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A Hundred-Dollar Laptop for Hungry Minds
Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT's Media Lab, showed off the design of a laptop he hopes can be sold for just $100. At that price, governments in developing countries could afford to buy one laptop for every child, he said, opening up educational opportunities for millions. From ScotFEICT on October 4, 2005 at 9:51 p.m..

Follow-on re: innovation in information management
My earlier post on the lack of innovation in information management has provoked a bit of interest. One email I received contained some excellent points that expanded on my theories about the causes of the low rate of innovation. To... From Column Two on October 4, 2005 at 9:47 p.m..

eContent Dialogue
I'm invited to be part of a panel of experts at eContent (t d thomas n. burg | randgänge on October 4, 2005 at 8:47 p.m..

Rashmi Sinha on what goes
Rashmi Sinha on what goes through our mind when we tag: "...[t]he beauty of tagging is that it taps into an existing cognitive process without adding add much cognitive cost. At the cognitive level, people already make local, conceptual observations. Tagging decouples these conceptual observations from concerns about the overall categorical scheme. The challenge for tagging systems is to then do what the brain does - intelligent computation to make sense of these local observations, and an efficient, pr From elearningpost on October 4, 2005 at 8:46 p.m..

An Alternative for Search and Knowledge Management
Dan Ryan of Stellent writes about the benefits of intranet views, a way for the intranet to cater to staff needs: "The Intranet Views model applies a multi-site Web content management paradigm to document management repositories, giving employees relevant and useful "views" of all knowledge within a company intranet. Essentially, each View is a micro-site based on a topic — such as products, processes or business functions — within a larger intranet that groups information together From elearningpost on October 4, 2005 at 8:46 p.m..

FASD Preconference Session
Here is some information about an interesting event occurring in Saskatoon on November 2 at the Sheraton Cavalier. It is a preconference session: Gaining Insight A Focus on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. A number of excellent speakers have been booked and the day promises to be of interest to many. You can [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on October 4, 2005 at 7:53 p.m..

Classroom Revolution (?)
Mort Zuckerman, the editor of US News and World Report, is downright giddy about the potential of the Web in education. It's always nice to be affirmed by the MSM. Students who have mastered the wonders of the Internet at home know that with a desktop computer they can do everything faster--take and save notes, write and do research. With guidance, kids can learn these skills at home, especially when high-quality interactive programming becomes more widely available in science, history, math, geo From weblogged News on October 4, 2005 at 7:47 p.m..

Podcasts Offer the Audience Pupils Crave (!)
Cynicism gone! All is right with the world thanks to Steve O'Hear's uplifting article on podcasting in the Guardian: "Teamwork, enterprise skills, technical skills and technical literacy are still not taught 'for real' in the classroom. There are often bogus initiatives that touch the surface but don't get the kids really working on a meaningful product in the long term. These kids see themselves as podcasters till they leave school, From weblogged News on October 4, 2005 at 7:47 p.m..

Gemma Ferreres en eCuaderno
Gemma Ferreres de tintachina se estrena como bloguer invitada con las anotaciones: La acción se traslada de la web al software y Blogs vs. medios. Bienvenida. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 4, 2005 at 6:52 p.m..

LibraryThing (David Weinberger)
Timothy Spalding has put together a really interesting site, called LibraryThing, that lets you list your books, tag them, and share the list with others. You can search by bibliographic info, user or tags. And Tim does some useful listing... From Corante: Social Software on October 4, 2005 at 6:49 p.m..

Wikipedians write for Esquire (Andrew Lih)
Recently over at Wikipedia, Esquire magazine writer AJ Jacobs tried an experiment. He posted his 709 word story about Wikipedia into Wikipedia itself, and asked the community to help edit it.... From Corante: Social Software on October 4, 2005 at 6:49 p.m..

Email 2.0 (Ross Mayfield)
Tim O’Reilly (I’m not worthy! — huh, that kind of rhymes) picks up on my email signature meme: This is a first for me, but I expect it will eventually become common. I received an email with the following... From Corante: Social Software on October 4, 2005 at 6:49 p.m..

Top 50 Advertisers by Media Value in August, 2005
Top 50 Advertisers by Media Value in August, 2005 From ClickZ Stats on October 4, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

La acción se traslada de la web al software
Diversas noticias de hoy responden a un patrón que nos puede dar pistas sobre cuál va a ser el próximo campo de operaciones de los gigantes de la red: el software, los programas, las aplicaciones ofimáticas que tenemos instaladas en el PC. Como telón de fondo, los estándares y la ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 4, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Blogs vs. medios
El lanzamiento del blog sobre ciencia y tecnología en 20minutos.es, Retiario, en su última encarnación y de Gadgetoblog para cubrir en elmundo.es el hueco dejado por el anterior me ha hecho darme cuenta de la facilidad con la que los medios podrían eclipsar a los blogs si se lo propusieran. ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 4, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Unsettledness
Its a lot of work and a lot of love, but behind those there is an unsettledness... Coming to the Netherlands I thought of a few years  cultural experiences and professional fun  an then going back home. Im listening to Stephanie on Skype, talking in Swedish with her kids. I think of friends staying in our house: she talks to their daughter in French, he talks in Dutch. Im hungry  observing, thinking  feeding the unsettledness that doesnt go away Its not about cultural differences. Speaking different languages or coming From Mathemagenic on October 4, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Goo(gle)sphere
I'm not entirely convinced if that's really fun for us. Although def. a relevant move form the desktop pc to the web as platform.I anticipate lots of competitors on a less diffused customer base but only one click away.Made def. sense for Google to invest in storage to give away and data-mining to harness the fruits.As w From thomas n. burg | randgänge on October 4, 2005 at 4:46 p.m..

Sorta OT: "Serenity" is to online movie marketing as ...
Dean campaign was to online political organizing. Only saying this quarter-seriously, but that was my sense after reading these articles and reflecting on Shirky's "Exiting Deanspace." From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 4, 2005 at 3:48 p.m..

Webcasts from Podcasting Conference
Jason links to webcasts from the Duke Podcasting Symposium. Podcasts will soon be available, too. The law and policy panel is well-worth checking out.  Best bit: after the RIAA rep. stated that suing end-users was a last resort only used after losing at lower courts in Grokster, Jason asks whether the RIAA will kee From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 4, 2005 at 3:48 p.m..

New Digital Sales Stats; Why Such a Long Face, Music Industry?
The RIAA frames the first half sales stats in doom and gloom.  Meanwhile, as is somewhat typical of their sister organization, the IFPI is more upbeat about the global market.  The data suggests a pretty positive trend: digital sales almost offset the downturn in CD sales during the first half of this year, both domestically and globally.&nbsp From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 4, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

Reminder of the AERC Gift announcement
oeThinking the World of our Future Gift Announcement The University of Saskatchewan has embarked on the most ambitious campaign in its history, one that will transform our university, our city and our province. TD Financial Group shares the vision of the University of Saskatchewan and is counted among our most generous supporters. Together, we will announce the [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on October 4, 2005 at 1:54 p.m..

ANGEL and Elservier in partnership
(10/4/05) Indianapolis, Ind. HYPHEN Oct. 4, 2005 HYPHEN Elsevier, a world-leading healthcare and scientific publisher, and ANGEL Learning, developer of ANGEL|LMS the easy-to-use and flexible enterprise learning management system, announced today that they have formed a partnership alliance. Under the alliance, the Evolve Learning System will operate on the ANGEL platform. From Edutools News: Course Management Systems on October 4, 2005 at 1:50 p.m..

First Annual U of S Technology Forum
This November, the U of S will be hosting its first Technology Forum. This forum will be an annual event that provides instructors, researchers, staff and students with the opportunity to examine current issues and future trends in information and communications technology. The theme for this first forum is oeDoes Technology Matter? The technology forum is [...] From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on October 4, 2005 at 12:55 p.m..

Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
The Second International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, 9-12 January, 2006 http://www.SustainabilityConference.com This conference aims to develop an holistic view of sustainability, in which environmental, cultural and economic issues are inseparably interlinked. It will work in a multidisciplinary way, across diverse fields and taking varied perspectives in order to [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on October 4, 2005 at 12:54 p.m..

$100 Laptop Project at MIT
Alec Couros pointed me to this interesting project at MIT. Nicholas Negroponte has been at the forefront of many important initiatives at the MIT Media Lab, and I’ve long admired how often they emphasize the social implications of technology and innovation. From Rick's Café Canadien on October 4, 2005 at 12:54 p.m..

Learning Activity Management System (LAMS)
Open Source for K-12, Higher Ed, and Corporate Training advances. Some time back, MIT developed the open-source .LRN community platform. This now provides the basis for LAMS. Rather than simply repeat everything in the press release, I'm posting a link to it below. Press Release from The LAMS Foundation: "The LAMS Foundation today launches the LAMS Community, a global community website for teachers and developers who use the revolutionary open source LAMS software. LAMS creates "digit From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 4, 2005 at 12:49 p.m..

R Is for Robot
What bots can teach tots (and vice versa). By Larry Gallagher of Wired magazine. From Wired News on October 4, 2005 at 12:46 p.m..

RIAA Takes Shotgun to Traders
The RIAA's legal campaign against online music trading has misidentified hundreds of traders and relies on bullying to get results, legal experts say. By Bruce Gain. From Wired News on October 4, 2005 at 12:46 p.m..

Venice Is Deep in Thought
Is the city of Venice a backward-looking tourist trap, stuck in the past, or a productive, creative city of the future? Commentary by Momus. From Wired News on October 4, 2005 at 12:46 p.m..

Gamma-Ray Burst Mystery Unraveled
Astronomers are closing in on understanding one of the most fleeting phenomena in the universe, with dramatic consequences for Earth's future. By Robert Zimmerman. From Wired News on October 4, 2005 at 12:46 p.m..

This Laser Trick's a Quantum Leap
Physicists in Australia say they've slowed a laser enough to save information on it. It brings us one step closer to quantum computing. By John Hudson. From Wired News on October 4, 2005 at 12:46 p.m..

Facts as commodities (and, yes, blogging and journalism again)
Jeff Jarvis has taken some heat for writing: Too much of journalism is turning this way today: If we nitpick the facts and follow some rules some committee wrote up, we'll be safe; we're doing our jobs. No, sir, our job is to get more than the facts. Anybody can get facts. Facts are the commodity. The truth is harder to find. Justice is harder to fight for. Lessons are what we're after. I think Jeff is right, although this is embedded in a particular case where the facts happen to be in debate, and I (very likely) went wrong.... From Joho the Blog on October 4, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

Steven Johnson on Web 2.0
Steven Johnson uses the metaphor of a rain forest to describe Web 2.0: "Think of information as the energy of the Web’s ecosystem. Those Web 1.0 pages with their crude hyperlinks are like the sun’s rays falling on a desert. A few stragglers are lucky enough to stumble across them, and thus some of that information might get reused if one then decides to e-mail the URL to a friend or to quote from it on another page. But most of the information goes to waste. In the Web 2.0 model, we hav From elearningpost on October 4, 2005 at 11:45 a.m..

Premios a infografías
Premios Malofiej Anualmente, desde 1993, la SND-E organiza los Premios Mundiales Malofiej de Infografía, cuyo prestigio los ha convertido en cita obligada del periodismo visual del mundo entero. El volumen anual Malofiej, con los ganadores de cada edición del certamen, ya es un libro de referencia en los departamentos de Arte ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 4, 2005 at 8:53 a.m..

La novela de Casciari
¿Cómo que “mujer gorda”?: Más respeto que soy tu madre. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 4, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

Costs and Financing of eLearning
Diese Studie des Forschungsinstituts für Bildungs- und Sozialökonomie (FiBS) ist weniger spektakulär als es der Titel vermuten lässt. Denn die Bildungsökonomen aus Köln haben sich sehr akribisch der Frage angenommen: "What does it cost to plan, to develop and... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 4, 2005 at 4:50 a.m..

Security firms warn of smarter viruses - Iain Thomson, vnunet.com
The first reports into September's security threats indicate that virus writers are getting smarter, using smaller malware that performs a specific task rather than trying to cause mass virus outbreaks. According to the monthly virus chart from security f From Techno-News Blog on October 4, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

DVD dispute burns at PC makers - Ina Fried, CNET News.com
After quietly heating up over recent months, the battle over next-generation DVD formats boiled over Thursday, as Dell and Hewlett-Packard assailed Intel and Microsoft, which have lined up in the opposite camp. Earlier this week, Microsoft and Intel anno From Techno-News Blog on October 4, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

Kodak Ships Computer-Free Wireless Camera - BEN DOBBIN, AP
After a summer-long delay, Eastman Kodak Co. has begun shipping the first digital camera with Wi-Fi wireless technology to e-mail photos directly to friends and family without a computer. Users of the new EasyShare-One, priced at $599, can send photos dir From Techno-News Blog on October 4, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

Behavior: Stopping for a Smoke on the Road to Popularity
Popular students appear to be more likely to take up smoking than their less popular peers, a new study of sixth and seventh graders in Southern California shows. From New York Times: Education on October 4, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

City Reaches Tentative Deal With Teachers
The deal calls for raises for New York City teachers of 14.25 percent over 52 months and eliminates some seniority rights. From New York Times: Education on October 4, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Teacher Merit Pay Tied to Education Gains
Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts has a bold plan to improve public education in his state by offering merit pay tied to classroom performance. From New York Times: Education on October 4, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..