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Ejemplos de weblogs en español clasificados por géneros
Acabo de recibir mis ejemplares del libro Blogs y ha quedado francamente majo. Como suele ocurrir, hay erratas y detalles que se nos han pasado, pero en su conjunto queda una interesante obra de 300 páginas que resulta un buen compendio del medio y sus posibilidades. En el blog ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on December 20, 2005 at 9:52 p.m..

Blog Break Interruption #2--BlogSafety.com
Guess I can't help myself. Anyone know the blog for Bloggers Anonymous? Via Dan Gillmor comes this site by Larry Magid titled Blogsafety.com with links to topics such as "Blogging Rules for Teens," "Teens Guide to Safe Blogging," "Advice and Resources for Parents," and "weblogged News on December 20, 2005 at 8:47 p.m..

Thinking outside the grid
A good article by Molly E. Holzschlag on using CSS to break away from grid-based designs. For those of us coming out of years of table-based layouts, the challenge is an especially difficult one. For many veteran web designers, changing the way we think about presenting our content without tables means shifting out of the underlying system we used for so long. For some, this comes easily, but for the vast majority of us, it’s difficult to make the leap. Part of the answer lies in educating ourselves about From elearningpost on December 20, 2005 at 8:46 p.m..

High IQ: Not as good for you as you thought
From Cognitive Daily: Self-discipline is a much better predictor of academic excellence than IQ Duckworth and Seligman conducted a two-year study of eighth graders, combining several measures of self-discipline for a more reliable measure, and also assessing IQ, achievement test scores, grades, and several other measures of academic performance. Using this better measure of self-discipline, they found that self-discipline was a significantly better predictor of academic performance 7 months later than IQ. From elearningpost on December 20, 2005 at 8:46 p.m..

Dave Munger - Video Games: Are the Myths True? - Cognitive Daily
Good discussion of an essay by From OLDaily on December 20, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Sabine Graf and Beate List - An Evaluation of Open Source E-Learning Platforms Stressing Adaptation Issues - ICALT
This paper aims "to identify the most suitable open source e-learning platform for extending to an adaptive one," measured as "adaptability, personalization, extensibility, and adaptivity very well by a documented API, detailed guidelines, and adaptivity." Employing a multi-factored comparison, they select Moodle as having the most potential to adapt. Another system doing well, especially in student management and administration, was ILIAS. PDF. Via From OLDaily on December 20, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Paul Gray and David E. Drew - What They Don't Teach You in Graduate School - Inside Higher Ed
A cynical though probably accurate guide for students hoping to complete their PhD. My assessment is more or less in line with that of one of the commentators: "A thoroughly depressing guide through the system as it is, with no mention that real live students will then be exposed to these calculating Texas Hold'em careerist operators, with predictable results for education." My advice for aspiring scholars is and always has been very simple: From OLDaily on December 20, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Intranet trends to watch for in 2006
Shiv Singh has written an article on his intranet trends for 2006. To quote: As you look at these seven intranet trends for 2006, from wikis and blogs to the Ajax and User Experience trends, youll notice that they are... From Column Two on December 20, 2005 at 7:47 p.m..

Resources: Personas
Dey Alexander has created a great collection of links to resources on personas. These include: discussion articles research articles tutorials case studies examples and templates [Thanks to Anu Gupta.]... From Column Two on December 20, 2005 at 7:47 p.m..

The ABCs of the BBC: A Case Study and Checklist
This Boxes and Arrows article talks about A-Z lists -- some tips and tricks to look out for. Because there are already a number of excellent articles online that talk about the value of A-Zs, I’d like to outline instead what we did at bbc.co.uk in the first half of 2005: namely, repositioning the site index as a viable secondary navigation tool. I’ll also offer a checklist of eight areas to consider when thinking about creating an A-Z site index. The list has already From elearningpost on December 20, 2005 at 7:46 p.m..

Sensible forms: a form usability checklist
Brian Crescimanno has written an article on the usability of forms. To quote: With so many form elements to choose from, each with distinct advantages and disadvantages, it can be difficult to decide which elements to use in a given... From Column Two on December 20, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..

Ditch site maps? The debate continues...
Toby Ward continues the debate about the value of site maps. To quote: "Building and maintaining a site map or site index is, like on-site Search, fixing the symptom and not addressing the true problem," writes renowned usability guru Jared... From Column Two on December 20, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..

BlogLag
Ok. I am way behind schedule. Posting to this weblog has become a rare activity lately. There are a couple of reaons for that. It is a matter of priorities. I am pretty confident, that I'll get "back to normal" soon.Related: From owrede_log on December 20, 2005 at 6:46 p.m..

Judge Bars 'Intelligent Design' From Pa. Classes
A federal judge ruled that "intelligent design" cannot be mentioned in biology classes in a Pennsylvania public school district. From New York Times: Education on December 20, 2005 at 5:46 p.m..

OSS Watch - Documentation issues in open source
http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/documentation.xml Bravo to the OSS Watch guys for tackling this hoary issue straight on - the best way to fight 'fear uncertainty and doubt' is by talking about the issues and showing how one can address them. Not that I know of any open source project that have this problem, ahem, but this short piece contains the sensible advice to make mailing lists, chat logs, etc., accessible to search engines and bookmarking systems, as From EdTechPost on December 20, 2005 at 4:52 p.m..

Open source bounty
The Participatory Culture Foundation has started aggregating open source bounty projects at BountyCounty.org. For example, solve GNOME's Addressbook's LDAP configuration problem and earn yourself $250... [Tags: OpenSource]... From Joho the Blog on December 20, 2005 at 3:48 p.m..

How Secure Are Shopping Data?
Half of online retailers don't have the necessary protocols to handle security issues. From ClickZ Stats on December 20, 2005 at 2:45 p.m..

New York Transit Strike - Guide to Commuting
The New York Times is using Google Maps to create a Guide to Commuting providing transportation alternatives for those dealing with the transit workers strike. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on December 20, 2005 at 12:50 p.m..

I'm wrong
On today's Inside Higher Ed op ed page, Christopher Phelps suggests I was wrong earlier today to reject ideas about a decline in literacy skills, at least among college educated people. He follows up on an... From Weblogs in Higher Education on December 20, 2005 at 11:52 a.m..

So I have a blog
"In 1989 one of the main objectives of the WWW was to be a space for sharing information. It seemed evident that it should be a space in which anyone could be creative, to which anyone could contribute. The... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on December 20, 2005 at 11:51 a.m..

The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005
Auch wenn der Titel daherkommt wie so viele in diesen Tagen, er bietet mehr: Nicht nur der übliche Verweis auf das Web 2.0 sowie Weblogs und Wikis, sondern eine konkrete Liste mit Tools, wunderbar eingeteilt nach Kategorien wie "Social Bookmarking"... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on December 20, 2005 at 11:51 a.m..

A thought for my Christian friends as Christmas approaches
Jesus was God's blog. Discuss amongst yourselves. Hmm, then I suppose the Talmud would be God's blog for the Jews. Anyway, I know I'm off base and off track here. Nevertheless: A Merry Christmas to you and your families. [Tags: blogging christianity judaism]... From Joho the Blog on December 20, 2005 at 11:48 a.m..

New Media Predictions 2006: What Will The Web Future Bring?
Der Autor hat sich zwölf Punkte herausgegriffen. Einige stehen auf jeder aktuellen Liste (Podcasting, Search), andere sind nicht selbstverständlich. So sieht er z.B. den Markt für Präsentations-Tools, lange und bis heute dominiert von PowerPoint, reif für Alternativen. Ich bin gespannt.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on December 20, 2005 at 10:51 a.m..

The Edublog Awards
Ich stecke bereits mitten in den "Jahresabschlussarbeiten", aber für ein paar kurze Meldungen und Hinweise soll die Zeit noch reichen. Da sind zum einen die Edublog Awards, die sich in kurzer Zeit einen festen Platz in der Blogging-Community erobert haben.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on December 20, 2005 at 10:51 a.m..

Reflective commentary
In today's email, I have a note from Rowland Gallop. He suggests adding a new layer to the blogging rubric I posted yesterday: You have some interesting ideas here for assessing a blog but I wonder if you might add something directly about whether... From Weblogs in Higher Education on December 20, 2005 at 9:50 a.m..

Literacy questions
A local high school student who is taking a college-credit writing course asked for an interview about the literacy skills of today's students. Here are my answers. * Have you noticed, since the start of your career as a teacher and professor, a general decline in the quality of written work of your students? A: I don't see a clear change over time. A lot depends on how an individual was raised, what kinds of schools the person attended, and whether the person was... From Weblogs in Higher Education on December 20, 2005 at 9:50 a.m..

"30 Seconds Is Too Long" - Technology Review
Television advertising executives have been waging an open war on digital video recorders for the last few years, fearful that technologies which allow viewers to skip commercials would destroy revenues. By and large, the TV industry has done an efficient From Techno-News Blog on December 20, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

NIST releases biometric data specs - Florence Olsen, Federal Computer Week
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released long-awaited biometric data specifications for secure federal identity cards. Agencies must begin issuing the secure cards to employees and contractors by Oct. 27, 2006. The specifications NI From Techno-News Blog on December 20, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

Univ. of Illinois Launches Farming Blog - JIM PAUL, Associated Press
The Internet provides farmers a wealth of information on crop marketing, financial management and dealing with crop diseases. But on a busy farm, it can be hard to find time to search the Web for useful information. "We need someone to sort through some o From Techno-News Blog on December 20, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

Making a Case for Digital Storytelling - David Jakes, TechLearning
Everyone has stories. Stories represent who we are, portray our life experiences, and when presented to others, help connect us to others through common shared experience. As such, telling a story is a powerful way to communicate with others. Any teacher From Techno-News Blog on December 20, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

Science Journal Says Wikipedia Is Fairly Accurate - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that relies on volunteers to pen nearly 4 million articles, is about as accurate in covering scientific topics as Encyclopedia Britannica, the journal Nature wrote in an online article published Wednesday. The finding, based on From Techno-News Blog on December 20, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

Libraries using Web to snare teens - Christine Wallgren, Globe Globe
Teenagers can be a hard group to connect with, the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Library System's staff has found, so they decided to try where they are most likely to be found. And, as any parent of a teenager knows, that place is online. Kathy Lu From Techno-News Blog on December 20, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

2005 May Be Warmest Year Ever
Temperatures rise and mounting evidence strongly points to greenhouse gases as the primary cause of global warming. Nevertheless, the United States continues to resist reducing its own emissions, arguing that its economy would be damaged. From Wired News on December 20, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Seeing Genes in a New Light
A former fashion photographer who once showed his work on the pages of Elle and Marie Claire is now a speaker at genetics conferences. He's focusing on changing how we perceive beauty. By Michael D. O'Neill. From Wired News on December 20, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Games That Travel Well
What better way to travel than in the company of a dragon-slaying knight? Read on to see which role-playing adventure is best for the holidays. By Chris Kohler. From Wired News on December 20, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Fearless Traders Flock to Forex
Trading stocks is fine for mild adrenaline addicts. But true stress junkies might prefer foreign-exchange trading, where markets are open 24 hours and online traders can wager 100 times more money than they have. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on December 20, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Wikipedia Founder Edits Own Bio
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales is editing his own bio to give himself more credit for founding the site, the wiki's edit logs reveal. He's also excised references to soft pornography on a website he ran earlier in his career. By Evan Hanson. From Wired News on December 20, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Tech May ID More 9/11 Victims
Skeletal remains don't always give up their DNA easily, creating headaches for forensic investigators. But a new technique could be a major breakthrough -- and good news for relatives of the terror attack's victims. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on December 20, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Topics and terms (categorisations and text analysis) for weblog conversations
Anjo, in What is a topic? The most mysterious term that I encountered a lot recently is topic. I have no idea how to define it and, neither seem the weblog research proposals that suggest finding the topic of a post is something worth doing. Being on holiday currently, and given it was raining and snowing outside, I tried to apply the notion of "topic finding'' to weblog conversations (see also: Mathemagenic on December 20, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Note to myself: think in terms of innovation acceptance stages for every new project
It could be amasing how easily you can get drawn into mistakes you made before while having necessary knowledge to avoid them... Let me first tell you about one of the things I has been doing while not blogging :) I'm coordinating a European project focused on supporting collaboration of innovative small and medium enterprises (iSMEs) in Russia (official title is RUSMECO - Enhancing Russian SME collaboration and business development through COmmunities of practice). It&apos From Mathemagenic on December 20, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Communities of practice in Russian business settings
A bit more comments on the statement of my previous post: Many KM concepts and practices still have not reached Russian business world (and academia as well)  apart from a few exceptions most of the KM talk there is still about why it could be useful to invest in something like that, rather then deciding what and how to do. Communities of practice, while there as a reality, is not part of conceptual thinking about management and not a format that organisations would deli From Mathemagenic on December 20, 2005 at 4:46 a.m..

Miller Upton, Innovative Head of Beloit College, Dies at 88
During 21 years as president of Beloit College, Miller Upton found innovative and widely imitated ways to mazimize the college's educational and financial resources. From New York Times: Education on December 20, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Drug Survey of Students Finds Picture Very Mixed
Alcohol use and cigarette smoking among teenagers are at historic lows, but the abuse of sedatives by high school students is at its highest in 26 years, according to a study. From New York Times: Education on December 20, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

New Chancellor Selected to Lead SUNY's 64 Campuses
The State University of New York elevated John R. Ryan, the acting chancellor since June, to chancellor, effective immediately. From New York Times: Education on December 20, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Colleges: New N.C.A.A. Data Shift Graduation Rate Upward
More than three-quarters of Division I athletes complete their college education, according to a new calculation. From New York Times: Education on December 20, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

City Officials Put Academy for Principals Under Review
With the private financing for the New York City Leadership Academy about to run out, its board of directors are expected to begin shaping the program's future. From New York Times: Education on December 20, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Last day of class exercise
Students had each been working on a proposal for a state of the art web site on a topic of personal interest, and we had a bit of time left in the schedule on the last day before the course evaluations. I asked each person to come to class with an URL he or she could use to show us a site with two strong, distinctive content or design traits that might extend our thinking about what could go into a state of the art site. I enjoyed the session quite a bit -- little reports of 2 or... From Weblogs in Higher Education on December 20, 2005 at 12:52 a.m..

Blogging rubric
My blogging students and I needed some way to grade the blogs. We had already looked at many blogs together and written many posts. I thought we could probably compose a rubric together in late semester, and here is what we came up with, below. I've tinkered with it slightly to make it clearer to people who weren't in on the class discussion. When the time came, I focused on a dozen posts, chosen by each writer, as the main evidence of their good work, though I did consider the rest... From Weblogs in Higher Education on December 19, 2005 at 11:46 p.m..