EdTechWeekly #177
December 12, 2010
Regular hosts:
Dave, Jen, John
Guest hosts:
none
This Week's Menu:
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
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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
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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