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Film gives freshmen a first lesson
Some colleges are promoting film discussions, rather than reading analysis, for new student orientation. Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 13, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Backstory: College life by the numbers
As colleges reopen, here's a statistical snapshot of life on campus - without any calculus thrown in. < From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 13, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Is early admission unfair?
Harvard's decision to scrap the practice has sparked debate on how colleges should pick students. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 13, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Piercing the Veil of Lonelygirl15
After confessing that the YouTube mystery teen's video diaries are works of fiction, the creators of the character say they're not pimping a Hollywood film or anything evil like that. They just wanted to tell a really compelling story. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Crime and Punishment Made Easy
A Chinese court uses software to help determine sentences in more than 1,500 cases, covering wrongdoing like robbery, rape, murder and state-security offenses. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

NSA Bill Performs a Patriot Act
Under the guise of reining in the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping program, the Senate Judiciary Committee approves a bill that would dramatically expand the government's domestic surveillance capabilities, and usher in a new age of rampant monitoring. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Is early admission unfair?
Harvard's decision to scrap the practice has sparked debate on how colleges should pick students. Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 13, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Gender-Swapping Pop Singers
The singer from Muse is actually Gwen Stefani. But wait, Gwen Stefani is actually Ricky Martin! In Table of Malcontents. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

ITunes 7 DRM Already Cracked
The latest version of Hymn strips DRM protection from songs purchased from the iTunes 7 store, enabling playback on non-iPod gadgets. In Listening Post. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Rose on Netscape's 'Bad Idea'
Digg.com founder Kevin Rose tells of new enhancements at his social news site and slams Netscape's paid-submissions model. Plus: Additional live coverage from the Future of Web Apps Summit in San Francisco. In Monkey Bites. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

ITunes 7 DRM Already Cracked
The latest version of Hymn can already remove DRM protection from songs purchased from the iTunes 7 store to enable playback on non-iPod players. In Listening Post. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Suicide Girls Interview
Here's a fun one: Rushkoff interviewed by Daniel Robert Epstein on Suicide Girls. It's a particular honor, since the "Babylon" club in the comic is based on my notion of what Suicide Girls could become in coming decades. Like I told Daniel in the interview:"What has to happen in my story is that in order for our characters to really liberate themselves from Torah, without just being Satanists or anti-Torah, punk reactionaries, is they From rushkoff.blog on September 13, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

“Disciplined Liberty”?
During my citizenship ceremony, the federal court judge made some remarks and used what I thought was an unusual phrase - “disciplined liberty” - it sounded wrong to me, but maybe I’m just ignorant of its roots. From Serious Instructional Technology on September 13, 2006 at 1:46 p.m..

Control Your Universe
The Logitech Harmony 1000 universal remote gives you one-click control over everything from your DVD player to your door locks. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 1:46 p.m..

Open Source Teledildonics
The code for the first open source "intimate interface" to connect sex toy hardware to Second Life is posted by qDot Bunnyhug. Have at it. In Sex Drive Daily. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 1:46 p.m..

Great Example of Elementary School Publishing and Kids Teaching
So here is another example of what elementary kids can do in terms of publishing text and audio to the Web. This is the Top of the Fold online newspaper that Grandview Elementary in Monsey, NY uses to publish student artwork, podcasts and more. The teachers have a lot to do with posting the work, [...] From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 13, 2006 at 12:48 p.m..

danah on Facebook and privacy
danah boyd has a terrific essay on Facebook and privacy. Now I understand what the big deal was. Here is danah's summary: * Privacy is an experience that people have, not a state of data. * The ickyness that people feel when they panic about privacy comes from the experience of exposure or invasion. * We've experienced the exposure hiccup before with Cobot. When are we going to learn? * Invasion changes social reality and there is a cognitive cap to being able to handle it. * Does invasion potentially result in a weakening of meaningful social ties? * Facebook... From Joho the Blog on September 13, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..

Thinkfree Messing With My Feed?
Someone contacted me and said that everytime he reads my RSS feed, thinkfree.com opens up a window with my document in it, the one I posted about a few days ago. Anyone else experiencing the same effect? I may have to take out the window… technorati tags:welogged, thinkfree From weblogged News on September 13, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..

Tony Hirst - If You Want to Personalise Your VLE, You Got it... - OUseful Info
The key phrase here is, "I... now have a way of easily getting my own widgets into Moodle - for Firefox users at least - whether or nor sys admin want me to :-)" Isn't it time we owned our own internet experience? Isn't it time the system administrator stopped telling us what sort of applications are 'acceptable?' [Link] [Tags: Experience] [Comment] From OLDaily on September 13, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Norm Friesen - Learning Theories: The Philosophical Family Tree - Ipseity
Hm. I am certainly going to have to revise this diagram, if I am to account for the philosoiphical influences on learning theories that I follow. Where is Rousseau, for starters? Where is Friere? Where is Illich? To name a few. And to depict all of learning theory as descendant from Kant? Ridiculous. [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on September 13, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

James McGee - New Bloggers on the Future of Work - McGee's Musings
Every area of study, every discipline, now has its own cluster of bloggers. The topic of 'the future of work' is no exception, and James McGee treats us to a nice roundup of the major voices in that sector. [Link] [Tags: Web Logs] [Comment] From OLDaily on September 13, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Migual Guhlin - Around the Corner - Mousing Around
I can't even get some people (like Dave Warlick) to acknowledge the argument that file sharing might be ethical and that it might be the publishers who are the the pirates. In the mean time, the extortion continues as a grandmother sits in her sewing room and ponders why she is being threatened with a $100,000 lawsuit for buying a CD off eBay. To Warlick and the rest - if you're going to teach internet ethics, explain to me how it's ethical to shake down little old ladies for $300 From OLDaily on September 13, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Stephen Downes - Diddy - Stephen's Web
My flight to Perth boards in eight minutes, and I will be on it, thanks to Diddy and many others. So my talk in Sydney will go ahead, and I will try to Skypecast it if I can. Meanwhile, I also posted an essay on how to quickly and expertly write articles and essays. Also, there is more audio goodness from Cape Town (20 megabytes). Hoping one day to get a new computer, so my keyboard won't skip. Until then - I'm about to cross the IndiOLDaily on September 13, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Barcelona’s New Uniforms Have a Logo and a Message - New York Times
Barcelona’s New Uniforms Have a Logo and a Message - New York Times:Barcelona was wearing its newest finery yesterday as it began defense of its European Champions League title against visiting Levski Sofia of Bulgaria. The jerseys had the familiar blue and red vertical stripes, but a new addition was the name splashed across the front, Unicef. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on September 13, 2006 at 10:47 a.m..

Ubuntu - Great when it works, bad when it doesn't
Last night I semi-succeeded in installing (or perhaps I succeeded in semi-installing) Ubuntu 6.06.1 onto my wife's computer. I played around with the Ubuntu KDE user interface and included software. It's a really spiffy combination of the best of the Mac and Windows. Superficially — I only spent a couple of hours with it — the Ubuntu UI is appealing, engaging, productive and fun. But: Ubuntu is not yet ready to compete with the Mac and Windows for the gazillion of desktops out there. Close, but close in the way that taking a 3 meter leap across a 3.2 meter... From Joho the Blog on September 13, 2006 at 10:46 a.m..

9/11 outside the US
To mark the fifth anniversary of 9/11, Global Voices yesterday pulled together reactions of bloggers from around the world—especially the parts of the world that are not the US or Europe. Fascinating, touching, discomforting...just what we want from the blogosphere. [Tags: 911 terrorism global_voices]... From Joho the Blog on September 13, 2006 at 10:46 a.m..

Why blog as an administrator? From Scott McLeod
Last week Scott McLeod posted a series of FAQ type questions for why a school administrator might want to share information with his or her community through a weblog.... Information sharing and progress monitoringMarketing and public relationsCommunity building and customer relationsBranding and creating evangelistsThought leadership and advocacyToday he compiled the information into a handy PDF file that can easily be diseminated (i.e: slid under a principal's door... From Viral-learning.net on September 13, 2006 at 8:50 a.m..

Wiki Wired Experiment
UPDATE: Veni. Vidi. Wiki. The published story, and commentary by Ryan Singel, The Wiki That Edited Me. I believe the Wired Wiki experiment can be called a success, and yesterday I would have said it was doomed. Just came back from Wiki Wednesday, where Wired reporter Ryan Singel held a conve From Corante: Social Software on September 13, 2006 at 8:49 a.m..

Facebook's "Privacy Trainwreck": Exposure, Invasion, and Drama
Last night, i asked will Facebook learn from its mistake? In the first paragraph, i alluded to a “privacy trainwreck” and then went on to briefly highlight the political actions that were taking place. I never returned to why i labeled it that way and in my coarseness, i failed to properly convey what i meant by this. When i sat down to explain the significance of the “privacy trainwreck,” a full-length essa From Corante: Social Software on September 13, 2006 at 8:49 a.m..

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ALA 223: tricks, guides, and giggles
Learn something new or explore something classic in a triple issue of A List Apart. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on September 13, 2006 at 8:49 a.m..

DOEP - Daily Open Ended Puzzle (one time only): Sounds in the wind
Sound is a wave moving through a medium, right? So, if air is the medium, if there's a breeze, why doesn't that totally fry the sound? How can we hear anything in a breeze except the breeze? (Technically, this isn't a puzzle so much as me being stupid in public. So, what else is new?) [Tags: doep puzzle quiz]... From Joho the Blog on September 13, 2006 at 8:48 a.m..

Ethan in the market
Ethanz is on the road and writing vividly. Not to mention the cool photo. [Tags: ethan_zuckerman travel]... From Joho the Blog on September 13, 2006 at 8:48 a.m..

MySpace in US News
Jonathan Seal points to an article in this week’s US News magazine that is a comprehensive discussion on both sides of the MySpace issue. The bottom line is the same: yes, there are dangers, but if we teach our kids, we can make them safe. Oft quoted Parry Aftab says that “parents are chicken” when [...] From weblogged News on September 13, 2006 at 8:47 a.m..

[OSG 2006] One Grid Among Many presentations - Crimson Grid
Jayanta Sircar from Harvard is talking about the CrimsonGrid. CrimsonGrid is an attempt to bring a (school-based) IT organization approach to supporting grids for science. The motivation - the future of the Univerity's research vision is intimately connected to cyber-infrastructure. Interdisciplinary faculty collaborations are a high priority, and IT support must align itself to meet new needs. Research environments cannot be separated from personal productivity environment. The approach: work at interface innovation and produc From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

[OSG 2006] One Grid Among Many presentations - NorduGrid
Konya Balazs from Lund Universityin Sweden is giving a tele-presentation on the NorduGrid. It started in 2001-2002 with a research project to enable Grid in the nordic countries. Since 2002 it's a research collaboration, focusing now on middleware. It develops its own Grid middleware. There are 13 countries participating, with 50 sites and about 5000 cpus. When the Scandinavian High Energy Physics Institutes wanted to share computing resources and jointly contribute to CERN/LHC computing - they needed a Grid and there was no production re From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

[OSG 2006] One Grid Among Many presentations - TWGrid
Simon Lin from Academia Sinica, Taiwan is now talking about the TWGrid infrastructure in Taiwan. The consortium started in 2002. They now have 2 2.5 Gbps connections to Amsterdam, which they use to connect to CERN. One link lands in Chicago, another on the US West Coast. There's a new link to Australia that reduces latency from 380 ms to 138 ms. There are 12 LCG sites and 3 EGEE sites in Asia Pacific. Academia Sinica Grid Computing Centre(ASGC) is acting as the coordinator and the WLCG Tier-1 Centre and WLCG/EGEE operation Centre for Asia/Pacific. 16 sites in 7 countri From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

[OSG 2006] One Grid Among Many presentations - EGEE
Bob Jones from CERN is talking about EGEE, an EU initiative which has 91 partners in 32 countries, encompassing 13 federations. Asia is a new federation, and US Partners: U Chicago, USC, Wisconsin (Condor), and RENCI. The objective is large-scale production-quality infrastructure for e-science. The infrastructure operation includes sites in 39 countries. Monitoring of grid services and automated site configuration/management. They distribute production-quality middleware (glite), which they plan to use Apache2 license to distribute. interoperability between g From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

So apparently, writely can now
So apparently, writely can now do blog posts too. If you can read this then it works with my Movable Type blog. I added some tags - let's see if it manages to get those added to the blog post.Writely is looking a whole lot better as an online word processor, too! From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

Linus uses pine
Tim Bray's blog pointed me to this interesting post where a Polish blogger who calls himself Stiff interviews several well-known programmers, including Tim, Linus Torvalds, Guido van Rossum, Dave Thomas, etc about programming. It's an interesting read. In it he asks them what their favorite tools are, and Linus says: Other than those three parts, the only thing I care deeply about is my email reader. I use pine - not because itTMs necessarily the greate From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

[OSG 2006] Gordon Watts' notes on the OSG conference
While on the topic of the Open Science Grid conference, Gordon Watts, who is a scientist as well as the organizer of this year's conference, has much better notes from the opening plenary speakers than I do - they're on his blog. Thanks, Gordon, for setting up a couple of very interesting days! Technorati Tags: osg2006, grids, From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

Servers in the cloud - Amazon's EC2
I was impressed by Amazon's S3 online storage storage service (web-services based storage priced aggressively - $0.15 per gigabyte/month, $0.20 per gigabyte of data transer), and now they've topped that with their "Elastic Compute Cloud", aka EC2. EC2 lets you set up virtualized linux computing power, where you have complete control over the machine image. It's a remarkable and powerful concept. As Amazon says: Amazon Elasti From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

Live at KEXP, Volume 2
Tom and Kevin at KEXP sent over a copy of the latest CD release of live performances recorded at KEXP. It's got great stuff on it, including people you probably know about (Patti Smith, Gang of Four, Death Cab for Cutie) as well as people you've probably never heard of (like Skulbot, a hard rockin' trio of high school students from Stanwood, WA). There&apos From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

Maxims from meetings
The following quips were all mentioned at a recent meeting I was at: "The plural of anecdote is not data." "Hope is not a strategy." (via Sara Gomez) "The definition of fanaticism is redoubling your efforts when you've lost sight of your goal." (via Tom Colwell) From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

Off for a week of vacation - no blogging!
I'm off for a week of vacation - badly needed! Tomorrow I'll be participating in a Seattle Jazz Guitar Society clinic with the great Robben Ford - who I first heard back in 1972 playing with Charlie Musslewhite, and went on to play with Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, and slews of others. I'm really excited about the clinic, which is going to be shot on video for a future instructional DVD. It's always fun to be the token ba From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

i guess I'll have to stop using .Mac
Eddie Hargreaves writes a piece in the Apple Blog titled "Why I will (probably) not renew my .Mac account" that details changes made in iLife '06 that screw up the way longtime .Mac users interact with the online .Mac service, particularly for photo albums. I've been using .Mac for our family photo site for almost three years now, because it's easy to publish photos from iPhoto and the software has taken care of linking th From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

Google office applications
A couple of weeks ago I used my Gmail account to send someone an attached Excel spreadsheet file, and noticed when I viewed the sent message in Gmail that I was offered the option to view the attachment as HTML, and sure enough, I could view my simple Excel file right in the browser (Firefox, in this case). I've also played around with Google's online browser-based spreadsheet and the Writely web-based word processor they now own. I've long thought that Excel and Word offer far too many features for the average person (or at least me) to manage. I long for t From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

A couple of jobs open in Emerging Technology
I'm pleased to say that we've got a couple of jobs open in our little Emerging Technology group here within UW Computing &amp Communications. One is a Project Manager, the other is titled Senior Strategic Integration A From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

Joel on hiring good technical people
And speaking of hiring, Joel Spolsky has a great post on finding great software developers, which every technical manager, recruiter, and hiring official should read. The great software developers, indeed, the best people in every field, are quite simply never on the market. The average great software developer will apply for, total, maybe, four jobs in their entire career. The great college grad From Oren Sreebny's Weblog on September 13, 2006 at 8:15 a.m..

MorgueFile
Check out MorgueFile. This morgue file contains free high resolution digital stock photography for either corporate or public use. What a great resource. From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on September 13, 2006 at 8:13 a.m..

Yet another free stock photo site
Stock.xchng is a free stock photo resource. You can sign up to submit your photos or download photos to use for your projects. Thanks Connie for the suggestion. From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on September 13, 2006 at 8:13 a.m..

View Studio Reservations Online
You can now view Studio reservations online including reservations for workstation and checkout equipment. This is a great way to double check your reservation or look for availability before requesting information. From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on September 13, 2006 at 8:13 a.m..

Studio Short Courses Fall 2006
The Studio offers a series of one-hour, hands-on classes to UT students, faculty and staff. Check out our schedule of courses for Fall 2006. We have updated our iLife classes using iLife 06 and have added an iWeb class. We continue to offer a Photoshop class and a Final Cut Pro class. Sign up for one today to jump-start your next digital project. From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on September 13, 2006 at 8:13 a.m..

Online Web Tutorials
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials. This is a good way to begin learning your HTML, CSS and etc. From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on September 13, 2006 at 8:13 a.m..

Free Range Video Contest: Make Orange Green
The Studio is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Third Annual Free Range Video Contest. We will be working with the Make Orange Green campaign this year and the screening will be a part of the campus Earth Day festivities. Check our website soon for contest registration and details. From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on September 13, 2006 at 8:13 a.m..

In Brazil, Roberto Civita Applauds New and Old Media, a Free Press and the Coming Tide of Investors
Roberto Civita is chairman and CEO of The Abril Group, one of Latin America's largest and most influential communications companies. Based in Sao Paulo, Abril publishes nearly 100 magazines, including its flagship Veja, launched by Civita in 1968 and now the world's fourth largest news weekly. The publication, well-known for exposing political corruption in Brazil, has been instrumental during the past year in bringing about the resignation of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inner circle. At the recent Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Rio, Civita spoke on "The Role of the Pr From Knowledge@Wharton on September 13, 2006 at 8:12 a.m..

Star Blight: The Perils of Celebrity Endorsements
Floyd Landis's potential as a product endorser dropped faster than a cyclist speeding down a mountain road when he tested positive for synthetic testosterone after winning this summer's Tour de France. Sports columnists denounced him even as the companies that had invested tens of millions in him and his team dropped their sponsorships. Landis, of course, isn't the only celebrity or athlete who managed to misbehave this summer. Consider sprinters Marion Jones and Justin Gatlin, French soccer player Zinedine Zidane, actor Mel Gibson and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers. From Knowledge@Wharton on September 13, 2006 at 8:12 a.m..

'Influentials' and 'Imitators': How to Better Forecast the Sale of New Products
Two Wharton researchers have developed a mathematical model that they say will allow companies, for the first time, to predict at what pace new products will gain acceptance in markets where purchasing decisions by knowledgeable, influential customers sway the buying habits of others. Wharton marketing professor Christophe Van den Bulte and doctoral student Yogesh V. Joshi say their model can be put to use in industries as diverse as movies, music, pharmaceuticals and high-technology. Their findings are presented in a paper titled, "New Product Diffusion with Influentials and Imitators." From Knowledge@Wharton on September 13, 2006 at 8:12 a.m..

The Move to Vertical Product Integration: Can Microsoft Succeed Here, Too?
Given Microsoft's efforts to create a music player and service, dubbed "Zune," and its offer of design assistance to PC makers in preparation for the company's new Vista operating system, it appears that the software giant is increasingly dabbling in hardware and playing a bigger role in product design. The big question is: Why? While some analysts dismiss Microsoft's efforts as Apple envy, experts at Wharton say there is a bigger picture. Microsoft wants more control over integrating its software with the gadgets that could open new markets. Its real mission: Find new vertical From Knowledge@Wharton on September 13, 2006 at 8:12 a.m..

The Lowdown on Customer Loyalty Programs: Which Are the Most Effective and Why
When making a purchase, a consumer has a choice between using frequent-flier miles, cash, or some combination thereof. Which will he or she choose? Another consumer has an opportunity to participate in a special program to get a free car wash after paying for a certain number of washes. What's the best way for the car-wash owner to motivate the customer to participate? Such questions are serious business for airlines, hotel chains, credit-card companies and other corporations that offer loyalty programs to customers. Wharton marketing professor Xavier Drèze and Joseph C. Nunes of the Univ From Knowledge@Wharton on September 13, 2006 at 8:12 a.m..

Michael Dell: Still Betting on the Future of Online Commerce and Supply Chain Efficiencies
The day after Michael Dell's visit to Wharton on August 29, 2006, the Wall Street Journal published a front-page article entitled, "Consumer Demand and Growth in Laptops Leave Dell Behind." The article replayed the drumbeat of bad news that has recently hit the $56 billion PC maker -- a 51% decline in second quarter earnings, a stock price that is down 60% from its high in 2000, the exodus of key executives to rival manufacturers -- and suggested that the company's strategy of ignoring the consumer market plus its failure to maintain an efficient customer service operation have hurt From Knowledge@Wharton on September 13, 2006 at 8:12 a.m..

What Impact Will Higher Minimum Wages Have on Retailers and Employees?
The struggle to raise pay for low-income workers, once fought in agricultural fields and on factory floors, is moving to the aisles of big retailers in Chicago where large national chains like Wal-Mart and Target may be forced to offer higher wages along with every-day low prices. While retailers complain the legislation may lead them to stall plans for new downtown stores, Wharton faculty say Chicago's proposed living wage law is largely symbolic and would have little real impact on large retail chains or their employees. Some argue that it also won't have much impact on poverty. From Knowledge@Wharton on September 13, 2006 at 8:12 a.m..

Great Business Lessons, Student or Otherwise
Guy Kawasaki (author and guru) offers some great advice for students entering the work force... But as you'll read... This advice is just as helpful for someone 20 days or 20 years on the job... Great Business Lessons, Student or... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Folder Marker
You can color-code your folders. This is great for shared computers. Or, you can change the folder icon. For example, you can mark one as work in progress and another as urgent. This is the perfect download for anyone who... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Quote of the Day
Ye can lead a man up to the university, but you can't make him think. Finley Peter Dunne... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Digital divide still separates students
Though the overall percentage of students using the internet continues to climb, the 'digital divide,' or the gap in access between white students and their peers in different racial or ethnic groups, still exists, according to the latest survey data... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Quote of the Day
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell. Unknown Author... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

TabletPC Page
I love my tablet pc, it is the greatest thing for meetings ect. TabletPC Page... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Teacher as Blogger
I have received a number of e-mails from teachers who attended my ECOO presentation last week and are interested in how blogging can help them create communities in their classrooms. Teacher as Blogger... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Blogging as Teacher oePersonalized Development
I have been hosting a workshop with a handful of secondary teachers at my local research development school for the last few weeks on oeBlogs, Bloggers, Blogging. One of the topics covered in the workshop is how blogs, bloggers, and... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Typeonline.co.uk
Learn to type online... We offer: a structured touch typing course for motivated individuals looking to develop their keyboard skills. a free resource to aid supervised keyboarding education in schools. Typeonline.co.uk... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

The Imagination Factory
There is no machinery at The Imagination Factory, and smokestacks don't pollute the air. Instead, we teach children and their caregivers creative ways to recycle by making art The Imagination Factory... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Nellie's English Project Homepage
Nellies English Projects aim to help students and teachers integrate technology in the classroom by means of project based and experiencial learning. In addition the site provides many educational resources, articels, WebQuests and lesson plans. Nellie's English Project Homepage... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

The 19 Best Elearning Blogs
I am sad we did not make the list but it is a great list. This list represents some of the more active e-learning blogs I've found or already read regularly. Each of these is great in its own way... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Quote of the Day
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the young mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Why Colleges are so Hard to Change
This list can apply to why "any institution" is hard to change. Why Colleges are so Hard to Change... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Student's Excuse Letters
As a teacher you get numerous letters explaining the children's absence from school. Here are some examples: Irving was absent this morning because he misssed his bust. Dear School: Please excuse John from being absent on January 28,29,39,31,32 and also... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 a.m..

Double the cores, double the heat? - Tom Krazit, CNET News.com
The earth may be heating up, but Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are determined to keep PC warming trends in check. A few years ago, fast single-core processors were causing fits in the PC industry, which tried to design systems to stay reliable as the t From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

What's the best way to increase processing power? - Deb Shinder, Tech Republic
Processing power--seems you can never have too much of it. But what's the best and most scalable way to increase the processing power available to your vital applications without breaking the bank? Just like death and taxes, one thing we can count on is From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

Spying an intelligent search engine - Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com
While most would agree that Google has set the current standard for Web search, some technologists say even better tools are on the horizon thanks to advances in artificial intelligence. Search is like oxygen for many people now, and considering Google's From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

Rumor mill: iTunes going to the movies - CNN
Could the company that helped catapult the legal music download market with iPods and iTunes now kick-start the online movie market? Rumors of Apple Computer Inc.'s plans to launch a movie download service gained momentum Tuesday after the company sent in From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

New Microsoft Web Design Tool in Beta - Nate Mook, BetaNews
Microsoft late Tuesday released the first beta of its new Web design tool that will compete with the likes of Adobe Dreamweaver. The program is part of Microsoft's forthcoming Expression lineup, which also includes a graphical design tool and an interface From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

Microsoft, Nokia have work cut out to rival iPod - Paul Sakuma, AP
Would you give up your iPod for a cheaper version from Microsoft or Nokia? Almost any iPod owner will tell the same story: they wouldn't swap the iconic device for any alternative. But the battle is wide open for the hearts " and pockets " of the vast ma From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

Sony sponsors video podcasts for CNN - Chris Marlowe, Reuters
Sony Pictures has signed to sponsor CNN video podcasts, making it the first major studio to do so. Sony's initial campaign, beginning Monday, is a weeklong promotion for the upcoming football drama "Gridiron Gang," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Sony From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

Samsung Speeds into 4G - Electrnonic Business
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has demoed its fourth generation (4G) mobile technology that can perform multicell data handovers at speeds of 100Mbps at this week's Samsung 4G Forum in Korea. A demonstration bus moving at speeds of 37 miles per hour (60 ki From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

IE For Linux? - Sean Michael Kerner, Internet News
Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been the dominant Web browser (almost) since the birth of the Web. It runs on Microsoft's Windows and on Apple's Mac, but it has never been officially supported on Linux. A nascent open source effort called IEs 4 Linux i From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

The Digital Divide Still Exists Among Students - Enid Burns, ClickZ Stats
Students from different socioeconomic groups have varying access to computers and the Internet, keeping the digital divide open. A report published by the National Center for Education Statistics details computer and Internet usage habits of K-12 students From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

Matsushita recalls 6,000 notebook PC batteries - Reuters
Matsushita Electric Industrial said on Tuesday it had started recalling 6,000 PC batteries as they could overheat when subjected to a strong impact--the latest battery recall involving Japanese electronics makers. A Matsushita spokesman declined to ident From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

Will a New Battery Snafu Prompt Changes? - Michael Hickins, Internet News
Tokyo-based Matsushita Electrical Industrial, parent of Panasonic USA, is offering to replace 6,000 laptop batteries it said may catch fire due to a manufacturing defect. The batteries in question were manufactured between April 2005 and May 2005 and wer From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:55 a.m..

A Whole New World of Skype Devices - News Factor
The new Skype devices have the potential to radically change the way people access the Skype service and could step up the pace of growth if they're well-received. Internal trials indicate that users of the Philips phone rely on SkypeOut, a service allowi From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:54 a.m..

Can Jobs marry the computer and TV? - John Markoff, CNET News
Has Apple Computer's chief executive, Steve Jobs, found a way to connect the PC to the TV? With an enticing invitation proclaiming "It's Showtime," Jobs last week touched off speculation about how far Apple will go as it takes its next big step into digit From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:54 a.m..

Record number of phishing sites seen for July - Jeremy Kirk, Computer World
Cybercriminals created a record number of phishing Web sites in July and also hijacked a record number of brands to help them do their work, a consortium that monitors online fraud said Monday. The number of phishing sites -- or fraudulent Web sites try From Techno-News Blog on September 13, 2006 at 7:54 a.m..

Modified Foods to Die For
GMOs deserve a makeover -- but it's not about health, increased yields or pest resistance. Offered here are a few suggestions for new strains really worth the trouble. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Old Gray Lady Dons New Clothes
The New York Times debuts the Times Reader, an application that attempts to deliver the experience of a real newspaper to the computer screen. Is this the end of ink-stained fingers? By Jeff Koyen. From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

New UI Showdown: Apple vs. TiVo
Everybody's buzzing about the new iTV set-top box and movie downloads. But iTunes' new visual navigation scheme is the real winner. Commentary by Leander Kahney. Plus: Apple Sees Gold in Silver Screen Gallery: Steve Jobs Shows Off the New Gadgets Gallery: Pre-Show Guesses -- How Wrong Were They? Cult of Mac Blog From Wired News on September 13, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Creating an "intranet concept"
Intranet teams need to be clear on where they are heading, and what they will deliver. Typically, this involves writing either a bullet-point list of goals or a 20-page intranet strategy. In practice, the list of goals is too short... From Column Two on September 13, 2006 at 2:47 a.m..

Types of portal: a definition
Portals are not a one size fits all solution. Although the term portal is often treated as synonymous with enterprise information portals there are actually many, different types of portals; each one tailored to meet a specific business need. This... From Column Two on September 13, 2006 at 2:47 a.m..

Monthly intranet tasks
The intranet is not a one-off project. Instead, it must be supported by an ongoing process that ensures that the site continues to be effective. Beyond this, the intranet must also grow to match the ongoing evolution of the organisation... From Column Two on September 13, 2006 at 2:47 a.m..

Striking Teachers Reach Tentative Pact
The unions executive committee approved the tentative agreement and recommended that teachers return to work pending a ratification vote. From New York Times: Education on September 13, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Harvard’s End to Early Admissions Intrigues Others
Critics argue that early admissions forces low-income students to commit before being able to compare financial aid offerings from that college and others. From New York Times: Education on September 13, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

11 City Schools Fail to Meet State Criteria
Eleven more New York City high schools failed to meet minimum state performance targets in the last school year and face potential sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind law. From New York Times: Education on September 13, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Yeshiva University Gets $100 Million Gift
Ronald P. Stanton, who studied at Yeshiva, has become the university's largest donor after he announced he was giving it $100 million. From New York Times: Education on September 13, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

On Education: The Not-So-Public Part of the Public Schools: Lack of Accountability
An overarching question has emerged as to whether outside money for education initiatives amount to efficient innovations or an evasion of the normal checks and balances of government. From New York Times: Education on September 13, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Roommates, the Online Version
Many "helicopter parents," who are hovering and ready to swoop down and rescue their children, have been using Facebook to check out their children's college roommates. From New York Times: Education on September 13, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Meeting George Bush Sr.
A funny thing happened at lunch today...I met the 41st President of the United States. From Serious Instructional Technology on September 12, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Becoming a U.S. Citizen
I became a U.S. citizen last Friday and only had to wait 4 days before meeting a president. Is this a standard thing for citizens? Maybe there’s some secret code or marker on me now and I’ll run into presidents all the time? Who knew? I don’t recall ever meeting the queen, although [...] From Serious Instructional Technology on September 12, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..