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EdTechWeekly #177

December 12, 2010 

The EdTechWeekly crew takes and old-school look at some of the recent news and resources from the educational technology world.

Dave's Links:

• http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/ejzfp/paypal_shut_my_account_today_because_my_business/ paypal cancelling accounts of clients who give to wikileaks
• http://ds106.us/ The reverend, and digital storytelling
• http://www.hedgehogs.net/mod/hedgehogs_theme_index/learnmore.php# curverider sold. elgg moves forward with non-for-profit
• http://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=2241 Canadian elearning conference extended deadline for proposals, starting line for registrations
• http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/pew-twitters-your-place-news PEW twitter research
• http://chronicle.com/article/The-Shadow-Scholar/125329/ The shadow scholar

Jen's Links:

• Google ebooks: http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/google-ebooks-e-reading-takes-to-the-cloud ; http://books.google.com/help/ebooks/overview.html ; http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublishing/supported-devices ;
• Keep ahead of the crowd with info on a curated list of cool new sites http://betali.st/
• Microsoft Introduces Montage, a Magazine-Like, Topic-Based Web App: http://mashable.com/2010/12/11/microsoft-montage ; http://montage.cloudapp.net/edit/fc12c674-2f28-4a09-acfb-03afd971b04a?topic=chicago%20bears
• OS Marketshare: http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-7-hits-25-market-share-xp-sinks-to-50 ; http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Microsoft-Patch-Tuesday-to-End-Year-With-Massive-Update-526090
• iPad2 Rumors: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/12/apple-supplier-foxconn-ready-for-ipad-2-production-in-february-2011.ars
• Chrome CR48 Overview: http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/google-unveils-cr-48-the-first-chrome-os-laptop
• The year in review from google: http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2010

John's Links:

• Jolicloud: http://www.jolicloud.com/
• Chrome OS looking for piloters: http://www.google.com/chromeos 
• US National Education Technology Plan: http://www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010
• Layar :http://www.layar.com/
• 5 Fun and Safe Social Networks for Children: http://mashable.com/2010/10/11/social-networks-children/
• 12 Videos to Spark Educators' Thinking: http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/11/12-videos-to-spark-educators-thinking.html
• Diana Laufenberg at TEDxMidAtlantic: http://ecram3.blogspot.com/2010/11/diana-laufenberg-tedxmidatlantic.html

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