http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/all/t502 Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/24/laptop.village.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories ARAHUAY, Peru (AP) -- Doubts about whether poor, rural children really can benefit from quirky little computers evaporate as quickly as the morning dew in this hilltop Andean village, where 50 primary school children got machines from the One Laptop Per Child project six months ago. spencech Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:14:39 +0000 t502 $100 laptop http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/24/technology/24drill.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin Teenage girls are more likely than boys to have engaged in creating most kinds of online content, according to a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. spencech Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:05:38 +0000 t502 social networking gender blogs facebook http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9835715-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 About 35 percent of all online teen girls blog, compared with only 20 percent of boys, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project "Teens and Social Media." "Girls continue to dominate most elements of content creations," the study finds. spencech Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:23:10 +0000 t502 blogs gender video http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/education/19physics.html?ex=1198731600&en=a740d17006ad38b1&ei=5070&emc=eta1 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Walter H. G. Lewin, 71, a physics professor, has long had a cult following at M.I.T. And he has now emerged as an international Internet guru, thanks to the global classroom the institute created to spread knowledge through cyberspace. schwangr Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:45:07 +0000 mit open coursware physics video lecture lewin 71 nytimes web star t529 t502 http://www.boston.com/business/blog/filter/2007/12/knol_thine_enem.html Google is taking on Wikipedia. I wonder who will win... jhaydenwhite Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:16:01 +0000 google wikipedia t502 collaboration web 2.0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7140443.stm?=rss What will a child in the UK make of a laptop designed to help children in the developing world? Rory Cellan-Jones brought an XO home to find out. dan.donato Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:58:56 +0000 olpc the english t502 t529 http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/12/11/a_likeness_of_markey_will_address_climate_change_meeting/ Representative Edward J. Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, will speak about the dangers of global warming to any audience who will hear him. But he couldn?t go to one of the biggest stages of all - this week?s international conference on climate change in Bali, Indonesia - because of the congressional negotiations over the energy bill in Washington. more stories like this So a "virtual" Markey, an animated likeness of the congressman called an avatar, will be present instead. schwangr Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:17:21 +0000 politics avatar virtual markey t502 congressman congress bali http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/business/09novel.html?ref=technology These days, students who miss an important point the first time have a second chance. After class, they can pipe the lecture to their laptops or MP3 players and hear it again while looking at the slides that illustrate the talk. srinivsu Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:38:23 +0000 education technology ipod edtech t502 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/business/09novel.html?_r=1&oref=slogin STUDENTS staring at their iPod screens may be taking a break with a music video — or they may be reviewing a tough chemistry lecture. These days, students who miss an important point the first time have a second chance. After class, they can pipe the lecture to their laptops or MP3 players and hear it again while looking at the slides that illustrate the talk. schwangr Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:44:48 +0000 ipod slides powerpoint sync college university nytimes eisenberg mp3 tegrity ucf purdue echo360 t529 t502 novelties http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/2007/12/at_this_lab_everyone_is_requir.php This is interesting story about a science lab in the UK that requires researchers (mostly post docs) to keep a blog. jodyc Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:20:02 +0000 t502 blog http://www.topeducationdegrees.com/online-apps-innovative-teachers Teachers for all levels of students today have so many more teaching aids than even just a few years ago. That's not just because of greater access to the Internet but also because of the growing number of web applications that they can use. Some applications are specifically geared towards teaching and learning. Other applications can be adapted for these purposes. Here's a list of some online applications, listed alphabetically, that we feel are excellent for teachers. schwangr Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:01:08 +0000 ed tech chalksite moodle empressr edublogs engrade google presentations mindomo shoopy yahoo pipes zap reader blogs web 2.0 t529 t502 top ten http://www.newsweek.com/id/72295 New! Improved! It’s School!In an age of media saturation and ubiquitous advertising, some schools are trying professional marketing campaigns to sell the notion that 'school is cool.' schwangr Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:35:29 +0000 cell phones marketing advertising campaigns jaded new york city klein tyre newsweek t529 t502 http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/12/04/virtual.gifts.ap/index.html You don't wrap these presents in a box. You can't wear them, play with them or show them off, at least not in the real world. Even so, virtual gifts -- computer-generated items given and displayed online -- are quickly becoming must-haves. And increasingly, people are willing to pay cold, hard, real-life cash to purchase them for friends, family and co-workers. schwangr Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:30:43 +0000 social networking online community virtual gifts facebook second life cnn what to do if you have too much t529 t502 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/04/wikipedia_secret_mailing/ Many suspected that such a list was in use, as the Wikipedia "ruling clique" grew increasingly concerned with banning editors for the most petty of reasons. But now that the list's existence is confirmed, the rank and file are on the verge of revolt. schwangr Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:14:54 +0000 wikipedia wiki jimbo wales ruling clique t502 t529 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/technology/circuits/04pogue.html?em&ex=1196830800&en=124d426041ae3daf&ei=5087%0A In November, you’ll be able to buy a new laptop that’s spillproof, rainproof, dustproof and drop-proof. It’s fanless, it’s silent and it weighs 3.2 pounds. One battery charge will power six hours of heavy activity, or 24 hours of reading. The laptop has a built-in video camera, microphone, memory-card slot, graphics tablet, game-pad controllers and a screen that rotates into a tablet configuration. spencech Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:40:25 +0000 t529 $100 laptop $299 laptop t502