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Ma.gnolia, a social bookmarking site, has evidently lost all user content. I think I have recommended this service in offering options to delicious (insert your own periods), diigo, etc.. The operation evidently had a crash – this happens. Why was … Continue reading →

I picked this up through Twitter – a NY Times article on student expectations and grading. If your maximum effort can only be average in a teacher’s mind, then something is wrong. The concerns raised in this article rings true … Continue reading →

A recent study in Computers in Education (summarized on the New Scientist) reports a study based in a simulated classroom setting contrasting podcasts with a live lecture. Students who listened to the podcast one or more times and took notes … Continue reading →

Bummer – after I “lightly hacked” my AppleTV (that is the phrase they use) Hulu no longer will offer content via Boxee. If you are not into strange tech company names, disregard this post. I wonder how one unhacks an … Continue reading →

A useful slideshare presentation Wesley Fryer offers information on copyright (note he suggests that legal advice may be necessary – everyone says this). The intent is to help educators understand copyright and realize they have rights as educators. It is … Continue reading →

the real problem isn’t the impending death of newspapers, but the impending death of news This analysis of the decline of newspapers (Salon) argues that losing access to newspapers offers more of a problem than the lose of the familiar … Continue reading →