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Never Assume Text Is Private
Can you trust your chat buddies not to post your sexual conversations online or send your transcripts to the media? Are you sure? Commentary by Regina Lynn. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 9:46 p.m..

Real Education in Virtual School
Second Life's education program offers universities an extension campus unlike any they've ever had. After your BDSM workshop, you can sit in on a composition or sociology lecture. In Sex Drive Daily. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Blogging From the Poconos
We’re blogging from Split Rock Resort. Listen to this podcast From weblogged News on October 5, 2006 at 5:48 p.m..

Scott Wilson - Pushing the Boundaries of the VLE in Utrecht - Scott's Workblog
More of those tiff lzw graphics that I can't view, but Scott Wilson's latest on personal learning environments is a good gauge of the advances in the concept (he even has a graph depicting supply and consumer demand!). The show is a huge 8.7 megabytes, but I'm sure he can get that down a bit... [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on October 5, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Kathy Sierra - Success Should Not Mean Management - Creating Passionate Users
catching up on Kathy Sierra (the posts are beginning to all sound the same - it's hard to keep up a themed weblog) this post stood out: "Isn't it about time we quit measuring professional success in one dimension, vertically, and start considering how much your actual work matches your desired work?" I know what I want out of my career - and it isn't a promotion, believe me. Related: presenting ideas, round vs flat. [Link From OLDaily on October 5, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Theola Labbé - Charters on Rise; Quality Unequal - Washington Post
Remember charte schools? How's that going, anyway? Not so great. "The number of District charter schools has grown dramatically in the past 10 years, but the quality has been uneven, and officials should consider closing low-performing schools..." Via Assorted Stuff. [Link] [Tags: Online Learning, Schools, OLDaily on October 5, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Nancy White - Is This True or Do Our Cultural Norms Make it Common? - Full Circle Online Interaction Blog
Nancy White weighs in on groups, pondering, "Maybe what we need to be thinking about is the set of skills in groups that are about listening, as much as speaking, of supporting diverse but full participation." Remember, not all collections of people are groups. People are still thinking that the choice is between groups and nothing, or groups and anarchy. But what I am offering with 'networks' is just that alternative to groups that does not result in nothingness or anarchy. [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on October 5, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Ulises Mejias - Confinement, Education and the Control Society - Ideant
I didn't read either Ulises or Foucault just before my September trip - but I may as well have. "This is the paradox of social media that has been bothering me lately: an 'empowering' media that provides increased opportunities for communication, education and online participation, but which at the same time further isolates individuals and aggregates them into masses - more prone to control, and by extension more prone to discipline." This, too, is what I have been observing, tapping in to, and more recently, resisting. [OLDaily on October 5, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Ross Mayfield - SlideShare -- the YouTube of Powerpoint - Many to Many
Oh, hey, nifty. "SlideShare launches today x" the YouTube of Powerpoint... It is easy to embed a presentation and player within a site, blog or wiki." Here's an example. [Link] [Tags: Web Logs] [Comment] From OLDaily on October 5, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

David Wiley - A Learning Objects Literature Review - Iterating Toward Openness
"What would you say if given the opportunity to review the learning objects literature in approximately 5,000 words?" I'd run away screaming. But - in retrospect - I would have no cause, have been completely written out of the history of learning objects. At least according to this document. [Link] [Tags: Online Learning, Learning Objects] [OLDaily on October 5, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Michael Feldstein - IMS Supports Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Legislation - E-Literate
The idea, in a nutshell: "this legislation would create a trust that would generate a billion dollars annually--money that would be spent on the creation of non-proprietary digital educational content and digital educational technology." I would agrfee with Feldstein, "This is a game changer in every way." And I would also support something like this. [Link] [Tags: Games and Gaming] [Comment] From OLDaily on October 5, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes - That Group Feeling - Half an Hour
It seems clear to me that in endeavours where we, as a society, would prefer reason to prevail over emotions, we would prefer to organize ourselves as networks rather than as groups. It seems additionally to be clear to me that education is probably one of the most critical areas where this needs to be the case, as it will be necessary for citizens of the future to be able to respond to an increasing set of global crises from a ground of reason, rather than emotional attachment to a group. [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on October 5, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Stem Cell Agency Unveils Plan
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has laid out a plan for spending its billions over the next several years. In Bodyhack. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Side Airbags Worth the Price
Having a side airbag that protects your head from crashes with cars or SUVs can save your life, according to a new study verifying their effectiveness. In Autopia. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

False Positive Filtering Sees Improvement
Delivery rates rise with improved false-positive filtering, Lyris finds. From ClickZ Stats on October 5, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Sandisk/Rhapsody Player Shines
Sean "P. Diddy" Coombs helps Rhapsody and Sandisk launch Rhapsody 4.0 and a new MP3 player. Now you can clone your iTunes collection. In Listening Post. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

Big Pictures for Small Spaces
Toshiba's new projector brings home theater to tiny living rooms. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

London Bridge
London Bridge The lighting of the London Bridge across the Thames makes for a spectacular sight at night. There are lots of other lovely views to be had when walking beside the river...... From Column Two on October 5, 2006 at 7:48 a.m..

Teaching What We Don’t Know
Interesting article in TuesdayTMs USA Today about how oeTodayTMs Young ~Digital NativesTM CanTMt Live, or Study, Without Technology. The focus was on Ball State U. in Indiana, the most wired campus in the country. It gives a lot of examples of how students are using, and in some sense, abusing the technology, and quotes a [...] From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 5, 2006 at 6:47 a.m..

Intranets must be task-centric
Gerry McGovern has written an article on task-centric intranets. To quote: A task-centric intranet will work for everyone who comes to the intranet to complete tasks. It will prove challenging, though, to those who are responsible for creating the content... From Column Two on October 5, 2006 at 6:47 a.m..

Global intranet strategies survey results
Jane McConnell has released the results from the global intranet strategies survey that was conducted a few months ago. To quote: The intranet has entered maturity as a primary information tool. However its value as a productivity and collaboration tool... From Column Two on October 5, 2006 at 6:47 a.m..

Latin inscription in Highgate Cemetery
Latin inscription in Highgate Cemetery The morning that I arrived in London I went for a walk from Highgate across Hampstead Heath. On the way I wandered through Highgate Cemetery, which is pretty amazing. This was part of a... From Column Two on October 5, 2006 at 6:47 a.m..

Presentation: IBF Live (London)
I gave a keynote presentation today at IBF Live in London, on "The various approaches to evaluation and measurement". Topics covered included: Why do we want to evaluate our intranets? Benchmarking intranets The intranet journey Measuring success Creating a more... From Column Two on October 5, 2006 at 6:47 a.m..

Intute Reviewed by Stephen Downes in Innovate
The UK site Intute is thoroughly and positively reviewed in this Innovate article by Stephen Downes. (Accessing Innovate does require registration.) _____JH _______ "Places to go: Intute" by Stephen Downes (Volume 3, Issue 1, October/November 2006). Stephen Downes examines the features of Intute, an online service that provides free access to a wide range of well-selected Web resources for educators and educational researchers. The simple layout of the site belies an innovative approach that se From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on October 5, 2006 at 6:47 a.m..

On the Road With VOIP
Cell phones may be the next battleground for companies offering internet phone services that don't depend on your desktop and router. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Gridiron Geekery Scores for NFL
Pro football goes long on high-tech upgrades like space-age pads and wireless headsets. The latest breakthroughs mean less pain and more gain for today's competitors. By Sam Jaffe for Wired magazine. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

In-Game Ads Burrow Deeper
Advertisers meld into the gameplay by adding content. From their perspective, it's a win-win situation. By John Gaudiosi. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Why Everyone Must Be Screened
Isn't it logical and more efficient to allow people carrying U.S. government security clearances to bypass airport screening? You might think so, but you'd be wrong. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Start the Revolution Without Him
He runs Daily Kos, but liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas says he's no political leader. He wants you to argue about another great American pastime: baseball. By Ana Marie Cox from Wired magazine. From Wired News on October 5, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Waiting for Conclusion in Long Island School District Scandal
The sentencing of the former Roslyn schools superintendent, Frank A. Tassone, who pleaded guilty to stealing $2 million from his well-to-do Long Island district, has been postponed again. From New York Times: Education on October 5, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

City Considers Plan to Let Outsiders Run Schools
Officials are considering plans to hire private groups at taxpayer expense to manage scores of public schools. From New York Times: Education on October 5, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..