the things. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Vodafone launches Spanish, Italian commercial 3G The service will initially be available via only one handset: the €599 Samsung Z105. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Commission adopts decision allowing airline passenger data transfer to US While the European Parliament has begun legal proceedings against the transfer of the personal data of airline passengers to US authorities, the European Commission has adopted a decision allowing the transfer to go ahead. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
European broadband penetration to reach 20 per cent this year Some 20 per cent of all homes in Western Europe will have signed up for broadband internet access, according to a new report from market research group Strategy Analytics. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Spanish regulator gets impatient with Xfera Xfera, the Spanish UMTS licensee, has been warned by the Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones that it needs to set a launch date for its 3G services PDQ or risk losing its licence. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
70 per cent of all e-mails spam By the middle of the year, that figure will have risen to 80 per cent, according to research from MessageLabs, proving anti-spam laws have had no effect whatsoever. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Wartime Wireless Worries Pentagon The Defense Department is probably very unlikely to subscribe to the utopian techno optimism agenda. Liberation the information through technology - in this case wireless and portable cameras - is not their business. Nevertheless they have to deal with that phenomenon. The rapid proliferation of digital cameras, phonecams and wireless gadgets among soldiers and military contractors is giving senior military officials concern, in the wake of images that showed abuse in an Iraqi prison and snapshots that showed rows From unmediated on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Japanese Broadcast Flag -- welcome to the crappy future of TV The Japanese Broadcast Flag has gone into effect. Like its American cousin, this is a technology mandate that restricts how you can use the shows that show up on your own television, on the grounds that you might be some kinda eyepatch-wearing-pirate. 'Course, the broadcast flag doesn't really stop you from capturing analog signals and putting their programming online; no, this is a measure that is 100% ineffective at stopping "piracy" and 100% effective at stopping new tech like VCRs from bei From unmediated on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
SMaL Camera Technologies Introduces Ultra-Pocket 5 RDK "SMaL Camera Technologies, a developer of digital imaging solutions and enabler of award-winning super-thin digital still cameras, announced today its new Ultra-Pocket® 5 rapid development kit for 3-megapixel credit card cameras with color TFT display. The Ultra-Pocket 5 kit enables manufacturers and brands to rapidly enter the heart of the mass consumer market HY From unmediated on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Homer on citizens media Just watched Sunday's season finale of The Simpsons on our TiVo. Homer has this to say about all the residents of Springfield starting their own newspapers: "Instead of one big-shot controlling all the media, now there's a thousand freaks Xeroxing their worthless opinions." Ah, citizens media. ;) -kc. From unmediated on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
Haier's wireless UltraWideband digital camcorder Haier has been showing off a prototye of a digital camcorder which uses Ultra Wideband (you'll be hearing a ton about UWB soon - it's basically a way to connect things together wirelessly like Bluetooth, except that it's much, much faster) to wirelessly beam a live 20Mbps video stream back to a plasma TV. [Via < From unmediated on May 26, 2004 at 7:58 p.m..
When consumers are creators Jan Schaffer, executive director of J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism (and a friend), had this last month, which I had missed: Convergent Audiences: When Consumers are Creators. [Convergence] puts the focus not on the consumer, our audiences, but on the supplier, the news organizations. It becomes an exercise in Us vs. Them. I think we are focusing on the wrong "C" word. Rather than focus on convergence, we should be focusing on connections and how new digital tools can help us build all kind From unmediated on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
How Bloggers Force Changes in Big Media OJR's Mark Glaser has a story on how bloggers are forcing changes in big media outlets. From unmediated on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
US & the 3G plans The Wall Street Journal reports that Cingular Wireless will be testing a third-generation mobile network based on the UMTS standard, beginning in Atlanta this summer, although a rollout is not expected until 2006 or 2007. AT&T Wireless Services will offer a UMTS services in four US cities by the end of 2004. Seems like Verizon's decision to go with EV-DO and its plans to roll out the service in major metros in coming months is proving to be a catalyst for the wireless data market. Nextel, as you all know From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
knowledge management for effective supply chains... Something to watch out for... While perusing my news feed this morning I came across an announcement from Penn State Live regarding Penn State University Leaves of Absence 2004-05. Among the numerous leaves listed was one: Richard R. Young, associate professor of business administration, to conduct research and develop further the concept of the application of knowledge management to the functioning of supply chains; to develop a manuscript for publication in an academic journal; and to compile From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
fujitsu extends triole strategy... Fujitsu Extends TRIOLE Strategy for IT Optimization to Global Market ...TRIOLE, which Fujitsu first introduced and has been developing in Japan, is based on real-life customer experiences and three core technological areas in which it has leading-edge expertise: integration, virtualization and automation. Virtualization separates applications and data from dedicated systems; automation refers to the autonomic self-healing and adaptation of IT From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Learning with (and from) Wiki Lately I've been intrigued by wikis – online content repositories that users can freely modify (expand, change, link, or delete entries). These can be published on the Web, or on an intranet or other network. Wikis are most commonly used as community-created resources for reference (like Wikipedia) or collaboration. I've been getting interested in them mainly for their e-learning potential. I'm starting to like them immensely, even though they're generally rather ugly. Sometimes we learn the most from our mistakes. Along that line, I just From Contentious Weblog on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
FindForward Offers Custom Webfeed Search Results The uses for webfeeds continue to expand. Here's one I just learned about: The Web search engine FindForward lets you create a custom webfeed (RSS or Atom format) based on keyword search terms. FindForward basically regurgitates Google results via Google's own API tool, so in a way this is like getting RSS feeds for Google results. So what? Well, here's how this kind of service can be useful...p> (Full story, with links...) From Contentious Weblog on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Thinking like nature Please read Dave Pollard's post on William McDonough, a true visionary in the field of design and natural systems. Pollard lists McDonough's four websites, all of which are absolutely fascinating. The Green Blue organization site includes a unique set of concepts that you should read, if nothing else. For example: Good industry The current conversation about environmental and social challenges too often points to industry at the enemy. From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
ASTD blogs ASTD If you want to know what giveaways are popular on the exposition floor at ASTD 2004 then read the T&D Blog. Not much else though. From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Teaching Online First Hand Account Taken from Perks and Pitfalls website "For the past three years I have been teaching online to Native American students at Salish Kootenai College, a tribal college in western Montana on the Flathead Indian Reservation. In fact, I haven't stepped... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Teaching Online First Hand Account Taken from Perks and Pitfalls website "Since 1997 I have taught a dozen online courses for UBC and Athabasca University. As I see it the perks and pitfalls of online teaching are two sides of the same coin: flexibility. Teaching... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Teaching Online First Hand Account Taken from Perks and Pitfalls website "Instructors can return assignments as soon as they are completed, but as soon as the first one is returned, the email jungle drums start pounding, and the instructor is bombarded with "Where's mine?" emails,... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Teaching Online First Hand Account Taken from Perks and Pitfalls website "One of the perks of teaching online is that it lets each student contribute to the discussion. For example, in one of my online classes we have students present a topic of information, then... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 26, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Prongo games I have to quit finding websites like this...I end up playing on the site for hours...What a great educational game site. Making games is fun and challenging but making games where kids learn is rewarding. We at prongo.com are working... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Maps and References Holy crow, this is a lot of maps. The following compilation of Internet/WWW sites is intended to be an introductory guide to some of the map and reference resources available via the World Wide Web. CGRER NetSurfing: Maps and References... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
In Praise of Discovery School's Quiz Center As I sit here typing this all of the students in my 4th period class are taking their final exams on-line. As they finish, they'll click a submit button and their graded tests will land in my Inbox, corrected and e-mailed directly to me. Am I running a sophisticated server solution that I built myself to get this done? Not hardly. That's a good thing since I really don't have the time or the resources (or the knowledge) to put one together myself, or the funding to buy a hosted solution... From Brain Frieze on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Goal! Goal! Europe is preparing for this summer's European Football Championships, an event that will dominate the hearts, souls, and conversations of millions for weeks on end. The event is also used to launch new media services, and mobile operators are especially active. See for instance the Uefa Euro special at German mobile operator T-Mobile, with SMS (text message) alert services per national team at 19 Eurocents per message, MMS day reports for 59 Eurocents (sent out on each of the 23 play days), and a video s From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Local Candidates Get Blogs Here's a great weblog idea implemented by a newspaper. The Herald-Sun in Durham, North Carolina, has offered all candidates in local elections the opportunity to have a weblog hosted by Heraldsun.com. Here's the page of local candidates; names with hyperlinks have blogs now. Some are actually blogging and using this as more than a bio page. This is something every local newspaper website could be doing. (Thanks to J From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Google News -- Is It News? Phase II Regular readers of this blog know about the controversy about Google News -- the "Is it really news?" kind of question. Here's Phase II: I've set up some Google News alerts on topics and categories I follow. WOW, it is an awesome service. Stupendous. But today in my e-mail alert-box came an item from Giants.com (the team's PR site) about Ne From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
How Healthy Is a Blog-Only News Diet? Earlier today, Steve Outing noted Steve Rubel's comments on a possible long-term media "brain drain" into the blogosphere. Well, Rubel, who publishes the Micro Persuasion weblog, is about to find out for himself whether the news-media landscape indeed has been thoroughly infiltrated by bloggers. Beginning Sunday, May 30, Rubel will put himself on a blog-only news diet for one week. He explains:"I will not From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Quote #1 - Alienated Intellect On Darwin's tragic loss of taste in the arts From Monkeymagic on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Echoes in the Invisible College On Echo Chambers as new, improved Invisible Colleges. From Monkeymagic on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Amateurs are more innovative On the benefits of generalization From Monkeymagic on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Knowledge Territories On why saying what you know is like a dog pissing against a lamp-post From Monkeymagic on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Innit On pointless promotion of my grammatical skills From Monkeymagic on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Knowledge Worker Productivity On a US Military project for improving Knowledge Worker productivity. From Monkeymagic on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
On primacy of ideas On why most visible isn't first, and why saying it is riles. From Monkeymagic on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Kairosnews Upgrade Ways to Improve Kairosnews got me inspired last night to upgrade Kairosnews to Drupal 4.4.1. If you experience any difficulties due to the upgrade, please post a comment here. From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Dance Dance Revolution Tired of the Atkins craze? Never liked Pilates? Now there's a new way to lose weight, video game Dance Dance Revolution. According to Yahoo News and this testimonial site, teens are losing weight while playing this dance interactive video game. More information about Dance Dance Revolution on the DDR Freak fan site.-- From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on May 26, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Single community space: why communities are usually tied to one technology? Sebastian Paquet points to a wiki discussion on why communities are usually tied to one technology. Many familiar faces. Great pictures. Interesting ideas... Must read. Just thinking: I'm gradually getting connected with many people from my "weblog community" via wikis, e-mail, IM, phone... I would only say that IM/e-mail work best and these are not really "community" tools, more one-to-one communication... From Mathemagenic on May 26, 2004 at 7:55 p.m..
What would be a good way to find all (blog) pages linking to a specific blog post? What would be a good way to find all (blog) pages linking to a specific blog post?
Lego vs. Crickets en Eduteka Eduteka completa su información sobre robótica con esta comparativa: «Ladrillos Programables para Robótica Educativa: Lego vs Crickets». El artÃculo analiza las caracterÃsticas técnicas de ambos sistemas, sus respectivas ventajas y desventajas y el enfoque educativo subyacente. Octeto 27/4/2004: «Robots en Eduteka». From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on May 26, 2004 at 7:55 p.m..
Free blogs for BC candidates and the first 50 outside of BC More details are available in the full post over at StreamLine. From StreamLine :: Free blogs for BC candidates and the first 50 outside of BC: QUOTEAs I checked out the excellent BlogsCanada directory of Canadian Federal Election 2004 candidate websites yesterday looking for "real blogs" with RSS files for MPRating, I realized that the only way to get the candidates to blog would From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on May 26, 2004 at 7:52 p.m..
Sorry National Reconciliation Week: 27 May - 3 June 2004 From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on May 26, 2004 at 7:51 p.m..
A Strategic Framework For Creating Digital Collections In today's digital environment, the context of content is a vast international network of digital materials and services. Objects, metadata and collections should be viewed not only within the context of the projects that created them but as building blocks... From Robin Good's Latest News on May 26, 2004 at 7:49 p.m..
Record Each And Every Web Page You See: Seruku Have you ever tried to find the exact same web page you saw a couple of weeks ago? And failed? Have you ever had a conversation remind you of something you saw on the web? But then, when you tried... From Robin Good's Latest News on May 26, 2004 at 7:49 p.m..
Feed2JS Installed I've just installed Alan Levine's handy Feed2JS tool, which takes any RSS feed and spits out a couple of lines of HTML/Javascript for embedding it on any web page. Very handy stuff. It's available here if anyone on campus needs it. I'm using it to aggregate the active Learning Commons weblogs onto a single page here< From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on May 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Apple grooms Panther OS X From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Briefly: Apple updates Panther OS X From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Database sales bouncing back From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
High-end servers to stave off low-end attack From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
What is social capital? (Clay Shirky) Interesting post bringing together proposed definitions of the hard-to-define ‘social capital’. Almost as interesting is that the list is culled from a Google search using their ‘define:[word]’ syntax.... From Corante: Social Software on May 26, 2004 at 6:51 p.m..
Weblogs and authority (Clay Shirky) Cameron has a fantastic post on his ICA paper, ‘Weblogs and Authority’, in which he differentiates weblogs pointed to in blogrolls and those pointed to as links. (As an aside, I’ve always thought of the difference between blogrolling someone vs.... From Corante: Social Software on May 26, 2004 at 6:51 p.m..
SCORM for Dummies One of our faculty members taking on leadership of our learning objects action group is getting up to speed on learning about learning objects.... Donna sent this "Cliff Notes" version of SCORM: This is an overview of the Sharable Courseware Object Reference Model.  It's hard to make technical standards understandable (much less interesting).  Nonetheless, here's the cliff notes version of what  you need to know about SCORM. SCORM is a suite of technical standards that enable web-based learning From cogdogblog on May 26, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..
Helen Barrett Blogs (via Jeremy) I'm happy to see Helen Barrett has started a Weblog. She is one of the best resources for e-portfolios out there, and I'm hoping her interest in blogs might lead her to explore how the two might work together. Welcome to my first entry into the world of blogging. I'm not sure I can get into the habit of posting to a web log on a regular basis, but I want to give it a try, since this looks like a technology that is being used in reflective portfol From weblogged News on May 26, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..
Exit ... I'm desparately looking for a VHS or DVD version of the Austrian movie Exit ... nur keine Panik (1980). It was one of the best Austrian movies I ever saw. It is supposed to be a present for one of my best friends who turns... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on May 26, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..
Verizon to offer 'naked' DSL From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Feed2RSS: Minor Cleanups and Fixing My Goofs It's been nice getting wide and praising notes, comments, trackbask about the new Feed2RSS-- I must admit being eager to rush it out and while the MagpieRSS seems to be running smoothly, I had a few minor goofs that others have nicely pointed out. If you started using the new version or have downloaded it, you may want to get a fresh copy especially for the build.php and the feed2js.php files. I did find that I had a goof where some of the build scripts were generating From cogdogblog on May 26, 2004 at 5:49 p.m..
Virtual instructional designer "(VID) ... Virtual instructional designer "(VID) is a web tool designed to assist instructors with the process of transforming online instruction and face-to-face delivery enhancement. With a variety of different informational modules, tutorials, and your personalized features, the VID is the perfect one stop source for all your instructional needs." Added: 26 May 2004 Reviewer's Note: You will need sign up to view this site. LIBRARY: Instructional/learning design--> From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 26, 2004 at 5:46 p.m..
BellSouth squelches shutoff concerns From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Microsoft: Linux isn't cheaper From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Santos & Rojas Abogados y ComuNET presentan cursos online para abogados y empres Santos & Rojas Abogados es el primer Despacho especializado en implementar, a través de un campus de formación online, Cursos de Derecho Informático y Nuevas TecnologÃas, una herramienta pensada para ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 26, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
La Escuela en la Sociedad del Conocimiento El próximo 18 y 19 de noviembre se celebrará en el palacio de congresos Euskalduna de Bilbao las VI Jornadas Internacionales "La Escuela en la Sociedad del ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 26, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
Jorge MartÃnez Peniche, nuevo titular de la CUAED de la UNAM Ciudad Universitaria, a 25 de mayo de 2004.- El ingeniero Jorge Rafael MartÃnez Peniche fue designado coordinador de Universidad Abierta y Educación a Distancia (CUA... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 26, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
Convocation Spring convocation is this weekend, and we congratulate three fine scholars from our program who will receive their M.Ed. degrees and one from San Francisco State University who will receive his B.A. I'm sorry to say that I'll miss the... From Rick's Café Canadien on May 26, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
Family-friendly job picture unclear Family-friendly job picture unclear by Bonnie Erbe (Scripps Howard News Service, May 26, 2004) chronicals the recent trend of employers away from family-friendly policies, including telework. If the cause is the economy and its recent lack of jobs, we should soon see a return to family-friendliness.... From Kolabora.com on May 26, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
During visit, Kerry gets support from Kulongoski Oregon's governor Ted Kulongoski recently released a letter he sent to President Bush, in which he writes "This latest oil ‘crisis’ should demonstrate that we must work towards the increased use of transit, telework, efficient fuel use, and choice of fuel-efficient vehicles.” Dur... From Kolabora.com on May 26, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
Wolf Still Wants More Feds Working from Home Wolf Still Wants More Feds Working from Home by Steve Eldridge (WTOP Radio, May. 25, 2004) reminds us that according to the 2001 Federal Telework Mandate, 100-percent of eligible federal employees should be teleworking at least one day a week by the end of this year. The mandate's author,... From Kolabora.com on May 26, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
The Busine$$ of RSS Not sure what this is but with Bill French involved, it could be good. From Terry Heaton's Pomo blog: QUOTEHere is the latest essay in my ongoing series, TV News in a Postmodern World. This one is called The Busine$$ of RSS and is must-reading for any television executive, for it introduces RSxStream, an entirely new business model for local media. This is the single most amazing technology I've seen in my years working with the Internet, and I'm excited to brin From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on May 26, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..
IMS Meta-data v1.3 Public Draft Released IMS has released Version 1.3 Public Draft of the Meta-data specification. Please post comments on the IMS Public Website. From IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. on May 26, 2004 at 4:51 p.m..
Substance of Style Virginia Postrel is the author of The Substance of Style and The Future and Its Enemies. She also writes the "Economic Scene" column for the New York Times and maintains the Dynamist blog. In her presentation at SXSW Interactive, Postrel From owrede_log on May 26, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..
Informal Education The Encyclopedia of Informal Education seems to be a very good resource. I came there in preparation for the BlogWalk 2 meeting (which I will travel to tomorrow). Sebastian Fiedler suggested to read the article about Ivan Illich (in particular his thoughts on Learning webs). But I also think the documents on owrede_log on May 26, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..
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Music licensing and American Idol The New York Times published an article about how the music industry influences song choice on American Idol today. I've long suspected that contestant song choice was limited to what the show could afford to pay in licensing costs ahead of time, since the choices of songs to cover seem limited. A producer of the show is quoted heavily stating that many songs are off-limits due to audience preferences and style, but does let slip that any songs by Michael From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
BellSouth squelches shutoff rumors From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Message #90 ... Message #90 From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..
Application profile for Eifel Portfolior ... Application profile for Eifel Portfolior 1 day free workshop Date: 30 June 2004 Venue: IMI, Paris, France Added: 26 May 2004 EVENTS: e-Learning Conferences June 2004 From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..
Borland to distribute tool kits for eBay, PayPal From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Calif. Senate passes e-mail privacy bill From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Briefly: Calif. Senate passes e-mail privacy bill From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Oracle to finish Linux makeover this year From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
PC market to enjoy healthy growth, report says From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Politicians Must Push Local e-learning Industry Interesting item from an Australian newspaper arguing that, while that country has done a lot to establish a leadership position in e-learning, the industry needs more support from politicians and administrators. I'm not sure the example makes the case, however. The author argues that an internet startup, myInternet, is not being adopted by state education departments even though it is well-regarded overseas, serving (it claims) 1.5 million users. Perhaps. But as I have argued elsewhere, a federated search is a slow and exclusionar From OLDaily on May 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Copyright Turned on its Head Short article describing the flood of email received after the author wrote an article in favour of open content. Good one-liner in the middle: "Most people concerned about what life would be like in a world without copyright are worried that copyright is all they have. But, funny thing, the artists say it's not enough and that they're struggling. I think this proves my point that it is an outmoded concept that does not deliver the benefits its proponents claim." By Graeme Philipson, Sydney Morning Herald, May 25, 2004 [--> From OLDaily on May 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Ensemble Collaboration Brings Online Learning Back to Life Press release for Ensemble's launch at ASTD, covered here yesterday. In particular, follow the three links in the middle of the release. By Press Release, Ensemble Collaboration, May 26, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on May 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Teach to Learn - The Next Big Thing One of the more interesting things I learned from John Stuart Mill's biography: homeschooled by his father, James Mill, John was required in turn to teach his younger siblings. While he gained a great deal from the experience, he reports in the Autobiography, his younger siblings fared less well. This is reflected in an item from Van B. Weigel that Tze thought (correctly) would interest me. Weigel writes, "For those taking notes, lectures may be poorly suited to the task of learning, but not for the person giving the lecture. A tremendous amount of learning takes place in preparing for an From OLDaily on May 26, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Scholarly Communication in the Digital Environment: What Do Authors Want? This paper reports on the results of a large world-wide survey on authors' opinions regarding commercial publishing and open access. Overall, the authors report scepticism and sometimes hostility toward commercial publishers. As the report authors write, "There is no longer any doubt that the journals crisis is real." On the other hand, there is little support for the concept of author payment to support open access. One respondent wrote, "I would expect open access journals to be very inexpensive to produce. Thus, I thought your question about the range of prices charged to authors to be From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Briefly: Airespace joins WiMax Forum From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Syntactic Knowledge and Visual Knowledge I've posted materials from Juan Dursteler's InfoVis previously. I very much appreciate his insights about cognitive maps, graphical displays, and the importance of graphical knowldege. "The traditional way of interacting with a computer needed what Ben Shneiderman calls 'syntactic' knowledge. The graphical user interface has substituted syntactic for visual knowledge. Each one has its own advantages and drawbacks." This short piece effectively contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of both styles of knowledge representation. I believe it is highly important to acquaint From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on May 26, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..
Talk at AUCTC I'm at the AUCTC conference now, explaining weblogs. From Seb's Open Research on May 26, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..
Blog-opoly: The Game It's a middle aged attitude, this notion that if it's not fun, it's definitely not worth it. Money helps too, so we wrote two grants, schmoozed from various other accounts, and creatively "re-positioned" funds within the larger school budget. Result: a PAID group of 16 teachers ready for a board game with these moving pieces: Manila, Blackboard, IM, Photoshop, iPhoto, iMovie, Net News Wire, and CURRICULUM. On --> From homoLudens III on May 26, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..
Dell targets small companies with EMC box From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Porn spammers ignore new rule From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Communities Tied to One Technology (Seb Paquet) For the most part, members of online communities usually rely on one dominant communication channel - be it a mailing list, a forum, weblogs, a wiki, or IRC - even when alternate channels would be helpful for certain purposes. Communities... From Corante: Social Software on May 26, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..
Home of the Dumb Question: How outbound VOIP works I've been a happy but puzzled Vonage user. I thought I understood pretty well how VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls make it from my telephone onto the Internet, but I couldn't figure out how they snake their way back into the phone system to ring a non-VOIP phone in, say, Malaysia (or Roxbury, for that matter). So, I called Vonage and asked them. When you subscribe to Vonage, you get a modem that plugs into your cable/DSL modem. You plug a plain old phone into the Vonage modem so it can convert the phone's analog signal into digital, package... From Joho the Blog on May 26, 2004 at 12:49 p.m..
Communities tied to one technology For the most part, members of online communities usually rely on one dominant communication channel - be it a mailing list, a forum, weblogs, a wiki, or IRC - even when alternate channels would be helpful for certain purposes. Communities like open source development networks and the international, never-sleeping Joi Ito posse, whose members use multiple modes, are the exception rather than the norm. I've been wondering about the factors that somehow work to inhibit or facilitate the use of multiple communication channels, and t From Seb's Open Research on May 26, 2004 at 12:48 p.m..
Blogs Watchdogging Journalists
Dell aims at small firms with EMC box From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Study: Broadband a hit in Belgium, Denmark From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
PeopleSoft rejects lowered Oracle bid From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Summer Reading What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain (director of NYU's Center for Teaching Excellence) [The Chronicle of Higher Education features what appears to be an excerpt or abstract of the book in Bain's essay, "What Makes Great Teachers Great". What follows is an excerpt...] Highly effective teachers approach... From PEDABLOGUE on May 26, 2004 at 10:55 a.m..
Collaboration Objects Via Stephen Downes comes news of Ensemble Collaboration, a company marketing collaboration systems that can, among other things, help to make existing content-driven courses more interactive. What is particularly interesting about their approach is that they work with the idea of "collaboration objects" which (in theory at least) are reusable elements that can be conveniently plugged into courses in the same way as content-oriented objects can. In terms of the interfaces users use for collaboration things don't seem that re From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on May 26, 2004 at 10:54 a.m..
A Webquest - Blogs and RSS Im Zuge der Überlegungen, wie man das Internet sinnvoll in Lernprozesse integrieren und gleichzeitig zum Aufbau von Medienkompetenz einsetzen kann, sind Webquests entstanden. Von add new knowledge werden Prozess und Ziel folgendermaßen beschrieben: "Aufgaben, Arbeitsschritte und Quellen sind zum Teil... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on May 26, 2004 at 10:54 a.m..
Comienzan Abscondere: Una discusión variada sobre intereses personales: tecnologÃa, noticias, Internet, opiniones, mi vida... etc. De aquà y de allÃ: Mis robots y mis circunstancias Efecto Mariposa: "... en educación- y en la vida- todo es más parecido al vuelo incierto,... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 26, 2004 at 10:54 a.m..
Entrevistas de trabajo: las 25 preguntas clave Para preparar adecuadamente una entrevista de trabajo conviene tener en cuenta las pistas que ofrecen William J. Morin y James C. Cabrera en The 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked on a job interview: 1. Tell me about yourself... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 26, 2004 at 10:54 a.m..
News for Today, May 26 News in the shared spaces world: Microsoft has re-defined its strategy for Exchange, saying that "Kodiak" will now be delivered as a series of piece-wise releases, instead of as a single product in 2006 or 2007. InfoWorld The Mobile Enterprise... From Kolabora.com on May 26, 2004 at 10:53 a.m..
glyphics.com Communication Events | Audio Conferencing, Web ... ... pre-event marketing services, an announcement is sent ... online presentations, especially product launch events ... Service Remotely hosted web conferencing and phone ... From Kolabora.com on May 26, 2004 at 10:53 a.m..
Utah Legislature committee RSS feeds Jenny Levine points out the bill and committee feeds provided by the Utah Legislature -- very cool. You can subscribe to any bill or any committee, though the committee page is easier to figure out. From Weblogs in Higher Education on May 26, 2004 at 10:53 a.m..
Getting ready for BlogWalk 2.0 Yesterday I went to have a second look at our meeting space for BlogWalk 2.0 and was quite satisfied with the arrangement that we got. We will meet in a bar-like room at Cracow Tower, which is part of the medieval city wall of Nürnberg (Nuremberg) and sitting right at the edge of river Pegnitz. The Cracow tower is a pretty interesting project in itself. It was rebuilt and renovated by the city of Nürnberg and then handed over to our Polish partner city (since From Seblogging News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
First Virtual Communications Enhances Learning at UK Language College From DEC Daily News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
KnowledgeNet Builds Custom Software Certification Training for IEEE Computer Society From DEC Daily News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
Sarhad University allowed to operate in Sindh From DEC Daily News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
Learning to share From DEC Daily News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
University aims for 2-tier system From DEC Daily News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
Microsoft, University of Virginia, Thomson Collaborate to Design New Instructional Tools From DEC Daily News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
Live Web Chat: "Technology Counts 2004" From DEC Daily News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
Course connection: Hudson's Virtual High School links students from around the world From DEC Daily News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
Continuing education student is USU's Woman of the Year From DEC Daily News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
Exploration of an Online Case Study Model that Incorporates Critical Thinking Concepts: A Pilot Study From DEC Daily News on May 26, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
BMJ Publishing Group now has a free rolling back archive across all BMJ Journals for articles over 1 ... BMJ Publishing Group now has a free rolling back archive across all BMJ Journals for articles over 12 months old From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
Roy Tennant's new book entitled Managing the Digital Library is now available from Reed Business Pre ... Roy Tennant's new book entitled Managing the Digital Library is now available from Reed Business Press From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
Illinois CLICKS! is an information website with quality internet resources, reviewed and selected by ... Illinois CLICKS! is an information website with quality internet resources, reviewed and selected by Illinois librarians, well-organized for easy access by all Illinois citizens From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
The Open Collections Program has chosen the subject Women Working from 1870 to 1930 as its first top ... The Open Collections Program has chosen the subject Women Working from 1870 to 1930 as its first topic to demonstrate the feasibility of bringing together books, manuscripts, and images from across the Harvard Libraries and Museums and integrating them into a digital collection using the Web as a primary access tool From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
The bloggers from Information Today, Inc. will be teaming up to bring you live blog coverage of the ... The bloggers from Information Today, Inc. will be teaming up to bring you live blog coverage of the 2004 Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, to be held June 5-10 in Nashville, Tennessee From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
E-JASL: The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship - v.5 no.1 (Spring 2004) - is n ... E-JASL: The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship - v.5 no.1 (Spring 2004) - is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
Bernie Sloan is currently updating his Collaborative Live Reference Services page, and seeks input o ... Bernie Sloan is currently updating his Collaborative Live Reference Services page, and seeks input on new and updated resources From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
Media Influencers Disinfopedia is a collaborative project that maintains a directory of public relations firms, think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interests. Disnfopedia is an... From Robin Good's Latest News on May 26, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
Create Free Acrobat PDFs With PDF/TextBox Acrobat PDF is a popular digital distribution format for documents, presentations and other multimedia content requiring faithful display across platforms, security and a more manageable file size. PDF/TextBox is an easy to use free PDF editor. It allows you to... From Robin Good's Latest News on May 26, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..
Corporate pseudo Responsibility David Batstone at Worthwhile (where I also blog) expresses skepticism that is not only appropriate but inevitable when it comes to corporations issuing reports about how well they're upholding their self-defined social responsibilities. Some of the reports may be honest but they suffer from Electronic Ballot syndrome: By their nature, they engender disbelief. I'd be more impressed if corporations enabled an independent, third-party group to investigate them and issue reports. Is there any such group that gets full cooperation and support from the corporations it researches?... From Joho the Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..
Secrets of the shower head... A must read article that argues that the US is more innovative than other countries simply because it is more messy: "innovation is a very messy process that thrives in what can only be called "the gaps". In other words, the US is at present the innovation capital of the world because it is such a disorderly place." From elearningpost on May 26, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..
Collective music improvisation and dialogue Chris Corrigan:In the traditional Irish session, the players sit in a circle, and call out tunes on the fly, changing from one to another as the tune sets evolve. It never takes long to get to the flow state described above, where small variations in the tune suggest other things. When the session is really humming there is a chemistry that arises between the musicians. I have often thought of this state as one in which all the individuals in the group take a significant emotional investment in the music and place it outside of themselves, in the m From Seb's Open Research on May 26, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..
More edTech bloggers Here are a couple Canadian educational technology bloggers that I hadn't yet noticed: Alec Couros (who recently offered this side-by-side descriptions of linklogging systems - linklogging as in furl, del.icio.us, and others); and Rick Schwier. Both are based in Saskatchewan. From Seb's Open Research on May 26, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..
Open Learning Support Martin Terre Blanche: Open Learning Support to complement OpenCourseWare from MIT, about Utah State's promising open peer-to-peer learning community initiative complementing OpenCourseWare which launched recently. David Wiley's paper, Scalability and Sociability in Online Learning Environments, explains (towards the end) the rationale behind the way they're going From Seb's Open Research on May 26, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..
Green Cars Strive to End Oil Era Students and carmakers gather to show off their alternative-fuel vehicles, and with gas prices on the rise again, more drivers are paying attention. John Gartner reports from Trenton, New Jersey. From Wired News on May 26, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
Get Ready for the Wired 40 They are masters of innovation, technology and strategic vision -- the top 40 companies driving the global economy. By Kevin Kelleher from Wired magazine. From Wired News on May 26, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
Kerry a Fan of Venture Capital Teresa Heinz Kerry, heiress and wife of John Kerry, has much of her wealth locked up in bonds and blue-chip stocks. But the couple's campaign financial filing also shows a keen interest in the risky world of tech venture capital investing. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on May 26, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
Net Dissident Ends Hunger Strike Activist Nguyen Vu Binh agrees to end his three-week hunger strike after a Vietnamese court agrees to hear his appeal. He was sentenced to seven years in prison for publishing essays on the Net and e-mailing Congress. By Julia Scheeres. From Wired News on May 26, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
Wartime Wireless Worries Pentagon The Pentagon, concerned that more scandalous pictures may sneak out of Iraq, is putting pressure on commanders to make soldiers and contractors use only wireless devices that conform to the military's security standards. By Xeni Jardin. From Wired News on May 26, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
Wi-Fi yak farmers liberated by Net - John Oates, the Register Yak farmers in Nepal are using wireless Internet access to keep in touch with their families, thanks to the successful completion of a seven-year international campaign. Wireless Internet access means yak farmers can stay in touch with friends and fami From Techno-News Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
US institute comes in aid to perk up internet access and online pplications - Bangadesh Daily Star Poor Internet penetration in Bangladesh has finally started to draw a flock of international Net experts into the country who feel it is about time they chipped in with their technical know-how and resource to help the resource-poor country reach inter From Techno-News Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Microsoft creating Windows for supercomputers - Stephen Shankland and Ina Fried, CNET News.com Microsoft has launched an effort to produce a version of Windows for high-performance computing, a move seen as a direct attack on a Linux stronghold. For now, Linux has the upper hand, owing to its affinity with Unix--the OS environment the high-perfo From Techno-News Blog on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Indiana Essays Being Graded by Computers - SOL HURWITZ, New York Times In the computer lab at Warren Central High School in mid-May, Craig Butler, a junior, squinted at the question on his screen, paused to ponder his answer and began typing. Craig was one of 48,500 Indiana juniors gathering in high schools across the st From Educational Technology on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Be There without Being There through Satellite Technology - Steve Byrns, Texas A & M Participants at some Texas Cooperative Extension programs in West-Central Texas can now "be there" without really being there. A new remote satellite service now being piloted by Extension allows anyone in the world with a computer and Internet access From Educational Technology on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Cornell to Provide Management Skills to Restaurant Professionals Online - Hospitality Net The Cornell Hotel School, eCornell and The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) have combined to produce a series of self-guided online courses designed to help restaurant professionals develop their management skills and maximize operating efficiency. From Online Learning Update on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Online learning focus - Australia Manning River Times The days of solely face-to-face teaching of TAFE students in a classroom environment have changed dramatically since Lexie Stephens began her teaching career. Today, more students are involved in 'blended learning', involving online technology. More st From Online Learning Update on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Evaluating Online Discussions: Four Different Frames of Analysis - Katrina A. Meyer, JALN ABSTRACT: This study uses four different oeframes to analyze 17 online discussions that occurred in two doctoral-level classes in educational leadership. Two of the frames were developmental models: King and Kitchener From Online Learning Update on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Thomson NETg's Improved Assistive Technology Capabilities Provide Consistent, Convenient Learning Experience Latest accessibility innovations continue to go beyond the technical requirements for Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act to ensure quality learning for all users [PRWEB May 26, 2004] From PR Web on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Puzzle Heaven Word search puzzles go to a new level. [PRWEB May 26, 2004] From PR Web on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Handgun Carry Permit Training for Missourians Available in Minneapolis Joel Rosenberg's Twin Cities Carry Course now enables his students to get handgun carry permits valid in thirty states across the country, from Florida in the south and east to Alaska, in the north and west. This should be of particular interest to those in Missouri who can't, because of age or resistance from their local sheriffs to comply with the new Missouri law, get their Missouri permit. [PRWEB May 26, 2004] From PR Web on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Handgun Carry Permit Training for 30 States Available in Minneapolis Joel Rosenberg's Twin Cities Carry Course now enables his students to get handgun carry permits valid in thirty states across the country, from Florida in the south and east to Alaska, in the north and west. [PRWEB May 26, 2004] From PR Web on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Bite Me...not. Be Doggone Smart this Summer: Teach Kids to Communicate with Dogs and Play Safe Dog bite season is here. Spring and summer bring increased activity and change in routines. Dogs can get excited or anxious and accidents can happen. Most dog bites are by a family pet at someone's home. Kids can learn to speak dog, interpret the dog's intentions and be safe around dogs. Doggone Crazy!, a company dedicated to dog bite prevention, is offering free shipping in the continental US and Canada on its popular family board game, Doggone Crazy! until the end of June 2004. [PRWEB May 26, 2004] From PR Web on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Rosemarie Rossetti Crowned Ms. Wheelchair 2004 Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D. of Columbus, OH was crowned Ms. Wheelchair Ohio on March 20 at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield, Ohio. She competed against six other contestants. First runner up was Melissa Millinovich of Cincinnati, and second runner up was Jennifer Kilman of Grove City. [PRWEB May 26, 2004] From PR Web on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
NEW Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist CONFIDENCE INDEX, released by the University of San Francisco Entrepreneurship Program, suggests high confidence in near term entrepreneurship environment (www.EntrepreneurshipProgram.org). The University of San Francisco Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist CONFIDENCE INDEX for the first quarter of 2004, based on an April survey of 24 San Francisco Bay Area Venture Capitalists, came in at 4.3 on a 5 point scale, and suggests an acceleration of Bay Area venture financings and entrepreneurial activity. [PRWEB May 26, 2004] From PR Web on May 26, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
'Pirate Act' raises civil rights concerns From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..
Will code-check tools make for worm-proof software? From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..
PeopleSoft rejects raised Oracle bid From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..
Multimedia Storytelling: A Roadmap Interview with Jen Friedberg, a photojournalist at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, on online visual storytelling in the newsroom. Here, Jef shares his method of creating visual stories. [thanks Interactivenarratives] From elearningpost on May 26, 2004 at 3:48 a.m..
Cool Interactive Anatomy of a Refugee Camp From elearningpost on May 26, 2004 at 3:48 a.m..
Broadband: More than Half Have It... ...at either home or work. This is important. Pew study here. (hat tip to Gary). Related... [John Battelle's Searchblog]... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Essay about trends Here are some thoughts on where I think things are going in the mobile and content space. I wrote this essay before reading Free Culture so I'm saying a lot of stuff that Larry says better... Several crucial shifts... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Wendy's Blog: Legal Tags: CFP04: Brewster Kahle, Universal Access to Human Knowledge Everyone should go to Brewster Kahle's site and register for access. It is a great resource for the Internet. Wendy's Blog: Legal Tags: CFP04: Brewster Kahle, Universal Access to Human Knowledge CFP04: Brewster Kahle, Universal Access to Human Knowledge When... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Azaleas @ Trapnall Hall I took this picture at the reception during the AAIM 2004 conference. It turned out really well.... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Links and Quotes and Tigers Oh My! (Cultural history note: I have recieved comments asking what I know about tigers. I know zero about tigers. The title is a reference to a line from the Wizard of Oz... ) I have been very interested in the discussion... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Creative Commons I have a Creative Commons license on this site now. Use what you want for non-commercial use with proper attribution and a similar license attached to what you make, and it's fine by me.... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Spurl.net Spurl.net seems to be the most useful of the link management systems that I have experimented with. I got it to generate a rss feed of my web page favorites, it will link to the del.icio.us community. Looks very useful.... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Teaching Blog Reviews Jill Walker's Blog Review Assignment... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
More on blog reviews... EduBlog Insights : EduBlog Insights Jill has done it again! She shares her blog reviews assignment. She points us to the English version of the PDF she handed out to her students. Jill states that she had requests for the... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Public Printing from Cell Phones? Definitely something to think about... The Shifted Librarian And You Think Your Library Has Problems Figuring Out Public Printing Issues Now?! Phone Makers Team with Printers "Nokia, Samsung, and Siemens have teamed up with big names in printers to ensure... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Will you bring your own PC to School? Here is the next question for instructional technology. What would this mean for schools? Would people/students bring their own machines into school buildings? How would school or university instructional technology departments adjust to this when children are bringing laptops with... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
The future of instructional technology may lie in the children's tribe The future of instructional technology lies in the children's tribe as described below. A few questions for DEEP THOUGHT 1) Are your teachers ready to teach these kids? 2) Is your school district? 3) If you are a preservice teacher,... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Spurl.net followup Sorry for the delay in blogging this, to be honest, I simply forgot. I have kept Spurl on the laptop I use as my primary machine. The system seems to work as advertised. All the links between del.icio.us and rss... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Teaching and Developing Online.: May 2004 Archives In an effort to help Darren prove his point... Teaching and Developing Online.: May 2004 Archives Good question :) Feedback from the subscribers, my teachers and my developers who work at SCCS make up the community. The stats collected show... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
The New York Times > Education > Indiana Essays Being Graded by Computers Posted without comment but so that my students will see it... Education > Indiana Essays Being Graded by Computers" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/19/education/19indiana.html?pagewanted=print&position=">The New York Times > Education > Indiana Essays Being Graded by Computers May 19, 2004 Indiana Essays Being Graded by... From Scott Adams @ Arkansas Tech on May 26, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Bruno Issues Statewide Plan for School Aid Joseph Bruno, the State Senate majority leader, on Tuesday called for increasing education spending statewide by $6.3 billion over the next five years. From New York Times: Education on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Body Found in City Park Is Believed to Be Missing Student A body believed to be that of a missing 21-year-old drama student at the Juilliard School was found Tuesday near a jogging path at the northern tip of Manhattan. From New York Times: Education on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Good Teachers + Small Classes = Quality Education The secret to quality public education has never been a mystery. You need good teachers and small enough classes so those teachers can do their work. From New York Times: Education on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Mayor's School Building Plan Is Assailed in Budget Hearings The leaders of the City Council Finance and Education Committees criticized the Bloomberg administration over its proposed $13.1 billion school construction plan. From New York Times: Education on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Report Shows Racial Disparity in Special Education Programs Black and Hispanic students with disabilities are more likely to be kept in separate classes than white students with disabilities. From New York Times: Education on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Indiana Essays Being Graded by Computers Indiana is the first state to use a computer-scored English essay test in a statewide assessment, and its experience could influence testing decisions in other states. From New York Times: Education on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Graduating Into the Real World, and Preparing to Take Up Arms In seeking out the military, the graduating R.O.T.C. cadets had defied the ideological conventions of campus life and refused the privilege of the highly educated. From New York Times: Education on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
A Filmed Taste of Changed Lives Since the Brown Case in 1954 The 50th anniversary of the desegregation case has brought several documentaries about the issues explicit and implicit in Brown: race, education, class. From New York Times: Education on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Black Flight to Private Schools Is Growing The departure of African-American students from urban school systems is one of the most significant trends in public education. From New York Times: Education on May 26, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
Proud Parent Moment Mr. Man made the baseball all-star team! Not only that, the all-stars coach told us that Brent has gotten a reputation in the league as "the home run king." Congratulations, Brent! From The Shifted Librarian on May 26, 2004 at 2:48 a.m..
UMC to boost 90-nanometer chip production From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
Briefly: UMC to boost 90-nanometer chip production From CNET News.com on May 26, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
Library Journal Highlights Illinois Clicks Portal! Illinois Volunteer Librarians Create Statewide Information Portal "In an attempt to save themselves time and their libraries money, 70 volunteer librarians have created Illinois CLICKS!, the online information portal customized for Illinois citizens.... Phase II of the project will be released later this spring. Funding comes from LSTA money distribu From The Shifted Librarian on May 26, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
How Do We Make Library Resources Searchable in Outlook? Plaxo, Yahoo Make Deal on Search "From the article, 'Today Plaxo integrates Yahoo's search engine directly into the Outlook e-mail program. Under the deal with Yahoo, Plaxo will get paid for channeling people to Yahoo's search engine. The search box will be placed beside a Plaxo icon that sits atop Outlook. Plaxo will eventually make Web searching possible from individual e-mails, according to Masonis. Ultimately, he wants Plaxo to search individ From The Shifted Librarian on May 26, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
Shunning the frumious L.O.R.-dersnatch Beamish Alan comments thusly on the last post: Ahem.... Um, the MLX is certainly not a measly "learning object repository"- it includes "learning ideas," "learning activities," "learning practices" - more than a pile of objects. And obviously (I would have thought - ahem), that is what I meant by "simple, clean and slick." I assume, dear reader (There is afterall only one of you, and that on a dull night to boot.), that previous posts (--> From homoLudens III on May 26, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Gestión de Contenidos o separar el grano de la paja Un error que se comete con frecuencia desde las páginas web empresariales es intentar abarcar demasiado, apuntar un poco en todas direcciones y no centrar el mensaje que queremos trasladar a consumidores y usuarios. Por desgracia, si no somos capaces nosotros mismos de establecer un mensaje claro, estamos fallando a nuestros potenciales clientes. Cada nueva animación en flash, cada nueva imagen, incluso cada nuevo enlace que incluimos en nuestro sitio web no es más que una (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 25, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..
RWC MobiDV-H10 with MPEG-4 Video Recording Lets assume we have this: RWC MobiDV-H10 with MPEG-4 Video Recording. What would be the dream event to record? A tender encounter between Karl Rove and Wonkette? Suggestions please ... From unmediated on May 25, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..
New Global Vision New Global Vision is a very interesting Italian digital video archive project and collective: " Our common feeling is that we are under the pressure of a pervasive and powerful information system, that points exclusively to consensus manipulation and political support. We think information is something different: to fight mainstream dis-information we need to implement the effectiveness of the tools we're able to immediately develop or quicky build up. NGV is based mostly on free software and technologies that allow you to download or upload videos From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on May 25, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..
Must Attribute! Yeah, I know I'm not the first to catch the Creative Commons upgrade, but I can't let it go without objecting to the attribution comes standard feature. From the CC blog: Our web stats indicate that 97-98% of you choose Attribution, so we decided to drop Attribution as a choice from our license menu -- it's now standard. This reduces the number of licenses from eleven possible to six and makes the license selection user interface that much simpler. From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on May 25, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..
Live E-Learning 2004 From ScotFEICT on May 25, 2004 at 11:53 p.m..
Is my blog burning? (#4) More than fifty food bloggers participate in Sunday's distributed blogging event, the fourth Is My Blog Burning? extravaganza, this time devoted to rice. These events are set ahead of time, with date and theme, and one blogger agrees to post links to all the entries that are sent her way. I believe the number of contributers is growing. As usual, the food bloggers often include attractive pictures along with the recipes and commentary. I was at a conference on the weekend and had a... From Weblogs in Higher Education on May 25, 2004 at 11:53 p.m..
WAC at Queens College Friend and colleague Hugh English writes to announce a new web-based writing across the curriculum zine called Revisions at Queens College, and I notice they have also launched a collaborative weblog for teachers to trade ideas. From Weblogs in Higher Education on May 25, 2004 at 11:53 p.m..
Xiaoqiang guested in "Many-to-Many" blogSeems good ... Xiaoqiang guested in "Many-to-Many" blogSeems good sign that Chinese blogsphere is ggeting more attentions by outside world, this is the best window:Help us welcome guestblogger Xiao Qiang. I met Xiao when were panelists on social software at an IFTF event. He has been a political activist since Tiananmen, is the founding executive director of Human Rights in China, is a MacArthur and Santa Fe Institute fellow and now directs Berkeley??s China Internet Project. Besides his personal blog, he blogs with John Battelle and others at China Digital News.Xia From Meta on May 25, 2004 at 11:53 p.m..
Follow your passions Follow your passions, put your stuff out there online (and of course blogs are one of the best ways to do this) and people will find it. That's the lesson of this great article by Clive Thompson. From The Walrus Magazine | Game Theories: QUOTECastronova sighs. Though he has made his career out of studying these economies, he is dismayed by how the real world has bled into the virtual one. "I liked it better when they were ju From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on May 25, 2004 at 11:52 p.m..
More Utah Gov Feeds! "The Utah State Legislature has a bill tracker with an RSS feed. You create a customer list of bills to track and then subscribe to the RSS to get updates in your feed reader. The only thing I'd wish for is some way to browse bills, but this is functional. There's a second application for tracking committee actions. Very cool!" [Windley's Enterprise Computing Webl From The Shifted Librarian on May 25, 2004 at 11:48 p.m..
Lawmaker tones down anti-Gmail bill From CNET News.com on May 25, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
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