EdTechWeekly #121
Sharon fills in for a Jen on the move as we cover links and resources related to games, presentations, digital photography, Earth HOur/Day, Twitter, Ebooks, spoiled food & more.
18:26:21 Lou -> Hello
18:27:27 JoNelle -> came from Twitter. I am K-5 Tech Specialist. seeing what the talk is tonight
18:28:48 JL -> Hello JoNelle
18:28:58 JoNelle -> I am getting echo echo
18:29:04 JL -> EdTechWeekly is a weekly round up of new and resources
18:29:20 jbennett -> dinner is ready
18:31:41 Lou -> No echo here
18:32:12 JoNelle -> I enlarged the ustream . shut down one- thanx
18:32:19 JL -> good
18:33:36 jbennett -> love my samson, it was free, but still
18:33:56 amiegamache -> hello
18:34:13 jbennett -> i love community goodness
18:34:51 jbennett -> i've got a pop screen, seems to help
18:35:20 jbennett -> samson co1u
18:36:33 jbennett -> i'll skype in, how?
18:37:18 JL -> +9900827048484880
18:38:25 kwhobbes -> Okay, now have audio and am in the chat!
18:38:49 kwhobbes -> what is the topic for this week!
18:39:32 JohnS -> we just do a fast-paced roundup of news, links, etc.
18:40:08 kwhobbes -> You have not set topic this week?
18:41:51 JohnS -> no, we generally don't stick to a single topic. Sometimes we do themes, and occasionally we'll talk about something specific in the post show.
18:42:00 JohnS -> Any suggestions?
18:42:13 John Rundag -> I am here!
18:42:36 JL -> +9900827048484880
18:42:50 kwhobbes -> not really. When are the twitter links coming!
18:43:11 Lou -> I snuck in following your tweet
18:43:37 JohnS -> welcome, Lou. Thanks for joining us. The real show will start at the top of the hour.
18:43:51 kwhobbes -> I figure I might get on air after listening to your podcasts.
18:44:06 JohnS -> call jeff. We'll talk to you.
18:44:21 kwhobbes -> Can't, don't have Skype, on a school computer!!!
18:44:33 kwhobbes -> I'm lucky I can actually access this.
18:44:40 Lou -> It's all a real show - even the warm up
18:44:52 John Rundag -> You're at school, kwhobbes?
18:44:57 JohnS -> you could just call the Hidef number with a regular phone.
18:45:00 kwhobbes -> Besides, I'm correcting while I'm listening.
18:45:34 kwhobbes -> I have 2 sticks in the back of my truck. Just in case a game breaks out of the blue!
18:45:35 JoNelle -> fromtwitter - I am tech instructor/& k-5 tech specialist(checking by while make dinner) I am harmless
18:46:04 kwhobbes -> I'm an administrator and blog at www.kwhobbes.wordpress.com
18:46:30 Lou -> nap = fine!
18:48:56 John Rundag -> Will Alvin be here, or is he at UF welcoming back the basketball team?
18:49:24 JohnS -> I think they got home hours ago. Haven't heard from him, though.
18:50:21 dave -> what's the topic for this week?
18:50:27 sharonp -> It's the amazing preshow - you started without me!!!
18:51:03 JohnS -> There you go, John.
18:51:15 kwhobbes -> In our elearning, we have the students get together for tug-a-war and other combative games just to build community.
18:51:31 sharonp -> a tug-of-war?
18:51:36 John Rundag -> Yep! Welcome back Alvin. How was the celebration?
18:52:15 kwhobbes -> For the teachers, they have to go to each school where they link to be part of the staff meeting.
18:52:16 Alvin Trusty -> Celebration was great. The last second shot made #2 on SportCenter's top 10.
18:52:52 kwhobbes -> @sharonp - sure, it really helps students interact.
18:53:11 John Rundag -> So cool! And, he is a Logan Elm graduate!
18:53:25 gary -> Curling?
18:53:41 Alvin Trusty -> Close - Springfield, Mass.
18:54:00 JohnS -> I noticed that, Rundag.
18:54:24 kwhobbes -> No, basketball was invented by a Canadian but in the States.
18:54:30 John Rundag -> Look at Ping.fm
18:54:50 gary -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith
18:55:24 kwhobbes -> No, there is no way yet to have tweets to go to plurk unless you use ping.
18:55:45 sharonp -> am trying to visualize thise elearning tug of war idea....
18:55:58 Alvin Trusty -> Using Google to search Twitter is aweful.
18:56:21 kwhobbes -> we use the wii and simulate the tug-o-war.
18:56:24 John Rundag -> Twitter search is a lot better now.
18:57:10 John Rundag -> Media grasped onto it during Obama's campaign.
18:57:15 kwhobbes -> okay, the name is Kelly. kwhobbes is just the name I started using when I began blogging three years ago.
18:58:17 amiegamache -> I like that you can walk away and return at will to twitter
18:58:30 John Rundag -> Might have some new listeners tonight. EdTechWeekly was mentioned at the Great Seal Network Web 2.0 Conference. Alvin was the guest speaker via IVDL.
18:59:26 John Rundag -> Sure thing!
18:59:53 Alvin Trusty -> http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/oh_seal.htm
19:00:09 John Rundag -> Great Seal Network is a consortium of school districts in 3 counties.
19:00:25 John Rundag -> http://gsn.k12.oh.us
19:00:52 kwhobbes -> Or a baby seal anti-hunting group.
19:01:08 John Rundag -> Happens everyday! :-)
19:02:53 dave -> http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/03/technologys-prophet-its-jean-bau...
19:03:33 kwhobbes -> Why is I am getting a "Welcome" greeting?
19:03:53 JL -> chat room noise
19:04:14 JL -> you can mute it by clicking fourth icon from the right
19:04:16 kwhobbes -> No, it is a computer generated voice saying "Welcome"!
19:04:41 kwhobbes -> Thank you JL!
19:04:49 dave -> @kwhobbes WELCOME
19:04:50 JohnS -> uh oh. Jmad in the house.
19:05:16 sharonp -> http://www.teachersfirst.com/feature.cfm
19:05:23 JenM -> keep up the good work ... listening while we pack :)
19:05:55 JL -> http://www.earthhour.org/home/
19:05:57 kwhobbes -> thanks. My link for the week is www.hotchalk.com - using it as a trial for our school.
19:06:19 sharonp -> @JenM HI!!! Nice to see you here! How is the packing going??
19:06:30 sarah H -> @kwhobbes--I was wondering about the bike ride algebra module in hot chalk. have you tried it?
19:06:36 JL -> http://www.justmeans.com/
19:06:48 kwhobbes -> No. They don't let me near any math.
19:07:04 BronStuckey -> It was in Sydney
19:07:07 kwhobbes -> I am going to pass it on to my senior math teacher.
19:07:08 sarah H -> ha! Me either, but I send stuff on to people who speak math.
19:07:16 sharonp -> Have heard good things about HotChalk - I think my friend Terry Freedman writes regularly for it
19:07:23 JL -> http://earthbridges.net/
19:07:25 BronStuckey -> Earth Hour was BIG in Sydney
19:07:41 JohnS -> Open Source Textbook Maker Flat World Gets Funded: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/open_source_textbook_maker_flat_wor... and Flat World Knowledge: http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/ and E-Books Directory: http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/
19:07:53 sharonp -> I slept through Earth Hour.... so no electricity
19:08:29 BronStuckey -> green sleep Sharon :-)
19:09:15 dave -> http://twitter.com/isdown
19:09:26 matt montagne -> hey y'all
19:09:56 dave -> http://twitter.com/felloff
19:10:13 LangLabCindy -> Is the chat archived? Accidentally logged out and lost the chat (and the links).
19:10:30 BronStuckey -> my use of twitter changed radically when I started to use TweetDeck - and to use search terms through it
19:10:32 kwhobbes -> Another place I've been looking at is http://sclipo.com/. It allows you to set up an online class.
19:10:33 Alvin Trusty -> http://twitter.com/OneInAMillionShotDoc
19:10:35 JohnS -> Chat will be posted tomorrow morning with the audio.
19:10:47 LangLabCindy -> Gracias!
19:10:54 Cathy E -> Go Heels!
19:10:58 BronStuckey -> Twitter is the nexus of my communities
19:11:39 sharonp -> http://www.teachersfirst.com/holiday/earthday.cfm
19:11:40 Alvin Trusty -> I thought these things were called "tags"
19:12:06 matt montagne -> I really feel as tho the floodgates are about to open up with the open web as a space for authentic student publishing (if it isn't already)
19:12:11 BronStuckey -> yes I have been following NECC to see people getting ready for the conference
19:12:26 BronStuckey -> search term "NECC"
19:12:31 dave -> @alvin whic is that?
19:12:35 matt montagne -> sharon
19:12:41 kwhobbes -> If the floodgates are going to open, can someone help me with my correcting?
19:12:47 matt montagne -> can u record some auido that we could share in Earthcast??
19:12:52 JL -> http://280slides.com/
19:13:07 Alvin Trusty -> @dave you've never watch Seinfeld?
19:13:14 Lou -> it's a great program
19:13:26 dave -> @alvin nope. wasn't for me.
19:13:33 matt montagne -> wow...
19:13:40 JohnS -> Presentation Helper: http://www.presentationhelper.co.uk/
19:13:42 matt montagne -> looks like ppt or keynote
19:14:22 kwhobbes -> always remember to hold down the ctrl button when clicking on a link! Otherwise out you go!
19:14:56 John Rundag -> I tagged 280slides for ett back on Jun 15, 2008
19:15:30 BronStuckey -> he gurus are just catching you John
19:15:34 Alvin Trusty -> Yeah on plain black and white!
19:15:48 dave -> http://twitterfeed.com/
19:16:12 matt montagne -> I think Facebook has to be getting VERY nervous about the rise of twitter...
19:16:40 John Rundag -> Didn't Facebook copy Twitter with the new update?
19:16:48 BronStuckey -> http://bokardo.com/archives/relationship-symmetry-in-social-networks-why...
19:17:09 BronStuckey -> Good talk about FB and Twitter assymetry
19:17:41 Alvin Trusty -> If I send my Twitter to Facebook and Facebook sends it back to Twitter, will I crash the Internet?
19:18:23 cyndidannerkuhn -> what do you use to send Twitter to Facebook?
19:18:35 BronStuckey -> TweetDeck
19:18:44 Alvin Trusty -> Facebook has an app for Twitter.
19:18:46 John Rundag -> Yes, Alvin. Isn't that a loop?
19:18:48 sharonp -> http://earthinyourhands.earthhour.org/our-earth/
19:18:50 kwhobbes -> @cyndidannerkuhn, can't you set that on Facebook?
19:18:51 BronStuckey -> Or set up the Twitter widget in FB
19:19:49 matt montagne -> that is really, really cool
19:20:03 John Rundag -> New Tweetdeck has Facebook integration.
19:20:12 cyndidannerkuhn -> no clue, I do use TweetDeck, but not sure I see where to make my Twitter go to Facebook
19:20:14 sarah H -> I don't like the feeds though. I FB socially, Twit prof. a few crossover people, one feeds his tweets in and I hate seeing things twice, but don't want to toss him out of either stream.
19:20:23 mrboyer -> 60 minutes
19:20:26 dave -> did everyone catch that swipe from Sharon... w00t
19:20:40 BronStuckey -> New BETA TweetDeck does it but there is a FB widget too
19:20:51 JL -> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-websites-for-a-daily-fix-of-sayings-and-...
19:21:07 JL -> http://www.thinkexist.com/
19:21:15 dave -> @courosa is a very nice person.
19:21:17 kwhobbes -> HI Alec, how's Regina?
19:21:20 JL -> http://www.quotegasm.com/
19:21:24 sarah H -> sorry. more twit talk from me ;)
19:21:29 courosa -> nice dave
19:21:41 JohnS -> Physics Games . Net: http://www.physicsgames.net/ and Maths Stuff from Subtangent: http://www.subtangent.com/maths and Nobel Prize Educational Games: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/
19:21:43 courosa -> hey kelly, things are good here, melty
19:22:05 kwhobbes -> How was the jerky?
19:22:20 gary -> Can waste even more time than Twitter
19:22:21 Cathy E -> Ya'll crack me up lol
19:22:48 BronStuckey -> twitter brings me here each week
19:23:09 courosa -> @kwhobbes ... they were out! We ended up at a candy store instead, currently eating Pop Rocks.
19:23:21 sarah H -> 60 minutes headline is "the internet is infected" Can't hear the audio
19:23:30 cyndidannerkuhn -> Twitter teaches ME, or at least the educators I follow teach me
19:23:50 kwhobbes -> @courosa - Pop Rocks! Didn't know they still made them!
19:23:56 John Rundag -> Probably about the Conficker virus set to hit on April 1.
19:24:11 sarah H -> ohh ohh--blood typing game!
19:24:18 jackiegerstein -> That's Sylvia Martinez's "complaint" educational tools couched in games.
19:24:24 BronStuckey -> what will Conficker do?
19:24:30 courosa -> @kwhobbes ... they probably don't. :-) I also bought a Curly Wurly which used to be the Wig Wag, I miss the Wig Wag.
19:24:46 dave -> http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/03/21/opengoo-web-office/
19:25:47 matt montagne -> we're getting ready to present a proposal to our school community on Tuesday for switching to Google Apps for EDU for our mail (from firstclass)
19:25:49 JohnS -> "I also bought a Curly Wurly which used to be the Wig Wag, I miss the Wig Wag." What are you guys talking about? Do I have to start paying attention to the chat?
19:26:45 sharonp -> http://www.favoritepoem.org/index.html
19:26:47 dave -> "and asked me if i'd give her a ride"
19:26:51 BronStuckey -> Curly Wurly --- mmm - yummo
19:26:58 kaferico -> April is als Math Awareness Month
19:27:16 dave -> April is dave takes a nap month
19:27:28 courosa -> @johns Curly Wurly ... so good. Ask @bronstuckley.
19:27:31 JL -> http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
19:27:38 ujdmc -> The state of Kentucky will be moving to Microsoft Live.edu state-wide. This will include e-mail, blogs, IM and more along with a 25 GB skydrive and 10 GB of mailbox space for every user.
19:27:44 BronStuckey -> Let's declare April Curly Wurly month
19:27:48 JL -> http://mrssmoke.onsugar.com/2959452
19:27:49 ujdmc -> Live@edu
19:27:55 matt montagne -> our english dept. is going to do something like that within our school community...basically we're going to invite anyone to do a poetry recording and posting to a central repository
19:27:57 courosa -> @bron Done!
19:28:04 kwhobbes -> I'm with @BronStuckey!
19:28:24 JL -> http://spellr.us/
19:28:45 kaferico -> Mathematics Awareness Month web site: http://www.mathaware.org/index.html
19:29:21 sarah H -> okay, the blood typing game is cool. I just killed the patient though.
19:29:33 JohnS -> Skype Holds 8% Market Share, Becomes World's Largest Provider Of Long Distance Communications: http://www.geek-news.net/2009/03/skype-holds-8-market-share-becomes.html and Staying in Touch Internationally, on the Cheap: http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/staying-in-touch-inte...
19:30:00 courosa -> Skype may be releasing iPhone app this week ... maybe.
19:30:28 ujdmc -> and that market is growing daily
19:30:36 BronStuckey -> I am hard wired to Skype these days
19:30:53 John Rundag -> New iPhone app for Blackboard is available.
19:31:15 ujdmc -> yep, use Skype a lot... I also have the Mikogo add-in that allows me to share my screen and share files that integrates well with Skype
19:31:19 kwhobbes -> @JohnR, can you use it on the ipod touch?
19:31:24 gary -> My son has used Skype to phone twice from China - a great saving on phone costs!
19:31:26 ujdmc -> no way
19:31:28 John Rundag -> Yes
19:31:34 courosa -> And I don't think we will ever have the need for any more than 640K.
19:31:45 BronStuckey -> Yes skype makes the world a smaller place
19:32:00 JenM -> john is a hater ... thank you for being the one to say it, Davey
19:32:11 readerdiane -> I missed what was said about phoning from other countries
19:32:13 BronStuckey -> skype is so easy for newbies to take up - intuituve
19:32:17 abevis -> Use Skype personally with family and professionally
19:32:19 courosa -> I think Google is too diluted, that's why these smaller(ish) services thrive.
19:32:20 BronStuckey -> *intuituve
19:32:26 John Rundag -> @courosa Quoting Bill Gates? :) :) :)
19:32:32 BronStuckey -> *intuitive (last time)
19:32:39 courosa -> @john ... glad someone caught that. :-)
19:32:40 matt montagne -> I'm w/u dave
19:32:47 matt montagne -> itunes = horrible
19:32:49 kwhobbes -> Anyone know it you can use the Blackboard with the ipod touch?
19:33:21 BronStuckey -> not ambivalent to Google ruling the world - come on!
19:33:21 ujdmc -> really? you can't figure out how to use iTunes?
19:33:21 Lou -> What Linux program could be used instead of itunes
19:33:21 dave -> http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9880/miscs.jpg
19:33:21 John Rundag -> Yes you can, @kwobbes. Should be in the App Store.
19:33:21 dave -> http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9880/miscs.jpg
19:33:29 courosa -> and they got powned!
19:33:33 courosa -> pwned
19:33:55 BronStuckey -> Aussie alert
19:33:57 kwhobbes -> I use itunes all the time. Not that hard to use, @Dave.
19:34:28 Cathy E -> Can you use an iPod with other software?
19:34:44 matt montagne -> is ustream audio dead??
19:34:45 BronStuckey -> itunes is just OK iPhone rocks
19:34:46 dave -> @kwhobbes it's not a very smart program. and it's painfully constructed to make me buy things
19:34:50 ujdmc -> to do what Cathy?
19:35:00 Cathy E -> get your podcast?
19:35:02 courosa -> Governments should not be in the business of filtering content; content policing is a slippery slope toward mind policing.
19:35:03 sharonp -> http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx
19:35:10 JL -> shouldn't be matt
19:35:16 JL -> others still hearing ustream?
19:35:19 kwhobbes -> @dave - of course - it's an online store!
19:35:27 courosa -> @matt yes,ustream still workign
19:35:28 Lou -> Hmmm - slow to get my chat on (yes hearing it)
19:35:32 abevis -> Audio working fine.
19:35:36 John Rundag -> @Lou Amarok
19:35:42 JL -> gov'ts hacked story - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/technology/29spy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
19:35:42 dave -> @kwhobbes not 'of course' it doesn't need to work the way it does
19:36:05 kwhobbes -> @courosa - then why do they do it all the time for all our Sask schools!
19:36:10 courosa -> Re: M$, the first hit is always free (cheap)
19:36:17 ujdmc -> this Microsoft discount program has been available for over 4 years
19:36:21 Lou -> Fam taking me out to dinner - thanks for letting me join up to now
19:36:34 ujdmc -> it has nothing to do with the recession
19:36:57 Alvin Trusty -> Office costs our students $10. TEN DOLLARS
19:37:00 kwhobbes -> @dave - itunes is there for people to spend money - the "free" side is to get you there.
19:37:06 courosa -> They have done this before, this is not really new ... they had the same deal 2 yrs ago. Office apps on the desktop are dead.
19:37:20 sharonp -> I hear OneNote is quite powerful.....
19:37:32 courosa -> The desktop OS is next.
19:37:36 ujdmc -> it is not a "deal" it is an ongoing program that has been going on for over 4 years
19:38:10 ujdmc -> We rarely have troubles with Office except that it costs money... we have more troubles with other alternatives
19:38:17 gary -> But even office documents may not be compatible depending on what you use.
19:38:22 sharonp -> sorry if I shared something old... just thought it was interesting that it included OneNote and a couple others....
19:38:26 kwhobbes -> @dave - you must be one really crazy guy - so much makes you that way :)
19:38:42 sharonp -> see, it started a conversation!
19:38:58 abevis -> What is OneNote?
19:39:01 BronStuckey -> Ok Curly wurly more interesting than Office
19:39:10 JL -> http://www.purposegames.com/
19:39:41 JohnS -> And little Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride
19:39:50 JL -> http://cuecast.blip.tv/posts?view=archive
19:39:52 kwhobbes -> Or they are from central office and what you to return the documents as it was sent.
19:40:08 JohnS -> Free Software for Schools: http://www.lulu.com/content/286873
19:41:11 dave -> http://lifehacker.com/5188342/top-10-tools-for-a-free-online-education
19:41:13 matt montagne -> weird...things totally flaked out on me...but I'm back now and audio is working
19:42:13 John Rundag -> We have 75 desktops running Ubuntu 8.10.
19:42:32 JohnS -> Dave's a hater.
19:42:47 sharonp -> http://www.nea.org/home/12784.htm
19:42:53 dave -> hate hate hate
19:42:55 dave -> :)
19:43:01 courosa -> I'm never going to write a book just because I know Dave will diss it.
19:43:08 dave -> also a picker a grinner
19:43:19 ujdmc -> i am a picker and a grinner too
19:43:19 dave -> I woudl love it Alec...
19:43:22 dave -> you're nice.
19:43:23 kwhobbes -> Dan Pink? Taught that last semester in my Social 20 class!
19:43:44 John Rundag -> If you say picker in Southern Ohio, it means you play the banjo.
19:43:57 matt montagne -> our school is building a YouTube channel...I think it is going to be a game changer for us
19:44:01 ujdmc -> I can play the banjo but I main play guitar...
19:44:16 matt montagne -> ...in a postive way :-)
19:44:19 sharonp -> https://technologypd.pbwiki.com/session/login?page_name=Smartboards%20%2...
19:44:32 John Rundag -> Sounds good, Matt! Keep us posted!
19:44:35 JL -> http://www.morguefile.com/
19:44:49 Alvin Trusty -> Great pic site. Used it for years.
19:44:54 sharonp -> http://technologypd.pbwiki.com/Smartboards+(Part+1)
19:45:02 JL -> http://www.stilltasty.com/
19:45:22 ujdmc -> we have this great service where we have a server that has all Discovery channel videos ever made.It is constantly updated and teachers can view the entire videos or parse them and embed in their lesson plans.
19:45:42 Alvin Trusty -> meat or no meat
19:45:43 courosa -> you mean there is a limit?
19:45:46 matt montagne -> @John...will do
19:45:48 ujdmc -> its called Discovery Education but it is renamed in Kentucky as Encyclomedia
19:45:54 courosa -> and like if there is like shrimp
19:45:56 courosa -> or tuna
19:45:59 courosa -> or chicken
19:46:11 BronStuckey -> 30 minutes
19:46:40 BronStuckey -> 2 hours - ooh no breakfast then?
19:46:50 courosa -> Dominos Pizza, any kind, can be kept indefinitely as well.
19:46:53 gary -> But the Shake and Bake does not stiick as well to the chicken
19:46:58 JohnS -> YouTube EDU: http://www.youtube.com/edu
19:47:06 JohnS -> QuietTube: http://quietube.com/
19:47:14 John Rundag -> Since we are on the subject of meat... http://bacolicio.us/http:/edtechtalk.com
19:47:33 BronStuckey -> we are on a food kick - pizza and curly wurly ;-)
19:47:41 JohnS -> AV Geeks: http://www.avgeeks.com/our-films-online/
19:48:05 Alvin Trusty -> duck and cover
19:48:22 courosa -> haha
19:48:30 kwhobbes -> pizza is actually best if you leave it over night!
19:48:58 John Rundag -> They were talking about it on 60 Minutes.
19:49:00 BronStuckey -> yes @kwhobbles - breakfast of chnmpions
19:49:00 kwhobbes -> why would you want to watch them?
19:49:12 matt montagne -> Microsoft has like a 250 K bounty or something
19:49:17 courosa -> get a mac
19:49:31 kwhobbes -> @sharonp - nope. Don't worry about with a mac.
19:49:31 matt montagne -> linux :-)
19:49:33 ujdmc -> networks will be the main culprits.
19:49:37 BronStuckey -> why the name Conficker?
19:49:47 matt montagne -> LOL
19:49:48 kwhobbes -> because it's a con!
19:49:57 kaferico -> lol
19:50:01 John Rundag -> Thank you Sharon!
19:50:18 abevis -> Enjoyed!
19:50:26 John Rundag -> Congrats!
19:50:41 John Rundag -> Will you be using OLPCs?
19:50:44 BronStuckey -> anoth good session thx guys and gals
19:50:59 sarah H -> Thanks guys--great show!
19:51:02 jdeyenberg -> Thanks - my first episode ever...loved it and will tune in again...my delicious site has many more links now!
19:51:05 gary -> Dave wants to go to Nigeria for OLPC distribution.
19:51:11 BronStuckey -> TWB ROCKS!
19:51:23 sharonp -> thanks @Bron!
19:51:37 abevis -> How long is the show?
19:51:48 JL -> never ensds
19:51:49 JL -> ends
19:51:56 readerdiane -> What grade level schools will you be visiting in Africa?
19:51:59 JL -> we just take 6 day 23 hour breaks :)
19:52:31 JL -> All are welcome to skype in - say hello, share resources, ask questions harrass Dave
19:52:41 JL -> +9900827048484880
19:52:45 BronStuckey -> I am looking to find a niche to volunteer in TWB
19:53:01 JohnS -> twbcanada.org
19:53:34 courosa -> hardware dropping
19:53:37 matt montagne -> LOL
19:53:55 BronStuckey -> I am a member of TWB - just looking to find where I can contribute
19:54:20 courosa -> not just export of laptops, the export of culture ... booo
19:54:30 courosa -> but yea, but what sharon is talking about, much different
19:55:04 matt montagne -> I understand Dave's point, but feel as tho the original mission of OLPC is noble
19:55:48 courosa -> OLPC is so 2005, the current is 2LPC
19:55:59 JohnS -> *laugh*
19:56:12 dave -> @matt i think that was more about proving a point (negroponte ect... have been trying to prove the point that 'technology can change culture' since the early 80s)
19:56:59 dave -> There may have been something noble in the original idea 25 years ago... but I think it was more about bragging rights at the MIT media labs
19:57:36 readerdiane -> But didn't it push for the cheaper laptops for all.
19:57:38 JohnS -> still worth it, even if they never actually got one into the hands of a student. they spawned the whole netbook industry.
19:57:52 JohnS -> That's bringing hardware prices down for everyone.
19:57:56 JL -> abevis, are you having an existential crisis? Looks like you tried to ignore yourself :)
19:58:40 dave -> @readerdiane absolutely. it had a lot of really great side effects. best possible scenario is what happened. it changed the technology, provided a lot of great presss for the kind of stuff Sharon is doing and ultimately failed in selling millions of laptops.
19:59:03 BronStuckey -> very cool
19:59:36 readerdiane -> Who supports TWB?
19:59:45 JohnS -> you do.
20:00:00 sroseman -> what about the personal safety issues ..
20:00:05 Cathy E -> I keep hearing "welcome" - all skype sounds are mute....what is it?
20:00:10 BronStuckey -> Yes I am a member - but not sure how to find a way in to contribute from Aus
20:02:40 dave -> gonna fly dudes
20:02:49 JL -> ciao
20:03:43 LDJ -> Protecting Against the Rampant Conficker Worm http://www.pcworld.com/article/157876/protecting_against_the_rampant_con...
20:04:22 sroseman -> common sense rules
20:04:46 matt montagne -> Sharon and JS better take their meds so they don't catch that worm in Africa ;-)
20:04:56 BronStuckey -> he he
20:05:13 matt montagne -> I'm teasing, yes...
20:05:37 matt montagne -> just kidding...I'm just jealous...but looking forward to hearing the stories about your work
20:06:48 BronStuckey -> great to hear about it
20:07:06 James Sigler -> Zzzzz
20:07:24 gary -> Good luck with the malaria - you don't want it!
20:07:48 BronStuckey -> You can tweet from there so we can be with you - little by little
20:07:49 sarah H -> no--just watching LeBron James
20:07:49 sroseman -> sounds terribly exciting!!
20:08:00 matt montagne -> ask them if they
20:08:07 BronStuckey -> ciao4now everyone
20:08:08 readerdiane -> My students appreciated hearing about your experiences
20:08:10 matt montagne -> ask them if they'd like to participate in Earthcast10
20:08:19 matt montagne -> we need people ;-)
20:08:21 gary -> Thank you again.
20:08:43 sarah H -> goodnight--great show
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