The day 2011-05-31 on @techczech
RT @ StanCarey : Chav: the vile word at the heart of fractured Britain, by Polly Toynbee: http://bit.ly/jJvGJR # Powered by Twitter Tools
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The day 2011-05-30 on @techczech
YouTube - Hold On -Tom Waitresses http://ow.ly/55PW1 # bestprobableworld # Powered by Twitter Tools
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Seems that # Drupal versions have an "official" release and a "unofficial" release with Views and CCK upgrade path... http://ow.ly/55w4Y # RIP Gil Scott-Heron: 5 YouTube Videos To Remember Him By http://ow.ly/55gRh # Powered by Twitter Tools
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Rare truly exceptional TED talk: Bruce Aylward: How we'll stop polio for good http://ow.ly/551mt # endpolio # "...we've seen less interest in the necessity [of intellectual property] and more emphasis on the evil." http://ow.ly/5518C # copyright # Powered by Twitter Tools
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Not all elearning has to be online. Skill Share is a great example. http://ow.ly/1te55u # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
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Wow: "The average age of the Top 20 software vendor companies is 31 years. None younger than 22 years!" http://ow.ly/53ro6 # edtech # By 2050 most higher/further ed will be online. Prim/sec schools will continue as pastoral but not teaching institutions. # edchat #distanceed # Powered by Twitter Tools
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Wow: "The average age of the Top 20 software vendor companies is 31 years. None younger than 22 years!" http://ow.ly/53ro6 # edtech # By 2050 most higher/further ed will be online. Prim/sec schools will continue as pastoral but not teaching institutions. # edchat #distanceed # Whitehead: "Civilization advances by extending the number of operations we…
Read more →The day 2011-05-25 on @techczech
Whitehead: "Civilization advances by extending the number of operations we can perform without thinking about them." http://ow.ly/1taiLG # A # DrupalCon ecosystem session that could use a few votes: How can Drupal succeed in education and academia? http://ow.ly/52omH # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-05-24 on @techczech
We must not forget about the underlying politics of computers in the classroom: http://ow.ly/51Hyn (via @ Downes ) # edchat #edtech # @ Mr_Casal My recommendation is to start on DrupalGardens which lets you move whole site later if needed. D7 much easier to maintain than D6. in reply to Mr_Casal # @ mr_casal Have…
Read more →The day 2011-05-23 on @techczech
The things one hears on the internet: A Chinese heavy metal band playing The Internationale http://ow.ly/518wL # bestprobableworld # Vote for Drupal in Education and Education in Drupal Sessions at # DrupalCon London 2011 | groups.drupal.org http://ow.ly/4YtCL # Drupal # Being a language teacher is a special form of bilingualism. http://ow.ly/4ZDff # ellchat # Powered…
Read more →The day 2011-05-22 on @techczech
You don’t have to be a xenophobe to think Britain being an island matters, but it helps! http://ow.ly/50fQi # "Adults ask little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas." http://ow.ly/50dRI # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
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@ tim_hunt Thus my preference for OpenSource. Although historically, lock mechanism obscurity was a big part of security: http://j.mp/iZRWrZ in reply to tim_hunt # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-05-20 on @techczech
Interesting to see that "The business of Drupal" applies to the economics of any software (open or not). http://ow.ly/4YWyj # Drupal #edtech # @ tim_hunt Still believe security benefits of OpenSource outweigh any advantage code obscurity might provide. But obscurity can play a role. in reply to tim_hunt # @ tim_hunt Absolutely. But of two…
Read more →The day 2011-05-19 on @techczech
Wonder why # Drupal hasn't made more of an impact on education and academia? Vot for this # DrupalCon London session: http://ow.ly/4WQGS # Great post on the evil of "leadership" training. Not sure "management" training is better. @ DonaldClark http://ow.ly/4YjoD # edchat # RT @ ostephens : V interesting - Zotero able to take advantage…
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Wonder why # Drupal hasn't made more of an impact on education and academia? Vot for this # DrupalCon London session: http://ow.ly/4WQGS # Great post on the evil of "leadership" training. Not sure "management" training is better. @ DonaldClark http://ow.ly/4YjoD # edchat # RT @ ostephens : V interesting - Zotero able to take advantage…
Read more →The day 2011-05-18 on @techczech
Not sure @ echo360 is showing its product in the best light with # mootuk11 vids http://bit.ly/kOWvsW . Have yet to watch a session w/o timeout in reply to echo360 # Want to talk # Drupal curriculum and certification? Vote for this # DrupalCon London 2011 session: http://ow.ly/4WQqr # No kidding! 300 year-old intellectual property…
Read more →The day 2011-05-17 on @techczech
Compulsory reading: Language Log » “Linguistic norms” vs. “groundless peeves” http://ow.ly/4Wc6s # edchat #engchat # What point to education? "nearly all students educated in the US report having gotten anti-passive instruction" http://ow.ly/4Wc30 # ellchat # "we need to provide roles in our communities for pepole with autism" < Autism diagnosis in cultural context http://ow.ly/4WbTI #…
Read more →The day 2011-05-16 on @techczech
RT @ OpenSesameNow : Curation v. creation. RT @ zecool Seth Godin says the future of the library is the librarian http://bit.ly/lI6LwD # edchat # Excited to have @ learningdrupal as co-presenter for the # Drupal curriculum proposed session http://ow.ly/4VjjV for # DrupalCon in reply to learningdrupal # @ learningdrupal Wouldn't you know it, I…
Read more →The day 2011-05-15 on @techczech
Submitted # DrupalCon session: Towards an Open Source curriculum and a community-based accreditation scheme for # Drupal http://ow.ly/4UPvc # Just submitted a session proposal for # drupalcon on How can # Drupal succeed in education and academia? http://ow.ly/4UPuj # The problem with all the presentation packages available today is that you have to work around…
Read more →The day 2011-05-14 on @techczech
Observational Epidemiology: Why companies do the things that they do -- sports sponsorship edition http://ow.ly/1sRuHk # Losos = salmon in Czech AFP: Salmon swim again in Czech Elbe river http://ow.ly/1sVZgJ # Best definition of culture... http://amzn.com/k/M7NLEM8ZTD8X # Kindle # Great insight into the first stages of the lexicographic process on John Wells’s phonetic blog on…
Read more →The day 2011-05-13 on @techczech
Love the new Get Books feature on Calibre 0.8 - the quintessential software for e-reader owners! http://calibre-ebook.com # edtech # essential http://amzn.com/k/9A5VIUA7MKAH # Kindle # Glad to see the # Moodle Course Menu Block is back for 2.0 with additional features http://ow.ly/4TG9V Will be installing it soon. # Impressive # Moodle course format from Sussex…
Read more →The day 2011-05-12 on @techczech
Personally I think Optimality Theory is just plain crazy but I still wish I could attend the symposium: http://ow.ly/4TjM4 # Great new interface to Google Books n-gram search now available: http://googlebooks.byu.edu courtesy of COCA's creator Mark Davies # ellchat # Attending @ Acquia 's webinar on "Evolving from Ubercart to Drupal Commerce" http://ow.ly/4SWIy # drupal…
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Personally I think Optimality Theory is just plain crazy but I still wish I could attend the symposium: http://ow.ly/4TjM4 # Great new interface to Google Books n-gram search now available: http://googlebooks.byu.edu courtesy of COCA's creator Mark Davies # ellchat # Attending @ Acquia 's webinar on "Evolving from Ubercart to Drupal Commerce" http://ow.ly/4SWIy # drupal…
Read more →The day 2011-05-11 on @techczech
I love infographics - wonder what http://visual.ly/98m47 will have to add to the genre. # edtech # RT @ philoquotes : A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. ~ Machiavelli # "[Pseudoteaching] is bad teaching disguised as great teaching." http://ow.ly/4RZ0a # edchat < Late to the party? # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-05-09 on @techczech
Education panics have existed since there was education: RT @ classroomtools : Civics illiteracy is nothing new. http://bit.ly/jB8xcj # sschat # Very exciting and much needed: Open Academy: A Higher Education Drupal Product for Departmental Websites http://ow.ly/4QFkt # edtech #drupal # Please sponsor # TheMillionMetreChallenge by @ millionmetreman fundraising for It's ME Learning Fund http://ow.ly/4Q7k2…
Read more →The day 2011-05-07 on @techczech
RT @ metaphorhacker : New on MetaphorHacker.net: The natural logistics of life: The Internet really changes almost nothing http://j.mp/iKH3VI # "What Happens After the Honeymoon?: Social Media Pedagogy in the Real World" http://ow.ly/4Pj4z # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-05-06 on @techczech
Great intro video from @ learningdrupal for complete Web Building beginners wanting to create a # Drupal site: http://ow.ly/4P1mh # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
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What are your top computer # accessibility tips for literacy teachers? # edtech #edchat # dyslexia # Powered by Twitter Tools
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What are your top computer # accessibility tips for literacy teachers? # edtech #edchat # dyslexia # I must say @ greplin makes searching through Twitter and Gmail history a real joy again. http://t.co/FgjXf0n # RT @ geoffliving : 10 reasons to support women in tech today, plus $1000 in matching donations frm Network Solutions!…
Read more →The day 2011-05-04 on @techczech
I must say @ greplin makes searching through Twitter and Gmail history a real joy again. http://t.co/FgjXf0n # RT @ geoffliving : 10 reasons to support women in tech today, plus $1000 in matching donations frm Network Solutions! http://lnkd.in/ySz7vt # UK outsourcing 8% of UK economy with over £200bn revenue - does this correspond to…
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In mice! RT @ Frankwspencer : Scientists discover brain structures associated with learning http://t.co/2szhg6D via @ physorg_com # Powered by Twitter Tools
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How not to measure scientific productivity http://ow.ly/1sMnHj # The Daily Mail imagines a bizarre future - a mixture of futurist cliches and prejudice. http://ow.ly/1sMGIa # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The day 2011-05-01 on @techczech
Love idea 9 of Fix the School Not the Child. Surefire education reform: let kids sleep in, do less, learn more! http://ow.ly/4KHnn # edchat # RT @ General_Tech : RT @ Atomic_Kristi : This is cool-Alabama school has an e-day, completing projects online: http://bit.ly/hSR235 # edchat # Language peeves are not different from vain complaints…
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