Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-02

  • @lifehacker "Get Past Your Childhood Doubts by Simply Starting" http://j.mp/duyplY < Recipe for education, as well? #edchat #
  • Interesting stories but not always sound theory RT @kamyousaf: Radio4 – Is it worth learning another language? http://bbc.in/dz6rH5 #MFL #
  • I love http://paper.li for extracting info from Twitter streams but it would be much better if it had a mobile and a Kindle version. #edtech #
  • Problem w academic publishing isn't burden on peer reviewers bt unwillingness of publishers to contribute to the commons. http://j.mp/dcWIKn #
  • Sound advice: "when you read scientific articles…ignore the conclusions until…you have a good grasp of the facts" http://j.mp/9dUJ5m #
  • On * "depends the growth, freedom and happiness of every human being, the quality of our society and the wealth of the nation" in 1152&1968? #
  • http://thewildernessdowntown.com is an amazing feat of technical and esthetic creativity. I've seen films with lower production value. #
  • RT @willrich45: Reading: Confusing Tech Integration with Instructional Reform http://bit.ly/9ieyQO Larry Cuban. #
  • RT @willrich45: You think "student achievement" is just about "teacher effectiveness"? See chart here: http://bit.ly/9UpgbR #edreform #
  • Late 1800s reform movement derided 1-room schools as backward. Were they wrong? http://j.mp/8XcYE4 #
  • I love listening to Open Source stories such as this one on a FOSS library system. Too bad more decision makers don't. http://j.mp/b2x1Eu #
  • Sure doesn't feel like only 56,996,229 people are richer than me in the world this year. Still, time to share. http://globalrichlist.com #
  • If Twitter is so easy, why did I just spend an hour explaining someone how to use it with promises of more once they get the basics? #edtech #
  • RT @mguhlin: The ABCs of eBook Format Conversion – http://tinyurl.com/2gxatyc http://plurk.com/p/7726f4 #
  • @arrington Highly recommended reading before completely absolving men from responsibility for gender imbalance in tech. http://j.mp/bBmhh8 #
  • Despite title, surprisingly balanced post on women in tech by Arrington. More soul & evidence searching needed, though. http://j.mp/bwQcpo #
  • Any government intent on cutting expenses must seriously consider Open Source. This should be front page stuff: http://j.mp/cJIXrp #
  • An important example of an online community's process of self-reflection: "Incomplete History of Sexism In Drupal" http://j.mp/cH7QEt #
  • Stung publishers claim their new role is in DRM & lawsuits. How more clueless can they get? http://ow.ly/1qOi2u #
  • #drupalcon videos on Internet Archive Search http://j.mp/clFjkf #
  • Great article on linguistic relativity (for NYT) if a bit too harsh on Whorf http://j.mp/bJ6Npl #
  • RT @GaryBrannigan: For children who struggle academically, homework can be overwhelmingly frustrating and demoralizing #gtchat #
  • This change can't come soon enough "For Scholars, Web Changes Sacred Rite of Peer Review – NYTimes.com" http://ow.ly/2tRKe #research #
  • Why has't one of these innovations become the norm? RT @TESConnect: TV experiment sees class learn at 2x normal speed http://bit.ly/9DpF5z #
  • Peace Corps Uses Video Sharing to Mark 50th http://ow.ly/1qO7xU #

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