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The High-Stakes Testing Debate.
The issue of high-stakes testing has engaged public passions to a degree unprecedented in the annals of educational policy and practice, and protagonists have found the Internet to be a convenient and effective tool in the pursuit of the argument. From
wwwtools on August 22, 2004 at 4:46 p.m..
The Power of Links (Survey Results, Part 4)
(NOTE: This is part 4 of a series exploring the results of the 2004 CONTENTIOUS
Reader Survey, which was completed by 157 respondents as of Aug. 18, 2004. See the complete
index for more survey results. Additional results will be published in future entries.) Question 4 on the 2004 CONTENTIOUS Reader Survey was: How did you first find out about CONTENTIOUS? Here's how the 157 respondents to this question replied:
44.6%: From Contentious Weblog on August 22, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Remembering the mechanical man
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry...Command and Conquer was the first CD-ROM computer game that I truly enjoyed. You could control an entire army, from securing resources to devising stratagems. The background story was incredibly complex, for a game: two sides, the noble GDI and the charismatic Brotherhood of Nod, waged a war on the ground and through propaganda in a bid to be the first to control and understand an organism known as Tiberium that is slowly taking over the world. I used to play it so long, my contact lenses fell out of my head. You could tell there was love put into th From
Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on August 22, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Great Tool, Great Price: Raindance Meeting Edition
"Luigi, I find your newsletter Kolabora News very interesting and insightful but am a little disappointed that there is no mention of the Raindance Meeting Edition solution that was released in March. I am an independent agent of the company... From
Kolabora.com on August 22, 2004 at 4:44 p.m..
Listing facts
In a review of The Prism and the Pendulum, David J Pittenger seems ready to attack the book's entire project, which is to explore the "ten most beautiful experiments in science," when he says that The problem, of course, is that listing facts without some interpretive context is a fool's errand, as is cataloging the top ten all-time hits of all science. "Fortunately," says Pittenger, "[the book's author, Robert P. Crease,] is no fool." Pittenger goes on... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on August 22, 2004 at 4:42 p.m..
Distributed blogging, students, and the election: a sudden anthology
Lots of folks have seen the food bloggers and others run distributed blogging events, where an open invitation goes out to contribute something on a given day for a topic of shared interest to a community. Lots of people publish something that day; they email their links to a single blogger, who posts a digest the next day, creating a sudden anthology of work on the topic. I wonder if there would be enough interest among teachers and then among their students to have a short series... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on August 22, 2004 at 4:42 p.m..
Strange and lovely instruments
Many beautiful and unusual musical instruments can be seen and usually heard at the Oddmusic gallery, including perhaps the quirkiest of all: a harpsichord made almost completely out of Lego blocks. You can hear the Lego keys clicking quite clearly as the musician plays what is otherwise familiar harpsichord music! It's a world of amazing passions and of instrument makers and musicians whose happy missions, it seems, are to play as soloists until the rest of the band catches up. I salute... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on August 22, 2004 at 4:42 p.m..
PRISM 1.2 available for public comment
PRISM 1.2 is now available for a 45-day period of
public comment. PRISM stands for "Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata". From yesterday's press release: "PRISM defines a set of XML metadata vocabularies that assist in automating repetitive tasks that are used in accessing, managing, tracking and repurposing content. The PRISM Specification and the PRISM Aggregator DTD, which is an application of the PRISM Specification, provide tools for interoperability so that o From
Open Access News on August 22, 2004 at 4:39 p.m..
OA helping bring science to the public
An invisible hand? The Economist, August 19, 2004. An unsigned news story on the Allais effect in physics, which seems to show a pendulum pick up speed during a solar eclipse. Excerpt: "If the effect is real, it could indicate a hitherto unperceived flaw in General Relativity --the current explanation of how gravity works. That would be a bombshell....So attempts to duplicate Dr Allais's observation are important. However, they have had mixed success, leading sceptics to question whether there was From
Techno-News Blog on August 22, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
Shifty Tiles Bring Walking to VR - Technology Review
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba and ATR Media Information Research Labs in Japan have constructed a moving floor that allows the user to stay in place while walking in a virtual environment. The device makes it possible to literally move thr From
Techno-News Blog on August 22, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
The Center on Reinventing Public Education
It would seem that it is impossible to avoid the constant hand-wringing that goes on in academic and popular circles about the problems faced by most, if not all, major urban school districts across the United States. The Center on Reinventing Public E From
Educational Technology on August 22, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
CyberSchoolBus
Online since the heady boom days of the Internet back in 1996, the United Nations Cyberschoolbus is part of a broader mission to promote education about international issues and the United Nations. The overall mission of the project is "to provide exce From
Educational Technology on August 22, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
What's Important About Innovation? (Ross Mayfield)
Lawrence Lessig asks, who cares about innovation? We hold creating the new as something we worship, but how valuable is it compared to other missions? He concludes with some great thoughts for developers of Social Software (especially those creating social... From
Corante: Social Software on August 22, 2004 at 4:38 p.m..
Good Presentation Tips + RSS Newsfeed
Ellen Finkelstein does it again with a great resource of information for PowerPoint presenters. PowerPoint Tips brings together the best and most useful advice collected by the author over the years. Tips include everything from how to utilize a Summary... From
Robin Good's Latest News on August 22, 2004 at 4:37 p.m..
Spinsanity
AKMA suggests that every newspaper syndicate Spinsanity. Can we get an amen?! Or, even better, maybe newspapers could start reporting on what's true and not just what candidates claim. Speaking of AKMA, I'm enjoying watching him think through issues around James. This writing and thinking and public, a Web trend accelerated by blogging, is a big deal.... From
Joho the Blog on August 22, 2004 at 4:37 p.m..
RSS made clear
Halley points us to a piece by Dan Bricklin wrote a while ago that explains RSS so clearly that you could varnish your furniture with it. Nice writing.... From
Joho the Blog on August 22, 2004 at 4:37 p.m..
Express your opinions, get fired
A man in West Virginia was fired for heckling President Bush at a campaign rally, according to the Saturday Gazette-Mail: Glen Hiller, of Berkeley Springs, was escorted from the Hedgesville High School event on Tuesday after shouting comments about the Iraq war and the failure to find weapons of mass destruction there. The crowd had easily drowned out Hiller with cheers of "Four More Years, Four More Years.'' Arriving at his job with Octavo Designs in Frederick, Md., on Wednesday morning, Hiller said he was told that he had embarrassed and offended a client who had provided the ticke From
Joho the Blog on August 22, 2004 at 4:37 p.m..
Hanging Out with Wyatt Earp
Who needs Broadway? Last night we were at the "theater" in Pine Arizona (that is the town community hall, an old school gym that still has the wooden basketball court floor), with $7 tickets to see the one performance by
Wyatt Earp - that is his name and he is the great nephew of the
Earp that was made famous for the Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone. Earp had been doing a show in a tent at an old mining camp north of Scottsdale
--> From cogdogblog on August 22, 2004 at 4:36 p.m..
Weblogs in Libraries
A pretty straightforward presentation about the potentials of Weblogs in libraries and schools. This paragraph, however, caught my eye: I think the late Douglas Adams would have approved of weblogs. The snowflake/blizzard analogy may refer to something completely different, but it does seem to encapsulate their very essence, i.e. something which starts life small, but which gradually 'snowballs' into something bigger as more people contribute comments, ideas, news, etc. Above all weblogs can, and should be, fun - which is perhaps why they appeal to children and are be From
weblogged News on August 22, 2004 at 4:36 p.m..
Olympic-Sized Arrogance
AP: Olympians largely barred from blogging. Athletes may be the center of attention at the Olympic Games, but don't expect to hear directly from them online -- or see snapshots or video they've taken. This is about greed, nothing more and nothing less. It is about the historically corrupt International Olympic Committee's desire to please the giant media organizations to which it has sold "rights" to tell and show the world what is happening. The irony here is t From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on August 22, 2004 at 4:34 p.m..
Keeping Your Customer in Mind: 6 Steps to Crafting Your Customer’s Experience
{Distance Learning} Have your customer service complaints increased? Do you have a plan in place for dealing with customer service? Well help is here! Based on the eBook, "Keep Your Customer in Mind", Kim Beasley will instruct a distant learning class that helps you customize the customer service plan for your business. Registration ongoing until September 5 and class starts September 7. [PRWEB Aug 22, 2004] From
PR Web on August 22, 2004 at 4:33 p.m..
Back to school Time Means High Tech Fundraising Methods for Many Groups
School groups, sports teams, clubs, and other non-profit groups are gearing up for start of the new school year with a way to help the environment and raise funds. People with old cell phones can donate them to a worthy cause through a web site that collects the phones and sends payments to a sponsoring organization. Consumers can help the environment and a worthwhile cause without spending any money out of their pocket. [PRWEB Aug 22, 2004] From
PR Web on August 22, 2004 at 4:33 p.m..
Who Cares about Innovation?
Technologists are divided in some ways, but united by a common faith. Stated simply, we worship innovation. Openist, deregulationist, libertarian, or cyber-anarchist all take innovation as deliverance. Our battles are mostly internecine warfare, fights about how best to achieve that common goal. But how often do we ask ourselves: Why?... From
Lessig Blog on August 22, 2004 at 4:33 p.m..
You Say You Wanna Revolution
Do you hate the government? Do you want to smash the corporate slave state? Are you an anarchist, punk, eco-freak with a bad haircut and attitude? Is your idea of a fun hobby sitting in your basement practicing your bomb-making skills? Do you listen to Rage Against the Machine all the time and have your walls lined with posters of Che Guevara? Do you actually want to do something to bring about the Revolution instead of getting stoned and rambling about the Zapatistas? Well here's something easy and powerful you can do to help bring the walls down: Vot From
D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on August 22, 2004 at 4:33 p.m..
Does Nick Carr matter?
Strategy+business concludes that a controversial new book on the strategic value of information technology is flawed--but correct. From
CNET News.com on August 22, 2004 at 4:33 p.m..