EdTechWeekly#153

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 EdTechWeekly#153
February 14, 2010

Chat Log Below  

 

 

18:53:43  Gary ->  Hello

18:54:01  Gary ->  Quality in the chatroom???

18:54:07  sheila ->  Ustream is much better than ETTA

18:54:28  Gary ->  Some echo

18:54:49  sheila ->  Echo chamber effect in ETT A.

18:55:07  Gary ->  Yes

18:55:16  Gary ->  ETT A

18:55:32  Gary ->  Sorry - UStream

18:56:01  Gary ->  A bit - except for Dave

18:56:13  Gary ->  Now Dave

18:56:18  sheila ->  John is clearest

18:56:18  Gary ->  John is the best

18:56:35  PeggyG ->  Hi everyone! Great to hear your voices :-)

18:57:13  sheila ->  I'll do it for you . . . John is dearest

18:57:27  Gary ->  Do you need complements that much?  We can do a bunch more if you wish.

18:59:15  sheila ->  Hi CathyE

18:59:42  Cathy E ->  Audio is great for all 3

19:00:04  JohnS ->  We'll try to make it worse.

19:00:14  PeggyG ->  who is doing the streaming tonight?

19:00:55  PeggyG ->  yes the audio is good  for me :-)

19:04:05  PeggyG ->  the competition was too stiff last week for WOW3 also!! we followed your lead :-)

19:04:09  JL ->  http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-buzz-start-up-experience-based...

19:05:01  JL ->  http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/5_google_buzz_tips_for_the_advanced...

19:05:11  Gary ->  Just what we need - another social network like Twitter

19:05:16  JL ->  http://www.pcworld.com/article/189019/google_buzz_versus_google_wave.html

19:05:19  JohnS ->  http://mashable.com/2010/02/14/google-buzz-column/

19:05:46  John.G ->  Google's attempt to be the center of your digital world.

19:09:05  Gary ->  Does anyone know why is takes longer to post to Buzz from Twitter than it does to FaceBook?

19:09:17  PeggyG ->  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35351343/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_...  Privacy checklist for Google Buzz

19:09:46  sheila ->  Hi dgoodman! Long time no see! :)

19:10:13  dgoodman ->  Hello and thanks....I feel like I fell off the end of the earth.

19:10:22  PeggyG ->  There's a Firefox addon for Google Wave so new waves appear in your bar at bottom of screen

19:10:37  Cathy E ->  Hey Deborah

19:10:42  dgoodman ->  Hey Cathy

19:10:57  John.G ->  Google Apps/Ed edition are we create a new generation of Google devotees?

19:11:19  dgoodman ->  Topic tonight?

19:11:38  PeggyG ->  no topic :-) just free flowing

19:11:42  Cathy E ->  @dgoogman - whatever the boys want

19:11:45  dgoodman ->  Hi Peggy G

19:11:49  JohnS ->  quite possibly, John. They do make it easy to adopt them across the board.

19:11:52  dgoodman ->  @Cathy  LOL

19:12:11  PeggyG ->  Hi dgoodman :-)

19:12:24  Cathy E ->  Jeff did you get a Droid?

19:12:31  Gary ->  Using Twitter to FaceBook is useful if you have friends that are time-shifted many hours.

19:12:31  JohnS ->  Free videos explore the science behind the Olympics: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/01/24/free-videos-explore-the-science-be...

19:12:37  JohnS ->  And the videos themselves…: http://www.nbclearn.com/olympics 

19:12:37  John.G ->  And it Google apps is free - educators favourite words.

19:12:42  JL ->  not yet Cathy - still not available here

19:12:45  dgoodman ->  Droid or iPhone...what is best?

19:12:51  Cathy E ->  I LOVE the Olympics

19:12:53  PeggyG ->  would love to hear about the Olympics --first hand perspective???

19:13:58  Cathy E ->  I showed some of those videos to 5th graders - they had not idea there was science involved.

19:14:09  PeggyG ->  Mathletes too :-)

19:14:18  dave ->  http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/02/06/02-07-10-ipodsinclass

19:14:21  dgoodman ->  Wow...great site

19:15:30  Gary ->  They seem to be sharing their ideas.

19:15:37  PeggyG ->  Liz Kolb interviewed someone a few weeks ago on her radio show about math blogging with cell phones--very interesting!

19:17:48  JL ->  http://www.americantesol.com/s1.html

19:18:42  JL ->  http://diveintohtml5.org/video.html

19:18:57  PeggyG ->  The Google voice text is quite laughable!! not very accurate!

19:19:36  page ->  We will call and leave messages for each other to get a good laugh!

19:19:57  PeggyG ->  html5 sounds really interesting!!

19:21:54  PeggyG ->  @page--great way to get a good laugh! I deliberately wait for my messages to go into email so I can see how "creative" the message actually is! Then I listen to the voicemail :-)

19:22:22  JohnS ->  Browsers: http://informationmadness.com/cms/blog/25-blog/2160-html5-video-supporte...

19:22:25  page ->  Me too!

19:23:07  John.G ->  I don't think IE6 does :-)

19:23:33  dave ->  http://mugtug.com/sketchpad/

19:24:14  John.G ->  Does Microsoft still support it?

19:24:43  PeggyG ->  it's working in FF on my Mac too :-)

19:25:44  JohnS ->  Millenials: A Portrait of Generation Next: http://pewresearch.org/millennials/ 

19:25:48  Gary ->  Wow that is fast!

19:28:21  dawn ->  I agree

19:28:53  PeggyG ->  that's such a great point about generalizing about generations! 

19:29:19  Gary ->  What about those you used computers in 1971?

19:29:50  Cathy E ->  Or How do you change the default homepage for your browser- I get that question everyday

19:29:55  dawn ->  Prensky has a new pape now called  From Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants to Digital Wisdom.

19:31:26  dave ->  http://unwin.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/peer-review-implications-of-corrup...

19:31:45  dawn ->  :( 

19:33:17  JL ->  http://www.openthesis.org/

19:33:52  JL ->  http://3outube.com/

19:33:58  Gary ->  The recent case about the misleading information about vaccinations being withdrawn is a good example.

19:34:08  dave ->  @dawn :) i'm not a big fan of mr. prensky

19:34:43  dgoodman ->  cool...thanks

19:34:50  dgoodman ->  for the youtube link

19:34:52  JohnS ->  The U.S. National Archives' photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/ 

19:35:31  dawn ->  @dave  no kidding   that's okay  he's still evolving,,,so am I :D 

19:36:56  JohnS ->  AMSER: Applied Math and Science Education Repository: http://www.amser.org 

19:37:39  dave ->  http://emergentbydesign.com/2010/02/06/the-importance-of-managing-your-o...

19:39:26  cyndidannerkuhn ->  hello

19:39:30  Gary ->  I have been involved on hiring commitees - the first thing we do is do a Google search.

19:41:28  dave ->  hi cindi

19:42:13  cyndidannerkuhn ->  I am always annoyed when people don't use their real names!!

19:42:28  PeggyG ->  me too cyndi!

19:43:17  Gary ->  YOu may need to reload Ustream

19:43:19  PeggyG ->  I think fake names/avatars for students makes them feel anonymous and safe

19:43:42  dgoodman ->  @Peggy  I agree

19:44:27  JL ->  http://www.9to5mac.com/pub-trick-iphone-glass-speaker-495849

19:44:33  dgoodman ->  yes....thanks

19:44:37  PeggyG ->  I just got a new external speaker for my iphone :-)

19:44:59  dgoodman ->  LOL

19:45:10  dgoodman ->  what kind, Peggy

19:45:57  dgoodman ->  I bought the little mini speakers from Apple...which are pretty good

19:45:58  PeggyG ->  This is the speak I got-X-Mini II Capsulre Speaker - Love it! http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-X-Mini-II-Capsule-Speaker/dp/B001UEBN42/re...

19:46:04  JohnS ->  How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation: http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/01/31/how-to-not-suck-at-a-group...

19:47:20  PeggyG ->  @JohnS-does he talk about using a backchannel on the screen behind him while presenting?? :-)

19:47:24  cyndidannerkuhn ->  I have to do a 20 x 20 Pecha Kucha Feb. 25th at kansas State UNiversity

19:47:31  cyndidannerkuhn ->  anybody got any ideas?

19:48:28  cyndidannerkuhn ->  pretty quite chat room tonight

19:49:03  PeggyG ->  thinking about the Pecha Kucha preso, @cyndi... I've seen some good ones :-)

19:49:21  PeggyG ->  Chris Lehmann did a couple of good ones for Iginite Philly

19:49:40  cyndidannerkuhn ->  have view Chris Lehman's, kinda thinking along his lines about what shvool should be

19:49:58  PeggyG ->  yes! :-)

19:50:09  dgoodman ->  Thanks...have a great week to you as well

19:50:13  PeggyG ->  what's the video thing?

19:50:23  Gary ->  Thanks again.

19:50:30  PeggyG ->  Did Jeff get his new chair?

19:51:22  PeggyG ->  that sounds like a perfect job for you Jeff!

19:51:50  Gary ->  What will you be doing Jeff?

19:52:00  PeggyG ->  it's not working that is a shock to the system-it's getting paid for your work!

19:52:28  cyndidannerkuhn ->  wow that sounds interesting

19:52:44  cyndidannerkuhn ->  haver agood week!!

19:52:51  Gary ->  Teaching teachers - is that possible (over the short-term)?

19:53:01  PeggyG ->  good luck with the chair :-) we're all pulling for you!

19:54:49  PeggyG ->  I loved seeing Steve Nash and Wayne Gretzki in the opening ceremony :-)

19:55:16  Gary ->  Torch carrying:  http://ilmsl.blogspot.com/

19:55:38  JL ->  http://www.worldbridges.com/nagano98/

19:55:59  PeggyG ->  good night all!

19:56:06  Gary ->  Good night.

19:56:46  JL ->  Thanks all and good night