Edu_Rss

A reporter asks: Would I like to teach?
I discover how it feels to spend the day in front of a class. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Is a dream college worth waiting for?
More US colleges are asking students to wait until January to arrive on campus. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

New libraries spring up in Nepal's furthest corners
A nonprofit group helps establish public libraries in remote villages. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Matching boys with books
Some teachers say school-assigned reading rarely coincides with boys' tastes. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Apple Catches Up With Podcast Trend
There's irony, of course, in that for all the hoopla and enthusiasm over podcasts, the iTunes software from Apple that drives the ever-so-popular iPod portable digital music players doesn't have an easy way to subscribe to podcasts. Well, that's about to be remedied. As MarketWatch.com reports, a new iTunes software version that support podcasts will be From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 23, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

BlogWalk Nine in Innsbruck, June 25
Channeling Ton:"Sebastian Fiedler is busy trying to organize a BlogWalk meeting in Innsbruck on June 25th 2005. This on the day after the Microlearning Conference< From Seb's Open Research on May 23, 2005 at 6:46 p.m..

The Newsroom Transparency Blog
The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, has launched a new blog, "Daily Briefing," that opens the curtain on the newsroom's editorial staff meetings (each weekday morning and afternoon). Online publisher Ken Sands says this is an additional component in the newspaper website's "transparent newsroom" umbrella (which also will include webcasting the news meetings, and now includes an Ask the Editors feature).It's an interestin From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 23, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..

Teliasonera Finland bags €1m telecoms contract with Parliament
The service to be delivered by Teliasonera Finland to Parliament includes fixed and mobile telephone services, mobile telephone subscriptions and mobile data services. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 23, 2005 at 4:56 p.m..

Orange UK launches mobile TV
Running over Orange's 3G network, the service has an initial line-up of nine channels, including ITN News, CNN, Cartoon Network and extreme sports. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 23, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Networked broadband households to reach 160m in 2010 HYPHEN report
The number of network-connected devices is to grow from 108m in 2004 to just under 1bn by 2010, growing from an average of approximately three networked devices per household in 2004 to six devices by 2010. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 23, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Desktop technologies most important in corporate IT - survey
Technology users agree that desktop technologies, such as e-mail, PC, and office productivity software, are the most significant, in terms of value and user satisfaction, according to a Forrester survey. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 23, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

BT wins Microsoft EMEA hosting contract
BT is to host Microsoft's Office Live Meeting 2005 services for EMEA from its international data centre in Cardiff Bay, Wales. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 23, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Need a tutor? Call India.
A good overview of this new outsourcing trend. As technology develops and the barriers to communication erode, most agree that tutoring is likely to join the list of other jobs facing global competition. Some hurdles remain, of course. Indian tutors undergo training to learn an American accent and US teaching methods, but still face some cultural gaps. And just dealing with students online - rather than face to face - can be tough. From elearningpost on May 23, 2005 at 4:46 p.m..

How to Use the Dial Phone (1927)
Maish writes, "Check out this multimedia-instruction from 1927 on how to use the dial phone. It uses a story to link the sequence of operations together. On another note, I also like the way the Internet Archive uses thumbnails to allow users preview the movie before downloading it." It also serves to remind us that even something we take for granted, like the telephone, was at one time new and difficult technology. By American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T), Internet Archive, May, 2005 [R From OLDaily on May 23, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

e-Portfolios
After the panel at CSTD Kathryn Chang Barker came up to me and said, "that's just what we're doing in e-portfolios." Scott Wilson proves the point with this cracking good presentation on e-portfolios, delivered in Sydney, Australia, today. While it starts off slowly, things get really interesting once he asks the question, "Who owns portfolios?" The portfolio is traditionaqlly depicted as something that is managed for you by a school or an organization - but what if you're at more than one school or organization? Clearly, what is needed is t From OLDaily on May 23, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

KM4D Journal Launched
Nancy White tells us about the launch of the new KM4D Journal - Knowledge Management for Development. "KM4D Journal focuses on knowledge management in development. It includes diverse knowledge management approaches in development organizations, large and small." By Nancy White, Full Circle Online Interaction Blog, May 22, 2005 [Refer][OLDaily on May 23, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Debunking the MPAA
By now it is generally known that two things are true. First, that the illicit copies of the latest Star Wars were in circulation the day the movie launched. And second, that same Star Wars movie set a record for the highest grossing opening weekend ever. So when the MPAA says file sharing hurts the industry, one has to ask: how? By Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian, May 22, 2005 [Refer][ResearchOLDaily on May 23, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Toronto 2005
I am on a bit of a vaction this week, so that means more photos for you. Today's set comes from Toronto, where yesterday I wandered around courtesy the Toronto Transit Commission. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, May 23, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on May 23, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Podcast support in next version of iTunes
Podcast support in next version of iTunes: Over at O'Reilly Radar, Tim O'Reilly details a presentation by Apple's Steve Jobs at the Wall Street Journal's D Conference where Jobs discusses ipodder like features coming to iTunes. I especially liked his Wayne's World comment. I'm currently using NetNewsWire to subscribe to podcasts from shows such as Science Friday and Tech Nation. NetNewsWire 2.0 does a very nice job with enclosures and I can scan the RSS feed of a particular show and choose to download podcasts as I'm browsing my feeds, and they are automatica From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on May 23, 2005 at 3:47 p.m..

The ABCs of RSS
I've been so buried I didn't even realize that the May issue of Technology and Learning magazine had the excerpt of my RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators that I had provided a couple of months ago. Yikes! A bit belated, but if you want the specific details on how to put RSS to use in your classroom, please check out the .pdf, and let me know if you ha From weblogged News on May 23, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Flatter and Flatter...
From today's Christian Science Monitor: Somit Basak's tutoring style is hardly unusual. The engineering graduate spices up lessons with games, offers rewards for excellent performance, and tries to keep his students' interest by linking the math formulas they struggle with to real-life examples they can relate to. Unlike most tutors, however, Mr. Basak lives thousands of miles away from his students - he is a New Delhi resident who goes to work at 6 a.m. so that he can chat with American student From weblogged News on May 23, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Commission approves Belgacom, Swisscom joint venture
The joint venture, BICS, is a Belgian company created in 2005 through a spin-off of all Belgacom's existing international telecoms carrier services activities and related assets. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 23, 2005 at 1:57 p.m..

Telenor acquires Nordic broadband companies
Telenor is expanding into the Scandinavian broadband market by acquiring broadband providers Bredbandsbolaget and Cybercity. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 23, 2005 at 1:57 p.m..

Ask Jeeves acquires Excite Europe
The acquisition gives Ask Jeeves the ownership of Excite's European domains and control of portal offerings in European markets including Spain, Italy, France, the UK, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 23, 2005 at 1:57 p.m..

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Hand
So. What were we talking about? That's right. Sex. When I was a boy, some number of years ago, I used to fantasize about sex. Of course I did. Every boy did, and every boy that age still does. And of course, I was filled with the typical ideals that start to creep up on a kid about the time when he starts growing a bit more hair than before and his voice decides to drop a couple octaves. I don't remember exactly where they came from -- it was more a kind of general sublimation of cultural values than a single event influencing me. From kuro5hin.org on May 23, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..

TMN selects Alcatel mobile gaming solution
Alcatel's 'Mobile Kiosk' solution allows content aggregation and service delivery in a hosted and operated mode, integrated within the TMN i9 portal. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 23, 2005 at 12:55 p.m..

Teliasonera Sweden introduces GPS navigation on mobile phones
With the Telia Navigator service, you need to enter the telephone number of the address of your destination in Sweden, and you will receive instructions to guide you there. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 23, 2005 at 12:55 p.m..

The Future Of News Is For Reality Producers: A Good Conversation With Jon Rappoport
"The center of the universe this is what I have decided this place is..." This is how independent investigative journalist Jon Rappoport started out responding to my interview questions focusing on media, economic interests influencing the news, grassroots journalism, blogs, and the future of online news. Robin Good (left) and Jon Rappoport (right) Jon Rappoport, is the author and chief editor of Nomorefakenews.com, a unique web site, which nonetheless the unorthodox look and apparent lack of order, contains hundreds of extremely interesting articles on topics ranging from HIV to the From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on May 23, 2005 at 12:50 p.m..

Intranet Planning Day (Melbourne, 6 June)
Just a quick reminder that it's less than 2 weeks until the Intranet Planning Day workshop being held in Melbourne on 6 June 2005. This day packs in a huge amount of material on intranet strategy, and is worthwhile for... From Column Two on May 23, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

RSS Sparks Feeding Frenzy - Rebecca Lieb, ClickZ
Are you an advertiser, marketer, or publisher? Then it's time to get serious about this whole RSS thing. Don't say we didn't warn you -- we've been telling you this was coming for the past couple years. All signs point to the fact RSS is on the brink of From Techno-News Blog on May 23, 2005 at 11:46 a.m..

RSS Sets Its Sights on the Enterprise - Matt Hicks, eWeek
If there's any doubt that XML-based syndication, commonly called RSS, is impacting more than the legion of Webloggers who have helped to popularize it, look no further than the New York Times. The online companion to the Gray Lady has watched the popular From Techno-News Blog on May 23, 2005 at 11:46 a.m..

Wave and Pay With a Wireless Credit Card - Jim Hickey, ABC News
What do you pull out of your wallet when you reach the sales register at a retail store? Using cash can be quick -- if you have enough bills for pricey purchases. Credit cards can be convenient, but slow since you have to wait for the bank's authorization From Techno-News Blog on May 23, 2005 at 11:46 a.m..

Accelerator Deciphers Archimedes
Highly focused X-rays causing hidden ink to glow are helping reveal parts of a lost text by Greek mathematician Archimedes. The treatise was obscured when a medieval monk re-used the original parchment for a prayer book. From Wired News on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Feds to Launch Sex Offender Site
Citizens will soon be able to query a Justice Department website for identity and location of sex criminals. States already post the same data, but the new site will enable a national search. From Wired News on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Laser's Jolt Rivals Sun's Center
The National Ignition Facility is spending billions of federal dollars trying to achieve 'fusion ignition' (it happens when a hydrogen bomb explodes) with a super high-powered laser. Scientists say they just want to study the weaponry. From Wired News on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Grow Your Own Digital Med Records
The medical industry is moving slowly to replace paper files with electronic ones, but patients are making the leap, creating password-protected, updatable personal health histories. From Wired News on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Map Reveals Airstream Potential
A new map of the world's wind power reveals just how much electricity could be pulled out of the atmosphere -- if only we wanted to. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Volez ce MP3!
French courts are letting convicted fileswappers walk with suspended sentences, as a leading judge preaches the virtues of decriminalization. Record execs are not amused. Bruce Gain reports from Paris. From Wired News on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Chopsticks for Better Cloning
South Koreans kick U.S. butt in a stem-cell study. One of the authors says manual dexterity and drive, not cash, are the secrets to success. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Want the Sith DVD? Go to Usenet
The great granddaddy of file-sharing networks has new traffic -- scads of it -- thanks to its relative anonymity and tools that make searching and downloading fast and easy. By David McCandless. From Wired News on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Next for BitTorrent: Search
From a temporary office in San Francisco, the web's most prolific peer-to-peer network is about to morph into a commercial service, with ads from Ask Jeeves. Kevin Poulsen reports from San Francisco. From Wired News on May 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

3 City Institutions to Get $50 Million for Stem Cell Research
The three Upper East Side medical institutions say the gift will position New York City as a player in an increasingly competitive field. From New York Times: Education on May 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

How to make a Community of Practice work effectively (Sydney, 2 June)
Details on the next NSW KM Forum meeting to be held in Sydney: WHAT: Imagine you are establishing Communities of Practice within a multi - national professional services company. You have meticulously planned the roll out, all the pieces are... From Column Two on May 23, 2005 at 5:47 a.m..

How to use the dial phone (1927)
Check out this multimedia-instruction from 1927 on how to use the dial phone. It uses a story to link the sequence of operations together. On another note, I also like the way the Internet Archive uses thumbnails to allow users preview the movie before downloading it. [Via Usable help] From elearningpost on May 23, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Taxonomies and tags: from trees to piles of leaves
David Weinberger has written an article about taxonomies and tags, using metaphors derived from the natural world. To quote: The narrative that tells of the first man and woman encountering the tree of knowledge focuses on its tempting fruit. But... From Column Two on May 23, 2005 at 1:47 a.m..

Social interaction will be the key for e-portfolios
For the past year Ben and I have been researching and exploring ways to pull the social networking angle into e-portfolios. I am convinced, and my recent PhD research is starting to confirm, that in order for students to have... From ERADC Blog on May 23, 2005 at 12:52 a.m..

Searching questions
Andrew Swartz has written a brief article outlining some guidelines for effective search on sites. To quote: On the web, people love to search . . . which is why its so painful to see that so many sites have... From Column Two on May 23, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..