Edu_RSS ~ November 22, 2003

Most recent update: November 22, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Making sense of learning specifications & standards The MASIE Center has published the second edition of an e-learning report titled Making Sense of Standards and Specifications. To quote: The area of learning standards is one of the most powerful and misunderstood aspects of the e-Learning revolution. As... From Column Two on November 22, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (38243) The power of visible loose ends There is something I don't like about blogging: it makes all the loose ends visible. I usually have more ideas than time to implement them. Blogging is perfect for it: you've got a minute, you post an idea, a conversation develops, you follow it and think of writing a story to pull all the bits together and to reflect, but then next busy week comes and there is no time anymore and new ideas are getting written down. For me this was usual - coming up with more ideas than time to implement them. But blogging is changing it. Once ideas are written down I have a visible trace From Mathemagenic on November 22, 2003 at 8:50 p.m.. (38242) An Holistic Approach to Learning From ScotFEICT on November 22, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (38241) Conversor RSS para JS Nossa ferramenta de RSS está jogando agora em Brasil Conversor RSS para JS [demo]. I cannot really write Portuguese without the help of the fish, but this is saying that our RSS tool is playing now in Brazil. More scanning of the referring site sin our web server log showed that the RSS2JS demo has been translated into a Spanish version w From cogdogblog on November 22, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. (38240) HLS Video Archiv Die Harvard Law School hat eine eine neue Seite ins Netz gestellt: Ein Video-Archiv mit derzeit 27 bedeutenden Unternehmern (und... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 22, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (38239) Erin Clerico giving Frontier presentation at EdBlogger Con Erin Clerico demonstrating a new beta tool for Frontier/Manila administrations.... From EdBlogger Praxis on November 22, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (38238) Skype Problems Confirmed Skype is a revolutionary voice-over-IP technology that keeps bringing attention to its many unique and impressive capabilities. The tools is in beta and it is free to use (PC users only). As I have been reporting before, Skype ability to provide a reliable quality audio connection over the Internet, may still be reserved only for those on a particular good Internet connection on even then not all the times. Michael Term of the Associated Press reports similar problems to the ones I have been writing myself about. Skype is really an exceptionally capable tool, but not so much because of... From EdBlogger Praxis on November 22, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (38236) "SPD setzt auf Investitionen" WIESBADEN. Jahrelang hielt die SPD die Etatentwürfe der Regierung Koch für so schlecht, dass sie auch durch einzelne Anträge nicht zu verbessern seien. Jetzt indessen wollen die Sozialdemokraten beweisen, dass es durchaus Alternativen zu dem Eine-Milliarde-Sparprogramm der Regierung gibt. Sie fordern die Rücknahme der Kürzungen im Sozialbereich und wollen stattdessen ein 120 Millionen Euro schweres Investitionsprogramm für Straßenbau, Nahverkehr und die Kommunen... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 22, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (38235) Against School "Schooling as we know it, is a powerful expression of the sickness of this society, not a cure for that sickness. While the myth lives, we will never revive the libertarian America most of us prefer in place of the present empire." -- John Taylor Gatto, on The Fourth Purpose... From PEDABLOGUE on November 22, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (38234) Vernetzung Studis/SchuelerInnen/Gewerkschaften: 14.12.03... Liebe Leute, die aktuellen Proteste gegen die Kuerzungsplaene in Hessen machen einmal mehr deutlich, dass es eine koordination zwischen gewerkschaften und Studierenden, aber auch SchuelerInnen geben muss, die langfristig angelegt ist, um politisch relevanten Druck entfalten zu koennen. Aktueller Termin hierzu: Vernetzungstreffen am 14.12.03 in Bad Breisig (Rhein), nach dem Tarifini-Seminar der verdi-Sudierenden NRW. Eingeladen sind SchuelerInnenverteter, Studierende und Gewerkschaftsaktive... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 22, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. (38233) Nikolausaktion In Frankfurt wird derzeit zum Vorabend des Nikolaustages hin eine Aktion geplant, bei der möglichst viele Studierende zum CDU-Büro marschieren und dort Schuhe vor die Tür stellen, etc.. Vielleicht könnte man die Aktion ja zusätzlich auch in anderen Städten bringen? Macht also doch bitte mal an Eurer Uni auf die Aktion aufmerksam. Weitere Infos hier: http://webstudy.de/uniprotest/forum/index.php?mode=viewthread&forum_id=9&thread=36&sid=91480ca057a42d7b1eb8bb446381a550&PHPSESSID=91480ca057a42d7b1eb8bb446381a550 From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 22, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. (38232) img src="http://tim.lauer.name/2003112213342dbd6397.jpeg">... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 22, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (38231) And Away We Go... From weblogged News on November 22, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (38230) Roger Wilco Noon in Florence, and in a pub by the cathedral, fifty aussies and poms are wedged so tight together they have had to coordinate their pint lifting. It's extra time, the scores are tied, there's 30 seconds to play, and... From Ben Hammersley.com on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (38229) US-Verfassung, "virtual tour" Auf der Seite des US National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, gibt es neben einer dreiteiligen "interaktiven Verfassung" (Browse by Keyword -... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 22, 2003 at 3:49 p.m.. (38228) Oryon Interview about the Semantic Web This interview with Dr. Frank van Harmelin from the November 2003 issue of Oryon is one of the best explanations of the purpose of the semantic web that I've seen. "Well, the idea of the semantic web is to extend the current web with additional information that will enable computers to understand web pages too. This does not mean that we propose to dump the current web and start all over again. The semantic web can best be viewed as an additional layer on top of the current web. In practice it means that a part of the content of current web pages must be adapted to make them interpretable From Ten Reasons Why on November 22, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (38226) I Already Knew That About Myself ...but affirmation is good. 174.... From Ten Reasons Why on November 22, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (38225) A tale of two Cairos Microsoft's 2003 Professional Developers Conference (PDC) reminded some observers of the same event in 1993, when the hot topics were the Win32 APIs, a rough draft of Windows 95 code-named Chicago, and a preview of a futuristic object-file-system-based NT successor code-named Cairo. The hot topics this year were the WinFX managed APIs, a rough draft of a future version of NT code-named Longhorn, and ... Cairo. Now called WinFS, this vision of metadata-enriched storage and query-driven retrieval was, and is, compelling. Making it real wasn't then, and isn From Jon's Radio on November 22, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (38224) PDX Train stop at PDX.... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 22, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. (38223) Train to airport...... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 22, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (38222) Tim's Ready for EdBlogger It will be great to see Tim later today, and the fun has already started here in SF. Training with Bryan Bell today, reception tonight, discussions tomorrow. Here's Tim's pre-discussion thoughts: I'm accelerating toward putting the second version of our teacher's hands on Friday, so I won't have time to flesh out a few ideas I wanted to kick out before edBlogger on Sunday, so here's a quick list of thoughts: When will the Salam Pax of the American urban public high school appear? And will he or she get a trip to From weblogged News on November 22, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (38221) Some Ideas Die Kudos to Clay Shirky for Otlet: Some ideas die because they are wrong.[Yahoo] was, in other words, "an intellectual cosmos illuminated both by objective classification and by the direct influence of readers and writers." And it sucked. Sucked sucked sucked.... From Ten Reasons Why on November 22, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (38220) 1000 Ãœbersichten zum Recht Um die 1000 Prüfungsschemata zum Zivil-, Straf-, Öffentlichen- und Prozessrecht finden sich (meist als PDF-Dateien) auf der Seite "Klausuraufbauschemen".... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 22, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (38219) Apples are in, board members are out in laptop flap - eSchool News staff and wire service reports Frustrated by the local school board's decision to spend $1.7 million to provide Apple laptop computers for some junior high students but not others, residents of Stillwater, Minn., voiced their opposition by unseating three board members, while select From Educational Technology on November 22, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (38218) Four Blended Learning Blunders and How to Avoid Them - Mark W. Brodsky Blended learning can be a powerful strategy for businesses who want to build employees From Online Learning Update on November 22, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (38217) Spooky incident this lunch time. I was Spooky incident this lunch time. I was leaving a supermarket and went to my car. I opened it and started to get in (with my friends getting in the back of the car). I then noticed that my gear stick kinda looked unfamiliar...I stepped back and saw that I ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 22, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (38216) My car incident reminded me of how My car incident reminded me of how lost in our own worlds we often are and how quickly we fall back on habitual behaviour and routines. Myself and my friend want to test the hypothesis that you could release a lion into a supermarket and nobody would notice....everyone would ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 22, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (38215) Vertrieb von Gratiszeitungen Der u.a. für das Wettbewerbsrecht zuständige I. Zivilsenat des BGH hat entschieden (Pressemitteilung), dass der unentgeltliche Vertrieb von allein anzeigenfinanzierten... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 22, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (38214) Kudos to Wired and more Wired's on a roll. In the October issue, they ran a page by Rebecca Harper that puts the effect of music sharing into perspective: The labels have released 14% fewer new CDs since 1999 and they've raised the prices 16% since 1997 (after adjusting for inflation). Yes, she says, file sharing has cost the industry money. "But what the RIAA doesn't want to admit is that the CD is reaching the end of its life cycle..." Then in the December issue (the one with Uma on the cover), they devote a part of a page to step-by-step instructions on how... From Joho the Blog on November 22, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (38213) Senior Surfing Surges - Robyn Greenspan, CyberAtlas The fastest growing online population is also the oldest, according to measurements from Nielsen//NetRatings finding that the over 65 group surged 25 percent in a year. Since October 2002, senior citizens online grew from 7.6 million " 5.9 percent of t From Techno-News Blog on November 22, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (38212) Wi-Fi Is Hot But Users Still Warming to It - Matt Villano, CyberAtlas Most online consumers are aware of public wireless Internet access hotspots [define], but only 6 percent have used the service in a public place, according to a report released by Jupiter Research (a unit of this site's corporate parent).... At a tim From Techno-News Blog on November 22, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (38211) E-Learning Trends 2003 - Learning Circuits In October 2001, Learning Circuits published its first ever e-learning survey. This year we asked readers the same questions to gage the impact that technology developments, supplier consolidations, and economy have had on e-learning efforts. The 2003 From Online Learning Update on November 22, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (38210) EU-Amt für Cybersicherheit "Vertrauen und Sicherheit sind unverzichtbare Voraussetzungen für die Informationsgesellschaft", weiß EU-Kommissar Erkki Liikanen, "mit ENISA setzen wir unsere Arbeit fort,... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 22, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (38209) Notausgang für Blogs Aus dem Suchmaschinen-Blog von Klaus Schallhorn: "Es soll Firmen geben, die ihren Arbeitnehmern nicht gestatten, relevante Blogs am Arbeitsplatz zu... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 22, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (38208) U.S. Congress passes anti-Internet spam bill - Andy Sullivan, Reuters The U.S. House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly for a bill to outlaw most Internet spam and create a "do not spam" registry for those who do not wish to receive unsolicited junk e-mail. Online marketers who flood e-mail in boxes with pornogr From Techno-News Blog on November 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38207) Technology in classroom discussed in Mohawk - JOE PARMON-Herkimer Telegram Sandy Simpson, assistant district superintendent at Herkimer BOCES, told Mohawk school board members during their meeting this week that districts need to look at ways to integrate the use of more technology into their classroom instruction. "We have t From Educational Technology on November 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38206) Westwood College Online Learning Webinar on Dec. 10. For those who want to learn about attending college virtually and earning a degree online, Westwood College Online will host a virtual seminar: The Evolution of Online Education -- Learning on Your Terms. It will be held on Wed., Dec. 10 at 7:00 p.m. E From Online Learning Update on November 22, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (38205) Datenschutz im Internet Der EuGH hat sich erstmals zur Auslegung der "Richtlinie über den Schutz personenbezogener Daten und den freien Datenverkehr im Internet"... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 22, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (38204) Holiday special webhosting To keep up with the holiday spirit TeroCommunications is running a limited time special. No charge, no set up fees... From Disruptive Technology on November 22, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (38203) New iMovie plug-in helps stabilize video Digital Thought Software today announced the release of fxStabilizer, a US$34.95 iMovie plug-in that was developed to stabilize or smooth... From Digital Hub on November 22, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (38202) Scriptable production of still image videos! "Still Life is a stand-alone application that enables users to pan and zoom over digital images and thereby produce a... From Digital Hub on November 22, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (38201) .Mac adds training, sound effects, audio exclusives Apple's .Mac is offering several new exclusives, including Apple Training "Going Digital with iMovie... [MacNN]... From Digital Hub on November 22, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (38200) DVDxDV - 1.067 extracts audio/video from DVDs to QuickTime [VersionTracker: Mac OS X]... From Digital Hub on November 22, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (38199) Let's have a content management party! Lou Rosenfeld asks questions about non-vendor content management issues in his blog, such as: What if we threw a party for content management community, but didn't invite the CMS vendors? Who would show up? And what would they talk about... From Column Two on November 22, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (38198) Recherche aus MS-Office Dem heutigen @-web-Newsletter ist folgendes zu entnehmen: GENIOS, Anbieter (kostenpflichtiger) Datenbanken, gehört zur Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt. Neben der Recherche über die... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 22, 2003 at 6:49 a.m.. (38197) China's Grip on Info Loosening Although relatively few Chinese have Net access, government filters aren't very effective and word travels fast. And you can blame the Internet, says one expert. From Wired News on November 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38196) Man Arrested Over 'Spam Rage' A Silicon Valley computer programmer has been arrested for threatening to torture, kill and send a 'package full of Anthrax spores' to employees of the company he blames for bombarding his computer with spam promising to enlarge his penis. From Wired News on November 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38195) Senate Bill Sticks It to Spammers The U.S. Senate votes to prohibit deceptive spam and establish a do-not-spam registry for those who wish to steer clear of junk e-mail. Violators could face jail time and million-dollar fines under the bill. From Wired News on November 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38194) E-Votes Must Leave a Paper Trail Concerned that electronic voting is susceptible to mistakes and fraud, California becomes the first major state to require all machines to produce paper voter receipts. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on November 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38193) Fill 'Er Up Full of Beans As biodiesel made from soybeans gets cheaper, the fuel finds wider acceptance in the United States. What's not to like? It's easier on the environment, it smells better, and it even lets Americans feel patriotic at the pump. By Dan Orzech. From Wired News on November 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38192) Verleger, konzentriert euch! Es ist vollbracht: Deutschlands Verleger sind sich zwar nicht wirklich einig, aber für eine gemeinsame Empfehlung an den Bundeswirtschaftsminister zur... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 22, 2003 at 5:49 a.m.. (38191) Krankenhausplan verletzt Recht Da sich die Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Krankenkassenverbände nicht ausreichend bei der Bettenplanung des Berliner Senats miteinbezogen fühlte, gab sie bei der... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 22, 2003 at 5:49 a.m.. (38190) Working with Bayesian categorisers Jon Udell has written an article on using bayesian filtering to automatically classify weblog entries. To quote: We know that autocategorization succeeds in the narrow domain of spam filtering. Whether it can succeed more generally -- for example, by helping... From Column Two on November 22, 2003 at 4:47 a.m.. (38189) Hong Kong Bloggers Meeting Next Wednesday So I gather a bunch of Hong Kong webloggers are meeting the evening of Wednesday Nov. 26. Venue is The... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 22, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (38188) Royal and Saintly Ancestry of Senator John Forbes Kerry Kamuela, HI November 22, 2003 HYPHEN The Family Forest Ancestors of Senator John Forbes Kerry eBook presents more of Senator Kerry's ancestry, according to recorded history, in one central location than can be found anywhere other than in the Family Forest World Record Edition. [PRWEB Nov 22, 2003] From PR Web on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38187) Yonkers Parents Growing Tired of School-Financing Cliffhangers For four years in a row, Yonkers officials have played chicken with school funding, and now for the fourth year in a row state officials seem to have blinked. From New York Times: Education on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38186) 2 Athletes in Abuse Case to Undergo Evaluation Two Long Island teenagers accused of sexually abusing younger teammates were taken away in handcuffs after a closed hearing in juvenile court. From New York Times: Education on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38185) Muslim SUNY Student's Expulsion Is Protested Groups of legal advocates and students claim that the college singled out the student, a Muslim from Nigeria, after he argued with a college official to lower his tuition. From New York Times: Education on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38184) Small Steps for Football, Giant Steps for Harlem There once was scholastic football in Harlem, but that was 62 years ago. By last spring, there was talk of rebirth. Then the payoff came. From New York Times: Education on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38183) A Sketch of Arab-Americans: Who Should Study Whom? A survey to produce a comprehensive view of Arab-Americans has reignited an old controversy among social scientists: the gap between those who live in a community and those who study it. From New York Times: Education on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38182) Overhaul Has Led to Chaos, Principals' Union Charges The president of the school principals' union charged that the mayor's efforts to overhaul the schools had caused chaos, with special education students particularly endangered. From New York Times: Education on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38181) Change in SAT Procedure Echoes in Disability Realm The College Board is no longer flagging the SAT scores of students with disabilities who took the test with extended time, but even so, requests for extra time have gone down. From New York Times: Education on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38180) Houston School Official Defends Action Houston's school superintendent, Kaye Stripling, defended crime reporting in the schools on Friday, saying the district had adhered to state laws. From New York Times: Education on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38179) School Violence Data Under a Cloud in Houston The rape of a disabled student in a boys' bathroom is among thousands of school crimes that appear to have been airbrushed from the record. From New York Times: Education on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38178) India's Poor Bet Precious Sums on Private Schools From slums to villages, the march to private education, once reserved for the elite, is on. From New York Times: Education on November 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (38177) You Know Where You Are.. but can your web visitors tell? I am guilty of this as much as the next person-- in working on a web design project, or any project for that matter, you can get so close to the details and the content that you easily miss minor but important details. Huh? From cogdogblog on November 22, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (38176) PHP the Drug Menace Wow, it's been a while since I clicked over to BBspot. This story is a bit dated (June 14), but is important if you are concerned about today's youth. BBspot - Student Suspended Over Suspected Use of PHP Topeka, KS - High school sophomore Brett Tyson was suspended today after teachers learned he may be using PHP. "A teacher overheard him say that he was using PHP, and as part From cogdogblog on November 22, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (38175) Business BlogShop (or how I slept through that day in profiteering class) I musta been sleepin' that day they covered bizness models. Here them smart folks in the Windy city offer Business Blog / Weblog Workshop by BloggingWorks One day workshop on how your business can harness the power of weblogs to improve efficiency and communication. a smokin deal at $395 per suit, err head. At what are we chargin'? nuttin'? From cogdogblog on November 22, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (38174) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]