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What's Google Hangouts Google Hangouts is a great free video service from Google for groups of up to 10 people to have an audio/video chat with each other while sharing their screens, watching videos together, or collaborating on documents. This seems custom-made for the needs of an online classroom since one of the biggest issues…
Read more →@ 123wendya If you have a question or a link you'd like to share on inclusive technologies. Just tweet it with the hashtag # ITR12 in reply to 123wendya # @ don_iain Hi Iain, sent you a reminder to your Hotmail address, check your spam folder. Use that address to request new password to enroll…
Read more →@ 123wendya If you have a question or a link you'd like to share on inclusive technologies. Just tweet it with the hashtag # ITR12 in reply to 123wendya # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →@ don_iain Hi Iain, sent you a reminder to your Hotmail address, check your spam folder. Use that address to request new password to enroll. in reply to don_iain # @ verenanz They don't call it syntax for nothing. Or is it sin tax? in reply to verenanz # @ verenanz You have a <br>…
Read more →Emoticon Origins illustrates how language change really works. Blend of purpose, deliberation & spontaneity http://t.co/MouuyDkw # engchat ;) # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ dropoutnation @audreywatters @ GuardianEdu # Wouldn't go as far as calling group video watching on iPad future of c learning but it looks like a useful tool http://t.co/JorRXvOl # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Listening to @ KermodeMovie , I finally realized where "cut to the chase" comes from. # til Would make for a good English lesson. # ellchat # "When you buy an e-book with DRM you don't really own it" http://t.co/sI3s8TIC # opencontent #oer # News.me is a great tool for getting personalized news out of…
Read more →My # jazz #radio show Bohemian After Dark starting in 10 minutes on @ Reading4uRadio http://t.co/Sebus199 This week's theme: Jazz Blues # @ C4LPT I know. I wish they'd made a different choice. Not surprised, though. I recommend most of top 20 to people daily. in reply to C4LPT # Wish PPT and Facebook weren't…
Read more →Register for the # ITR12 Introductory webinar next week http://t.co/jKY1b7SW (all welcome) # Did you know you can edit a sent # Skype IM message by hitting Up arrow? Useful for talking about short drafts. # edtech #ukedtech # til # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Register for the # ITR12 Introductory webinar next week http://t.co/jKY1b7SW (all welcome) # Did you know you can edit a sent # Skype IM message by hitting Up arrow? Useful for talking about short drafts. # edtech #ukedtech # til # @ hazel_holden Hello back. Glad to see the # ITR12 hashtag is getting some…
Read more →@ hazel_holden Hello back. Glad to see the # ITR12 hashtag is getting some use. in reply to hazel_holden # @ cegale01 Welcome. Try reading this to see if you can be convinced to like Twitter http://t.co/HwirPnKI At least during # ITR12 in reply to cegale01 # Want to get a head start on Inclusive…
Read more →Join us to discuss Inclusive Technologies @ TES Special Needs show http://t.co/DfjoTXld # C84C #accessibility # dyslexia #ukedtech # ukedchat # Open Monograph Press-Public Knowledge Project http://t.co/kOBcA9Xc < Well worth a look for # highered institutions w publisher arms. # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Join us to discuss Inclusive Technologies @ TES Special Needs show http://t.co/DfjoTXld # C84C #accessibility # dyslexia #ukedtech # ukedchat # Open Monograph Press-Public Knowledge Project http://t.co/kOBcA9Xc < Well worth a look for # highered institutions w publisher arms. # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Problem: if every CEO got fired for their failures, the way some want to get rid of teachers, there would be none left. # edchat #edstartup # Lawrence Stenhouse (1977): "our teachers are only a little more competent than our politicians or our managers" # edpolicy #ukedchat # edchat # Lawrence Stenhouse (1981): "Research is…
Read more →@ tes_SEN What's the hashtag for the Special Needs show? http://t.co/x0ZXeG5L # Science: Growing Too Fast? "will we reach "peak science"" http://t.co/K09x6eY3 # Almost noone will become rich by selling their materials so why not give them away. http://t.co/9zlk1ftI # oer #edstartup # edchat # "the best angel investment you could make is choosing the…
Read more →@ verenanz ...but, of course, starting from scratch is totally unrealistic, so an LMS like Canvas may have to be the way to go. in reply to verenanz # @ verenanz For me core of # openlearning is co-creation of new courses from open resources by teachers and students. Ie. ditch old courses... in reply…
Read more →What simple language proponents should know about linguistics http://t.co/AZ0pBCgA # accessibility #engchat # ellchat #linguistics # ukedchat # @ allistelling Great. See you then. in reply to allistelling # @ allistelling Sure. Is there a topic or just hanging out? in reply to allistelling # What education reformers did with student surveys http://t.co/t0Y5hFeG < Take…
Read more →The point of # accessibility is not to come up with the one font but to make documents where people can choose a font. http://t.co/jU5S14ja # No font can "solve" problems with # dyslexia but OpenDyslexic font is commendable 4 being open 4 those who can benefit http://t.co/AQcWdmaK # There's a big step from helping…
Read more →The point of # accessibility is not to come up with the one font but to make documents where people can choose a font. http://t.co/jU5S14ja # No font can "solve" problems with # dyslexia but OpenDyslexic font is commendable 4 being open 4 those who can benefit http://t.co/AQcWdmaK # There's a big step from helping…
Read more →How To Store Your Clipboard Data & Share It Online http://t.co/bw9wcmza # edtech # After 2 Months Squatting At AOL, Eric Simons Launches Claco, The “GitHub For Teachers” http://t.co/rI6IYqLP # edstartup # AudioNote Syncs Your Typed Notes with Recorded Audio [Downloads] http://t.co/D3Tmmrz8 # edtech #accessibility # @ davidblake Is there a danger of rolling out…
Read more →The very model of an amateur grammarian http://t.co/tocv87D7 # engchat #ellchat < Send this to the next person who "corrects" your "#grammar" # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Disappointed @ KermodeMovie couldn't make a case for reading # communistmanifesto 50/50 trenchant analysis & dangerous fantasy # alwaysrelevant # @ lizzielh The Government made me do it... in reply to lizzielh # I hope they keep a special place in hell for whatever idiot thought up the system for buying UK road tax on…
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ SocialPsych @rosamariatorres # Remind 101: Communication Tool for Educators http://t.co/KLgNvDli # edstartup #product # mvp < Example of minimum viable product # dyslexia # New on http://t.co/KXMPNxiC : Turning Wikipedia into textbooks: Tools, Ideals and Accessibility http://t.co/oeAUzIZF # edtech #edstartup # oer #…
Read more →This image made my day: http://t.co/qoognhkd (via http://t.co/lvtXC0kM ) # cartoonviolence # "Why Don’t We Educate Young Black Men?" http://t.co/x6E5QwHu < Good question but I'd start with paying their parents living wages! # edpolicy # Not sure # MOOC needs "feminist rethinking" but like everything it definitely needs feminist thinking. http://t.co/H3DVUoVu # edchat #feminism #…
Read more →This image made my day: http://t.co/qoognhkd (via http://t.co/lvtXC0kM ) # cartoonviolence # "Why Don’t We Educate Young Black Men?" http://t.co/x6E5QwHu < Good question but I'd start with paying their parents living wages! # edpolicy # Not sure # MOOC needs "feminist rethinking" but like everything it definitely needs feminist thinking. http://t.co/H3DVUoVu # edchat #feminism #…
Read more →Wikipedia just announced that you can download collections of articles in the ePub format. That reminded me that it has had a curation feature called Book Creator for 2 years. I don't think it has been getting as much use as I would expect but now with the ePub export, I think it has the…
Read more →Vote for who is the greatest Jazz Bass Player on https://t.co/uIpPlkti # jazz # Just playing the great Victor Wooten on the radio http://t.co/8iSDnmtR . Tune in on http://t.co/vrRrXZgj # jazz #radio # I'm broadcasting "Bohemian After Dark" live on @ Ustream . Come watch and chat! - http://t.co/fHSKdrtO (10:08pm) # Bohemian After Dark starting…
Read more →Accessibility and the Digital Humanities http://t.co/8QGGBNkh # accessibility #a11y # Can we really want to argue that a teacher strike has real, long-lasting effect on the students' future? http://t.co/cnLqxYfF # edchat # How can you trust an "academic" who says an author is "ultimate source" of knowledge about his work!? http://t.co/7usmX2O4 # highered # Why…
Read more →Accessibility and the Digital Humanities http://t.co/8QGGBNkh # accessibility #a11y # Can we really want to argue that a teacher strike has real, long-lasting effect on the students' future? http://t.co/cnLqxYfF # edchat # How can you trust an "academic" who says an author is "ultimate source" of knowledge about his work!? http://t.co/7usmX2O4 # highered # Why…
Read more →Science’s First Mistake out in Paperback! | Reality revisited. http://t.co/SKxhZUIk # science Highly recommended # Should Simple Language Be Mandatory for Web Accessibility? http://t.co/kpl6XpTT < Bad idea for # a11y - ignorant of basic # linguistic facts # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →BenchPrep Switches To Subscription Model As It Moves Toward Education-as-a-Service http://t.co/pga7Mkmz # Free # webinar Understanding overlap in specific learning difficulties - what do we know? http://t.co/NrANodWs # dyslexia #ukedchat # New e-book export feature enabled on Wikipedia http://t.co/4RcvKviV < Important news for # OER - new curation possibilities for # opencontent # # EdStartup…
Read more →Open source should come first when choosing new enterprise IT, report says http://t.co/jl5WzSiL # edtech #edstartup # ukedtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →It’s Never Mattered That America’s Schools ‘Lag’ Behind Other Countries http://t.co/J76EqYuf # edstartup #highered < Stop # edreform alarmism # Teachers Use Twitter As Their Preferred CPD Tool | @ scoopit http://t.co/crMwl4iH # The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ langology @Language_Today @ stevehargadon # @ andrewstaroscik Sure, but this…
Read more →New on Researchity: The Great MOOC Slander? Realities and Narratives of Education and Learning http://t.co/HKnqi5qK # Never trust experts when they say, you have to understand X before you understand Y. Mostly it's just disciplinary story telling. # edchat # Interesting how a video on interactive teaching has comments disabled on YouTube. Underscores its triviality…
Read more →New on Researchity: The Great MOOC Slander? Realities and Narratives of Education and Learning http://t.co/HKnqi5qK # Never trust experts when they say, you have to understand X before you understand Y. Mostly it's just disciplinary story telling. # edchat # Interesting how a video on interactive teaching has comments disabled on YouTube. Underscores its triviality…
Read more →Why didn’t anyone tell me about this? What every learning technologist should know about accessible documents # ALTC2012 http://t.co/J1AyXRZk # For all who wish to continue the conversations from # altc2012 join our free Collabor8 4 Change Unconference # c84c http://t.co/ODXThiQB # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Why didn’t anyone tell me about this? What every learning technologist should know about accessible documents # ALTC2012 http://t.co/J1AyXRZk # For all who wish to continue the conversations from # altc2012 join our free Collabor8 4 Change Unconference # c84c http://t.co/ODXThiQB # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →I gave this presentation at the ALT Conference 2012 in Manchester . Presentation Download presentation from Slideshare . Abstract The title of this presentation is a composite of the many responses we receive when we deliver training on accessible documents to teachers as part of the Load2Learn project, an online collection of downloadable…
Read more →Remembering discussions from # ALTC2012 How would it work for an institution to replace # Moodle or # Blackboard with # Wordpress #ukedtech # Hope some # altc2012 participants will join our MOOC on Inclusive Technologies for Reading http://t.co/RDZuRYlH ... # Hope the "open" and "learner centred" themes of # altc2013 will lead to more…
Read more →SoundGecko Now Turns Your Favorite RSS Feed Into An MP3 Podcast http://t.co/DngPNdLj # edtech #accessibility # digiskills #itr12 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →SoundGecko Now Turns Your Favorite RSS Feed Into An MP3 Podcast http://t.co/DngPNdLj # edtech #accessibility # digiskills #itr12 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ educationgovuk # Mostly personalization sounds like putting a gun to someone's head & saying would you rather eat bugs or worms? # edchat #edstartup # edpolicy # Yes @ ddmeyer "Good personalization is expensive" http://t.co/64c0NiZ2 # edstartup <But we need to personalize ends…
Read more →"You know a program is great whenever there are literally shortcuts for everything." http://t.co/e0U8t7HP # edtech #itr12 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →# Wikipedia was right - authors are not a "credible source" on their work - they are a source, though http://t.co/apZTzzrs # OER as Voyager, Bezos on Winning, and Lessons for Open Education http://t.co/83zC1P18 Some interesting metaphors for # edstartup #oer # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/Rx2JXqEt Araceli - From Nataly Dawn's Upcoming Album, "How I Knew Her" # Syndication seems to be the forgotten innovation RT @ jimgroom : "#EdStartUp Intro: Innovating Around Syndication" http://t.co/OgydoF2B # Is education really for the public good or do we just talk about it that way? Is there…
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/Rx2JXqEt Araceli - From Nataly Dawn's Upcoming Album, "How I Knew Her" # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Syndication seems to be the forgotten innovation RT @ jimgroom : "#EdStartUp Intro: Innovating Around Syndication" http://t.co/OgydoF2B # Is education really for the public good or do we just talk about it that way? Is there just one good? # edchat #edstartup # RT @ Tomstaunton84 : Why would we want to be innovative? Some…
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ lessig @Languagebandit # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →RT @ metaphorhacker : One person's reality is another person's metaphor. < How to think about entrepreneurs 4 # edstartup & schools 4 # moocmooc # Interesting overview of collaborative creation of learning materials: http://t.co/WSiP9JEw # edstartup #reading # I saw a street performer gather a crowd for a show hoping some would pay at…
Read more →@ andrewstaroscik I think the important point was go out there and present your idea to as many people as you can. # edstartup in reply to andrewstaroscik # 6 Ways To Win Every Startup Competition You Enter http://t.co/loqFITTy # edstartup < Interesting tips despite link bait title # "The goal of a startup is…
Read more →Sunset over Portobello # sky #clouds # sunset #summer @ Portobello Beach (joppa end) http://t.co/oSqEvOr0 # Cannabis studies seem to have a negative impact on @ BBC interviewers' IQ, ability to ask sensible questions http://t.co/ApyRdJtx # science # Like the Zombie-Based Learning idea mentioned in @ DtHunter # edstartup intro: http://t.co/G1R9UQ3C <Turn kids onto zombies…
Read more →Sunset over Portobello # sky #clouds # sunset #summer @ Portobello Beach (joppa end) http://t.co/oSqEvOr0 # Cannabis studies seem to have a negative impact on @ BBC interviewers' IQ, ability to ask sensible questions http://t.co/ApyRdJtx # science # Like the Zombie-Based Learning idea mentioned in @ DtHunter # edstartup intro: http://t.co/G1R9UQ3C <Turn kids onto zombies…
Read more →Sunset over Portobello # sky #clouds # sunset #summer @ Portobello Beach (joppa end) http://t.co/oSqEvOr0 # Cannabis studies seem to have a negative impact on @ BBC interviewers' IQ, ability to ask sensible questions http://t.co/ApyRdJtx # science # Like the Zombie-Based Learning idea mentioned in @ DtHunter # edstartup intro: http://t.co/G1R9UQ3C <Turn kids onto zombies…
Read more →@ jeffreyhill Here's my take on the silo problem in a similar context to # edstartup http://t.co/89yY1n7q in reply to jeffreyhill # Hearing from @ opencontent that there'll be a # badge for # edstartup made me more motivated to complete. Let's see if it sticks. # @ audreywatters Great. As an experiment, I set…
Read more →After the madness that was # moocmooc I'm finding the # edstartup a much more sedate experience. No sure I can take all this free time. # Really enjoyed this talk by @ rebeccawatson of @ skepchicks on Women’s Intuition and Other Fairy Tales http://t.co/pOdRtXFj # feminism # Oldie by goodie: GitHub for Education, Revisited…
Read more →Can we start even # edstartup with the assumption that # entrepreneurship is the right metaphor for # innovation openness and progress? # Thank so @ SustainableInc for being my 1000th follower http://t.co/0fUjI5QA # Already learned sth new on # edstartup @ SlideSpeech : interesting tool for sharing slides-needs better keyboard shortcuts for # accessibility…
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ guardianstyle # We keep talking about # mooc undergrad or CPD courses. But maybe we need to start with MOOC PhDs: http://t.co/LcoWRMcQ # moocmooc #highered # Read this before you complain about MOOC pedagogy: The closing of American academia http://t.co/YZdtwzfE # moocmooc #highered…
Read more →Dewey's My Pedagogic Creed needs an # OpenEducation update as a remixable # OER for everyone to make their own http://t.co/PMPC0GqB # edchat # Success in a # MOOC by @ davecormier also describes general Digital Learning Skills http://t.co/OajsCaj1 # moocmooc #edchat # Dewey: "we violate the child's nature...by introducing the child too abruptly to…
Read more →If you'd like to see me in the studio, I'm broadcasting a live Google Hangout on air here: http://t.co/SznYJpsp # About to start my first late night # jazz show on Reading4U. Tune in from 10pm BST until midnight on http://t.co/YfN392Mf . # Key: "community is not the path to understanding or accessing the curriculum...the…
Read more →I just bought: 'A Hard Day's Night' by Ella Fitzgerald for https://t.co/GDnYwbMX http://t.co/IcRSzAoM # What's the most appropriate # midnight themed track to close out a late night # jazz radio show with? Votes now open! http://t.co/8iSDnmtR # @ urban_teacher I remember hating that sort of thing as a student. Teenagers in particular are attuned…
Read more →I just bought: 'A Hard Day's Night' by Ella Fitzgerald for https://t.co/GDnYwbMX http://t.co/IcRSzAoM # What's the most appropriate # midnight themed track to close out a late night # jazz radio show with? Votes now open! http://t.co/8iSDnmtR # @ urban_teacher I remember hating that sort of thing as a student. Teenagers in particular are attuned…
Read more →I just bought: 'A Hard Day's Night' by Ella Fitzgerald for https://t.co/GDnYwbMX http://t.co/IcRSzAoM # What's the most appropriate # midnight themed track to close out a late night # jazz radio show with? Votes now open! http://t.co/8iSDnmtR # @ urban_teacher I remember hating that sort of thing as a student. Teenagers in particular are attuned…
Read more →Inifinte webinar (Photo credit: RubyJi) I've been using GoToMeeting (GTM) and GoToWebinar (GTW) for three years now, so I thought, it's time to share some experiences. Citrix has been very slow to innovate so I have been looking for alternatives but so far have not found the perfect one to justify…
Read more →@ atsc Agree. Also, pretends all the cost of a MOOC is in prerec video. Doc not by Siemens, though. Just shared by him. in reply to atsc # @ gsiemens Disagree. http://t.co/MpsYDY18 is a rather unimaginative critique substituting personal failures and peeves for analysis # moocmooc in reply to gsiemens # Not sure I…
Read more →Critical Commons is a perfect example of how everybody benefits from openness in the cultural commonwealth http://t.co/uJFeeRHw # edchat #oer # "we have to take a responsibility to educate people about # plagiarism quot; http://t.co/4gw2iQlU < 0 reflection=condescension # highered #edchat # "Thomas Kuhn: the man who changed the way the world looked at #…
Read more →Older post on Putting lectures in their place with cautious optimism http://t.co/ee3b4jyx # moocmooc # Motto for # edtech "You can’t motivate students with technology because technology alone isn’t motivating." http://t.co/x0n8Mk94 # edchat # More courses should be able to say "We had no learning objectives. Those were invented along the way" http://t.co/CpSRnWqz # moocmooc…
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU # The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre Entrepreneurs http://t.co/WoahEEsB < The perfect antidote to the excellence racket # edchat # Apt # metaphor # highered decline as inevitable as fall of Soviet Union or Decline of General Motors http://t.co/brRaOFW5 # edchat #moocmooc # The real "learning paradox" why…
Read more →At what point can I say I’ve “learned” a language? | Ars Technica http://t.co/wnEN3ntI # engchat #edtech # @ andrewstaroscik not decided all the functionality yet, suggestions welcome, maybe we should start a Google Doc in reply to andrewstaroscik # @ andrewstaroscik I am about to find out - we're building our # mooc hub…
Read more →@ martinlugton Thanks. Feel free to weigh in on the comments. in reply to martinlugton # @ HybridPed It also depends on whether the MOOCification gets in the way of navigating other institutional requirements. # digped in reply to HybridPed # .@trentmkays Maybe we need a more fundamental rethink of hybridity http://t.co/3tpmDLRg # digped #moocmooc…
Read more →@ lonniwilson @RosemarySewart @ andrewstaroscik Cowriting a # moocmooc booklet? Great idea! Try the free BookType host http://t.co/9vwKbfi7 in reply to lonniwilson # @ andrewstaroscik BookType can embed any HTML but it can also create PDFs, ePub & print. Great for collaborative book distribution. # moocmooc in reply to andrewstaroscik # @ lonniwilson Would use…
Read more →@ lonniwilson @RosemarySewart @ andrewstaroscik Cowriting a # moocmooc booklet? Great idea! Try the free BookType host http://t.co/9vwKbfi7 in reply to lonniwilson # @ andrewstaroscik BookType can embed any HTML but it can also create PDFs, ePub & print. Great for collaborative book distribution. # moocmooc in reply to andrewstaroscik # @ lonniwilson Would use…
Read more →Time to call it a night. Thanks all on the # moocmooc for a great hour before midnight. # @ rswharton You're most likely right. I was just looking for a twist in perspective to see what falls out. in reply to rswharton # @ RosemarySewart @qui_oui I've done great learning while lurking. We're back…
Read more →RT @ grinnpidgeon : RT @ audreywatters : 6.003z: A Learner-Created MOOC Spins Out of MITx http://t.co/ox1bQaJG # moocmooc # What is necessary and what is contingent in MOOC design http://t.co/gWWTbS6b suggested on @ scoopit to http://t.co/f0cCJnoN # moocmooc # Thanks @ mark_mcguire . What technology do you use it to make it happen @…
Read more →@ Downes Thanks. Will have to configure Perl on my server first, but and will test ASAP. in reply to Downes # Started an alternative brainstorm in # MOOCMOOC collaborative document http://t.co/xz7U3GyK Come, wade in! # We should not forget: "The Personal Learning Network is like an online course--but without the course!" http://t.co/GlgAWunA # moocmooc…
Read more →@ Downes Thanks. Will have to configure Perl on my server first, but and will test ASAP. in reply to Downes # Started an alternative brainstorm in # MOOCMOOC collaborative document http://t.co/xz7U3GyK Come, wade in! # We should not forget: "The Personal Learning Network is like an online course--but without the course!" http://t.co/GlgAWunA # moocmooc…
Read more →I tolerance of ambiguity and uncertainty! > RT @ readywriting : @ slamteacher My big "lesson" I try to teach - adaptability. # moocmooc # @ slamteacher @Readywriting I read fanfiction as much as any fiction. Some real gems out there. We should do a # MOOC on it! # moocmooc in reply to slamteacher…
Read more →# Joomla 2.5 vs # Drupal 7 | netstudio http://t.co/IglDfvcM # Is it OK to replace optimized code with readable code? | Ars Technica http://t.co/JM2pLFJP # edtech < Applies to more than programming # @ lawrieh Hi, saw your tweet on my old profile. Nice to hear from you again. All my tweeting is happening…
Read more →“Uncertainty Is an Uncomfortable Position. But Certainty Is an Absurd One.” [Quotables] http://t.co/qP3qE6OQ # edchat # @ jakubsuchy Here's hoping. I guess it makes sense with customized services but I almost never write for quotes assuming I can't afford it. in reply to jakubsuchy # Is it me, or do you feel that, if a…
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/yOrFcGxt Some Idiot/How Sports Bras Work # 7 web accessibility myths – Humanising Technology Blog http://t.co/0Ll7uyDs # accessibility #a11y # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/yOrFcGxt Some Idiot/How Sports Bras Work # 7 web accessibility myths – Humanising Technology Blog http://t.co/0Ll7uyDs # accessibility #a11y # Proposing a new term for # VLE / # LMS CRAMS (Course Repository and Attendance Management System) - seems to reflect reality better # edtech # Museum of Endangered…
Read more →Proposing a new term for # VLE / # LMS CRAMS (Course Repository and Attendance Management System) - seems to reflect reality better # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Museum of Endangered Sounds http://t.co/suA6Y02v # edtech #history < What a wonderful site for learning about the audio history of tech. # "Stop encouraging automaticity, cultivate mindfulness instead" http://t.co/zBXqke8x <Interesting counterpoint to # edtheory wisdom # ukedchat # Am I missing something or is this page to purchase # Jaws not actually fully # screenreader…
Read more →So, August is Connected Educator Month http://t.co/jfwdLQ9v # ukedchat #ce12 < Here's hoping soon every month is a connected educator month! # The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ techczech # "as many security misdemeanours as you can fit in 140 chars" committed in @ uktesco tweet http://t.co/eqzmkd4o # edtech…
Read more →Domain of One’s Own as Educational Pilot of Federated Web http://t.co/s0JZSAVs # edtech #identity # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Confucianism is not an obstacle to democracy http://t.co/355BAfQB # china #philosophy # politics # Thank @ languagelog for doing legwork on # textspeak hype — this is how # peerreview should be done! http://t.co/tL9luyjG # engchat # Sorry, peer review is not a mark of quality, just a mark of passability. http://t.co/Z3yK2ufG # science #…
Read more →"Love Truth? Wait." http://t.co/6DJ9iQ5g < Agree! Use Twitter for quick thoughts, newspapers for thick description, which takes time. # @ scottevest Looking forward to it. Sure could use some of those cargo pants...eh, trousers... in reply to scottevest # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →"Love Truth? Wait." http://t.co/6DJ9iQ5g < Agree! Use Twitter for quick thoughts, newspapers for thick description, which takes time. # @ scottevest Looking forward to it. Sure could use some of those cargo pants...eh, trousers... in reply to scottevest # Like the concept behind # Scripto the community transcription tool http://t.co/lW2pSP2w Can see uses beyond #…
Read more →Like the concept behind # Scripto the community transcription tool http://t.co/lW2pSP2w Can see uses beyond # digitalhumanities #edtech # Hi @ leroyh Looking forward to having you on # ITR12 in reply to leroyh # Excited to see @ SCOTTEVEST Travel Vests on UK Amazon http://t.co/zLNQVM7v Hope more lines follow soon. Would have saved me…
Read more →Courses for job seekers not leading them into employment | UFI charitable trust http://t.co/3keXaGWk # ukedchat # 25 Ways Teachers Can Integrate Social Media Into Education via @ marmacles # edchat http://t.co/726b9DYL # What about massive open online scholarship? via @ marmacles # mooc #edchat @ scoopit http://t.co/rQnTyfcB # The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st…
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/WUfZAbH3 The Universe is Weird: A Song # The Drupal/Wordpress choice: Guide for individuals, small organizations & the Internet http://t.co/2zZiaBkC # Drupal #Wordpress # cms #edtech # @ Thunderfairy Think those are cute? Check out this Emo Stallion... http://t.co/UxvkXzfo in reply to Thunderfairy # It's a horse eat horse…
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ wordnik @Dries @ jamesmichie # I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/DQqRrcDh THE SCRIPT - WE CRY # I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/KKikookA ЛЕОНИД БЕССЕРЕБРЕННИКОВ # New on Researchity: Debating the MOOC Backlash: Notes from A Primitive Screwhead http://t.co/pWNh1fvG # mp3DirectCut…
Read more →Personalizando WordPress 1.5 (Photo credit: juanpol) Note: This is a much longer post than I intended. Therefore, I could not face rereading all of it and fixing it for clarity and grammar. Let me know if something is too opaque. Also, not everything that could be linked is linked. Let your…
Read more →@ MooreAnswers Thought I'd put up a quick blog post on the # Wordpress #Drupal difference: http://t.co/JuNlZp8k . Got a bit out of hand! in reply to MooreAnswers # The # Drupal #Wordpress choice: A guide for individuals, small organizations and the Internet http://t.co/cgPBhPKr # edtech #cms # web # @ MooreAnswers If you're a…
Read more →UK High Court overturns conviction for Twitter joke | Ars Technica http://t.co/4Or0HLMa # sanityprevails # Come check out my # Instacanvas gallery...browse & buy my Instagram artwork. http://t.co/2hgY1dVJ via @ instacnvs # Cowford upon Thames # river #Thames # cows #animals # nokidding #photooftheday http://t.co/CNloc73r # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Google Gets Scientific, Adds A Voice-Enabled 34-Button Calculator To Desktop And Mobile Search http://t.co/KvHbyN5Z # edtech #mathed # What do you say? USB/memory stick/key or thumb drive? # edtech # Review of the Technology for Print Disabilities Training Day http://t.co/A4tnVVuY # dyslexia #accessibility # "Talking heads don't equal an educational paradigm shift" @ CathyNDavidson http://t.co/mGe7MMTJ…
Read more →Google Gets Scientific, Adds A Voice-Enabled 34-Button Calculator To Desktop And Mobile Search http://t.co/KvHbyN5Z # edtech #mathed # What do you say? USB/memory stick/key or thumb drive? # edtech # Review of the Technology for Print Disabilities Training Day http://t.co/A4tnVVuY # dyslexia #accessibility # "Talking heads don't equal an educational paradigm shift" @ CathyNDavidson http://t.co/mGe7MMTJ…
Read more →# MOOCs Round-up http://t.co/Y9BNNMgP # edchat # How an Upstart Company Might Profit From Free Courses http://t.co/58BQrqde # edtech # Watermelon fire http://t.co/eM6K6jIu # How do “today’s students” write, really? http://t.co/uWBKfFbG < spelling errors and confusions are not a 'sign of the times' # engchat # Make your own audio book using text to speech…
Read more →Why text to speech Balabolka I'm taking a MOOC (a Massive Open Online Course) on Coursera . It's a literature course on Fantasy and Science Fiction and I noticed on the forums some people were worried about the amount of reading. I'm pretty busy these days so I decided I'd…
Read more →Word 2013 Consumer Preview Accessibility and Usability – First Impressions http://t.co/kXL51047 # edtech #accessibility # office # Summer School for Teachers http://t.co/byaHap6R < Some great tips for summer exploration # edtech #ukedchat # pln #cpd # Lies, Damn Lies, & Statistics About Privacy Hysteria http://t.co/0x44qeQa # edtech < Users don't even know they use a…
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ StanCarey @educationgovuk # Listen Up You Primitive Screwheads http://t.co/oExCLkz8 < enjoyable rant about # open #education # edchat #mooc # highered #edpolicy # Very impressed with @ coursera 's course on # fantasy lit - esp. inspiring approach to peer assessment http://t.co/1T4cwOM3 #…
Read more →Sorry @ grammarly while this is a # fun poster it makes English no more crazy than any other human language http://t.co/5INQOZpt # ellchat in reply to grammarly # Word 2013 Preview Accessibility and Usability--First Impressions http://t.co/5vpuO6CT # accessibility #word2013 # edtech #usability # microsoft # New on Researchity: Do researchers need Personal Learning Networks?…
Read more →In case of problems: How to uninstall Office 2013 Preview If you have trouble with the Office 2013 Consumer Preview and cannot uninstall it, you can use this tool from Microsoft [Link downloads file ]. You may have to associate your file extensions with the previous version of your Office application. This is what happened…
Read more →# VLE vs. # PLE debate http://t.co/CTYCM5WV < Great summary of the argument for and against Virtual Learning Environments # edtech #edchat # I liked a @ YouTube video from @ Downes http://t.co/xhRqhOnE LMS vs PLEshort # Write In Peace With These Distraction-Free Editors http://t.co/bsyiebdP # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Just added a Twibbon to support Dyslexia Still Matters campaign by @ dyslexiaaction http://t.co/Ro4d9UpI # dyslexia #ukedchat # Support Dyslexia Still Matters , add a # twibbon now! - http://t.co/ffLv4Wzd - Create one here - http://t.co/0iJmz2sK # Shadow puppet in dance or supplication # photooftheday http://t.co/KeefcFHn # # clipica inspired me to find out you…
Read more →Just added a Twibbon to support Dyslexia Still Matters campaign by @ dyslexiaaction http://t.co/Ro4d9UpI # dyslexia #ukedchat # Support Dyslexia Still Matters , add a # twibbon now! - http://t.co/ffLv4Wzd - Create one here - http://t.co/0iJmz2sK # Shadow puppet in dance or supplication # photooftheday http://t.co/KeefcFHn # # clipica inspired me to find out you…
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video from @ geekandsundry http://t.co/3WsNj8OD Scary Smash featuring Dave Foley, Joss Whedon # Microsoft’s Office 2013 will make it possible to edit PDFs - I expect limited functionality http://t.co/gBCOagPZ # edtech # Do we need another e-learning silo? "Coursemodo Debuts A Student Engagement Platform For # HigherEd quot; Backed http://t.co/sTSRFcha…
Read more →I just signed up for Fantasy and SciFi: The Human Mind, Our Modern World # fantasysf - a free @ coursera online class https://t.co/INpoFJxU # RT @ Brendan_Mayer : Interesting trend for # highered marketers to watch: Facebook No Longer Cool to Teens or Millennials http://t.co/uPbi8gmm # Searching educational videos for words on @ MobentoHQ…
Read more →@ RichardStacy Well put. Ferguson's approach to evidence is very utilitarian - even book length: http://t.co/JOZY3nFz # reithlectures in reply to RichardStacy # @ tomstandage @vgul @ SpragueD Great list. Brain and the internet is another one - here's my rant from last year http://t.co/giHidaJd in reply to tomstandage # How low will they sink…
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ wordnik # This is essential reading for evidence-based policy advocates insisting on random sampling http://t.co/1GTPrias # edpolicy #edchat # # Wikipedia seems to be addressing its # gender gap with commendable candor and insight http://t.co/01ImDC9X # feminism # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/Z9FchlGO The Struggle # # Drupal is better for some sites, # Wordpress is better for others. But I find myself recommending Wordpress for more and more small sites. # "#Drupal is not a # CMS quot; true but as a framework it needs to make basic CMS functionality…
Read more →@ ballofcotton87 Having that experience 3 days later. Can't believe the circularity of argument doesn't make @ nfergus dizzy. # ReithLectures in reply to ballofcotton87 # Google improves conversion facility on search - often forgotten feature http://t.co/yVI32EuL # edtech # I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/4DPaUte2 Boating on The Norfolk Broads in the 1930s…
Read more →InLOC is an interesting project for capturing information about learning outcomes independent of framework http://t.co/0b8nyjYf # edtech # This pigeon just landed on me as I was reading @ bigissue on a bench # birds http://t.co/c8Pg03Uq # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →InLOC is an interesting project for capturing information about learning outcomes independent of framework http://t.co/0b8nyjYf # edtech # This pigeon just landed on me as I was reading @ bigissue on a bench # birds http://t.co/c8Pg03Uq # @ Thunderfairy Good luck! Where can one tune in? in reply to Thunderfairy # I liked a @…
Read more →@ Thunderfairy Good luck! Where can one tune in? in reply to Thunderfairy # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video from @ harto http://t.co/lBXqxxxQ "Oh, Internet" - A love song. # I liked a @ YouTube video from @ harto http://t.co/vOMWYUa5 "Oh, Internet" - Acoustic Jam # I liked a @ YouTube video from @ harto http://t.co/lCgqEquu Show Me Where Ya Noms At # I liked a @ YouTube…
Read more →Do you brag about your personal learning network? http://t.co/tk1M8gr4 # pln #edchat # Photography Basics – Looking For Light http://t.co/5X1xcJbc # photography # Emoticons from 1881 on Shady Characters http://t.co/fALcJLmk #:-) # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ techczech @eLearningGuild @ OpenIDEO # # Instacanvas lets you buy and sell Instagram artwork. Help me get the gallery for techczech to open soon. http://t.co/2hgY1dVJ # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Late bird catches the mourn http://t.co/QJgGiExO # Gawkers of Stena http://t.co/ULqVB0Xn # There she blows - watering the canals http://t.co/tJ7F94tI # Nexus 7 is just sooo tempting. Could mine be one of those two-tablet homes? http://t.co/nHACvvXG # android Ideal for # edtech and though. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Special Public Lecture starting now: How language impairment affects literacy by Professor Dorothy Bishop http://t.co/VLFTPeiS # literacy # Shocked to hear there are still linguists who say things like "these people have no grammar". Don't be one of them! # linguistics #ellchat # Broadcasters, putting musical beds under speech on radio and TV is incredibly…
Read more →Attitudes, motivation and opportunities are more important to success in 2nd language learning than method or onset age. # ellchat # It was the sociolinguistic lesson on n-deletion in Dutch that explained why I wasn't able to understand any directions to Driebergen. # ftw # The bilingual situation in Belgium is complicated both inside and…
Read more →Attitudes, motivation and opportunities are more important to success in 2nd language learning than method or onset age. # ellchat # It was the sociolinguistic lesson on n-deletion in Dutch that explained why I wasn't able to understand any directions to Driebergen. # ftw # The bilingual situation in Belgium is complicated both inside and…
Read more →I'm honestly amazed there's not more of a crowd for the talk on statistics for language acquisition http://t.co/Hyht8zEp # linguistics # Church in perspective http://t.co/1FV09JSA # Language borrowing works in unpredictable ways. Dutch call LCD projectors "beamer". Germans call mobile phones is "handy". # ellchat # Who would have thought that questionnaire design in bilingualism…
Read more →Google indoor maps comes to the UK, helps commuter meet pasty in record time http://t.co/GVXbdaVC < Great headline, meh news # Why did @ techsmith decide to ruin my productivity & remove Shift-Click to select and Shift-Scroll to move timeline from @ camtasia 8? # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The # MOOC Misnomer http://t.co/kS7OxKpQ # open #oer Some MOOCs aren't massive, some aren't open, some aren't courses. But all are online. # Poetry in clocks http://t.co/Bl4B5Cky # Noon on the first Monday of every month is time of siren testing in the Netherlands. Odysseus had the right idea for his sailors. # Powered by…
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ techczech @lessig # Why schools should have a hyperlocal blog http://t.co/CfIACL9w # ukedchat # "a moment of nervous cluelessnes" about grammar - a common phenomenon # ellchat http://t.co/JoZ12PJ1 # Top 20 Keyboard Shortcuts everyone should now http://t.co/XLG8j6QH # edtech # The best way…
Read more →Moonlit sea from a ferry from Harrwich http://t.co/DsPR6vag # Limerweek in review: the week’s top news in rhyme | Ars Technica http://t.co/TfhUg0E4 < made my day # Ship aground http://t.co/pYyYubvD # Decline Effect in Linguistics? http://t.co/dPiVAgqN # "inquiry process isn't just asking questions. And it certainly isn't asking questions we know answers to" http://t.co/VYkAvSYH #…
Read more →Google announces offline editing for Docs, available later today http://t.co/P1AuoPLN Hallelujah # edtech # RT @ gconole : New blog post: Excited about new technologies? # http //e4innovation.com/?p=588 # fb #mscli # The reverse-journal-submission system http://t.co/wu9vor31 # open #oer < great idea but I prefer the meta journal approach # @ mweller but, there are…
Read more →Google announces offline editing for Docs, available later today http://t.co/P1AuoPLN Hallelujah # edtech # RT @ gconole : New blog post: Excited about new technologies? # http //e4innovation.com/?p=588 # fb #mscli # The reverse-journal-submission system http://t.co/wu9vor31 # open #oer < great idea but I prefer the meta journal approach # @ mweller but, there are…
Read more →On @ mweller 's question re forgetting. I think we forget what we'd done in education about every 15 years. But is it a bad thing? # ukedchat # "we forget fundamental lessons in bridge design every 30 years [...is the same] true with distance education?" @ mweller http://t.co/IpIyMkMy # Moodle 2.3 is now available!…
Read more →Join me NOW on JISC Techdis Tuesday talking about teacher training for # accessibility http://t.co/vYeRe4Mt # tdt #ukedchat # cpd # Dries Buytaert: Spark update: responsive layouts in # Drupal http://t.co/6SuOU568 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →@ Falsum Starkey's rants can be taken as of no more value than the casual racism of a taxi driver. We shouldn't be insulted by them. # edfest in reply to Falsum # @ Falsum We should start insulting Starkey back. What a quasi educated "moron" - here I quote with endorsement from Language Log…
Read more →Kill or cure? This is the funniest idea for a website. Exposes shoddy science reporting in general not just @ dailymail http://t.co/pttyXIpC # 'data protection duckout' on photo bans leads to "contamination of everyday adult-child relations" http://t.co/6ilA4dDu # ukedchat # The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video from @ geekandsundry http://t.co/zoxx8bN3 Write Like the Wind (George R. R. Martin) # RT @ amcunningham : “@rickmans: This is the coolest demo of Google Docs you’ve ever seen http://t.co/cWPz1GIt” he's right! # True about all subjects > RT @ mberry : ...computer science is fun & easy [...]…
Read more →2 essential reads about methods in # psychology http://t.co/RBDZqSfP and http://t.co/RBDZqSfP . Sample data as well as experimental subjects! # Thanks to 50% off on international shipping finally bought @ scottevest Travel Vest. Looking forward to the 24 pockets. http://bit.ly/LlUhAs # 'Spotify For Audiobooks' Hailed As Next Digital Publishing Innovation http://t.co/cz3yQJLD < @ bardowl seems…
Read more →Unglue.it Asks For Donations To Convert Books To Creative Commons http://t.co/lk8SPy9D < great idea for # oer #open # edchat # Google Maps will add England and Wales's waterways to travel routes http://t.co/q6VjIMHt < Now this is really exciting news - can't wait # Google launches Endangered Languages website to save 3,000 at-risk tongues http://t.co/xzkVjRH7…
Read more →Unglue.it Asks For Donations To Convert Books To Creative Commons http://t.co/lk8SPy9D < great idea for # oer #open # edchat # Google Maps will add England and Wales's waterways to travel routes http://t.co/q6VjIMHt < Now this is really exciting news - can't wait # Google launches Endangered Languages website to save 3,000 at-risk tongues http://t.co/xzkVjRH7…
Read more →I like the philosophy behind the @ restartproject - repair old tech while learning http://t.co/N08BVkvc # edtech # Not sure > RT @ RohanMaitzen : MOOCs: "basically no direct individual interaction w/ anyone who knows what they’re doing" http://t.co/oYHvQJ1T # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Just had my first "conversation" about a # Skype ad. Predictably it was about how ads are a necessary evil and how to get rid of them. # # Moodle 2.3 (almost!) http://t.co/9s7dESIi < beta instead of promised final release, but I agree, this time the delay will be worth the wait # RT @…
Read more →Still time to register for free webinar Public Lecture: Specific Language Impairment and Dyslexia http://t.co/xfwlrFHG # dyslexia #language # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ InnovativeEdu @rosamariatorres # All learning should have the # hacker ethos of Hacking Chinese http://t.co/G7j1fr7K # edchat #ukedchat # ellchat # I like The Mezzofanti Guild as an approach to socially motivated but rigorous language learning. http://t.co/NuyqLb43 # ellchat #edchat # ling #…
Read more →How to Use Google Calendar as a Project Management Tool [Project Management] http://t.co/VqJJlQXE # edtech < Great idea # Marco Polo Project is an amazing effort to translate modern # Chinese writing http://t.co/VNEl6H3n (via @ sinicapodcast ) # edchat # Is it cheating if you post your DSLR pics in @ instagram ? Not very…
Read more →RT @ mwclarkson_pub : RT @ DrTomCrick : Phrase of the day at # casconf2012 "normalisation of deviance" # Free training on Accessible technologies for # Reading in # Nottingham on 27 June http://t.co/CykVwL2f # dyslexia #ukedchat # a11y # Exciting new features to be previewed on # CiviCRM 4.2 alpha 1 http://t.co/8ZWQxBoD # Drupal…
Read more →Q: Why Does Microsoft Need Yammer? A: To Save SharePoint http://t.co/bnkPhHxv < Interesting. Lots of people are down on # Share Point. # I liked a @ YouTube video from @ molly23 http://t.co/dKI7F4Gf An Open Letter to Stephen Fry (Original Song) # Free training on Accessible technologies for # Reading in # Nottingham on 27…
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video from @ foxtailsbrigade http://t.co/1bJ0a7SJ Foxtails Brigade - "Don't Look Down" - Live # Q: Why Does Microsoft Need Yammer? A: To Save SharePoint http://t.co/bnkPhHxv < Interesting. Lots of people are down on # Share Point. # I liked a @ YouTube video from @ molly23 http://t.co/dKI7F4Gf An Open Letter…
Read more →Ending Knowledge Cartels. - academhack - Thoughts on Emerging Media and Higher Education http://t.co/J29Tif2S # open #OER # 5 Reasons Google Hangouts Are Cooler Than Skype For Video Chats http://t.co/9mAfDFBd # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Talking about # CPD and ICT curriculum on http://t.co/gWe0SUFX # UKcpd4change #ukedchat # “Defensive Patent License” created to protect innovators from trolls http://t.co/83P11EHq # I liked a @ YouTube video from @ pomplamoose http://t.co/e7Ougg3J Pomplamoose - Don't Stop Lovin Me # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Incredibox will keep you occupied for hours. What great fun! http://t.co/QBYOvc04 # music #edtech via @ geekandsundry # Gamer Girl, Country Boy a song for the modern and bygone eras: http://t.co/n6rBV8Vk via @ youtube # I liked a @ YouTube video from @ geekandsundry http://t.co/Pn0KdRpH Gamer Girl, Country Boy # I liked a @ YouTube…
Read more →Graffiti in love http://t.co/OmqHXXhb # Would you believe the fools that say Norwich and Norfolk are simple and backward? What beautiful and rich places they are! # norwich # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Ridiculous idyll http://t.co/aknNCSDo # Drupal for Students - London http://t.co/d76jnram < great idea for the future of # Drupal and # DrupalEd # Waiting for me? You bet! http://t.co/ovIT1kHx # Today IPv6 Launches, What you need to know http://t.co/U1P0g9qB < finally every atom in the universe can have an IP address # edtech # Norwich…
Read more →Ridiculous idyll http://t.co/aknNCSDo # Drupal for Students - London http://t.co/d76jnram < great idea for the future of # Drupal and # DrupalEd # Waiting for me? You bet! http://t.co/ovIT1kHx # Today IPv6 Launches, What you need to know http://t.co/U1P0g9qB < finally every atom in the universe can have an IP address # edtech # Powered…
Read more →Norwich jubilee http://t.co/4Vm6QRGJ # Pundits: Stop lying about education! Us: Let's stop lying to ourselves! It's not as bad as reporting on it! http://t.co/EuRGKAtr # edchat # "Stating the Obvious About Standard English" ... "it is a DIALECT!" http://t.co/Wb7TK6ui < All English teachers should keep in mind # engchat # What better way to celebrate…
Read more →WebAIM's Screen Reader User Survey # 4 Results now available http://t.co/uHyuu8zx Important reading for # accessibility #screenreader # a11y # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Anyone thinking women are not interested in geeky techie things should watch this Makeup Tutorial. http://t.co/2gOYWqQ7 # feminism #edchat # I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/PtgOi2DU (Orig) Petals from a Flower # "Apple's Newton MessagePad PDA at Twenty" http://t.co/RS5mAcza < History of tech can help us understand what we have today # edtech #history…
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/OXT7Q8kt Acoustic "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar" @ w00tstock 1.1 LA # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →InstaEDU On-Demand Video Tutoring Gets An A+ and $1.1M Seed From The Social+Capital Partnership http://t.co/duk7wHRX # edchat #edtech # Sorry, I can't attend # UKcpd4change tonight. Stuck at work! # I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/J1YcRSe8 Paul and Storm perform George RR Martin song # @ jimgroom I meant I wanted to express support…
Read more →InstaEDU On-Demand Video Tutoring Gets An A+ and $1.1M Seed From The Social+Capital Partnership http://t.co/duk7wHRX # edchat #edtech # Sorry, I can't attend # UKcpd4change tonight. Stuck at work! # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/J1YcRSe8 Paul and Storm perform George RR Martin song # @ jimgroom I meant I wanted to express support thru a small donation - sadly too busy to join in reply to jimgroom # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Taking the Massive out of # mooc is a good idea but certain size is important for group learning - say 30? http://t.co/b4H9zWA5 @ mweller # I wish I had contributed to # DS106 The Open Online Community of Digital Storytellers by @ jimgroom the original # MOOC http://t.co/5vqLJwsY # I think Naace RiskIT is…
Read more →On Not Sending The Kid To College http://t.co/L3ReUv6s < This should be seen as valid choice # edchat # Movies, TV Shows, Songs, and Textbooks http://t.co/33CQX6g0 # openaccess #oer < Yes, textbooks are more expensive than any other medium # fail # "many people who care about language care about it wrongly"... "it’s caring about…
Read more →College Degrees: More and More, They're Just a Piece of Paper http://t.co/pzAnPafb # edchat < another case for # Badges # Cheap £149 PC and broadband bundle gives the UK something to smile about http://t.co/wJocDDUm # Help Fund Views in Core http://t.co/99OOxEI9 < Music to the ears of any # Drupal user - Drupal without…
Read more →Accessible Technologies for Reading # free training on # Accessibility and # Literacy in # Bristol 21 Jun http://t.co/8fTTPU1a # dyslexia Pls RT # @ sueburnett I did check with a feed link I found but it must have been an old one. At least the old ones still work. in reply to sueburnett #…
Read more →Google pumps cash into UK classrooms, will buy Arduino, Raspberry Pi sets for kids http://t.co/8DY3b85G & # ukedchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Google pumps cash into UK classrooms, will buy Arduino, Raspberry Pi sets for kids http://t.co/8DY3b85G & # ukedchat # Ways media piracy ends: 1. gets absorbed by commercial interests who fought it or 2. becomes obsolete http://t.co/CwSHh5nI # open #til # Really enjoyed the Google Hangout on # ukcpd4change Anybody can see a recording of…
Read more →Ways media piracy ends: 1. gets absorbed by commercial interests who fought it or 2. becomes obsolete http://t.co/CwSHh5nI # open #til # Really enjoyed the Google Hangout on # ukcpd4change Anybody can see a recording of the discussion http://t.co/3SUV1kuz # ukedchat #cpd # Taking part in a Google+ Hangout on Continued Professional Development # cpd…
Read more →Experts and Empowerment http://t.co/DAlPFkY0 # Paying to Learn (to Program) http://t.co/je1nlyJH # edchat #opened # mooc # Support free access to scientific journal articles arising from taxpayer-funded research. # OAMonday http://t.co/gZ2AW1Rq # openaccess # EU: Programming Languages Can't Be Copyrighted - http://t.co/rILdTRb9 # Box Launches Private Sync Client Beta for Personal Users http://t.co/Jo826DE1 # I…
Read more →An innovator’s dilemmas: On the resistance to technological innovation in education http://t.co/XNS11SN4 # edchat #ukedchat # edreform #edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The unlikely protagonist This post may sound like it was written by someone who opposes technological innovation or at least advocates a cautious wait-and-see approach to it. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have always been an early adopter of both technological and pedagogical innovations. And I make a pest of myself to…
Read more →If you listen carefully, you'll find B.F Skinner's teaching machines an incredibly modern concept http://t.co/LT5drJ9F # edchat #ukedchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Why the University System, as We Know It, Won’t Last …. and What’s Coming Next http://t.co/iZ78fM33 # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Why the University System, as We Know It, Won’t Last …. and What’s Coming Next http://t.co/iZ78fM33 # edchat # Just donated to the UK Pirate Party http://t.co/GiQlqsfE to support their efforts towards freedom of expression against corporate interests. # @ ghenrick I agree that user error is often the reason. But discoverability of materials across…
Read more →Just donated to the UK Pirate Party http://t.co/GiQlqsfE to support their efforts towards freedom of expression against corporate interests. # @ ghenrick I agree that user error is often the reason. But discoverability of materials across course pages is a weakness of Moodle. in reply to ghenrick # Student response should give # Moodle developers…
Read more →Parky cloudy http://t.co/YEISX7jd # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →New Free Software disc available | Open Source Schools http://t.co/lhcsozWT # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →So this is what constructivist learning looks like. @ YouVersion as a model for social learning tools. http://t.co/zTq9jAQx # edchat #ukedchat # People like @ Ofstednews should watch http://t.co/H2a9XypT before blaming discipline on new tech & mores. # ukedchat (ht http://t.co/9zdfnKfA ) # HP loses hundreds of thousands CA social services records—on microfiche http://t.co/72PzJoNJ <The…
Read more →5 Cool Features That Prove Evernote Is Still A Kick-Ass Service http://t.co/b4He7wJf Looks like I must revisit Evernote # edtech # Cool video. But suggests wrong practice on ALT RT @ MartianWebDev : RT @ dequesystems : What is # Web #Accessibility? http://t.co/hgnbNVM4 # a11y # Encourage all # ScreenReader users to take @ WebAIM…
Read more →My favourite English city # Norwich is England's first UNESCO City of Literature http://t.co/H4NEaGP6 # cityoflit Well done @ WritersCentre # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Why I Chose To Buy A Cheap # Android Tablet [Opinion] http://t.co/YLgzHqQc # edtech # iPad # 50 QR code resources for the classroom http://t.co/dqSTigfy # edtech #qr # accessibility # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Why I Chose To Buy A Cheap # Android Tablet [Opinion] http://t.co/YLgzHqQc # edtech # iPad # 50 QR code resources for the classroom http://t.co/dqSTigfy # edtech #qr # accessibility # "Religion is not a thing. It is a discourse." - “Was Jesus a Muslim?: Questioning Categories in the Study of # Religion
Read more →"Religion is not a thing. It is a discourse." - “Was Jesus a Muslim?: Questioning Categories in the Study of # Religion
Read more →Exciting news: Google+ lets you broadcast your Hangouts http://t.co/DQkDX47s # GIMP 2.8 Released, Adds Single-Window View [Updates] http://t.co/ib9RLnq2 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →15 reasons from 1984 on why the # Mac might fail http://t.co/SksGN4nd < funny thing is @ therealdvorak was right except for one small point... # New version of FreeCommander XE available - essential keyboard-only file management http://t.co/GJ7tCdin # edtech #accessibility # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →7 New Educational Startups Founded By Minorities in Tech | TechCrunch http://t.co/Nixax4h0 # edchat # Grad students' favourite author: "anyone who can make an argument...without...socially constructing anything" http://t.co/FHnc4F1x # edchat # In case you ever wonder about the difference betw: "phoneme and allophone" http://t.co/z8hEDodK # engchat #ellchat # linguistics # Racist Hunger Games Fans Are…
Read more →Wappwolf’s Automator Now Connects/Syncs Google Drive, Dropbox And Others http://t.co/9spKxmNy # A tired beach http://t.co/d5iQCPTu # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Programming languages can't be copyrighted: EU court http://t.co/be5RRCYR # Beach brow http://t.co/L4GZ71xg # Sea smiley http://t.co/MdCUpSqL # No zoom boat http://t.co/D8sBazOi # 10 Executives Who Lied On Their Resumes http://t.co/ekBN4sAh < how much do lies about meaningless qualifications matter? # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Down and up http://t.co/CjyTBLEF # Do sleeping dragons lie? http://t.co/txJIcaoq # Dusk or dawn? http://t.co/8xSUZxXl # Pier of the realm http://t.co/B0nIiXkM # Tidy view http://t.co/tEATx05m # Understoodit Lets Students Voice Their Confusion Without Having to Raise Their Hands http://t.co/9oEmnqba # edchat < too much? # Google's Language Immersion Chrome extension translates random text to teach…
Read more →Down and up http://t.co/CjyTBLEF # Do sleeping dragons lie? http://t.co/txJIcaoq # Dusk or dawn? http://t.co/8xSUZxXl # Pier of the realm http://t.co/B0nIiXkM # Tidy view http://t.co/tEATx05m # Understoodit Lets Students Voice Their Confusion Without Having to Raise Their Hands http://t.co/9oEmnqba # edchat < too much? # Google's Language Immersion Chrome extension translates random text to teach…
Read more →Time for government and the education sector to take a serious look at Linux and LibreOffice. http://t.co/ekBvzgr0 # foss # Great # Responsive Design tip: don't design for screen sizes, design for break points! http://t.co/9QY5MWXp # rwd #accessibility # # Wikipedia founder to help in government's research schemec http://t.co/zwwPlRfi # openaccess < Wikifying research is…
Read more →Why has a book with a subtitle "Study of Economics as If People Mattered" not become an # occupy manifesto? http://t.co/Ft1kzNl3 # Sinica podcast on Chinese Industrial Policy and the Automotive Market asks what next for China after low-hanging fruit http://t.co/HJDVYcQZ # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Switch to @ eclipseinternet was a perfectly seamless experience. So far faster than promised in my broadband cul-de-sac: http://t.co/UzRZTjF7 # Bridge over... http://t.co/CaeVuzWP # Woods and lenses http://t.co/I3yibpwg # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Woe Unto Some Muslim Women - http://t.co/qi6dneqd # feminism # Rolled out a new # responsive theme on TechCzech . net http://t.co/Fj5r3saz # rwb with the Esplanade theme http://t.co/c3b0oyFv # accessibility # "Why is it that ‘perfection’ tolerates L1 interference in phonetics, but not in grammar or vocabulary?" http://t.co/4lercWby # engchat # "Harvard v. Yale…
Read more →# CiviCRM and # Drupal the dream team! | Digett http://t.co/K9Kw4YbP # Top missing features of @ GoToWebinar : 1. Reliable recording with quality audio 2. live audience chat 3. demote participants 4. dock controls # Top missing features in @ 37signals Basecamp Classic: 1) 'in progress' task status, 2) notification on todos 3) 2…
Read more →Wow, a Joss Whedon double bill: Cabin in the Woods and # Avengers From now on only He should be allowed to make action films. # Attending # Xerte Friday with focus on helping student with # dyslexia http://t.co/5oJYJ10C by # techdis # RT @ jpgreenwood : 'Wikipedia and the Shifting Definition of 'Expert'' from…
Read more →"The simple cognitive activity of ordering can be incredibly powerful in building essay skills." @ alistairm http://t.co/tU2akOBT # ukedchat # "The way we give model answers is counterproductive..Give them out scrambled..students order" says @ alistairm http://t.co/tU2akOBT # ukedchat # "We need to give students incomplete things to involve them in the process of learning!" says…
Read more →"The simple cognitive activity of ordering can be incredibly powerful in building essay skills." @ alistairm http://t.co/tU2akOBT # ukedchat # "The way we give model answers is counterproductive..Give them out scrambled..students order" says @ alistairm http://t.co/tU2akOBT # ukedchat # "We need to give students incomplete things to involve them in the process of learning!" says…
Read more →RT @ nebutron : RT @ bonniegrrl : Fantasy Novel Covers Reenacted by a Normal Dude in Denim Shorts http://t.co/qorTeigG # VaginalFantasy #feminism # BTW: I don't actually believe @ klout measures anything real but it's an interesting example of oft-ignored group maintenance strategies. # I gave @ kerim +K about Anthropology on @ klout…
Read more →Free # webinar this Thurs "Alternative approaches to supporting dyslexic learners in developing exam skills" http://t.co/DSKV4Uii # dyslexia # Dropbox Sharing Gets Easier with Direct Links to Anything http://t.co/RgEgP8KI < @ dropbox Still can't share subfolders w different groups # "It is the nature of blindness that one relies on their memory extensively." http://t.co/iPqSUyzi #…
Read more →I've just personalized @ SwiftKey X for Android with my Twitter posts! Get it free at http://t.co/LXP4PtYR # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →It is amazing how supposedly upmarket hotels offering complimentary this and that still overcharge you on unflattering wifi. @ holidayinn # Khan Academy Partners Up With 23andMe To Make Learning About Genetics Fun http://t.co/qq80AJpC # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Can't believe I have to wait till October for the next Joe Abercrombie book. Trailer not enough to tide me over. http://t.co/EPnSaLLX # Just posted a photo http://t.co/XatuswDp # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Cybercrime loss estimates about as reliable as piracy estimates - http://t.co/0t1kNFHs # Twitter introduces Innovators Patent Agreement, vows to not abuse patent system http://t.co/hz2Ua35Y # patents # Finally I know why YouTube was invented. A place for all videos to play second fiddle to @ FeliciaDay 's The Flog http://t.co/9HWPqzKF # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Sadly @ readwriteweb can't tell grammar from spelling from nonsense > "12 Deadly Grammatical Errors Startups Must Avoid" http://t.co/4M9woAPQ # http://t.co/1hYJ5QVS is an advanced # drupal site # drupal_ldn
Read more →Just learned something new about # CSS from @ emilylewis on @ StandardsSherpa in "What’s Your CSS Style?" http://t.co/l595Iaeq # sherpa18 # Empiricism is a heuristic but not a hermeneutic. I reckon. # What a treat of analysis and making the past contemporary by John Lanchester. A must read: "Marx at 193" http://t.co/59CbBeES # Fun…
Read more →Finally, @ Google Currents launches in UK, only for me to find out, it has no text # accessibility options & Reader sync. http://t.co/B9MHBqea # Great post on Accessible infographics by @ christhroup http://t.co/kJfk0swT # accessibility We need more discussion of this growing info genre # Just realized I have a @ tumblr log with…
Read more →A selection of presentations from the Ireland & UK Moot http://t.co/HfZmfekL # mootieuk12 # # Badges Go To Graduate School http://t.co/yACqRDxs # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →I talked about some Moodle UX problems on the admin side . These are some student facing UX improvements that would make the world a better place. 1. Better course navigation: No scroll of death There really isn't much more to say. Get rid of the scroll of death. There is simply no instance where…
Read more →@ christhroup You should start a discussion on http://t.co/MWxXEfwk . in reply to christhroup # @ christhroup Very well done. Only advantage of a full graphic I can think of is control over print outcomes + ability to set as wallpaper. in reply to christhroup # The ultimate email auto-response - http://t.co/LH3CT5SY # New on…
Read more →@ christhroup You should start a discussion on http://t.co/MWxXEfwk . in reply to christhroup # @ christhroup Very well done. Only advantage of a full graphic I can think of is control over print outcomes + ability to set as wallpaper. in reply to christhroup # The ultimate email auto-response - http://t.co/LH3CT5SY # New on…
Read more →@ christhroup It has a fully accessible text-only equivalent underneath. The alt tag on the graphic points there. in reply to christhroup # Infographic all designers who care about creating accessible web pages should have on their wall http://t.co/Wd44tcKC # Accessibility #edtech # Most victims of violent crime personally know the perpetrator. Why aren't we…
Read more →Moodle 2 has introduced some useful features that make administration easier. The search admin option, docking, AJAXified search of user lists, permissions setting, etc. But at the same time, it left important things out and/or made others more difficult. Some of these must be through inattention and some through making assumptions about how Moodle is…
Read more →Finally an # edreform slogan I can get behind: "Minimally invasive education" http://t.co/lIAq2TRv # ed # Just voted for http://t.co/mPEARD3R to give # Moodle Clean URLs a.k.a. User Friendly URLs # mootrack Add your voice if you want this feature! # New on http://t.co/KXMUl7rM : 5 Moodle 2 features that waste admin time http://t.co/nrwt0UiB #…
Read more →Just joined http://t.co/vT5XQQMR # PLN # B.D.A. Technology Conference http://t.co/8LACt9Rv # edtech #dyslexia # Worth reading "Forty years ago, in both America and Iran, religion was brought into politics as a revolutionary force" http://t.co/TU7KhBy9 # So glad I found "Genealogy of Religion" blog by @ Originus1 http://t.co/9ZQvGKfA What was I thinking not reading it for…
Read more →Here are a few reflections on Moodle and Moodle Moot. UPDATE: I've remembered 2 more things I've learned: using SoundCloud to share audio feedback and the proposed Appification of Moodle addons. Find these new lessons at the bottom of the page . A. General Lessons about Moodle 1. Community participation matters I need to be…
Read more →How Secure is Your Password? http://t.co/XCI4wC9d # Crash Course: Entertaining YouTube Courses On History & Biology http://t.co/SCEXvmJk # rsync, what is it good for? Absolutely everything! If you want transfer files between servers. Or back up! http://t.co/0twWEYuL # edtech # New on http://t.co/KXMUl7rM : 10 Things I learned at the Moodle Moot 2012 http://t.co/t3sy10jr #…
Read more →Initially, I rather liked the Kobo touch interface. But reading a book on it has proved to be a hit and miss experience. Kindle buttons FTW. # Is it just me or is @ recaptcha getting harder? It now takes me 2-3 tries to get one I can decipher. # Thinking about switching to a…
Read more →A Roundup Of 5 Online Video Dictionaries You Can Have Fun With Or Use To Look Up Words http://t.co/c6yYRg4K # engchat #ellchat # After trying an SLR, I have an urge for a better # camera . Can't decide between Fujifilm X10 vs Olympus PEN E-PL1 http://t.co/bZE0jo6y Help! # Galaxy S3 was to be my…
Read more →Google’s ‘Project Glass’ Augmented Reality Glasses Are Real And In Testing - http://t.co/M11MAuQg < sign me up for rev 2 # edtech # 2600 Volume 1 released as a DRM-free ebook: phreak like it's 1984 - http://t.co/hpJLweIG # I propose hashtag # mootracker for sharing development issues that need # Moodle community love per @…
Read more →Google’s ‘Project Glass’ Augmented Reality Glasses Are Real And In Testing - http://t.co/M11MAuQg < sign me up for rev 2 # edtech # 2600 Volume 1 released as a DRM-free ebook: phreak like it's 1984 - http://t.co/hpJLweIG # I propose hashtag # mootracker for sharing development issues that need # Moodle community love per @…
Read more →@ dancohen Thanks. People forget that # opencontent is a requirement for # accessibility Walled gardens keep people out in many ways. in reply to dancohen # @ CraigTaylor74 Pretty much. And if you embed them, the source link is not accessible to share. in reply to CraigTaylor74 # Agree with @ lifehacker that The…
Read more →# DRM on books is eventually a problem for everyone and casual sharing should be encouraged not decried by publishers! http://t.co/3MS6EyW4 # It seems that every time I have baba ghanoush I hear the # Habibi (darling) song. From Amman to Dublin. # happymemories # What a hack: Store Your Shoes in a Hotel Safe…
Read more →This is my second proposal for a Pecha Kucha session at this year's Moodle Moot . There are five things in Moodle 2 that take up most of our support time. It's been over a year for us and they are still polluting our support system. I realize that I should have engaged on these…
Read more →This is my proposal for a Pecha Kucha session at the MoodleMoot Dublin 2012 . It barely scratches the surface but should be a good start for people who care about accessibility. If you only have time to read one post today, skip this one and nothing read this great post explaining screen readers in…
Read more →Very impressed with the WiFi speed at the # mootieuk12 venue. Will be interested to see what a couple of hundred Moodlers will do to it. # @ moodlehelen Is the pub downtown Dublin or near the hotel? About to head down for some sightseeing and lunch. in reply to moodlehelen # Landed in Dublin…
Read more →C’mon sisters! Speak out! http://t.co/CBsejCim < Women in academia, the lost voice? # "given a supercomputer, a sufficiently motivated analyst might observe almost any imaginable pattern of results" http://t.co/TwzlMTOp # I've been inadvertently taking the Openness in Education course for a year. Now I just have to earn the # badges http://t.co/YB4xmvLW # ioe12 #…
Read more →@ academicdave @techsoc I fully subscribe to the key metaphor of social contract and the commons. But don't think this is at all new to web. in reply to academicdave # "increasing portions of our sociality are now conducted in privately-owned spaces" @ techsoc < This is not new! http://t.co/T478cckr # @ academicdave No, I…
Read more →How Turning My To-Dos into a Story Boosted My Memory and Solved My Procrastination Problem [Productivity] http://t.co/9MBlIM4k # Last few places on "Technology for Print Disabilities in the Classroom - Open Training Day - London" http://t.co/wvu3cHTD # accessibility # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →How Turning My To-Dos into a Story Boosted My Memory and Solved My Procrastination Problem [Productivity] http://t.co/9MBlIM4k # Last few places on "Technology for Print Disabilities in the Classroom - Open Training Day - London" http://t.co/wvu3cHTD # accessibility # Learning from @ schnitze about implementation tips for # responsive theme for # Drupal Omega http://t.co/3pHBNs4W…
Read more →Learning from @ schnitze about implementation tips for # responsive theme for # Drupal Omega http://t.co/3pHBNs4W # rwd Lots to consider. # Attending @ acquia webinar on # responsive design and # Drupal I think this is the future of # accessibility http://t.co/GVrCtWJi # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Want to run a # MOOC for teacher tech education-but it needs long-term financial sustainability. Is there a business model? # edchat #ukedchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →There's always the danger of overclassifying but Laurrilard’s Conversational Framework can be useful. http://t.co/0XnLZgyB # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Google Docs really needs a Document Map, clickable ToC, Zoom and custom keyboard shortcuts to give 10% of productivity on desktop apps. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →"Google Chrome takes lead from Internet Explorer" http://t.co/wac6JfR3 < As an early Chrome adopter, all I can say is yay! # edtech # Kin Hubbard: "A good listener is usually thinking about something else" http://t.co/uwuGqGSY # quote # How Tech Will Transform the Traditional Classroom http://t.co/OdKDSSDT # edchat < Not! Love for the iPad makes…
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/XQvOIjBK The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain # Wonderful cover of Tequila on UKULELE & MELODICA http://t.co/e9o2bDLd . Well worth a listen. # I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/jqJIs9KW UKULELE & MELODICA - TEQUILA (THE CHAMPS) # TwBirthday of @ dominiklukes (my first Twitter account) is on 25…
Read more →I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/XQvOIjBK The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain # Wonderful cover of Tequila on UKULELE & MELODICA http://t.co/e9o2bDLd . Well worth a listen. # I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/jqJIs9KW UKULELE & MELODICA - TEQUILA (THE CHAMPS) # TwBirthday of @ dominiklukes (my first Twitter account) is on 25…
Read more →I don't need the # BPI A bit naive about past business models but much needed counterargument to copyright nonsense. http://t.co/EZPgbH7v # I love the model behind @ Duolingo - the pedagogy behind it isn't nearly as hidebound as one might think. http://t.co/uVpeWGdb # engchat # Just had a look at our # Moodle 1GB…
Read more →Economics now = Freudian psychology in the 1950s: More on the incoherence of “economics exceptionalism” http://t.co/QjZYigAl # Linguistic categories and neural systems - isomorphism fallacy explained - don't look for adjectives in the brain http://t.co/Bd17XqXr # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Is there a good, open source alternative to # Moodle for online only teaching? More modern, light weight, with fewer # accessibility issues? # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Don't get the fuss about the screen on # iPad3 Looks v nice but doesn't not look "printed on". Still attracts smudges and glare. # androidftw # Just finished this excellent intro to # WAI ARIA http://t.co/zULFNQMS > motivated to include the markup in all my new code for # accessibility # I have been…
Read more →Rob Reid on Understanding Copyright Math http://t.co/yScGTiqW # Free training for # literacy and # dyslexia teachers in free technologies for text # accessibility Manchester 24/3 http://t.co/E3fRjsmY Pls RT # Free training for # literacy and # dyslexia teachers in free technologies for text # accessibility #Manchester 24/3 http://t.co/3rvnPiec Pls RT # Powered by Twitter…
Read more →Audio Recorder and Editor Audacity 2.0 Released http://t.co/OcLIQceH # edtech # Free training for # literacy and # dyslexia teachers in free technologies for text # accessibility Manchester 24/3 http://t.co/3rvnPiec Pls RT # Free # accessibility training in Manchester 24/3: Technology for Print Disabilities in the Classroom http://t.co/3rvnPiec # ukedchat Pls RT # 'the "bottom…
Read more →Audio Recorder and Editor Audacity 2.0 Released http://t.co/OcLIQceH # edtech # Free training for # literacy and # dyslexia teachers in free technologies for text # accessibility Manchester 24/3 http://t.co/3rvnPiec Pls RT # Free # accessibility training in Manchester 24/3: Technology for Print Disabilities in the Classroom http://t.co/3rvnPiec # ukedchat Pls RT # 'the "bottom…
Read more →The recording functionality in @ gotomeeting and @ gotowebinar on Windows 7 is appallingly unreliable. Bad sound quality + frequent crashes. # Powered by Twitter Tools
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Read more →Figure skating is one of the dullest sports I know but its # gender history is fascinating. http://t.co/mFN8bHxt # newbooks # Just found out @ camtasia doesn't record multi-key keyboard shortcuts in Word 2007 and up and won't let me enter them manually later. # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →"Ten More Grammar Myths, Debunked" http://t.co/L4MPlqm7 < better late than never # ellchat # There are many good reasons to be skeptical of cognitive # psychology Here's one of them: False-positives are a doddle. http://t.co/KQAoEJGG # To me "The QWERTY effect" was obvious nonsense but @ languagelog shows why with customary brilliance! http://t.co/OLpWlvHt # language…
Read more →Watch out for the psychologist's fallacy: "Are babies super? Performance, competence and infant habituation" http://t.co/pBigN2Ui # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →What did you do to celebrate the International Women's Day? Other than a bit of conversational awareness raising. I did little. Sorry. # IWD # Strange academic women - great post to celebrate the international women's day. http://t.co/oZnslISI # iwd # Is there such a thing as postmodern bilingual education? http://t.co/nXiIulNt # ditto #ellchat #…
Read more →What did you do to celebrate the International Women's Day? Other than a bit of conversational awareness raising. I did little. Sorry. # IWD # Strange academic women - great post to celebrate the international women's day. http://t.co/oZnslISI # iwd # Is there such a thing as postmodern bilingual education? http://t.co/nXiIulNt # ditto #ellchat #…
Read more →Thanks a bunch to @ lifehacker for the tip: "Separate Bananas to Slow Down Their Ripening" http://t.co/48XAlXs7 # til # Middle aged hunter gatherers are the most productive (peaking at 45)-life expectancy at 18 going into 60s. # STW #TIL cf http://t.co/rS3f6B5g # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Great post on evaluating evidence for "neuroscientific interventions for # dyslexia quot; http://t.co/1pxNydpu # edchat # Who wouldn't want to go to a conference on the "The Meaning of P"? http://t.co/OCeC5RTd # linguistics # The only way toward long-term reproducible scholarship is # OpenAccess to data and publications. Make TESOL Open! http://t.co/mDNKOSJe # oer #…
Read more →“All Models are Right, Most are Useless” http://t.co/jagMxGG3 # A much more in-depth look at # badges NYT eat your heart out. http://t.co/7K0b3QcY # edchat # Can you endorse me for "Linguistics"? http://t.co/RAjhW2yb # Nice to see NYT addressing educational badges - too bad they assume that they will simply be a type of exams…
Read more →I think we need a new category of "sneakware" = The junk free software tries to sneak on our machine during install. # edtech #sneakware # The Onion as always doesn't fail to do the right thing. http://t.co/UvTVuHaF # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Meta Ed Tech Journal is a great example of an academic mashup - we should be seeing more of that. http://t.co/qAopQ5ge # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Hackers Will Replace Terrorists as Top Threat, Says FBI < What utter nonsense! http://t.co/TiDBvGZt # I'm using @ assembla 's free public workspaces with ticket, collaboration, repository, and management tools. http://t.co/QeWjwnj0 # 5 easy tips for accessible CSS everyone should use on all their sites! They make all the difference! http://t.co/ecB7LsbF # accessibility # Freakonomics…
Read more →Anybody interested in bilingualism and language learning should listen to this Sinica podcast on Learning Chinese http://t.co/JKlchwnH # 6 New Gadgets Helping People With Disabilities http://t.co/R3vvcyqC # accessibility # Big content shows its true colours in France. But the idea of reducing copyright length is not without merrit. http://t.co/vWWmC8Bi # @ sweetaswhisky Good computer use…
Read more →Anybody interested in bilingualism and language learning should listen to this Sinica podcast on Learning Chinese http://t.co/JKlchwnH # 6 New Gadgets Helping People With Disabilities http://t.co/R3vvcyqC # accessibility # Big content shows its true colours in France. But the idea of reducing copyright length is not without merrit. http://t.co/vWWmC8Bi # @ sweetaswhisky Good computer use…
Read more →Google aids # accessibility with ChromeVox reader, better YouTube captions and more -- Engadget http://t.co/j4eyPOjK # @ Sciencematters Use keyboard shortcuts, headings in Word, parse a url, kill a process... Rules of the road for the PC... 50 things for all! in reply to Sciencematters # @ sweetaswhisky Both. But mainly curriculum designers. in reply…
Read more →Review: ForumNG for Moodle 2 http://t.co/DGabuUyD # @ michaelerard Interesting, I'm in the UK but use the US account. Amazon's too clever for your own good:) in reply to michaelerard # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →@ michaelerard Too bad "Babel no more" is not available on the Kindle - was ready to buy.... # I sure hope Ubuntu for Android is the future of computing. http://t.co/82MrvPwr # edtech #mwc2012 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →We don't talk enough abt # OpenSource hardware: "Five open source hardware projects tht could change the world" http://t.co/jjPPuUhx # edtech # Create QR Codes With QR-Gen http://t.co/PdoWcdKL # Gnostic crash blossom http://t.co/xUhTP05V # Being descended from Confucius: " Genealogy does not mean genes." http://t.co/YYYDiyVa # Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most…
Read more →ASUS EeePad # Transformer Ice Cream Sandwich update now available! http://t.co/beET90U7 # ICS < Just installed # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Open Knowledge Releases Open Data Handbook 1.0 http://t.co/g9QzlBJF # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Open Knowledge Releases Open Data Handbook 1.0 http://t.co/g9QzlBJF # Encrypt Your Dropbox Files With BoxCryptor http://t.co/mZimSi3o # Microsoft overhauls language support in Windows 8 for International mother language day http://t.co/VcpOYPkQ # engchat # @ andytgeezer Sorry, I don't think the project has a URL yet - will tweet when I know more. in reply to…
Read more →Encrypt Your Dropbox Files With BoxCryptor http://t.co/mZimSi3o # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Microsoft overhauls language support in Windows 8 for International mother language day http://t.co/VcpOYPkQ # engchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →@ andytgeezer Sorry, I don't think the project has a URL yet - will tweet when I know more. in reply to andytgeezer # If ever education needed a motto, it couldn't do much better than: "We shall not cease from exploration...." http://t.co/QKAugkhj # edchat # The present feels at the same time too complicated…
Read more →Shame that @ NIACE chose to use a closed inaccessible approach to e-book publishing: DRM, same price as print... http://t.co/yYwIGO85 # edtech # Amazon made the # kindle less useful for # literacy by removing text to speech. # edtech # Kindles in the literacy classroom increased confidence in a @ Jisc project. # ereaders…
Read more →Shame that @ NIACE chose to use a closed inaccessible approach to e-book publishing: DRM, same price as print... http://t.co/yYwIGO85 # edtech # Amazon made the # kindle less useful for # literacy by removing text to speech. # edtech # Kindles in the literacy classroom increased confidence in a @ Jisc project. # ereaders…
Read more →Great guide on Using NVDA to Evaluate Web Accessibility. What every web developer should know. http://t.co/AvZoGny1 # accessibility # @ Mathew30 Not something we've done but I know you can add multimedia to ePub3. But not all readers will display it. http://t.co/AtXfj9Sj . in reply to Mathew30 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Great guide on Using NVDA to Evaluate Web Accessibility. What every web developer should know. http://t.co/AvZoGny1 # accessibility # @ Mathew30 Not something we've done but I know you can add multimedia to ePub3. But not all readers will display it. http://t.co/AtXfj9Sj . in reply to Mathew30 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →@ ajlyon Yes, I meant non-Zotero storage - WebDAV. in reply to ajlyon # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →finished The Salt-Stained Book (Strong Winds Trilogy) by Julia Jones and Claudia Myatt http://t.co/QZUoBH0T # Kindle # @ ajlyon Great. Support for external storage is 1 on my list. Basic editing for library work. Some direct repository search or Dolphin plugin in reply to ajlyon # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →"Educators Lagging in Teaching Higher-Order Skills"<Lagging behind who or when? How about uncritical theorists? http://t.co/vq0D1JgO # edchat # Wow! Some students can text faster than type and other essential facts about # DititalNatives http://t.co/KKZsQqmd # edchat #TIL # ukedchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →@ GoToMeeting No, just screen sharing - mostly to save bandwidth on one end. But I find webcams unnecessary for meeting people you know well. in reply to GoToMeeting # Just finished a 6 hour @ GoToMeeting session (with a few breaks) - feel it achieved as much as would have the in-person meeting it…
Read more →@ tomwhitby We stop overpreparing teachers & give them more opportunities for professional development recognized as part of the job. # edchat in reply to tomwhitby # Was almost envious of the # Zotero iPad app - doesn't seem to do much better than Zandy, the Android app. http://t.co/3ej886ED # edtech # Powered by Twitter…
Read more →@ tomwhitby We stop overpreparing teachers & give them more opportunities for professional development recognized as part of the job. # edchat in reply to tomwhitby # Was almost envious of the # Zotero iPad app - doesn't seem to do much better than Zandy, the Android app. http://t.co/3ej886ED # edtech # @ C4LPT @realwplearn…
Read more →@ C4LPT @realwplearn How do we help Facebook to not hold our data (eg social graph) hostage? We need federated networks, not centralized. in reply to C4LPT # @ C4LPT @realwplearn We need institutions where organizations could come together around sharing. Reduce business metaphors of charity. in reply to C4LPT # @ C4LPT @realwplearn People…
Read more →# TIL 'potable' has nothing to do with 'pots'. http://t.co/9thjACVe # ellchat # @ mudrd8mz What else does # Moodle offer? All VLEs do: share content, organize students, accept/grade assignments/quizzes, have discussions. in reply to mudrd8mz # Excited to find out about Game-based Learning research project: http://t.co/EnqqJKDS # edchat #edtech # 1% of Nothing is…
Read more →How common can the core be if all rights are reserved for Common Core Inc. who also holds the trademark!? http://t.co/KZEe0R8P # edreform #cc # @ dailydenouement "Tinkering Toward Utopia" is a good example of persistence of educational structures http://t.co/ccJTKbeR # ukedchat in reply to dailydenouement # @ dailydenouement "A Class Divided" is a good…
Read more →Excellent: "I Use Wikipedia More Than Makeup" http://t.co/y5DTZGHl # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Great conversation on @ TWiT about the powers of # Drupal with @ lullabot http://t.co/TL6Wq8Gf # "anybody who doesn't spend a little time building a personal network is doing themselves and their school a disservice" http://t.co/A7bnHc1L # "Can an ICT curriculum be boring?" http://t.co/JXsgR8lL < well put - any curriculum can be made boring by…
Read more →"Only About a Third of Tweets Are Worth Reading" < beating books and newspaper articles by a wide margin! http://t.co/jFJ1CjMW # reading # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →"we have to get rid of statistical significance...and just come to a more fundamental acceptance of uncertainty" http://t.co/Ti2d8y9N # "Only About a Third of Tweets Are Worth Reading" < beating books and newspaper articles by a wide margin! http://t.co/jFJ1CjMW # reading # Utah Open Textbook Announcement Press http://t.co/WlqBBmog # oer # Wave at Your PC…
Read more →Utah Open Textbook Announcement Press http://t.co/WlqBBmog # oer # Wave at Your PC: Kinect for Windows Now Available http://t.co/5gKkWgyN # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →More people should take a stand on The Cost of Knowledge http://t.co/dpAN21uU # highered # Researchers boycott publisher; will they embrace instant publishing? http://t.co/hRI7hKex # Congratulations to # Zotero on 3.0 release. So much to be happy about: standalone, dedupe, better integration... http://t.co/gL7vrx7H # edtech # Despite the pretty infographic, @ google 's education efforts…
Read more →Nice visualisation of Web literacy skills by @ dajbelshaw Would add accessibility. http://t.co/JcaOSMHf # edtech # Can anyone think of a truly successful educational reform? Ever! Perhaps those expanding access to schooling? # edchat #edreform # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Nice visualisation of Web literacy skills by @ dajbelshaw Would add accessibility. http://t.co/JcaOSMHf # edtech # Can anyone think of a truly successful educational reform? Ever! Perhaps those expanding access to schooling? # edchat #edreform # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Nice visualisation of Web literacy skills by @ dajbelshaw Would add accessibility. http://t.co/JcaOSMHf # edtech # Can anyone think of a truly successful educational reform? Ever! Perhaps those expanding access to schooling? # edchat #edreform # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Pronouncing the death of the # VLE is like pronouncing the death of the class. Both laudable & unrealistic. http://t.co/jVh2HvKo # edchat # @ alexirvine I've come across many academics whose firing would go just as unremarked. Fire the presidents, rectors & deans, say I! # highered # I don't get the fuss. Google's privacy…
Read more →Google is about to conduct a usability study on Drupal to add to previous efforts in this area. This prompted me to put down what I see as the biggest usability problems with Drupal. This is based on the most frequent issues I have to provide support for - both end users and office administrators…
Read more →@ wood5y Which is what I like about him. We need some idealists around to keep us honest. As long as they don't actually run things. in reply to wood5y # @ wood5y yes, I see Stahlman's point but I think you can do cloud and keep your freedom. But a lot of people don't…
Read more →@ wood5y Which is what I like about him. We need some idealists around to keep us honest. As long as they don't actually run things. in reply to wood5y # @ wood5y yes, I see Stahlman's point but I think you can do cloud and keep your freedom. But a lot of people don't…
Read more →Peer Review and the Web of Trust http://t.co/TsGlUxMA # Tumblecloud Is a Drag-and-Drop, Collaborative Multimedia Slideshow Tool http://t.co/zK46g3x0 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Stanford professor gives up tenure to start Udacity free online university http://t.co/eOoSsD3K # Now I want to know what exactly is behind that door http://t.co/DB0PNchs # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Stanford professor gives up tenure to start Udacity free online university http://t.co/eOoSsD3K # Now I want to know what exactly is behind that door http://t.co/DB0PNchs # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Show this post to your boss: "Proprietary CMS - know when to fold 'em" http://t.co/G3XCAqIz # drupal # "Teachers...are being systematically intimidated by top-down, authoritarian rule designed to ensure compliance." http://t.co/kJyDpwVn # echat # Research in Learning Technology is now # OpenAccess Articles from the last 19 years freely available at http://t.co/zNlsOUIi @ A_L_T #…
Read more →Donald Clark takes the lecture to task ( again ) as being inappropriate as a form of instruction. This time citing as evidence a recent paper published in Science ( available here ). This post started as a comment on his blog but outgrew the comment format. So here it is. It is hard to…
Read more →This should be the war cry of all concerned about instrumental education: "Calculus is not a career choice." http://t.co/4L5ia0vs # edchat # Well done @ rogerSchank for skewering Larry Summers and other educational cliche mongers! http://t.co/Aw9aUGQp # edchat # Some great quotes on academic journals and peer review by @ dajbelshaw http://t.co/r5Vfl7yD My take here…
Read more →How Publishers Should Prepare for EPUB 3 | Digital Book World http://t.co/cMbNDEm2 # ebooks #edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →"Copyrights and patents are intrusive government regulations" http://t.co/XJeu3De9 < Exactly # edchat # Flipped classroom: do your homework at school and school work at home? Great infographic: http://t.co/IsPyOV2v # edchat #ukedchat # Why Apple Textbooks are not a reinvention: "interactive doesn’t always mean engaging" by @ jamesclay http://t.co/YyL0XVBN # edchat #ukedchat # Powered by Twitter…
Read more →Some Key Subtle Details From Apple’s Textbook Event http://t.co/tUDUZJHg # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Some Key Subtle Details From Apple’s Textbook Event http://t.co/tUDUZJHg # I support # wikipediablackout Show your support here http://t.co/YWzUDZas # Lectures, readings and labs at universities should always be free! But exams (real product of HE now) should be pay as you go! @ GuardianEdu in reply to GuardianEdu # Will We Need Teachers Or…
Read more →I support # wikipediablackout Show your support here http://t.co/YWzUDZas # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Lectures, readings and labs at universities should always be free! But exams (real product of HE now) should be pay as you go! @ GuardianEdu in reply to GuardianEdu # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Will We Need Teachers Or Algorithms? http://t.co/tO69EEh8 # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →I visited BETT this week and left both excited and depressed. I was excited because I saw a lot of technologies up close and in the evening took part in Collabor8 4 Change where I got to talk to a lot of like-minded people. But I also left wondering about all the things I didn't…
Read more →New on http://t.co/KXMUl7rM : Is BETT good for UK education? Towards a more open alternative! # BETT2012 #C84C http://t.co/1JEZr835 # edtech # Clash of edu orthodoxies over hidden utopias: http://t.co/ZnxGsBRY VS. http://t.co/Az4HdpRX # ukedchat #edchat # A year later, I'm still not convinced Drupal 7 can properly be considered released as a universal tool for…
Read more →Readability now donation-supported, makes premium features free http://t.co/zoFcZCGq # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Definition of evil! http://t.co/eVNAHvZG # Congratulations to @ A_L_T on doing an # openaccess e-journal right! http://t.co/QB10UN19 # edtech #edtech # There's little "Next Generation" about these new learning platforms. Important questions remain unanswered. http://t.co/h6HR8cml # bett2012 # @ penny_patterson A colleague of mine did pls email jflower@dyslexiaaction.org.uk # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Why not change the way we create and use curriculum instead? Make it more open and agile! http://t.co/FoVSLsR3 # ukedchat # Getting ready for my # C84C session at # BETT2012 tomorrow on Text to speech and audio books. http://t.co/1nqpw0d4 # More Left Brain / Right Brain Nonsense http://t.co/KCzb3GWf # edtech # @ penny_patterson no…
Read more →Why not change the way we create and use curriculum instead? Make it more open and agile! http://t.co/FoVSLsR3 # ukedchat # Getting ready for my # C84C session at # BETT2012 tomorrow on Text to speech and audio books. http://t.co/1nqpw0d4 # More Left Brain / Right Brain Nonsense http://t.co/KCzb3GWf # edtech # Powered by Twitter…
Read more →@ penny_patterson no need, thanks in reply to penny_patterson # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →The Power of Mentioning http://t.co/Kkz3cAkW # Powered by Twitter Tools
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