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Ok, Podcast 10 is ‘in the can’. I decided to take a few days off of podcasting in an effort to prove that I’m still bound to reality. Anyway, I feel off the wagon today and produced a model of professionalism, complete with interesting sound effects of phones ringing. They sound quite […]

Ok, why hasn’t anyone told me about this one before? Yahoo is now offering RSS feeds for all of their Yahoo:Groups that have public messages. How cool is that? No more clogging up your email box with individual emails from Yahoo. Every mailing list should have an RSS feed for it. […]

CNN has an article covering the findings of the Department of Education regarding school technology. While I think at times they’re either stating the obvious or delussional in their conclusions, they do bring up some interesting points.
“Education is the only business still debating the usefulness of technology,” Paige said in the National […]

Ok, I know this really has very little to do with tech, and even less to do with education, but you can file it under the “you gotta see this” category. Check out the Lego casemods some people have built. It actually would be kind of fun to do with an after school […]

WikiNews is in the news again. This is a pretty decent article about what WikiNews is all about and why it might help to correct some of the major issues facing news organizations today.
…the mainstream media have let slip their pledges of objectivity and commitments to high-quality journalism. The goal of Wikinews is to […]

David Warlick has posted a nice article about why blogs are such a radical change from traditional websites and what it means for teachers.
Web building at that time was a very technical endeavor in that we had to communicate with the technology in order to get the technology to communicate with others. Today, […]

Great paper on blogging in the classroom. In particular, I love the way he relates blogging to storytelling, and the importance of literacy to students.
Blogs represent a perfect medium for literacy. Authors must read and write as they would on paper, while increasing their comfort with computers and the Internet. Because blogs […]

While checking out David Warlick’s latest creation I found a link to a nice evaluation form for student bloggers. Looks targeted toward older students, perhaps high school and college, but can definitely be scaled to work with elementary. Often people forget that blogging isn’t really an end to itself. If it’s going […]

Check out this Blooom County Comic. It may not be all that funny, but I think everyone needs to do this occasionally.
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I forgot that I wasn’t born with this computer attached to my fingertips. Don’t forget to unplug every once in a while folks.

Ok, I was feeling inspired (and bored) on my way home so I recorded a podcast in the car. Yes, it sounds awful compared to normal. No, there’s no music. Yes, I do tend to ramble, even more than normal. However, I think I’m started to feel a little more natural […]

Another one from the Shifted Librarian today, this time about RSS. I’m requoting her quote of Kaye’s post.
“Syndication is key. I have become such a snob that I won’t read a blog if I can’t dump it into my BlogLines account. Okay, snob is a bit harsh. It is more about convenience. I don’t […]

Coming to you via the Shifted Librarian, Frank McPherson did something very cool and very geeky today in the library. You can read more on his site, but basically he used his Pocket PC to access the libraries Wifi and look up the online card catalogue. The reality is, more and more […]

Due to popular demand, I’m going to release the ancient chinese secrets that I use to create my legendary podcast. I’ve read several guides on how to do a podcast, even seen the article in Mac Addict that Jon passed on to me. I think Engadget’s legendary writeup has become a bible of […]

8th Podcast is up and is the second in my series of in depth looks at sites/technologies that educators should be aware of. This time, we’re look at Furl, another bookmarking too, with a slew of functions. Also got some more funk for you to groove on! Hope you enjoy the show!
Show Notes:
Furl: […]

Ok, I’m digging this one already. Dave Warlick emailed me because he enjoyed the podcast and brought to my attention some software that he’s written. I haven’t looked into all of them yet, but so far I am VERY impressed. In particular < i love his Citation Machine

Citation Machine is an interactive […]