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I’m watching the CW11 Morning News this morning and just saw two stories back to back.
In the first one, a mother pleaded for the return of her child.
In the second one, a man threatened to place poison in 5000 jars of baby food.
There were two things in common with these stories. First, they were, as [...]

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Anatomy of a Placemark and Literacy Implications

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/anatomy-of-a-placemark-and-l

It’s Saturday morning and I’m sitting down with a cup of coffee waiting for the qualifying sessions for the Hungarian Grand Prix. It’s held at the Hungaroring and the Formula 1 community is divided about the track. Some people love it; some hate it. It’s one of the slower tracks but that’s because of all [...]

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links for 2008-08-03 [delicious.com]

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Home | 12seconds.tv (alpha)
12seconds.tv allows friends and family to record and share short video updates about what they are doing or where they are. You can use a webcam or a cellphone.
(tags: youtube web2.0 web videos twitter video tools)

Beyond Current Horizons : Evaluating the Future of the UK’s Education System | Technology, children, schools and [...]

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An Invitation to Edit

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/an-invitation-to-edit/

It was a boring Sunday afternoon and, after my bike ride, I sat down to check out the NASCAR race. I was actually curious as to whether Goodyear was going to upset Tony Stewart with another strange tire incident.
I’d been meaning to sit down and so something like this for a while.
In the traditional software [...]

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links for 2008-08-04 [delicious.com]

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Edheads - Activate Your Mind!
Edheads brings you high quality, free educational activities for your classroom
(tags: weather virtual technology teaching surgery simulations simplemachines science)

Doug's PD Wiki / Software Comparisons
Note that this table is not intended to be all inclusive and feel free to edit and add your favourites.
(tags: software opensource web2.0)

List of Social Computing Strategists and [...]

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New Facebook Interface

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/new-facebook-interface/

It didn’t seem to be a big deal when I first tried out the new interface.
But, I started to play around with it and I like it.
It seems cleaner and more responsive. Probably because there’s less on the screen to be redrawn with each page.
I’m liking it.
The only real concern that I have is that [...]

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links for 2008-08-05 [delicious.com]

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The Secret Strategies Behind Many “Viral” Videos
The Secret Strategies Behind Many “Viral” Videos
(tags: youtube web2.0 web viralmarketing viral videos tutorial)

BBC NEWS | Technology | The accelerator of the modern age
The accelerator of the modern age
(tags: internet packet)

Flickr Related Tag Browser
Tag Browser / Search for Flickr
(tags: webdesign web2.0 web visualization tools tagging)

globeandmail.com: U.S. agents can seize [...]

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What are people saying about …

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/what-are-people-saying-about

… virtually anything on Twitter.
A new service lets you visualize the data on Twitter to get an idea of what’s going on based upon current Tweets. It appears to search the public timeline and returns a graphical representation of the conversations that include the search term.
As we head into the Olympics, that would appear to [...]

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Have a Say in the Future

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/have-a-say-in-the-future/

This quote comes from Mozilla labs tonight.
Laboratories are places where science and creativity meet to develop, research and explore new ideas. Mozilla Labs embraces this great tradition as a virtual lab where people come together online to create, experiment and play with Web innovations for the public benefit.
As I tell my kids, if you don’t [...]

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links for 2008-08-07 [delicious.com]

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Elaborate Facebook Worm Virus Spreading
But a new worm is disseminating through Facebook that aims to install trojan software on a user’s machine.
(tags: worm virus facebook)

Vyew My PC - Instant Desktop Sharing | Vyew
VyewMyPC provides easy desktop sharing, whiteboarding and web conferencing.
(tags: webservices tools sharing screencast screen desktopsharing desktop)

- Animoto For Education -
Add Animoto to your [...]

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links for 2008-08-08 [delicious.com]

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Google Maps Mania: The True China on Google Maps
TheTrueChina.com shows news from the Chinese media translated and geo-tagged on a Google Map.
(tags: Google China)

Google Maps Mania: The Olympic Games on Google Maps
Google have released "a one-stop shop" Google Map for viewing live updates from the Beijing Olympic Games, including up-to-date medal counts by country, events [...]

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08-08-08

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/08-08-08/

As a mathematician, I couldn’t let today go by without having a blog title like that.
But, that’s not really what I’m pondering. As I watched the early morning news, there were reports of dangers and threats at the Beijing Olympics. Indeed, this is the big day. On the satellite dish, there are extra channels of [...]

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links for 2008-08-10 [delicious.com]

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Baptism by Fire: 100 Essential Tips and Resources for Student Teachers | Smart Teaching
For those working their way towards teaching degree, the excitement that comes along with becoming a teacher can be tempered by the terror of actually having to manage a classroom full of kids.
(tags: tips teaching studentteacher resources education)

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links for 2008-08-11 [delicious.com]

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20 Best Websites To Download Free EBooks
That’s why we’ve again crawled deep into the Internet to compile this list of 20 places to download free e-books for your use.
(tags: websites toread showcase resources reading resource reference)

The Miniature Earth
If the earth was reduced to 100 people, it would be this.
(tags: world web2.0 video statistics social slideshow)

UnBoxed: [...]

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So Much City

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/so-much-city/

I’ve been in Ottawa for just a couple of days and have come to an appreciation of just how much there is to see and do. At the same time, it’s so frustrating to know that it would take a lifetime to do it.
We arrived on the weekend and did some exploration and found some [...]

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links for 2008-08-12 [delicious.com]

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Olympic Events Through History | LiveScience
This summer's Olympics in China showcase all 28 of these officially recognized sports, with their disciplines listed below and the date of their initial appearances in parentheses:
(tags: Olympics sports)

Sarolta Video Factory - Installation Free Online Video Editing - Create and publish your movies from your web browser - Home
We provide [...]

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When Web 2.0 Goes Down

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/when-web-20-goes-down/

I’ve taken a real interest in Web 2.0 applications over the past year. If there is any doubt, check out my Delicious collection of resources tagged with Web 2.0. There are 378 of them and growing.
They are fascinating and I applaud the developers for their originality and creativity in bringing such resources to the web [...]

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Technology and Trying Too Hard

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/technology-and-trying-too-ha

Technology lets us do so many things. We also get a chance to get it right. Is there a price to be paid when we use technology to help us?
There was a time when you would write a report or use a typewriter and once the written word was on the paper, it was there [...]

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Delivering

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/delivering/

The internet is very demanding of the performance of its websites. A lot of the time developers focus on the “look” rather than the “content” and the “performance”.
You might get drawn in by the look and many Web 2.0 services have that glitzy multi-coloured layout that is eye appealing.
But, it’s not the colours that keep [...]

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Problems with the new Delicious

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/problems-with-the-new-delici

Just a little update.
If you’re a regular follower of this blog, you’ll note that there are typically two posts a day. One is a set of thoughts from me and the second is a selection of internet websites.
These sites are stored online in my Delicious account and the developers have provided a blog post feature [...]

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links for 2008-08-16

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Web 2.0 Design Kit | Effects, Tutorials, Web | Photoshop Lab
This tutorial will show you how to create some of the more popular “Web 2.0? design effects using Photoshop.
(tags: webdev webdesign web2.0 web tutorials tips)

434 + essential web 2.0 Tools in one place!
A list of tools, that makes web development easy
(tags: webtools webdevelopment webapps web2.0tools [...]

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Dumb? Hardly

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/dumb-hardly/

In Saturday’s Ottawa Citizen, I was drawn immediately to this article.
On the front page, there was a picture of a USB connector and the story itself featured a picture of audio player ear plugs.
So, I actually read the article before finding out how Canada did at the Olympics.
The article was entitled “Is this the dumbest [...]

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How to work a PLN

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/how-to-work-a-pln/

Yesterday, TheCleverSheep made a post where he challenged us to identify the most important thing that we’ve learned from our PLN. (Personal Learning Network) In his post, he put a link to a Google Docs survey and made the results immediately visible.
One of his questions was:
“Which tool would you recommend as a starting point to [...]

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Welcome New Bloggers

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/welcome-new-bloggers/

Tomorrow, as part of our Vision to Practice Program, Greater Essex County Educators will get an opportunity to learn with Will Richardson.
Blogging is a hot topic and there’s a keen demand to explore the use in literacy and professional development in the district. Over the day tomorrow, 60 more educators will get the opportunity to [...]

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Blogging and Podcasting

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/blogging-and-podcasting-2/

We’re set and ready to go. I’ll be live blogging the session at:
http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/v2p.htm
Blogged with the Flock Browser

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If you can write an email…

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/if-you-can-write-an-email/

…you can create a blog.
These were the words that Will Richardson used to start two sessions about Blogging for Greater Essex County District School Board educators yesterday. What followed was an inspirational professional development opportunity for between 50-60 educators who took time from their summer vacation to learn more and develop their own blogs.
A [...]

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Delicious not posting again

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/delicious-not-posting-again/

Unfortunately, after the one job that worked, Delicious has decided not to post messages to the blog again. So sorry.
Why is this so sad? I really wanted to share this website through my blog.
http://www.simplifymedia.com/
but I couldn’t.

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A Bunch of Add-ons

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/a-bunch-of-add-ons/

I had a couple of Add-on updates available when I started my Flock browser this morning so I thought that I’d share my list of currently installed add-ons. The last time I did this, readers confirmed that I had made wise choices and I got a couple of new suggestions. So, it was very helpful [...]

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links for 2008-8-18

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/links-for-2008-8-18/

Yearbook Yourself
See yourself through the ages
(tags: yearbookyourself web2.0 upload pictures picture)

Tech on the Net
Tech on the Net is dedicated to providing helpful advice, how-to’s and FAQs. We focus on technologies such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, SQL, Oracle/PLSQL, UNIX, and Linux.
(tags: tutorials tips technology programming keyboard)

Flypaper - Easily Create, Share and Track Flash-Quality [...]

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links for 2008-8-19

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/links-for-2008-8-19/

Microsoft Unveils Unwrap Mosaic Video Editing Tool at SIGGRAPH | Maximum PC
Unwrap Mosaic enables users to add shapes (”artifacts”) to home video
(tags: video editing)

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links for 2008-8-20

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/links-for-2008-8-20/

Simplify Media - Connect Your Music
Listen to your home media library over the internet
(tags: windows web2.0 web tools streaming software sharing social)

Live @ edu :: The Future of Student Collaboration is Here
Live@edu is the ultimate suite of applications - mobile, desktop and web-based - to help your students collaborate on campus, and create a community [...]

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links for 2008-8-21

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/links-for-2008-8-21/

Global Neighbourhoods: 7 Tips for new Twitter Users
Unlike most social media tools, Twitter takes a while to understand.
(tags: twitter trends tips web2.0 socialnetworking)

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links for 2008-8-22

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/links-for-2008-8-22/

Get a Chinese Name
Get your own Chinese name based on your English name and find out your sign in the Chinese Zodiac!
(tags: writing words translator tools)

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A New Firefox Utliity

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/a-firefox-utliity/

As you know by reading my laments, Delicious has had its challenges updating blogs with a post reflecting the latest entries to the popular social bookmarking service.
I’ve been searching the support and the public message areas and following Delicious support on Twitter. All locations indicate that they are aware of the problems and searching [...]

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links for 2008-8-23

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Beijing Olympics Stadium: about 30 min. before Men’s 100m Final
360 view from inside the Olympic Stadium
(tags: sports photos photojournalism photography 3d flash)

Wanderlust: GOOD traces the most famous trips in history
Some of the greatest trips ever
(tags: writing world visualization travels travel technology maps geography literature)

Converter Free Quick Media Converter - FLV AVI DIVX DVD MP4 MPEG [...]

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links for 2008-8-24

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/links-for-2008-8-24/

TRIBALCOG | Free Photography Course | Free online photo lessons
Taking travel photographs is rewarding on many levels.
(tags: tutorials travel photos photography online howto free course)

YouTube - An anthropological introduction to YouTube
presented at the Library of Congress, June 23rd 2008. This was tons of fun to present.
(tags: youtube video research culture)

woork: 10 Awesome typewriter fonts for [...]

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links for 2008-8-25

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/links-for-2008-8-25/

Get Satisfaction - People-Powered Customer Service
Help with the products and companies you care about.
(tags: web2.0 web tools startup socialnetworking service)

Flock Gloss Edition Browser
Flock’s Gloss Edition is the world’s first and only fashion/entertainment browser
(tags: web flock fashion browsers browser)

GMDesk - run Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Maps as a stand-alone installable application
GMDesk is an [...]

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Made in China

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/made-in-china/

These words have always had a certain meaning to me. The recent Olympics has certainly changed that.
There was so much media going into the Olympics. So much negativity raised drew our attention to the environment, Tibet, internet censorship, political governance, …
Despite all this, China and Beijing did its best to put on a show for [...]

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links for 2008-8-26

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Worldmapper: The world as you’ve never seen it before
Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.
(tags: world visualization tools statistics social reference)

Fire Eagle
Take your location to the web
(tags: yahoo webservice web2.0 web tools social mobile)

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Is it the Medium or the Message?

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/is-it-the-medium-or-the-mess

The Twittersphere is alive tonight in response to the keynote address given to Dallas ISD by student Dalton Sherman.
The reactions range from “inspirational” to “motivational” to “propaganda” to “exploitation”.
It is definitely a good video to watch and listen to and you’ll respond in your own way.

I would suggest watching this video and then…

Read this and [...]

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links for 2008-8-27

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/links-for-2008-8-27/

socialu - it’s all about you
Your online social life in one place!
(tags: social_networking web2.0)

ProofHQ
Speed up design collaboration and get projects approved faster
(tags: webdesign web2.0 tools service proofing productivity)

The online image editor pixlr
Edit your images online
(tags: webapp web2.0 tools software picture photoshop)

Guided Reading and Reading Games with Roy the Zebra
Reading website for emerging readers.
(tags: zebra writing [...]

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In Search of Blogging Efficiency

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/in-search-of-blogging-effici

So many blogs to read; so little time to do it.
I’m always looking for ways to become more productive in my blog reading. There is so much to read and so much to learn. I’ve tried RSS readers, switched to the Flock Browser for its built-in features, lots of gadgets for my iGoogle homepage, and [...]

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Free Stuff

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/free-stuff/

With school starting next Tuesday, it’s time for a refresh to classrooms and resources.
There have been back to school promotions at many teacher favourites:
Apple, BestBuy, Scholastic, Staples, Walmart, Yahoo!, Zellers
or just go hog wild!
For the web using teacher, you need to check out Alisa Miller’s post. It’s entitled “100+ Ways to Score Freebies for Your [...]

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links for 2008-8-28

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/links-for-2008-8-28/

Valid XHTML YouTube embed code generator - Online tool
This free tool will create a valid XHTML embed code for any YouTube video.
(tags: youtube xhtml web video validation tools)

udutu | Create simulations online with ease.
myUdutu is easy-to-use online learning authoring software that allows you to build your course very quickly no matter where you are, and [...]

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links for 2008-8-29

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/links-for-2008-8-29/

100+ Ways to Score Freebies For Your Classroom | Smart Teaching
To help reduce those costs and enhance your classroom, take advantage of the following ways to get free stuff.
(tags: teaching teacher resources freebies free education web2.0)

Google Docs Help Center
Google Docs Help Center
(tags: tutorials support reference googledocs help office web2.0)

SMART board in the classroom
Using Electronic Whiteboards [...]

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Your Privacy

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/your-privacy/

Many websites “respect your privacy”. But, do you care?
How often when you visit a website, particularly in this day of the explosion of Web 2.0 applications, do you read and understand the privacy policy before registering for whatever the service provides.
When I was the webmaster at OSAPAC, we spent a great deal of time getting [...]

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links for 2008-8-30

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/links-for-2008-8-30/

How to avoid having to reactivate Windows XP after fresh install
Save yourself a little time.
(tags: windowsxp windows useful tips lifehacks)

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A Mashup of Note

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/a-mashup-of-note/

Like more and more people, I get my news online anymore. I’ve tried a number of different techniques to try and get the latest. They tend, however, to be linear.
Either they’re posted to a news site chronologically or they are arranged by the importance assigned to the story by the news editor. Both are awesome [...]

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Blog Day 2008

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/blog-day-2008/

It’s Blog Day 2008. If you’re a blogger, participate. If not, why not?
From the Blog Day website…
On August 31st, bloggers are asked to post recommendations of 5 new Blogs, preferably Blogs that are different from their own culture, point of view and attitude. On this day, blog readers will find themselves leaping around and discovering [...]

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links for 2008-8-31

http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/links-for-2008-8-31/

WikiGenes - Evolutionary Knowledge
A wiki for the life sciences where authorship matters
(tags: wiki web semanticweb resources medicine reference genetics)

The Collaboration Cycle on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
The Collaboration Cycle
(tags: techintegration pedagogy collaboration)

News Maps
See graphically where the current news stories are happening
(tags: world news map journalism geotagging)

Vaughan Memorial Library : Tutorials : Plagiarism
Designed to teach and remind [...]

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