Moving at the Speed of Creativity

• Children Now Home
  A nonpartisan, independent voice for children based in California, working to translate the nation’s commitment to children and families into action
  (tags: activism California children community education humanrights kids Politics safety)
• Students and Electronic Media (2 May 2008 conference at Princeton)
  The purpose of this conference is to showcase innovative uses of technology in the classroom and provide school district with ways that they can enhance their classroom curriculums and professional development programs. An overview of the research regardi
  (tags: Conferences AcademicConferences EducationalResearch digitalnatives)
• AppZapper - The uninstaller Apple forgot.
  $13 commercial software which uninstalls all the folders on your computer automatically installed when you install a new application
  (tags: Macintosh osx software utilities leopard apple commercial)
• Late in Life, Finding a Bonanza in Life Insurance (Dec 2006 NYT article)
  article about aging people selling their life insurance policy to investors so they can cash in on the value while they are still alive and be the beneficiary of the policy
  (tags: finance insurance ethics)
• Sicko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Michael Moore’s 2007 documentary about the for-profit health insurance industry in the US and the status of medical care, includes comparisons to other countries’ medical systems
  (tags: insurance health movies Politics policy)
• Michael Moore’s Film ‘Sicko’ Takes On the Healthcare Industry
  Oprah’s website about her interview with Michael Moore on his film about health care insurance and industry (June 2007)
  (tags: insurance healthcare medical Politics policy movies ethics)
• Have The Talk - HaveTheTalkAmerica.com
  a collection of videos by a comedian encouraging people to discuss difficult but important topics
  (tags: funny video webvideo dialog conversation parenting parenteducation)
• Iraq Death Toll: US Coalition and Iraqi Civilian Casualties
  Anti-Bush website documenting both US military and Iraqi deaths
  (tags: IraqWar military Politics policy Bush)
• About IBC :: Iraq Body Count
  Iraq Body Count (IBC) records the violent civilian deaths that have resulted from the 2003 military intervention in Iraq. Its public database includes deaths caused by US-led coalition forces and paramilitary or criminal attacks by other
  (tags: IraqWar military iraq Politics policy statistics stats humanrights Human_Rights advocacy activism)
• YouTube - GoogleDocsCommunity’s Channel
  Keep up with developments in Google Documents via their YouTube Channel (linktribution: Sylvia Martinez)
  (tags: google office service tutorial tutorials video Videos youtube web2.0 ReadWriteWebTools productivity)
• Issuu - You Publish
  Read the World. Publish the World. I social network for web publishing and collaboration.
  (tags: publishing tutorial tutorials online education technology library information writing)
• Issuu - google
  Great student-created tutorial guide for Google tools published with Issuu (Maine students of Kern Kelly)
  (tags: google tutorial book)
• Popfly by Microsoft
  an online mashup development environment
  (tags: mashups mashup development programming visualization internet technology WebDesign web2.0 web2 web)
• Microsoft Research Provides Sneak Preview Of ‘Boku’ Programming Environment For Kids - Digital Life Blog - InformationWeek
  A Microsoft version of “Scratch” software?
  (tags: Games kids learning programming development internet software technology)
• jaxtr - link your phone
  With the free jaxtr service, users can link their phones with their online network to hear from callers worldwide while keeping their existing phone numbers private
  (tags: blog blogging blogs CellPhone cell mobile mobility mobilephone voip voice telephony telephone technology communications communication collaboration)
• MI-LIFE: Four Simple Truths
  presentation by Marion Ginopolis with the Michigan department of Ed on 6 March 2008 (linktribution: Ben Rimes and iNavis)
  (tags: edtech TechnologyLeadership technology TechnologyIntegration leadership school schoolreform digitalnatives)
• drseusslessons wiki - A resource of ways to incorporate Dr. Suess books
  Wiki by @jenadamz on Twitter of Dr Seuss lesson ideas
  (tags: books literacy literature library libraryresources libraries)
• Noble Continuing Education - Insurance Continuing Education
  (tags: education insurance online DistanceLearning)
• Teens Take Advantage of Online Privacy Tools : NPR (3 Apr 2008)
  See! Many teens are smart when it comes to online safety issues. (linktribution: @karlfisch)
  (tags: dsngoodheadlines socialnetworking safety InternetSafety myspace privacy technology digitalnatives)
• Teens’ Online ‘Friends’ Often Number in Hundreds : NPR (3 April 2008)
  (tags: facebook privacy InternetSafety socialnetworking myspace)
• TeacherTube - The Greatest Teacher
  with Sound of Music theme!
  (tags: youtube teaching)
• PEOPLE TO PEOPLE - WORLD LEADERSHIP FORUM (founded by US President Dwight Eisenhower)
  As a World Leadership Forum student leader, you’ll join some of the world’s top 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders for a week of interactive leadership training from members of the U.S. Congress and other government officials. You’ll also gain a deeper underst
  (tags: leadership children Government SocialStudies history advocacy)
• iBibleZ.com - High-Tech Bibles for iPhone, iPod Touch, and Smart Phones
  First iPhone web app I’ve tried yet which is a searchable Bible. Not as many translations available as BibleGateway, but still a great start for this functionality on the iPhone!
  (tags: bible iphone webapp Christianity christian)
• CYLC:: Congressional Youth Leadership Council
  Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC) offers educational leadership conferences for an elite group of outstanding young people from across the country and around the world, whose nomination provides them with unmatched enrichment opportunities in
  (tags: Government SocialStudies history travel civics)
• Bearing the Silence of God | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction
  A Turkish theologian finds the image of Christ in the persecuted church.
  (tags: Christianity christian muslim islam turkey)
• iChrono - A stopwatch widget for Mac OS X
  from DashboardWidgets - Showcase
  (tags: widgets Macintosh osx software timer)
• The Clever Sheep: Diigo is more Tasty than Delicious
  post about Diigo from Rod L
  (tags: diigo socialbookmarking research library)

On this day..

• Ustream broadcast in an Oklahoma Thunderstorm - 2008
• 1st Facebook Application - 2008
• Some learning and educational technology leaders who just happen to be female (and I know personally) - 2008
• First NetFlix streamed movie - 2007
• Discovery Education and Google Earth - 2006
• Native WinXP Emulation - 2006

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