Posts from February 2012

The day 2012-02-29 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Google aids # accessibility with ChromeVox reader, better YouTube captions and more -- Engadget http://t.co/j4eyPOjK # @ Sciencematters Use keyboard shortcuts, headings in Word, parse a url, kill a process... Rules of the road for the PC... 50 things for all! in reply to Sciencematters # @ sweetaswhisky Both. But mainly curriculum designers. in reply…

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The day 2012-02-28 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Review: ForumNG for Moodle 2 http://t.co/DGabuUyD # @ michaelerard Interesting, I'm in the UK but use the US account. Amazon's too clever for your own good:) in reply to michaelerard # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-02-27 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

@ michaelerard Too bad "Babel no more" is not available on the Kindle - was ready to buy.... # I sure hope Ubuntu for Android is the future of computing. http://t.co/82MrvPwr # edtech #mwc2012 # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-02-26 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

We don't talk enough abt # OpenSource hardware: "Five open source hardware projects tht could change the world" http://t.co/jjPPuUhx # edtech # Create QR Codes With QR-Gen http://t.co/PdoWcdKL # Gnostic crash blossom http://t.co/xUhTP05V # Being descended from Confucius: " Genealogy does not mean genes." http://t.co/YYYDiyVa # Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-23

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Open Knowledge Releases Open Data Handbook 1.0 http://t.co/g9QzlBJF # Encrypt Your Dropbox Files With BoxCryptor http://t.co/mZimSi3o # Microsoft overhauls language support in Windows 8 for International mother language day http://t.co/VcpOYPkQ # engchat # @ andytgeezer Sorry, I don't think the project has a URL yet - will tweet when I know more. in reply to…

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The day 2012-02-21 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Microsoft overhauls language support in Windows 8 for International mother language day http://t.co/VcpOYPkQ # engchat # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-02-17 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

@ andytgeezer Sorry, I don't think the project has a URL yet - will tweet when I know more. in reply to andytgeezer # If ever education needed a motto, it couldn't do much better than: "We shall not cease from exploration...." http://t.co/QKAugkhj # edchat # The present feels at the same time too complicated…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-16

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Shame that @ NIACE chose to use a closed inaccessible approach to e-book publishing: DRM, same price as print... http://t.co/yYwIGO85 # edtech # Amazon made the # kindle less useful for # literacy by removing text to speech. # edtech # Kindles in the literacy classroom increased confidence in a @ Jisc project. # ereaders…

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The day 2012-02-15 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Shame that @ NIACE chose to use a closed inaccessible approach to e-book publishing: DRM, same price as print... http://t.co/yYwIGO85 # edtech # Amazon made the # kindle less useful for # literacy by removing text to speech. # edtech # Kindles in the literacy classroom increased confidence in a @ Jisc project. # ereaders…

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The day 2012-02-14 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Great guide on Using NVDA to Evaluate Web Accessibility. What every web developer should know. http://t.co/AvZoGny1 # accessibility # @ Mathew30 Not something we've done but I know you can add multimedia to ePub3. But not all readers will display it. http://t.co/AtXfj9Sj . in reply to Mathew30 # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-02-14 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Great guide on Using NVDA to Evaluate Web Accessibility. What every web developer should know. http://t.co/AvZoGny1 # accessibility # @ Mathew30 Not something we've done but I know you can add multimedia to ePub3. But not all readers will display it. http://t.co/AtXfj9Sj . in reply to Mathew30 # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-02-12 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

finished The Salt-Stained Book (Strong Winds Trilogy) by Julia Jones and Claudia Myatt http://t.co/QZUoBH0T # Kindle # @ ajlyon Great. Support for external storage is 1 on my list. Basic editing for library work. Some direct repository search or Dolphin plugin in reply to ajlyon # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-02-11 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

"Educators Lagging in Teaching Higher-Order Skills"<Lagging behind who or when? How about uncritical theorists? http://t.co/vq0D1JgO # edchat # Wow! Some students can text faster than type and other essential facts about # DititalNatives http://t.co/KKZsQqmd # edchat #TIL # ukedchat # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-02-10 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

@ GoToMeeting No, just screen sharing - mostly to save bandwidth on one end. But I find webcams unnecessary for meeting people you know well. in reply to GoToMeeting # Just finished a 6 hour @ GoToMeeting session (with a few breaks) - feel it achieved as much as would have the in-person meeting it…

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The day 2012-02-09 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

@ tomwhitby We stop overpreparing teachers & give them more opportunities for professional development recognized as part of the job. # edchat in reply to tomwhitby # Was almost envious of the # Zotero iPad app - doesn't seem to do much better than Zandy, the Android app. http://t.co/3ej886ED # edtech # Powered by Twitter…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-09

by Dominik Lukeš ·

@ tomwhitby We stop overpreparing teachers & give them more opportunities for professional development recognized as part of the job. # edchat in reply to tomwhitby # Was almost envious of the # Zotero iPad app - doesn't seem to do much better than Zandy, the Android app. http://t.co/3ej886ED # edtech # @ C4LPT @realwplearn…

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The day 2012-02-08 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

@ C4LPT @realwplearn How do we help Facebook to not hold our data (eg social graph) hostage? We need federated networks, not centralized. in reply to C4LPT # @ C4LPT @realwplearn We need institutions where organizations could come together around sharing. Reduce business metaphors of charity. in reply to C4LPT # @ C4LPT @realwplearn People…

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The day 2012-02-06 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

# TIL 'potable' has nothing to do with 'pots'. http://t.co/9thjACVe # ellchat # @ mudrd8mz What else does # Moodle offer? All VLEs do: share content, organize students, accept/grade assignments/quizzes, have discussions. in reply to mudrd8mz # Excited to find out about Game-based Learning research project: http://t.co/EnqqJKDS # edchat #edtech # 1% of Nothing is…

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The day 2012-02-05 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

How common can the core be if all rights are reserved for Common Core Inc. who also holds the trademark!? http://t.co/KZEe0R8P # edreform #cc # @ dailydenouement "Tinkering Toward Utopia" is a good example of persistence of educational structures http://t.co/ccJTKbeR # ukedchat in reply to dailydenouement # @ dailydenouement "A Class Divided" is a good…

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The day 2012-02-03 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Great conversation on @ TWiT about the powers of # Drupal with @ lullabot http://t.co/TL6Wq8Gf # "anybody who doesn't spend a little time building a personal network is doing themselves and their school a disservice" http://t.co/A7bnHc1L # "Can an ICT curriculum be boring?" http://t.co/JXsgR8lL < well put - any curriculum can be made boring by…

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The day 2012-02-02 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

"Only About a Third of Tweets Are Worth Reading" < beating books and newspaper articles by a wide margin! http://t.co/jFJ1CjMW # reading # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-02

by Dominik Lukeš ·

"we have to get rid of statistical significance...and just come to a more fundamental acceptance of uncertainty" http://t.co/Ti2d8y9N # "Only About a Third of Tweets Are Worth Reading" < beating books and newspaper articles by a wide margin! http://t.co/jFJ1CjMW # reading # Utah Open Textbook Announcement Press http://t.co/WlqBBmog # oer # Wave at Your PC…

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The day 2012-02-01 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Utah Open Textbook Announcement Press http://t.co/WlqBBmog # oer # Wave at Your PC: Kinect for Windows Now Available http://t.co/5gKkWgyN # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools

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