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Organization of Communication in a Classroom
Classroom Complexities In Effective Instructional Environments Summary: Readiness theory would have us predict t From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on November 4, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

What Ad Age meant
Jeneane rewrites an Ad Age piece about blogging so that it blurts out more of the truth... [Tags: JeneaneSessum blogs humor]... From Joho the Blog on November 4, 2005 at 7:49 p.m..

Learning 2005
Ich bin gerade dabei, kurz den Konferenzen der letzten Tage nachzutrauern, die ich leider nicht besuchen konnte. So wäre ich z.B. gerne auf der Learning 2005 in Orlando gewesen, um Elliott Masie persönlich für über 50 Mails zu danken,... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 4, 2005 at 6:51 p.m..

New media as a tool for new learning?
Bei der gerade geschilderten Bewältigung vergangener/entgangener Konferenzen bin ich auf diese Präsentation des CTO's von Wolters Kluver Education gestoßen, die er im Rahmen des SCIL Kongresses 2005 gehalten hat. Kurz: Sie bietet eine interessante Beschreibung des europäischen Marktes und... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 4, 2005 at 6:51 p.m..

Norton beats AVG at detecting or at reporting?
My computer has been acting funny — Word and Powerpoint say that all my Office files are "not available" even though they open fine if I move them to my laptop; a saved game from Serious Same 2 was corrupted yesterday — so I ran AVG's detailed scan to check for viruses. I switched from Norton Antivirus to AVG about 1.5 yrs ago because I got tired of Norton's belief that my computer is its plaything. AVG didn't find any viruses. So I ran Norton and it found four: Hacktool (2 files); Trojan.ByteVerify, and W32Mydoom.BN@mm. I doubt these are causing... From Joho the Blog on November 4, 2005 at 5:49 p.m..

Web 2.0: Building the New Library , Ariadne
It was only a matter of time, I suppose, before we saw Web 2.0 morph into Library 2.0 (and I suppose I'm the last person who should be critical, hm?) but this article could have benefitted from a wider reading of the work on web 2.0 and a more modest approach than "Paul's Principles" of web 2.0. Other articles from the From OLDaily on November 4, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Sakai and the Higher Education Community: The Road Ahead , Educause
A very heavy presentation with many images and screenshots, and one that reads more like marketing than research and development, but the author makes a good case, demonstrating not only that Sakai has been widely adopted but also, and even better, that Sakai is, first of all, morphing into a community-based development effort, and second, that Sakai is looking toward service interfaces that allow local developement in PHP or Perl. I think that's pretty critical, and it gives us something to talk about, because while I have no desire to descend into the Dante's Inferno that is Java, From OLDaily on November 4, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

The 'Crisis' in Higher Ed Financing , Inside Higher Ed
Summary of discussions surrounding the increasingly difficult funding issues faced by American universities, this set amid declining performance levels. This prompts some to tout private education service and others to point to the increasing disparity in society. As budgets continue to shrink - a trend accelerated by the observation that universities are increasingly serving only the wealthy - the crisis will worsen. Related: this article (via From OLDaily on November 4, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

System Dynamics in Distance Education and a Call to Develop a Standard Model , International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
This is a very good paper that should be read especially by those of us working toward learning networks and related approaches to education. The author offers a good background of systems theory as it relates to education, highlighting with numerous telling points how failures to recognize systems in learning result in error. For example, "In an educational context, feedback delay could manifest itself in wide swings in policy; for example, administration might fund a DE program, then cut funding too soon after launch, only later to re-fund the program and try again." The author offers a mode From OLDaily on November 4, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Education's Three Conflicting Pillars , Jarche Consulting
Reacting to yesterday's discussion, Harold Jarche draws out "three conflicting premises [of western education] which compete for dominance," specifically "education as socialization, education as a quest for truth (Plato) and education as the realization of individual potential (Rousseau)." Ideally, of course, all three could be equally and consistently realized - but one wonders whether it would take a From OLDaily on November 4, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

The Social Networking Landscape , How to Save the World
Useful diagram and some discussion of social networking and related concepts. [ From OLDaily on November 4, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Sakai software cooks up e-learning storm , tectonic
Article describing the deployment of Sakai, an open source learning management system, in the South African educational system. "The Sakai Project has attracted the attention of the University of South Africa (UNISA), the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of the North West (NWU) and the University of the Free State (UOVS)." [ From OLDaily on November 4, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

A Vindication of the Right of the Universities of Great Britain to a Copy of Every New Publication , Google Print
There is something just deliciously self-referential in the publication of this book - from 1807 - on Google Print. And as you have a look at it, have a thought about what the sudden opening of millenia of scholarship does for our capacity to know - and to learn - around the world. And how petty the interests of the copyright hoarders seem in comparison. [ From OLDaily on November 4, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

EdTechTalk#23 , Ed Tech Talk
It will take an hour of your time, but this conversation between George Siemens and Jay Cross, along with the hosts of Ed Tech Talk, is well work your while as the guests chat about "connectivism, informal learning, objectivity vs. subjectivity, corporate and higher education, and lots more." [ From OLDaily on November 4, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

TextMarker extension in Firefox
TextMarker allows you to highlight various sections of text on a web page and then copy the various pieces of text to the clipboard for pasting into another document.... A student reading an article can highlight selected paragraphs while reading the article and then when finished, copy the highlighted sections with one action. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 4, 2005 at 12:49 p.m..

Electronic Journals Library
The Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek EZB (Electronic Journals Library) offers an effective use of both scientific and academic journals publishing full text articles in the internet. This service has been developed at the Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg (University Library of Regensburg) in cooperation with the Universitätsbibliothek der Technischen Universität München (University Library of the Technical University of Munich). All the time, the EZB is being further enlarged Seblogging News on November 4, 2005 at 11:46 a.m..

Volunteer call for the tech-savvy - BBC
It is vital that trainers with tech skills train others. An international charity that sends volunteers to developing countries to share their expertise is calling for computer-literate help. Usually those who can teach skills such as reading and writin From Techno-News Blog on November 4, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

Technology deathmatch: Apple v. open source? - Blogma, CNET News
Neuros Audio, maker of portable media devices, is using a unique approach to compete with Apple's iPod. In a move that has been making the rounds on message boards and blogs, the company has decided to open up the firmware for its Neuros 442 portable medi From Techno-News Blog on November 4, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

Big Blue dives into podcast waters - Elinor Mills, CNET News
IBM is jumping into the podcast stream by creating Internet radio shows on technology trends and encouraging its employees to create their own podcasts. The move comes less than six months after the company launched an initiative to encourage its more th From Techno-News Blog on November 4, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

The wisdom of the crowd...12 months too late
A new CBS News poll puts Bush's job approval rating at 35%, the lowest for any president at this point in the term since Nixon. It seems to me that 15.7% of the country owes the rest of us an apology, in return for which we will promise not to waggle our fingers and say "We told you so." By the way, Cheney's approval rating is 19%, an astounding figure since it means about 60% of Republicans are waggling their fingers at him. [Joho's pledge: All math performed in this blog is guaranteed to be flawed.] [Tags: GeorgeBush politics cheney]... From Joho the Blog on November 4, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Patenting story lines
As it becomes increasingly difficult to separate real news from The Onion, the US Patent Office will today publish the first application for a patent for a story line. This particular story line — and note that the patent is not for the story but for the idea of the story — involves a college student who falls asleep for thirty years and discovers upon waking that he's been living a zombie-like life in the interim. The only requirement for patenting your story line is that it be novel and nonobvious. Talk about your chilling effects. Patenting story lines is... From Joho the Blog on November 4, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Alleged Pop-Up Hacker Busted
A California man is charged with breaking into hundreds of thousands of computers to secretly install pop-up adware, earning $60,000 in affiliate fees. Who says there's no money in internet advertising? By Kevin Poulsen. From Wired News on November 4, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Peyote Won't Rot Your Brain
Unlike some other drugs, the favorite hallucinogen of Native Americans and adventurous city folk doesn't appear to cause long-term cognitive damage. It might even be good for you. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on November 4, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

A Tribute to Robert Moog
Motivated by a love for invention and for interacting with the musicians who used his technology, the synthesizer whiz had a profound impact on the music world. By Ray Kurzweil of Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 4, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Stop Dawdling, Get Scribbling
As National Novel Writing Month enters its sixth year, an estimated 60,000 aspiring authors will try to bang out entire novels in less than 30 days. It's fun, it's online and it's launched several careers. By Kathleen Craig. From Wired News on November 4, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Portable GTA Is a Repeat Offender
It may be a retread of 2001's GTA III, but Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for the PSP finally lets you take the mayhem wherever you go. By Lore Sjöberg. From Wired News on November 4, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

You Can Be Smart and Married
Despite suggestions to the contrary, you don't have to be dumb to trap a husband or rich to acquire a wife. Commentary by Regina Lynn. From Wired News on November 4, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Video and the Podcasting Star
Why iPod exhibitionists aren't exactly leaping at the chance to play TV anchor on the web. By Steve Friess. From Wired News on November 4, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Interview with Tony Byrne
Lou Rosenfeld has interviewed Tony Byrne, regarding content management and other topics. To quote: Maybe by the time they find me they've already justified a CMS project to themselves and their boss. But the more I talk to companies, the... From Column Two on November 4, 2005 at 4:47 a.m..

Made it to London
Well, I'm writing this from a hotel room in London, on my way through to present at cmf2005. Including my workshops and presentations at KMWorld & Intranets, I'll be on the road for 3 solid weeks. It's going to be... From Column Two on November 4, 2005 at 4:47 a.m..

Linking Training to the Business Goals: Avaya
Ich habe von Avaya und der Avaya University zum ersten Mal vor drei Jahren auf einem E-Learning-Gipfel in Berlin gehört. Dabei ist Avaya einer der Global Player in der Telekommunikation und die Avaya University ein interessantes Beispiel für das komplette... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 4, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

20051025-01: Liz Lawley's Keynote
asked how many in the audience were blogging the session &ampndash; several hands; there were no hands two years agogave example of a conversation she overheard in the hallway in which one person said, &ampldquo;I just Flickred a picture of you and Stephen Abram&amprdquo;it&amprsquo;s big when it&amprsquo;s happening in the hallways and not just on the podiumTechnorati just indexed its 20millionth blog &ampndash; an elementary school in FranceLiz is going to blog her own talk &ampndash; later, because she hasn&amprsquo;t figured out how to do it in real-time yet From The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Blogs Vs. Wikis Presentation
This afternoon, I&amprsquo;ll be co-presenting a session with Steven M. Cohen (people, make sure you spell his name correctly &ampndash; I&amprsquo;m just saying!) about blogs versus wikis. We&amprsquo;ll look at the Open Internet Librarian Blog and the Internet Librarian Wiki and compare what&amprsquo;s working and what isn&amprsquo;t for both types of tools. The session will be a bit improv, but here are the thoughts I plan to share: From The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Observations from Internet Librarian 2005
As I get ready to head home tomorrow, here are some final thoughts on the conference. I should also note that I&amprsquo;ll have my presentations online by the end of the week and I&amprsquo;ll post links to them from my site.There are a lot more laptops here this year. A LOT more. Finally. Several speakers noted that this was the year we were able to skip over the intro material (what is a blog) and talk about the more advanced stuff (what to do with your blog).As usually happens, a major part of the conference for me took place in the hallways and lobbies. I From The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Presence and Accounted for
Dang &ampndash; Chris DeWeese beat me to the punch and added AIM presence indicators to the Lewis & Clark Library System staff directory. Even though he&amprsquo;s using ASP code to run his own web service for this, I&amprsquo;m suuuuuuuure he&amprsquo;ll explain a little about it on his blog and maybe even give some suggestions for other options.  ;-)  Since LCLS Director Tina Hubert is on IM, I&amprsquo;ll also note that MLS Director Alice Calabrese (my From The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Where Did You Get *Your* Professional Development Today?
My Professional Development Today&ampldquo;OK, back to reality. I said in my previous post that I'd really like to see blogs used for professional development but I don't believe it will happen anytime soon. I want to make it clear that I have absolutely no doubts about the power of blogging for learning. I just want it to happen sooner and realistically that probably is not going to happen. At least not soon enough for me.But meanwhile I'm going to keep drea From The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Help Michael - Take His Blogger Survey!
Michael&amprsquo;s been on quite a roll lately with his posts, and now you can give back and help him with his research for his dissertation.&ampldquo;Finally - after months of reading, pondering, creating the actual survey in Zope, passing the Institutional Review Board application process, some anxious e-mails to my advisor Dr. Brian O'Connor at UNT and some wide-eyed and awake nights th From The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Brent and Mario Hit the Dance Floor
Since I haven&amprsquo;t been able to blog much lately, I haven&amprsquo;t talked much about the kids and their flavors of the moment. Instant messaging is becoming more and more integral to their daily lives (remember that Kailee is eleven and Brent is ten). I knew Kailee would take to it like a librarian to books, and she has not let me down (not that I even mentioned IM to her &ampndash; I let her discover it on her own). She&amprsquo;s already gone through quite a few of the IM stages - addiction, fighting with friends, changing her icon every day, and using it as a primary method of co From The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Best New and Useful Blog Nomination
For oh-so-many reasons, it&amprsquo;s Lane Lawley&amprsquo;s I So Want One blog of recommendations of toys for tweens, just in time for Christmas. How freaking cool is this? I don&amprsquo;t have enough fingers to count the ways! (And heads up on the Fly line of products; I saw them at Target last week and was mightily intrigued!)Background info here and The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

So Many Digital Divides to Bridge, So Little Time (and Resources and Money and Staff and....)
Digital Divide Multiplied&ampldquo;One thing that did occur to me yesterday, that I think is important, is the nature of our digital divide. There are lots of digital divides, each with its own seeds for danger. What I was thinking about was the digital divide between tech-savvy students and students with little or no access to networked digital information outside the classroom &ampmdash; and to some extent, the digital divide between tech-savvy students From The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Cool Library Tricks
Just a few cool things I&amprsquo;ve noted on library web sites recently and haven&amprsquo;t had a chance to blog.pictureAnnArbor = &ampldquo;Welcome to pictureAnnArbor! Our mission is to gather, capture and share information and images that reflect everyday life in our community. Later this fall we will have many new enhancements. Meanwhile, you may bring your photographs and other items to one of the following scanning sessions.&amprdquo; Every piece of that par From The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Just for the Record
Tonight Google is messing with showing images for your keyword at the top of their search results. I know I don&amprsquo;t have to remind all of you that if you type &ampldquo;jenny&amprdquo; into Google, those pictures are not of me!  :-PI think The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Archive of My Presentations
Today I gave a presentation about blogging and RSS for Loyola University&amprsquo;s librarians. A very cool group of people who are already starting to experminent with both blogs and RSS.Because the Presentations & Articles page on my site is so woefully out-of-date, I&amprsquo;ve started a new category on the MLS web site where The Shifted Librarian on November 4, 2005 at 2:41 a.m..

Working Draft: SPARQL Protocol in WSDL 1.1
2005-10-25: The RDF Data Access Working Group has released a First Public Working Draft of the SPARQL Protocol for RDF Using WSDL 1.1. The draft describes the SPARQL protocol for RDF non-normatively in WSDL 1.1. It was written to gain implementation experience using existing Web services toolkits until WSDL 2.0 toolkits become widely available. The group also provides a wiki for code samples. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

W3C Launches Indian Office
2005-10-27: W3C is pleased to announce the opening of the W3C Indian Office in Noida, India. The Office is hosted by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC Noida). R. K. Verma is the Office Manager and the Deputy Office Manager is Vijay Gugnani. Stéphane Boyera, Steve Bratt, Max Froumentin, Ivan Herman and Richard Ishida are among those attending the opening ceremonies on 10-11 November in New Delhi. Read the press release and about W3C Offices. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

Databinding Working Group Launched
2005-10-28: W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the XML Schema Patterns for Databinding Working Group. Chartered through September 2007 and chaired by Paul Downey (BT), the group will specify a set of XML Schema patterns and their usage, allowing developers to access the data structure in Web services and other toolkits efficiently. The group is also chartered to build a test suite and to address versioning in coordination with the W3C TAG, Web Services Description Working Group, and XML Schema Working Group. Participation is open to W3C Members. Visit the Web services home page. (News ar From World Wide Web Consortium on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

XML Processing Model Working Group Launched
2005-10-28: W3C is pleased to announce the launch of the XML Processing Model Working Group. Chartered through October 2007 and chaired by Norman Walsh (Sun Microsystems), the group will create a language for users to specify the order in which technologies process XML documents. The XML Pipeline Language and Pipeline Member Submissions and the XML Processing Model Workshop serve as input for this work. Participation is open to W3C Members. Visit the XML home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

Character Model: Normalization
2005-11-01: The Internationalization Core Working Group has published an updated Working Draft of Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Normalization to improve text manipulation on the Web. Based on the character model Fundamentals W3C Recommendation, the draft provides authors of specifications, software developers, and content developers with a common reference for text normalization and string identity matching. Visit the Internationalization home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

W3C Holds Workshop on Internationalizing SSML
2005-11-02: W3C holds the Workshop on Internationalizing the Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) on 2-3 November hosted by IBM at the IBM China Research Lab in Beijing, China. Attendees will discuss ways to improve rendering of non-English natural languages using the SSML W3C Recommendation which generates synthetic speech and controls pronunciation, volume, pitch and rate. Read the agenda, about W3C Workshops and visit the Voice Browser Activity home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

Become a W3C Supporter
2005-11-03: We are pleased to launch the W3C Supporters Program. W3C welcomes payments and goods such as hardware and software to support W3C's operations. Premier, Major, and Contributing Supporters are acknowledged on the W3C Web site, and may use logos on their own sites as emblems of their support for W3C. Read About W3C and about the W3C Supporters Program. W3C wishes to thank all current W3C Supporters. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

XSLT 2.0, XML Query and XPath 2.0 Are W3C Candidate Recommendations
2005-11-03: W3C is pleased to announce eight Candidate Recommendations for XSLT, XML Query and XPath. Comments are welcome through 28 February. XSLT transforms documents into different markup or formats. Important for databases, search engines and object repositories, XML Query can perform searches, queries and joins over collections of documents. Both XSLT 2 and XQuery use XPath expressions and operate on XPath Data Model instances. Read the press release and visit the XML home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

Counting pumpkins
Today's screencast is really more of a movie with screencasting elements. The subject is Keene's annual pumpkin festival, which earned the town a Guiness world record for most lit Jack O& From Jon's Radio on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

SOA Executive Forum Day Two: Topics
Here's a sketch for my sessions on day two of our upcoming SOA Executive Forum. As always, I'm eager for input. You can blog something that links back here, or use the email link on this blog. Something I forgot to mention in the day one writeup: if you email me questions or comments, please indicate whether it's OK for me to add them to these writeups. ... From Jon's Radio on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

Culture wars, Darwin Awards, and optimal attention
As web services automate the work performed by millions of white collar workers, where will these folks go next? Not to worry. People are the exception handlers in all automated workflows, and their intelligence and judgement won't be automated anytime soon. What does worry me, though, is how we'll gracefully connect people and services. Managing that scarcest of resources, namely our attention, is a huge challenge. ... Everyone has different preferences, so it's vital that people choose which channel to be interrupted on. Phone? From Jon's Radio on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

The many meanings of metadata
As we weave more and better metadata into software, documents, Web sites, and file systems, the information stored in these various containers will become more available, more cohesive, and therefore more useful. The next challenge is how -- in this new era of interconnected systems, people, and business processes -- to unite these separate realms. The solution is a complex recipe, but we can find many of the ingredients at work in the emerging discipline of SOA (service-oriented architecture). We use metadata to describe the interfaces to ser From Jon's Radio on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

Was the Berkman Center's ODF day a love-in?
Tim Bray recommended that I check out the recording of an invitation-only event at Harvard's Berkman Center. The general topic was open standards, but the Massachusetts vs. Microsoft tussle over OpenDocument was central to the discussion. Tim writes: To help understand the context, ther From Jon's Radio on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

Semi-private bookmarking in del.icio.us
Kudos to Alex Bosworth for figuring out a clever way to save bookmarks semi-privately in del.icio.us. It took me a moment to sort out how this works because it depends on a feature I didn't know del.icio.us had: the ability to tag an item for a friend. I could find no documentation on this, but eventually guessed correctly that if I want to tag this page for Stephen O'Grady, I can use the tag for:sogrady. Now it's listed at Jon's Radio on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

Redefining hackability
Technology trends obey certain predictable laws, among them that every action produces an equal and opposite reaction. So the recent backlash directed at AJAX and other "Web 2.0" technologies was no surprise. Nicholas Carr called Web 2.0 an "ecstatic vision" expressed in "the language of rapture." ... If we scrape away the ecstasy and rapture, can we find sound principles? Yes, but some of them need to escape the orbit of the O'Reilly alpha-geek subculture and colonize the wider IT universe. In particular, the notion of hackability -- a p From Jon's Radio on November 4, 2005 at 2:40 a.m..

Living Footsteps Signs Partnership Agreement with Microsoft’s Innovative Teachers Network
Living Footsteps will become a key content provider for Microsoft’s education portal. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Frustrated Kindergarten and Preschool Teachers Receive Help with Curriculum-Based Lesson Plans
Kindergarten and preschool teachers have high curriculum expectations, so they are enthusiastically turning to a comprehensive set of lesson plans called "Early Learning Solutions." The program was created by a longtime educator who understands the challenges teachers face. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Distance Educational Learning Skyrockets by 33%
According to market estimates from International Data Corporation and the U.S. Department of Education, long distance education has grown by a whopping 33% over the past year. Universities worldwide are working to tailor their programs for this exciting new approach to learning. "The question that you have to ask is not who is offering distance learning, but who isn';t," said USDLA Executive Director John G. Flores. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

iSMARTtrain V2.0.2, Polar Heart Rate Software for Macintosh & Windows
OTAG Technologies announce the release of iSMARTtrain version 2.0.2, the latest update to their Mac OS X & Windows application for downloading from Polar heart rate monitors and tracking & analysing sports training. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Children’s Book Released for Retired Teacher Turned School Volunteer
TATO, a middle grade fantasy adventure by retired schoolteacher, Kathe Gogolewski, was released from Wings-Press.com November 1, 2005. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Chicago Tutor/Mentor Conference Draws Reinforcements to Volunteer-Based Tutor/Mentor Programs Working in High Poverty Neighborhoods
White House Conference draws attention to needs of youth living in poverty. Chicago Tutor/Mentor Conference draws reinforcements to volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs already working in high poverty neighborhoods. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Real Wizards and a Real-Life School of Wizardry
On opening night of the new Harry Potter movie, "The Goblet of Fire," many of the costumed Witches and Wizards you will see in the lobby will be the real thing. Hundreds of students and teachers from the online Grey School of Wizardry will be attending the latest in their favorite series of films in full regalia. So look for those robes, cloaks, and pointy hats, and ask them: “Are you a real Wizard?” They just might be. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Elvis Presley's 1st Drummer DJ Fontana, Millie Kirkham Enlist With John Krondes & The Elvis 'Hit Making Team'
No short of a miracle, the divine rock ';n roll mission of the Elvis "Hit Making Team" keeps Elvis and his dream alive. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Online Symposium The 1980s: An Internet Conference
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Research Center will sponsor an online symposium, “The 1980s: An Internet Conference,” from October 31 through November 13, 2005, at www.okeeffemuseum.org. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Gargan Benefits Solutions Launches 3ClickHR to Help Small Firms Manage Benefits Programs More Efficiently
GBS introduces an easy to navigate web based HR portal that streamlines administrative responsibilities of today';s benefits professionals while clearly communicating the company';s benefits and policies to the employees. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Parliamentary Archives And 24 Hour Museum Launch New Interactive Website To Mark 400 Year Anniversary Of The Gunpowder Plot
New interactive Website to mark 400 Year Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot launched by Parliamentary Archives and 24 Hour Museum. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Mobile Learning and Entertainment Made Easy - Thanks to a Unique Platform by Go Test Go Inc.
Mobile Learning and Entertainment Made Easy - thanks to a unique platform by Go Test Go Inc, providing test preparation tools and quizzes (go to gtg.mp on your phone) for education and enterprise. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Tieturi Oy Merges with Sweden-Based Informator AB
Tieturi, Finland';s largest IT training provider and Informator, a leading training provider in Sweden, today announced that Tieturi has purchased all shares of Informator. The consolidated company becomes the largest IT training provider in the Nordic countries and over double the size of its nearest competitor. [PRWEB Nov 2, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Discrimination 'on Trial' at WAGE Forum
Anti-discrimination Forum attracts San Diego and California leaders. The Forum to be held at the San Diego Malcolm X Library on November 5, 2005 will address workplace discrimination focusing on discrimination in academia. A press conference to be held at approximately 4:00 p.m. will be attended by San Diego City Attorney, Michael Aguirre. Notable invitees include, Senator Boxer, Senator Feinstein, Congresswoman Davis, Congressman Filner, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa, Candidate for Governor Phil Angelides, and San Diego Mayoral C From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Just Good Stuff Positivity™ Products Launched to Help Families Reinforce Positive Character Education and Healthy Choices for Children
Just Good Stuff™ (www.justgoodstuffonline.com), celebrates their grand opening and launch of their Website. Created by Ann Hughes, mother of three, Just Good Stuff Online produces products to help adults reinforce positive character education and healthy choices in children at home and in the classroom. The basic philosophy is that good character and positive attitudes can be reinforced through practice and encouragement, and with Just Good Stuff™ products, making positive choices is easy, fun and rewarding. and premier line of Positivity™ products, specially designed to buil From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor Now Available in Spanish
Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor Now Available in Spanish With Over 800 Nonillion Spanish Sentences, Friendly Vikings and Games Ten Thumbs is the Easy Way to Learn to Touch Type. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

A Columbine Survivor Tells Her Story
A former cheerleader from Columbine High School has written a book. During the April 20, 1999 attack on her school, Marjorie Lindholm spent four hours in a science room as she watched her favorite teacher slowly slip away. This book details her life before, during, and after that event. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

So You're Going to College? Forget Something? Money?
Parents and students do not worry, there are others ways to earn money for college besides loans, scholarships, and grants. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Cube Management: Sales & Marketing Executive Search & Recruiting Services
Cube Management is excited to announce that we’ve recently expanded our Sales & Marketing recruiting team to help companies looking to make critical executive, mid-level and front-line hires. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:39 a.m..

Greenwich Village's 'Joan of Arc' Tells Library Lionheart: Love It or Leave It
Greenwich Village Block Association Challenges The New York Public Library';s Scheme to Waste $2-Million of Taxpayers'; $$$ to Ravage a Beloved Landmark on Sixth Avenue [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

PBS Develops Black Play "A Killing in Choctaw" for Educational Curriculum - "WHY HISTORY MATTERS: The Choctaw Project" ... Play Poised for Commercial Acquisition
In 1962 in Choctaw County, Alabama an eighteen-year-old black man was questioned by a white man. Responding to the white man, the young man answered "yes" and "no" instead of "yes, sir" and "no, sir" as was customary when addressing white people. The white man severely beat the young man for disrespecting him; an hour later the still enraged white man showed up at the young black man’s home and shot his father eight times on his front porch steps; murdered him in cold blood as the young man looked on helplessly. The murder trial that followed became a circus; the eighteen-year-old black From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

New Graduate School to Provide Advanced Degree Programs for Ministers
The Graduate School of Ministry Management (GSMM) officially rolled out its new graduate program for ministers and marketplace leaders at an event sponsored by The Mission America Coalition. The Graduate School of Ministry Management was designed to support top level Christian ministry and marketplace executives. Patterned after successful Executive MBA programs established by major universities such as Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg and Harvard, GSMM’s mandate is to empower and equip Christian leaders with practical management disciplines so they can achieve all that God has destined them From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

This is the Ultimate in Portable Accessibility
This is the ultimate in portable accessibility! Once again, Premier Assistive introduces true innovation in assistive technology. The Key to Access is not much bigger than a car key – yet still opens the world of computer information to individuals with print-related disabilities. A device not much larger than a pack of gum contains a collection of tools designed to make your entire computer accessible. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Full Sail Film Graduate Opens Film This Weekend In Top Spot at the Box Office and Makes Film History
Full Sail Film Graduate, Darren Lynn Bousman, took the industry by storm with his first major motion picture release, SAW II, which hit #1 at the Box Office this weekend. Bousman served as director and co-writer of the film which won the weekend with $30.5 million. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Forget Money, Focus on Praise -- Motivating Employees is Crucial
Employees are driven by praise and recognition. Too many companies focus more on maintaining their equipment than they do on motivating their employees. Money, however, is not a motivator. “There is little correlation between pay and performance,” [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Innovative Bilingual Music CD For Children Hits New Notes with Educators and Families
The latest Spanish and English music CD from the award-winning BOCA BETH product line takes the second language learning to new heights. With the increased attention to early literacy skills and children in the United States learning a second language early in life, this company is offering the solution school systems and families have been searching for. This bilingual language program requires no teaching or second language experience thus cutting out all possible training costs associated with implementation in public schools across our country. English-speaking children learn Spanish wh From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Engrade Expands its Online Gradebook Suite
Engrade adds a free online attendance book and assignment calendar to its existing free online gradebook. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

November 9, 1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall ... Writer Commemorates the Collapse of the Red Totalitarianism by Publishing New Historical Novel
"Eagles Over Berlin – Flight For Love and Freedom" combines two milestones of world history: the Berlin Airlift and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Nortel Online Mobility Conference and Expo, Live on November 8, 2005 - powered by Unisfair
The free online event offers best practices for implementing a mobility strategy, lessons on deploying mobility and wireless solutions, updates on mobile communications developments- including WLAN, Mesh, SIP and Mobile VoIP and keynote presentations by Nortel CIO, Albert Hitchcock, Nortel Enterprise CTO Phil Edholm, RIM’s VP Enterprise Systems David Werezak and Intel’s Strategic Director Joaquin Sufuentes [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005] From PR Web on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Education: Senate Votes $1.66 Billion for Storm-Displaced Pupils
The Senate approved a $1.66 billion aid package for public and private schools across the country that have taken in students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. From New York Times: Education on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

In Intelligent Design Case, a Cause in Search of a Lawsuit
For years, a lawyer for the Thomas More Law Center in Michigan visited school boards searching for one willing to challenge evolution by teaching intelligent design. From New York Times: Education on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

leaving Norway
I'm about to leave Norway for the second time. This trip was a bit different from the last. I spoke at a conference sponsored by the Network for IT Research and Competence in Education (ITU). The government in Norway has recently changed, and there's lots of work being done to get some good thinking about matters digital. Norway is an extraordinarily beautiful country, filled with brilliantly tri-lingual and warm people. Yet each time I travel out of the country these days, my thoughts are more brought back home than on the place From Lessig Blog on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

more competition in the copyright watch market
A lot of smart IP sorts have started a blog about copyright. The title says it all: Copyrightwatch.ca: Debunking copyright myths, one post at a time. Myths or not, there's lots of very thoughtful stuff there. From Lessig Blog on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Cyberweek
The University of Massachusetts launches Cyberweek Sunday. The discussion series is hosted by the Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution (odr.info), and covers a wide range of ethics and eLawyering topics. From Lessig Blog on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

on the monarchy we've become
I've just arrived in Munich, on my way to Slovenia to launch CC Slovenia. Al Gore was on the flight. The plane was not configured to have a First Class (only Business Class) but they apparently had set aside a private part of the plane where he (and I believe his son) were seated. Last week I remarked on the oddness to me of the Norwegian democracy, where the leader stood in line at a bakery. (Ok, not the monarchy, but the government). This week I feel the oddness the other way round. It felt out of place for a man like Gore From Lessig Blog on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

bravo Microsoft
It is a common (and very good complaint) that there are too many free and open source software licenses. Multiplicity weakens interoperability. Interoperability of innovation is key. For sometime, Microsoft has been playing in this community. Its "Shared Source Initiative" has given at least some access to important Microsoft code. Last week, Microsoft made a major announcement that will benefit the ecology of free and open source software licenses significantly. As described Lessig Blog on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Education.au limited - Transforming Learning Through ICT
education.au limited will be hosting the third seminar in the series of 2005 National Seminars - Transforming Learning through ICT. The Changing Landscape of Communication ? Emerging Trends and their Impact on Learning seminar will be held on Wednesday 2 November, in Melbourne at Zinc, Federation Square. Participants will be invited to discuss and debate with experts in the area of e-learning, mobile technologies, multi-literacies, media and delivery of information for education. From EdNA Online on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Kids Media Website Launched for International Day of People With DisAbility 3 Dec 05
The Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services has produced some web pages containing background information on International Day of People with disAbility. School and class event ideas, lesson and activity ideas and student activity sheets can be downloaded. From EdNA Online on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

International Scholarships and Exchanges Funded by the Australian Government
This DEST website provides information about Australian government funded awards and exchanges including the Endeavour Programme, General Sir John Monash Postgraduate Student Awards, and the Fulbright Awards. From EdNA Online on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Joystick Nation: Are Computer Games Educational?
At the Summit on Educational Games in Washington on Tuesday 25 October 2005, experts from the education and video game industries claim ?edutainment? games haven?t made much progress in the 20 years since. Video games have made some inroads where they can be used as simulations for training, such as in the military, but the lack of games that are both interesting and educational, as well as a cash shortage for research and development have kept games largely as extracurricula. From EdNA Online on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Monash Pharmacy Course Offered in Middle East
The Monash University Bachelor of Pharmacy course is now being taught at the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. The course is being taught under a five-year contract between Monash University and the University of Sharjah which was signed in April 2005. Under the arrangement, Monash will provide its pharmacy curriculum and course material, help recruit senior teaching staff, and help design a new hospital and separate research building. From EdNA Online on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Students compare Keats to SMS text
46,000 Victorian Year 12 students, in their final English exam recently, were asked to compare an SMS message, "how r u pls 4giv me I luv u xoxoxo O:-)", with a famous Keats love letter, "You fear, sometimes, I do not love you so much as you wish". From EdNA Online on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Learning Choices Expo 2006
The 2006 Learning Choices Expo will provide a gathering point for 500 teachers, principals, coordinators, youth workers, policy folk and researchers from across the country who are working in diverse ways to engage young people in meaningful learning, particularly those young people whose needs are not able to be met in a traditional classroom setting. Includes policy speakers, discussion and presentations from 20 such programs. From EdNA Online on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Live Speech-translation Technology Unveiled
Technology that provides live translation of speech from one language to another has been revealed by scientists from the US and Europe. This and other translation technologies were demonstrated publicly for the first time at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, US, last Thursday. They were developed by researchers from the International Center for Advanced Communication Technologies (InterACT), a collaboration between Carnegie Mellon and the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. NewScientist.com, 31 October 2005 From EdNA Online on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Knowledge Tree Edition Seven Launched
Edition seven of the Knowledge Tree, the journal of the 2005 Australian Flexible Learning Framework, was recently launched. The Knowledge Tree aims to share research and innovation in global e-learning practice. This edition has the theme 'tensions in the convergence of technology and pedagogy', with contributions including a lead article on tensions between pedagogy and social software, a critique of how digital literacy affects teaching practices in Australian education, a case study of community development in online settings, models for staffing and costing flexible learning, an From EdNA Online on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Become an English Language Assistant in France or New Caledonia
France is offering an opportunity for 80 young Australians who have completed at least two years of university studies to go to France to help in schools as English language assistants. Candidates are given the opportunity of expressing a preferred geographical location and an education sector. The deadline for applications is 2 December 2005, for positions starting in October 2006. From EdNA Online on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Disturbing e-mails from FEMA chief released
Blog: Louisiana Congressman Charlie Melancon posted to his Web site unflattering e-mails written by former FEMA Director Michael... From CNET News.com on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

More H1-B visas on the way?
Senate has approved a provision that would bump up the number of available guest-worker visas by 30,000 next year. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Congress divided on broadcast flag plan
Some politicians say a new law is needed to prevent digital TV piracy. Others aren't so sure. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

'Critical' Windows fix coming for PCs
A single security update for the operating system will come on Patch Tuesday, Microsoft says. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Google book scanning still on hold
The search giant had said it would resume scanning on Nov. 1, after halting the project in August. From CNET News.com on November 4, 2005 at 2:38 a.m..

Elementary School Parents Feel Squeezed and Ignored
Parents from P.S. 137 on the Lower East Side organized themselves into a force after they were told to leave their school building. From New York Times: Education on November 4, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..

Tufts Is Getting Gift of $100 Million, With Rare Strings
The gift from the founder of eBay must be invested in organizations that make small loans to poor people in developing countries, a field known as microfinance. From New York Times: Education on November 4, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..

Programmer's Definition of Social Software (Ross Mayfield)
Jimmy Wales: “I think, partly because of the personality types who become programmers… I don’t know what it is exactly… a lot of programmers, seem to me to think that the whole point of social software is to replace the... From Corante: Social Software on November 4, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Oh all you hungry ghosts
November 1 - the Day of All Saints, Jim Gray, founder of the Bay Area Writing Project and (eventually) the National Writing Project, died. Saint or bodhisattva, he certainly stumbled into wisdom (Is there any other way into wisdom?)  and was blessed enough to see where he'd landed. Teachers teaching teachers. If From homoLudens III on November 4, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..