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June 2008

June 01, 2008

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Personality Quizzes

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I hated these as a kid. After doing the first couple honestly, I got bored easily and so never really took them seriously. So often, the answer was “all of the above” or “none of the above”.
They are a necessity for some and just annoying to others.
Until you get fun ones. I [...]

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links for 2008-06-02

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Everybody! Everybody!
Just a nice fun site. Downloads movies, animations, …
(tags: fun animation)

BBspot - Satire for Smart People; The Truth for You
Called “the world’s greatest tech humour site” by The Register, BBspot creates entertainment for the geekier side of the world.
(tags: humour fun)

Joox.net
This site is made for bookmarking videos found online.
(tags: movies flv flash bookmarking)

eBay [...]

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June 02, 2008

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Low Hanging Fruit

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Gary Stager threw out a comment today that has been banging around in my head all day. Mr. Stager’s comments have that effect on me quite regularly. He doesn’t hold back and fires with both barrels and usually with the passion that would have all of our students getting the most from technology [...]

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links for 2008-06-03

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WuChess
The game of chess, is like a swordfight. You must think first, before you move. Toad style is immensely strong, and immune to nearly any weapon. When it’s properly used, it’s almost invincibl
(tags: chess games interesting)

Track Your Coin Jar, or Penny Bottle Online Digitally
Track your change Record each time you drop some coins in the [...]

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June 03, 2008

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Flock Adds Features

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If you have been reading my blog regularly, you undoubtedly have seen that I’m a great admirer of the Flock Browser.
Based upon the Firefox code, Flock’s big advantage to me is that it allows me to bring much of the Read/Write Web that I use together into one place. I find having “My World” [...]

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links for 2008-06-04

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Best Children’s Picture Books Online - BigUniverse.com
Read Hundreds of Books or Create Your Own… FREE!
(tags: books ebooks reading children education online)

APOD: 2008 May 25 - Phoenix Lander Arrives at Mars
Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
(tags: NASA images space [...]

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June 04, 2008

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Extending Flock Further

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I’m so delighted with the new update to Flock. Just can’t get enough of that Diggman functionality. I could sit and look at it all night long.
But, like the original Firefox, you can extend the functionality with Add-ons. Here’s my list of what I’ve added to Flock.

geoFlock - I’m fascinated by Google [...]

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links for 2008-06-05

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twitter-casts » home
In the Edu-twitterverse, great ideas simply crop up. It all adds to our learning journeys. A kind of thinking lab emerges at times.
(tags: twitter web2.0 resources learninglab wikis)

school2 » home
Perhaps most importantly for educators, Web 2.0 tools take advantage of the social aspects of the web more than ever before
(tags: web2.0 collaboration blog [...]

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June 05, 2008

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Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Update

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The common wisdom is that you should apply all patches to your software as soon as you know about them.
This article may encourage you to rethink that strategy.
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20839/?a=f
It’s actually a simple concept. What if the bad guys reverse engineer your patches or updates before you get them and inject their own form of malware [...]

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links for 2008-06-06

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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School | Brain Rules |
The brain is an amazing thing. Most of us have no idea what’s really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know.
(tags: brain memory learning science education)

Open Thinking [...]

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June 06, 2008

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links for 2008-06-07

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Vara Software : ScreenFlow - Professional Screencasting Studio
The application is powerful enough to simultaneously record from your iSight or DV camera at the same time as your screen (and your microphone and computer’s audio!).
(tags: screencast software screencasting capture)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada - My Privacy, My Choice, My Life
If you do, have you [...]

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June 07, 2008

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HNIC Theme

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Those hockey fans who watch coverage of the NHL CBC were taken aback with the announcement that the CBC would not be licensing the theme song that has been in place for over 40 years.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/06/05/hockeysong.html
The electronic world has been abuzz with comments and thoughts over this decision since the announcement was made. Letters to [...]

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links for 2008-06-08

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The Mother Road: Historic Route 66
The Historic Route 66 web site is dedicated to provide free information for those who want to learn more about Route 66.
(tags: Route66 roadtrip history maps)

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June 08, 2008

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Celebrating Student Digital Photography

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Today was the end of the third annual Student Digital Photography Exhibition. I have the unique knack of picking the hottest day of the year for this event and today didn’t disappoint!
I’m not an artist and so things that are generated by artists fascinate me. In this case, it is elementary and secondary [...]

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links for 2008-06-09

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407 ETR - Welcome to the 407 ETR. Keeping you ahead of the curve.
How to miss Toronto
(tags: Travel 407)

eduFire - Live Video Language Learning
Learn a language with online tutor
(tags: language e-learning learning video tutorials)

HANDinHAND : Services / Software / Scoreboard
While involved with the sponsorship of the West Wales Basketball Region it became clear to us [...]

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June 09, 2008

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On Being Interesting

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One of my favourite blog posts of all time comes from Russell Davies. I don’t know this person. (I don’t think anyway) However, this blog post and the constant flow of information in others just keeps bringing me back. Check out the blog for a while and see if it doesn’t [...]

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links for 2008-06-10

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Wikieducator tutorial - WikiEducator
These are considered to be the essential requirements for a teacher/educator to be able to develop free content for education.
(tags: wiki tutorial education teaching mediawiki web2.0)

Immune Attack » Home
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) presents Immune Attack™, an educational video game that introduces basic concepts of human immunology to high school and [...]

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June 10, 2008

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links for 2008-06-11

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Online FLV Converter : Download Online Videos direct to PC, iPod, PSP, iPhone, Mobile etc.Convert videos to .wmv, .mp4, .3gp, .mov, .mp3, .flv etc.Flv , Flvplayer, Flv video, Flv format, Flv format change, Free flv converter, Free online flv converter, Fr
(tags: video youtube converter Web2.0 mp3 sharing)

PRCA 3330: Web 2.0 Scavenger Hunt « Public Relations [...]

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June 11, 2008

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Flock as a Default Browser

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I’m a control freak and I like to take control of my computer. When I perform an action, I expect that it is going to do what I want it to do.
That hasn’t always been the case with Microsoft Vista.
The Operating System wants Internet Explorer to be the answer to everything on the Internet. [...]

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links for 2008-06-12

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Tweetburner
Tweetburner lets you track what happens with the links you share on Twitter.
(tags: twitter tracking links social web2.0)

Summize Conversational Search
Search Twitter in realtime — more conversations coming soon!
(tags: twitter search web2.0 tools aggregator)

Classroom Learning 2.0
Learn Web 2.0. Each week begins with a brief explanation of a new web 2.0 topic, followed by Discovery Exercises.
(tags: [...]

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June 12, 2008

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links for 2008-06-13

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ZAC Browser - Zone for Autistic Children
Welcome to ZAC Browser - Zone for Autistic Children
You have found the best environment on the Internet for your autistic child.
(tags: autism browser software internet)

PaperWindows: The First Foldable, Hi-Res Paper Computer at Organic User Interfaces
Designed by David Holman and Roel Vertegaal at the Human Media Lab in Canada, PaperWindows [...]

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June 13, 2008

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links for 2008-06-14

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On-Line Practice Modules - Step-by-step lessons on how to use a variety of applications used in K-12 classrooms
Practice apps for PD
(tags: tutorials technology howto lessons edtech)

TwitterCounter: How popular are you? (open beta)
TwitterCounter is a service for Bloggers, Social networkers and other well connected individuals to communicate and track the amount of followers they have on [...]

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June 14, 2008

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Three Types of People

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I’ve come to the following conclusion.
There are three types of people.

Those that blog.
Those that don’t blog.
Those that don’t blog but talk too much about the virtues of blogging or are adamant that they’ll start a blog someday.

I don’t want to get into value judgments here, but I want to talk about those who do blog [...]

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links for 2008-06-15

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Social Blogger Community & Blog Directory // BlogCatalog
Whether you are looking to search blogs, connect with bloggers, learn more about blogging, or promote your own blog, BlogCatalog is for you.
(tags: blog directory blogging aggregator tools)

My Tweeple
These tools are designed to help you make informed decisions when it comes to following people on Twitter.
(tags: twitter followers [...]

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June 15, 2008

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Fathers’ Day

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I was hoping that PC’s Quoteflections blog would have something to do about Father’s Day today. I’ve been saving one of my favourite all-time quotes just for today, Father’s Day. Unfortunately, the door wasn’t opened so I’ll have to open it here.
One of my favourite series of movies are the Charlie Chan series. [...]

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June 16, 2008

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Take the Pledge

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It’s supportive of Open Source and you’ll get a better browser in the process.
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/
Social Bookmarks:
Blogged with the Flock Browser

Tags: Firefox

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Wordle - Just for Fun

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Are you looking for an online cloud creator? Check out “Wordle“
Here’s a cloud created by Wordle based upon the tags in my Del.icio.us account.

Social Bookmarks:
Blogged with the Flock Browser

Tags: Wordle, Del.icio.us, Tag Cloud

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links for 2008-06-17

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iwb.org.uk ~ Free Interactive Whiteboard Resources
iwb.org.uk is a rapidly growing bank of free to use tools and resources created for teachers who are teaching with an interactive whiteboard (IWB).
(tags: iwb interactive whiteboards smartboards)

Lookybook | Home
Picture books are for looking at-so we’ve made it possible to view entire books-from cover to back, in all their spendor.
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June 17, 2008

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Firefox 3

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Today is the big day. The release of Firefox 3.
This is very significant. Firefox has changed the way that people browse the web. You can trace its roots back to Netscape in a long, winding road. There have been two thngs that have always impressed me about Firefox. One is [...]

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links for 2008-06-18

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Jumpcut - Be good to your video
The easiest way to upload, edit, and share your video and photos.
(tags: video web2.0 editing tools movies sharing)

Upload videos! Free home video sharing and editing. Secure Home Movie Archiving, Hosting and Storage.
Motionbox is fast, easy, unlimited video sharing and storage.
(tags: video web2.0 sharing editing videos online)

Ontario Time Machine - [...]

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June 18, 2008

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Silly Error Messages

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Well, yesterday was the big day for the release of Firefox 3. I added to the record count by downloading and installing it three times. As I write this, the download count stands at 5.8M. There indeed was big interest in this release of the product.
If you did do the download, you are entitled to [...]

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links for 2008-06-19

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blippr: Radically Short Ratings and Reviews - blippr [beta]
blippr will change the way you discover, recommend, and organize media with your friends.
(tags: reviews web2.0 community inspiration movies social socialmedia)

ProjectOffice.net | Web based project management solution
Create your projects and tasks, build your winning team and track your task progress through a Gantt chart…
(tags: web2.0 productivity projects [...]

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June 19, 2008

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More ECO Things

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Working with my colleague Don at the ECO Schools presentation was great and also changed a number of the ways that I think about things.
Of course, there was the computer element of things. We’re incredibly proud of the SMART Board activity and the satellite images of the school properties as they go about planning [...]

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links for 2008-06-20

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twitabit: post your tweets here when twitter is down
Post your tweets here when twitter is down — and we’ll queue them up and make sure they get delivered.
(tags: twitter tools offline)

TimesPeople Beta - New York Times
Share and Discover the Best of NYTimes.com
(tags: journalism nytimes newspapers socialnetworking social recommendations inspiration ideas)

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June 20, 2008

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Media Policy at NECC

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The NECC Conference attracts attendees from all over the world to enjoy some of the best speakers and newest trends in the use of technology. It’s a conference that I’m very fortunate to have attended in the past and plan to this year.
It was with great surprise that I read this on the NECC [...]

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links for 2008-06-21

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Skitch.com + Skitch = fast and fun screen capture and image sharing.
Skitch.com is a webservice that works hand in hand with our application Skitch to give you 1-click
uploading of images for fast and fun image sharing.
(tags: screencapture software web2.0 photo)

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June 21, 2008

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links for 2008-06-22

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Welcome To Givitaway
Gifting your unwanted or excess stuff is fun, easy, and good for your neighbours and for planet Earth. Your Gift could be someone else’s Treasure!
(tags: recycle ecology reuse)

speak2me ???
Your personal English tutor
(tags: study english web2.0 learning international e-learning)

twitthat.com
Web client for twitter
(tags: twitter tools web2.0 bookmarklets extensions)

WordPress › Twitter Tools « WordPress Plugins
Twitter Tools [...]

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June 22, 2008

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links for 2008-06-23

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the Awesome Highlighter >> Highlight text on web pages
Awesome Highlighter lets you highlight text on web pages and then gives you a small link to the highlighted page.
(tags: highlighter web2.0 web collaboration)

DailyLit: Read books by email and RSS.
Read books by email (or RSS).
(tags: books ebooks literature free rss web2.0)

Powerset
For most people, places and things, Powerset [...]

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June 23, 2008

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An Idea Worth Saluting

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From this morning’s Windsor Star, comes this story.
Every now and again, common sense kicks in. I salute the school districts that are taking this approach. There will definitely be overtones in schools ecologically and for the parents financially. Not to mention the total cost of producing water in bottles that can be saved by this [...]

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links for 2008-06-24

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Google for Educators
The goal of this workshop is to provide you with an overview of the Google Applications suite
(tags: google professional_development googledocs howto web2.0)

Constructing Modern Knowledge Selected Resources
In preparation for the event, Gary Stager assembled a collection of resources created by our stellar faculty, including: Alfie Kohn, Peter Reynolds, Cynthia Solomon, Bob Tinker, Melinda Kolk [...]

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June 24, 2008

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Missing the Forest for the Trees

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I bugged good friend Ross today.
I was working with a teacher analysing some data generated for some of their PLC (Professional Learning Community) discussions. It was an awesome time and we chatted about trends, type of graphs, how to tell a story with statistics for people who aren’t statisticians, and much more.
We were using [...]

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links for 2008-06-25

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Chessworld.net: Play Free Online Chess
Play chess with others online
(tags: chess games online)

Twitzu - Events For Twitter!
Having a meetup, get together or party? Now you can blast it out to your Twitter followers.
(tags: twitter events calendar mashup tools planning meeting web2.0)

Secondbrain - All Your Content
Secondbrain is your personal content library. We make it really easy to [...]

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June 25, 2008

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8 Weeks to Web 2.0

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For those of us who use computers non-stop, we are so used to reading about and checking various web resources and innovations. Many things become like second nature.
However, for the teacher who wants to get started but doesn’t know how, what does she/he do? It can be a long haul that requires a [...]

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links for 2008-06-26

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Worse Than Yours
From the authors of the bestselling “Worse Than Yours” book series
(tags: funny humor blog photos comedy)

SlideRocket - The Best Online Presentation Software.
SlideRocket is a web application that provides everything you need to design professional quality presentations, manage and share libraries of slides and assets, and to deliver presentations in person or remotely over [...]

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June 26, 2008

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Greatest Moment at NECC

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There are so many terrific moments at any NECC Conference. Great speakers, new friends, great vendors, and the lot.
One of my favourite activities though is to browse through the poster sessions. Here, nobody is selling anything or pushing you to upgrade or drive you crazy with the newest technology that you know darn [...]

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links for 2008-06-27

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Bookmark suggestions from inSuggest
This tool will analyze your online bookmarks and recommend other bookmarks that matches your taste.
(tags: del.icio.us bookmarks recommendation search internet web2.0)

yoono
Get Yoono in your browser and always stay connected to your friends
(tags: web2.0 search community social bookmarks aggregator)

Deccan Herald - Online encyclopaedia: The wisdom of crowds
As online communities spread across the world, [...]

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June 27, 2008

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links for 2008-06-28

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Mogulus
Another streaming video service
(tags: web2.0 streaming web)

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June 28, 2008

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When Things Go Wrong

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I was on the plane to San Antonio.
I noticed a gentleman three rows up and over starting his laptop. As it booted, I noticed the Windows XP boot up window and got interested in noting how long it would take to get to a login screen and then how long before a login got [...]

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June 29, 2008

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links for 2008-06-30

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CubeSat Kit Home
Begin your CubeSat Mission with the CubeSat Kit™
(tags: satellite space science cubesat electronics)

Chatterous - Group chat with SMS, IM, Email and the Web.
now you can all chat - no
need for friends to sign up!
it’s free!
(tags: chat collaboration communication web2.0 community)

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June 30, 2008

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Day 1 at NECC

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Some random thoughts and reflections on session from Day 1 at NECC in San Antonio. All in all, it was a good one. Lots of things to see; lots of people to meet.
It started with just getting out to Travis Street at the end of the hotel for the shuttle. It is [...]

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links for 2008-07-01

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Placemaking for Communities | Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
Building Community, Creating Places,
Using Common Sense
(tags: community planning design urban)

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