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EdTechWeekly #181

JenM - Tue, 2011-01-25 00:14

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January 23, 2011

(podcast uploaded from an airplane ... a first for EdTechTalk?)

Regular hosts: Dave, Jen, John

Guest hosts:

Richard Schwier (yay!) -> follow at http://twitter.com/schwier ... Rick Schwier is a professor of educational technology and design at the University of Saskatchewan -> see http://schwier.ca
Zac Chase --> follow at http://twitter.com/mrchase ... Zac Chase is an English teacher at Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. He blogs at http://autodizactic.com

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EdTechWeekly #177

JenM - Mon, 2010-12-13 11:23

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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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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EdTechWeekly #176

JenM - Mon, 2010-12-06 10:26

This Week's Menu:

Dave's Link: #myedublogawards. The pros and cons of hating awards.http://edublogawards.com/
Jen's Link: With K-12 Online, -> see http://k12onlineconference.org/ ... and Global Ed -> seehttp://www.globaleducationconference.com/schedule-gmt-6.html ... , we have seen lots and lots of examples of folks facilitating presentations. Drawing on our collective experience, let's share presentation ideas we like ... and the dreaded practices that should never again see the light of day. Some areas to consider: (a) asynchronous tools and strategies, (b) synchronous tools and strategies, (c) soliciting participant feedback (before, during, after), (d) the backchannel, and (e) posting for posterity (how, where, what?)
John's Link: So yes, perhaps we did talk about Wikileaks last week. But it's a big story, and it might be worth another pass.It's interesting how the news media has stretched it, taking a little piece in each news cycle, with "new" revelations, and new scandals. Then, there's the issue of whether they're terrorists, the statements by Senator Lieberman, and (more importantly) the response from the host and DNS providers. Then, there's the whole (somewhat related) issue of the US Government seizing the domains of copyright criminals. Is the wild west finally being tamed? Is free speech on the Internet dead?

United States Diplomatic Cables Leak (Wikipedia)
Santorum Calls Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange a Terrorist (Associated Press)
Wikileaks Fights to Stay Online Amid Attacks (Associated Press)
Possibly related -- US is getting into the censorship business: US Shutters 82 Sites in Crackdown on Downloads, Counterfeit Goods (Wired)

Elizabeth Helfant:

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December 5, 2010

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EdTechWeekly #174

JenM - Mon, 2010-11-15 08:49

Dave's Link: As a follow up for last week's "online PhDs are awesome" discussionhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/education/10kaplan.html?_r=1&src=tptw NYT's article on Kaplan and lobbying to go with our own fun at UPEI. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/11/10/pe-upei-degree-maclaughlan-584.html?ref=rss#socialcomments

Jen's Link: Hard to NOT mention the #boycott amazon uproar this week. Jen used the story as an opportunity to try out tweet doc -> http://www.tweetdoc.org. Check out the boycott amazon tweets linked here if you were hiding under a rock on Wednesday and Thursday ... or if you just want to see how tweet doc functions :) ...http://tweetdoc.org/View/6387/Boycott-Amazon

John's Link: If we're talking about books, there were a couple compelling book-related items that crossed my radar this week. Adrian Hon, founder of Six Apart, addressed book piracy in an Op Ed in the Telegraph a couple weeks ago (Your time is up, publishers. Book piracy is about to arrive on a massive scale). And from Read Write Web comes a piece (Will Your Local Library Lend E-Books? (Or Can They?)) on the impact of e-books on the ability of libraries to legally lend resources. What better topics for one of the few weeks when we don't have a librarian as a guest

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EdTechWeekly #174

November 14, 2010

Regular hosts: Dave, Jen, John

Dave's Link: As a follow up for last week's "online PhDs are awesome" discussion http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/education/10kaplan.html?_r=1&src=tptw NYT's article on Kaplan and lobbying to go with our own fun at UPEI. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/11/10/pe-upei-degree-maclaughlan-584.html?ref=rss#socialcomments

Jen's Link: Hard to NOT mention the #boycott amazon uproar this week. Jen used the story as an opportunity to try out tweet doc -> http://www.tweetdoc.org. Check out the boycott amazon tweets linked here if you were hiding under a rock on Wednesday and Thursday ... or if you just want to see how tweet doc functions :) ... http://tweetdoc.org/View/6387/Boycott-Amazon

John's Link: If we're talking about books, there were a couple compelling book-related items that crossed my radar this week. Adrian Hon, founder of Six Apart, addressed book piracy in an Op Ed in the Telegraph a couple weeks ago (Your time is up, publishers. Book piracy is about to arrive on a massive scale). And from Read Write Web comes a piece (Will Your Local Library Lend E-Books? (Or Can They?)) on the impact of e-books on the ability of libraries to legally lend resources. What better topics for one of the few weeks when we don't have a librarian as a guest?

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EdTechWeekly #173

JenM - Mon, 2010-11-08 10:24

Regular hosts: Dave, Jen, John

Guest hosts: Connie Sitterley, Teacher / Technology Integration Specialist from Pennsylvania

This Week's Menu:

Dave's Link: Leigh Blackall and the open phd. http://leighblackall.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-and-why-ill-do-phd.html and the response from Darren Draper. http://drapestakes.blogspot.com/2010/11/three-questions-for-leighblackal...(Drape's+Takes)

Jen's Link: Mashable recently posted a roster of "website designs" that blew them away in 2010 -> see http://mashable.com/2010/10/31/breakthrough-website-design/ ... so, with some pushing students to create / foster their "online identities" -> see http://twitter.com/#!/shareski/status/29421705996 ... what does "website design" mean to students (and teachers, instructional designers, etc.) in 2010? in 2015?

John's Link: Firesheep

Using Wi-Fi? Firesheep may endanger your security http://articles.cnn.com/2010-11-01/tech/firesheep.wifi.security_1_wi-fi-...
Firesheep not Evil, says Snooping Tool's Maker: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9194463/Firesheep_not_evil_says_s...
Security Now episodes: http://twit.tv/sn272 and http://twit.tv/sn273

Connie Sitterley: School Leaders' Opinions of 21st Century Skills: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/10/20/survey-reveals-school-leaders-opin...

Survey was sent to district leaders who planned to attend the annual NSBA Ed Tech Conference-results were shared at the conference
NSBA link (all links on the NSBA Top Stories were broken earlier today but seems OK as of 6:00 http://vocuspr.vocus.com/vocuspr30/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=NSBANew&...
Resource link: http://ilearntechnology.com
Wes Fryer on Firesheep: in reference to John's link: http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/11/01/firesheep-should-get-your-at...
My website: http://4everlearner.com http://4everlearner.pbworks.com

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EdTechWeekly #173

November 7, 2010

Regular hosts: Dave, Jen, John

Guest hosts: Connie Sitterley, Teacher / Technology Integration Specialist from Pennsylvania

This Week's Menu:

Dave's Link: Leigh Blackall and the open phd. http://leighblackall.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-and-why-ill-do-phd.html and the response from Darren Draper. http://drapestakes.blogspot.com/2010/11/three-questions-for-leighblackal...(Drape's+Takes)

Jen's Link: Mashable recently posted a roster of "website designs" that blew them away in 2010 -> see http://mashable.com/2010/10/31/breakthrough-website-design/ ... so, with some pushing students to create / foster their "online identities" -> see http://twitter.com/#!/shareski/status/29421705996 ... what does "website design" mean to students (and teachers, instructional designers, etc.) in 2010? in 2015?

John's Link: Firesheep