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Hace ya algo más de un mes que acabé la lectura de un libro como sé que no leeré muchos, una auténtica obra maestra que llegó a mí por casualidad, porque no tenía noticias de su existencia: y es que tengo la costumbre, o la manía, de no leer nunca suplementos literarios ni reseñas, y con frecuencia un libro con menos de 30 años para mí es demasiado nuevo. Pero, a pesar de esta superstición, a pesar de esta absurda creencia en que, con el tiempo, los libros se van decantando y sólo los de cierto valor sobreviven merced al (...) From
martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 3, 2005 at 10:55 p.m..
Constructivism
Constructivism is: A Philosophy that incorporates a range of views of constructivism, from radical constructivism, where each individual constructs their own reality, to social constructivism, where reality is constructed by social consensus Constructivism: Knowledge Building in the Secondary Classroom... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on May 3, 2005 at 9:55 p.m..
Loft computing
Joe Beda gives us a glimpse of Google's internal project methodology. They seem completely dedicated to knowledge reuse. They have only one codebase; everyone pools their programming code in one repository. Project teams are completely transparent. Project members share information, strategic decisions, resources or even people without the tangles of office politics. It's like an open source software foundation, but internalized. It's fitting that an Internet company works like, well, the Internet. Loft computing, or completely seamless, barrier-less IT environments could prove From
silentblue | Quantified on May 3, 2005 at 9:54 p.m..
Abouts KidsHealth
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date,... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on May 3, 2005 at 8:54 p.m..
How to Recognize Plagiarism.
How to Recognize Plagiarism (via Weblogs in Higher Education) is a nice resource for educators confronting this growing trend. Many students today have grown up downloading music, videos, and utilizing free online content. They've downloaded open source tools. Our traditional... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on May 3, 2005 at 8:54 p.m..
Instructional Strategies Online
Instructional strategies determine the approach a teacher may take to achieve learning objectives. Five categories of instructional strategies and explanation of these five categories can be found within this site. Instructional Strategies Online Instructional strategies... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on May 3, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..
Are Bloggers Journalists? Who Really Cares? (Part 2)
At sessions like the SPJ seminar I attended last Saturday, there's a lot of hand-wringing over whether bloggers are (or can be) "real" journalists. Many reporters and editors who work for mainstream news organizations seem especially uncomfortable with the notion that bloggers might be infiltrating their club. The funny thing is that while journalists appear anxious to bar the doors, bloggers generally don't care whether they're admitted to the journalism club. That's right: There is no significant movement among bloggers to be generally recognized as journalists. So why al From
Contentious Weblog on May 3, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..
National ID sneaks in
Eric Norlin points out that Congress is about to pass a national ID law, although it's in the guise of mandated guidelines for state drivers licenses. The legislation is attached to a big Iraq bill, so it will go through without any discussion. Is it the end of democracy? Nah. But totalitarianism comes in on little cat feet, one rational step at a time.... From
Joho the Blog on May 3, 2005 at 6:48 p.m..
The Good News Behind Bad Circulation Numbers
The big news in the newspaper industry this week is the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations report, which shows significant declines in print circulation at U.S. newspapers -- a 1.9-percent drop in daily circulation, and a 2.5 percent decline on Sunday. Major metro papers -- except for those growing a national audience -- are among the hardest hit. This represents the largest circulation losses in more than a decade, and indicates an acceleration of a 20-year downward trend. (
Here's the New York Time From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 3, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..
Ads in Feeds? OK, If…
The issue of whether ads are OK in feeds has flared once again -- this time between Dave Winer and Jason Calcanis. Frankly, I think both of those guys are being needlessly pigheaded and adversarial. They're not moving this important conversation forward. Yet another example of the profound limits of "argument culture." Blech. Personally, I don't have a problem with ads in feeds, as long as they're handled in a way that complements the real content and suits the target audience. Here are my suggested guidelines for putting ads in feeds... From
Contentious Weblog on May 3, 2005 at 4:54 p.m..
ABC (News) to PSP: Will It Catch On?
ABC News has partnered with Sony to provide ABC News content for the
Playstation Portable (PSP). To get the PSP-ready content, you simply go to
PSP.connect.com, click to download to a memory stick, and insert into the PSP.I like the concept, and I think it's an interesting way to approach the decline in young new consumers. Do I think it will be wildly successful? No.In the end, I'd be surprised if many people spent five minutes From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 3, 2005 at 3:54 p.m..
Will AP Kill Itself? (Part 2)
Into the "Is AP 'planting the seeds of its own demise'?" discussion comes my former colleague at both UPI and Reuters, Phil Stone, who runs a Euro-blog called
Follow the Media about media doings. He points out that the
Maxppp photo agency has set up a product that effectively goes around Agence France Presse, and that Reuters, "a traditional news wholesaler, has been changing its Web strategy over the past couple of years (and is) looking to make as muc From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 3, 2005 at 3:54 p.m..
Changing the names
Following up on yesterday's thoughts on the right of every citizen to share in the inquiry and thought that makes us our society, more now from
Melba Cuddy-Keane and
her book on Virginia Woolf. While discussing a commitment to critical thinking and diversity, she introduces a passage on the role of the... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on May 3, 2005 at 3:51 p.m..
Plagiarism tutorial
The Indiana University School of Education has created an
online tutorial for students to learn more about plagiarism. A ten-item quiz at the end tests a visitor's knowledge. [I just got an 80% on the quiz myself, but I confess that I only skimmed the tutorial.] From
Weblogs in Higher Education on May 3, 2005 at 2:52 p.m..
Emma Bovary, Meet Tony Soprano
Steven Johnson gracefully responds to a bunch of reviews of his book, Everything Bad Is Good for You, including mine. In his response he says something that I don't recall his book saying flat out: ...the long-format, multithreaded TV drama — when viewed as a single narrative spanning several seasons, and not as isolated episodes — is an incredibly rich platform for precisely the literary values Dave celebrates. We don't have a lot of opportunities in culture to tell a story that lasts a hundred hours, but that's exactly what we're taking in on The Sopranos or L From
Joho the Blog on May 3, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..
The New Breeze Upgrade It's A Tough Act To Beat
Adobe/Macromedia has just announced this past Monday the newest release of Macromedia Breeze, its flagship product for real-time web conferencing, online collaboration, live presentations and distance training. Breeze 5 is from my point of view another wonderfully designed masterpiece of... From
Kolabora.com on May 3, 2005 at 1:54 p.m..
Backfence Local Social Media (Ross Mayfield)
A high profile experiment for the low end of media launched today in Backfence.com. The classic problem of local media is the cost of production relative to the scale of distribution. You can’t send reporters to every Little League game... From
Corante: Social Software on May 3, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..
The Second (Third?) (Tidal?) Wave
I'm just getting more and more amazed by the really great K-12 edublogging that has been cropping up in the last six months or so. Not just in number but in quality. There is no doubt that the Read/Write Web is finding its way into the classroom. I've got more teachers out there than I know what to do with, which is a good and bad thing. Good, obviously, in that I'm learning so much. Bad in that I've really been struggling to keep up with it all. I've got 97 names on my
edublog roll, and it seems like I'm addi From
weblogged News on May 3, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..
Small box 'to end digital divide' - Jo Twist, BBC
boxes mean small companies or cybercafes can set up cheaply. A pared down "computer" to replace bulky, grey desktop PCs could help close global digital inequalities. Not-for-profit developers, Ndiyo - the Swahili word for "yes" - said it could open up t From
Techno-News Blog on May 3, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..
Net-powered computer goes on show - BBC
Soon you could be using one fewer cable to keep your computer running. UK firm DSP Design has made a PC that gets electric power via a network cable rather than through a wall socket. Before now power via a network system has only been used for devices From
Techno-News Blog on May 3, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..
Blog as Toy
(via
Amy Bowllan) Well, that's a new one. Duke professors are "beginning to take advantage of a new technological toy: online blogging." Not that all is fun and games, however. There is some benefit to blogging in the classroom. "I think it has an important pedagogic purpose, he said. The blog form, which has evolved naturally, is the best way of having a conversation [online]. And not only do Dukies write in blogs, they read them too! For class! If youre in a class thats dealing with a From
weblogged News on May 3, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..
Becas LÍDER de la Fundación Carolina
Ha sido convocada la IV edición de las Becas LÍDER de inserción en la realidad española de la Fundación Carolina: El programa de Becas LÍDER pretende seleccionar a los 60 mejores licenciados de Iberoamérica (48 americanos, 2 portugueses y 10... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 3, 2005 at 10:51 a.m..
Lost: Time Warner's Employee Data
An outside storage firm loses computer backup tapes that contained information on 600,000 of the media company's current and former employees, as well as dependents and beneficiaries. The Secret Service is investigating. From
Wired News on May 3, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
Think Belligerent
Steve Jobs will do anything to protect his secrets -- so he's suing Apple's biggest fans. Tom McNichol from Wired magazine looks inside the Mac daddy's battle with the rumor blogs. From
Wired News on May 3, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
Smart Car Seeks Small Niche
A California company plans to import Europe's latest tiny car and sell it to fashion-conscious U.S. drivers, but Mercedes Benz, the maker of the Smart Car, is ready to swoop into the market. By John Gartner. From
Wired News on May 3, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
Augmenting the Animal Kingdom
A British researcher believes high-tech gadgets are the way to take animals to the next level. Is evolution obsolete? By Lakshmi Sandhana. From
Wired News on May 3, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
Teach yourself computing for kids
Without adult intervention, the children got to grips with the technology, even with their limited understanding of English. Sugata was able to make some important but controversial observations. "Groups of children given adequate digital resources can meet the objectives of... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on May 3, 2005 at 4:48 a.m..
Stitching Toward Integration
From
Rebecca's Pocket comes
the link to the inspiring tale of
Robert Materson, a man who taught himself how to embroider while serving a 15-year prison sentence. What strikes me significant about this story is that Robert was caught in a world of suffering, and it was the simple act of stitching that not only led him to freedom, but also to a integrated life of community involvement. Ho From
apcampbell News on May 3, 2005 at 2:52 a.m..
Some Principles of Effective E-Learning
When asked to list what I thought were the features that distinguished successful from unsuccessful e-learning, I relied on my experience with successful websites in general and listed the following three criteria: interaction, usability and relevance. From
eLearnopedia on May 3, 2005 at 1:52 a.m..
Change (the Education System) or Die
What if you were presented with this choice: Change your habits or you will surely die. You'd change, right? Actually, only 1 out of 9 people would, according to research that is summarized at
this excellent article at FastCompany.com. Alan Deutschman relates the story of how people's inherent resistance to change extends even to those decisions that they know... From
Brain Frieze on May 3, 2005 at 12:50 a.m..