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7th May 2008

K12Online08 Call for Proposals: Amplifying Possibilities

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The K12Online08 Call for Proposals: Amplifying Possibilities has been released! Please share this call far and wide, and consider sharing a presentation yourself. Team presentations are welcome! The deadline for proposals is June 23rd, and we will announce selected presentations at NECC on July 2nd. There are several changes from last year which are detailed in the call. I’m very enthused to be convening the strand “Leading the Change” this year. Read all about it and tell all your friends!

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7th May 2008

links for 2008-05-07

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Amarok (software) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amarok (pronounced /?æm???k/)[2] is a free software music player for Linux or other varieties of Unix. It makes use of core components from the K Desktop Environment, but is released independently of the central KDE release cycle. (open source altern

(tags: music audio software OpenSource)
Amarok | Rediscover your music

Amarok is the music player for Linux and Unix with an intuitive interface. Amarok makes playing the music you love easier than ever before - and looks good doing it.

(tags: software music mp3 opensource media audio)
Joost - Free online TV - Comedy, cartoons, sports, music and more - Download today

It’s video – more than 20,000 shows, with more added daily. It’s online – all you need is a broadband internet connection. And it’s free. So what are you waiting for?

(tags: tv streaming television p2p entertainment webvideo iptv)
Toodledo :: A to-do list to organize your tasks

Having a single place where all your tasks are permanently stored and easily accessible will allow you to relax, knowing that you won’t forget anything. (Toodledo is based on the GTD framework by David Allen)

(tags: organization organizer web2.0 list gtd tools productivity)
reQall

memory tool to link together the ways you live and work - to help you remember better

(tags: organization organizer productivity software web2 webapps)
Telemedicine and Distance Learning at Oklahoma State University

Michael Young is the director of the telemedicine center at OSU in Stillwater, and developed the Mimi videoconferencing solution for portable H.323 videoconferencing

(tags: videoconferencing collaboration oklahoma)
Good Oklahoma Eats

This is a new team blog about great places to eat in Oklahoma which I’ve started with a group of friends.

(tags: oklahoma restaurants blog teamblog food travel)
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth - NEA

A grant for arts and education due 9 June 2008, range $5K - $150K

(tags: art arts education grant grants youth prepare)
Media Mover | drupal.org

Media Mover is a set of modules (for Drupal) which allows website administrators to easily create complex file conversion processes. (think open source YouTube)

(tags: drupal OpenSource webvideo video youtube)
The World Time Server - correct, current, local

Good website for providing links to meeting dates and times for different world time zones.

(tags: time scheduling collaboration WebTools)
Ranks dwindle, not hopes | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/06/2008

Part 3 of 3 focusing on school dropout issues

(tags: dropout dropouts education schoolreform)