Monthly Archives: January 2011

Tech4Learning

I see that Tech4Learning is launching a social site. We have followed this company for years and they have great tools. I try to catch their tutorials at NECC whenever possible. I sometimes wonder how they survive in this day … Continue reading

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Leo Laporte

If you are fan of the multiple Leo Laporte podcasts, here is a nice video feature (part 1, part2) on Leo created by Robert Scoble.

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Internet Threat to Minors Overblown

This title from the Washington Post. I have written on this topic in Learning Aloud multiple times. The Post comments seem to draw a conclusion similar to Wolak and Finkelhour – actual threats are far more likely to come from … Continue reading

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A different take on 21st Century Learner

I have frequently addressed topics under the heading of Flat World on my other blog. The phrase comes, I assume, from the writing of Thomas Friedman, and within the analysis there is a concern that the U.S. educational system and … Continue reading

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Boxee / Hulu / AppleTV

It is fun to be able to play with tech. I learned about Boxee from a podcast (source now forgotten) and received an invitation to download the alpha some weeks ago (no longer an issue). I was interested in streaming … Continue reading

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Hobby Learning

p>I intended this title to be controversial. How else does one get attention? Will Richardson offered a post a few days ago commenting (criticizing) a Washington Post column by Jay Matthews. The title of Matthew’s piece “The latest doomed pedagogical … Continue reading

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