EdTechWeekly #47 - Conference Recaps and More

EdTechWeekly#47 - Conference Recaps and More
September 30, 2007

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18:41:02 JenM -> hi, alice! I am going to try to stream tonight, so please be kind ... 18:41:10 JenM -> and slooooooowwwwww 18:47:49 JohnSchinker -> D'oh. We lost our other listener 18:48:21 cheryloakes just me! -> you are streaming! sounds great 18:48:21 JohnSchinker -> Hi Cheryl 18:48:31 cheryloakes just me! -> Hi John 18:48:55 cheryloakes just me! -> yes, yes, just fine! 18:49:27 cheryloakes just me! -> you can always chat! 18:50:06 cheryloakes just me! -> call and add to conference, it is a drop down 18:51:07 cheryloakes just me! -> amazing 18:51:14 cheryloakes just me! -> yes all sides of conversation 18:54:42 Alice Mercernn -> Wow, intimate 18:55:12 JenM -> hello, all! 18:55:18 paul e -> HI, 18:55:58 Alice Mercer -> Are the stream links below working? 18:56:15 paul e -> The stream links say its not streaming 18:56:24 Alice Mercer -> But are they correct? 18:56:35 paul e -> No, I am listening to stream A 18:56:43 JohnSchinker -> Should be streaming on ett A 18:56:43 paul e -> and I hear Dave and Jen 18:56:49 Alice Mercer -> Ah, I went to world bridges 18:56:55 JohnSchinker -> You'd hear me, too, if I said something :-) 18:57:21 paul e -> Hmm whats the Skype address, Worldbridges? 18:57:35 JohnSchinker -> You can skype Jen 18:57:38 Alice Mercer -> Below the chat 18:57:49 Alice Mercer -> I'm one of them 18:57:50 JohnSchinker -> jschinker 18:59:42 Cathy E -> hello everyone 19:01:28 cheryloakes just me! -> GOOOOOO JenM 19:01:29 Cathy E -> you go girl 19:02:12 cheryloakes just me! -> there was a full moon this week Jen. 19:02:32 cheryloakes just me! -> Hi Jen, 19:02:35 dave -> http://edtechtalk.com/node/2319 19:02:38 JenniferWagner -> Hi Cheryl 19:02:48 cheryloakes just me! -> Did you finish the k12/ 19:02:57 cheryloakes just me! -> hi durff 19:02:59 JenniferWagner -> working on it right now -- and YOU?? 19:03:11 JenniferWagner -> the PEI event was my TOP TEN TECH of 2007 19:03:13 Durff -> hi cheryl 19:03:22 Alice Mercer -> I didn't hear it. 19:03:28 Alice Mercer -> Is there better audio up now? 19:03:48 JenM -> http://cosl.usu.edu/conferences/opened2007/ 19:04:33 Durff -> alice ett a 19:04:35 JohnSchinker -> http://www.zotero.org/ 19:04:45 Alice Mercer -> I'm sorry you had to go to Utah. 19:04:51 Alice Mercer -> Durff, what? 19:05:04 Alice Mercer -> I mean better audio for the PEI conference 19:05:11 JenM -> Alice ... it was BEAUTIFULLLLLLL 19:05:51 Alice Mercer -> Jen, I'm sure, but when I listened the audio was hinkey, and the audio on the clips on ETT was not great. 19:06:15 dave -> http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2007/tc20070923_960941... 19:06:26 JenniferWagner -> I thought USTREAM -- for it being new to me -- was GREAT. 19:06:32 Alice Mercer -> Hmm, Zotero is similar to Diigo? 19:06:38 JenniferWagner -> there were some glitches -- but just seeing it LIVE -- with real people -- was so wonderful 19:06:46 JohnSchinker -> http://www.news.com/Buy-a-laptop-for-a-child,-get-another-laptop-free/21... 19:06:47 Alice Mercer -> The ones I clicked on I couldn't hear. 19:07:04 JohnSchinker -> Alice: it's all in the brower, though. No sharing online. 19:07:11 JenM -> http://51weeks.com/events/3 19:07:19 Alice Mercer -> Yeah, John, that's a big diff 19:07:31 Alice Mercer -> but is it in a better citation format? 19:07:42 Alice Mercer -> How about laptops for poor kids here? 19:07:43 JenniferWagner -> am I wrong that I think food is more important than computers?? 19:07:44 Alice Mercer -> Hmmm? 19:07:49 JenniferWagner -> or am I just not getting it 19:08:06 JohnSchinker -> If you have internet access, you can order food for delivery. 19:08:16 paul e -> Zotero sounds like Google notebooks. 19:08:18 JenniferWagner -> I shouldn't be laughing at that 19:08:29 JohnSchinker -> http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/3370.html 19:08:39 JenniferWagner -> but I am 19:09:02 Alice Mercer -> JS: is Zotero like Google notebooks? 19:09:53 Alice Mercer -> Didn't LA Times have a failed wiki experiment with OpEd piece? 19:10:04 Alice Mercer -> It was vandalized 19:10:25 cheryloakes just me! -> HI AliceB 19:10:34 alicebarr -> Hi Cheryl! 19:10:35 Alice Mercer -> I wonder if vandalization will be an issue with this one? 19:10:54 dave -> http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=7365 19:11:01 Alice Mercer -> I like the idea of the communication though. 19:11:16 Alice Mercer -> DOes it favor typists, and folks who can write? 19:11:24 Alice Mercer -> What about more verbal types? 19:11:32 Alice Mercer -> Podcast? 19:12:17 Cathy E -> What about every kid in the US having access to computers 19:12:29 Alice Mercer -> Cathy, YOU dreamer! 19:13:03 JenM -> http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/brian/archives/042565.php ... and ... http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/09/29/on-open-ed-2007/ 19:13:03 dave -> agreed Cathy 19:13:15 Alice Mercer -> I think that was my point with the buy an XO for a poor country plan 19:13:30 Alice Mercer -> How about upgradeable RAM? 19:14:40 JohnSchinker -> http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSWEN101120070918?feedType... 19:15:15 Alice Mercer -> Ah, different Brian Lamb 19:15:37 Alice Mercer -> Oh yeah, saw about this on Carolyn Foote? 19:17:19 Alice Mercer -> Yep, we need old media to provide content for new media 19:17:50 Alice Mercer -> Most people want to know about Madonna's marriage over a story on Burma 19:18:38 Alice Mercer -> And the reason that military bloggers have to fill the gap is NO ONE but NYTIMES and LA Times has a Baghdad bureau 19:19:25 dave -> http://www.takeachildoutside.org/ 19:20:43 Alice Mercer -> Anybody read about Doug Noon doing field studies with his kids? 19:20:51 JenM -> http://www.teacherswithoutborders.org/ 19:20:54 dave -> yup 19:21:54 Alice Mercer -> Dave, I'll try to find links to drop in 19:22:18 Jennifer Wagner -> Look what Stephen said about PEI -- The panel was a highlight, no question. I got my own video recording of it, and of course the conference organizers have their own.The quality of the discussion was first-rate throughout the event & I got to chat a lot and practice a lot and learn a lot. Dave and Jeff put on a cutting edge event, and did it for $20 a person - with pizza and sandwiches. Outstanding. 19:22:34 Alice Mercer -> http://borderland.northernattitude.org/category/science/ 19:23:20 dave -> got a link jen? 19:23:21 Alice Mercer -> That links to the science education that Doug Noon is doing with field studies, then writing, and blogging 19:23:33 Jennifer Wagner -> http://technospud.com/blog/?p=93#comments 19:23:35 JohnSchinker -> http://mashable.com/2007/09/23/fonts-toolbox/ 19:23:37 Jennifer Wagner -> he posoted on my blog 19:24:26 dave -> http://snopes.com/ 19:24:44 Alice Mercer -> Hey that's mine Dave, but you can take it. 19:24:57 JohnSchinker -> I love snopes, but it's blocked in my district. 19:24:58 Jennifer Wagner -> you can never have TOO MANY fonts 19:24:59 Alice Mercer -> Also, the next one, I have PDF for the article on Ladies beware 19:25:20 dave -> http://www.deviantart.com/ 19:25:38 Alice Mercer -> Oh, not that one the article from B*tch which has a nasty title, but the article is great 19:26:01 Alice Mercer -> Hey, maybe I should introduce kids to snopes. At least the sixth graders 19:26:42 JenM -> http://ocwfinder.com/ ... and ... http://openocw.org/ 19:27:35 Alice Mercer -> Anyone ever admit to starting an email urban legend? 19:27:52 Jennifer Wagner -> my friend Karoli -- a member of WOW2 says she did 19:27:55 Alice Mercer -> I wonder what the motivation is? Hey let's see how guliable folks are. 19:28:07 Jennifer Wagner -> its on her blog -- just a sec 19:28:29 JohnSchinker -> http://www.sixty-five.cc/sm/v1x.php 19:28:56 Jennifer Wagner -> http://drumsnwhistles.com 19:30:05 dave -> http://www.rebeleos.com/FoldrMonitr/ 19:31:22 Durff -> what was that? 19:32:00 JenM -> http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/products.jspa 19:32:12 Alice Mercer -> Hey JW, the Nate Fisher article is disturbing 19:33:01 Jennifer Wagner -> Hi Alice -- she has some weird blogs -- TRULY 19:33:15 Jennifer Wagner -> but she did start an urban legend -- still trying to find the link 19:33:23 JohnSchinker -> http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis/index.jsp?id=win2007 19:33:50 Alice Mercer -> No, the blog isn't disturbing what happened to him was. He was fired because he assigned a graphic novel, and the girls parents said he was hitting on their daughter because he asked her to read the story, and tell him how it made her feel. 19:34:00 Alice Mercer -> Oh, not fired, on admin leave 19:34:38 Jennifer Wagner -> actually, Alice, I don't read her blog -- but I do follow her flickr -- she is an awesome photography 19:35:04 dave -> http://music.podshow.com/ 19:35:08 paul e -> Corel still owns WP 19:35:09 Jennifer Wagner -> when the substitute teacher was in trouble -- Karoli really blogged about it a lot 19:35:16 Alice Mercer -> Hey, that was my link too I think? 19:35:44 Alice Mercer -> http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2007/09/30/nate-fisher-a-connecticut-teach... 19:35:49 Jennifer Wagner -> or an awesome photographer, if I could spell 19:35:53 Cathy E -> Hey guys - say hello to my daughter # 3 - CatBird - I'm making her listen :) 19:36:01 Jennifer Wagner -> HI CATBIRD!!!! 19:36:08 paul e -> Hi Catbird 19:36:41 Jennifer Wagner -> Cathy E -- do you think they read our chat?? during the show?? 19:36:49 Jennifer Wagner -> :) 19:37:10 Jennifer Wagner -> OH PLEASE SAY THAT AGAIN -- about if we model it.............I need to record that for someone 19:37:11 Cathy E -> Of course! They are perfect! 19:37:57 JenM -> http://www.youconvertit.com/ 19:38:04 Alice Mercer -> http://oakridgesixthgrade.edublogs.org/ has my license info 19:38:14 JohnSchinker -> We don 't read the chat during the show, jen :- 19:38:15 Jennifer Wagner -> off the record -- I would LOVE to share what our TechTeacher did -- 19:38:21 Jennifer Wagner -> but it would have to be OFF THE RECORD 19:38:35 JohnSchinker -> http://despair.com/viewall.html 19:38:40 Jennifer Wagner -> talk about copyright NONO's -- it was embarassing 19:38:41 Alice Mercer -> All student work is copyright protected ©. Please help me reinforce to my students that they should respect the law, by honoring that license. All of Ms. Mercer's text, lessons, graphics, etc. are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial 3.0 19:39:15 JenM -> alice ... you open educator!! 19:39:28 Jennifer Wagner -> all my projects have the Creative Commons now 19:39:33 Alice Mercer -> I'm open, BUT I don't have the right to hand my students' rights away. 19:39:42 Alice Mercer -> OH, I was looking at Despair recently. 19:40:30 JohnSchinker -> JW: do you want to skype in and tell the story? 19:40:31 Alice Mercer -> http:http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/09/30/just-like-narcissus-im-enj... 19:40:39 Jennifer Wagner -> good show 19:40:44 Jennifer Wagner -> not if you record it 19:40:47 Jennifer Wagner -> :) 19:40:48 Alice Mercer -> Look at slideshow for my kids doing motivation posters 19:40:58 Alice Mercer -> I'm sure it will nauseate JS 19:41:11 dave -> http://blade2.vre.upei.ca/livingarchives/ 19:41:37 Jennifer Wagner -> I will share with you later.........you won't believe it 19:42:39 Alice Mercer -> Hey, I could share link to B*tch magazine article on Ladies beware, which is a really nice feminist critique of these urban legend emails that have women in danger. 19:43:43 Jennifer Wagner -> I love Anne's Blog -- 19:43:51 Jennifer Wagner -> its my favorite book -- so thanks, this will be fun 19:44:32 JohnSchinker -> AM: go ahead and skype me (jschinker) -- and JW, if you want. 19:44:45 Durff -> no sound 19:45:09 JohnSchinker -> Stream still working? 19:45:14 paul e -> Yes 19:45:16 Durff -> no 19:45:21 paul e -> Stream is still working 19:45:32 Durff -> there is no sound 19:45:37 Durff -> no stream 19:45:58 paul e -> I can hear Dave talking about the Living Archives 19:46:15 JohnSchinker -> Maybe lisa's autofiltering Dave's voice. 19:46:37 JohnSchinker -> Lisa: confirm that you're on EdTechTalkA. That's the only channel we're on. 19:46:38 Durff -> i wish, but ....there it is 19:46:39 paul e -> Maybe, but I am not on the Skype call and I can stil hear you guys 19:46:47 Durff -> who had the mute on? 19:46:53 paul e -> LOL 19:46:54 Durff -> daave! 19:47:47 Durff -> show them a movie exaample 19:47:57 Durff -> video teacher tube 19:48:03 Alice Mercer -> I'm muted in skype, I'll come in after anne of green gables 19:48:07 Durff -> sth that grabs 'em 19:49:20 Durff -> rhizomes? oh dave 19:49:56 Durff -> first day - first task - watch a video 19:50:09 Durff -> then write a response to Friday 19:50:36 Durff -> hi lee 19:50:52 lee -> hi Durff 19:51:36 Durff -> Einstein didn't remember his phone # 19:52:01 Durff -> screen-o-matic? 19:52:33 JenM -> http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ 19:53:14 Alice Mercer -> I need more dilithium crystals! 19:53:43 Durff -> who you gonna call? 19:53:59 Durff -> not ghostbusters 19:57:03 dave -> bitch 19:57:08 JenM -> bitch ... 19:57:08 dave -> bitch bitch bitch 19:57:12 dave -> damn 19:57:14 dave -> damn 19:57:21 dave -> I a bitchy damn administrator 19:57:29 dave -> bwahahahaha 19:57:34 JenM -> http://www.bitchmagazine.org/read_su07.shtml 19:58:02 lee -> bad to the bone 19:58:42 Alice Mercer -> Sorry Lisa, that's what the magazine is called. It is a good article. 20:01:12 Alice Mercer -> http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/09/30/just-like-narcissus-im-enjoying... 20:02:56 Alice Mercer -> http://inventnow.org/psa 20:03:38 JohnSchinker -> http://digg.com/videos/educational/How_to_build_a_helicopter_from_paper 20:04:56 JenM -> lee: can you call john ... he is the host ... 20:05:06 JenM -> do you have his id? 20:05:09 JohnSchinker -> Lee: let me call you. 20:05:43 dave -> http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/reality-edutv-and-open-second-life/ 20:07:36 lisaparisi -> hi everyone 20:07:44 JohnSchinker -> Hi Lisa 20:08:24 JohnSchinker -> We're all in skype. want to join us? 20:08:40 lisaparisi -> no thanks...just passing through 20:08:53 lisaparisi -> are you all skype chatting? 20:09:08 JohnSchinker -> Yes. It should still be streaming on EdTechTalkA 20:09:14 lisaparisi -> is that why it's so quiet here? 20:09:19 lisaparisi -> i can hear 20:09:34 JohnSchinker -> We're just chatting in postshow now. 20:09:39 lisaparisi -> ahhh 20:09:46 lisaparisi -> missed the show i guess 20:10:32 JohnSchinker -> 7 eastern. 20:10:37 JohnSchinker -> It's just me now 20:10:42 lisaparisi -> have to keep that in mind
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