http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/linem/t529 Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/jobs/16career.html?_r=1&oref=slogin A quick Q&A for people concerned about how to learn to use technology in the workplace. linem Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:51:27 +0000 workplace learning technology user experience t529 http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/mcas/articles/2007/11/30/longer_school_day_appears_to_boost_mcas_scores/?page=2 10 Massachusetts public schools extended their school days. As a whole, schools with longer days boosted students' MCAS scores in math, English, and science across all grade levels, according to a report to be released today. linem Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:00:23 +0000 t529 reform school day extended day mcas achievement high-stakes testing hands-on learning http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/technology/29techtoys.html?em&ex=1196485200&en=267bd20c3cdbf9e8&ei=5087%0A Cellphones, laptops, digital cameras and MP3 music players are among the hottest gift items this year. For preschoolers. linem Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:52:36 +0000 t529 play technology early childhood preschool media criticism toys http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/health/27well.html Active video games are not a substitute for sports and outdoor play, but several studies show that the games can significantly increase a child’s level of activity while playing indoors. linem Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:16:42 +0000 video games exercise t529 activity http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/19747/?nlid=686&a=f Researchers at MIT have released a video and audio search tool that solves one of the most challenging problems in the field: how to break up a lengthy academic lecture into manageable chunks, pinpoint the location of keywords, and direct the user to them. linem Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:35:17 +0000 video search voice transcription podcast search technology lectures mit ocw t529 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/education/07education.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin In the end, as science-fiction writers have prophesied for years, the technology is bound to outwit the fallible human. What teacher or professor can possibly police a room full of determined goof-offs while also delivering an engaging lesson? linem Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:09:15 +0000 t529 technology learning technology criticism new media everyday technology http://askbenny.cn/ "The household name in Mandarin learning" linem Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:22:07 +0000 t529 language learning podcast mandarin learning technologies http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/opinion/26brooks.html?em linem Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:45:57 +0000 computers cognition technology t529 http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/ OpenSocial provides a common set of APIs for social applications across multiple websites. With standard JavaScript and HTML, developers can create apps that access a social network's friends and update feeds. linem Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:31:32 +0000 social networking t529 opensocial apis code http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/11/06/technology_funding_gap_slow_hubs_wifi_effort/ Boston's push for citywide wireless Internet access, delayed by technical challenges and slower than anticipated fund-raising, is no longer expected to meet the city's original goal of blanket coverage by the end of next year, project leaders conceded. linem Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:21:17 +0000 boston wifi wireless city technology t529 digital divide http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/10/22/zora_and_the_explorer/ Can cutting-edge technology foster a sense of humanity? A pioneering child development researcher says yes. linem Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:49:02 +0000 marina bers t529 identity construction constructionism media lab muve educational technology http://machinescience.org/ Site of a Cambridge-based non-profit that provides a web-based programming environment and project guides for engineering and microcontroller projects for high school students. linem Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:49:24 +0000 programming microcontroller educational technology t529 machine science engineering physics http://www.citysense.net/ A joint project between Harvard and BBN Technologies to deploy a sensor network throughout Cambridge for research and educational purposes. linem Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:41:25 +0000 sensors education hardware harvard cambridge t529 bbn sensor network http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/home Cool visualization tools for both numerical and text data. linem Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:47:48 +0000 visualization tools technology ed tech viz t529 data analysis http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0311/p11s02-lecl.html Educators debate whether computer use for young students makes them better learners or not. linem Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:15:29 +0000 early childhood elementary computers classroom waldorf t529