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A 'hole in the wall' helps educate India
An experiment in public computers offers opportunity to children in slums. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Bud Hunt - A World at His Fingertips - Bud the Teacher
Haven't seen the video, but still, this is a great example of the sort of thing I talk about from time to time: "What happens when your game is more than a game? How about Othello, World of Warcraft style? One of my students produced this video as his final project for my Shakespeare course this year. He chose to involve his family in the project (they help with the voice work) and to shoot the abridged performance via a network of computers in his home." [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on May 31, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Alan Levine - NAU Keynote Audio - Cogdogblog
"Here is a low quality, 80 minute MP3 from the session Brian Lamb and I did in Flagstaff on Social Software (or as we called it, Tag Cloud frenzy)." [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on May 31, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Susan Smith Nash - Perhaps Our Kids Really Are Smarter Than We Were: Technology and E-Learning - E-Learning Queen
Facinating reflection and podcast on the question posed in the title. "We're smarter than your generation, Mom," he said. "WexTMve moved beyond that. We evolved." Is it true? Could the younger generation be smarter? I think that there's no question that they're different, that they have adapted to the new environment. That doesn't make them smarter. But it does make them more adept. "I do believe that my son has a point. Boomer generations can been seen as resisting the notion that everything is always in flux, and that nothing is permanent; thus one can never be From OLDaily on May 31, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Mike Seyfang - My Last Post - LearnDogPup
LearnDogPup is hanging up its, um, claws? after funding for the LearnDog project ran out. Mike Seyfang writes: "Sniff, sniff, woof, woof. (out but not over)." Hang in there Mike; we'll watch for the Pup to rise again. [Link] [Tags: Project Based Learning] [Comment] From OLDaily on May 31, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Graham Wegner - Blog On - Teaching Generation Z
Hello, I'm in London and I'm very jet-lagged, so we'll make this a short quick issue. And I couldn't resist the anonymous comment cited in this article: "Blogging. YouxTMve obviously got a lot of spare time." Pretty funny. [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on May 31, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

If you still don't get networkingâ€¦
What do we see when we look through a computer? by Stephen Downes, National Research Council Canada, May 30, 2006. Click 'em. Technorati Tags: informl networks From Internet Time Blog on May 31, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..

Life in 'wait list' limbo - what student hopefuls can do
Experts suggest keeping in touch with admissions officers by phone or email - within reason. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 31, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Back to Kabul with diplomas
A US-based scholarship program for Afghan women is graduating its first students. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 31, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..