EdTechWeekly #89
admin - Mon, 2008-08-11 11:32
19:02:33 ds -> hey gang
19:02:55 ds -> whoa that's too bad re flooding @ your Mom's place @Jen
19:03:43 mrsdurff -> we wnat jen
19:03:48 mrsdurff -> 89?
19:04:03 mrsdurff -> yes
19:04:08 mrsdurff -> you are on 89
19:04:43 mrsdurff -> clap clap
19:04:58 mrsdurff -> there she is miss perky
19:05:42 mrsdurff -> everyone twitt please
19:05:45 ds -> ty Jen, was a pleasure
19:05:47 dave -> http://oc-co.org/?p=124
19:05:51 ds -> done re twitter
19:06:05 mrsdurff -> i ping'd
19:06:22 mrsdurff -> hi Eric
19:06:28 Eric -> Hi!
19:06:42 mrsdurff -> within minutes
19:07:41 mrsdurff -> audio gone
19:07:47 mrsdurff -> and back
19:08:45 mrsdurff -> snowclones probably too
19:09:03 ds -> some of the branches are more rhizomatic than others :)
19:09:49 JenM -> Dim Dim Update - now with recording (sort of): http://www.dimdim.com/products/dimdim_editions.html#pro
19:09:56 mrsdurff -> hi james
19:10:14 mrsdurff -> hi sue
19:10:20 James Sigler -> Hi everybody
19:10:26 sroseman -> hi everyone
19:10:28 ds -> hey James
19:10:34 ds -> and Sue
19:10:50 sroseman -> 20 minutes..what's FREE
19:11:09 JL -> http://mikogo.com/ http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/index.html 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games | NBC Olympics
19:11:09 mrsdurff -> only 20 mins?
19:11:49 mrsdurff -> is it as heavy?
19:12:28 mrsdurff -> i continue to boycott
19:12:41 JL -> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/sports/olympics/10stream.html?ref=tech...
19:13:01 minhaaj -> hi all
19:13:11 ds -> hi Minhaaj
19:13:12 James Sigler -> I agree. This is the way to watch sports
19:13:19 dave -> http://www.pcworld.com/article/149641/2008/08/.html?tk=rss_news
19:14:04 James Sigler -> Is OS X going buggy?
19:14:17 sheila -> Or is it the iphone issues
19:14:41 sroseman -> They want to keep up their reputation for being safe!!
19:14:52 JenM -> alvin update link: http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp
19:15:17 sroseman -> yes, OS X has some secret bugs that suddenly clear up with updates
19:15:21 JenM -> http://ebooks.nypl.org/0999E2DC-DD8E-43C1-A4FB-D24A2CC21AD4/10/225/en/De...
19:17:00 JL -> http://whiteboardchallenge.wikispaces.com/
19:17:53 James Sigler -> Is this a whiteboard throwdown?
19:17:56 dave -> http://gizmodo.com/5030810/giz-explains-an-illustrated-guide-to-every-st...
19:18:36 sheila -> pictures are good!
19:18:53 JenM -> Google Templates: http://docs.google.com/templates?type=spreadsheets&sort=hottest&view=def...
19:19:01 James Sigler -> I like pictures
19:19:09 ds -> I like pics too :)
19:19:53 JL -> http://eduscapes.com/
19:20:01 JL -> http://42explore.com/
19:20:11 sroseman -> love lesson plan sites
19:20:35 JL -> http://lakeview.lethsd.ab.ca/Classrooms/grade3t/games/top100.htm
19:20:38 sheila -> Annette Lamb right?
19:21:17 James Sigler -> those two links didn't work for me
19:21:22 dave -> http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2008/07/30/no-one-to-call/
19:22:08 James Sigler -> I think the link problem is on my end
19:22:35 JenM -> Alternate Search Engines: http://alternatesearch.blogspot.com/
19:22:53 mrsdurff -> and Deb too?
19:23:20 JL -> no Deb, she was getting ready for a wedding - John was hiding from the girls
19:23:30 mrsdurff -> figures
19:24:10 JL -> http://mathforum.org/
19:24:21 JL -> http://www.mathopenref.com/
19:24:53 James Sigler -> 10cm
19:25:34 sheila -> Good math application! Your math teacher would be proud!
19:25:36 James Sigler -> 20ft?
19:25:47 dave -> http://www.e-governmentawards.co.uk/
19:26:17 DaveC -> 8.66cm
19:26:26 JL -> That's Correct!
19:26:31 James Sigler -> I knew that
19:26:39 James Sigler -> ;)
19:26:43 DaveC -> :)
19:26:48 JenM -> American Public University System: http://www.apus.edu/index.htm
19:26:57 JL -> Here's your T-shirt http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/2602147066_eda883dbab_m.jpg
19:27:36 LucyGray -> I agree with that observation
19:27:53 LucyGray -> I just nominated two colleagues for things; I hope they get the recognition that they deserve!
19:27:59 JL -> http://www.lexfn.com/
19:28:39 minhaaj -> board of governers = KingKongs
19:28:42 James Sigler -> Who doesn't need a good thesaurus? :)
19:28:46 sheila -> :)
19:28:51 JL -> http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2008/08/05.html#a2212
19:29:37 PeggyG -> Loaded for me- :-)
19:29:58 mrsdurff -> i wish classrooms would go away
19:30:12 mrsdurff -> prefer to gather at Starbucks
19:30:24 sheila -> :)
19:30:36 dave -> http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/review/moodle-and-social-construc...
19:30:40 DaveC -> oops
19:30:50 James Sigler -> I like that idea:D
19:30:56 sheila -> Heading out - thanks so much!
19:31:14 dave -> http://www.chrisbrogan.com/what-social-media-does-best/
19:31:17 mrsdurff -> hey matt
19:31:21 matt montagne -> hey y'all
19:31:25 ds -> hey Matt
19:31:34 matt montagne -> hey mrs. durff, doug, et al
19:31:46 James Sigler -> I hear constructionism and constructivism are not the same thing
19:32:00 JenM -> Websites for Writers: http://educhoices.org/articles/50_of_the_Best_Websites_for_Writers.html
19:32:07 James Sigler -> Medio?
19:32:42 JL -> http://pdtogo.com/
19:32:46 mrsdurff -> hi lorna
19:32:48 matt montagne -> hey lorna
19:33:04 Lorna -> hello
19:33:13 dave -> http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/05/7-essential-guidelines-for-fu...
19:33:26 James Sigler -> Yeah, Ben Hazzard!
19:33:40 ds -> ..and Joan Badger
19:33:44 matt montagne -> that PDTGO resource is nice...good seris of podcasts on lessons involving smartboard...
19:34:15 JenM -> http://wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities
19:34:21 James Sigler -> They are very good about talking about the pedigogy in the lesson
19:34:50 JenM -> http://www.livescribe.com/
19:34:59 ds -> permaculture course sounds good for sure
19:35:25 ds -> hi Cathy
19:35:29 James Sigler -> Hi Cathy
19:35:31 Cathy E -> hello all
19:35:35 minhaaj -> I am doing FOC workshop too
19:35:36 minhaaj -> :)
19:35:53 matt montagne -> I believe there is another penbased device out there that digitizes notes...it is much cheaper I believe
19:35:59 DaveC -> Saw them at Target for about $199 for the pen alone.
19:36:08 PeggyG -> I think that was the tool that Maggie Tsai was using at NECC when she interviewed people--Livescribe :-)
19:36:10 James Sigler -> Is this like a dictation transsciber?
19:36:18 matt montagne -> Jeff, you could get used to it...
19:36:20 JL -> http://www.kwippy.com/
19:36:24 DaveC -> It is kind of like a flypen.
19:36:38 minhaaj -> hehe
19:36:38 minhaaj -> y'all sick of twitter ?
19:36:39 matt montagne -> it takes a while, but the keyboard of the eee actually is quite useable
19:36:53 JL -> http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/
19:37:06 ds -> agree re eeepc and keyboard, takes a while to get on to it, but does get better
19:37:17 minhaaj -> hahaha @ JL
19:37:22 mrsdurff -> that's hilarious
19:37:33 James Sigler -> lol
19:37:42 Sarah S -> I love this dancing guy - it's a riot.
19:37:44 dave -> http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/high-on-a-hill/post.htm?id=63005687&scid=rvhm_ms
19:37:50 matt montagne -> I'm not sick of twitter...I do get a little tired of the latest greates social media tools and trying to keep up with all of them...
19:38:02 matt montagne -> hooray Dell!!!
19:38:11 mrsdurff -> that is what ping is for matt
19:38:29 James Sigler -> Go Green Dell!
19:38:39 matt montagne -> funny how these tech companies all are so interested in energy now...I think it points to future challenges...
19:38:57 dave -> @matt agreed
19:39:07 [Action] minhaaj -> bows :)
19:39:15 matt montagne -> what is going to happen in 5-10 years when we have even more data out there...
19:39:16 mrsdurff -> help out a new podcaster http://theteacherslifeblog.blogspot.com/
19:39:26 James Sigler -> Go Minhaaj!
19:39:34 minhaaj -> thanks James. Need your support
19:39:34 matt montagne -> imaginge the energy issues that all of the storage demand is going to cr8
19:39:55 matt montagne -> yep, good luck minhaaj!!!
19:40:02 minhaaj -> thanks all.
19:40:20 ds -> yes Minhaaj, good luck and "break a leg"
19:40:50 minhaaj -> lol
19:40:53 matt montagne -> wow, coming up on 100...!!
19:41:11 PeggyG -> Thanks for all of the great links tonight :-)
19:41:11 mrsdurff -> none?
19:41:21 JenM -> yeah! Coming up on 2 years ...
19:41:22 matt montagne -> gotta have some type of party webcast for the 100th!!
19:41:41 ds -> had some java issues earlier and had to restore to previous setup to get anything working
19:41:46 James Sigler -> OOvoo looks cool
19:42:28 PeggyG -> Seems to be some limitations on Oovoo for the Mac Beta
19:42:46 matt montagne -> anyone playin around with cohost feature of ustream??
19:42:50 minhaaj -> I can write a linux guideline for webcastacademy and a tutorial
19:42:59 minhaaj -> wouldn't it be good for future interns ?
19:43:16 matt montagne -> minjaaj...that is a great idea...webcasting from linux guide is needed
19:43:38 minhaaj -> great. i'll write one, once show tomorrow is done.
19:43:44 minhaaj -> i did try ustream and it works absolutely fine
19:43:56 minhaaj -> sure i would
19:44:03 James Sigler -> I only found VAC is for windows
19:44:09 James Sigler -> Go linux!
19:44:45 PeggyG -> @minhaaj-can you tell us again when your show is airing tomorrow?
19:44:47 James Sigler -> Good idea - 2 computers
19:45:06 mrsdurff -> i need a diagram
19:45:13 minhaaj -> can you hear me ?
19:45:18 James Sigler -> no
19:45:21 minhaaj -> strange
19:45:22 matt montagne -> Jeff, will u elaborate on that a bit more?? How does that work with 2 computers?? Perahaps we can touch base on this at a future webcast academy session...
19:45:24 Lorna -> bless minhaaj
19:45:35 Cathy E -> I was late - company again
19:46:00 PeggyG -> Thanks! 6:00pm EDT tomorrow-going to try to tune in
19:46:14 JenM -> Long time, no see Cathy E :)
19:46:26 JenM -> I've been off for a few weeks, too.
19:46:54 Cathy E -> @ Jen I need to tell you some of the things that have happened to my principal- working on PHD at ODU
19:47:12 JenM -> bad or good (see asks hoping good)
19:47:32 Cathy E -> not so good- you need to be aware
19:47:40 JenM -> oh, dear ...
19:48:02 minhaaj -> sound recorder
19:48:04 minhaaj -> on ubuntu
19:48:23 Lorna -> sound recorder will record skype calls
19:50:57 minhaaj -> great show
19:51:01 minhaaj -> :)
19:51:03 PeggyG -> See you tomorrow night
19:51:07 matt montagne -> chow y'all
19:51:11 minhaaj -> bye
19:51:14 PeggyG -> Good night
19:51:20 ds -> thanks all
19:51:26 JL -> thanks all
19:52:11 DaveC -> nite
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Hello
Jeff,
Happened to be on this interesting site.
It has been a while so leave a comment here to say hello(don't have your contact somehow).
Good to know that you are well. Take care!
CT,
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