The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook
"The data for this chart was derived from my interpretation of the Facebook Terms of Service over the years, along with my personal memories of the default privacy settings for different classes of personal data. The population sizes are statistics from Google, the Facebook Data Team, and wild guesses based on what seemed reasonable..." (Matt McKeon, Data, ¶1, 2010.05.18).
"Patent-pending technology identifies problem areas in student writing and delivers instructional feedback on over 100 different points of grammar." (Automated Grammar Tutoring)
Category:Children's Bookshelf - Gutenberg
"From Project Gutenberg, the first producer of free electronic books... " (retrieved 2010.05.10).
"poetic manuscripts ... available for ... free download", a counterpart of "Pay to Print" and "Print & Listen" collections from the Poets' Coop.
WorksheetWorks.com - Graphic Organizers
"The graphic organizers on our site were selected for their value and broad appeal to many different educational situations" (Graphic Organizers, ¶1, 2010.05.06).
Virtual Organization Management Institute Blog
"Microsoft Office Live, their version of a web collaboration application, does not even come close to the functionality you find in Google Apps, and seems more and more like an afterthought, with no real push behind that effort." (MICROSOFT. ¶3, 2010.05.06)
YouTube - Life After Death by PowerPoint
Found via Google Buzz from Carla Arena
Bad Writing and Bad Thinking - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Rachel Toor recap's George Orwell's essay on "Politics and the English Language, notiingl: "In bad writing, Orwell continues, 'The passive voice is wherever possible used in preference to the active, and noun constructions are used instead of gerunds ('by examination' of instead of 'by examining').'"
She then surmises: "Most writers know they should avoid the use of the passive voice. Few do. Sometimes it's more expedient to say that the bomb was dropped, or that the war ended, rather doing the work of assigning blame or awarding credit. I know the arguments for the use of the passive voice in science and agree that at times it's appropriate. Often, however, I think it's a result of conventions that are wrong and outdated."
Hate speech corrodes online games - Games - msnbc.com
"One gamer told an opponent he presumed to be Jewish that he wished Hitler had succeeded in his mission. Many exchanges involve talk of rape or exult over the atomic bombing of Japan. There are frequent slurs on homosexuals, Asians, Hispanics and women.\n\nSuch comments can be heard on all online video gaming systems, including PlayStation Network, Blizzard Entertainment (World of Warcraft) and others." (para. 3-4).
"Your 'Archived' Ning Network will not allow new posting or uploading, it will only be a copy of your Ning Network as of April 2010, so that it is available to all your members, preserved on the web, searchable, shareable, and fully readable" (What's the catch? ¶1),
Back up member profile information
"You can export your members' profile information at any time from the Manage Members page This will generate a comma-separated (CSV) text file that you can open using a program like Excel. It'll contain information about your members, including their name on your Ning Network, a link to their profile page, their email address, the date they joined, their birthday, and their answers to all of the profile questions on your Ning Network."
Cool tool for finding associated pages in Wikipedias in various languages
Clicking copies character to clipboard for pasting elsewhere. Thanks to Wayne Udey and EdTech @ SIAST for pointing this out (CopyPasteCharacter - simple symbols, 2010.03.31).
Main Page - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"This is the front page of the Simple English Wikipedia. Wikipedias are places where people work together to write encyclopedias in different languages. We use simple English words and grammar here. The Simple English Wikipedia is for everyone! That includes children and adults who are learning English." (About Wikipedia, ¶1)
YouTube - Audacity Tutorial for Podcasting
"How to use Audacity for Windows..." (robwhiteus2007.10.08).
YouTube - Hows and Whys of Podcasting
Presentation reflecting on methods and rationales for producing ESL student audio and video podcasts
Top 13 Screen Recorders to Record Your Screen Activities
"Here are few of the best screen recorders that will allow you to create videos and presentation from your activities and which are free to use" (¶1, 2010.04.13).
Free Stock Music for Educational Use
"If you are an educator who would like to use royalty free music in your classroom, click on the Free Music Programs link to submit an application to download stock music free of charge" (Free Royalty Free Stock Music for Education, ¶2, 2010.04.13))
Google Apps Topic Review - Improving the writing process with Google Docs.pdf - Google Docs
"This paper explores Google Docs’ capabilities and shares insights from educators on the benefits they’ve seen in their classrooms" (¶1).
Ten gadgets to make Google Wave more productive - and fun!
"You should bear in mind that these are all 'beta' gadgets. A lot of them work just fine but you might hit some bugs along the way. The 'direct import links' might also change at any time, so feel free to report any broken links!" (Sebastian Anthony, 2009.11.06, ¶4)
Google Buzz Educates Teens About Privacy [VIDEO]
Christina Warren says on Mashable: the Social Media Guide, "Although aimed at teens, the tips are good for anyone using Buzz to keep in mind" (¶3, 2010.04.06).
ACTA: The acronym hardly anyone knows yet should be scared to death of
Multiple perspectives on secretive development of an "innocuous-sounding" (Building Frankenstein under NDA) trade agreement.
National Education Technology Plan 2010 | U.S. Department of Education
List of pages from sidebar on Home page (2010.07.08):
Home
Executive Summary
Introduction
Learning
Assessment
Teaching
Infrastructure
Productivity
Recommendations
Research and Development
The Grand Challenges
References
How This Plan Was Developed
Technical Working Group
The Contributors
Acknowledgments
AWL Sublists - exercises & sublists
"For the exercises given in this website, the word families for each sublist have been further divided into six groups for ease of study, with three separate gap-fill exercises for each group" (¶2).
An Intellectual Property Primer for Online Instructors
Main sections include: Copyright and Fair Use, The TEACH Act, Academic Traditions in Intellectual Property, Protecting your Intellectual Property, Using Other People's Property, and a Conclusion (sidebar)
Social networking threat to language learning
provides overview, includes link to Full research report
Free Technology for Teachers: Use Drop.io's Upload Widget to Collect Student Work
"Drop.io offers a simple upload widget that you can embed into your course blog or website" ( ¶2). Mr Byrne's 2010.02.25 post includes slideshow of "directions for installing the Drop.io upload widget on Blogger blogs and Edublogs blogs" (¶2).
Welcome to Fotobabble - Talking Photos
Allows uploading photos plus voice recording, and generates embed-able widgets; free with username, password, and email registration
Op-Ed Contributor - Shake, Rattle, Seattle - NYTimes.com
"Despite Chile’s exacting construction codes, which often exceed those of California and Japan, the performance of numerous high-rise buildings was worryingly poor" (¶2).
How To Write the Perfect Password
10 tips for better password protection
U.S. Considers 'Internet Access for All'
In his "Blueprint for Change" economic recovery document, President Obama said that America "should lead the world in broadband penetration and Internet access."
Data indicates, however, that the U.S. is far behind other nations when it comes to providing broadband access for its citizens. Figures from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) show a sharp decline in U.S. broadband access rank among its 30 member nations. In 2001, the U.S. ranked 4th, but by the end of 2008 had fallen to 15th place.
As for speed, Akamai, one of the largest global networks, released its "Q3 2009 State of the Internet" report that shows the U.S. 18th with an average connection speed of 3.9 Mbps. In first place was South Korea, which clocked in at 14.6 Mbps. (America Lagging, ¶¶1-3)
How Do You Feel When Someone Copies and Pastes Your Post? | The Edublogger
Shows and tells ways attributing quotations of words or short passages about which you blog to their original authors with links and acknowledgements
Macmillan’s DynamicBooks Lets Professors Rewrite E-Textbooks - NYTimes.com
"Macmillan, one of the five largest publishers of trade books and textbooks, is introducing software called DynamicBooks, which will allow college instructors to edit digital editions of textbooks and customize them for their individual classes" (Textbooks That Professors Can Rewrite Digitally, para. 1).
Daring Fireball: An Ode to DiskWarrior, SuperDuper, and Dropbox
story of 100% data recovery, and suggestions for disk failure preparedness
TidBITS Opinion: Why Google Wave Needs a Major Overhaul
extensive review by Adam C. Engst
Wordle - Writing III-IV (2010-11)
Wordle of syllabus for Writing III-IV (2010-11)
More problems with generation « explorations in the ed tech world
links to Friesen's pres. at the Open Ed conference
"Still to be litigated is a claim against Exxon by the federal government and state of Alaska for $92 million in so-called "re-opener" damages, intended to help pay for environmental harm not detected at the time of the spill."
"...[O]ne of the most stunning revelations of Trustee Council-funded monitoring over the last ten years is that Exxon Valdez oil persists in the environment and[,] in places, is nearly as toxic as it was the first few weeks after the spill."
"The amount of Exxon Valdez oil remaining substantially exceeds the sum total of all previous oil pollution on beaches in Prince William Sound, including oil spilled during the 1964 earthquake. This Exxon Valdez oil is decreasing at a rate of 0-4% per year, with only a 5% chance that the rate is as high as 4%. At this rate, the remaining oil will take decades and possibly centuries to disappear entirely."
Instructional Strategies Online - Graphic Organizers
explanations, suggestions, and links to resources
... [17] Interesting Ways to use Wallwisher in the Classroom - Sharein
CC 3.0 BY-NC-SA licensed presentation of tips for teachers
eBooks Search Engine
Modèles de BDHY by bdhy - Google 3D Warehouse
"Mes modèles séléctionnés dans Google Earth.
Updated Mar 18, 2010" (retrieved 2010.03.33)
eLearning Blog Dont Waste Your Time
"eLearning, Web 2.0, Blogging and the stuff in between" (tagline)
Friesen, Norm. (2009). .... New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
Nadine Norris comments on "effective collaboration", gives a definition gleaned from a related video on EdutopiaLearning and Working in the Collaborative Age, c. 2008), and offers a set of questions for self-assessment.
Facilitating a distributed discussion - an experiment by ClintLalonde.net
introduces a week-long experiment in "facilitating discussion through networked learning outside a closed discussion forum" (PB, Tools [SCoPE Moodle discussion], 19 March 2010, 09:06 PM)
Ted Panitz
Web2Access - Products - Type with Me
Univ. of Southampton's evaluation of a "Web 2.0 Service" offers a brief description and assessments from three perspectives: 1) accessibility, 2) disability-tailoring, and 3) activities for which Type with Me is useful, namely: a) Group Discussion; b) Text-based Editable Information [compilation], c) Note Taking, and d) Collaborative Writing.
"Some roles relate to the task aspect of the group, while others promote social interaction. A third set of roles are self-centered and can be destructive for the group" (Roles in Groups, ¶1).
SCoPE Collaboration Seminar - MindMeister Mind Map
Initiated March 2010
"TBL as an instructional strategy is profoundly different from just "using teams" in your courses. / TBL is an integrated system comprised of several elements that synergize to create powerful learning experiences for both students and teachers" (Why the trademark? ll. 1-2).
Free Technology for Teachers: Nine Tools for Collaboratively Creating Mind Maps
"The following list contains nine tools that can be used by students to create mind maps independently or collaboratively" (¶1).
Vocabulary Games - SAT/GRE words, Vocabulary Context Skills, Medical Jargon and more
"Named 'Outstanding Resource' by WebEnglishTeacher.com" (sidebar)
100 Little Ways You Can Dramatically Improve Your Writing | Online Colleges
Devices you say… | Literary and Rhetorical Devices
"Rhetoric is the ancient art of argumentation and discourse. Thus, rhetorical devices would be the devices used to manipulate the language to effectively transmit the author’s message to a reader" (Devices you say..., ¶1).
concept map of English sentence structure
from thewritingteacher.org
EmpTech: Products by Sub-Category: Organizational Tools: Mindmapping (Software)
"A weekly webcast on the EdTechTalk channel of the WorldBridges network"
Resource rich blog post primed for group specific discussion facilitated within Diigo
Collaborative Projects | LearnCentral
"Some tips to build a successful collaborative project" (Description, para. 1)
Web2Access - Activities - Collaborative Writing
"Sites that allow users to work with others on documents, or provide a shared workspace" (para. 1).
Building a Better Teacher - NYTimes.com
By ELIZABETH GREEN
Published: March 2, 2010
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
Top of site introduced by Bernard Robin on Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling (FutureofEducation, 2010.03.10)
See in particular: Essentials and Web 2.0
CollegeMaps.com • hedbergmaps.com
"Hedberg Maps publishes over 100 maps covering the world of American higher education. Since 1994, we’ve been helping prospective students, their parents and counselors, and academic professionals find their way around America’s educational landscape." (Welcome..., ¶1)
