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Terry Freedman - A Code of Ethics - Information and Communication Technology in Education
Not everybody agreed with my response to proposals for blogging codes of ethics. Terry Freedman writes, "Downes may be correct in a logical sense, but I don't see how his position actually helps anyone working in schools." I won't infer from this that schools are illogical (though I could!) but will read this more charitably: Freedman is appealing to the utilitarian value of codes of ethics. They can be "both meaningful and useful." Yes they can, but what is it that distinguishes a code of ethics from, say, instruction from a teacher or parent? It is one thing to tell peopl From
OLDaily on August 25, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..
StevenB - Did You Say 3,000 a Day! - ACRLog
The neat thing in this article is the direct link to the contract between Google and the University of California Library System to have Google digitize books. I have to think that if they have this agreement with the University of California Library System there won't be too many books that need digitizing after they're done. The title refers to the number of titles Google expects to digitize daily. [
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OLDaily on August 25, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..
Stephen Downes - Petitcodiac and Halifax - Stephen's Web
I am back home in Moncton, having taken the train back from Halifax this afternoon. If I owe you email, or a commentary, or a review, or anything else, it will be along soon. Meanwhile, why not enjoy these two sets of photos. The first set, from the small town of
Petitcodiac, is from two bicycle trips there this month - and is therefore the record of my From
OLDaily on August 25, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..
Now Bolivia Can Do Windows
Microsoft releases a patch that translates Windows and Office into Quechua, coining a few words along the way. From
Wired News on August 25, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..
Instead of slimehead euphemisms, how about this?
Not many of you bought into my slimehead metaphor, so let me take a slightly different run at this. Instead of relabeling Web 2.0 software and services outright, we can relate their functions in consumerland to what they can do for in the enterprise. That’s what Shiv Singh writes in this post: A Web 2.0 [...] From
Internet Time Blog on August 25, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..
Public Attitudes Toward the Public Schools
The 38th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll on what we think of our public schools has been released and there are a few finding that are pretty interesting, I think. Let me just say that I wonder just how much weight to give the responses since the vast majority of the respondents are graduates of [...] From
weblogged News on August 25, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Zune's Manufacturer: Toshiba?
Documents on the FCC's website indicate that Toshiba is actually manufacturing Microsoft's Zune MP3 player, and offer new details about the device's wireless features and color options. In Listening Post. From
Wired News on August 25, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..
When Lithium-Ion Batteries Go Bad
The tiny dynamos work wonders in an ever-increasing array of modern gadgets. But the slightest defect can lead to a disastrous uncontrolled chemical reaction. From
Wired News on August 25, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..
Hybrid Debate Misses the Point
"Experts" say hybrids aren't a bargain when compared to other fuel-effiicient cars, but comparing them to standard vehicles from GM and DCX would tell a different story. From
Wired News on August 25, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..
User Interface: A Look At The Future With Jeff Han - Video
The future of user interfaces for computer technology looks fascinating and full of amazing surprises. After having showcased the eery magic of seeing images displayed into thin air, user interface researcher Jeff Han guides you to see how amazing will be working with computers once we will have gotten rid of mouses and will begin to draw and manipulate screen objects directly with our fingers. Jeff Han is a research scientist for NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and the inventor of an "interface-free" touch-driven computer screen. In this short video clip from From
MasterViews on August 25, 2006 at 8:55 a.m..
User Experience Design: The Importance Of A Great Ending
What's important in a user-customer experience? A great ending, whether for an article, a visual presentation or a video tutorial, can leave your audience in a state of grace and satisfaction or leave them in total frustration and anger, with no further desire to see, read or attend any more of your communications. This is why paying attention to the design of the user experience in communication scenarios plays such an important, though often, underestimated role. Photo credit: Answers.com Though we all have developed a strong sensitivity for a great variety of effective communication en From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on August 25, 2006 at 8:55 a.m..
Content Aggregation And The New Curators: Podcasting Newsmasters
The need to select, filter and aggregate the best and most relevant content from the growing ocean of bits that surrounds us, becomes of greater and more significant importance by the day. Unless we start to leverage the filtering ability of talented content curators, editors and newsmasters with the efficiency and speed of new tools which allow them to find, monitor and spot key relevant content bits, we are doomed to be either drowned in this chaotic cloud of content available to us or to miss a great deal of the very best of it. Photo credit: ELEN I think there is no escape from the above, From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on August 25, 2006 at 8:55 a.m..
Citizen Journalism 101: From Pamphlet To Blog - Video
Cambridge Community Television has put together recently a very interesting short video explaining what grassroots, citizen journalism is. The video includes some contributions from media and journalism professors as well as from buddying video blogger Steve Garfield, who has contaminated a Boston city counsellor with using grassroots video communication tools to make way for his ideas. Cambridge Community Television has been hosting a three-month class in which members of the community plan, write, shoot, edit and distribute a short-form documentary on the subject of Citizen Journalism in a c From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on August 25, 2006 at 8:55 a.m..
Online Advertising Agency Automatically Auctions Best Paying Ads For You: Rightmedia RMX Direct - Video Interview
Online advertising service RMX Direct aims to unite advertisers, ad networks and independent publishers in working together towards greater profits. If your site features ad content, or if it doesn't yet, you owe it to yourself to see how RMX can help you to monetize your efforts. RMX Direct uses an accessible web based application that makes it as easy as possible for bloggers and other niche content providers to find the best possible advertising for their site, at the best price. Photo credit: Gautier Powered by realtime auctions in which 8 top ad networks compete for space on your sit From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on August 25, 2006 at 8:55 a.m..
Public Media Reinvents Itself: Beyond Broadcasting - Video
Here is our own, short (7 mins), pared down version of the excellent Beyond Broadcast video documentary produced by Martin Lucas about the Beyond Broadcasting: Reinventing Public Media in a Participatory Culture conference that was held at the Berkman Center this past spring. Dan Gillmor of the Center for Citizen Media is one grassroots, citizen journalism evangelists interviewed in this video The original 13-minute video features interviews with several conference speakers including yours truly (Jake Shapiro, PRX), Chris Lydon of Open Source, David Liroff from WGBH, Peter Armstrong of Oneworl From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on August 25, 2006 at 8:55 a.m..
Second Life Gets Sexier
Residents of the popular virtual world gather in San Francisco to eat, drink and be merry. And to see the latest developments for in-world sex, of course. Commentary by Regina Lynn. From
Wired News on August 25, 2006 at 6:46 a.m..
Nerd Dream Come True, Again
Legos and Star Wars and video games, oh my! The holy trinity unites once again for Lego Star Wars II. By Jim Rossignol from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on August 25, 2006 at 6:46 a.m..
Selective Breeding Gets Modern
Faced with a consumer backlash, biotech is working on genetically engineered food without the genetic engineering. Good old-fashioned crossbreeding is getting a high-tech boost. By Griffin Wright. From
Wired News on August 25, 2006 at 6:46 a.m..
Canada's Killer of Major Labels
Nettwerk Music Group's Terry McBride brings a maverick approach to the record biz: Take care of the fans and the bands, and the rest will take care of itself. By Jeff Howe from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on August 25, 2006 at 6:46 a.m..
Windows Media DRM Apparently Cracked, And No One Cares
Windows Media DRM has apparently been compromised. Reader Frank Payne pointed me towards a program called FairUse4WM that decrypts Windows Media files. I had heard of a similar program recently called drmdbg. I cannot confirm how and the extent to which these function, including incompatibilities with certain software setups. I also can't tell how new these tools are -- I found posts about drmdbg from over a year ago, but only news in the last month about FairUseWM. Regardless, the tools apparently are ways around the DRM for WMA and WMV, including Janus DRM.While interestin From
A Copyfighter's Musings on August 25, 2006 at 5:46 a.m..