EdTechWeekly

EdTechWeekly #196

May 29, 2011

Regular hosts: Dave, John

Guest host: Daniel Lynds

This week, John and Dave are joined by Daniel Lynds, the University of Prince Edward Island's new Instructional Designer. The discussion centers around tips for someone in a new position who is providing support for teachers and professors using technology in their classes.

EdTechWeekly #195

May 15, 2011

Regular hosts: Dave, Jen, John

Guest host: Eric Curts

This week's links:

• Khan Academy:
  • Website: http://www.khanacademy.org/
  • Charlie Rose Interview with founder Sal Khan: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11658
  • On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/khanacademy
  • Sal Khan TED 2011: http://www.youtube.com/khanacademy#p/u/23/gM95HHI4gLk
  • Jen's take: Age old instructional "model" of (1) Presentation, (2) Practice with both online exercises and hope to flip classroom model with time in class for practice not lecture, (3) guidance / feedback with focus on mastery with integrated analytic and "badges" based on gaming concepts. No current focus on credentials. Hope for global classroom. A lot of tried instructional concepts on self-paced learning, but sparkle here is each of the three elements (presentation, practice, guidance / feedback) are done by a really smart dude. Can it scale? Is there "enough" content beyond bites of important concepts? Heavy focus on learner-content interaction (and to some extent learner-teacher interaction in terms of designed instruction), but what else is required (learner-teacher interaction or learner-learner interaction) for practice / guidance beyond online experience?
• Chromebook:
  • Overview of offering: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Chrome-OS-Notebooks-Comi...
  • Business and Schools: http://mashable.com/2011/05/11/chromebook-business-education/
  • ... and why some say it will fail ... http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216718/Elgan_Why_Chromebooks_wil...
  • Chromebooks in Schools - Part 1: The Good - http://www.appsusergroup.org/articles/chromebooks-for-schools-the-good (article written by Eric Curts)
  • Chromebooks in Schools - Part 2: The Bad - http://www.appsusergroup.org/articles/chromebooks-for-schools-the-bad (article written by Eric Curts)
  • Microsoft's alternative online applications for schools: http://www.microsoft.com/education/solutions/liveedu.aspx
  • Microsoft's Live@EDU pricing: http://www.microsoft.com/liveatedu/learn-about-office-365.aspx#4 - http://www.cmswire.com/cms/document-management/microsoft-outlines-plans-for-office365-for-education-release-009797.php

May 8, 2011

Regular hosts: Dave, Jen, John
Guest hosts: iJohn Pederson, mayor of the Internet

This week's Links:

• What scares us, please do tell ... http://www.ijohnpederson.com/2011/03/what-are-you-scared-of/
• Issues of legacy and content preservation
  • Derek K. Miller: http://penmachine-bu.appspot.com/
    
  • What happens to the Google Video content that doesn't get migrated?http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/15/google-video-prepares-to-enter-the-deadpool-for-good/
    • Google Video, incidentally, eliminated the April 29 deadline, and provides a tool to transfer the videos to YouTube. http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2011/04/update-on-google-video-finding-easier.html
      
  • What if people don't agree to the AVOS TOS? What happens to their data?http://www.delicious.com/help/transition
    
  • What obligations do schools have to maintain the content of their students & staff? Can we just delete their Google Apps accounts when they graduate or retire?

iJohn's Links

• Seth Odell's "Higher Ed Live" - http://higheredlive.com/ Higher Ed communications, student affairs, etc. A community of higher ed web professionals.
• Dan Benjamin's "Back to Work" w/ Merlin Mann - http://5by5.tv/b2w Dan Benjamin is, IMO, the biggest thing in podcasting since Leo Laporte's TWiT Network. http://twit.tv/
• Related: Merlin Mann's "Cranking" - http://www.43folders.com/2011/04/22/cranking  Not quite "edtech" related, but "Back to Work" is heavily focused on creativity, particularly writing, and how to scratch that itch of balancing work and creativity.
• http://ds106.us/ Radio. What is it? "It is a free form live streaming station that has been setup for this course, and it is being used as a platform to broadcast the work being created in the class, and a space for live broadcasts as well as for programming shows."
• Julia Fallon would kill me if I didn't mention Shifted Learning. http://www.shiftedlearning.org. Focus: ? :)

EdTechWeekly #193

May 1, 2011

Regular hosts: Dave, Jen, John

This week's topics of discussion:

• Big tech bumpy ride: http://gigaom.com/2011/04/30/hey-apple-sony-and-amazon-crisis-response-i...
• Phone tracking ... big deal or no biggie?
• What? http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/04/25/iphone.tracking.wired
• Why? http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/27location_qa.html
• Amazon's wild ride:          
• Gearing up for the cloud: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/26/us-amazon-earnings-idUSTRE73P6...
• Why the cloud rained on Amazon's parade: http://aws.amazon.com/message/65648/
• In related Amazon news: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/apr/21/kindle-borrow-ebooks-librari...
• What's this about Sony Playstation data?
• No evidence anything was stolen: http://mashable.com/2011/05/01/sony-kaz-hirai/
• And the lawsuits have already started: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20057921-260.html
• Yahoo sells Delicious to Avos
• What's this? http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/27/yahoo-sells-delicious-to-youtube-founde...      
• What do I need to do? http://www.delicious.com/help/transition
• Implications for the future of the service?   
• The changing publishing industry:   
• What happens when people stop believing the marketing hype? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870383800457627481396360978...
• "When I saw that highly successful authors were charging $9.99 for an e-book, I thought that if I can make a profit at 99 cents, I no longer have to prove I'm as good as them," says Mr. Locke. "Rather, they have to prove they are ten times better than me."
• Would you pay $10-20 a month for a laptop subscription? http://mashable.com/2011/04/22/chrome-laptop-subscription/
• Dave's links
• https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=d4js5kt_350dh5sc8f3&pli=1
• http://142.51.75.17/mnode.asp?id=q1rx7jz1rx7jzu3lpfvf4jesn&mode=

Regular hosts: Dave, Jen, John 

This week's topics of discussion: 

• A moment of silence for the passing of Flock -> http://www.flock.com/faq.html ... and Flip -> http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Cisco-Restructures-Consumer-Busi... ... and Google Video -> http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/990586-google-video-hosted-content-to-...
• A moment of reflection for this ... 
• http://www.donorschoose.org/hacking-education ... 
• including related links: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/hacking_education_with_the_donorsch...  ... and ... http://www.donorschoose.org/blog/2011/04/12/hacking-education-a-contest-...
• ... and ... getting all feminist on you on my first week back ... only one gal-pal on this list? http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/1820 Are we chicks poor at creating or voicing profound thoughts / messages? 
• Links to things about which we'll probably not have anything to say: 
• Ebook sales surpass paper book sales: http://venturebeat.com/2011/04/15/e-book-sales-triple-in-february/?utm_s...
• Yale Rolls out 10 New Free Online Courses: http://www.openculture.com/2011/04/yale_rolls_out_10_new_open_courses.html 20 Best Websites to 
• Download Free E-Books: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/20-best-websites-to-download-free-e-books/ 
• 60 Minutes says Greg Mortenson is a liar: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/15/60minutes/main20054397.shtml