21st Century Learning #117b: Holiday Show!
21st Century Learning #117b
December 15, 2009
Holiday Show...
A fast paced round up of year end gadgets that the ETT21 team is looking forward to doing/gifting/receiving over the holidays.
* Photo Credit
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10:51:25 s adams -> -Earthbridges: any questions?
14:01:28 VinnieV -> -EdTechTalk: Hey Jason
14:01:44 jramsden (raventech) -> -EdTechTalk: Hey Vinnie.
14:01:56 jramsden (raventech) -> -EdTechTalk: Hey Arvind: I just looked under my chair and nothing. What kind of holiday gift show is this? :-)
14:02:58 jramsden (raventech) -> -EdTechTalk: With Vinnie in the Chicago area I thought this would have been more Oprah like...
14:03:06 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: ha ha, wait for the big announce!
14:03:15 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: you looked to early, we can't give it to you know
14:03:21 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: hi all, getting ready to broadcast
14:05:33 VinnieV -> -EdTechTalk: I can't wait for the big announce too
14:05:42 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: Hi all
14:05:43 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: hi Matt
14:05:56 VinnieV -> -EdTechTalk: But Oprah is not doing a big give away show this year. I guess its the economy
14:06:14 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: Yeah, like she really gives anything away
14:06:20 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: Perfect timing for an Ed Tech Talk... needed to come up for air.
14:06:25 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: :) :) :)
14:06:49 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: So long IRC!
14:06:55 alex.ragone -> -EdTechTalk: Hello Folks.
14:07:03 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: conversating
14:09:51 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: IRC worked well witha 900 baud modem.
14:09:56 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: Classic.
14:10:15 VinnieV -> -EdTechTalk: IRC = old skool!
14:10:52 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: ho ho ho how did you know
14:10:55 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: I had a 300 baud modem! Back with my Mac 512k
14:12:07 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: yea verily
14:12:12 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: my wish list too
14:12:55 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: More bandwidth: http://www.wave2wave.com/
14:13:42 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: Using W2W here - very happy.
14:13:49 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: good to know
14:14:06 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: did you see somebody hacked the nook?
14:14:23 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: cool, does it run Mac OS X, now?
14:14:32 jramsden (raventech) -> -EdTechTalk: Santa's bringing us Metro-E (20Mb) in January! BTW..it's Megabit not MegaBytes...technically speaking :-)
14:14:38 alex.ragone -> -EdTechTalk: http://delicious.com/alex.ragone/lens
14:14:50 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: good call, Jason!
14:14:56 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: @arvind android I think
14:15:47 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: cool!
14:16:06 wstites -> -EdTechTalk: What's the topic today .... sorry for coming in late, was just at Dalton
14:16:34 jramsden (raventech) -> -EdTechTalk: Oh...I have a 4TB Buffalo Station networked at the house. It's web accessible!
14:16:40 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: Just got this Canon 50mm lens. Amazing and under $100. http://tinyurl.com/ydmrgnc
14:16:43 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: Looking to buy my daughter a camera. What should be on my wishlist?
14:17:09 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: point and shoot or SLR, tellio?
14:17:16 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: slr
14:17:18 jramsden (raventech) -> -EdTechTalk: And it runs RAID5!
14:18:24 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: oooh, SLR, ready for the price?
14:18:41 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: @arvind 350-500 is my range
14:18:49 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: my advice is always buy the cheapest possible SLR body, and the most expensive lenses you can buy
14:18:53 jramsden (raventech) -> -EdTechTalk: What? A Mac crashed ;-) I'm Jason and Windows 7 was MY idea
14:19:40 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: Sigma DP2: http://sigma-dp.com/DP2/
14:19:48 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: @arvind and the preferred body in this price range?
14:19:52 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: Leica D-Lux 4: http://en.leica-camera.com/photography/compact_cameras/d-lux_4/
14:20:13 alex.ragone -> -EdTechTalk: Epson -- http://www.retrevo.com/s/Epson-720p-Projectors-review-manual/id/6893ag90... and a WII http://wii.com/
14:20:14 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: sweet slr
14:20:34 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: Happy with my iomega eGo HarDrive. FW 800 http://tinyurl.com/ydkbek3
14:20:57 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: $300-500 will get used a used body to a possible low-end body from Nikon or Canon. No lens
14:21:24 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: thanx, arvind
14:21:38 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: B&H photo sells used gear - talk to them
14:22:38 jramsden (raventech) -> -EdTechTalk: Buffalo Linkstation Quad: http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage/linkstation/linkstat...
14:22:57 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: I love B&H
14:23:23 wstites -> -EdTechTalk: Happy Holidays everyone... look forward to hearing you in the New Year!
14:23:29 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: I'd be glad to take those LPs off your hand when your done converting!
14:23:51 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: Vinyl - never say die.
14:24:03 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: Patagonia: http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/shop/luggage-wheeled-duffel-bags?k=1G-aq
14:24:05 jramsden (raventech) -> -EdTechTalk: Wii - must have for soccer fans --> FIFA 2010 and then there's DJ Hero for the musically inclined HipHop fans out there.
14:24:16 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: Combine the lps with the networked storage--new jukebox
14:24:31 alex.ragone -> -EdTechTalk: http://disney.go.com/index
14:27:21 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: I teach english and I want a paper copy of the Oxford English Dictionary (the one volume one with the magnifying lens)
14:28:18 jramsden (raventech) -> -EdTechTalk: Happy Holidays Guys! See you in 2010!
14:28:30 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: thanks for being here, everyone!
14:28:37 arvind -> -EdTechTalk: see you next year!
14:28:41 Matt L -> -EdTechTalk: Happy holidays all.
14:28:56 alex.ragone -> -EdTechTalk: Happy Holidays!
14:28:59 tellio -> -EdTechTalk: good luck toall
20:39:46 csen -> -EdTechTalk: hello
20:39:57 csen -> -EdTechTalk: have any body here?
20:40:33 csen -> -EdTechTalk: help!!!