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Aussies Eye Sun to Beat Blackouts
Hoping to keep the juice flowing despite a predicted energy shortfall, Australia plans to build the world's biggest solar power plant. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..
Archos 504: Portable Powerhouse
The new, more capacious device lets you bring an unprecedented amount of entertainment with you and includes an excellent 4.3-inch screen for watching movies on the go -- assuming that's something you want to do. In Listening Post. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 6:46 p.m..
Doubts Can't Stop Plug-In Hybrids
While technical challenges remain, consumer demand and support from big companies and electricity suppliers make the emergence of the alternative vehicles almost inevitable. In Autopia. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 6:46 p.m..
Take Yahoo Bookmarks With You
The web giant's new service, now available as a public beta, makes users' favorite links accessible from any computer. In Monkey Bites. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 5:46 p.m..
Show Us Your Freaky Geek Costumes
Hitting the streets in a scary, tech-themed outfit this Halloween? We want to see it. Find out how your Sergey Brin costume (or is it David Duchovny?) could be featured on Wired News. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 5:46 p.m..
Shane Schick - Open Source Advocates Step Up Government Lobby Efforts - IT Business
Because the usual channels are clogged with paid representatives from commercial software companies spreading fear, uncertainly and doubt (FUD) open source advocates have taken their lobbying campaign directly to government members, distributing a CD to each of Canada's Members of Parliament. I am not a part of this effort, though it certainly enjoys my support, as I can see first-hand how much money we spend on software that we don't have to. "During your work as an MP," they write, "we encourage you to ask the public service where they are including free/libre open source approache From
OLDaily on October 25, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
M. Cohn - MacArthur Funds e-Learning: $50M - Red Herring
Perhaps they were reading
my coverage (the Tribune story is long gone,
See this). Who knows? Anyhow, the MacArthur foundation is granting $2 million a year "for competitive research, writing, and demonstration projects." So my checque should be... oh, wait, they said competitive. Guess not, then, I am not of that political persuasion. The grants have attracted some blog attention, with
OLDaily on October 25, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Doubt Cast on Plug-in Hybrids
While there are technical challenges, support from electric utilities and companies like GE, as well as consumer demand, make the emergence of plug-in hybrids inevitable. In Autopia. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..
Department of misinformation
Don’t believe everything you read. Several years ago, my brother & his wife and I spent two wonderful weeks exploring Guatemala. Our guide at the fantastic Mayan city of Tikal was a fellow named Antonio Diaz. Antonio was a delightful character, proud to tell us of history and herbs, legends and the filming of StarWars there. [...] From
Internet Time Blog on October 25, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..
Sex Necessary for Good Health
A roundup of scientific research shows that abstinence can lead to shorter lifespans, loss of genital function and bad teeth. In Sex Drive Daily. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..
ROI: Rubric for Online Instruction
This site at the California State University, Chico is designed to provide an template covering the most important features of online course construction. "This site is designed to answer the question being asked: What does a high quality online course look like? It is our hope that instructors and instructional designers will use this site to learn more about the Rubric for Online Instruction, and be able to view examples of exemplary courses that instructors have done in implementing the different components of the rubric." Topics covered include Learner Support and Resources, From
EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on October 25, 2006 at 1:48 p.m..
BOB Monitors Kids' TV Time
The electronic enforcer lets parents put time limits on their childrens' usage of television, video games and computers. In Gear Factor. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 1:46 p.m..
Online Gamblers Call U.S. Bluff
Legislation banning online gambling sent shock waves through the $12 billion online gaming industry, but as the shock passes people are beginning to see ways around laws which, in the end, may prove to be unenforceable. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 1:46 p.m..
IPod Copy Protection Cracked
A hacker already known for cracking the encryption on DVDs claims to have solved the code that prevents iPod users from downloading songs from other music sources. He says he'll be licensing his technology to Apple rivals. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 1:46 p.m..
The Guerilla Season Book Blog–Eric Langhorst
Just a quick link to another example of how teachers can use blogs to enhance the reading of a book in class by extending conversations past the school day, linking to resources and relevant materials, inviting parents to read and study with their children, inviting students from other parts of the country to collaborate and [...] From
weblogged News on October 25, 2006 at 12:47 p.m..
Rushkoff in Hebrew
Here's a piece of mine, translated for Israel. http://www.nrg.co.il/online/15/ART1/496/355.html From
rushkoff.blog on October 25, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..
Knowing Knowledge–George Siemens
Last week, George Siemens put up .pdf’s of his new book Knowing Knowledge, and I’ve been reading through it on and off for the last couple of days. It’s been pushing my thinking even more about what connectivism and connected learning really is, and I’m amazed at how much it resonates with my own experience. The [...] From
weblogged News on October 25, 2006 at 10:45 a.m..
cristian - Third International Seminar in Open Educational Resources
UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - Open University of Catalonia) and UNESCO Chair in eLearning organizes the 3rd International Seminar in Open Educational Resources. This year's subject "Institutional Challenges", 22-24 November 2006. The Seminar will be structured around four themed axes that will link Online resources to educational, technological, economic and legal aspects. [
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OLDaily on October 25, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..
Various authors - New Edna Releases - EdNA
EdNA has relaunched its website with a new interface and logo, sector portals, improved search, podcasts and an rss-to-javascript tool. It looks nice, and it's very easy to read, though I find the web-2.0-ish colour scheme very bland. "Find-Join-Connect' reminds me a lot of the tripartate navigation 'Knowledge-Learning-Community', but with shorter words. [
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OLDaily on October 25, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..
Michael Liedtke - Google Provides Tools for Tailor-Made Search Engines - Globe and Mail
As the headline says, you can create a custom Google search engine by seeding it with a list of preferred URLs. Though as the article says, correctly, "The concept mirrors the approach of a small startup called Rollyo.com." Anyhow, Doug Belshaw has created an
Edublog Search Engine using my Bloglines subscriptions as the list of URLs. It seems to me though that Google's technology needs some refining. On Google.com, when I search for 'Downes' I see
OLDaily on October 25, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..
Unattributed - Why It Takes a Doctorate to Beat Inflation - University Business
This short and odd item is characterized by audacity more than anything else. From the Wall Street Journal (the original is obscured behind a subscription wall, so we thank University Business for the copyright-bending four paragraph excerpt), the point of the article is to note, "wages of college grads have fallen on average, after adjusting for inflation, in the past five years." Why? Well, there's this: "Labor's slice of the apple is smaller and corporate profits' slice is larger." But the article would like you to believe "that's probably temporary" and that the "more l From
OLDaily on October 25, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..
Various authors - Joint Assessment and Metadata&Digital Repository SIG Meeting Report - Jisc
Presentations and discussion are now online from a recent joint meeting between the Assessment and the Repositories SIGs (Special Interest Groups) in JISC. "In considering whether item banks [for assessment] are repositories, it was felt that a repository is at the heart of an item bank system." Some criticisms of the presentation, made on an email list (I'm just the messenger, don't shoot me): "The Breeze presentations were vile, because the sound was so awful. This must be unnecessary as the MP3 was fine [and] many presentations did NOT include references that one could browse at l From
OLDaily on October 25, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..
Unattributed - Licence - SURF
From the email press release: "SURF and JISC today published a model agreement that will help authors make appropriate arrangements with publishers for the publication of a journal article." In the proposed model, the author retains copyright, the publisher is granted a license to publish the work, and then (here's where it gets odd) "once the article has been published, the author can make it publicly accessible - in the form in which it was published by the publisher - by making it available as part of a digital scientific collection (a 'repository')." Why this additional rest From
OLDaily on October 25, 2006 at 7:45 a.m..
MySpace, Now With Random Crap
I've joined the cacophonous masses and created my very own page on the Great Mother MySpace. Join me in part two of my online odyssey as I embed random detritus from the net and annoy my web page visitors. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
Masi Oka: Coder, Actor, Hero
He plays a bored office worker in Heroes, but in real life he's the brains behind some slick movie special effects. By John Gaudiosi. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
Saving Democracy With Web 2.0
Mashing maps and tagging data can transform American politics for the better. Web 2.0 wizards, America needs you! Commentary by Jennifer Granick. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
Building a Better Battery
They run out of juice -- or burst into flames -- at exactly the wrong time. Can't anyone make a battery that doesn't suck? By John Hockenberry from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on October 25, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
Intranet Planning Day (Sydney, 7 December 2006)
We've just announced details for our last Intranet Planning Day masterclass for 2006: Chart a course to a more successful intranet, and take a fresh look at what it takes to be a more effective intranet team. This one day... From
Column Two on October 25, 2006 at 5:45 a.m..
Trees in the city lights
Trees in the city lights This photo was actually taken late last night, with security lighting giving a good reproduction of sunset. I just love the textures, natural and unnatural...... From
Column Two on October 25, 2006 at 5:45 a.m..