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Microsoft Asks Children to Stop "Thought Thieves"
Microsoft has recently launched a Thought Thieves competition in the UK which asks children ages 14-17 to develop a short film "about people stealing and profiting from your creation or innovation". Hmmmm ... this is interesting coming from a company... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on May 14, 2005 at 10:52 p.m..

The Renumbering of the Beast
AKMA reports on the possibility that The Beast's number may have dropped from 666 to a mere 616. Whew! 666 is tough, but I think with that 50 point drop, we can probably take him.... From Joho the Blog on May 14, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Handouts and Materials for Students and Teachers
We offer a number of handouts for students and teachers. You are free to link to these handouts, print them out, and distribute them to your classes as long as copyright information remains intact and as long as you are... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..

Learning Styles
The Learning-Styles Network fosters life-long academic, intellectual, and personal success through the promotion and dissemination of research, information, publications and other resources focusing on learning, teaching, and productivity styles. Learning Styles Network... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..

Felder's Learning Styles
This site contains resources for a model of learning styles generally referred to as the Felder-Silverman model. The model was originally formulated by Dr. Felder in collaboration with Dr. Linda K. Silverman, an educational psychologist, for use by college instructors... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..

Kolb on Experiential Learning
David A. Kolb's model of experiential learning can be found in many discussions of the theory and practice of adult education, informal education and lifelong learning. We set out the model, and examine its possibilities and problems. david a. kolb... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..

Teaching College Students with Disabilities
This extensive collection of resources was compiled and reviewed by Al Cavalier, School of Education, University of Delaware. CTE gratefully acknowledges Dr. Cavalier's work, and posts this document with his permission. Teaching College Students with Disabilities... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..

Test Anxiety
Generally, we all experience some level of nervousness or tension before tests or other important events in our lives. A little nervousness can actually help motivate us; however, too much of it can become a problem -- especially if it... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..

WBE 2006 in Mexico
The Fifth IASTED International Conference on Web-based Education ~WBE 2006~ January 23-25, 2006 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico SPONSORS: The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) World Modelling and Simulation Forum (WMSF) CONFERENCE CHAIR: Prof. Vladimir Uskov HYPHEN Bradley... From Rick's Café Canadien on May 14, 2005 at 4:51 p.m..

Ungainly Adolescence of Blogs, Con't
We got up early and went for a canoe ride this morning down the canal that runs parallel to the Delaware across the street from our house. The sun was peeking through these towering beech trees that lined our route, and the melodies of the songbirds crested in yellow and red and green made for an almost surreal moment. It was as peaceful a time as I've had in quite some time. Really wonderful. Not so in the edblogosphere, however. Once again, we're feeling another wave of angst, not just from the growing number of "kids attract predators in blogs" stories but from teachers and stu From weblogged News on May 14, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Mockingbirds: The Lounge Lizards of the Animal Kingdom
It's springtime here in south Florida and that means one thing: the mockingbirds are at it again. If there is any animal out there with a more desperate, strident, and overly-enthusiastic mating ritual I'd be truly frightened to come into contact with it. As I write this, with the doors and windows of the house closed and the air-conditioning happily burbling away I can still hear the darn mockingbird on the electrical wires out back. And what exactly has he... From Brain Frieze on May 14, 2005 at 12:51 p.m..

In the Internet's High-Speed Lane - Olga Kharif, Business Week Online
As broadband adoption skyrocketed in the past year, teens have become more immersed in all things Internet than ever before. Today, half of American households with teenagers have broadband access, up from 35 percent a year ago, according to market resear From Techno-News Blog on May 14, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..

Motorola builds nanotube-based display - Stephen Shankland, CNET News
Motorola has built a working prototype of a new color display that uses numerous tiny filaments called carbon nanotubes, a design the company argues is superior to existing flat-panel technology. Joining the current fashion for touting nanotechnology, Mo From Techno-News Blog on May 14, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..

Industry Experts: Consumer Education Key to Saving Cookies - Enid Burns, Clickz
Marketers at a conference in Manhattan identified consumer education as one key to addressing the much debated cookie deletion problem. At a forum held Wednesday by the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), panelists and attendees suggested a variety of From Techno-News Blog on May 14, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..

The Xbox Reloaded
J Allard convinced Bill Gates to take on the internet. Then he persuaded him to spend $2 billion to tackle the PlayStation, too. Now he's aiming at the future of gaming -- and the arrival of the mind-blowing broadband Metaverse. (Whoa.) By Josh McHugh from Wired magazine. From Wired News on May 14, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

MTV Pimps Xbox 360
Microsoft pulls the lid off its next-generation gaming system in an MTV special that's heavy on glitz but disappointingly light on content. By Chris Kohler. From Wired News on May 14, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Audience With the Podfather
Podcasting pioneer Adam Curry is taking online enthusiasm for home-grown audio onto satellite radio. Xeni Jardin sits down with him to talk about resurrecting the 'theater of the mind.' From Wired News on May 14, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

I.R.S. Is Auditing Boarding School After Dispute on Its Finances
The Internal Revenue Service is conducting an audit of St. Paul's School, the elite New Hampshire boarding school that has drawn criticism over its financial management. From New York Times: Education on May 14, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Fundable.org
Fundable.org has recently been launched, and is based on an interesting concept that mixes the power of social networks with purchasing capital. Basically, Fundable allows groups of individuals to collectively purchase goods or services with the understanding that if not... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on May 14, 2005 at 5:55 a.m..

Teaching Large Classes Link
The Large Classes Teaching Guide was first sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. As part of the campus initiative in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), the CQI project focused on a persistant problem area for academic... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Learning Students' Names
Do you consider yourself "name-learning challenged?" Do you find it difficult to think of a student's name when the two of you meet? Or is it harder for you to match faces with the names of students on your class... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Lecturing Skills
Most college teachers lecture. Even those who embrace a modern view of participatory learning still turn to the lecture from time to time. As a teaching method, the lecture has been used for hundreds of years. Certainly, today, no student... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Multiple Intelligence Pages
Teachers are now working on assimilating this knowledge into their strategies for helping children learn. While it is too early to tell all the ramifications for this research, it is clear that the day is past where educators teach the... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Problem Based Learning
How can I get my students to think?" is a question asked by many faculty, regardless of their disciplines. Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional method that challenges students to "learn to learn," working cooperatively in groups to seek solutions... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Creating a Rubric
One of the critical parts of a WebQuest that often gets left until last is the development of a rubric. Is there something hard about it? Not really. To help you get off to a quick start and avoid getting... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

College Survival Skills
Welcome! You are about to explore a website that has been designed to improve your college study skills. The mere fact that you've taken time to visit this site suggests that you are already aware of the need to improve... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 14, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

WISC Online--Wisconsin Online Resource Center
WISC has a new look at the entry web page. "The Wisconsin Online Resource Center is a digital library of Web-based learning resources called 'learning objects.'  The digital library of objects has been developed primarily by faculty from the Wisconsin Technical College." Registration is required to access the LOs, but the registration procedure is straightforward. Use the video tour and the FAQ to orient to the site. The LOs are organized by subject area; listings of the Most Popular and the Newest From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on May 14, 2005 at 2:47 a.m..

More on Yahoo!'s Pricing and Use of XSPF
In its desperate rant, Napster said that Yahoo! would lard the new Yahoo! Unlimited music service with advertising in order to keep the cost so low.  Both Napster and Real said that Yahoo! would not be profitable at those prices and predicted that they would eventually have to raise them. Maybe so, but maybe not.  Mike McGuire, a From A Copyfighter's Musings on May 14, 2005 at 1:48 a.m..

links for 2005-05-13
The Heresy of Hypertext exploring some fears and anxieties generated by the interaction of the print-based world and its emerging digital counterpart.... From Monkeymagic on May 14, 2005 at 12:53 a.m..

Cuban Terrorist Tests Bush Administration's Convictions
On May 5, the New York Times reported that Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles, who has spent the last 45 years in a violent struggle to overthrow Fidel Castro, may have snuck into Florida in an attempt to seek political asylum for having served as a cold war soldier on the payroll of the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1960's. Posada has long been a symbol for the armed anti-Castro movement in the U.S. But he is also, by virtually any definition, a terrorist. From kuro5hin.org on May 14, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..

Everything else
Peter van Dijck continues his hunt for categories that are — whether they're labeled that way or not — "everything else." I find it slightly disturbing that I think this is a cool pursuit. [Technorati tag: taxonomy]... From Joho the Blog on May 13, 2005 at 11:48 p.m..