Category: blogs
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Spam Karma to the rescue (again)
I detest spam of all flavors, but especially the virtual kind. Thankfully the email programs I’ve been using, and the server-based spam filtering solutions utilized by those maintaining the email servers I’ve used of late, have proven very effective in almost entirely eliminating spam from my inbox. With the recent upgrade of my blog to…
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Our voices DO matter
I posted the following as a comment response to Andrew Pass, who was commenting on Angela Stevens’ post “Laptop Initiatives and Standardized Testing.” I feel strongly about this, so I’m reposting here with a few additional thoughts. The part of Andrew’s comment I responded to was: Perhaps educational bloggers haven’t discussed this topic [standards and…
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A good case for classroom blogging and podcasting
Sunday’s article from Guardian Unlimited (from the UK) titled, “Classroom revolution in bid to boost 3Rs” makes a good case for classroom blogging and podcasting, although those words are not specifically used. Jim Knight, the Schools Minister in the UK, is quoted as saying: ‘In the future, employers will have a guarantee of the quality…
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Site migration and WordPress upgrade complete
Whew! I am quite relieved at last to have completed the site migration required by my blog web host (POWWEB) which was recently purchased by a new company. The servers used by POWWEB customers are changing, and while this change should be transparent to web visitors, it proved to be a pain as well as…
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Latest Ecto fixes problems
The latest version of Ecto for Windows (2.1.7) seems to have resolved the post refresh issues I mentioned yesterday. Thanks to Alex Hung for this info. If you’re not familiar with it, Ecto is an excellent offline blogging tool that I’ve been using for over a year now– When asked how in the world I…
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Sifry’s State of the Blogosphere
David Sifry, founder and CEO of Technorati, has published another “State of the Blogosphere,” updated for August 2006, and as you might guess the results are eye-opening. According to Sifry and Technorati, the blogosphere is 100 times bigger than it was just 3 years ago. This is exponential growth, folks. Amazing. So just how fast…
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Guest blogging for Dean
I’m happy to have an opportunity to do some guest blogging for Dean Shareski the next few days as he takes a blog break. I’ll be posting a bit here during that time, but primarily over at his blog, “Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech.” I’ll be inviting reader thoughts and feedback perhaps more than…
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Ewan has the best job
I was delighted to have a short skype conversation with Ewan Mcintosh recently, who seems to have landed one of the best jobs in education. He’s working with a group of schools and teachers at the authorization of the Scottish government, to study the impact of the use of social software (like blogs) on student…
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More older adults blogging
The July/August issue of AARP (not my normal reading fare I’ll point out, but this caught my attention) includes an article titled, “Born to Blog: Older Americans are writing, ranting, and reflecting online.” According to the article: Only 5 percent of bloggers are over 50, according to a recent study, but most Web experts believe…
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Doug Belshaw on John Holt and authentic learning
I discovered Doug Belshaw’s blog and podcast last night, http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk, and was delighted to read the thoughts of a kindred spirit when it comes to learning, teaching, and student engagement. Doug is reading John Holt’s book “What Do I Do Monday?” and has posted both quotations and reflections to his blog as both text and…