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Rebecca Blood interviews me
Rebecca has posted an email interview with me. The topic is blogging. [Tags: rebeccaBlood blogging]... From Joho the Blog on January 18, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Web Design Key for Online Shoppers
Online shoppers are as influenced by the design and usability of an e-commerce site as they are by the product offerings. From ClickZ Stats on January 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Four ways to save big on the cost of college
As the financial aid season heats up, here are a few moves that can save families thousands. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on January 18, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Accountability vs. anonymity
Bruce Schneier replies to Kevin Kelly's warnings about anonymity. I'm with Schneier on this one because of the practical consequences, in the real world, of limiting anonymity and increasing the ability to tie our online identities back to our real world ones. [Tags: anonymity bruceSchneier kevinKelly]... From Joho the Blog on January 18, 2006 at 4:49 p.m..

Dan Bricklin's wikiCalc
Yesterday, I saw Dan Bricklin demo his new project, wikiCalc. It's a wiki spreadsheet. Like a spreadsheet, it does calculations on figures in a grid, and lets you enter formatted, cell-straddling text. Like a wiki, it lets anyone with permission make changes. It's such a good idea that I thought we must already all be using it. It's in alpha, so it's not yet a full-featured spreadsheet, but it's getting there quickly. Because it's AJAX-y, the cell editing is interactive. And it's open source. Great idea and looks like a cool implementation. [Tags: wikicalc wi From Joho the Blog on January 18, 2006 at 4:49 p.m..

Weblife - an access provider moves towards enabling
Just back from a press-conference together with Martin Bredl and Stefan Tweraser, both from Telekom Austria. I was invited to participate in a Telekom Austria press-conference on their new web-service called weblife. It's excellent for an access provider to get rid of the idea that providing content is the best thing they can do to entertain their From thomas n. burg | randgänge on January 18, 2006 at 4:47 p.m..

Auction site course up for grabs
A college is offering an insight into the workings of a top auction website. From ScotFEICT on January 18, 2006 at 3:52 p.m..

Blogging conversation
i love blogging. i've blogged for five years now. blogging let's me say what i want. it helps me think,and learn. Free the verse!trouble is, blogging is like talking into a phone without an ear piece. talk, talk, talk. silence, silence, silence. talk, talk, talk. silence, comment, silence. conversation is the ultimate learning technology. it's engaging. yet few people have the opportunity to read the [...] From Internet Time Blog on January 18, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Darren Kuropatwa - Learning and Web 2.0 - Ewan McIntosh - A Difference
There has been a fair amount of blog chatter about a recent video presentation by Ewan McIntosh and a skype-cast involving McIntosh along with Wes Fryer, Miguel Guhlin and Darren Kuropatwa (another link here). I haven't seen the video yet, but I've saved it to my desktop for viewing during the internet-less days ahead. [OLDaily on January 18, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

James Farmer - Non scholae
New advocacy site launched by James Farmer. "nonscholae.org is a site devoted to the responsible use of blogs, instant messaging and other social software in schools. Non scholae sed vitae discimus We learn, not for school, but for life - Seneca, Epistulae We believe that these tools and resources should not be blocked or banned from schools." Some discussion on this here. [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on January 18, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Various authors - Higher Ed BlogCon
This online conference about blogging in academia is being organized (interestingly) by publishing company Thomson-Petersons. It's a good move on their part, and while I probably won't submit anything (I don't submit things) I think it will be worth people's while. Thomson, note, is also the home of the innovative Urchin RSS aggregator, so they have the props to be able to pull this off. Commentary at Weblogg-Ed and A Dif From OLDaily on January 18, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Derek Morrison - SniffingGlu and User Control of Syndication - Auricle
Derek Morrison comments on my recent MyGlu application and offers some insights on user-controlled media. He adds with goodness of his own, "the full commented php scripts which drive my RSS dispenser to anyone else who's interested on a Creative Commons attribution and share-alike basis." [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on January 18, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Michael Feldstein - Blackboard by the Numbers - E-Literate
Commentary on the recent study by Jim Farmer on what it costs Blackboard to gain a new customer. "This sounds a bit like the business strategy of another well-known company: Oracle. One major reason that Oracle acquired Peoplesoft and Seibel is that it's much cheaper to sell more stuff to the same customers than to find new customers." Actually - now that I think of it - I wonder what the WebCT acquisition cost per customer. Hmmmm. Also note some OLDaily on January 18, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Scott Leslie - Reports from the CETIS Vocabularies Project - Ed Tech Post
Reaction to the recent CETIS vocabularies project. "The 121 pages that comprise the first two survey reports, the Pedagogical Vocabularies Review and the Vocabulary Management Technologies Review, seem hardly to justify the tepid 7 page 'Recommendations' document that follows. Study study study, disseminate, more study, pilot a bit, repeat. Sorry guys, I wish I could be more enthusiastic about this; I want to take succour in the belief we can control the growing chaos, find sense through old patterns and methods, but you know From OLDaily on January 18, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Various authors - EducationBridges#1 - Wikibooks - A Textbook Solution - Ed Tech Talk
Discussion of Wikibooks as a textbook solution. It's funny - I saw a link yesterday (not sure where it was) talking about how a Wikipedia article about a school board was better (more accurate, more current) than the school board's own site. Contrast this to Rob Wall on building a school website one blog at a time. [Link] [Tags: Wikipedia, OLDaily on January 18, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Unknown - Gollum
So I bought a traveller's wireless modem and turned my hotel room into a hotspot. I love this technology! I'm off to Edson in a few minutes, so here's a slightly early newsletter for today. I need this link for my RSS Writr application. It's a simplified interface to Wikipedia for kids. Via Ruminate. I also need this del.icio.us to WordPress script. [OLDaily on January 18, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

What went wrong in Iraq?
Andrew Sullivan reviews two books and starts to piece together how "a noble and necessary decision to remove the Saddam Hussein regime result[ed] in such a chaotic occupation." I find it a plausible explanation. No big surprises in the piece except that the sources are Paul Bremer and Bush pal Fred Barnes. [Tags: iraq georgeBush andrewSullivan politics paulBremer]... From Joho the Blog on January 18, 2006 at 1:49 p.m..

Lessig on the Significance of the Read/Write Web
"We do not realise how significant the Read-Write internet could be." --Lawrence Lessig (12/05) So if you've read this site for awhile you know that Lawrence Lessig is one of the people I really admire, not only for his brain but for what he's doing with it. His latest screencast on Google Book Search is definitely worth the look, and anyone who is trying to understand the significance of this Read/Write Web thing we're mucking around in From weblogged News on January 18, 2006 at 1:47 p.m..

Filibustalito
You can get your Senators' phone numbers here if you're inclined to urge them to filibuster Alito. I've been trying to call Kennedy and Kerry, and I'm happy to report that their lines are busy. [Tags: politics alito filibuster]... From Joho the Blog on January 18, 2006 at 12:49 p.m..

Merit Pay
There's an interesting essay on BraveNewWorld about the pitfalls of using "merit pay" to motivate teachers. He uses some of the logic from "Get Back in the Box" to show how extrinsic rewards and "compensation" can actually have the reverse effect on people whose work actually means something to them. From the essay:Douglas Rushkoff, in his new book, Get Back in the Box, talks about oethe obsolete framework of stoking motivation through pay and perks. Mr. Rushkoff From rushkoff.blog on January 18, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Tesatment #2 Reviewed
Here's an excerpt from a wonderful review and insightful explanation of my new series, Testament, from Keith Dallas at SilverBulletComics.com."Testament is the epitome of what Vertigo prides itself as being: thoughtful, sophisticated, controversial, avan From rushkoff.blog on January 18, 2006 at 10:45 a.m..

Connective Learning (Con't)
Ive been doing some more reading in the Jay David Bolter book Writing Space: Computers, Hypertext and the Remediation of Print and Im finding my thinking pushed more and more in terms of the complexities of writing and reading in a Web environment. Again, this interests me because even though the idea and use of hypertext is not new, I think the explosion of Read/Write Web technologies is finally brining it mains From weblogged News on January 18, 2006 at 8:47 a.m..

Periodismo digital
Ayer explicaba a mis alumnos del módulo de Gestión y Desarrollo de Nuevos Medios del Master en Gestión de Empresas de Comunicación algunas de las dificultades objetivas que enfrentan los medios tradicionales para su reconversión en medios digitales. El diagnóstico del nuevo escenario de la comunicación pública es conocido y ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on January 18, 2006 at 5:52 a.m..

Content migration: making it successful
Kassia Krozser has written an article on content migration, including a range of practical suggestions and tips. To quote: In the real world, we all go into content migrations with high hopes and solid plans. Depending on the size of... From Column Two on January 18, 2006 at 5:47 a.m..

Folksonomies: tidying up tags?
Marieke Guy and Emma Tonkin have written an article that looks at what makes folksonomies work. To quote: In this article we look at what makes folksonomies work. We agree with the premise that tags are no replacement for formal... From Column Two on January 18, 2006 at 5:47 a.m..

Elliot Masie's Learning 2005
Auch wenn die Veranstaltung schon ein paar Tage her ist (November): Es ist ein Vergnügen, dieses Protokoll zu lesen! Elliott Masie als Gastgeber kommt nicht ohne Schrammen davon ("Elliot succeeds, despite himself"), so dass die Referenzen vor allem an Sprecher... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 18, 2006 at 4:51 a.m..

Recherchieren im Internet
Schnee, Regen und Eis sorgen dafür, dass ich derzeit die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel zwischen Frankfurt und Wiesbaden benutze. Das hat den Nachteil, dass ich über 90 Minuten für eine Strecke benötige. Der Vorteil: Ich habe Zeit zum Lesen! Die vorliegende... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 18, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

Gov't Cyber-sleuths Focusing on Linux, iPod, Xbox - Paul F. Roberts, eWeek
Cyber-security and computer experts from the government and law enforcement are increasingly concerned with malicious code that runs on Linux and Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X operating systems and threats posed by devices such as iPods and Xboxes. Inte From Techno-News Blog on January 18, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..

Apple helps `mere mortals' create a personal Web site - John Boudreau, Mercury News
Apple Computer, whose click-and-listen iTunes technology helped spawn the digital music revolution, is hoping to do the same with Web publishing. The new Intel-powered Macintosh computers grabbed much of the attention at the Macworld Conference Expo in S From Techno-News Blog on January 18, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..

Faster Wi-Fi Proposal Passes Hurdle - Ed Sutherland, Internet News
Consumers are one step closer to a faster Wi-Fi standard after competing groups voted Wednesday to agree on a proposal led by Intel, Atheros and Broadcom. As a result of a 40-0 vote (including two abstentions) the Enhanced Wireless Consortium joint propo From Techno-News Blog on January 18, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..

Plan Shifts Power to New Orleans Schools
The plan recommends shifting power to individual schools from the much-discredited central school administration in New Orleans. From New York Times: Education on January 18, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

For Students, Figuring Out Answer Sheet Was True Test
The roughly 65,000 seventh graders in New York City who took the statewide English test on Tuesday did not expect to be stumped by the answer sheet. From New York Times: Education on January 18, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

On Education: Outcry, but Few Answers, After Principal Is Removed
A school leader with a record of success is in educational purgatory. From New York Times: Education on January 18, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Ch-ch-changes
The McKinsey Quarterly's free articles are a good read. The current issue's Ten Trends to Watch has some intriguing observations. Technology is not as important as the behavior it provokes. We work not just globally but also instantaneously. We are forming communities and relationships in new ways (indeed, 12 percent of US newlyweds last year met [...] From Internet Time Blog on January 18, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..