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Simply Del.icio.us: A Guide to Del.icio.us
He has updated his guide to the social bookmarking tool del.icio.us. Simply Del.icio.us is a 12 page PDF document that gives a great overview of del.icio.us and how it can be used in educational settings. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 30, 2005 at 5:49 p.m..

Buscador noXtrum: impresionante
Impresionantes las prestaciones del buscador noXtrum de TPI (Grupo Telefónica): incluye la Web, noticias, imágenes, información local, números de teléfono (páginas blancas y amarillas), números CIF, envío gratuito de SMS… Tienen que probarlo. Vía: Todo BI From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 30, 2005 at 4:53 p.m..

The SE Asia high low
I don't usually think of things in terms of "best" and "worst." Actually, that's untrue. I often say "best" or "worst" but I don't really mean it; everything's "best" with me whenever I have any regard for anything, prone as I am to exaggeration. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I usually don't do any kind of comparative judgment and actually mean it. But Mr. Noodlepie asked us during lunch one day in Saigon about some of the highs and lows of our trip, and I've been thinking about it e From megnut on November 30, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Twisting in the Wind , Inside Higher Ed
I think that this article raises a good point: that academics who are sued for the content of academic articles should not be left 'twisting in the wind' by their institutions. But it sidesteps a more general issue: that the threat of lawsuit acts as an effective censor against people without the means to defend themselves, academic or not. It raises the question of whether justice ought to be available only to those who can afford it, or whether it is something that ought to be available to all members of society. From OLDaily on November 30, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Amazing Plenoptic Camera , David Davies' Weblog
This is very neat: "A group at Stanford University have created a plenoptic camera that takes a single still image but uses software to allow the focus to be set after the picture is taken." [ From OLDaily on November 30, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Yiibu
Yiibu has been mentioned in the last few days by a number of commentators (for example, From OLDaily on November 30, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

News from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research
Paul Baker writes in, "I produce a podcast at the wisconsin center for education research. Topics deal with teaching and learning, professional development, math and science education, school psychology, early child care, assessment and intervention in special education, education policy, and higher education. These podcasts may be of interest to students considering careers in education, and to practicing teachers pursuing professional development." [ From OLDaily on November 30, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Ready for Prime-time Players? On the Reliability of Tagging... , Abject learning
Brian Lamb asks, "is the emergent approach really ready for prime time? Because it's easy to talk trash about BlackWeb and other corporate behemoths, but at the end of the day reliability matters." Well sure (though it's not like Blackweb offers access to distributed content through syndication either). But I have long held that centralized syndication networks and categroization - like Technorati and tagging - are inherently unstable. Think distributed - think Technorati, but not as a centralized app, but as a localized one, that you (and not they) run. [ From OLDaily on November 30, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

[Oxford] Ted Nelson
Ted Nelson is giving a talk to about twenty people at the Oxford Internet Institute. (I just gave a talk on taxonomy and the mmiscellaneous.) Ted invented the word "hypertext" and for many years worked on the Xanadu project, a hyperlinked web that gains some advantages over the Web by allowing a degree of centralization. [What follows are the notes I took while Ted was talking. They are quite approximate, and probably dead wrong in spots.] He talks about the great British engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who wanted the width of RR tracks to be set at the optimally... From Joho the Blog on November 30, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

Calendario 2006
La artista y bloguer mexicana Alyda De Villers de Conejo áureo lanza su calendario 2006: [Imagen gentileza de la autora]. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 30, 2005 at 12:50 p.m..

La Oreja de Van Gogh
Daniel Heras entrevista en Escuela de la Droga a La Oreja de Van Gogh From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 30, 2005 at 12:50 p.m..

Weather and emergency closures...
Weather and emergency closures The link above is to the PPS web site and contains information regarding school closure in the case of inclement weather. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 30, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

ALA 208 (Bert and Hakon and Mr Robinson) plus AIGA/AEA 3 + 4
In A List Apart for people who make websites: Bert and Hakon, the creators of CSS, give us a new use for it, and your dad doesn’t care about AJAX, D. Keith Robinson discovers. Plus AIGA releases a Jason Santa Maria/Event Apart podcast. It's the nuts! From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on November 30, 2005 at 10:48 a.m..

Looking for a CMS
So we're at the point in our teacher model pilot that we want to add some curricular management systems to the mix with the hope of settling on one in the spring to implement in fall. We've been working with Moodle, which we like, but it doesn't have the tie in to our student information system that we would like (I don't think, at least.) We've also decided to look at Blackboard and Sharepoint (though not too enthusiastically on my part), and I'm personally interested in .LRN, the developers of which I met at the originaly Blogger From weblogged News on November 30, 2005 at 10:47 a.m..

Death of the Corporate University
Die LEARNTEC bloggt! (Herzlich willkommen, Edgar Wang!) Und einer der ersten Beiträge ist so interessant, dass ich ihn gerne aufnehme und weiterreiche. Hier hat sich nämlich e-Learning-Consultant Josh Bersin Gedanken über die zukünftige Organisation von Corporate Learning gemacht und dringenden... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 30, 2005 at 9:52 a.m..

EIDE va a ExpoLingua con la Plataforma Virtual ADES de Enseñanza de Castellano
EIDE ha estado presente en la feria Expolingua, la más importante reunión a nivel europeo en el sector de la formación en idiomas, a través de la Plataforma Virtual ADE... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on November 30, 2005 at 9:51 a.m..

Proyecto Ensigna
Internet y las posibilidades que ofrece la videoconferencia permitirá aprender la lengua de signos, vía online, gracias al curso piloto "Ensigna"''. ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on November 30, 2005 at 9:51 a.m..

Escritores iberoamericanos
Con ocasión de la Feria del Libro de Guadalajara el Grupo Prisa ha lanzado El blog literario iberoamericano El Boomeran(g): Desde cinco ciudades "París, Barcelona, Nueva York, México y Buenos Aires- cinco escritores mantienen el cotidiano diálogo con los lectores y usuarios de El Boomeran(g). La crónica de la vida cultural ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 30, 2005 at 8:52 a.m..

Another Blow to E-Voting Company
The manufacturer of an electronic voting machine used in North Carolina fears criminal prosecution should it disclose the software code used in those machines, as required by state law. Tough, says a Superior Court judge. From Wired News on November 30, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Reinventing 911
How a swarm of networked citizens is building a better emergency broadcast system. By Gary Wolf of Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 30, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Spoiled Rotten at the Body Farm
In an effort to better understand how corpses decompose after death -- especially useful in criminal investigations -- an anthropology professor wants to establish a body farm in Iowa where people can just rot away. From Wired News on November 30, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Economics 101: Exploiting Fear
Homeland security becomes the biggest market opportunity since the dot-com boom. By Evan Ratliff from Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 30, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Dalai Lama Gets Meditation Lesson
Western neuroscientists studying the effects of meditation share their findings with Tibetan Buddhism's spiritual leader. By Dan Orzech. From Wired News on November 30, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

A Tinfoil Hat on Every Head
Want to eliminate ions caught in your mattress springs or buy boxer shorts that block radiation? Sales of products for the electrically sensitive are booming, though scientists doubt the hawkers' claims. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on November 30, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Podcast Chaos Be Gone
The anarchic state of audio on the internet is about to become more organized. A handful of new technologies scan entire podcasts for specific words. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on November 30, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Hunting for Good Human Eggs
The cost of quality ova can be over the top for couples seeking in vitro fertilization. Suzanne Leigh reports on an outsourcing scheme for the infertile middle class. Part two in a three-part series. From Wired News on November 30, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

"Fight for Blogger's Rights!"
Who is going to support us here in Austria (t d f) or Europe? AFAIK - it's impossible to blog anonymously - I'm not sure that - as a blogger - you can keep your sources confidential - I think you are responsible for what is From thomas n. burg | randgänge on November 30, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Be aware of your readers
I remember Hossein Derakhshan (aka Hoder) very well. He came to BlogTalk only thru rather longish telephone calls of mine with the Austrian embassy in Ottawa. In the end they were very helpful in getting him a visa. We all enjoyed him & his presentation back then in Vienna. Once when I was in Toronto we missed each other. But who knows maybe he will submit a proposal for BlogTalk Reloaded. Apart from that From thomas n. burg | randgänge on November 30, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Google, CBS in talks on video search, on-demand - Reuters
U.S. television network CBS is in discussions with Internet media company Google for video search and on-demand video, CBS chairman Leslie Moonves said Tuesday. Viacom-owned CBS, which is in the process of splitting itself apart from the faster growing M From Techno-News Blog on November 30, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

Latest Sober threatens e-mail gateways - Munir Kotadia, CNET News
The latest Sober worm, first spotted over the weekend, has generated the vast majority of virus-laden e-mail traffic in the past 24 hours and could cause problems for corporate e-mail gateways, security companies said. This variant of Sober generates e-m From Techno-News Blog on November 30, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

Microsoft Wants Open XML as Doc Standard - Jim Wagner, CNET News
Microsoft, feeling the heat from one open standard for Office documents, is championing another. The company has submitted its Microsoft Office Open XML file format to Ecma International as an open-standard submission with the hope it will one day become From Techno-News Blog on November 30, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

The room was so small that...
The Quality Crown Hotel Paddington is a perfectly good budget hotel in London - modern, clean, friendly, a block from Paddington station, 80 pounds a night - but I'm a little puzzled. When I got here yesterday afternoon, the person at reception told me that he was upgrading me for free to a larger room. I don't understand how the room could be any smaller unless the bed were half in the shower or if I were required to share it with the harpoonist from the Pequod. (Ok, it's a small room. But I'd stay here again.) I had a... From Joho the Blog on November 30, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

Improving intranet search (free, Canberra, 22 February 2006)
As part of our ongoing efforts to bring intranet teams from different organisations together, Step Two Designs will be presenting a free afternoon session on improving intranet search, to be held in Canberra on 22 February 2006.Topics covered in the... From Column Two on November 30, 2005 at 2:46 a.m..

Intranet Planning Day (Canberra, 5 April 2006)
The corporate intranet must be more than just a "dumping ground for second hand documents". Instead, it should be a valuable business tool that delivers tangible and visible benefits for the organisation as a whole.This intranet planning day is designed... From Column Two on November 30, 2005 at 2:46 a.m..

Unions and City Spar Over After-School Tutoring
New York City will have to spend millions on transporation to create the after-school tutoring sessions in the new teachers' contract. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Few Minorities Get Best High School Diplomas
Fewer than one in 10 black or Hispanic students who enter New York City high schools graduate four years later with a coveted Regents diploma. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

On Education: Learning-Disabled Students Blossom in Blended Classes
Pairing a general ed and special ed teacher in a classroom is considered one of the best hopes for mainstreaming more handicapped children. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Harvard to Focus on Bioethics and Technology
The center will study and hold symposiums on issues such as genetic manipulation, patient treatment and end-of-life care. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

In Desire to Grow, Colleges in South Battle With Roots
Southern Universities often find themselves struggling to temper Confederate imagery without alienating alumni and donors. From New York Times: Education on November 30, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

KBRT: Radio Free Clarity
KBRT: Radio Free Clarity Originally uploaded by timlauer. Steve Burt, Will Richardson, Tim Wilson and I recorded another Ed Tech Coast to Coast podcast this evening. I went downtown to Steve's office where he recorded the program with Will and Tim connecting via Skype. Steve should have it up on the web site later this week...... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 30, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Managing key information
When planning an information management strategy, there can be an overwhelming volume of documents and other content to address. Within even a single business unit of a typical organisation, thousands of documents are created in a given year. While it... From Column Two on November 29, 2005 at 11:47 p.m..