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How students can break the 'code of silence'
A number of resources let students anonymously voice their concerns about troubling issues at school. Christian Science Monitor | Learning on October 19, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..

A nice moment on line
Coming back to the US from Toronto, you clear customs and immigration in the Toronto airport. Tonight, all the US passport holders were all standing in one line — maybe 20 of us — when an Immigration person told us to split into two parallel lines to take advantage of the two open desks. The guy who was seventh in line now became the first in the new line, taking the next 7 or 8 people behind him. But, because our new leader was a fair and wise leader, he let the next six people on the original line go... From Joho the Blog on October 19, 2006 at 8:49 p.m..

Tiny People Invade London
An art project creates miniature scenes featuring little folks, using British streets as a canvas. In Table of Malcontents. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 8:46 p.m..

Paging Dr. Robot
A telemedicine network uses robotics to extend neurologists' expertise to Michigan hospitals. One doctor calls the practice "the wave of the future." From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 8:46 p.m..

The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, September 2006
Hormel attempted to register 'spam' as a trademark; a malware distributor embeds Google Analytics in a virus to track his network. From ClickZ Stats on October 19, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Various authors - Miniature Earth
Appreciate what you have. And do your best to make a better world. Via Presentation Zen. [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on October 19, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Michael Feldstein - Conversations with Desire2Learn and Blackboard - E-Literate
Michael Feldstein briefly summarizes his conversations with Blackboard's Matthew Small and Desire2Learn's CEO John Baker. "I emphasized that, even if I thought that Blackboard's patent were valid, I would still oppose their efforts because of the damage that an environment of patent litigation will have on innovation." He also links to a nice article from Stephen Marshall summarizing the Blackboard Town Hal From OLDaily on October 19, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Various authors - Nationmaster
This is a really nice resource. Pick a category, pick a stat, and compare the nations of the world. Who grows the most barley? Russia, followed by Ukraine and Canada (we need it for the beer). Or if you don't know what to look for, just serach, and find boths stats and commentary. Or just browse by country. I used to buy copies of the World Almanac and read them, but this is way better. Via Educational Technology. [OLDaily on October 19, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Various authors - LOCKSS
This is a nice program and I'm glad people are doing this. "A library uses the LOCKSS software to turn a low-cost PC into a digital preservation appliance (a LOCKSS Box) that performs four functions: it collects newly published content from the target e-journals using a web crawler similar to those used by search engines; it continually compares the content it has collected with the same content collected by other LOCKSS Boxes, and repairs any differences; it acts as a web proxy or cache, providing browsers in the library's community with access to the publisher's content or the From OLDaily on October 19, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Various authors - Open Media Network
Cool. "OMN is a non-profit focused on making it easier to find high-quality programming on demand through the Internet. Our Internet TV Viewer lets you find and download media intended to inform, educate and engage. It provides an Internet home base for downloading, listening and watching high-quality video and audio. Like iTunes for online music collections, the OMN Internet TV Viewer downloads and manages the media you select and makes it available to whichever device you want to watch it on: your PC, your home TV through TiVo, or your portable video player or iPod. OMN has over 40,000 progr From OLDaily on October 19, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Stuart Yeates - Microsoft IE7 Released - EDUCAUSE Blogs
Was it now? I hadn't noticed. "This long overdue browser is already so far behind the offerings from Mozilla and Opera that it will take several years to make up the distance." Yeah, but as CNet says, if you use windows, install it anyways (then install the first security patch), because so much of Windows depends on IE. [Link] [Tags: Microsoft, Operating Systems, OLDaily on October 19, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Teemu Arina - The EU is After Us Again - FLOSSE Posse
Concerns are being expressed about the potential impact of a proposed directive to extend Europe's broadcast regulations to the internet. "This is not only a question of culture and freedom but also a question of education. Think of learning object repositories, like LeMill, setup by the people for the people. Soon you need a broadcasting license to run one." [Link] [Tags: Learning Objects, OLDaily on October 19, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Teemu Leinonen - Networked Groups - FLOSSE Posse
I've been a bit slow linking to this, but I want to make sure the objection to my position is noted: "The 'freedom' of networks is especially problematic in learning. If there is no goal x" such as 'lets try to understand this phenomena together' x" very little useful learning will take place." [Link] [Tags: Linking and Deep Linking, Networks] [OLDaily on October 19, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Judy O'Connell - The Rhetoric of Change - heyjude
Judy O'Connell is summarizing the talks from the Global Summit, with a good outlin of SeymourPapert talk. She also looks at George Siemens's talk at Leigh Blackall's. Of the latter she says, "though the politics of life will often mean that opinions expressed this way will be be counter-productive." Well, I look at Seymour Papert, and I look at myself, and I look at Leigh Blackall, and it seems to me we have three From OLDaily on October 19, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

Logitech Buys Slim Devices
Remember when the manufacturer of networked home audio devices was just two guys in a garage trying to keep up with orders for their first product? Now Logitech pays $20 million or more for the upstart company. In Listening Post. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

DNA Tests Flunk African History
African-Americans who want to find their heritage in their genes may be out of luck. In Bodyhack. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Google Earth Leads Cops to Pot
A traffic stop turns into a felony drug bust turns into a bit of fruitful internet searching, as Wisconsin police use coordinates in an alleged dope grower's GPS unit to root out a mini pot plantation. In 27B Stroke 6. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

SUVs Escape Guzzler Tax
A longstanding tax that penalizes cars that burn gas gives SUVs a free ride. It's about time we leveled the playing field by updating a law passed during the Carter administration. In Autopia. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Microsoft Releases IE7
It's the first major upgrade for Internet Explorer in years. Many say it's nothing new, that Microsoft is simply playing catch-up to features in Firefox and Opera and trying to regain market share. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Marketing in the age of the miscellaneous
In a couple of hours I'll be the lunchtime presenter at the Canadian Marketing Association meeting in Toronto. I started out thinking I'd give a version of the marketing presentation I gave in Maastricht last week, but that one was pegged by the organizers around Cluetrain. This one I seem to have given the title "Marketing in the Age of the Miscellaneous." So I spent the morning (6am-11am) rewriting. Since I'm running out of time to rewrite, this seems to be the outline of what I'll be saying: The digital world is blowing apart our traditional structures. This gives us... From Joho the Blog on October 19, 2006 at 12:49 p.m..

It's Invisible - Almost
A team of British and U.S. scientists has made a "cloak of invisibility." Although the object behind the cloak is still visible to the eye, the shield itself reduces the chance that radar or microwaves can detect it. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 12:46 p.m..

Thunderbird not showing html
I am slowly being driven nuts. Thunderbird today decided not to display html-based messages as html. I know it recognizes them as html because I set Options > Display to give html mesages a distinctive background. But it ignores all the formatting stuff, including tables, and just shows a string of text. I didn't intentionally make any changes. Nor can I find info on how to change it back to the way it was. Any suggestions? TIA.... From Joho the Blog on October 19, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..

Isenberg on Moyers on Net neutrality
David Isenberg reviews Bill Moyers' program on keeping the Net open. Makes me especially sorry to have missed it, but David points it online. [Tags: net_neutrality david_isenberg bill_moyers ]... From Joho the Blog on October 19, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..

Mirror, Mirror on the Phone
LG unveils Shine, the successor to its popular Chocolate phone. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Making Digital Natives Feel at Home
Yesterday in Liverpool there were a few kids. Today in Bolton, there are lots of kids, and I have to say that trying to deliver a message about the Read/Write Web that was relevant (and interesting) to a very bright group of Year 6 students and their teachers alike was more than challenging. Basically, I [...] From weblogged News on October 19, 2006 at 9:48 a.m..

Women in the news
According to Media Post, according to the Media Audit, "affluent working women with family incomes of $75,000 or more are growing in number and 94.3 percent access the Internet during an average month." The news release quotes the president of International Demographics: "The percentage of working women that spent at least 430 minutes a week on the Internet (heavy users) jumped from 48.6 percent in 2004 to 50.8 percent in 2005," says Jordan. "Heavy use of radio, television, newspapers and direct mail all declined within this group." I'm guessing that that jump is within the margin of erro From Joho the Blog on October 19, 2006 at 8:48 a.m..

Why I like online video
Disregarding the legal issues with copyrighted material on YouTubes and Google Video servers (I can't check those as a regular user), there are some clips where I am simply glad that they are available online, because otherwise I wouldn't be able to see the,: documentaries, political commentaries and satire. Just some examples: Commentary: Olbermann on the Murder of Habeus Corpus Satire: Stephen Colbert at the White House corre From owrede_log on October 19, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..

Get Your Daily Plague Forecast
A new website mashes health data with Google Maps to track global disease outbreaks. By Seán Captain. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 3:46 a.m..

The Architecture of Security
To the discerning eye, cities and skyscrapers are monuments to the security threats prominent at the time they're built. With new technologies, shortsighted design decisions will leave a legacy of needless challenges for future generations. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 3:46 a.m..

Nowhere to Go But Up
Space elevator enthusiasts will gather this weekend in New Mexico to test their gear and compete for $400,000 in prize money. By Steve Kettmann. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 3:46 a.m..

Second Life's Must-Have Stuff
The online world has plenty to offer its denizens when it comes to consumer goods. Here are some of the coolest. By Kathleen Craig. From Wired News on October 19, 2006 at 3:46 a.m..

Those Preschoolers Are Looking Older
Hoping to give their children an academic edge, parents are strategizing more than ever to keep their children out of kindergarten until they are nearly, or already, 6 years old. From New York Times: Education on October 19, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Mayor Says City Wont Pay in School Financing Case
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said city taxpayers had already shouldered a sizable increase in the citys share of state education spending. From New York Times: Education on October 19, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Panel Suggests Brown U. Atone for Ties to Slavery
Documenting Brown Universitys 18th-century ties to slavery, a panel called for the institution to make amends by creating a center for the study of slavery and increasing efforts to recruit minorities. From New York Times: Education on October 19, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Inside Teaching--Carnegie Foundation Archive
This is a promising new teaching resource for K-12 teachers sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation, "a living archive of practice." (Thanks to Chris Correa and Stephen Downes for this reference.)_____JH _________ "Visit EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on October 19, 2006 at 1:48 a.m..

Canadian blogging MP kicked out of his own party
Another blow against candor. Story here. (Thanks to Richard Hamilton for the link.) (Completely coincidentally, I'm in Toronto for a day to talk to the Canadian Marketing Association.) [Tags: blogging politics canada]... From Joho the Blog on October 19, 2006 at 12:46 a.m..