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Sound and lights
You may view this and think it is a really cool way of celebrating Christmas. I look at it and think: Worst. Neighbors. Ever. [Thanks to Leah Weinberger for the link.] [Tags: christmas]... From Joho the Blog on December 10, 2005 at 10:48 p.m..

Economic View: What's the Return on Education?
Schools' costs are easy to gauge. Their economic value is not. From New York Times: Education on December 10, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Moskowitz, Critic of Education Department and Union, Will Head a Charter School
Eva S. Moskowitz is moving from her comfortable perch in the City Council to a new post on the front lines of education. From New York Times: Education on December 10, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Home Schools Are Becoming More Popular Among Blacks
The move toward home schooling, advocates say, reflects concerns about substandard schools and the preservation of cultural heritage. From New York Times: Education on December 10, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Is DITA going to tip?
JoAnn Hackos has written an article about the growing popularity of DITA, as a format for managing structured content. To quote: Obviously, something else must influence XML authoring if it is to move past the tipping point. That "something else"... From Column Two on December 10, 2005 at 9:47 p.m..

Managing 'glue' at the BBC
Martin Belam has written a fascinating article on the behind-the-scenes glue that holds the BBC together. To quote: We have an editorial process that puts 'best links' at the head of our search results pages. There is a very good... From Column Two on December 10, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Surf en el Amazonas: Pororoca
Esta noche pude ver en Canal+ el documental Surf en el Amazonas, dirigido en 2003 por Bill Heath y distribuido por Red Bull. Las imágenes de la gran ola surcando el Amazonas son espectaculares, y la historia de los surfers que van en su búsqueda está muy bien contada. ¿Cómo no recordar ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on December 10, 2005 at 6:50 p.m..

Gathering the Christmas Tree...
Sauvie Island is a large island at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.... Didn't take us long to find our tree and haul it back to the shop. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on December 10, 2005 at 5:46 p.m..

David Carter-Tod’s Weblog
This is the first post on my new weblog. Thank you to my brother for providing hosting space. From Serious Instructional Technology on December 10, 2005 at 4:46 p.m..

Gmail and RSS
So now Gmail supports RSS View your favorite RSS feeds right in Gmail as oeClips along the top of your Gmail screen. Display clips from blogs, news sites and other online sources. Pick from the latest headlines, random popular feeds, or add any RSS/Atom feed you want. From Serious Instructional Technology on December 10, 2005 at 4:46 p.m..

Los blogs en 2005
Si te pidieran que resumieras qué pasó en la blogosfera en 2005 ¿qué palabras clave elegirías? En el wiki de Historia de los weblogs, el año 2005 contiene aproximadamente cuarenta registros, que serán cincuenta cuando se cierre el año y se documente el mes de diciembre. Tal vez no es ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on December 10, 2005 at 3:46 p.m..

Ricky Gervais podcast
Ricky Gervais, creator and star of the original The Office and now Extras has started a weekly series of half-hour podcasts, along wth Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington. I haven't heard one yet — I've got to get some drive-time into my life — but I suspect it's probably pretty damn funny. [Tags: podcast RickyGervais]... From Joho the Blog on December 10, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

Untitled
I agree with Peter Suber, the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliograpy is a monumental work. Charles Bailey has created a free online educational resource that leads to a multitude of other resources. ______JH ________  "The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (SEPB) presents selected English-language articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on December 10, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

eScholarship Repository--California Digital Library
The eScholarhip site aggregates resources from all the University of California campuses. The site is browseable according to Campus, Research Unit, Journals, Seminars, and Postprints categories; the site is also searchable using keywords or authors' names. The home page shows a "Paper of the Day" and also a display of the top ten downloads. eScholarship shows very effectively how a repository can be used to collect and exchange scholarly resources; it does not attempt to fulfill some of the other functions described in the "EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on December 10, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..

It's Not the Teachers
An interesting thread of late has been the reaction to the Technology and Learning mag column by Jim Holland titled "When Teachers Dont Get It: Myths, Misconceptions and other Taradiddle." You can get the gist from the title. Let's just say it's not very understanding of teacher laments about being asked to implement technology. And Doug Johnson has a great response as to why Holland is all wrong. From weblogged News on December 10, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

BitTorrent Baby
Let it be noted that at 6:27 a.m. EST on December 10, 2005 I downloaded my first BitTorrent file, an MP3 of Lawrence Lessig and friends talking about Google Print. Sad thing is I'm not sure what it is that I've done, and it seems to be going pretty slowly so far. As always, any enlightenment about what I may have wrought would be appreciated... From weblogged News on December 10, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

Yahoo Devours Del.icio.us
The internet behemoth acquires the New York-based social-networking service that enables users to compile and share online articles, music and reviews. From Wired News on December 10, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Dear Abby--Blogs Can Rock
One of last week's Dear Abby columns was dedicated to the perils of blogging on the job, specifically the potential headaches for employers when their employees blog, to which Jon Udell sent an articulate response. With a [few tweaks], it fits for educators too: Here's something to consider, though. A blog can be used to narrate the key events and accomplishments in your [educational] life, to establish your reputation as an autho From weblogged News on December 10, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Wikipedia Tightens the Reins - Associated Press
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that allows anyone to contribute articles, is tightening its rules for submitting entries following the disclosure that it ran a piece falsely implicating a man in the Kennedy assassinations. Wikipedia will now require u From Techno-News Blog on December 10, 2005 at 2:49 a.m..

Face It: Privacy Is Endangered - Jennifer Granick, Wired
In the 1997 flick Face/Off, John Travolta wears Nicolas Cage's face in order to infiltrate Cage's criminal gang. Last week, movie fantasy became medical reality when a team of French doctors successfully performed the first partial face transplant on a wo From Techno-News Blog on December 10, 2005 at 2:49 a.m..

Wordsmiths hail podcast success - BBC
The term 'podcast' has been declared Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary. The term is defined as "a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the internet for downloading to a personal audio player". From Techno-News Blog on December 10, 2005 at 2:49 a.m..

Lessons learned during CMS implementation
Jeff Oxenford has written a short but very useful blog post on his lessons learned during CMS implementation. To quote: In an earlier post, I gave 10 lessons learned in getting an organization to embrace a content management system (CMS).... From Column Two on December 10, 2005 at 2:47 a.m..

Introduction to eyetracking: seeing through your users' eyes
Matteo Penzo has written an introduction to eyetracking. To quote: For some time, usability professionals have evangelized the term discount usability testing. Discount usability testing was a product of the early years of the Internet. Its techniques promised to provide... From Column Two on December 10, 2005 at 1:47 a.m..

Mayor Says State Inaction Will Block New Schools
Major New York City school projects will be delayed unless the state complies with a court order mandating billions in aid. From New York Times: Education on December 10, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..

Regents Delay New Standard for Math Test in High School
The Regents said that a reliable exam would take about two years to prepare. From New York Times: Education on December 10, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..