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Chain Letters
I liked this so, I re-wrote it with less swear words...but you get the idea. Hello, my name is, well, enough said, and I suffer from the guilt of not forwarding 50 billion chain letters sent to me by people... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2005 at 9:51 p.m..

National Geographic for kids
Crafts, Science Experiments, Activities, Recipes, Coloring--National Geographic Kids... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2005 at 9:51 p.m..

Yu-Gi-Oh fun from Kids WB
There's bound to be at least one Yu-Gi-Oh! fanatic in the house. There are clips here from hundreds of episodes. You can watch your favorite duels to satisfy you between Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes. And you can do it without hogging the... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2005 at 9:51 p.m..

Yahooligans
Here you'll find favorite cartoons that you might see nowhere else. There's Inspector Gadget, Super Mario Brothers and Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego. And these aren't just clips. Most of them are complete episodes. In fact, they even have... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2005 at 9:51 p.m..

Games from Time for Kids
Time isn't just about world news and social issues. They've got some great games for kids. Most of them manage to sneak in brain-boosting facts. There are lots of animated trivia games and quizzes. You can also build your own... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2005 at 9:51 p.m..

Dinosaur fun from the Jurassic Park Institute
This site is as enormous as dinosaurs! Learn about the dinosaurs you've seen in the movies with the Dinopedia. Then head over to the Dino Lab. You can help the researchers study dinosaur eggs. If you need a break, there's... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2005 at 9:51 p.m..

Games from Lego
Legos may be expensive, but the Lego games here are free! They've got sports, Clikits girl and Bionicle games. There are more than 20 games to choose from here. Lego offers even more if you join the Lego Club for... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2005 at 9:51 p.m..

WB kids Stuff
Here you can get all sorts of goodies from your favorite shows. See Batman, Scooby-Doo, Yu-Gi-Oh! and other great stars. Watch video clips, look through photo galleries or play some games. You can even send e-cards to tell your friends... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2005 at 9:51 p.m..

Activities from Star Wars
Thanks to Kim Komando for the links to kids games sites. There are one-of-a-kind games and activities aplenty here. One challenges you to match Star Wars music to the right movie scene. Another gives neat facts like where E.T. characters... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2005 at 9:51 p.m..

AMTEC 2005 - DesRoches, Gulas-Bomok, Naigle, Ross & Tannis
Talk about button-busting proud! I wish you all could have attended the presentation by Donna, Darlene, Debi, Heather and Derek yesterday. Here is a link to pdfs of the abstracts and the paper. Our gang did us proud. They presented... From Rick's Café Canadien on May 28, 2005 at 9:49 p.m..

Using Amazon as your online book index..
During the spring quarter I have been working with two fourth grade reading groups 4 days a week. One group has recently been reading John Reynolds Gardiner's Stone Fox. It is the story of a boy named Willie who lives in Wyoming with his ailing grandfather on a potato farm and they are facing some hard times. The climax involves a dog sled race. It is a great story and I recommend it for your younger readers. As part of a culminating project associated with our reading of the book, one student named Samantha, chose to create a board game... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on May 28, 2005 at 9:46 p.m..

So You Want to Make Textfiles
Do you desire to write documents? Maybe you want a diary but refuse to use a pen! Fortunately, the technology to make textfiles is available to you now and it's quick, secure, and easy, so let's get going! From kuro5hin.org on May 28, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Nortel LearniT
Way back in October 2004, I mentioned Nortel Networks' Kidz Online, which I thought was a great resource for youth wishing to build their IT skills. The resource is freely provided by Nortel, however, I had issues that it was... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on May 28, 2005 at 3:49 p.m..

Stucco'd, or podcasting beyond the field of dreams
In this morning's New York Times article, "With Irreverence and an iPod, Recreating the Museum Tour," Randy Kennedy points out the new podcasting of alternate guided tours of the Museum of Modern Art, which wins three "Bings" from guru Dave Winer: NY Times on 21st century museum... From Weblogs in Higher Education on May 28, 2005 at 12:46 p.m..

With Irreverence and an iPod, Recreating the Museum Tour
With Irreverence and an iPod, Recreating the Museum Tour: "The rise of podcasting is now enabling museumgoers to concoct their own unofficial audio guides and tours."Today the New York Times has a piece about the rise of do it yourself museum audio tours. Instead of renting the museum audio device, you might download to your MP3 player a narration created by someone else other than the museum staff. Another example of a use of podcasting for something other than Wayne and Garth ramblings.... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on May 28, 2005 at 10:47 a.m..

The generosity of Ms. or Mr. Linksys
We're in Western Massachusetts for the weekend. There's no cellphone signals out where we are, and also no water. So, I'm in a parking lot in the nearby small town where I'm picking up a very weak open wifi signal. SSID: linksys. I don't know who this Linksys person is, but she seems to have residences everywhere! Thank you!... From Joho the Blog on May 28, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Star War games
Haiwatha Bray reviews four Star War games in The Boston Globe. And at last a reviewer represents my reaction to Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel: "...the games were giving me a strange new power — the ability to sleep with my eyes open." [Technorati tags: starwars games]... From Joho the Blog on May 28, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Interview: Marc Rosenberg Is Positive about the Future
Ich weiss nicht, warum mir dieses Interview erst jetzt aufgefallen ist. Marc Rosenberg, "leading expert in the world of training, organizational learning, e-learning, knowledge management, and performance improvement", spricht über das tägliche Geschäft von eLearning Professionals und wie sehr ihr... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on May 28, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Feds Probe Viagra-Blindness Link
Health officials investigate reports of blindness among users of impotence drugs Viagra and Cialis. But so far, no evidence has turned up that pins the blame on the drugs. From Wired News on May 28, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

Computers No Cure for Dumb Docs - Randy Dotinga, Wired
Medical errors kill nearly 100,000 American each year, with lethal drug interactions accounting for most of these deaths. Computerization -- which hospitals have been slow to embrace -- was supposed to eliminate most problems, but new research published W From Techno-News Blog on May 28, 2005 at 5:49 a.m..

CIA war game simulates major Internet attack - David Morgan, Reuters
The CIA is conducting a cyber-war game this week geared to simulate a major Internet attack by enemy computer hackers, an intelligence official said Thursday. Dubbed "Silent Horizon," the three-day unclassified exercise is based on a scenario set five ye From Techno-News Blog on May 28, 2005 at 5:49 a.m..

Silver surfers say net is 'vital' - BBC
Technology use across the age groups in the UK is on the rise, even though a recent report said older generations are still alienated by technology. Two polls marking Silver Surfers' day, suggest technologies like the net are considered essential by olde From Techno-News Blog on May 28, 2005 at 5:49 a.m..

Between cultures
This time in Moscow was different - next to all other things I was running a kick-off meeting for a project (will tell more later - when marketing stuff is out :) with several European and Russian partners. For many Europeans it was the first experience in Russia - signtseeing, but also learning about the culture and preparing for the joint work. I wonder if I was annoying with all my questions about their experiences :) I was so curious to know what did they discover, find different, similar, worth attention... Even with open borders Russia is still pretty much unknown for many fore From Mathemagenic on May 28, 2005 at 4:52 a.m..

Smithsonian to Screen a Movie That Makes a Case Against Evolution
Sponsored by the Discovery Institute, the film makes the case for the hand of a creator in the design of Earth and the universe. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Boarding School's Rector, Under Fire, Will Step Down
St. Paul's, the elite New Hampshire boarding school, is under investigation by tax authorities and falling short of its fund-raising goals. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Head Start's Director Quits Amid Review
Windy M. Hill has been under review by the Health and Human Services Department's inspector general over accusations of financial abuses. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Students in Struggling Schools Start Getting Transfer Offers
The notifications, required under the federal No Child Left Behind Law, tell students they have a right to transfer to a better-performing school. From New York Times: Education on May 28, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Large social network imposes an higher attention degree on what goes on worldwide
Riccardo redefines social pressure:We are used to think of Social Pressure as that feeling of "I have to do more" to stand up with the expectations of others. Today I experienced another kind of Social Pressure, the one being imposed by your expanded social network on your attention/focus.Let me explain:I read on Kottke's that an Mathemagenic on May 28, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

New job at U. Memphis
I've neglected this blog space for a while, and one reason is I've been in ongoing interviews and negotiations with various institutions. The end result is I have accepted a faculty appointment with the University of Memphis, beginning in August 2005. I've been with East Carolina University for the past three years, and it has [...] From Martindale Matrix on May 28, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..

Thank You ECU Students!
It is with mixed emotions that I make this move to Memphis. I want to say thank you to the students I have had the privilege of working with at ECU. These past three years I have seen some really outstanding student work at the masters and doctoral level, and our students have done very [...] From Martindale Matrix on May 28, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..