EdTechWeekly#20 - Whiteboards, Quizzes, Tumblr, Bad Domain Names, & Some Drinking Stories...

18:56:38 alicemercer -> hello
18:57:01 alicemercer -> Okay, I should go to skype but I'm having way to much fun listening to musicovery site
18:57:07 JohnSchinker -> Hey all
18:59:29 alicemercer -> who im'ed me?
18:59:42 alicemercer -> John, jeff? I know it was gary or jenn.
19:00:19 JohnSchinker -> not me...
19:00:33 alicemercer -> Man, I'm missing the foot fetishist skypecast tonight (snapping finger in irony)
19:00:37 Gary -> Not me - I was downstairs getting a beer.
19:00:47 alicemercer -> It was a male with a J- name
19:00:48 JohnSchinker -> What's the beer tonight?
19:00:54 JohnSchinker -> I'm drinking an APA
19:00:59 alicemercer -> musta been jeff
19:00:59 Gary -> Guiness
19:01:17 JohnSchinker -> Ahh -- good beer for a cold night
19:01:45 JohnSchinker -> Where's Dave?
19:01:49 Gary -> Define cold
19:02:03 JohnSchinker -> Cold = good night for Guiness
19:02:06 jeff -> +99001110024855291
19:02:22 JohnSchinker -> Actually, I prefer the imperial stouts, but I can go for an Irish (dry) stout in a pinch.
19:02:33 JohnSchinker -> All right -- enough beer talk
19:02:39 dave -> yo
19:02:42 dave -> mmm... beer
19:02:45 JohnSchinker -> There's dave...
19:02:56 alicemercer -> John, I can't figure out how to call on Skype.
19:03:04 alicemercer -> Jeff I mean
19:03:09 alicemercer -> Sorry john
19:04:52 Gary -> Beer keeps us healthy
19:04:59 alicemercer -> Well, I did it, I don't know how, but I did
19:05:34 dave -> http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com/2007/02/13-things-to-do-immediately-a...
19:06:02 Durff -> Skypecast link?
19:06:14 dave -> http://lifehacker.com/software/linux/ubuntulinux-roundup-240155.php
19:06:41 JenM -> http://www.aera.net/annualmeeting/?id=282
19:06:46 alicemercer -> Durff dial number above
19:06:57 Durff -> don't see it
19:07:02 alicemercer -> +99001110024855291
19:07:09 Durff -> thank you
19:07:37 alicemercer -> Hey Jen, why would we need research in education when generalities seem to be suffice as the norm?
19:07:52 alicemercer -> (can you hear the bitterness dripping in my voice)
19:07:56 jeff -> http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/tour.php
19:08:06 dave -> :)
19:08:42 alicemercer -> "If it was good enough for my grandpa, kids today should be learning it too!"
19:08:52 dave -> http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/chapter2_2.cfm
19:09:22 alicemercer -> Request I like the funny links, like unfortunate domain names, are we going to get to that?
19:09:43 JenM -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblelog
19:10:01 dave -> http://davecormier.tumblr.com/
19:10:13 JenM -> http://www.tumblr.com/
19:11:04 alicemercer -> Is that you on guitar Dave?
19:11:32 Gary -> Dave is bald?
19:11:39 alicemercer -> Would be easy for some teachers who are tech shy?
19:11:44 alicemercer -> I was kidding.
19:12:02 JohnSchinker -> I think I'd rather have them in Wordpress
19:12:13 alicemercer -> Teachers?
19:12:14 JohnSchinker -> That way, they can migrate up as they need better tools.
19:12:18 alicemercer -> Yeah.
19:12:24 alicemercer -> point taken.
19:12:40 dave -> that is the great richard hamilton
19:12:41 jeff -> http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
19:12:42 JohnSchinker -> Yes -- I give them a very basic WP install, and then when they're ready, I show them widgets, and everything is right there
19:12:42 alicemercer -> For students then is what I'm hearing.
19:12:46 dave -> seeing a fantastic song
19:12:52 dave -> singing
19:12:53 JohnSchinker -> maybe
19:13:31 dave -> http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2006/07/26/top-10-worst-domain-names/
19:13:41 alicemercer -> I'm not installing wp, that is a)beyond my skill, and b)the purvue of the tech support folks.
19:13:47 alicemercer -> YES! I LOVE it
19:14:09 dave -> http://www.expertsexchange.com/
19:14:14 JohnSchinker -> Experts exchange -- just scroll down, the answers are at the bottom of the page
19:14:42 alicemercer -> well who would want an amatuer sex change?
19:14:43 dave -> www.molestationnursery.com
19:14:43 Durff -> only you, dave
19:15:12 JohnSchinker -> WP -- I installed it, and then wrote a script to copy that install as teachers need it. So they go to a web site, enter their username and password, and have one-button access to making a new blog
19:15:16 Durff -> or loet dave look at it
19:15:29 dave -> http://www.powergenitalia.com/
19:15:45 Durff -> like I said - only dave
19:15:52 dave -> www.penisland.net
19:16:09 Durff -> you have proved my poiunt
19:16:10 alicemercer -> Thank you!
19:16:15 dave -> yes... sorry about that
19:16:25 JenM -> http://www.picnik.com/
19:16:30 dave -> but it was a contributed link... i'm just doing my job for the community :)
19:16:43 Durff -> yeah, right
19:16:44 JenM -> http://www.fauxto.com/
19:16:49 jeff -> http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/we-love-you-rinbot/
19:16:55 alicemercer -> I've used picnik
19:17:06 alicemercer -> VERY nice, and pretty seemless to flicr
19:17:14 alicemercer -> flickr
19:18:19 dave -> http://solipsis.netofpeers.net/wiki2/index.php/Download
19:18:21 alicemercer -> Did I die, or did the skypecast?
19:18:23 alicemercer -> I died
19:18:42 Durff -> you are looking alive to me
19:19:15 alicemercer -> Yeah, but dead on audio, back now though. I'm still picturing an amatuer sex change, shudder
19:19:17 JenM -> www.skrbl.com
19:19:31 Durff -> definite shudder
19:19:39 dave -> http://www.skrbl.com/36958771
19:20:00 alicemercer -> What am I doing to offend the skype gods?
19:20:24 Durff -> It's me
19:20:50 alicemercer -> Okay, what are you doing? I keep getting call ended.
19:21:45 jeff -> http://oedb.org/library/features/how-the-open-source-movement-has-change...
19:22:04 Durff -> I was writing
19:22:20 Durff -> are you in, alice?
19:22:24 alicemercer -> yeah
19:22:38 Durff -> we went to skrbl
19:22:49 dave -> http://www.collectivate.net/lectures/
19:23:09 dave -> http://www.molodiez.org/podcasts/episode_20070301_203115-0500.m4b
19:24:04 Durff -> the first one is inGerman
19:25:41 alicemercer -> No way I'll be getting my students on my space. it's blocked in my district
19:25:45 JenM -> http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1004636
19:25:47 Gary -> Digg is wonderful if you like to wast your time.  It rarely results in anything that is really important and the thoughful messages are usually dugg down
19:26:56 Durff -> we don't have anything blocked, yet, but lack software
19:27:03 Gary -> Want to make your college age daughter to get uncomfortable - to her page and ask to be a "friend".  It is worth the effort.
19:27:05 Durff -> of course, Dave
19:27:29 alicemercer -> oh, cruel dad
19:27:42 JohnSchinker -> http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/
19:27:47 dave -> my boss was friended by his daughter
19:27:49 Gary -> But her boyfriend wanted to add me!
19:27:55 jeff -> http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005141.php
19:28:28 alicemercer -> if we're getting to "fair use" I had a question
19:29:38 alicemercer -> I don't need it, but maybe one day. I'm not interested in my space for my class
19:30:09 alicemercer -> VERY AWKWARD
19:30:36 dave -> conrad... is this THE conrad or a new conrad... either way. hi.
19:30:52 conrad -> THE conrad :)
19:30:55 conrad -> the old conrad
19:31:02 dave -> hey... how are ya... beena  long time
19:31:09 Durff -> what is the difference?
19:31:19 conrad -> yep, i'm doing fine, thanks :)
19:31:23 conrad -> how about you>?
19:31:26 dave -> ot
19:31:31 Durff -> btwn THE Conrad & not?
19:31:35 dave -> it's been a busy few months
19:31:50 dave -> THE conrad IS cool... the conrad may or may not be cool
19:32:06 dave -> First ever worldbridges guest i believe
19:32:19 JohnSchinker -> Conrad: jump out of the chat, and come back in as "THEConrad"
19:32:22 JohnSchinker -> :-)
19:32:22 Durff -> anyone with that first name has to be cool
19:32:27 conrad -> i've been busy too lately and I'm testing my new linux now :) testing the stream :)
19:32:37 JenM -> http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
19:32:37 dave -> what distro?
19:32:45 conrad -> openSuse 10.2
19:32:52 conrad -> with xgl/beryl
19:33:00 dave -> I'm running SLES on a few servers
19:33:10 conrad -> wasn't so easy to setup xgl because I run it on a laptop with Ati Radeon
19:33:11 dave -> and edubuntu on this desktop
19:33:14 dave -> and debian
19:33:28 dave -> yeah... the ati setup on this beast was a little wonky
19:33:55 alicemercer -> www.nccei.org/blackboard/copyright.html
19:34:21 JenM -> http://www.comeeko.com/
19:34:32 conrad -> who announced the freesoftware now?
19:34:43 JohnSchinker -> That was me
19:34:50 conrad -> no no, I mean female
19:35:01 JohnSchinker -> JenM
19:35:13 conrad -> she has an amazing voice for radio!
19:36:20 jeff -> http://www.chinswing.com/pages/discussion.aspx?id=2c820f7c-6c28-4ef2-81d...
19:37:00 jeff -> can those in skype hear?
19:37:08 JohnSchinker -> yep -- sounds good
19:37:25 alicemercer -> YOU CAN YOU CAN!
19:37:33 Durff -> yea, it's great
19:37:33 Gary -> Good sound
19:37:41 alicemercer -> What grade level is she teaching again?
19:37:42 JohnSchinker -> Is there a copyright issue with using this in the webcast/podcast?
19:37:51 Gary -> 1 to 3rd
19:38:00 Durff -> now?
19:38:07 Durff -> we have to think?
19:38:10 JohnSchinker -> Book discussions
19:38:14 alicemercer -> I would suggest recording them doing reader plays
19:38:20 alicemercer -> book discussions
19:38:28 JohnSchinker -> One teacher has students responding to a post in a primitive discussion
19:38:33 JohnSchinker -> mention delicious
19:38:38 Gary -> Musical presentations
19:38:57 CathyE -> My  first grade teacher is blogging via a class blog
19:39:01 JoseR -> I teach 3rd grade but haven't done to much this year.
19:39:37 JoseR -> I have a class blog.  http://room36.wordpress.com
19:39:41 JohnSchinker -> 3rd grade: http://staff.bbhcsd.org/wasilt/
19:40:05 CathyE -> podcasting in first grade  http://nhe.dare.k12.nc.us/websites/14_35/index.shtml
19:40:05 JohnSchinker -> another early elementary: just getting started -- http://staff.bbhcsd.org/lantj/
19:40:13 Gary -> Good start Jose
19:40:24 Durff -> Kathy Shields does Kindergarten!
19:40:35 JoseR -> I had posted a few podcasts at the beginning but put down because We had used student names.  OOPS.
19:40:39 alicemercer -> Can I share: http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/0303/creative-common-and-podcasting/
19:40:41 conrad -> well, I have to go
19:40:48 conrad -> take care all
19:40:50 alicemercer -> Bye!
19:40:58 Durff -> bye THE Conrad
19:40:59 jeff -> http://educationbridges.org/node/add/content-project-proposal-form
19:41:08 JoseR -> I am in a Just Do it kind of mood.
19:41:25 Gary -> Alice - error 404 message?
19:41:39 alicemercer -> oh crud, I can't copy and paste into this box
19:42:05 Durff -> open a word document
19:42:05 alicemercer -> http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/0303/creative-common-and-podcasting/
19:42:14 Durff -> then drag iy
19:42:29 JoseR -> I never really found skypecast link.
19:42:31 Durff -> we do Booktalks
19:42:33 dave -> http://www.comeeko.com/gallery/view_image/7632
19:42:37 dave -> CLICK ME
19:42:48 alicemercer -> http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/03/03/creative-common-and-podcasting/
19:42:51 alicemercer -> There it is
19:42:52 alicemercer -> sorry
19:42:55 Durff -> so you are clickable?
19:42:57 jeff -> +99001110024855291
19:43:28 alicemercer -> http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/0303/teachers-unions-and-web20/
19:43:37 alicemercer -> Rats, skip that it has an error
19:43:46 alicemercer -> http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/03/03/teachers-unions-and-web20/
19:43:48 JoseR -> sorry where  do I dial.  The 1 keeps coming out in front
19:44:01 Durff -> +
19:44:14 Gary -> Still 404
19:44:37 Durff -> type in the call section of Skype
19:44:59 alicemercer -> http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/03/03/teachers-unions-and-web-20/
19:45:02 Durff -> itsays call phones
19:45:34 Durff -> did you get it Jose?
19:45:41 alicemercer ->  http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/03/03/creative-commons-and-podcasting/
19:46:26 JoseR -> got it thanks
19:47:53 JoseR -> What's up with the beer?
19:48:17 JohnSchinker -> We just started talking about what we were drinking at the top of the show
19:48:49 Gary -> We could do something like what happens on TWIT - everytime Dave talks we take a drink
19:48:52 Durff -> doesn't sound too wise
19:49:15 dave -> not super wise really
19:50:19 JohnSchinker -> I've found that many educational technology people are homebrewers
19:50:34 JohnSchinker -> and most of the homebrewers I know work in a technology-related field
19:50:55 Gary -> Allows you to listen to podcasts and webcasts while brewing
19:51:15 JoseR -> http://room36.wordpress.com
19:51:25 Durff -> Techbrewers
19:52:05 dave -> to answer john's original question... my beer of choice is...
19:52:09 dave -> sec... i'll find a link
19:52:36 dave -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasserie_de_Rochefort
19:54:15 Durff -> then Dave takes a drink
19:54:26 Durff -> he will be tanked by the end
19:54:34 JoseR -> I'll Drink to that!
19:54:36 CathyE -> Ya'll can have your beer- I will keep sipping my Lemon Drop Martini  :)
19:54:47 Gary -> I actually went to a science conference in Alberta where one of the sessions looked a the process of brewing beer - the biology and chemistry - came with samples with different types and processes.
19:54:53 Durff -> coffee!
19:55:10 Durff -> we all have work to do...
19:55:25 Gary -> Bye
19:55:28 Durff -> you're kidding, Gary
19:55:29 JoseR -> Good Night
19:55:37 Durff -> night Jose
19:55:56 Gary -> No - it was great - near Banff also (Kanaskis Country)
19:56:22 alicemercer -> argh, well that was timely
19:56:23 Durff -> night ye all
19:56:26 alicemercer -> night
19:56:32 CathyE -> night all
19:57:12 dave -> night folks