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James Daly - Return from Genocide - Glef
I want to cover this story because it's a story that should be told. But I really dislike the angle taken in this GLEF coverage, which while explaining the technical details well, takes the point of view that the wiring of Rwanda should be taken as a lesson for other economically depressed regions - like North Dakota. "Kids are attracted to the bright lights of Broadway," says Schafer. "Unless they get that connectivity, they are out of here." Yeah. That's just like in Rwanda. Sheesh. Try to take a world view, GLEF. [Link< From OLDaily on November 16, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

StevenB - Where's The Library In This Partnership - ACRLog
Leaving aside for the moment the narrow point of view in this article, highlighted in the headline, the gist is that Blackboard has struck a deal with Google to support Google Scholar, along with some other tools, into its software. Google had better be careful that Blackboard does not declare that it has invented and patented the search engine. The author expresses his concern: "Google Scholar will further marginalize the library's e-content. It also potentially puts students in a position to pay for full-text a From OLDaily on November 16, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Grace Rubenstein and Amy Standen - Free Radicals - Glef
Nice - but badly titled - account of some of the (as this article says) "so-called free, or democratic, schools, which eschew most conventions of traditional education in favor of a much more radical program." We could probably do without the attitude in this article, which seems intent on marginalizing the alternative schools, including Montessori schools. Still, don't expect change to come from anything like traditional schools. As the article says, "If reform is to come, he believes, the staging ground is in home schooling and in the independent study schools many school districts offe From OLDaily on November 16, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Barclay Barrios - Call for Submissions: Blogging Textbook - Kairosnews
Is a blogging textbook a good idea? I'm not sure - I still don't see why people aren't happy to have blogs tell the story of blogging. But at any rate, this is a call for submissions for "an edited collection of pedagogical materials on blogging to be published by Allyn&Bacon/Longman (ABL) in 2007 and to be distributed for *free* to interested instructors." I would hardly call this "unprecedented" (last year's Coming of Age is a clear precedent). But I still like it. [OLDaily on November 16, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Dave Pollard - Adding Meaning and Value to Information - How to Save the World
As I read through this list offered by Dave Pollard (notwithstanding my ennui with YALA (Yet Another List Article - can't anybody write some deeper content?)) I realized that I do each one of the things he described. And it is the foing of these things, I think, that makes this newsletter the service that it is, rather than just a directory of articles. [Link] [Tags: From OLDaily on November 16, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Harold Jarche - e-Learning Project Management Book
Harold Jarche reports, "This 192 page PDF from CeLEA covers dozens of case studies on e-learning management (focus = A-DDI-E). Almost all of the cases are academic situations, using the online course model, so this book would be best suited for those developing e-learning in higher education." Hpw much time am I going to spend with this one, I wonder. [Link] [Tags: Books and eBooks, Online L From OLDaily on November 16, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Nancy White - Backchannel Resources - Full Circle Online Interaction Blog
Nancy White links to a list of resources offered by Howard Rheingold on backchannel resources - that is, resources that help participants in seminars and lectures communicate with each other during the event. She also points to the other use of the term 'backchannel', "private messages that are part of the communication fabric of groups/networks/community and not always captured or visible for the full group." Quite right. So we have two separate things here, called by the same name. [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on November 16, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Associated Press - Bill Gates Says U.S. Education System Needs Work - Cnn
In a related story, educators say Microsoft needs work. The company "needs higher standards, clear accountability, flexible personnel practices and innovation." They stressed accountability. "Real accountability means more than having goals; it also means having clear consequences for not meeting the goals," including penalties for things like bugs, security flaws, and operating systems that reboot themselves without permission. Yeah - one wonders just what sort of expertise Bill Gates is bringing to the education sector. Let's just be glad he didn't show an interest in aviation. [OLDaily on November 16, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes - A New Website, Part Two - Choosing Drupal - Half an Hour
The reation of my new website continues. Earlier this week, in Part One, I described the selection of a hosting services and preparation of the web server. In Part Two, I discuss the reasons I chose Drupal and begin the preparations for installing Drupal 5.0 beta on my new site. Part Three continues that description, w From OLDaily on November 16, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

YouTube: Now with Sense of Irony Removed!
Lessig explains and weighs YouTube's cease-and-desist message to TechCrunch that inists that TechCrunch take down some code that lets you save a YouTube video to your machine. John Palfrey adds another layer of explanation. Notes Lessig: For a company that was built upon the unauthorized spread of other peoples' copyrighted work to threaten legal action against someone simply enabling people to save that work to his machine deserves at least special mention in a book by Alan Dershowitz. To save you the mousing, the book is Chutzpah! [Tags: drm copyright lessig youtube techcrunch ]... From Joho the Blog on November 16, 2006 at 5:48 p.m..

Here's How We Made the Wii
An interview with two key members of Nintendo's development team gives insight into the little gaming console that could. In Game|Life. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

AMD-Based Macs Forecast
Taiwan electronics manufacturers say Apple will soon deliver machines based on processors from Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

MySpace Gives Death Row a Voice
A Texas official tries to get the social-networking site to ban inmates, saying they're shamelessly "airing their thoughts and grievances for the world to see." In 27B Stroke 6. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Zune Can Run Linux
A deconstruction of the new Microsoft gadget reveals that it uses a processor capable of running Linux, prompting speculation about a Zune hack eventually enabling unlimited MP3 sharing. In Listening Post. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Five Personalities Emerge From Broadband Users
] Five distinct behaviors represent broadband users and suggest ways to cater marketing plans. From ClickZ Stats on November 16, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

K-12, then and now
Ten years ago, only about 10 percent of public school classrooms in the United States were connected to the Internet, wireless technologies in schools were virtually nonexistent, and many educators were resistant to the use of technology in their classrooms. Now, more than 90 percent of public school classrooms are connected to the Internet, wireless [...] From Internet Time Blog on November 16, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Enable caching to upload files
Disabling caching in Safari is good for web design but prevents file uploading over http. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on November 16, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..

RIAA vs. CEA on DRM
Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, responds to the op-ed written by Cary Sherman, CEO of the Recording Industry of America, in response to the CEA's Digital Freedom campaign. Personally, I think the RIAA's op-ed is probably correct that the right to do what you want with a recording that you've obtained legally—including freely moving it around your digital devices—should not be pegged onto Fair Use. But, I am not a lawyer, so maybe I'm wrong about that. That takes care of the part where I agree with the RIAA. I don't see much in the From Joho the Blog on November 16, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..

Skype and Fon launch Skype phone bundle
Fon (Disclosure: I am on their board of advisors, a compensated position) and Skype are making available a combination of a Fon router (La Fonera—a nicely designed piece of hardware that automatically creates two networks, one public and one for your private use) and a wifi phone that lets you make Skype calls wherever you can find an open wifi signal. It's $159 (&amppound;99, &ampeuro;139), and it comes with a bunch of SkypeOut minutes for calling regular phones (as opposed to calling computers running Skype). Judging from the Skype accessories page, it looks like this combo is a b From Joho the Blog on November 16, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..

Rants 'n' Raves: Starting Over
Readers praise savvy start-up mavens, anticipate the future of gaming for non-gamers and report more gripers. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Gadget Lab: Sweet Little Nokia
A candy-bar phone takes pictures that don't suck, a pair of bluetooth headphones make you feel like a god and an LED watch starts conversations with the wackos, all in this week's Gadget Lab. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

AMD, Intel: Who's Zooming Who?
Race for bragging rights favors Intel again -- for now. But AMD is fighting back with a workaround it says will keep it in the running until it can bring out its own quad core. By Dan Goodin. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

The Song Doesn't Remain the Same
Websites that let amateur musicians create their own songs and remix their friends' creations are all the rage. But don't tell your kids about the online karaoke machine. By Michael Calore. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Vaporware 2006: Call for Entries
What were the technologies you most looked forward to that didn't pan out? Here's your chance to nominate your favorite vaporware of 2006. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Vote Early, Vote Often
As elections get tighter and more complicated, it's inevitable that one of them will be so thoroughly botched it'll have to be done over. It's time to start thinking about how. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Banking on Indian Umbilical Cords
Mother India gives birth to 43 million children a year. Biotech companies on the verge of the world's largest stem-cell bonanza may create a market that would tempt poor families. By Scott Carney. From Wired News on November 16, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Testament Online - For Free! plus NOTES
Vertigo has finally seen the light. No, not that light, but the obvious power of the Internet to share and, ultimately, promote comics work. So they've created a page where users can download complete versions of the first issue From rushkoff.blog on November 16, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Plea Deal in Seton Hall Dormitory Fire
The former students pleaded guilty to arson and witness tampering, charges that carry five-year prison terms. From New York Times: Education on November 16, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Most Students in Big Cities Lag Badly in Basic Science
Student performance in urban public schools was not only poor but also far short of science scores in the nation as a whole, according to the results of a national test. From New York Times: Education on November 16, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Busy, busy, busy
Nearly everyone I know feels short of time, enough so that it’s diminishing the quality of their lives. Our homes and workplaces are filled with labor-saving devices but most of us are laboring more, not less. In the sixties, people assumed that by the turn of the century robots would do the work. Our [...] From Internet Time Blog on November 16, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..