Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-14

  • A very promising service of all the .io kind: http://markup.io. Great for teaching webdesign as a simple alternative to Diigo. #edtech #
  • "A person can be a total dunce at one thing (and get slaughtered for it on LanguageLog) while being brilliant at another" http://j.mp/9QPo3U #
  • This sounds like an important book to redress the balance for/con Mead in popular press: "The Trashing of Margaret Mead" http://j.mp/9tQBqd #
  • Compulsory viewing. How to make death by PowerPoint a bit sweeter. http://j.mp/9ysYD8 #edtech #edchat #
  • Exciting news for Evernote on Android. But monthly $5/mo for local storage is more than a little steep http://j.mp/dAc3IU #
  • This teasing by #Zotero of the long awaited standalone version is becoming unseemly. Bring on the Alpha. http://j.mp/cfJy6B #
  • RT @dancohen: Starting to wonder what the American Historical Association meeting would look like if the panels were voted on like SXSW … #
  • @Downes Also, learning and education are not subject to the same theory. The weak point is a theory of how learning results in education. in reply to Downes #
  • @Downes Historically, looking for the one good theory of learning/education has resulted in misery for teachers and (some) students. in reply to Downes #
  • Does the annexation of the commons in 1600s discussed in this podcast foreshadow the future of freedom on the net? http://j.mp/dySz9s #
  • I feel that GoodleDocs have taken a step and a half back for every step forward. Docs looking like pages are no good without zoom. #edtech #
  • Illustration how study skills instruction can be too successful for someone's own good. http://j.mp/aGXL8r #edchat #
  • RT @temperedradical: Thought provoking. Thnx RT @kdwashburn: Love this from @johntspencer, The Myth of a Creative Class: http://is.gd/dwWXl #
  • Profound implications for education theory: "geniuses tend to only be geniuses on one subject" http://j.mp/dc9sco #edchat #
  • "Humbolt: any thought can be expressed in any language: http://j.mp/brvPGj <This should always be prefaced by "with enough effort" #engchat #
  • Important question is based on iffy data. "How can we change students' relationships with information?" http://j.mp/9npcWJ #edtech #edchat #
  • Drupal Commons isn't dependent on using Drupal | Acquia http://j.mp/9SW9fM #
  • Open Tweet to Android App Developers: I love to buy apps but I won't pay for one that does not install to an SD card. #android #apps #
  • Randomize twice, reform once! >"social norming can be extremely sensitive to small changes in initial conditions" http://j.mp/98RkMe #edchat #
  • Think before you reform: "Peer pressure, selection, and educational reform" ow.ly/1r4yOb #edchat #

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