EdTechWeekly #54

EdTechWeekly #54


18:53:53  Cathy E ->  sound good
18:54:02  Cathy E ->  speak
18:54:13  Cathy E ->  sounds good
18:54:32  Cathy E ->  where is everybody??
18:59:36  Cathy E ->  TMI
19:00:19  Cathy E ->  hubby is snoring on the sofa AND watching the race (must be a man thing)
19:01:40  sroseman ->  hi there
19:02:08  sroseman ->  Happy Thanksgiving!
19:07:08  jeff ->  hello Liz
19:07:09  dave ->  http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071116-employees-gone-wild-online...
19:07:36  lizbdavis ->  hi
19:08:48  Bill O'Neal ->  Saw a notice on Twitter announcing this was airing
19:08:58  lizbdavis ->  me too
19:09:09  Cathy E ->  Hello Bill and Liz- glad you joined us
19:09:12  jeff ->  are you getting audio via ustream (below chat room)
19:09:22  Bill O'Neal ->  Yes
19:09:52  sroseman ->  welcome Bill
19:09:53  lizbdavis ->  yes
19:10:13  lizbdavis ->  Can someone catch me up...
19:10:34  jeff ->  http://neit.wikispaces.com/
19:10:54  Cathy E ->  Liz- just sit back and enjoy- this is a list of great edtech links
19:10:54  dave ->  lizbdavis
19:10:58  dave ->  we've just started
19:11:01  dave ->  2nd link in
19:11:09  dave ->  episode #54
19:11:41  sroseman ->  listened to some of the seesions..
19:11:54  sroseman ->  sessions
19:12:13  sroseman ->  impressive..like the informality
19:12:23  Cathy E ->  All I hear is test scores, test scores
19:12:32  John ->  http://www.proprofs.com/sat/
19:12:42  lizbdavis ->  I just reserved my room for EduCon at SLA in Philly in January
19:13:58  Bill O'Neal ->  I've taught those course at night...Tough to raise it more than 50 points. Vocabulary growth is more important.
19:13:58  dave ->  http://www.aswiftlytiltingplanet.com/2007/11/copa-v-coppa.html
19:14:31  alicemercer ->  Well, it is in the states, Dave
19:15:19  jeff ->  http://www.instructables.com/home
19:15:27  jeff ->  http://inpics.net/
19:15:29  alicemercer ->  But our lives as elementary teachers trying to use these are screwed
19:15:51  alicemercer ->  Because they don't want our kids on their sites in case something happens.
19:16:15  alicemercer ->  Whatever they acronym is, it's a pain
19:16:29  John ->  http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/13/whereabouts-clock.html
19:16:30  alicemercer ->  Good luck on the pyrotechnics!
19:16:37  JM ->  where is Jen ... she is the best, for sure ...
19:16:57  dave ->  i miss jen... i need that one link i can use to research my own
19:16:58  alicemercer ->  GRAVE PERIAL
19:17:10  dave ->  i depend on that break
19:17:12  dave ->  :P
19:17:34  JM ->  :D
19:17:38  alicemercer ->  Where all the hands pointed by the sixth book
19:17:49  alicemercer ->  it was useless because they were all in danger all the time
19:18:08  alicemercer ->  TOO much info Dave
19:18:08  dave ->  http://archives.cbc.ca/for_teachers
19:18:44  John ->  Jen, you're supposed to log in as a guest when you're not really here
19:19:02  JM ->  oh, yeah ... hang on ...
19:19:17  jeff ->  http://zuneinsider.com/archive/2007/11/02/zune-podcast-submissions-direc...
19:19:34  alicemercer ->  What's ZUNE?
19:19:38  jeff ->  http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/microsoft-zune/complete-guide-to-zune-2s-soft...
19:19:48  John ->  zune is microsoft's mp3 player
19:19:49  jeff ->  http://www.zune.net/en-US/products/zunemarketplace/default.htm
19:20:00  John ->  666. cute
19:20:20  John ->  http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/reading_level
19:20:23  guest666 ->  what is this "show" about? Zunes?
19:21:25  alicemercer ->  I've seen some interesting ratings...
19:21:46  alicemercer ->  They are not predicatable, but they may be consistent
19:21:50  sroseman ->  a weekly review of notable web sites with a slant towards education, guest 666
19:22:18  dave ->  http://www.curriculum.org/secretariat/may31.html
19:22:42  guest666 ->  Thank you, SR ... this is Jennifer, but don't tell Dave, Jeff and John ... shhh :)
19:22:54  sroseman ->  ohhh
19:23:03  jeff ->  http://kevinpshan.blogspot.com/2007/11/microsoft-roundtable-video-camera...
19:23:10  John ->  it's okay. we don't read the chat room
19:23:28  alicemercer ->  http://bloggingheads.tv/video.php?id=453
19:23:42  John ->  http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/index.php
19:23:49  Cathy E ->  That would be great in a classroom- to catch the chatters :)
19:24:01  dave ->  segue
19:24:05  dave ->  i can spell it.
19:24:16  Bill O'Neal ->  Does the camera pan like the one on That 70s Show"? Could be comical/ NO smoke I hope...
19:24:17  alicemercer ->  discussion of how important are sociological factors in talking about things like ed or post prison re-entry
19:24:48  alicemercer ->  Oh, Human Rights Day is coming up folks on 12/10
19:25:03  alicemercer ->  Chat is very quiet tonight....
19:25:27  alicemercer ->  Not lame submissions with no notes, like mine, eh?
19:25:30  dave ->  http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/avfiles/news/interviews/podcast07lawriephipp...
19:25:46  guest666 ->  we need JW for the best chatter level, right?
19:25:58  John ->  Who's JW?
19:26:04  jeff ->  http://plasq.com/skitch
19:26:07  dave ->  jen wagner
19:26:24  alicemercer ->  yep heard of it
19:26:32  jeff ->  http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/11/apple_plugs_44_securi...
19:26:52  John ->  http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9818903-7.html
19:26:57  alicemercer ->  You're secure because you have a small market share
19:27:26  alicemercer ->  Don't d/l 3 then?
19:27:43  guest666 ->  JW!!!!
19:27:47  dave ->  http://www.swivel.com/
19:28:14  JenW ->  grins -- why am I a bit wary when Guest 666 welcomes me  (LOL)
19:28:18  JenW ->  Hello 6's
19:28:19  sharonp ->  Now I know why no one was talking to me in chatroom2!
19:28:29  dave ->  http://www.afterdawn.com/software/audio_software/mp3_tools/mp3directcut.cfm
19:28:54  guest666 ->  shh ... jen this is JenM, but I don't want John, Jeff and Dave to know I'm lurking ...
19:29:02  guest666 ->  :)
19:29:06  jeff ->  http://jagbox.com/
19:29:15  JenW ->  ahhhh
19:29:27  JenW ->  I am enjoying your 25 states in 30 minutes 666
19:29:27  jeff ->  http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=28
19:29:45  John ->  http://education.mit.edu/starlogo-tng/
19:29:58  guest666 ->  yes ... many miles under the belt this weekend to be sure!
19:30:15  sroseman ->  I used LOGO and Turtle Geometry
19:30:20  Cathy E ->  Be safe- Jen
19:30:25  JenW ->  I did that in June of 2005 -- however, you will hit many more.  We did VA, DOC, Maryland, PA, NJ in one day
19:30:36  Cathy E ->  I love logo- still teach it
19:31:03  guest666 ->  That is what I did today (sort of) ... VA, DE, MD, PA, NJ
19:31:18  JenW ->  hmmm I don't think I have done DE yet
19:31:23  dave ->  http://www.news.com/2100-1028_3-6217943.html
19:31:50  Cathy E ->  Have you guys looked at http://www.mogulus.com
19:31:54  sroseman ->  Can I mention Songza
19:32:07  sroseman ->  http://songza.com/
19:32:19  jeff ->  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/13/yahoo_settles_lawsuit_from_jaile...
19:32:38  alicemercer ->  Yeah, that bow was a tip off
19:32:54  guest666 ->  This is a good show ... I'll have to mark my calendar and catch it more often!
19:32:58  alicemercer ->  Lantos is not nice about that.
19:33:07  jeff ->  http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9814504-1.html
19:33:11  John ->  It's better than normal, 666. We have a missing host :-)
19:33:13  alicemercer ->  I think he was a holocaust survivor or refugee
19:33:15  alicemercer ->  Lantos
19:33:26  alicemercer ->  So he has LITTLE tolerance for human rights issues
19:33:27  JenW ->  the artist who used to be called "PRINCE"  ???
19:33:44  guest666 ->  I'm not so into John, but the other two are ok
19:33:44  alicemercer ->  Good luck, Prince!
19:33:51  John ->  http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/14/warner-music-boss-we-were-wrong/
19:33:55  Cathy E ->  @guest666- yes, this is a great show- but tonight is missing the female touch
19:33:58  alicemercer ->  Skinny, dirty t-shirts, long hair, pale?
19:34:11  jeff ->  Hello Mr. Cronin - long time, no telecommunicate
19:34:15  JenW ->  just isn't the same with JenM --- that's why I logged on late -- knew she wasn't here   LOL
19:34:33  Matt_Cronin ->  yeah its been a while, school is crazy
19:34:34  alicemercer ->  You all need some estrogen!
19:34:46  guest666 ->  Cathy e - Oh, that would make it better!
19:34:56  dave ->  http://www.donationcoder.com/
19:35:00  alicemercer ->  Hey, I HEARD that!
19:35:21  John ->  *sniff*
19:35:43  alicemercer ->  Are you crying, or being derisive John?
19:35:59  John ->  Guest 666 doesn't like me :-(
19:36:06  jeff ->  http://stupidfilter.org/
19:36:11  guest666 ->  John is the one from Canada, right?
19:36:22  alicemercer ->  Nope, he from Ohio
19:36:30  alicemercer ->  Not a foreign country, lol
19:36:52  guest666 ->  Oh, then I like him ... it is the Canadian I'm not so sure about ...
19:37:08  JenW ->  Only heard you say REALLY one time -- must have been filtered
19:37:18  alicemercer ->  Dave?
19:37:29  JenW ->  <------is fine!!
19:37:33  alicemercer ->  He is a strong personality, but he grows on you
19:37:45  JenW ->  Happy T-day everyone
19:37:52  sharonp ->  Yep, Happy T to the Americans
19:37:53  guest666 ->  Happy turkey day!
19:38:07  JenW ->  Happy Thursday -- (TDAY) to everyone!!
19:38:08  alicemercer ->  Aren't man enough to take it?
19:38:09  Cathy E ->  I want you to look at http://www.mogulus.com- tell me what you think
19:38:21  sharonp ->  sorry ot have missed most of the show..... and sorry to utterly miss Jeff at MOhawk
19:38:44  JenW ->  is the WEBCAM MAX a new logo for EdTechTalk???
19:38:54  Cathy E ->  just wanted to know your thoughts
19:39:04  JenW ->  reminds me of Monsters Inc
19:39:13  John ->  It does, Jen.
19:39:24  JenW ->  yep
19:39:45  Matt_Cronin ->  ahh boy power
19:39:47  alicemercer ->  http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/category/humanrightsday2007/
19:39:55  JenW ->  I thinik Greg Kinnear should play the Warner Music Bros. head guy if they ever make a movie
19:40:20  guest666 ->  I like this blog ... http://designedtoinspire.com/drupal/
19:41:05  John ->  never heard of it.
19:41:23  dave ->  I heard that blog reads at a preschool level
19:41:29  JenW ->  LOLOL
19:41:31  JenW ->  cracking up
19:41:36  guest666 ->  ... but I read this one every day! http://jefflebow.net/
19:41:46  dave ->  that dude is a genius
19:41:53  alicemercer ->  http://www.pageflakes.com/alice_mercer/17155572
19:41:57  jeff ->  I think your IQ increases just by visiting
19:41:58  John ->  It doesn't take long to read, does it?
19:42:02  JenW ->  is this drop your blog link in time??
19:42:18  John ->  The only blog I ever read is technospud.com
19:42:23  JenW ->  HA
19:42:25  JenW ->  yeah right
19:42:37  JenW ->  MY commute project
19:42:38  JenW ->  ??
19:42:40  JenW ->  hang on
19:43:34  JenW ->  http://jlwagner.pbwiki.com/OnlineProject
19:43:49  sroseman ->  I am
19:44:01  JenW ->  can't use headphones
19:44:02  Matt_Cronin ->  wish i was running 10.5
19:44:13  dave ->  i'm running away from it
19:44:14  JenW ->  but THANKS to everyone who helped with ths project -- over 250 results in 24 hours
19:44:40  JenW ->  totally due to TWIT
19:44:48  Matt_Cronin ->  i love early adopter headaches
19:44:49  John ->  phpesp! cool
19:45:07  JenW ->  JOHN -- isn't that a cool -- FREE -- software
19:45:18  John ->  I love it. Use it all the time.
19:45:30  JenW ->  I didn't even know about it until my PHPSurveyor crashed
19:45:49  John ->  I just wish it would do ldap, so I could tie it to our existing network accounts and use it for voting.
19:45:58  JenW ->  idap???
19:46:28  John ->  basically tie it to existing network accounts. Lightweight directory access protocol.
19:46:33  JenW ->  ahhhhh
19:46:37  dave ->  ldap
19:46:52  John ->  sorry. yes. Ldap
19:47:05  John ->  idap is the apple implementation :-)
19:47:15  Matt_Cronin ->  funny
19:47:19  JenW ->  you can open it to your intranet to view the results
19:47:25  JenW ->  if you want
19:47:43  John ->  *nod*
19:47:55  JenW ->  it is just how you set it up
19:49:58  JenW ->  the shortest day of the year??  did I not get a memo on that?  how many hours??
19:50:36  JenW ->  did I hear congrats for one of the EdTechHosts???
19:50:55  jeff ->  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice
19:51:17  John ->  One host has a birthday coming up.
19:51:28  JenW ->  i heard about family size growing??
19:51:43  JenW ->  hmmmm just a rumor??
19:52:58  Cathy E ->  It was very good, Alice- I listened while I was painting
19:53:08  sroseman ->  Hi Cheryl..back from skiing??
19:53:21  jeff ->  When do you move in to the new studio Cathy?
19:53:24  cheryloakes ->  back from skiing for 3 days, excellent for this early in the season.
19:53:36  sroseman ->  I am sooo jealous
19:53:38  Cathy E ->  We hope in Jan
19:53:46  Cathy E ->  still sooo much to do
19:53:52  jeff ->  going to webcast the move in?
19:54:06  Cathy E ->  you have got to be kidding
19:54:51  jeff ->  OK, how about a SL housewarming?
19:55:14  Cathy E ->  that works
19:55:40  Durff ->  where's the sound?
19:55:50  jeff ->  ustream
19:55:53  jeff ->  below chat room
19:56:17  Durff ->  not on this page
19:56:26  jeff ->  http://edtechtalk.com/chat ?
19:56:41  jeff ->  direct link to ustream at: http://ustream.tv/channel/worldbridges-video
19:57:08  Durff ->  ok
19:57:20  Durff ->  on hotel netwoek
19:57:26  Durff ->  networrk
19:57:34  jeff ->  where are you?
19:57:34  Durff ->  well you know
19:57:39  Durff ->  dc
19:57:52  Durff ->  acsi convention
19:57:57  jeff ->  hope you can get folks straightened out there
19:58:11  Durff ->  hoping internet works tues for mr
19:58:13  Durff ->  me
19:58:26  Durff ->  straightened? never
19:58:41  Durff ->  too big a job
19:58:55  jeff ->  just twitter bomb them
19:59:01  Durff ->  ok
19:59:14  Durff ->  we're near the
19:59:17  Durff ->  Pentagon
19:59:47  Durff ->  rhizomatic theory? only dave
20:00:11  Durff ->  happy bday
20:00:17  Cathy E ->  Yippy- only 2 days for me this week
20:00:17  sroseman ->  Happy 33rd!
20:00:37  Matt_Cronin ->  Happy Birthday Dave
20:00:44  Cathy E ->  Dave- you are a baby:p
20:01:07  Durff ->  :)
20:01:19  Durff ->  nite
20:01:31  Cathy E ->  night alll
20:01:37  Matt_Cronin ->  good night
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