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Microsoft, Patents and Linux: A Shoe Drops
CNet:
Ballmer attacks Linux on patent front. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer warned on Thursday that Linux may not really be free given the intellectual-property risks that could be posed by the open-source operating system. Answering questions after a speech to government officials in Singapore, Ballmer noted that entities using Linux could be opening themselves up to intellectual-property litigation. So here it comes. Microsoft has been vaguely threatening to use " From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 18, 2004 at 10:47 p.m..
No Surrender
From the discussions taking place online, on editorial pages, and on university campuses since the election, it's easy to see that progressives have gotten themselves in a bind. Under the assumption that "the values thing" really is what led to their loss, they are wondering about how to craft a sustaining myth of their own that is as powerful and comforting as whatever it was the Right was using. In the face of a defeat apparently based more on emotion than logic, it's not a surprising conclusion to have reached. After all, a vast majority of Bush voters actually agreed From
rushkoff.blog on November 18, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..
New Book From O'Reilly... Wireless Hacks..
oreilly.com -- Online Catalog: Wireless Hacking Just a few of the things you'll learn from this book... * Use existing Ethernet cables to provide low-voltage power to Access Points with no additional source of electricity. * Install Linux and FreeBSD on low-cost (under $150) Soekris single-board computers. * Modify the firmware of your Linksys WRT54g. * Construct Solar Powered Access Points and Repeaters for your Wi-Fi network. * WarDrive for wireless access points with tools like Kismet and NetStumbler. * Install an antenna without killing yourself or changing the earth's orbit. * E From
Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 18, 2004 at 9:49 p.m..
Sächsisches Archivblatt
http://www.sachsen.de/de/bf/verwaltung/archivverwaltung/index.html PDF-Download des neuen Heftes 2004/2 INHALTSVERZEICHNIS Prüfung der Sächsischen Archivverwaltung durch den Rechnungshof abgeschlossen (Dr. Jürgen Rainer Wolf) 3 Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau – ein wertvoller Archivbestand (Bernd Scheperski) 3 Zur Benutzung der sächsischen Staatsarchive seit 1990 (Dr. Jörg Ludwig) 5 Begutachtung von flutges From
Archivalia on November 18, 2004 at 6:53 p.m..
Stadtarchiv Neuss
http://www.stadtarchiv-neuss.de/kon3.htm Meistens wenn ich in Neuss bin (also so ziemlich jedes Wochenende seit über sechs Jahren) hat das Stadtarchiv zu, aber netterweise wurde archiv.twoday.net nach archiv.net (nunc: augias.net) trotzdem als "Archivportal" in die Linkliste aufgenommen. Die Homepage weist übrigens vorbildlich auch eine Reihe Volltexte auf (weniger vorbildlich in den Microschrott-Formaten doc und rtf). From
Archivalia on November 18, 2004 at 6:53 p.m..
Scholarly Googling
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research.
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Open Artifact on November 18, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..
AtomFilms and CustomFlix team up
AtomFilms and CustomFlix announced that for the first-time, short film fans can peruse the award-winning AtomFilms collection online, select their favorite films, and order a customized DVD. This new capability is made possible with today s release of
the AtomFilms Custom DVD Store, powered by CustomFlix s Build-Your-Own DVD service. From
unmediated on November 18, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..
W3C pushes for more strict standards compliance
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the body responsible for defining such important web standards as XHTML, XML, and SVG, is gathering in Barcelona, Spain to figure out how to best ensure that all of their mobile-friendly standards are actually used. The meeting deliberately coincides with a meeting of the Open Mobile Alliance, and the two groups will be working together to try to solve the various problems plaguing mobile web access today. In particular, the vast majority of web sites today are designed for desktop PCs with big screens, high resolutions, and broadband connections From
unmediated on November 18, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..
Thursday: Shall we license journalists?
A scary thought is hidden in NBC News president Neil Shapiro's thoughtful op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal on the need for a
federal shield law for journalists. Shapiro compares journalists with psychologists, lawyers and doctors, each of whom have federal protections for confidentiality.Unfortunately, there is no federal statute that supports the rights of journalists to protect confidential sources. The law provides confidentiality for psychoth From
unmediated on November 18, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..
Remote-control hunting
Live-Shot already lets people practise shooting at targets via the internet and plans to them them use a remote-controlled rifle to shoot down deers, mouflon sheeps, antelopes and wild pigs as they roam around a 133-hectare Texas ranch. John Underwood got the idea a year ago when he was watching deer via a webcam on another net site, "We were looking at a beautiful white-tail buck and my friend said 'I From
unmediated on November 18, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..
Make Your Releases Easy to Link to (Online Media Outreach, Part 6)
Returning to my series on online media outreach, I'd like to highlight one of the most annoying problems I've encountered in online press rooms: Press releases or other informational materials that you can't link to directly -- at least not easily.... (NOTE: This is part 6 of a 10-part series) From
Contentious Weblog on November 18, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
No PDF Press Releases, Please! (Online Media Outreach, Part 7)
Perhaps the most common gaffe I see in online press rooms is when organizations post press releases only in pdf format. I understand why this usually happens: In some organizations, it's easier and faster to take the release you created for print or fax distribution in a word processor and simply save it as a pdf file. That's great from the publisher's perspective, lousy from the journalist's perspective. Here's why... (NOTE: This is part 7 of a 10-part series.) From
Contentious Weblog on November 18, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..
Bloggers Are Talking About You; Link to Them
My Poynter colleague Larry Larsen pointed out the blog-aggregation site
Memeorandum, which is worth a look for its model of taking a news story off the Web and attaching to it links to several blogs that have commented on the story. The site isn't new, but I hadn't paid it much attention before now.It's a cool idea -- one that mainstream news sites might want to consider borrowing. Many sites already solicit and attach public comments to the end of articles. How about also attaching links to what bloggers are saying about From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 18, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..
Blog Buying Frenzy?
Over at Wired News, Adam Penenberg
predicts the future of media buyouts in the world after Dow Jones
agreed to acquire Marketwatch for half a billion dollars. More big-media online transactions? Nope, he says, and I agree. The buyouts we'll most likely see in 2005 will be media companies acquiring successful blogs -- for much, much less money. When the U.S. election gave bloggers such a publicity boost, that helped set From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 18, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..
Copyright infringement suits launched by American film industry
After some weeks of
advance notice , the film industry's lobbying group has
launched lawsuits against hundred of alleged copyright infringers. One lawsuit, obtained by The Associated Press, targets 18 individuals and was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in St. Louis. Other lawsuits are believed to have been filed in New York, Philadelphia and other areas with large concentrations of hig From
NITLE Tech News on November 18, 2004 at 2:00 p.m..
The Scholarly Google, Journalists' Friend
Google has rolled out its beta search service for scholarly literature,
Google Scholar, and it looks to be a very handy tool for journalists. I did a quick search for
"online journalism" and came up with 350 results. Beat reporters will surely use this service to come up with story ideas and stay plugged in to what's coming out of the academic world regarding their topic areas.Out of curiosity, I also
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 18, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
Nuevo canal de Actualidad de Terra
Hoy se ha estrenado la versión 1.0 del nuevo Canal de Actualidad de Terra: "Toda la actualidad del dÃa en el mismo sitio... nacional, internacional, sociedad, vÃdeos, reportajes, especiales, entrevistas. Podrás estar al corriente de lo más importante de un... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 18, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..
Berkeley to Congress: "People Rule Here, not Corporate Interests."
The Berkeley City Council adopted the "Resolution to Preserve Local Sovereignty and Oppose CAFTA" by unanimous consent Tuesday night. Negotiated by the office of President Bush's appointed U.S. Trade Representative without meaningful input from those likely to be adversely affected, the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) "undermines more than two centuries of American constitutional values," per the California State Senate Select Committee on International Trade Policy. [PRWEB Nov 18, 2004] From
PR Web on November 18, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
[ Google Scholar ]
New this morning is Google Scholar, currently in beta. According to their FAQ: Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use... From
futureStep | net.tech, academia, society & culture on November 18, 2004 at 1:02 p.m..
Semantic focus of technology utilization
Each type of technology that we use can be categorized differently depending on the objective that motivated us to pick it up. Take word processing software as a technology, for example. I might use it to create a family newsletter, using merge fields to customize the physical paper output that will be delivered by mail to friends and family. My daughter might use the same application to write a report that will be assessed by her elementary-school teacher, incorporating some clip art and images from our digital camera. My wife might then use the application to open a document that she and oth From
Stand Up Eight on November 18, 2004 at 1:01 p.m..
EphemeraNow.com - Retro Ads
Looking for commercial art from mid-century america? Check out Space Age Modern > Car Art > Old Ads > 1950s Graphic Art" href="http://www.ephemeranow.com/main.htm">EphemeraNow > Space Age Modern > Car Art > Old Ads > 1950s Graphic Art. According to the... From
Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on November 18, 2004 at 1:00 p.m..
Speech recognition circa 2004
If you've never tried dictation, you can get a sense of how it works by watching a video
screencast I made shortly after I installed Version 8 of NaturallySpeaking. The out-of-the-box experience was dramatically better than before. It got even better when I fed the program all the articles and blog entries I've written during the past few years. ... What I find most interesting about this process is the way in which I train the computer to be an From
Jon's Radio on November 18, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..
[ Mac PVR ]
Plextor announces their new ">video capture/PVR solution that is set to retail at only $229. This is making me seriously consider my stalled Myth TV project, although I am still very much attracted to the open nature of that software.... From
futureStep | net.tech, academia, society & culture on November 18, 2004 at 12:02 p.m..
Flash-based Video Conferencing Solutions On The Web
Stephen Shapiro wrote me yestersay via email: "I run a company called SchoolFusion.com. We presently manage classroom websites and are looking for a video/voice collaboration tool as an add-on. Since we're dealing with schools we are looking for something written... From
Kolabora.com on November 18, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..
Wieviel Bildung brauchen wir?
Dieses Buch fällt bei mir unter die Rubrik "Wiedergelesen". Aber es ist nach wie vor einer der besten und unkonventionellsten Beiträge zum Thema "Humankapital". Kurz zusammengefasst: Im ersten Teil stellen die Autoren allerhand Überlegungen an zu den Investitionen in... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 18, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..
US Troops Investigated
In a re-run of a media escapade from the Vietnam War, a US soldier was caught on film shooting an injured, unarmed prisoner. From
kuro5hin.org on November 18, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
The Myth of Doomed Data
I just ran across an interesting essay by Simson Garfinkel on "The Myth of Doomed Data." It's not the whole story, of course, but it is a powerful rejoinder to those who insist that the digital future will simply erase the digital past, over and over. Here's a taste: Some argue that ... From
Gardner Writes on November 18, 2004 at 11:02 a.m..
Multimedia narrative at CET, day two: November 2004
Today is the second day of the November CET Multimedia Narrative workshop. Here's the agenda: 9:00 HYPHEN 11:45 Production of components, continued - iMovie, voiceovers, images 11:45 HYPHEN 1:00 Lunch 1:00 HYPHEN 4:00 Constructing the video Links and resources are... From
MANE IT Network on November 18, 2004 at 10:58 a.m..
Best practices
Will calls one portion of his site by that name, and rightly so. This particular entry should be etched into the monitor frames of all of our laptops: Teach2Edify . . . [is] a good example of the teacher putting in the effort to highlight posts from student blogs in one central area. Barbara Ganley really does this well too, and it's almost a requirement, I think, if you want to build community in the class. Remove "almost" and it will be perfect. It takes six months for... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on November 18, 2004 at 10:53 a.m..
Blog as bazaar
In her own blog, Vera, a student of instructional technology at Beijing Normal University, describes her vision of a teacher's blog as an intersection of a class's intellectual life, using the idea of a bazaar: It follows that I've been doing my little project about blog for months. My mentor's blog has been built up since 2 and half months ago and he has been using it during his course for more than a month. Unfortunately, most of the diaries are written by me as notices about teaching... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on November 18, 2004 at 10:53 a.m..
Internet Scholar Advocates Blogs in Ed
From Oregon State University comes
this article about Internet scholar Laura Gurak and her support of Weblogs in the classroom. Specifically she was speaking about the implications for writing instruction, and apparently the crowd got into a "spirited debate" over whether or not blogging was indeed a form of writing. Sorry I missed it. Some good quotes from a relatively short article, among them this one: "We (writing teachers) need to embrace what's really going on," Gurak said. "For te From
weblogged News on November 18, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..
Cowardly Media Bow to Right-Wing Pressure
Frank Rich (NY Times):
Bono's New Casualty: 'Private Ryan'. Even without being threatened, American news media at first sanitized the current war, whether through carelessness or jingoism, proving too credulous about everything from weapons of mass destruction to "Saving Private Lynch" to "Mission Accomplished." During the early weeks of the invasion, carnage of any kind was kept off TV screens, as if war could be cost-free. Once the press did get its act together and From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 18, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/ Google introduceert een testversie van een speciale zoekservice gericht op wetenschappelijke gegevens: artikelen, rapporten, proefschriften, en sites met wetenschappelijk verantwoorde inhoud. Ook zijn tot op zekere hoogte citaties naar werken geindexeerd. De software slaagt er vaak in om ook titel en auteur van het aangetroffen werk te tonen. Helaas gaat de link vaak naar een pagina van een tijdschrift, waar dan alsnog alleen een abstract (soms) ter beschikking is. Een eerste indruk is dat deze zoekdienst duidelijk nog moet groeien - maar even duidelijk is dat he From
CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on November 18, 2004 at 9:59 a.m..
A morning chortle
I had a nice chortle in a faculty search committee meeting the other day. We were discussing qualities of candidates we wanted to bring in. Some on the committee expressed interest in candidates with nice personalities, good teamwork skills, and those who could get along with students well. All necessary qualities.
¶ I brought up an interest in building depth in the technical skills within our group; something I feel i From
Open Artifact on November 18, 2004 at 9:57 a.m..
Personalized RSS Alerts to Monitor Linking and Mentions
This is very cool!
BigPow is an RSS search. You can create feeds based on branded keywords or on your url to determine who is linking to you. Very cool! Ego searches...create a persistent search on your own name, or company, or product. You'll get any new results delivered direct to your news aggregator. Track incoming links...create a search on Google where the key word is "link:http://www.yoursite.com" The results returned will show you who is linking to you. Enter the url that is generated into From
RSS Blog on November 18, 2004 at 8:59 a.m..
Dynamic Content that Appears Static - Search Engines Will Love You!
There is nothing search engines like more than static content that changes on a regular basis. Yesterday we implemented a php script to dynamically pull content from our RSS feed. The best thing is that search engines "see" the actual content of the feed as a part of the web page. Meaning the contents of the RSS feed will be spidered which should help search engine ranking. The script was surprisingly easy to use and will be available for free use in a few days on the
FeedForAll website. Simply
email them if you want to be notifie From
RSS Blog on November 18, 2004 at 8:59 a.m..
Blogadicción: la prueba
Mucho más divertida que ¿Does your weblog own you?, es esta simpática prueba de Blogadicción (tuve 15 aciertos) que nos propone Pablo de Abundando. Un post muy elaborado, de los que ayudan a crear comunidad (que despertará las iras de... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 18, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..
Google Scholar
Indispensable herramienta para investigadores y estudiantes: Google Scholar acaba de ser lanzada en versión beta. Como solemos hacer los académicos en estos casos: a) primero nos buscamos, b) luego leemos de qué va el asunto, y si a) ha sido... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 18, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..
Google Scholar
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
http://scholar.google.com [via
hebig.org] From
PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on November 18, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..
Ultrathin Carbon Speeds Circuits - Technology Review
With silicon chipmaking technology facing the end of its viability in a decade or so, scientists are looking for alternative computer chip materials. One promising candidate is the carbon nanotube. Nanotubes are rolled-up sheets of carbon atoms that h From
Techno-News Blog on November 18, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..
Gates: Passwords passe - Dan Ilett, CNET
News Passwords will soon be a thing of the past, replaced by biometric and smart-card technology, Bill Gates reiterated on Tuesday. Speaking at the Microsoft IT Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Microsoft chair predicted that people will soon rely on a From
Techno-News Blog on November 18, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed ...
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 18, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..
Web surfing is dead!
Web surfing is dead! Latest in the series of
X is dead memes. Or to put it in another way. The monolithic, universally serving, home page is dead. Long live blog posts and microcontent. People will find web pages not by clicking in a way designers imagine in classic web design but by choosing the pages they find on your site through search, syndication and aggregation. Don't try to control eyeballs and try to envision click paths. Instead focus on what From
Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 18, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
Elections, News Media and Public Opinion
Del 24 al 26 de noviembre tendrá lugar en Pamplona la Conferencia Regional de la World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), centrada en el tema: Elections, News Media and Public Opinion (ver programa). En la presentación del congreso, mi... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 18, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
Wisconsin to Invest in Stem Cells
California's not the only state willing to throw money at the controversial research. Wisconsin's governor plans to spend $750 million building two research centers and supporting scientists studying cardiovascular illnesses and other diseases. From
Wired News on November 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Stem Cells Feed Brain Tumors
Researchers discover stem cells that initiate and maintain the growth of brain cancer tumors. The study could lead to new treatments for many types of cancer. By Kristen Philipkoski. From
Wired News on November 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Advertisers Muscle Into RSS
There's no escaping advertising. Show even a modicum of success, and marketers start looking for a way in. Really Simple Syndication feeds are the latest target. By Daniel Terdiman. From
Wired News on November 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Jak of All Trades, Master of Fun
The latest installment in this PlayStation 2 action series tries to be all games to all players. To its credit, Jak 3 largely succeeds. By Chris Kohler. From
Wired News on November 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Web Media Buyouts Coming? Kinda
MarketWatch is sold for $500 million and Slate is next. Will there be a spate of other sites on the block? Probably, but the most fevered M & #038;A activity will be among blogs. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. From
Wired News on November 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Wheels of Progress Turn Slowly
Despite burgeoning demand for hybrids, carmakers remain conservative about manufacturing them. So, if you want one, be prepared to wait. By John Gartner. From
Wired News on November 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
FCC Crackdown Could Spread
With more conservatives in power, the Federal Communications Commission may become more forceful about indecency fines. The agency may even try to expand its jurisdiction into cable TV, satellite radio and the internet. By Randy Dotinga. From
Wired News on November 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
TV of the people, by the people, for the people
Glenn Reynolds takes off on the explosion of TV to say something more
fundamental about news:Journalism isn't a profession, but an activity. And it's an activity that technology is putting within the reach of many more Americans. That's bad news if you're Dan Rather, but it's good news for the rest of us. From
unmediated on November 18, 2004 at 5:56 a.m..
Internet Access Tax?
Lawmakers are trying to avoid it. Washington lawmakers continue the debate over whether or not internet access should be taxed. With state level Regulatory control over VoIP banned by the FCC, many states are looking toward a state-level sales tax to help pad their coffers.
Reuters is reporting that The House could vote on the measure to permanently ban such taxes on Thursday or Friday. From
unmediated on November 18, 2004 at 5:56 a.m..
Yamaha YSP-1 Digital Sound Projector
"Yamaha comes around with a new and semi-interesting looking product called the "
Digital Sound Projector," which is probably the first innovative attempt I've seen at virtual surround sound technology in a while. The speaker looks much like many other elongated speakers when it's got its cover on, but on the inside, you'll notice that the Digital Sound Projector is in fact a collection of 40 4cm speakers ... the sound get projected out of the speaker at certain angles depending on what combination of the 40 smaller sp From
unmediated on November 18, 2004 at 5:56 a.m..
Revolution will not be TiVo-ed
There was a time, when a small company made everyone on Madison Avenue sweat. It gave consumers powers to skip through commercials and record television shows, freeing them from the tyranny of a time-bound television experience. It was TiVo, the Che Guevara of the consumer electronics. It started a revolution, which forced companies big and small, from Comcast to Microsoft, to change their digital media plans. It inspired copy cats, and for the first time created a “user defined” technology experience. It never made money…. infact, it lost money…. tons o From
unmediated on November 18, 2004 at 5:56 a.m..
87% of Americans participate in online communities
Personal Democracy Forum (see previous post) reports on a
new survey by ACNeilsen: 87 percent of all Americans say they are a part of an online community, and while shared personal interests, hobbies and health-related communities rank very high, 49 percent of Americans also say they participate in public issue sites. That's more than who say they belong to professional groups (37%) and school volunteer groups (30%). Online community members ar From
unmediated on November 18, 2004 at 5:56 a.m..
The Muddle Machine: Confessions of a Texbook Editor
Dieser Artikel hat garantiert NICHTS mit e-Learning oder anderen trendy Bildungsprojekten zu tun, sondern wirft einen amüsanten und lehrreichen Blick hinter die Kulissen der amerikanischen Schulbuchproduktion. Man erfährt z.B. wie Texas bestimmt, was der Rest des Landes liest, und... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 18, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
ePortfolios: Revolutionising eLearning
Dieser Artikel ist zwar schon ein paar Tage alt, markiert aber meinen Einstieg ins Thema "ePortfolio". Wie der Titel bereits vermuten lässt, sparen die Autoren nicht an starken Worten: "There is still considerable confusion regarding what eLearning is about: it... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 18, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..
Glipto29 + Rayuela Fotoblog = Sampler_29
Los autores de Glipto29 (Molina y DonadÃo) y de Rayuela Fotoblog (Man) han lanzado el fotolog conjunto Sampler_29. Entre Argentina y Francia, con la Red como puente y ventana, fotomontajes de autor. Pasen y vean.... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 18, 2004 at 4:52 a.m..
Pressed flower of blog bloom
It's a month shy of one year since my '
the bloom is off the blog' post. I haven't spent much time in the homoLudens digital garden. I guess I've been teaching others how to dig up
Manila soil elsewhere. When the holidays arrive, I'll weed and clear clutter here, and post a permanent pointer to sites where a bunch of colleagues are doing the "education CMS" thing. Meanwhile, temporary pointers follow.
homoLudens III on November 18, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
GFT Claims Victory With Court Ordering the Education Policy Board to Negotiate in Good Faith or Else Face the Consequences
GFT claims a major victory against the Guam Educations Policy Boards ('BOARD') in it's efforts to ensure negotiations are conducted in good faith. The Honorable Steven S. Unpingco orders the BOARD to either ratify or state specific objections to negotiate the tentative agreement for Department of Education ('DOE') employees by December 15, 2004 or "the Court will do what it can do at the peril of the Board." GFT's efforts are not only aimed at advocating the cause of its members, but at safeguarding the education of Guam's children. [PRWEB Nov 18, 2004] From
PR Web on November 18, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
Report Shows Widespread Use of E-learning Among Nonprofits
The first-ever Nonprofit and Association E-learning Survey shows wide and growing adoption of e-learning among nonprofit organizations and associations, with more than 54 percent of total respondents either using e-learning or planning to in the next 12 months. [PRWEB Nov 18, 2004] From
PR Web on November 18, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
Retired Educator Develops Lifeline for Parents
Retired teacher offers tips to parents and teachers on how to enhance a child's learning and promote his well being. She communicates her ideas with her book, a web site, and through speaking engagements. [PRWEB Nov 18, 2004] From
PR Web on November 18, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
Students see explosion of information, resources
E-mail. Lecture notes, old exams, grade books and library resources online. Lap-top test taking. Virtual science labs and 3-D modeling. Hybrid classes. Distance learning courses and degree programs. E-learning for college and high school students is evolving and expanding an... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on November 18, 2004 at 3:54 a.m..
A Primer on faceted navigation and guided navigation
Steve Papa has written a primer on faceted navigation. To quote: You've likely heard the buzz by now: faceted navigation truly changes the ground rules for KM, and for the many related applications where users need to find information, ranging... From
Column Two on November 18, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Miami-Dade College Using WebCt 4.0
As part of our commitment to support college-wide use of the new WebCT 4.0 Campus Edition, MDC Virtual College and College Training & Development have combined efforts to develop the following self-study materials to supplement the official WebCT Instructor Manual... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on November 18, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..
WVNET Online Teaching and Learning Resources
A collection of useful sites dealing with the most important issues related to online learning: learning styles, teaching, community building, accessibility, copyright issues, and comparisons of online course management systems. This information is focused on WebCT. These tips can help... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on November 18, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..
New Tool: Online Users for WebCT
Renbo Huang, one of the talented e-Learning Analysts with ITServices (UBC's central IT unit) has developed a nice little application that interprets log file stored by WebCT in a very useful way - producing information that is relevant to system... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on November 18, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..
Drupal and Community Sites
We're using
Drupal, an open-source content management system, in our Hong Kong University class on new media, for a class project about Hong Kong politics. I'm amazed at the progress this software has made since the last time I looked at it -- an assortment of enhancements that make it powerful and flexible. It's not easy enough to use for average people yet, however. Some of the arcane terminology shouts that programmers have written this. Let's hope the Drupal community can make it more user-friendly. From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 18, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Accessible Links
Some guidelines for accessible hyperlinks that I emailed to someone awhile ago... Most important, make sure the actual link is descriptive (not just the surrounding text). Users of screen readers can tab through links and the screen reader reads only the linked content. If the link reads "Click Here" or "Download Now." If a graphic is really necessary and used for a linked item, be sure that is has an appropriate alt tags Consider use of the title attribute if needed for documents with long titles or documents offered in multiple formats When possible, avoid the use of pop-up windows. If neces From
Curb Cut Learning on November 18, 2004 at 1:52 a.m..
Is Discourse Human Research?
At a recent meeting of writing instructors, we learned that students who conduct surveys for freshman composition courses are potentially violating campus policies regarding human research. Some have received warning letters from our campus' Human Research Committee. This surprised me, mostly because I have never encountered this issue before in... From
PEDABLOGUE on November 17, 2004 at 11:51 p.m..
Hot Technologies in K-12 Education
As technology companies introduce innovative products and services for the education market, school districts have the opportunity to invest in technologies designed to improve instruction and operations"from teaching, learning and assessments to organizational efficiency. From
DEC Daily News on November 17, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..
The Story of the Online Textbook
As Internet access increases across the nation, many school districts have seen the wisdom in adopting online textbooks By Michelle Gamble-Risley - November 2004 From
DEC Daily News on November 17, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..