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Everybody always agrees that you need a website and these days somebody… - [Use Google+ Communities to run Google Hangouts with your tutorial groups in a large online course](https://techczech.net/2012/12/09/use-google-communities-to-run-google-hangouts-with-your-tutorial-groups-in-a-large-online-course/): 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 sc… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-10-11](https://techczech.net/2012/10/11/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-10-11/): @ 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 Iai… - [The day 2012-10-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/10/the-day-2012-10-10-on-techczech/): @ 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 Twitte… - [The day 2012-10-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/09/the-day-2012-10-09-on-techczech/): @ 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 Th… - [The day 2012-10-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/08/the-day-2012-10-08-on-techczech/): Emoticon Origins illustrates how language change really works. Blend of purpose, deliberation & spontaneity http://t.co/MouuyDkw # engchat ;) # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-10-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/07/the-day-2012-10-07-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-10-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/06/the-day-2012-10-06-on-techczech/): 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 yo… - [The day 2012-10-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/05/the-day-2012-10-05-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-10-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/04/the-day-2012-10-04-on-techczech/): 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 … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-10-04](https://techczech.net/2012/10/04/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-10-04/): 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 … - [The day 2012-10-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/03/the-day-2012-10-03-on-techczech/): @ 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… - [The day 2012-10-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/02/the-day-2012-10-02-on-techczech-2/): Join us to discuss Inclusive Technologies @ TES Special Needs show http://t.co/DfjoTXld # C84C #accessibility # dyslexia #ukedtech # ukedchat # Open Monograph Press-Public Knowl… - [The day 2012-10-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/02/the-day-2012-10-02-on-techczech/): Join us to discuss Inclusive Technologies @ TES Special Needs show http://t.co/DfjoTXld # C84C #accessibility # dyslexia #ukedtech # ukedchat # Open Monograph Press-Public Knowl… - [The day 2012-10-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/10/01/the-day-2012-10-01-on-techczech/): 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 tea… - [The day 2012-09-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/30/the-day-2012-09-30-on-techczech/): @ 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 noon… - [The day 2012-09-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/29/the-day-2012-09-29-on-techczech/): @ 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 … - [The day 2012-09-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/28/the-day-2012-09-28-on-techczech/): What simple language proponents should know about linguistics http://t.co/AZ0pBCgA # accessibility #engchat # ellchat #linguistics # ukedchat # @ allistelling Great. See you the… - [The day 2012-09-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/27/the-day-2012-09-27-on-techczech/): 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 #… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-27](https://techczech.net/2012/09/27/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-09-27/): 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 #… - [The day 2012-09-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/26/the-day-2012-09-26-on-techczech/): 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://… - [The day 2012-09-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/25/the-day-2012-09-25-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-09-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/24/the-day-2012-09-24-on-techczech/): Disappointed @ KermodeMovie couldn't make a case for reading # communistmanifesto 50/50 trenchant analysis & dangerous fantasy # alwaysrelevant # @ lizzielh The Government … - [The day 2012-09-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/23/the-day-2012-09-23-on-techczech/): 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 # ed… - [The day 2012-09-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/22/the-day-2012-09-22-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-09-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/22/the-day-2012-09-22-on-techczech-2/): 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 … - [Turning Wikipedia into textbooks: Tools, Ideals and Accessibility](https://techczech.net/2012/09/22/turning-wikipedia-into-textbooks-tools-ideals-and-accessibility/): 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… - [The day 2012-09-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/21/the-day-2012-09-21-on-techczech/): 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/v… - [The day 2012-09-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/20/the-day-2012-09-20-on-techczech/): 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 stud… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-20](https://techczech.net/2012/09/20/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-09-20/): 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 stud… - [The day 2012-09-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/19/the-day-2012-09-19-on-techczech/): Science’s First Mistake out in Paperback! | Reality revisited. http://t.co/SKxhZUIk # science Highly recommended # Should Simple Language Be Mandatory for Web Accessibility? htt… - [The day 2012-09-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/18/the-day-2012-09-18-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-09-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/17/the-day-2012-09-17-on-techczech/): Open source should come first when choosing new enterprise IT, report says http://t.co/jl5WzSiL # edtech #edstartup # ukedtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-09-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/16/the-day-2012-09-16-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-09-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/15/the-day-2012-09-15-on-techczech-2/): 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… - [The day 2012-09-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/15/the-day-2012-09-15-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-09-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/14/the-day-2012-09-14-on-techczech-2/): 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 … - [The day 2012-09-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/14/the-day-2012-09-14-on-techczech/): 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 … - ["Why didn't anyone tell me about this?": What every learning technologist should know about accessible documents #ALTC2012](https://techczech.net/2012/09/14/why-didnt-anyone-tell-me-about-this-what-every-learning-technologist-should-know-about-accessible-documents-altc2012/): 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 o… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-13](https://techczech.net/2012/09/13/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-09-13/): Remembering discussions from # ALTC2012 How would it work for an institution to replace # Moodle or # Blackboard with # Wordpress #ukedtech # Hope some # altc2012 participants w… - [The day 2012-09-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/10/the-day-2012-09-10-on-techczech-2/): SoundGecko Now Turns Your Favorite RSS Feed Into An MP3 Podcast http://t.co/DngPNdLj # edtech #accessibility # digiskills #itr12 # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-09-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/10/the-day-2012-09-10-on-techczech/): SoundGecko Now Turns Your Favorite RSS Feed Into An MP3 Podcast http://t.co/DngPNdLj # edtech #accessibility # digiskills #itr12 # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-09-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/09/the-day-2012-09-09-on-techczech/): 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 wou… - [The day 2012-09-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/08/the-day-2012-09-08-on-techczech/): "You know a program is great whenever there are literally shortcuts for everything." http://t.co/e0U8t7HP # edtech #itr12 # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-09-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/07/the-day-2012-09-07-on-techczech/): # 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 Op… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-06](https://techczech.net/2012/09/06/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-09-06/): 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 @ jimgroo… - [The day 2012-09-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/04/the-day-2012-09-04-on-techczech/): I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/Rx2JXqEt Araceli - From Nataly Dawn's Upcoming Album, "How I Knew Her" # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-09-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/03/the-day-2012-09-03-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-09-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/02/the-day-2012-09-02-on-techczech/): The TechCzech Weekly is out! http://t.co/sjIjHWxU ▸ Top stories today via @ lessig @Languagebandit # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-09-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/09/01/the-day-2012-09-01-on-techczech/): RT @ metaphorhacker : One person's reality is another person's metaphor. < How to think about entrepreneurs 4 # edstartup & schools 4 # moocmooc # Interesting overv… - [The day 2012-08-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/31/the-day-2012-08-31-on-techczech/): @ 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 … - [The day 2012-08-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/30/the-day-2012-08-30-on-techczech-2/): 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… - [The day 2012-08-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/30/the-day-2012-08-30-on-techczech/): 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… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-30](https://techczech.net/2012/08/30/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-08-30/): 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… - [The day 2012-08-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/29/the-day-2012-08-29-on-techczech/): @ 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�… - [The day 2012-08-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/28/the-day-2012-08-28-on-techczech/): 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 @ rebe… - [The day 2012-08-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/27/the-day-2012-08-27-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-08-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/26/the-day-2012-08-26-on-techczech/): 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 wit… - [The day 2012-08-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/25/the-day-2012-08-25-on-techczech/): 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 @ dave… - [The day 2012-08-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/24/the-day-2012-08-24-on-techczech/): 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 Rea… - [The day 2012-08-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/23/the-day-2012-08-23-on-techczech/): 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 t… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-23](https://techczech.net/2012/08/23/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-08-23-2/): 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 t… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-23](https://techczech.net/2012/08/23/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-08-23/): 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 t… - [What's good and what's missing in GoToWebinar and alternative solutions for delivering live online lectures](https://techczech.net/2012/08/22/gotowebinar-and-alternative-solutions-fo-delivering-online-lectures/): 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 ha… - [The day 2012-08-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/22/the-day-2012-08-22-on-techczech/): @ 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/MpsYD… - [The day 2012-08-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/21/the-day-2012-08-21-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-08-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/20/the-day-2012-08-20-on-techczech/): 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 te… - [The day 2012-08-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/19/the-day-2012-08-19-on-techczech/): 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 rack… - [The day 2012-08-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/18/the-day-2012-08-18-on-techczech/): 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 w… - [The day 2012-08-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/17/the-day-2012-08-17-on-techczech/): @ 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 o… - [The day 2012-08-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/16/the-day-2012-08-16-on-techczech/): @ lonniwilson @RosemarySewart @ andrewstaroscik Cowriting a # moocmooc booklet? Great idea! Try the free BookType host http://t.co/9vwKbfi7 in reply to lonniwilson # @ andrewsta… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-16](https://techczech.net/2012/08/16/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-08-16/): @ lonniwilson @RosemarySewart @ andrewstaroscik Cowriting a # moocmooc booklet? Great idea! Try the free BookType host http://t.co/9vwKbfi7 in reply to lonniwilson # @ andrewsta… - [The day 2012-08-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/15/the-day-2012-08-15-on-techczech/): 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 perspectiv… - [The day 2012-08-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/14/the-day-2012-08-14-on-techczech/): 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 desi… - [The day 2012-08-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/13/the-day-2012-08-13-on-techczech-2/): @ 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 docum… - [The day 2012-08-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/13/the-day-2012-08-13-on-techczech/): @ 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 docum… - [The day 2012-08-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/12/the-day-2012-08-12-on-techczech/): I tolerance of ambiguity and uncertainty! > RT @ readywriting : @ slamteacher My big "lesson" I try to teach - adaptability. # moocmooc # @ slamteacher @Readywriting I read f… - [The day 2012-08-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/11/the-day-2012-08-11-on-techczech/): # 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… - [The day 2012-08-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/10/the-day-2012-08-10-on-techczech/): “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 w… - [The day 2012-08-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/09/the-day-2012-08-09-on-techczech/): 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 #a11… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-09](https://techczech.net/2012/08/09/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-08-09/): 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 #a11… - [The day 2012-08-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/07/the-day-2012-08-07-on-techczech/): Proposing a new term for # VLE / # LMS CRAMS (Course Repository and Attendance Management System) - seems to reflect reality better # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-08-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/06/the-day-2012-08-06-on-techczech/): 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, cul… - [The day 2012-08-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/05/the-day-2012-08-05-on-techczech/): 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 ou… - [The day 2012-08-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/04/the-day-2012-08-04-on-techczech/): Domain of One’s Own as Educational Pilot of Federated Web http://t.co/s0JZSAVs # edtech #identity # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-08-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/03/the-day-2012-08-03-on-techczech/): 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 # peer… - [The day 2012-08-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/02/the-day-2012-08-02-on-techczech/): "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. Su… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-02](https://techczech.net/2012/08/02/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-08-02/): "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. Su… - [The day 2012-08-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/08/01/the-day-2012-08-01-on-techczech/): 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 y… - [The day 2012-07-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/31/the-day-2012-07-31-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-07-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/30/the-day-2012-07-30-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-07-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/29/the-day-2012-07-29-on-techczech/): 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… - [The Drupal/Wordpress choice: A guide for individuals, small organizations and the Internet](https://techczech.net/2012/07/28/drupal-wordpress-choice/): 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 … - [The day 2012-07-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/28/the-day-2012-07-28-on-techczech/): @ 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 # Dr… - [The day 2012-07-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/27/the-day-2012-07-27-on-techczech/): 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 ar… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-26](https://techczech.net/2012/07/26/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-07-26/): 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 t… - [The day 2012-07-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/25/the-day-2012-07-25-on-techczech/): 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 t… - [The day 2012-07-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/24/the-day-2012-07-24-on-techczech/): # 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… - [Make your own audio book using text to speech - Save your eyes, time](https://techczech.net/2012/07/23/make-your-own-audio-book-using-text-to-speech-save-your-eyes-time/): Why text to speech Balabolka I'm taking a MOOC (a Massive Open Online Course) on Coursera . 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Ferguson's approach to evidence is very utilitarian - even book length: http://t.co/JOZY3nFz # reithlectures in reply to RichardStacy # @ tomstanda… - [The day 2012-07-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/15/the-day-2012-07-15-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-07-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/14/the-day-2012-07-14-on-techczech/): 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 m… - [The day 2012-07-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/13/the-day-2012-07-13-on-techczech/): @ ballofcotton87 Having that experience 3 days later. Can't believe the circularity of argument doesn't make @ nfergus dizzy. # ReithLectures in reply to ballofcotton8… - [The day 2012-07-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/12/the-day-2012-07-12-on-techczech/): 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… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-12](https://techczech.net/2012/07/12/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-07-12/): 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… - [The day 2012-07-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/07/11/the-day-2012-07-11-on-techczech/): @ Thunderfairy Good luck! 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A: To Save SharePoint http://t.co/bnkPhHxv < Interesting. Lots of people are down on # Share Point. # I liked a @ YouTube video from @ moll… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-14](https://techczech.net/2012/06/14/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-06-14/): I liked a @ YouTube video from @ foxtailsbrigade http://t.co/1bJ0a7SJ Foxtails Brigade - "Don't Look Down" - Live # Q: Why Does Microsoft Need Yammer? 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What great fun! http://t.co/QBYOvc04 # music #edtech via @ geekandsundry # Gamer Girl, Country Boy a song for the modern and bygone … - [The day 2012-06-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/06/09/the-day-2012-06-09-on-techczech/): 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 # Po… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-07](https://techczech.net/2012/06/07/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-06-07/): 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! ht… - [The day 2012-06-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/06/06/the-day-2012-06-06-on-techczech/): 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! ht… - [The day 2012-06-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/06/05/the-day-2012-06-05-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-06-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/06/04/the-day-2012-06-04-on-techczech/): WebAIM's Screen Reader User Survey # 4 Results now available http://t.co/uHyuu8zx Important reading for # accessibility #screenreader # a11y # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-06-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/06/03/the-day-2012-06-03-on-techczech/): 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.c… - [The day 2012-06-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/06/01/the-day-2012-06-01-on-techczech/): I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/OXT7Q8kt Acoustic "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar" @ w00tstock 1.1 LA # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-31](https://techczech.net/2012/05/31/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-05-31/): 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… - [The day 2012-05-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/30/the-day-2012-05-30-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-05-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/29/the-day-2012-05-29-on-techczech/): 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 bu… - [The day 2012-05-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/28/the-day-2012-05-28-on-techczech/): 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 T… - [The day 2012-05-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/27/the-day-2012-05-27-on-techczech/): 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 # openacce… - [The day 2012-05-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/26/the-day-2012-05-26-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-05-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/25/the-day-2012-05-25-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-05-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/24/the-day-2012-05-24-on-techczech/): Google pumps cash into UK classrooms, will buy Arduino, Raspberry Pi sets for kids http://t.co/8DY3b85G & # ukedchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-24](https://techczech.net/2012/05/24/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-05-24/): 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 int… - [The day 2012-05-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/23/the-day-2012-05-23-on-techczech/): 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 # u… - [The day 2012-05-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/21/the-day-2012-05-21-on-techczech/): 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 ari… - [The day 2012-05-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/20/the-day-2012-05-20-on-techczech/): An innovator’s dilemmas: On the resistance to technological innovation in education http://t.co/XNS11SN4 # edchat #ukedchat # edreform #edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [An innovator’s dilemmas: On the resistance to technological innovation in education](https://techczech.net/2012/05/19/an-innovators-dilemmas-on-the-resistance-to-technological-innovation-in-education/): 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. No… - [The day 2012-05-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/18/the-day-2012-05-18-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-05-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/17/the-day-2012-05-17-on-techczech/): 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 - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-17](https://techczech.net/2012/05/17/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-05-17/): 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 suppor… - [The day 2012-05-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/16/the-day-2012-05-16-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-05-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/15/the-day-2012-05-15-on-techczech/): Parky cloudy http://t.co/YEISX7jd # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-05-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/14/the-day-2012-05-14-on-techczech/): New Free Software disc available | Open Source Schools http://t.co/lhcsozWT # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-05-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/13/the-day-2012-05-13-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-05-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/12/the-day-2012-05-12-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-05-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/11/the-day-2012-05-11-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-05-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/10/the-day-2012-05-10-on-techczech/): 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 # accessibi… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-10](https://techczech.net/2012/05/10/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-05-10/): 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 # accessibi… - [The day 2012-05-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/09/the-day-2012-05-09-on-techczech/): "Religion is not a thing. It is a discourse." - “Was Jesus a Muslim?: Questioning Categories in the Study of # Religion - [The day 2012-05-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/08/the-day-2012-05-08-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-05-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/07/the-day-2012-05-07-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-05-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/06/the-day-2012-05-06-on-techczech/): 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...wi… - [The day 2012-05-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/05/the-day-2012-05-05-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-05-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/04/the-day-2012-05-04-on-techczech/): 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/D8s… - [The day 2012-05-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/03/the-day-2012-05-03-on-techczech/): 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:/… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-03](https://techczech.net/2012/05/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-05-03/): 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:/… - [The day 2012-05-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/02/the-day-2012-05-02-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-05-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/05/01/the-day-2012-05-01-on-techczech/): 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 an… - [The day 2012-04-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/30/the-day-2012-04-30-on-techczech/): 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/CaeVuz… - [The day 2012-04-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/29/the-day-2012-04-29-on-techczech/): 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://… - [The day 2012-04-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/28/the-day-2012-04-28-on-techczech/): # 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. … - [The day 2012-04-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/27/the-day-2012-04-27-on-techczech/): 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 st… - [The day 2012-04-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/26/the-day-2012-04-26-on-techczech/): "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 … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-26](https://techczech.net/2012/04/26/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-04-26/): "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 … - [The day 2012-04-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/25/the-day-2012-04-25-on-techczech/): 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 be… - [The day 2012-04-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/23/the-day-2012-04-23-on-techczech/): Free # webinar this Thurs "Alternative approaches to supporting dyslexic learners in developing exam skills" http://t.co/DSKV4Uii # dyslexia # Dropbox Sharing Gets Easier with D… - [The day 2012-04-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/22/the-day-2012-04-22-on-techczech/): I've just personalized @ SwiftKey X for Android with my Twitter posts! Get it free at http://t.co/LXP4PtYR # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-04-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/21/the-day-2012-04-21-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-04-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/19/the-day-2012-04-19-on-techczech/): # mooc in the news http://t.co/B4B4Jmfw # edchat - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-19](https://techczech.net/2012/04/19/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-04-19/): # mooc in the news http://t.co/B4B4Jmfw # edchat - [The day 2012-04-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/18/the-day-2012-04-18-on-techczech/): 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/Xatu… - [The day 2012-04-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/17/the-day-2012-04-17-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-04-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/16/the-day-2012-04-16-on-techczech/): 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 a… - [The day 2012-04-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/15/the-day-2012-04-15-on-techczech/): 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 h… - [The day 2012-04-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/14/the-day-2012-04-14-on-techczech/): 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 infogra… - [The day 2012-04-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/13/the-day-2012-04-13-on-techczech/): 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 - [5 UX Improvements Moodle needs desperately](https://techczech.net/2012/04/12/5-ux-improvements-moodle-needs-desperately/): 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: N… - [The day 2012-04-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/12/the-day-2012-04-12-on-techczech/): @ 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 … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-12](https://techczech.net/2012/04/12/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-04-12/): @ 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 … - [The day 2012-04-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/11/the-day-2012-04-11-on-techczech/): @ 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 ab… - [5 Moodle 2 features that waste admin time](https://techczech.net/2012/04/10/5-moodle-2-features-that-waste-admin-time/): 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 day 2012-04-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/10/the-day-2012-04-10-on-techczech/): 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. … - [The day 2012-04-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/09/the-day-2012-04-09-on-techczech/): 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, religio… - [10 (now 12) Things I learned at the Moodle Moot 2012](https://techczech.net/2012/04/08/10-things-i-learned-at-the-moodle-moot-2012/): 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 … - [The day 2012-04-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/08/the-day-2012-04-08-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-04-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/07/the-day-2012-04-07-on-techczech/): 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 ge… - [The day 2012-04-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/06/the-day-2012-04-06-on-techczech/): 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… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-05](https://techczech.net/2012/04/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-04-05/): 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… - [The day 2012-04-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/04/the-day-2012-04-04-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-04-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/03/the-day-2012-04-03-on-techczech/): @ dancohen Thanks. People forget that # opencontent is a requirement for # accessibility Walled gardens keep people out in many ways. in reply to dancohen # @ CraigTaylor74 Pret… - [The day 2012-04-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/02/the-day-2012-04-02-on-techczech/): # 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 bab… - [Five features of Moodle 2 that take up most of our support time](https://techczech.net/2012/04/02/five-features-of-moodle-2-that-take-up-most-of-our-support-time/): 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 … - [4 things you thought you knew about screen readers!](https://techczech.net/2012/04/02/pecha-kucha-4-things-you-thought-you-knew-about-screen-readers/): 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.… - [The day 2012-04-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/04/01/the-day-2012-04-01-on-techczech/): 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 Dubl… - [The day 2012-03-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/31/the-day-2012-03-31-on-techczech/): 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 imagin… - [The day 2012-03-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/30/the-day-2012-03-30-on-techczech/): @ 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 # "inc… - [The day 2012-03-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/29/the-day-2012-03-29-on-techczech/): 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 Disabil… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-29](https://techczech.net/2012/03/29/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-03-29/): 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 Disabil… - [The day 2012-03-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/28/the-day-2012-03-28-on-techczech/): Learning from @ schnitze about implementation tips for # responsive theme for # Drupal Omega http://t.co/3pHBNs4W # rwd Lots to consider. # Attending @ acquia webinar on # respo… - [The day 2012-03-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/27/the-day-2012-03-27-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-03-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/26/the-day-2012-03-26-on-techczech/): There's always the danger of overclassifying but Laurrilard’s Conversational Framework can be useful. http://t.co/0XnLZgyB # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-03-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/24/the-day-2012-03-24-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-03-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/23/the-day-2012-03-23-on-techczech/): "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… - [The day 2012-03-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/22/the-day-2012-03-22-on-techczech/): 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 list… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-22](https://techczech.net/2012/03/22/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-03-22/): 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 list… - [The day 2012-03-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/21/the-day-2012-03-21-on-techczech/): 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 @ Duolin… - [The day 2012-03-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/20/the-day-2012-03-20-on-techczech/): Economics now = Freudian psychology in the 1950s: More on the incoherence of “economics exceptionalism” http://t.co/QjZYigAl # Linguistic categories and neural systems - isomorp… - [The day 2012-03-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/18/the-day-2012-03-18-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-03-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/17/the-day-2012-03-17-on-techczech/): 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 exce… - [The day 2012-03-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/16/the-day-2012-03-16-on-techczech/): 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/… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-15](https://techczech.net/2012/03/15/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-03-15/): 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 # accessibilit… - [The day 2012-03-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/14/the-day-2012-03-14-on-techczech/): 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 # accessibilit… - [The day 2012-03-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/13/the-day-2012-03-13-on-techczech/): The recording functionality in @ gotomeeting and @ gotowebinar on Windows 7 is appallingly unreliable. Bad sound quality + frequent crashes. # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-03-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/12/the-day-2012-03-12-on-techczech/): Visit http://t.co/xbgzdlYk To Microlend $1 Million Of Reid Hoffman’s Money http://t.co/nKPi9HHJ # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-03-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/11/the-day-2012-03-11-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-03-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/10/the-day-2012-03-10-on-techczech/): "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… - [The day 2012-03-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/09/the-day-2012-03-09-on-techczech/): Watch out for the psychologist's fallacy: "Are babies super? Performance, competence and infant habituation" http://t.co/pBigN2Ui # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-03-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/08/the-day-2012-03-08-on-techczech/): 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 - grea… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-08](https://techczech.net/2012/03/08/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-03-08/): 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 - grea… - [The day 2012-03-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/07/the-day-2012-03-07-on-techczech/): 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 (pea… - [The day 2012-03-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/06/the-day-2012-03-06-on-techczech/): 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 "Th… - [The day 2012-03-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/05/the-day-2012-03-05-on-techczech/): “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 … - [The day 2012-03-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/04/the-day-2012-03-04-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-03-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/03/the-day-2012-03-03-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-03-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/02/the-day-2012-03-02-on-techczech/): 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, co… - [The day 2012-03-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/03/01/the-day-2012-03-01-on-techczech/): 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 Disabi… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-01](https://techczech.net/2012/03/01/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-03-01/): 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 Disabi… - [The day 2012-02-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/29/the-day-2012-02-29-on-techczech/): Google aids # accessibility with ChromeVox reader, better YouTube captions and more -- Engadget http://t.co/j4eyPOjK # @ Sciencematters Use keyboard shortcuts, headings in Word,… - [The day 2012-02-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/28/the-day-2012-02-28-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-02-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/27/the-day-2012-02-27-on-techczech/): @ 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 # … - [The day 2012-02-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/26/the-day-2012-02-26-on-techczech/): 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 … - [The day 2012-02-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/25/the-day-2012-02-25-on-techczech/): ASUS EeePad # Transformer Ice Cream Sandwich update now available! http://t.co/beET90U7 # ICS < Just installed # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-02-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/23/the-day-2012-02-23-on-techczech/): Open Knowledge Releases Open Data Handbook 1.0 http://t.co/g9QzlBJF # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-23](https://techczech.net/2012/02/23/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-02-23/): 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 W… - [The day 2012-02-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/22/the-day-2012-02-22-on-techczech/): Encrypt Your Dropbox Files With BoxCryptor http://t.co/mZimSi3o # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-02-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/21/the-day-2012-02-21-on-techczech/): Microsoft overhauls language support in Windows 8 for International mother language day http://t.co/VcpOYPkQ # engchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-02-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/17/the-day-2012-02-17-on-techczech/): @ 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 … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-16](https://techczech.net/2012/02/16/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-02-16/): 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 us… - [The day 2012-02-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/15/the-day-2012-02-15-on-techczech/): 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 us… - [The day 2012-02-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/14/the-day-2012-02-14-on-techczech-2/): 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 bu… - [The day 2012-02-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/14/the-day-2012-02-14-on-techczech/): 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 bu… - [The day 2012-02-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/13/the-day-2012-02-13-on-techczech/): @ ajlyon Yes, I meant non-Zotero storage - WebDAV. in reply to ajlyon # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-02-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/12/the-day-2012-02-12-on-techczech/): 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 li… - [The day 2012-02-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/11/the-day-2012-02-11-on-techczech/): "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 fa… - [The day 2012-02-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/10/the-day-2012-02-10-on-techczech/): @ 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 fini… - [The day 2012-02-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/09/the-day-2012-02-09-on-techczech/): @ 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… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-09](https://techczech.net/2012/02/09/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-02-09/): @ 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… - [The day 2012-02-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/08/the-day-2012-02-08-on-techczech/): @ 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 @realwplear… - [The day 2012-02-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/06/the-day-2012-02-06-on-techczech/): # TIL 'potable' has nothing to do with 'pots'. http://t.co/9thjACVe # ellchat # @ mudrd8mz What else does # Moodle offer? All VLEs do: share content, organiz… - [The day 2012-02-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/05/the-day-2012-02-05-on-techczech/): 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 Towa… - [The day 2012-02-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/04/the-day-2012-02-04-on-techczech/): Excellent: "I Use Wikipedia More Than Makeup" http://t.co/y5DTZGHl # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-02-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/03/the-day-2012-02-03-on-techczech/): 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 doi… - [The day 2012-02-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/02/the-day-2012-02-02-on-techczech/): "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 - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-02](https://techczech.net/2012/02/02/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-02-02/): "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 R… - [The day 2012-02-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/02/01/the-day-2012-02-01-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-01-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/31/the-day-2012-01-31-on-techczech/): 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/hRI7h… - [The day 2012-01-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/30/the-day-2012-01-30-on-techczech-2/): 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? Eve… - [The day 2012-01-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/30/the-day-2012-01-30-on-techczech-3/): 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? Eve… - [The day 2012-01-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/30/the-day-2012-01-30-on-techczech/): 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? Eve… - [The day 2012-01-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/28/the-day-2012-01-28-on-techczech/): 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 ma… - [Top 6 Drupal usability problems](https://techczech.net/2012/01/28/top-6-drupal-usability-problems/): 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 Dr… - [The day 2012-01-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/26/the-day-2012-01-26-on-techczech/): @ 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 se… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-26](https://techczech.net/2012/01/26/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-01-26/): @ 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 se… - [The day 2012-01-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/25/the-day-2012-01-25-on-techczech/): 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 - [The day 2012-01-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/24/the-day-2012-01-24-on-techczech-2/): 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 # Powe… - [The day 2012-01-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/24/the-day-2012-01-24-on-techczech/): 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 # Powe… - [The day 2012-01-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/23/the-day-2012-01-23-on-techczech/): 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, authori… - [Putting lectures in their place with cautious optimism](https://techczech.net/2012/01/22/putting-lectures-in-their-place-with-cautious-optimism/): 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 he… - [The day 2012-01-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/22/the-day-2012-01-22-on-techczech/): 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 skewerin… - [The day 2012-01-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/21/the-day-2012-01-21-on-techczech/): How Publishers Should Prepare for EPUB 3 | Digital Book World http://t.co/cMbNDEm2 # ebooks #edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-01-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/20/the-day-2012-01-20-on-techczech/): "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?… - [The day 2012-01-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/19/the-day-2012-01-19-on-techczech/): Some Key Subtle Details From Apple’s Textbook Event http://t.co/tUDUZJHg # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-19](https://techczech.net/2012/01/19/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-01-19/): 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 lab… - [The day 2012-01-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/18/the-day-2012-01-18-on-techczech/): I support # wikipediablackout Show your support here http://t.co/YWzUDZas # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-01-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/17/the-day-2012-01-17-on-techczech/): 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… - [The day 2012-01-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/16/the-day-2012-01-16-on-techczech/): Will We Need Teachers Or Algorithms? http://t.co/tO69EEh8 # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Is BETT good for UK education? Towards a more open alternative! #BETT2012 #C84C](https://techczech.net/2012/01/15/is-bett-good-for-uk-education-towards-a-more-open-alternative-bett2012-c84c/): 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… - [The day 2012-01-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/15/the-day-2012-01-15-on-techczech/): 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 hidd… - [The day 2012-01-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/14/the-day-2012-01-14-on-techczech/): Readability now donation-supported, makes premium features free http://t.co/zoFcZCGq # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-01-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/13/the-day-2012-01-13-on-techczech/): 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… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-12](https://techczech.net/2012/01/12/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-01-12/): 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 tom… - [The day 2012-01-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/11/the-day-2012-01-11-on-techczech/): 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 tom… - [The day 2012-01-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/09/the-day-2012-01-09-on-techczech/): @ penny_patterson no need, thanks in reply to penny_patterson # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-05](https://techczech.net/2012/01/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-01-05/): The Power of Mentioning http://t.co/Kkz3cAkW # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2012-01-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2012/01/03/the-day-2012-01-03-on-techczech/): The Power of Mentioning http://t.co/Kkz3cAkW # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-29](https://techczech.net/2011/12/29/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-29/): Penalties for passive misidentification are too weak http://t.co/khqXhTWE # Multilingual education is good: Educating Tibetans in Tibetan? http://t.co/R5NmO3xE # 'Transitiv… - [The day 2011-12-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/28/the-day-2011-12-28-on-techczech/): Penalties for passive misidentification are too weak http://t.co/khqXhTWE # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-12-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/24/the-day-2011-12-24-on-techczech/): Multilingual education is good: Educating Tibetans in Tibetan? http://t.co/R5NmO3xE # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-12-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/23/the-day-2011-12-23-on-techczech/): 'Transitive "disappear"? Not in this country!' http://t.co/SrHQZIFD # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-12-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/22/the-day-2011-12-22-on-techczech/): There is simply not just ONE way all children acquire languages: "Two American Kids in a Small Swiss Village" http://t.co/4Whjp4av # ellchat # Duolingo Teaches You A Language Wh… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-22](https://techczech.net/2011/12/22/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-22/): There is simply not just ONE way all children acquire languages: "Two American Kids in a Small Swiss Village" http://t.co/4Whjp4av # ellchat # Duolingo Teaches You A Language Wh… - [The day 2011-12-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/20/the-day-2011-12-20-on-techczech/): Visual Hashing Makes Sure You Never Mistype Your Passwords [Passwords] http://t.co/b4MFWw3X # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-12-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/16/the-day-2011-12-16-on-techczech/): Finally: Open Source Challenger to Dropbox and http://t.co/ItiR1bhC : ownCloud http://t.co/hirIqDUu # edtech #foss # Code For America Receives $1.5M Grant From @ Google http://t… - [The day 2011-12-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/15/the-day-2011-12-15-on-techczech/): "the leading capitalist economies have failed to price public goods such as clean air and water effectively" http://t.co/Zqij7C9i # occupy # Just got my review copy of "Corpora … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-15](https://techczech.net/2011/12/15/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-15/): "the leading capitalist economies have failed to price public goods such as clean air and water effectively" http://t.co/Zqij7C9i # occupy # Just got my review copy of "Corpora … - [The day 2011-12-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/14/the-day-2011-12-14-on-techczech/): I'm starting to loose my confidence in @ ASUS Webstorage. Poor interface, slow web service, confusing messages. This is my data! # edtech # They say history is written by t… - [The day 2011-12-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/11/the-day-2011-12-11-on-techczech/): Frustrated philosophers are a sad sight. If only we had more power, they complain. Thank God, you don't, say I. http://t.co/bsq1otOj # stw # Professional competence is just… - [The day 2011-12-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/10/the-day-2011-12-10-on-techczech/): @ USMCShrink So in effect we have exams preparing people for other exams. Learning something useful is at best a side effect. in reply to USMCShrink # If there ever was a 12-ste… - [The day 2011-12-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/09/the-day-2011-12-09-on-techczech/): "cannot force people to add design elements that don't need to be there. You can trademark design, but not simplicity." http://t.co/XcELhWB8 # Beeb WebWise course on using … - [The day 2011-12-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/08/the-day-2011-12-08-on-techczech/): Free webinar starting now: Literacy as a foreign language? What teachers should know about how English is used http://t.co/DQbEq86n # ellchat # @ thedyslexicpoet Yes, it's … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-08](https://techczech.net/2011/12/08/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-08/): Free webinar starting now: Literacy as a foreign language? What teachers should know about how English is used http://t.co/DQbEq86n # ellchat # @ thedyslexicpoet Yes, it's … - [The day 2011-12-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/07/the-day-2011-12-07-on-techczech/): After The Regretsy and Diaspora Account Freezes, We’ve Lost Confidence In PayPal http://t.co/oRN2w9BF # Don't trust ANY news reporting on academic issues. Journos ask exper… - [The day 2011-12-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/05/the-day-2011-12-05-on-techczech/): "Journalists either don't know how to report speech acts accurately or they aren't trying." http://t.co/8uubOGVn < Not trying! # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-12-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/04/the-day-2011-12-04-on-techczech/): Find All is a great Firefox addon to supply a KWIC view for any page. Great for teaching. http://t.co/yffhTdZG # ellchat #eltchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-12-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/03/the-day-2011-12-03-on-techczech/): Beware Good Theories http://t.co/OaspP1Q6 # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-12-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/02/the-day-2011-12-02-on-techczech/): It's remarkably easy for lots of little things to become one big thing: swarms of bees, termite colonies, European Union and my to-do list! # Webinar: What's new in Ac… - [The day 2011-12-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/12/01/the-day-2011-12-01-on-techczech/): Still too expensive and not flexible enough > Cambridge University Press to try renting academic articles http://t.co/rvZvcLvT # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-01](https://techczech.net/2011/12/01/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-01/): Still too expensive and not flexible enough > Cambridge University Press to try renting academic articles http://t.co/rvZvcLvT # BBC News - Coding - the new Latin http://t.co… - [The day 2011-11-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/30/the-day-2011-11-30-on-techczech/): BBC News - Coding - the new Latin http://t.co/n50KYHXz # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-11-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/29/the-day-2011-11-29-on-techczech/): How common: "Social problems [in ASF] became political problems because ethos had to be enforced by the institution" http://t.co/h18ZFIp2 # "Institutions will try to preserve th… - [The day 2011-11-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/28/the-day-2011-11-28-on-techczech/): Coworker's son sums up edu philosophy: "Intelligence is knowing tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it into a fruit salad". # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-11-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/27/the-day-2011-11-27-on-techczech/): A significant part of what we learn in school is about how to go to school and meet its goals. # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-11-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/26/the-day-2011-11-26-on-techczech/): Adventures in Depression http://t.co/Ta0GdkMr # The Gene That's "For" Nothing: "there's a long and winding road from gene to phenotype" http://t.co/kMTPseun # Powered … - [The day 2011-11-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/25/the-day-2011-11-25-on-techczech/): Most coherent slogan for the # occupy movement: "we won't pay for your crisis!" http://t.co/adIirqnc # If you tried to propose the currentmedonomic model of academic publis… - [The day 2011-11-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/24/the-day-2011-11-24-on-techczech/): It seems to me that a lot of what is presented as "critical thinking" is just propaganda for a particular axioms. # edchat # Mozilla Aims to 'Iconize' Skills with Stan… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-24](https://techczech.net/2011/11/24/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-11-24-2/): It seems to me that a lot of what is presented as "critical thinking" is just propaganda for a particular axioms. # edchat # Mozilla Aims to 'Iconize' Skills with Stan… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-24](https://techczech.net/2011/11/24/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-11-24/): It seems to me that a lot of what is presented as "critical thinking" is just propaganda for a particular axioms. # edchat # Mozilla Aims to 'Iconize' Skills with Stan… - [The day 2011-11-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/23/the-day-2011-11-23-on-techczech/): Grandmothers learning about gaming before Christmas: "Playstation!? Is that an Xbox?" # games #xbox # playstation # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-11-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/19/the-day-2011-11-19-on-techczech/): Just read about the Battle of # Stalingrad Shows this @ BBC # WWII History page to be laughably one sided. http://t.co/1Rvf5Pt9 # hischat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-11-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/18/the-day-2011-11-18-on-techczech/): Wow: 8.43 million Brits have never been online - PC Advisor http://t.co/taKNuaNt # 4 Social Media Rules Journalists Should Break http://t.co/2cWldpBJ # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-11-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/17/the-day-2011-11-17-on-techczech/): # c84c session on Open Source in education at table 6 starting soon # "Primary ICT suites do not provide best value" - they are not a proper learning environment. # c84c # Atten… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-17](https://techczech.net/2011/11/17/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-11-17/): # c84c session on Open Source in education at table 6 starting soon # "Primary ICT suites do not provide best value" - they are not a proper learning environment. # c84c # Atten… - [The day 2011-11-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/16/the-day-2011-11-16-on-techczech/): Just made $25 loan to a woman starting a bakery in Mongolia - feel strangely fulfilled! http://t.co/MnirVJpy Become a good banker with @ Kiva # Headline of the year: "University… - [The day 2011-11-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/14/the-day-2011-11-14-on-techczech/): 10 Tools for Increasing Engagement in Online Courses http://t.co/G9YkCcJ7 # edtech # Book Review: # Moodle 2 Administration by Alex Büchner http://t.co/ewGpDDTC # If you're… - [The day 2011-11-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/13/the-day-2011-11-13-on-techczech/): When will journalists start pointing out that a download != lost sale: Video Game Piracy in UK Costs £1 billion per year... # @ PetrSoukenik Vítej! in reply to PetrSoukenik # Wo… - [The day 2011-11-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/12/the-day-2011-11-12-on-techczech/): Citizenship, Immigration, and the European Social Project: Rights and Obligations of Individuality http://t.co/Z4FuMXZH # lseBJS # The space age portal of sentence discovery (vi… - [The day 2011-11-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/11/the-day-2011-11-11-on-techczech/): Really want to go to the conference on "Non-Canonically Case-Marked Subjects within and across Languages" http://t.co/Z9ePXyRo # ellchat # Must listen: The Arab Uprisings: mass … - [The day 2011-11-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/10/the-day-2011-11-10-on-techczech/): RT @ InnovativeEdu : The game of school was designed around scarce resources but new tech offers abundance where scarcity once ruled # vss11 # Discuss: "We all accept that it’s … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-10](https://techczech.net/2011/11/10/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-11-10/): RT @ InnovativeEdu : The game of school was designed around scarce resources but new tech offers abundance where scarcity once ruled # vss11 # Discuss: "We all accept that it’s … - [The day 2011-11-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/09/the-day-2011-11-09-on-techczech/): Great post on How to visually track student progress in a # Moodle course by @ 3rdwave_media http://t.co/6iGihwZs # edtech # Don't forget to register for the Online Public … - [The day 2011-11-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/08/the-day-2011-11-08-on-techczech/): Shame on @ Google . I relied on this function. How can we trust # SaaS > No More GoogleLookup in Google Spreadsheets http://t.co/2gbM7DAu # We are all perfectionist about som… - [The day 2011-11-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/06/the-day-2011-11-06-on-techczech/): It strikes me that the phrase "I don't have all the answers" is suspiciously often employed by people who don't have any of the answers. # Some Essential Moodle 2 Plug… - [The day 2011-11-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/05/the-day-2011-11-05-on-techczech/): Sociology and her sisters often stick mundane things with exciting labels. But how often do we forget what the labels are really stuck on!? # How often do we claim that there ar… - [The day 2011-11-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/04/the-day-2011-11-04-on-techczech/): Announcify Reads Online Articles to You with One Click [Chrome Browser Extensions ] http://t.co/g1VAYBKm # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-11-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/03/the-day-2011-11-03-on-techczech/): @ Owenllr See here for the presentation http://t.co/V9PynXCh in reply to Owenllr # Just uploaded 'Collective feature purchasing for # CiviCRM and # FOSS #039; to SlideShare… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-03](https://techczech.net/2011/11/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-11-03/): @ Owenllr See here for the presentation http://t.co/V9PynXCh in reply to Owenllr # Just uploaded 'Collective feature purchasing for # CiviCRM and # FOSS #039; to SlideShare… - [The day 2011-11-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/02/the-day-2011-11-02-on-techczech/): @ firmstep You might be interested in Civi Email Wishlist (#CiviCRM) http://t.co/adsFq9aV # "Proprietary tech was a limiting factor in hiring people who could work in it." Switc… - [The day 2011-11-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/11/01/the-day-2011-11-01-on-techczech/): A message to the world http://t.co/MHgWJIRV # dyslexia #sli # spld # @ stylianosm2 But if the darkest place in hell would be reserved for those who perpetuate moral panics, it w… - [The day 2011-10-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/31/the-day-2011-10-31-on-techczech/): @ ebodeux PC thus the bugginess. But the usability of iTunes is quite low on a Mac, too. in reply to ebodeux # Why does this book keep crashing my Kindle app on Android? Atrocit… - [The day 2011-10-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/30/the-day-2011-10-30-on-techczech/): I immediately fell in love with NexusFile when looking for alternatives for FreeCommander on W7 pro! http://t.co/rZngOHE0 # edtech # Atrocitology: "wars kill more civilians than… - [The day 2011-10-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/29/the-day-2011-10-29-on-techczech/): Linguist Llama wisdom on the Schwa http://t.co/UJvU5ohH # ellchat # Can't decide which is the better distraction-free editor: FocusWriter http://t.co/BLxZtibe or WriteMonke… - [The day 2011-10-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/28/the-day-2011-10-28-on-techczech/): Beautiful fugue on the complexity of noun countability in English by @ mgrammar . http://t.co/7vHEXDjp # ellchat #engchat # "1 of the reasons that metric-centric systems can bec… - [The day 2011-10-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/27/the-day-2011-10-27-on-techczech/): I'd say army is a safeguard of education > RT @ MyEdegree : "Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army." -Edward Everett # "With # Ubuntu I wasn�… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-27](https://techczech.net/2011/10/27/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-10-27/): I'd say army is a safeguard of education > RT @ MyEdegree : "Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army." -Edward Everett # "With # Ubuntu I wasn�… - [The day 2011-10-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/25/the-day-2011-10-25-on-techczech/): Hope @ hypothes_is is going to inter-operate with @ mozilla 's # openbadges http://t.co/DKzUxtpg # We really need better trust management in # Drupal Lots of barely credibl… - [The day 2011-10-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/24/the-day-2011-10-24-on-techczech/): Call for Proposals: # Drupal 6 Theme # Accessibility Redesign http://t.co/LI5YB3eQ @ drupal_jobs # I hope someone @ microsoft is ashamed of how difficult it is to install .msi f… - [The day 2011-10-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/23/the-day-2011-10-23-on-techczech/): Irony? A media controlling billionaire uses an everything controlling billionaire as an example for # edreform http://t.co/A389yk3z # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-10-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/22/the-day-2011-10-22-on-techczech/): No! The future of education lies in education! > "The future of education lies in technology" http://t.co/oImmjZFB # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-10-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/21/the-day-2011-10-21-on-techczech/): Just pledged to support Hypothes.is - Taking peer review to the Internet— Kickstarter http://t.co/KQRdyLBu # edchat # I just reserved my @ hypothes_is username. Get yours now. h… - [The day 2011-10-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/20/the-day-2011-10-20-on-techczech/): What's wrong with # music teachers? Just met another one who'd never heard of Tom Waits. How are we going to get the # edupunk movement going? # Wow, how sad to hear t… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-20](https://techczech.net/2011/10/20/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-10-20/): What's wrong with # music teachers? Just met another one who'd never heard of Tom Waits. How are we going to get the # edupunk movement going? # Wow, how sad to hear t… - [The day 2011-10-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/19/the-day-2011-10-19-on-techczech/): They do already if they care! RT @ marama # ulearn11 we need to teach learners to critically assess and question the information they consume. # How can we encourage some positi… - [The day 2011-10-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/17/the-day-2011-10-17-on-techczech/): RT @ sarahhorrigan : http://t.co/XvoxaTgv - Students & Technology 2011 ECAR National Study infographic # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-10-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/16/the-day-2011-10-16-on-techczech/): Nice to see the improved # Moodle Plugins Directory, looking forward to the auto updates http://t.co/nnmvDSoI # edtech # Giving ASUS WebStorage a try over Syncplicity - benefit … - [The day 2011-10-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/15/the-day-2011-10-15-on-techczech/): Thought experiment: What would happen to society if all test results were assigned randomly? Prediction: Not much! # edchat #edchatuk # History of linguistic purism and # prescr… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-13](https://techczech.net/2011/10/13/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-10-13/): Important explanation of the power and limitations of the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) http://t.co/ocCj4hau # ellchat # God, I hate @ BBC TV documentaries. How sad to s… - [The day 2011-10-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/12/the-day-2011-10-12-on-techczech/): Important explanation of the power and limitations of the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) http://t.co/ocCj4hau # ellchat # God, I hate @ BBC TV documentaries. How sad to s… - [The day 2011-10-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/11/the-day-2011-10-11-on-techczech/): Disappointed to see how far behind # android is in term of # accessibility @ google should make this a priority to make inroads into education # Parttime Project Researcher posi… - [The day 2011-10-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/10/the-day-2011-10-10-on-techczech/): Is speaking the language all it takes to be an expert? « Motivated Grammar http://t.co/inUR6EWM < No!!! # ellchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-10-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/09/the-day-2011-10-09-on-techczech/): Finally, someone trying to get off Google for a reason I can get behind: as a way of artistic expression! http://ow.ly/6RKyY # google #edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-10-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/08/the-day-2011-10-08-on-techczech/): I've just personalized @ SwiftKey X for Android with my Twitter posts! # Why Education Startups Do Not Succeed (114 points) http://t.co/znLiYpRl # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-10-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/07/the-day-2011-10-07-on-techczech/): Important and not at all inappropriate: What Everyone Is Too Polite to Say About Steve Jobs http://t.co/RxTTnR7R # Wow, a good post about open source on @ techcrunch : LibreOffi… - [The day 2011-10-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/06/the-day-2011-10-06-on-techczech/): # Moodle 2.0 Theme # Accessibility Redesign - Call for Proposals http://ow.ly/6Pjo6 # moodlejobs # Wish # fote11 android app would support install to SD card. But otherwise it&#… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-06](https://techczech.net/2011/10/06/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-10-06-2/): # Moodle 2.0 Theme # Accessibility Redesign - Call for Proposals http://ow.ly/6Pjo6 # moodlejobs # Wish # fote11 android app would support install to SD card. But otherwise it&#… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-06](https://techczech.net/2011/10/06/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-10-06/): # Moodle 2.0 Theme # Accessibility Redesign - Call for Proposals http://ow.ly/6Pjo6 # moodlejobs # Wish # fote11 android app would support install to SD card. But otherwise it&#… - [The day 2011-10-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/05/the-day-2011-10-05-on-techczech/): End of a love affair with @ scribd >too many ads, no way for providers to pay, charging users high download fees. Alternatives? # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-10-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/10/04/the-day-2011-10-04-on-techczech/): Wow! What a spectacularly underwhelming # Apple announcement!? Just about catching up to # Android on phones like Galaxy S2. # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-09-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/30/the-day-2011-09-30-on-techczech/): Spent 2 hrs doing important productive things. Went eagerly to my todo list to check something off and 0! Need to get better at todo lists! # @ learningdrupal Love the # drupals… - [The day 2011-09-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/29/the-day-2011-09-29-on-techczech/): Let down by # CiviCRM No way to export members based on payment type!?! Thus no way to mass extend membership w/o Excel magic! # Importing materials between courses in # Moodle … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-29](https://techczech.net/2011/09/29/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-09-29-2/): Let down by # CiviCRM No way to export members based on payment type!?! Thus no way to mass extend membership w/o Excel magic! # Importing materials between courses in # Moodle … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-29](https://techczech.net/2011/09/29/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-09-29/): Let down by # CiviCRM No way to export members based on payment type!?! Thus no way to mass extend membership w/o Excel magic! # Importing materials between courses in # Moodle … - [The day 2011-09-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/28/the-day-2011-09-28-on-techczech/): Wow, @ amazon sure knows how to bilk their UK customers. http://ow.ly/6HAy3 # ripoffbritain # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-09-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/27/the-day-2011-09-27-on-techczech/): Really wish I could go to the Open Science Summit http://ow.ly/6G4oL # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-09-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/26/the-day-2011-09-26-on-techczech/): Too bad @ stephenfry chose to stick to superficial platitudes about language rather than explore the tricky bits http://ow.ly/6F8aA # ellchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-09-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/25/the-day-2011-09-25-on-techczech/): This Groupon for schools is not a bad idea bu they would be better served by investing in # OER and # FOSS http://ow.ly/6EclG # edtech #edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-09-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/24/the-day-2011-09-24-on-techczech/): Prime example of education voodoo... http://ow.ly/6DS1h # Great post "demonstrating that badges are a viable alternative to formal university education" http://ow.ly/6DDlU # edc… - [The day 2011-09-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/23/the-day-2011-09-23-on-techczech/): Just signed up for the # C84C Collaborate for Change - proposed a table session on Open Source in education http://ow.ly/6CIco # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-09-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/22/the-day-2011-09-22-on-techczech/): You had a hard day. You go to bed early and get woken up by lots of noise. You call the cops on the last Beatles concert. http://ow.ly/6Cc4z # Always have your stuff when you ne… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-22](https://techczech.net/2011/09/22/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-09-22/): You had a hard day. You go to bed early and get woken up by lots of noise. You call the cops on the last Beatles concert. http://ow.ly/6Cc4z # Always have your stuff when you ne… - [The day 2011-09-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/21/the-day-2011-09-21-on-techczech/): "Success Comes Through Rapidly Fixing our Mistakes Rather than Getting Things Right the First Time" http://t.co/Dcxbo7B4 # edchat # Big surprise! Poverty is more important to ed… - [The day 2011-09-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/20/the-day-2011-09-20-on-techczech/): Does the pending acquisition of Blackboard pose a threat to its clients or the whole elearning space? http://ow.ly/6yWDs # edtech # Can we finally put the issue of mirror neuron… - [The day 2011-09-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/19/the-day-2011-09-19-on-techczech/): Claims by neuroscience must be constantly reexamined: Does damage to Broca's area cause speech perception deficits? http://ow.ly/6yRVc # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-09-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/18/the-day-2011-09-18-on-techczech/): Agree with @ mweller that universities have been neglecting teaching for too long. Now they deserve their competition. http://ow.ly/6xzUP # Anthropology Major Fox: Firefox has e… - [The day 2011-09-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/17/the-day-2011-09-17-on-techczech/): Finally, a fair non-hagiographic assessment of the impact of Steve Jobs on the Digital Campus podcast http://ow.ly/6xjoM # edtech #stevejobs # @ mricheynams Thanks. That's … - [The day 2011-09-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/16/the-day-2011-09-16-on-techczech/): "The importance of style in academic writing" - eg. "ability to write articles that look like published economics papers" http://ow.ly/6w2Hm # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-09-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/15/the-day-2011-09-15-on-techczech/): Assessment revolution > RT @ donpresant : Mozilla # openbadges beta 1 released Sep 14 -key building block for # eportfolio http://t.co/yGBDXAEj # "How to become a celebrity s… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-15](https://techczech.net/2011/09/15/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-09-15/): Assessment revolution > RT @ donpresant : Mozilla # openbadges beta 1 released Sep 14 -key building block for # eportfolio http://t.co/yGBDXAEj # "How to become a celebrity s… - [The day 2011-09-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/14/the-day-2011-09-14-on-techczech/): Has Box.net ditched their free plans? They only list one plan on their website. What are they trying to hide? # edtech # "Vampirical" (v empirical) arguments are those that are … - [The day 2011-09-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/13/the-day-2011-09-13-on-techczech/): Any experiences with using the Nisai platform? http://t.co/U9hlP96 # edtech #edchatuk # Not > "The Most Effective Method for Learning a Language Alone" < but not a bad one… - [The day 2011-09-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/12/the-day-2011-09-12-on-techczech/): Don't try to reform them > RT @ John_Pallister : How do we make our schools fit to face the 21st century? http://t.co/f6VOrm8 # ccc11 #edchat # I'm just as guilty a… - [The day 2011-09-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/10/the-day-2011-09-10-on-techczech/): Just found out that LDAP integration isn't ready for # Drupal 7. In effect, Drupal 7 Product has still not been released. http://ow.ly/6qIrd # "How good is published academ… - [The day 2011-09-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/09/the-day-2011-09-09-on-techczech/): The most important thing is neither what, nor how, nor where we're teaching. It is THAT we're teaching! http://t.co/f6VOrm8 # edchat # It's doubtful education ref… - [The day 2011-09-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/08/the-day-2011-09-08-on-techczech/): Michael Hart, Project Gutenberg's e-book loving founder, passes away http://ow.ly/6pms0 # Just had a chat with an enthusiastic non-techie # Android switcher who ditched # i… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-08](https://techczech.net/2011/09/08/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-09-08/): Michael Hart, Project Gutenberg's e-book loving founder, passes away http://ow.ly/6pms0 # Just had a chat with an enthusiastic non-techie # Android switcher who ditched # i… - [The day 2011-09-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/07/the-day-2011-09-07-on-techczech/): Maybe, but not in any meaningful sense! RT @ aboutworldlangs : Bilingual brain may start to fade by age 1 http://ow.ly/6o4pt # MPAA's Bogus 'Piracy' Numbers Mean … - [The day 2011-09-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/06/the-day-2011-09-06-on-techczech/): VLE's not dead. It's the hype around it. > RT @ DavidSWestwood : Is the vle dead? Someone check for a pulse # altc2011 #edtech # "When communities in Higher Ed brea… - [The day 2011-09-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/05/the-day-2011-09-05-on-techczech/): Checking out "5th SLANGUAGES Annual Symposium" on Virtual Round Table Conference: http://t.co/9Be6hj7 # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-09-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/04/the-day-2011-09-04-on-techczech/): Anthropologist's take on # stevejobs "Forget Steve Jobs" http://ow.ly/6lbdx # "there is no education in social networking" says a school principal, can he guarantee educati… - [The day 2011-09-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/03/the-day-2011-09-03-on-techczech/): Much of IT training for teachers is counterproductive-by the time they get to use their knowledge, all they remember is complexity. # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-09-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/02/the-day-2011-09-02-on-techczech/): @ Rackspace Just want to see what VPS services you offer at what prices. All I get is sales prattle. Came recommended, felt like wasted time. in reply to Rackspace # I cannot be… - [CiviEvent Wishlist (#CiviCRM)](https://techczech.net/2011/09/01/civievent-wishlist-civicrm/): We have been using CiviCRM for event management for over a year. This list covers the sort of things that might be needed by an organization running a wide range of events and c… - [The day 2011-09-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/09/01/the-day-2011-09-01-on-techczech/): Great idea - would fit in with open curriculum: "Fixing the talent gap with # Drupal training for the masses" http://ow.ly/6iTBS # drupaledu # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-01](https://techczech.net/2011/09/01/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-09-01/): Great idea - would fit in with open curriculum: "Fixing the talent gap with # Drupal training for the masses" http://ow.ly/6iTBS # drupaledu # "Gender gap in spatial abilities d… - [Civi Email Wishlist (#CiviCRM)](https://techczech.net/2011/08/31/civi-email-wishlist-civicrm/): I was only able to join the recent CiviCRM book sprint for 2 days but I did spend most of that time working on documenting email in Civi (both CiviMail and core email functional… - [The day 2011-08-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/31/the-day-2011-08-31-on-techczech/): "Gender gap in spatial abilities depends on females' role in society" http://ow.ly/6hqPb # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-08-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/30/the-day-2011-08-30-on-techczech/): Project Helps Get Teens Back into Education through Shooters http://ow.ly/6gFZW # edtech #edchat # Great write-up of the open space on # Drupal and education. http://ow.ly/6gH7l… - [The day 2011-08-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/29/the-day-2011-08-29-on-techczech/): It's been a joy using Booki.cc for the # CiviCRM book sprint. What a great way to collaborate on large books. http://ow.ly/6fykx # edtech # Emerging Asynchronous Conversati… - [The day 2011-08-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/28/the-day-2011-08-28-on-techczech/): Just joined the # CiviCRM documentation sprint in the English countryside. Some great work going on. # RT @ learningdrupal : Listen to @ techczech and I share some models for po… - [The day 2011-08-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/27/the-day-2011-08-27-on-techczech-2/): Just uploaded 'How Do You Know that Gal Knows Drupal? Towards an Open Source...' to SlideShare. http://t.co/n6ZLih1 # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-08-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/27/the-day-2011-08-27-on-techczech/): Just uploaded 'How Do You Know that Gal Knows Drupal? Towards an Open Source...' to SlideShare. http://t.co/n6ZLih1 # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-08-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/26/the-day-2011-08-26-on-techczech/): Lesson for us all: "When Students Run the Help Desk" http://ow.ly/6dqfA # edchat #edtech # Blackboard Collaborate launches, does not list prices. Is anyone surprised? http://ow.… - [The day 2011-08-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/25/the-day-2011-08-25-on-techczech/): RT @ kattekrab : http://t.co/434qn8v # drupaledu From yesterdays session on an open curriculum. How might we define the competencies of # drupal # @ tomstandage Loved the # Drup… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-25](https://techczech.net/2011/08/25/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-08-25/): RT @ kattekrab : http://t.co/434qn8v # drupaledu From yesterdays session on an open curriculum. How might we define the competencies of # drupal # @ tomstandage Loved the # Drup… - [The day 2011-08-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/23/the-day-2011-08-23-on-techczech/): Join the online conversation on Drupal Certification here: http://t.co/jfniIR8 # DrupalCon #DrupalEdu # Join us for a # Drupal Curriculum and Certification BoF at 3.15 in Room 3… - [The day 2011-08-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/22/the-day-2011-08-22-on-techczech/): Just uploaded 'CiviCRM: The Community Advantage' to SlideShare. http://t.co/qZco3w3 # Ajax session brings up exciting possibilities for # CiviCRM at # CiviCon # Associ… - [The day 2011-08-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/21/the-day-2011-08-21-on-techczech/): Emotions in More than One Language < another stellar blog post on # bilingualism http://ow.ly/68bZw # ellchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-08-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/20/the-day-2011-08-20-on-techczech/): @ Dj3bbZ Could you post more about your ideas on http://t.co/rFKM7vp? Cc @ learningdrupal # @ Dj3bbZ @learningdrupal @ dries With complexity it is hard to identify even the "bas… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-11](https://techczech.net/2011/08/11/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-08-11/): "Is it time to fork Drupal?" < No, but a better separation between framework and product would be good. http://ow.ly/5XeJ6 # More academics should be called out for spouting … - [The day 2011-08-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/08/the-day-2011-08-08-on-techczech/): "Is it time to fork Drupal?" < No, but a better separation between framework and product would be good. http://ow.ly/5XeJ6 # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-08-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/07/the-day-2011-08-07-on-techczech/): More academics should be called out for spouting garbage about areas where they don't do research. Like this: http://ow.ly/5Xgl5 # Just completed State of Drupal 2011 surve… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-04](https://techczech.net/2011/08/04/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-08-04/): Good news: Google Chrome is UK's second most-used web browser http://ow.ly/5RWL4 # edtech # Follow the exploits of @ millionmetreman who will row his 7th marathon later tod… - [The day 2011-08-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/08/01/the-day-2011-08-01-on-techczech/): Good news: Google Chrome is UK's second most-used web browser http://ow.ly/5RWL4 # edtech # Follow the exploits of @ millionmetreman who will row his 7th marathon later tod… - [The day 2011-07-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/31/the-day-2011-07-31-on-techczech/): Great idea: Forming a Drupal in Higher Edu Consortium http://ow.ly/5RBTL # drupal #edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-07-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/30/the-day-2011-07-30-on-techczech/): The Innovative Educator: Is College Really for All? http://ow.ly/5Retv # edchat # @ lousylinguist Children respond generically even to questions like 'How did you do on the… - [The day 2011-07-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/29/the-day-2011-07-29-on-techczech/): Google Books gets redesign still useless without notes and bookmarks. What is Google thinking?! http://ow.ly/5QNqc # googlebooks # Microsoft up to its old trick of spreading # F… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-28](https://techczech.net/2011/07/28/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-07-28/): Every developer should spend 30 minutes with a blind person browsing their site with a screen reader to get what # accessibility is about! # Just found out that my computer is 4… - [The day 2011-07-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/27/the-day-2011-07-27-on-techczech/): Every developer should spend 30 minutes with a blind person browsing their site with a screen reader to get what # accessibility is about! # Just found out that my computer is 4… - [The day 2011-07-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/26/the-day-2011-07-26-on-techczech/): Test Your Website at Different Screen Resolutions with Screenfly by QuirkTools http://ow.ly/5NVLA # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-07-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/25/the-day-2011-07-25-on-techczech/): @ IamKalai I didn't actually mean to teach Dothraki but to have students make up their own languages to help with structure. # ellchat in reply to IamKalai # Online # Kindl… - [The day 2011-07-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/24/the-day-2011-07-24-on-techczech/): Funny about the iPhone appeal to women! Three women recently independently thanked me for recommending an Android phone. # iphone #edtech # "What would a post-test era look like… - [The day 2011-07-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/23/the-day-2011-07-23-on-techczech/): I liked a @ YouTube video http://youtu.be/6VCdJyOAQYM?a Arrested Development - Tennessee # It was fun joining 2 customer service reps at a phone company outlet in persuading a w… - [The day 2011-07-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/22/the-day-2011-07-22-on-techczech/): Relieved I only didn't know 2 of these 12 must know # Zotero tips and techniques by The Ideophone http://ow.ly/5JIlM # edtech # Webinar recording now available: Dyslexia an… - [The day 2011-07-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/21/the-day-2011-07-21-on-techczech/): Tim Harford: "It's hard to make good mistakes." http://ow.ly/5JQfr # ted #edchat # edchatuk # Finally I can use Zotero in Chrome thanks to this tip by The Ideophone http://… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-21](https://techczech.net/2011/07/21/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-07-21/): Tim Harford: "It's hard to make good mistakes." http://ow.ly/5JQfr # ted #edchat # edchatuk # Finally I can use Zotero in Chrome thanks to this tip by The Ideophone http://… - [The day 2011-07-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/19/the-day-2011-07-19-on-techczech/): Pledged a bit on Kickstarter for Nataly Dawn's first solo album: http://t.co/WhNDx4h # Just listening to a presentation by @ 11johnnyd11 on https://www.goqsoftware.com # dy… - [The day 2011-07-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/17/the-day-2011-07-17-on-techczech/): New on MetaphorHacket.net: The death of a memory: Missing metaphors of remembering and forgetting? http://ow.ly/5Gutw # memory # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-07-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/15/the-day-2011-07-15-on-techczech/): Just had my first hangout on Google+. Impressed & can't wait for the business version - could replace Skype for meetings http://ow.ly/5FfFj # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-14](https://techczech.net/2011/07/14/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-07-14/): The death of a memory: Missing metaphors of remembering and forgetting? http://ow.ly/5Df1i # memory # How To Run Multiple Skype Accounts With Multi Skype Launcher [Windows] http… - [The day 2011-07-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/13/the-day-2011-07-13-on-techczech/): The death of a memory: Missing metaphors of remembering and forgetting? http://ow.ly/5Df1i # memory # How To Run Multiple Skype Accounts With Multi Skype Launcher [Windows] http… - [The day 2011-07-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/10/the-day-2011-07-10-on-techczech/): "There is a long standing myth that bilinguals are born translators." http://ow.ly/5ARJi # ellchat #engchat # Interesting experiment in community-based open academic publishing … - [The day 2011-07-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/09/the-day-2011-07-09-on-techczech/): Illusion of statistical induction... http://amzn.com/k/1JV54O6C9VO4Y # Kindle # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-07-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/07/the-day-2011-07-07-on-techczech/): Who knew cups playing was its own little genre: http://ow.ly/5zivb and http://ow.ly/5zitb and more # til # I liked a @ YouTube video http://youtu.be/XKcChGsDqnU?a You're Go… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-07](https://techczech.net/2011/07/07/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-07-07-2/): Who knew cups playing was its own little genre: http://ow.ly/5zivb and http://ow.ly/5zitb and more # til # I liked a @ YouTube video http://youtu.be/XKcChGsDqnU?a You're Go… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-07](https://techczech.net/2011/07/07/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-07-07/): Who knew cups playing was its own little genre: http://ow.ly/5zivb and http://ow.ly/5zitb and more # til # I liked a @ YouTube video http://youtu.be/XKcChGsDqnU?a You're Go… - [The day 2011-07-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/05/the-day-2011-07-05-on-techczech/): Video now available of "Online Corpus: Literacy Teachers' Best Friend‏" http://ow.ly/5vPNO # literacy #edchat # edtech #ellchat # engchat # Starting now: Free webinar: Intr… - [The day 2011-07-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/04/the-day-2011-07-04-on-techczech/): Moodle 2.1 has been released! http://ow.ly/5wjQu # moodle < shocked it's actually on time but excited to see the changes # Presentation now available: "Online corpus: Li… - [The day 2011-07-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/03/the-day-2011-07-03-on-techczech/): A heartwarming Linguist's tale from the Sofia airport. The only airport where I ever missed a plane (15 yrs ago)! http://ow.ly/5vONK # "However one judges the US waging of … - [The day 2011-07-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/02/the-day-2011-07-02-on-techczech/): On medical analogies... http://amzn.com/k/2WYXILK2L3BLG # Kindle # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-07-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/07/01/the-day-2011-07-01-on-techczech/): Just uploaded 'Online corpus: Literacy teacher for literacy teachers' to SlideShare. http://slidesha.re/mgT5VB # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-06-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/30/the-day-2011-06-30-on-techczech/): Attending: Focus on the Practitioner, Dyslexia Guild Conference 2011 | Dyslexia Action http://ow.ly/1ucTGA # dyslexia # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-30](https://techczech.net/2011/06/30/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-06-30/): Attending: Focus on the Practitioner, Dyslexia Guild Conference 2011 | Dyslexia Action http://ow.ly/1ucTGA # dyslexia # Language Log » What we believe in (evolution 12th most co… - [The day 2011-06-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/29/the-day-2011-06-29-on-techczech/): Language Log » What we believe in (evolution 12th most common thing) http://ow.ly/5taDZ # til # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-06-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/28/the-day-2011-06-28-on-techczech/): xkcd as always spot on - this time on University Website Design http://ow.ly/5q7P1 # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-06-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/27/the-day-2011-06-27-on-techczech/): Geeks to educators & designers on learning > take into account "people who have different drives and priorities" http://ow.ly/5q7TX # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-06-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/26/the-day-2011-06-26-on-techczech/): How do you tell great music? It sounds as powerful in 8-bit as on an LP. Listen to Kind of Bloop now! http://ow.ly/5q8Nt # Today I Learned about Today I Learned on Reddit http:/… - [The day 2011-06-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/25/the-day-2011-06-25-on-techczech/): @ crazywizdom Very easy. Crashplan just runs in the background and does a back up every few hours. One online and one to an external HDD. in reply to crazywizdom # 6 months and … - [The day 2011-06-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/16/the-day-2011-06-16-on-techczech/): Free Online Public Lecture: Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties on 16 June http://ow.ly/3QdGX # edchat #dyslexia # I had to go to Belgium to meet someone who reads my blog on… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-16](https://techczech.net/2011/06/16/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-06-16/): Free Online Public Lecture: Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties on 16 June http://ow.ly/3QdGX # edchat #dyslexia # I had to go to Belgium to meet someone who reads my blog on… - [The day 2011-06-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/13/the-day-2011-06-13-on-techczech/): Language is like chess in that speaking it fluently is not relying on the underlying rules but on larger patterns and shapes. # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-06-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/11/the-day-2011-06-11-on-techczech/): We need more of: "an environment where the goal was to give intensely practical answers to basic theoretical questions" http://ow.ly/5foP5 # Clouds do the darnedest things. Ther… - [The day 2011-06-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/10/the-day-2011-06-10-on-techczech/): Can't see any legacy of Elluminate in Collabor8 - is it more than a repackaged Adobe Connect? http://ow.ly/5eCAI # edchat #edtech # Medicine only stopped killing more peopl… - [The day 2011-06-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/09/the-day-2011-06-09-on-techczech/): Can't believe how old this is... http://amzn.com/k/S6C071S0NO01 # Kindle # @ jakubsuchy Actually, it was my Amazon (BoA) Credit Card. Not on the phone yet. in reply to jaku… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-09](https://techczech.net/2011/06/09/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-06-09/): Can't believe how old this is... http://amzn.com/k/S6C071S0NO01 # Kindle # @ jakubsuchy Actually, it was my Amazon (BoA) Credit Card. Not on the phone yet. in reply to jaku… - [The day 2011-06-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/07/the-day-2011-06-07-on-techczech/): Doing a webinar on how to do webinars. Feel free to join in: http://ow.ly/5chlk # edtech # Exciting news about CiviCRM and integration with Drupal's Webform http://ow.ly/5b… - [The day 2011-06-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/05/the-day-2011-06-05-on-techczech/): Not surprisingly Kindle's Most Highlighted Passages of All Time are about marriage, happiness and weight loss. http://ow.ly/5anr6 # kindle # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-06-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/03/the-day-2011-06-03-on-techczech/): "contrary to popular opinion parental behaviour does not seem to play an important role [in children's lang difficlts]" http://j.mp/mHRclp # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-06-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/02/the-day-2011-06-02-on-techczech/): We need to remember speaking languages is complicated on just so many levels: "Refusing to speak a language" http://ow.ly/58niX # engchat # "Every time someone says, “I know wha… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-02](https://techczech.net/2011/06/02/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-06-02-2/): We need to remember speaking languages is complicated on just so many levels: "Refusing to speak a language" http://ow.ly/58niX # engchat # "Every time someone says, “I know wha… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-02](https://techczech.net/2011/06/02/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-06-02/): We need to remember speaking languages is complicated on just so many levels: "Refusing to speak a language" http://ow.ly/58niX # engchat # "Every time someone says, “I know wha… - [The day 2011-06-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/06/01/the-day-2011-06-01-on-techczech/): Important linguistics read: "On Chomsky and the Two Cultures of Statistical Learning" http://ow.ly/57M5c # Drupal and Education Open Space: Call for Participation http://ow.ly/5… - [The day 2011-05-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/31/the-day-2011-05-31-on-techczech/): RT @ StanCarey : Chav: the vile word at the heart of fractured Britain, by Polly Toynbee: http://bit.ly/jJvGJR # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-05-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/30/the-day-2011-05-30-on-techczech/): YouTube - Hold On -Tom Waitresses http://ow.ly/55PW1 # bestprobableworld # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-05-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/29/the-day-2011-05-29-on-techczech/): Seems that # Drupal versions have an "official" release and a "unofficial" release with Views and CCK upgrade path... http://ow.ly/55w4Y # RIP Gil Scott-Heron: 5 YouTube Videos … - [The day 2011-05-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/28/the-day-2011-05-28-on-techczech/): Rare truly exceptional TED talk: Bruce Aylward: How we'll stop polio for good http://ow.ly/551mt # endpolio # "...we've seen less interest in the necessity [of intelle… - [The day 2011-05-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/27/the-day-2011-05-27-on-techczech/): Not all elearning has to be online. Skill Share is a great example. http://ow.ly/1te55u # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-05-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/26/the-day-2011-05-26-on-techczech/): Wow: "The average age of the Top 20 software vendor companies is 31 years. None younger than 22 years!" http://ow.ly/53ro6 # edtech # By 2050 most higher/further ed will be onli… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-26](https://techczech.net/2011/05/26/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-05-26/): Wow: "The average age of the Top 20 software vendor companies is 31 years. None younger than 22 years!" http://ow.ly/53ro6 # edtech # By 2050 most higher/further ed will be onli… - [The day 2011-05-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/25/the-day-2011-05-25-on-techczech/): Whitehead: "Civilization advances by extending the number of operations we can perform without thinking about them." http://ow.ly/1taiLG # A # DrupalCon ecosystem session that c… - [The day 2011-05-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/24/the-day-2011-05-24-on-techczech/): We must not forget about the underlying politics of computers in the classroom: http://ow.ly/51Hyn (via @ Downes ) # edchat #edtech # @ Mr_Casal My recommendation is to start on… - [The day 2011-05-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/23/the-day-2011-05-23-on-techczech/): The things one hears on the internet: A Chinese heavy metal band playing The Internationale http://ow.ly/518wL # bestprobableworld # Vote for Drupal in Education and Education i… - [The day 2011-05-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/22/the-day-2011-05-22-on-techczech/): You don’t have to be a xenophobe to think Britain being an island matters, but it helps! http://ow.ly/50fQi # "Adults ask little kids what they want to be when they grow up beca… - [The day 2011-05-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/21/the-day-2011-05-21-on-techczech/): @ tim_hunt Thus my preference for OpenSource. Although historically, lock mechanism obscurity was a big part of security: http://j.mp/iZRWrZ in reply to tim_hunt # Powered by Tw… - [The day 2011-05-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/20/the-day-2011-05-20-on-techczech/): Interesting to see that "The business of Drupal" applies to the economics of any software (open or not). http://ow.ly/4YWyj # Drupal #edtech # @ tim_hunt Still believe security … - [The day 2011-05-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/19/the-day-2011-05-19-on-techczech/): Wonder why # Drupal hasn't made more of an impact on education and academia? Vot for this # DrupalCon London session: http://ow.ly/4WQGS # Great post on the evil of "leader… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-19](https://techczech.net/2011/05/19/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-05-19/): Wonder why # Drupal hasn't made more of an impact on education and academia? Vot for this # DrupalCon London session: http://ow.ly/4WQGS # Great post on the evil of "leader… - [The day 2011-05-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/18/the-day-2011-05-18-on-techczech/): Not sure @ echo360 is showing its product in the best light with # mootuk11 vids http://bit.ly/kOWvsW . Have yet to watch a session w/o timeout in reply to echo360 # Want to tal… - [The day 2011-05-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/17/the-day-2011-05-17-on-techczech/): Compulsory reading: Language Log » “Linguistic norms” vs. “groundless peeves” http://ow.ly/4Wc6s # edchat #engchat # What point to education? "nearly all students educated in th… - [The day 2011-05-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/16/the-day-2011-05-16-on-techczech/): RT @ OpenSesameNow : Curation v. creation. RT @ zecool Seth Godin says the future of the library is the librarian http://bit.ly/lI6LwD # edchat # Excited to have @ learningdrupa… - [The day 2011-05-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/15/the-day-2011-05-15-on-techczech/): Submitted # DrupalCon session: Towards an Open Source curriculum and a community-based accreditation scheme for # Drupal http://ow.ly/4UPvc # Just submitted a session proposal f… - [The day 2011-05-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/14/the-day-2011-05-14-on-techczech/): Observational Epidemiology: Why companies do the things that they do -- sports sponsorship edition http://ow.ly/1sRuHk # Losos = salmon in Czech AFP: Salmon swim again in Czech … - [The day 2011-05-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/13/the-day-2011-05-13-on-techczech/): Love the new Get Books feature on Calibre 0.8 - the quintessential software for e-reader owners! http://calibre-ebook.com # edtech # essential http://amzn.com/k/9A5VIUA7MKAH # K… - [The day 2011-05-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/12/the-day-2011-05-12-on-techczech/): Personally I think Optimality Theory is just plain crazy but I still wish I could attend the symposium: http://ow.ly/4TjM4 # Great new interface to Google Books n-gram search no… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-12](https://techczech.net/2011/05/12/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-05-12/): Personally I think Optimality Theory is just plain crazy but I still wish I could attend the symposium: http://ow.ly/4TjM4 # Great new interface to Google Books n-gram search no… - [The day 2011-05-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/11/the-day-2011-05-11-on-techczech/): I love infographics - wonder what http://visual.ly/98m47 will have to add to the genre. # edtech # RT @ philoquotes : A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promis… - [The day 2011-05-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/09/the-day-2011-05-09-on-techczech/): Education panics have existed since there was education: RT @ classroomtools : Civics illiteracy is nothing new. http://bit.ly/jB8xcj # sschat # Very exciting and much needed: O… - [The day 2011-05-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/07/the-day-2011-05-07-on-techczech/): RT @ metaphorhacker : New on MetaphorHacker.net: The natural logistics of life: The Internet really changes almost nothing http://j.mp/iKH3VI # "What Happens After the Honeymoon… - [The day 2011-05-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/06/the-day-2011-05-06-on-techczech/): Great intro video from @ learningdrupal for complete Web Building beginners wanting to create a # Drupal site: http://ow.ly/4P1mh # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-05-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/05/the-day-2011-05-05-on-techczech/): What are your top computer # accessibility tips for literacy teachers? # edtech #edchat # dyslexia # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-05](https://techczech.net/2011/05/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-05-05/): What are your top computer # accessibility tips for literacy teachers? # edtech #edchat # dyslexia # I must say @ greplin makes searching through Twitter and Gmail history a rea… - [The day 2011-05-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/04/the-day-2011-05-04-on-techczech/): I must say @ greplin makes searching through Twitter and Gmail history a real joy again. http://t.co/FgjXf0n # RT @ geoffliving : 10 reasons to support women in tech today, plus… - [The day 2011-05-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/03/the-day-2011-05-03-on-techczech/): In mice! RT @ Frankwspencer : Scientists discover brain structures associated with learning http://t.co/2szhg6D via @ physorg_com # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-05-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/02/the-day-2011-05-02-on-techczech/): How not to measure scientific productivity http://ow.ly/1sMnHj # The Daily Mail imagines a bizarre future - a mixture of futurist cliches and prejudice. http://ow.ly/1sMGIa # Po… - [The day 2011-05-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/05/01/the-day-2011-05-01-on-techczech/): Love idea 9 of Fix the School Not the Child. Surefire education reform: let kids sleep in, do less, learn more! http://ow.ly/4KHnn # edchat # RT @ General_Tech : RT @ Atomic_Kri… - [links for 2011-04-29](https://techczech.net/2011/04/30/links-for-2011-04-29/): Free Technology for Teachers: 7 Simple To-do List Services for Students (tags: education socialmedia accessibility ) - [The day 2011-04-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/30/the-day-2011-04-30-on-techczech/): Please watch this and make everyone else watch it: "Larry Lessig on Scientific Publishing" http://ow.ly/4Kr7p # edtech #edchat # copyright # @ DonaldClark BTW: I'm mostly p… - [The day 2011-04-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/29/the-day-2011-04-29-on-techczech/): A male feminist's view on the # royalwedding and the # weddingdress Possibly quite ill-informed. http://j.mp/lFUah1 # feminism # Myths of Chinese historical unity http://am… - [The day 2011-04-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/28/the-day-2011-04-28-on-techczech/): Crackdowns on monasteries as popular in 9th century China as early modern Europe. http://amzn.com/k/OPHBJ28S1CGD # Kindle # @ InnovativeEdu Thanks. Just something I wrote today … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-04-28](https://techczech.net/2011/04/28/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-04-28/): Crackdowns on monasteries as popular in 9th century China as early modern Europe. http://amzn.com/k/OPHBJ28S1CGD # Kindle # @ InnovativeEdu Thanks. Just something I wrote today … - [The day 2011-04-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/27/the-day-2011-04-27-on-techczech/): Daoism and religion in China not straightforward analogs to Western concepts http://amzn.com/k/319LQOJJXEQ9V # Kindle # @ InnovativeEdu Haven't used TimetoKnow-their sample… - [The day 2011-04-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/26/the-day-2011-04-26-on-techczech/): @ birklearns There are just too many ways students can be clients. Some good, some bad. Have had students ask for better grades as clients! in reply to birklearns # @ birklearns… - [The day 2011-04-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/25/the-day-2011-04-25-on-techczech/): Great annotation of Cognitive Linguistics by Prof Vyv Evans http://ow.ly/4F7Or # linguistics # There's nothing natural about the North being synonymous with up... http://am… - [links for 2011-04-23](https://techczech.net/2011/04/24/links-for-2011-04-23/): Rdd.me: A URL Shortener With Readability Built-In (tags: accessibility inset2011 ) - [The day 2011-04-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/24/the-day-2011-04-24-on-techczech/): Looking forward to reading more: RT @ ianaddison : children made websites about the village, now we're putting QR codes up around the place... # Essential # Easter entertai… - [The day 2011-04-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/23/the-day-2011-04-23-on-techczech/): "How cn we learn from someone else when we’re absorbed in conversations tht only confirm our already-held biases" http://ow.ly/4FJA3 # edchat # "percentiles are good for communi… - [The day 2011-04-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/22/the-day-2011-04-22-on-techczech/): @ claire7179 Moodle Surgery: session where experts answer user questions about particular topics and users answer each others' questions. in reply to claire7179 # Well put:… - [The day 2011-04-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/21/the-day-2011-04-21-on-techczech/): Don't know what I like more. That someone made this video: http://j.mp/hb0Z8h or that 16,000 people watched. # gamingpassion # @ jwwweb Agree. The problem remains who decid… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-04-21](https://techczech.net/2011/04/21/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-04-21/): Don't know what I like more. That someone made this video: http://j.mp/hb0Z8h or that 16,000 people watched. # gamingpassion # @ jwwweb Agree. The problem remains who decid… - [Integrating Learning Technology Support into Moodle #mootuk11](https://techczech.net/2011/04/20/integrating-learning-technology-support-into-moodle-mootuk11/): This is a sneak peak at the slides on Slideshare (subject to small changes) of a talk I'll be giving at Moodle Moot UK 2011. I'll be sharing our experiences with using various (… - [#mootuk11 Day 2 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/20/the-day-2011-04-20-on-techczech/): Good list but understates effort involved: RT @ onlinecourse : Who Takes Online Classes? Not Just College Students - http://dedu.org/cp4rTC # @ jwwweb Absolutely edu research is… - [#mootuk11 Day 1 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/19/the-day-2011-04-19-on-techczech/): @ Presidentm Sure, but Accordion or LAMS course formats are not part of the default install. The heart of Moodle is still linear. # mootuk11 in reply to Presidentm # @ elswedgio… - [links for 2011-04-17](https://techczech.net/2011/04/18/links-for-2011-04-17/): How Technology Can Assist Students with Dyslexia Siobhán (tags: assistive-technologies dyslexia ) - [The day 2011-04-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/18/the-day-2011-04-18-on-techczech/): Talking to "your customers" may not be best in mature industries with shrinking customer base (eg publishing) http://ow.ly/4CmuE # libraries # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-04-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/17/the-day-2011-04-17-on-techczech/): Why did only 32 people read this post on Metaphorhacker? I was so sure "Epistemology as ethics" was a winner! http://ow.ly/4BQ5U # philosophy # There are amazing snippets of edu… - [The day 2011-04-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/16/the-day-2011-04-16-on-techczech/): Shame on @ microsoft for all the activation runarounds. Why do I need to crawl on the floor for product keys just to keep your billions safe! # Thanks to @ crashplan , @ dropbox… - [The day 2011-04-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/15/the-day-2011-04-15-on-techczech/): Impressive. "Instructure Raises $8M" http://ow.ly/4BbFv Barely out of the gate and already a challenge to established VLEs like # Moodle # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-04-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/14/the-day-2011-04-14-on-techczech/): No kidding: "Chomsky was wrong: evolutionary analysis shows languages obey few rules" http://ow.ly/4zMTs # ellchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-04-14](https://techczech.net/2011/04/14/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-04-14/): No kidding: "Chomsky was wrong: evolutionary analysis shows languages obey few rules" http://ow.ly/4zMTs # ellchat # RT @ MultiLingLiving : At what age did you learn your langua… - [The day 2011-04-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/13/the-day-2011-04-13-on-techczech/): RT @ MultiLingLiving : At what age did you learn your languages? http://ow.ly/4z3jq # bilingual #multilingual # languages # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-04-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/10/the-day-2011-04-10-on-techczech/): Stupid headline, outdated research. Not angry, just disappointed @ Guardian http://ow.ly/1srkBS # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-04-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/09/the-day-2011-04-09-on-techczech/): New on MetaphorHacker.net: Religion, if it exists, is negotiation of underdetermined metaphoric cognition http://j.mp/h9ioAr # Biased scholarship on China? No, really?! http://a… - [The day 2011-04-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/08/the-day-2011-04-08-on-techczech/): I wish someone had taught me about electricity using Squishy Circuits http://ow.ly/4woMC # edchat # Wish # Moodle would make it easy to build similarly impressive learning and t… - [The day 2011-04-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/07/the-day-2011-04-07-on-techczech/): I'm so happy to be one of the people to find this xkcd comic uproaringly hilarious http://j.mp/h7tSRf Wish more people did, too. # RT @ ADDitudeMag : reader quote that made… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-04-07](https://techczech.net/2011/04/07/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-04-07/): I'm so happy to be one of the people to find this xkcd comic uproaringly hilarious http://j.mp/h7tSRf Wish more people did, too. # RT @ ADDitudeMag : reader quote that made… - [The day 2011-04-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/06/the-day-2011-04-06-on-techczech/): Development Seed "We have no plans to grow bigger!" < If only more tech companies were like this! http://ow.ly/4uCW5 # drupal #edtech # edchat # "When you train employees to … - [The day 2011-04-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/05/the-day-2011-04-05-on-techczech/): Can't believe @ mashable still peddles this nonsense about open source CMSs! http://ow.ly/1snsmd # edtech # Anyone surprised?: "..there never was a Texas miracle. At best, … - [The day 2011-04-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/04/the-day-2011-04-04-on-techczech/): So many people don't know to: Start Typing to Skip Scrolling Through Drop-Down Menu http://ow.ly/4sGDN # edtech # Quora: How could Moodle's course design framework be … - [The day 2011-04-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/03/the-day-2011-04-03-on-techczech/): Why is it easy to buy a bottle of beer and impossible to buy a loaf of bread at 9pm on a Sunday in my neighbourhood? # policy #bracknell # "World’s simplest online safety policy… - [The day 2011-04-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/02/the-day-2011-04-02-on-techczech/): RT @ sharmanedit Brilliant piece (pdf) on everything that's wrong with science today. The latest from Peter Lawrence http://bit.ly/dObFuQ # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-04-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/04/01/the-day-2011-04-01-on-techczech/): ASUS Eee Pad Transformer # ipadkiller #wantnow http://ow.ly/1sjOwa # 5-Year-Old Critics Agree: Movie ‘Cars’ Only Gets Better After 40th Viewing http://feedly.com/k/ig1gfM # Clay… - [The day 2011-03-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/31/the-day-2011-03-31-on-techczech/): New on Researchity: Is OpenIDEO a good model for a research community? http://j.mp/gbaXjs # Turns out there's more to language and its acquisition than just words and rules… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-31](https://techczech.net/2011/03/31/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-03-31/): New on Researchity: Is OpenIDEO a good model for a research community? http://j.mp/gbaXjs # Turns out there's more to language and its acquisition than just words and rules… - [The day 2011-03-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/30/the-day-2011-03-30-on-techczech/): @ edtechsteve For me the goal should be for students to continue a conversation started in class. Almost never happens, as research shows. # @ edtechsteve Not sure. I think scho… - [The day 2011-03-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/29/the-day-2011-03-29-on-techczech/): RT @ idarknight : RT @ 0boy Are “Digital Natives” Better Suited For Mobile Learning? http://bit.ly/ehRNwT # edtech #edchat # If the Social Architecture Project for Drupal.org co… - [The day 2011-03-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/28/the-day-2011-03-28-on-techczech/): Never make fun of geography... http://amzn.com/k/A58X3MMYJ5L1 # Kindle # http://amzn.com/k/ICHMW6858317 # Kindle # http://amzn.com/k/3H839DGHFSNI5 # Kindle # http://amzn.com/k/1… - [The day 2011-03-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/27/the-day-2011-03-27-on-techczech/): People get hooked on webinars. http://ow.ly/4nhA1 True we get ~40% return rate on our public online lectures: http://ow.ly/4nhAR # edchatuk # I just did nothing for 2 minutes. C… - [The day 2011-03-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/26/the-day-2011-03-26-on-techczech/): New on MetaphorHacker.net: Are we the masters of our morality? Yes! http://j.mp/g5PWrl # Looking for a good non-orientalist book on the history of China and its culture. Any sug… - [The day 2011-03-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/25/the-day-2011-03-25-on-techczech/): @ cognitivepolicy My own contribution to the debate: Cognition & frame negotiation go hand in hand http://ow.ly/4mtYL and http://ow.ly/4mu7Z in reply to cognitivepolicy # @ cogn… - [The day 2011-03-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/24/the-day-2011-03-24-on-techczech/): Free webinar: Introduction to Dyslexia for Parents http://ow.ly/4lIdm Starting in 1 hour! # edchat #edchatuk # dyslexia # @ pickledtreats I try to work in elements of # PBL into… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-24](https://techczech.net/2011/03/24/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-03-24/): <Would love to attend> "Open Source Junction: cross-platform mobile apps" http://ow.ly/4lV8a </Have neither time nor money> # Why not do peer review as a web of trus… - [The day 2011-03-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/23/the-day-2011-03-23-on-techczech/): @ TechSmith Thx. Why not add a simple auto replacement filter? It takes up to 10 mins to cleanup some power points. Baffles nonIT users. in reply to TechSmith # @ techsmith Scre… - [The day 2011-03-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/22/the-day-2011-03-22-on-techczech/): "Epistemology as ethics: Decisions and judgments not methods and solutions for evidence-based practice" http://ow.ly/4k887 # I thought they already did: "Academics to 'embr… - [The day 2011-03-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/21/the-day-2011-03-21-on-techczech/): @ moreolives VLEs are just like schools, great if home to exciting things. But mostly home to drudgery and walled off learning. # edchat #vle in reply to moreolives # “You can’t… - [The day 2011-03-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/20/the-day-2011-03-20-on-techczech/): Not a single contrib Question Type upgraded to work with # Moodle2 Please, need drag and drop matching urgently. http://ow.ly/4iiZj # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-03-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/18/the-day-2011-03-18-on-techczech/): RT @ mweller : Looking at scholarship thru a Marxist lens is apparently a crime in the US http://bit.ly/dWNEnA (the @ chronicle via @ edwebb ) # Spaces available on webinar "Int… - [The day 2011-03-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/17/the-day-2011-03-17-on-techczech/): I'm speaking at CPD: Focus on the Practitioner, Dyslexia Guild Conference 2011, 30th June 2011 in Oxford http://t.co/uefZZkk via @ lanyrd # The Corpus linguistics linguisti… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-17](https://techczech.net/2011/03/17/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-03-17/): I'm speaking at CPD: Focus on the Practitioner, Dyslexia Guild Conference 2011, 30th June 2011 in Oxford http://t.co/uefZZkk via @ lanyrd # The Corpus linguistics linguisti… - [The day 2011-03-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/16/the-day-2011-03-16-on-techczech/): @ Microsoft has no excuse for not making # IE9 available on XP except greed. Made XP a mess, won't clean it up! http://ow.ly/4fvgM # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-03-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/15/the-day-2011-03-15-on-techczech/): @ PMMcG http://W3Schools.com is where I send people new to HTML/CSS. Comprehensive and interactive. Play a bit, then just do it! # edtech in reply to PMMcG # Cohorts in # Moodle… - [The day 2011-03-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/14/the-day-2011-03-14-on-techczech/): RT @ techsavvyteach : Tom Vander Ark: Textbook market is almost certain to shrink with open education resource availability # nroc2011 # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-03-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/13/the-day-2011-03-13-on-techczech/): New on MetaphorHacker.net: Do science fiction writers dream of fascist dictatorships? http://j.mp/fk46sK # Help! @ shelfari is extorting information from me before it lets me ex… - [The day 2011-03-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/12/the-day-2011-03-12-on-techczech/): @ MultiLingLiving Took me a while but here's my take on Kuhl's disastrous TED talk, brain and language learning http://ow.ly/4d11i # ellchat in reply to MultiLingLivin… - [The day 2011-03-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/10/the-day-2011-03-10-on-techczech/): Crime Writer Makes a Killing With 99 Cent E-Books - Slashdot http://ow.ly/4c4fX # Beautiful visualizations but overstated implications by Deb Roy on The birth of a word at # TED… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-10](https://techczech.net/2011/03/10/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-03-10/): Crime Writer Makes a Killing With 99 Cent E-Books - Slashdot http://ow.ly/4c4fX # Beautiful visualizations but overstated implications by Deb Roy on The birth of a word at # TED… - [#mootuk11 session proposal: Integrating Learning Technology Support into Moodle](https://techczech.net/2011/03/09/mootuk11-session-proposal-integrating-learning-technology-support-into-moodle/): My proposal for Moodle Moot UK 2011 has been accepted. Here it is in case anyone wants to suggest things. This presentation will share various experiences with providing technol… - [The day 2011-03-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/09/the-day-2011-03-09-on-techczech/): Finally, # literally is getting some corpus love: "Two Breakfast Experiments™: Literally" http://ow.ly/4aVBo # engchat # RT @ ShellTerrell : via @ profesortbaker Can Kids Teach … - [The day 2011-03-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/08/the-day-2011-03-08-on-techczech/): Views 3 with a gorgeous new user-interface puts # Drupal Gardens far ahead of competition on day of 1.0 release http://ow.ly/4adPY # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-03-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/07/the-day-2011-03-07-on-techczech/): Most Organizations Now Use Open Source Software According to Gartner http://ow.ly/1s89vh # edtech #foss # What's missing from this? "The Art of Education: Thoughts about kn… - [The day 2011-03-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/06/the-day-2011-03-06-on-techczech/): Belated but important reading: A closer look at Diane Ravitch's 'Death and Life...' - Substance News http://ow.ly/48SR6 # edchat # I'm ready to forgive @ Dia… - [The day 2011-03-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/05/the-day-2011-03-05-on-techczech/): There are staggeringly many questions NOT being asked by Jamie's Dream School http://ow.ly/48BNP # edchat # Language Log on Prejudiced linguists: "Linguists themselves are … - [The day 2011-03-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/04/the-day-2011-03-04-on-techczech-2/): According to @ klout , I'm influenced by: @ pgsimoes @tomwhitby @ mberry @GuardianEdu @ gsiemens . http://bit.ly/bMI4xX Thanks! # ff # @ ileducprof Thanks for the kudos but… - [The day 2011-03-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/04/the-day-2011-03-04-on-techczech/): According to @ klout , I'm influenced by: @ pgsimoes @tomwhitby @ mberry @GuardianEdu @ gsiemens . http://bit.ly/bMI4xX Thanks! # ff # @ ileducprof Thanks for the kudos but… - [The day 2011-03-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/03/the-day-2011-03-03-on-techczech/): Quora: How could Moodle's course design framework be made more modern and user friendly? Answer: http://qr.ae/Upbr # edchat #edtech # moodle # What should the Royal Society… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-03](https://techczech.net/2011/03/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-03-03/): Quora: How could Moodle's course design framework be made more modern and user friendly? Answer: http://qr.ae/Upbr # edchat #edtech # moodle # What should the Royal Society… - [The day 2011-03-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/02/the-day-2011-03-02-on-techczech/): "all popular culture today...accepts and goes to great lengths to promote the idea that it’s cool to be stupid" http://ow.ly/46K2a # edchat # "We've become addicted to expe… - [The day 2011-03-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/03/01/the-day-2011-03-01-on-techczech/): My answer on Quora to: Which were the greatest educational reforms and revolutions in human hi... http://qr.ae/UTJW # # Dyslexia and # assistive technology webinar by @ iansmyth… - [The day 2011-02-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/28/the-day-2011-02-28-on-techczech/): "no matter how many good people there're @ a company that has a tool at its disposal that is as dangerous & awful as DRM" http://ow.ly/455dO # Interesting idea: 'Embed… - [The day 2011-02-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/27/the-day-2011-02-27-on-techczech/): Nussbaum: "There Is No Values-Free Form Of Education" http://ow.ly/43ZNU < But do we truly understand the consequences of values? # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-02-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/26/the-day-2011-02-26-on-techczech/): Conflating language preservation with early brain development is pure fantasy! Languages die for sociopolitical reasons! http://ow.ly/43ZkZ # @ MultiLingLiving Also lots of scho… - [The day 2011-02-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/25/the-day-2011-02-25-on-techczech/): Great update. Love Ninite! "Ninite Adds Shareable Links, Makes Setting Up Your Friends' Computers Insanely Easy" http://ow.ly/43tSq # edtech # @ thedyslexicpoet See http://… - [links for 2011-02-23](https://techczech.net/2011/02/24/links-for-2011-02-23/): OSQA | The Open Source Q&A System (tags: opensource community collaboration faq software ) - [The day 2011-02-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/24/the-day-2011-02-24-on-techczech/): Finally! Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office http://ow.ly/42UeX # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-24](https://techczech.net/2011/02/24/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-02-24/): Finally! Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office http://ow.ly/42UeX # edtech # Just registered for free: "Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education 2011" # VWBPE11 http://t.c… - [The day 2011-02-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/23/the-day-2011-02-23-on-techczech/): Just registered for free: "Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education 2011" # VWBPE11 http://t.co/NCfuSta via @ eventbrite # edtech #edchat # Libyan leader shows us what it was … - [The day 2011-02-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/22/the-day-2011-02-22-on-techczech/): Just trying out Zendesk. So far, not impressed with prices or functionality. OS Ticket or HESK seem better solutions. Any others? # edtech # Why schools are not like restaurants… - [The day 2011-02-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/21/the-day-2011-02-21-on-techczech/): Must read for Chrome lovers: 7 Chrome Annoyances and How to Fix Them http://ow.ly/40y3m # edtech # Hilarious pictures on http://literal.ly (even if lots are figurative). Adobe P… - [The day 2011-02-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/20/the-day-2011-02-20-on-techczech/): New on MetaphorHacker.net: The most ridiculous metaphor of education courtesy of an economics professor # edchat http://j.mp/fQq2mY # Neil Gaiman on copyright: "Nobody who would… - [The day 2011-02-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/19/the-day-2011-02-19-on-techczech/): "humans are often surprisingly bad at [speech recognition] http://ow.ly/3ZCI8 < Language is not a perfect amazing tool! It just gets us by! # "Maybe we should have listened t… - [The day 2011-02-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/18/the-day-2011-02-18-on-techczech/): Don't forget to register for free webinar next Thursday: Assistive Technologies: Why pay? by Ian Smythe http://ow.ly/3YoO6 # edchat #dyslexia # Just tried to transfer a sin… - [The day 2011-02-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/17/the-day-2011-02-17-on-techczech/): RT @ briankotts : Studies Find Language Is Key to Learning Math http://bit.ly/gcWd0S /via @ educationweek # edchat #ukedchat # esl #efl # Don't forget to register for free … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-17](https://techczech.net/2011/02/17/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-02-17/): RT @ briankotts : Studies Find Language Is Key to Learning Math http://bit.ly/gcWd0S /via @ educationweek # edchat #ukedchat # esl #efl # Don't forget to register for free … - [The day 2011-02-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/16/the-day-2011-02-16-on-techczech/): Balabolka Free Text-To-Speech Software http://ow.ly/3WU9N # edtech #dyslexia # Didn't know Skype supported these great chat commands: http://ow.ly/3Xo9u Definitely be using… - [The day 2011-02-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/15/the-day-2011-02-15-on-techczech/): New on Researchity: Get the Data: Community for Quantitative research http://j.mp/hZuQsc # SnapEngage looks like the perfect companion service to e-learning http://ow.ly/3WTPi #… - [The day 2011-02-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/14/the-day-2011-02-14-on-techczech/): White House Using Open Atrium http://ow.ly/3W569 Another win for # FOSS and # Drupal ! Any uses of # openatrium in education? # edtech # Drupal's Ladder of Engagement http:… - [The day 2011-02-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/11/the-day-2011-02-11-on-techczech/): A great new resource for research on world's languages: Open Language Archives Community http://ow.ly/3UFCw # engchat # Either brilliant or stupid, check back in 2014: Noki… - [The day 2011-02-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/10/the-day-2011-02-10-on-techczech/): Attending # CiviCRM user group meetup in Bristol. Talking about why more charities should use CiviCRM and FOSS in general. # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-10](https://techczech.net/2011/02/10/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-02-10/): Attending # CiviCRM user group meetup in Bristol. Talking about why more charities should use CiviCRM and FOSS in general. # WordSeer: Exploring Language Use in Slave Narratives… - [The day 2011-02-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/09/the-day-2011-02-09-on-techczech/): WordSeer: Exploring Language Use in Slave Narratives « Text Mining and the Digital Humanities http://ow.ly/3TkJN # Finally - works great on Chrome: "Flash 10.2 Allows Full Scree… - [The day 2011-02-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/08/the-day-2011-02-08-on-techczech/): RT @ kaelle76 : @ robertcastelo pizzza goood :D thx for sponsoring # drupal_ldn # Nice Draggable Views/Flags presentation presented at http://ow.ly/3SD0Q # drupal_ldn #drupal # … - [The day 2011-02-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/07/the-day-2011-02-07-on-techczech/): Almost bought this for Kindle: http://ow.ly/3RZPt . Was stopped by rip off price. Will buy used paperback and gift it on. Sorry author! # "University cloud services get £12.5m i… - [The day 2011-02-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/05/the-day-2011-02-05-on-techczech/): The Future is OpenSaaS: "the option to leave has to be more valuable than actually leaving" http://ow.ly/3QRBD # edtech #drupal # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-02-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/04/the-day-2011-02-04-on-techczech-2/): Amazing, Lynx (my long lost browser love) ranks 6 among Top 10 # Linux browsers: http://ow.ly/3Qef5 # edtech # New issue of: Language Learning & Technology http://ow.ly/3Q7Er # … - [The day 2011-02-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/04/the-day-2011-02-04-on-techczech/): Amazing, Lynx (my long lost browser love) ranks 6 among Top 10 # Linux browsers: http://ow.ly/3Qef5 # edtech # New issue of: Language Learning & Technology http://ow.ly/3Q7Er # … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-03](https://techczech.net/2011/02/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-02-03/): Isn't this what # Moodle should be doing? "Instructure Launches To Root Blackboard Out Of Universities" http://ow.ly/3NTfr # edtech # Wikipedia Ponders Its Gender-Skewed Co… - [The day 2011-02-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/02/01/the-day-2011-02-01-on-techczech/): Isn't this what # Moodle should be doing? "Instructure Launches To Root Blackboard Out Of Universities" http://ow.ly/3NTfr # edtech # Wikipedia Ponders Its Gender-Skewed Co… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-27](https://techczech.net/2011/01/27/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-01-27/): Watch this to see how hard language is for computers. http://ow.ly/3Ku1f # "We don't know what causes word frequencies" & "We don't know what the effects of word frequ… - [The day 2011-01-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/01/26/the-day-2011-01-26-on-techczech/): Watch this to see how hard language is for computers. http://ow.ly/3Ku1f # "We don't know what causes word frequencies" & "We don't know what the effects of word frequ… - [The day 2011-01-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/01/25/the-day-2011-01-25-on-techczech/): "There is a longstanding myth that real bilinguals have no accent in their different languages" http://ow.ly/3JN8k # engchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-01-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/01/24/the-day-2011-01-24-on-techczech/): @ moximer @lousylinguist Enjoyed your discussion. Many first principles in linguistics but they look more like RMW Dixon's than Chomsky's. # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-01-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/01/22/the-day-2011-01-22-on-techczech/): Should we ration research grant applications? http://ow.ly/3IfSY Is the current system of research funding contributing to knowledge? # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-20](https://techczech.net/2011/01/20/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-01-20/): Open Source: we are buying, but are we engaging? at OSS Watch team blog http://ow.ly/3GqLm < should be built into project budgets # edtech # A new must subscribe to online jo… - [The day 2011-01-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/01/19/the-day-2011-01-19-on-techczech/): Open Source: we are buying, but are we engaging? at OSS Watch team blog http://ow.ly/3GqLm < should be built into project budgets # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-01-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/01/17/the-day-2011-01-17-on-techczech/): A new must subscribe to online journal: Popular Linguistics http://ow.ly/3EMvB # engchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-01-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/01/16/the-day-2011-01-16-on-techczech/): Amazing to see # Drupal & # Wikipedia to have their 10th birthday within days. http://ow.ly/3EE0s They both seem to have been around forever. # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2011-01-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/01/15/the-day-2011-01-15-on-techczech/): Lot's of 3D at # BETT11 - I preferred the 3D printers over 3D TVs. Can't wait to have a 3D printer at home in a few years. # edtech # Overwhelming impression from # BE… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-13](https://techczech.net/2011/01/13/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-01-13/): 7 times 7 new things in Drupal 7 | Krimson http://ow.ly/3AmYy # drupal #drupal7 # "bubble of hyper-optimism that surrounds debates about the Internet’s role in advancing human f… - [The day 2011-01-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2011/01/08/the-day-2011-01-08-on-techczech/): 7 times 7 new things in Drupal 7 | Krimson http://ow.ly/3AmYy # drupal #drupal7 # "bubble of hyper-optimism that surrounds debates about the Internet’s role in advancing human f… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-16](https://techczech.net/2010/12/16/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-12-16/): @ NeilMilliken Agree. The text level measures are all problematic. They can even mark an easy text as difficult. Better than nothing, thought in reply to NeilMilliken # "Google … - [The day 2010-12-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/14/the-day-2010-12-14-on-techczech/): @ NeilMilliken Agree. The text level measures are all problematic. They can even mark an easy text as difficult. Better than nothing, thought in reply to NeilMilliken # Powered … - [links for 2010-12-12](https://techczech.net/2010/12/13/links-for-2010-12-12/): Learn Out Loud - Audio Books, Podcasts, Videos, and Free Downloads to Learn From (tags: audiobooks learning podcasts education multimedia ) - [The day 2010-12-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/13/the-day-2010-12-13-on-techczech/): "Google Shows Reading Levels for Search Results" great for readers with literacy difficulties http://ow.ly/3nthF # dyslexia # Great news. # Moodle HQ changing development to SCR… - [The day 2010-12-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/11/the-day-2010-12-11-on-techczech/): # BBC #039;s Start The Week, In Our Time, Thinking Aloud and # NPR #039;s On The Media are must listen podcasts. Never shy away from complex topics! # @ Amazon charging more for… - [links for 2010-12-09](https://techczech.net/2010/12/10/links-for-2010-12-09/): NounProject (tags: resources free online teaching icons reference ) - [The day 2010-12-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/10/the-day-2010-12-10-on-techczech/): The case of the shockingly unsplit infinitive: "...for example, federal seems usually to be..." http://ow.ly/3n0yW # engchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-12-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/09/the-day-2010-12-09-on-techczech/): What will they think of next? Well, I want one! USB Typewriter http://ow.ly/3mJDS # edtech # Frankly, I can't see myself building a # Drupal 7 site without using http://www… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-09](https://techczech.net/2010/12/09/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-12-09/): What will they think of next? Well, I want one! USB Typewriter http://ow.ly/3mJDS # edtech # Frankly, I can't see myself building a # Drupal 7 site without using http://www… - [The day 2010-12-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/08/the-day-2010-12-08-on-techczech/): Competence concepts and competence transfer: "there is a risk that competence concepts could proliferate wildly" http://ow.ly/3m7KF # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-12-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/07/the-day-2010-12-07-on-techczech/): "Notes on Parenting: Is My Child Behind in His Development?" http://ow.ly/3lr2i # edchat # Another Gender Gap Closed by a Well-Timed Bit of Encouragement | Mind Matters | Big Th… - [The day 2010-12-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/06/the-day-2010-12-06-on-techczech/): Happy to finally see Dropbox to move to RC on 1.0 but their pace of innovation is snail-like compared with rivals. http://ow.ly/3kwYG # "...small effects are difficult to study,… - [The day 2010-12-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/05/the-day-2010-12-05-on-techczech/): I was just going to scan this post on Rap scholarship but it raises fundamental issues of authorship, evidence and more: http://ow.ly/3kfXO # Why can't all CSS be like LESS… - [The day 2010-12-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/04/the-day-2010-12-04-on-techczech/): OMG (Oh My Gnome) now I know what I want for Christmas: Gnome Chomsky from JustSay Gnome! http://ow.ly/3k0fh # First time I clicked on an in-video YouYube ad and I got this grea… - [The day 2010-12-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/03/the-day-2010-12-03-on-techczech/): @ letscrate Love the drag and drop features on drop.io replacement # Crate # edtech in reply to letscrate # Plus add http://ge.tt RT @ pgsimoes : # edtech 10+ Alternatives to Dr… - [The day 2010-12-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/02/the-day-2010-12-02-on-techczech/): The Lousy Linguist: how to spot an academic con artist http://ow.ly/3iXkF # "Bilinguals usually acquire & use their languages for different purposes, in different domains.., wit… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-02](https://techczech.net/2010/12/02/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-12-02/): The Lousy Linguist: how to spot an academic con artist http://ow.ly/3iXkF # "Bilinguals usually acquire & use their languages for different purposes, in different domains.., wit… - [How do you find reusable content for teaching](https://techczech.net/2010/12/01/how-do-you-find-reusable-content-for-teaching/): I just gave the following answer to this question from a student. Perhaps somebody can find this useful. Comments welcome: does anyone know the rules about using images from the… - [The day 2010-12-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/12/01/the-day-2010-12-01-on-techczech/): "trying to discover facts about usage by consciously reflecting on your own behavior is a deeply flawed process" http://ow.ly/3i02V # engchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-11-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/30/the-day-2010-11-30-on-techczech/): Can http://ge.tt be the true successor to the traitorous Drop.io? Looks very very close! Password protection would help. # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-11-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/29/the-day-2010-11-29-on-techczech/): RT @ briankotts : “I want my 5 hours back”. No evidence that homework leads 2better learning. http://bit.ly/gejPl5 # edchat > me & my kids 2 :( # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-11-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/28/the-day-2010-11-28-on-techczech/): Does teacher freedom from "bureaucratic control" mean less freedom for students with special needs? http://ow.ly/3gq7G # edchat #senchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [links for 2010-11-26](https://techczech.net/2010/11/27/links-for-2010-11-26/): E-Learning Journals (tags: elearning research ) - [The day 2010-11-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/27/the-day-2010-11-27-on-techczech/): I finally understand why Krugman got his Nobel. This deserves to be a book: "The Instability of Moderation" http://ow.ly/3ghOf # E-Learning Journals http://ow.ly/3g3e5 # edtech … - [The day 2010-11-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/26/the-day-2010-11-26-on-techczech/): # moodle2 is out with radical under-the-hood changes. Looking forward to # moodle3 that redesigns the hood. # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-11-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/25/the-day-2010-11-25-on-techczech/): I don't get it! How on Earth can it cost $3,000 to publish a single academic article if you don't pay for peer review http://ow.ly/3flzm # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-25](https://techczech.net/2010/11/25/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-11-25/): I don't get it! How on Earth can it cost $3,000 to publish a single academic article if you don't pay for peer review http://ow.ly/3flzm # # Moodle 2.0 finally release… - [The day 2010-11-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/24/the-day-2010-11-24-on-techczech/): # Moodle 2.0 finally released! Been running test site on RC and the upgrade's worth it. Still a way to go, though. http://ow.ly/3f7Rx # edtech # "constant ostinato of Viewi… - [The day 2010-11-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/23/the-day-2010-11-23-on-techczech/): Genitivizing the ungenitivizable "...faced with a set of terrible choices, people will make terrible decisions." http://ow.ly/3em7b # engchat # RT @ PreKlanguages : Foreign Lang… - [The day 2010-11-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/21/the-day-2010-11-21-on-techczech/): "Heffer cannot tell his participle from a hole in the ground." http://ow.ly/3dbRK < Or should it be gerund? # engchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-11-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/19/the-day-2010-11-19-on-techczech/): Not sure the value metaphor holds for long. RT @ JR_Haugen : ... We give education away, how much do your students value it? # edchat # RT @ mbusicoflight : Does education chang… - [The day 2010-11-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/18/the-day-2010-11-18-on-techczech/): @ MoodleDan Got me thinking about an # Android app for # Moodle Only one I could find: http://bit.ly/9Y0rpy doesn't work with our install. in reply to MoodleDan # Powered b… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-18](https://techczech.net/2010/11/18/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-11-18/): @ MoodleDan Got me thinking about an # Android app for # Moodle Only one I could find: http://bit.ly/9Y0rpy doesn't work with our install. in reply to MoodleDan # I wonder … - [The day 2010-11-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/17/the-day-2010-11-17-on-techczech/): I wonder if any of the student protesters could take lessons from Velvet Revolution of 21 year's ago? http://ow.ly/3bh2B # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-11-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/15/the-day-2010-11-15-on-techczech/): On "Strictly incompetent: pompous garbage from Simon Heffer": "Consistency isn't quite enough to excuse grammar fascism." http://ow.ly/3acpX # On ignorance: "[It is the fac… - [The day 2010-11-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/13/the-day-2010-11-13-on-techczech/): Central v. Local control that old education see-saw: "Gove proposes direct management of state schools funding" http://ow.ly/39df7 # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-11-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/12/the-day-2010-11-12-on-techczech/): "women [in] sexist work-place [...can] bolster ties to other women or [distance themselves] from their feminine identity" http://ow.ly/383CS # Just pre-registered for UK Moodlem… - [The day 2010-11-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/11/the-day-2010-11-11-on-techczech/): @ andymee Try http://commons.acquia.com in reply to andymee # Love the title: RT @ langwitches : In session called "just more (technology)stuff or truly more education" at # fci… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-11](https://techczech.net/2010/11/11/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-11-11/): @ andymee Try http://commons.acquia.com in reply to andymee # Love the title: RT @ langwitches : In session called "just more (technology)stuff or truly more education" at # fci… - [The day 2010-11-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/10/the-day-2010-11-10-on-techczech/): Love the # drupal Active Tags module presented at # drupal_ldn http://ow.ly/1rsWzB # Pronouncing it by the book http://ow.ly/1rt6BX < oh, how common this is, mostly harmless … - [The day 2010-11-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/09/the-day-2010-11-09-on-techczech/): About time: "the death of philosophy" http://ow.ly/36Rc1 # I.T. takes longer | BDA Employment and Dyslexia Handbook 2010 http://ow.ly/35qtn # dyslexia #edtech # Interesting rese… - [The day 2010-11-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/08/the-day-2010-11-08-on-techczech/): The Innovative Educator: Apps for Innovative Educators with Androids http://ow.ly/35pwA # @ mweller re http://ow.ly/360Rt I know the feeling. Even worse in fields (linguistics!)… - [The day 2010-11-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/07/the-day-2010-11-07-on-techczech/): RT @ KarinReichrath : Great metaphor: Social Media is like Learning How to Fish - http://bit.ly/bN5RqX by @ AskAaronlee # socialmedia # Must read blog/journal on language: "Word… - [The day 2010-11-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/06/the-day-2010-11-06-on-techczech/): "Strong Opinions, Weakly Held" http://ow.ly/35pBX < too many weak opinions, strongly held out there # "absolute certainty can be a liability when dealing with complex issues … - [The day 2010-11-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/05/the-day-2010-11-05-on-techczech/): Hilarious writeup of marine mammal moxy. Any blogger who calls dolphins 'assholes' has my tweet. http://ow.ly/359OT # I think the newly redesigned http://drupal.org ma… - [The day 2010-11-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/04/the-day-2010-11-04-on-techczech/): What is Dyslexia: Free Webinar Starting in 30mins: http://j.mp/d9xhd3 # edchat # Attending talk on intervention for Pragmatic Language Impairment at Royal Holloway: http://www.p… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-04](https://techczech.net/2010/11/04/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-11-04/): What is Dyslexia: Free Webinar Starting in 30mins: http://j.mp/d9xhd3 # edchat # Attending talk on intervention for Pragmatic Language Impairment at Royal Holloway: http://www.p… - [The day 2010-11-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/03/the-day-2010-11-03-on-techczech/): "What is Dyslexia?"-register for free webinar public lecture for Dyslexia Awareness Week http://j.mp/ct0Q1n # edchat #engchat # dyslexia # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-11-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/02/the-day-2010-11-02-on-techczech/): Learn your phonetics by heart... http://ow.ly/32ffK # engchat # "..no state legislature be allowed to require standards that they couldn't demonstrate proficiency on themse… - [The day 2010-11-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/11/01/the-day-2010-11-01-on-techczech/): @ iusher that's the problem. Drop.io filled so many different needs at the same time # IT & Media Studies graduates worst hit by unemployment. Law, Geography, SportsScience… - [The day 2010-10-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/31/the-day-2010-10-31-on-techczech/): Was surprised no comments on @ dropio 's closure on official blog: http://j.mp/bCzJRK . So I left one. It was deleted. No surprise! # edtech # "The more..people worry about… - [The day 2010-10-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/30/the-day-2010-10-30-on-techczech/): RT @ TeacherSabrina : My latest piece for HuffPo is finally up! Sane is the new Radical http://huff.to/cEqcKd # edchat #edreform # There should be more experiments with Open Sou… - [The day 2010-10-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/29/the-day-2010-10-29-on-techczech/): "I'm always suspicious when someone suggests the solution to long-term systemic problems involves superhuman efforts..." http://j.mp/b0vMMj # Take to heart: ‘Not a word’ is… - [The day 2010-10-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/28/the-day-2010-10-28-on-techczech/): "$75 billion has been spent on CRM software...customer satisfaction has risen only 3-5 percent" http://ow.ly/30XQy < VLE = CRM? # edtech # Scrivener, the super writing produc… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-28](https://techczech.net/2010/10/28/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-10-28/): "$75 billion has been spent on CRM software...customer satisfaction has risen only 3-5 percent" http://ow.ly/30XQy < VLE = CRM? # edtech # Scrivener, the super writing produc… - [The day 2010-10-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/27/the-day-2010-10-27-on-techczech/): Free webinar tomorrow: "Public Lecture: Making Examinations Fair through Accessibility Arrangements" http://ow.ly/305c5 # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-10-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/26/the-day-2010-10-26-on-techczech/): Shakespeare in the Original Voice http://ow.ly/1rhrvn # engchat # Selling balance on charter schools http://ow.ly/1rhqGG # edchat # Take Notes & Annotate PDFs The Easy Way With … - [The day 2010-10-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/25/the-day-2010-10-25-on-techczech/): Just scored 92 points on Wordfeud. Who knew 'Froggier' was a word. http://wordfeud.com # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-10-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/24/the-day-2010-10-24-on-techczech/): Just came across Erving Goffman Archives http://ow.ly/2YzYr A man whose importance for education it is still easy to underestimate. # edchat # How to find the balance? "Just Bec… - [The day 2010-10-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/23/the-day-2010-10-23-on-techczech/): RT @ CogniBeat1 : Charley Boorman on a childhood spent with dyslexia http://bbc.in/cstOCe # Was ready to buy http://j.mp/b974OL for my # Kindle but @ randomhouse won't let … - [The day 2010-10-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/22/the-day-2010-10-22-on-techczech/): Finally, ebooks on the Kindle to become lendable. Hopefully, library support and gifting will soon follow. http://j.mp/bJgQS7 # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-21](https://techczech.net/2010/10/21/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-10-21/): Definitely will try One Page Per Day: A web typewriter for authors. http://j.mp/bQeXGD # Wish I had time to read all the Nominees for the Edward Sapir Book Prize 2010 http://j.m… - [The day 2010-10-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/20/the-day-2010-10-20-on-techczech/): Definitely will try One Page Per Day: A web typewriter for authors. http://j.mp/bQeXGD # Wish I had time to read all the Nominees for the Edward Sapir Book Prize 2010 http://j.m… - [The day 2010-10-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/17/the-day-2010-10-17-on-techczech/): "we can't have an educational system focused entirely on the occasional Mandelbrot but..." http://j.mp/daEPUH # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-10-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/16/the-day-2010-10-16-on-techczech/): Sad news: Mandelbrot resembles the big fractal in the sky: http://fooledbyrandomness.com # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-10-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/15/the-day-2010-10-15-on-techczech/): Eat less meat, save the planet? Livestock nears sustainability limit http://ow.ly/1r9hwS # Great variety of products at # specialneedsldn Sadly only one example of # foss and # … - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-14](https://techczech.net/2010/10/14/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-10-14/): A very promising service of all the .io kind: http://markup.io . Great for teaching webdesign as a simple alternative to Diigo. # edtech # "A person can be a total dunce at one … - [The day 2010-10-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/13/the-day-2010-10-13-on-techczech/): A very promising service of all the .io kind: http://markup.io . Great for teaching webdesign as a simple alternative to Diigo. # edtech # "A person can be a total dunce at one … - [The day 2010-10-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/12/the-day-2010-10-12-on-techczech/): @ Downes Also, learning and education are not subject to the same theory. The weak point is a theory of how learning results in education. in reply to Downes # @ Downes Historic… - [The day 2010-10-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/11/the-day-2010-10-11-on-techczech/): Does the annexation of the commons in 1600s discussed in this podcast foreshadow the future of freedom on the net? http://j.mp/dySz9s # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-10-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/10/the-day-2010-10-10-on-techczech/): I feel that GoodleDocs have taken a step and a half back for every step forward. Docs looking like pages are no good without zoom. # edtech # Illustration how study skills instr… - [The day 2010-10-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/09/the-day-2010-10-09-on-techczech/): "Humbolt: any thought can be expressed in any language: http://j.mp/brvPGj <This should always be prefaced by "with enough effort" # engchat # Important question is based on … - [The day 2010-10-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/08/the-day-2010-10-08-on-techczech/): Randomize twice, reform once! >"social norming can be extremely sensitive to small changes in initial conditions" http://j.mp/98RkMe # edchat # Think before you reform: "Peer… - [The day 2010-10-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/07/the-day-2010-10-07-on-techczech/): "what many of us take for granted with computers seems like absolute voodoo to many other people" ow.ly/1r3Clp # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-07](https://techczech.net/2010/10/07/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-10-07/): "what many of us take for granted with computers seems like absolute voodoo to many other people" ow.ly/1r3Clp # edtech # Excellent summary of programming: "Every programming la… - [The day 2010-10-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/02/the-day-2010-10-02-on-techczech/): Excellent summary of programming: "Every programming language is, fundamentally, a way of encoding logic." http://j.mp/ac6ps2 # edtech # Another # Drupal distro with great poten… - [The day 2010-10-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/10/01/the-day-2010-10-01-on-techczech/): To live by: In any model you "have to make assumptions to generalize your inferences beyond the population under study." http://j.mp/99bW0A # "It's only at school that coll… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-30](https://techczech.net/2010/09/30/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-09-30/): "many enterprise IT decisionmakers acknowledge that the world is changing-but deny that they are part of that same world" http://j.mp/9jGTOd # Roman Jakobson: "Languages differ … - [The day 2010-09-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/30/the-day-2010-09-30-on-techczech/): "many enterprise IT decisionmakers acknowledge that the world is changing-but deny that they are part of that same world" http://j.mp/9jGTOd # Roman Jakobson: "Languages differ … - [The day 2010-09-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/29/the-day-2010-09-29-on-techczech/): Installed IE9 beta and got asked to restart my system. So nothing's really changed! Microsoft up to its old nonsense. # edtech # Should we rename psychology to undergrad ps… - [The day 2010-09-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/28/the-day-2010-09-28-on-techczech/): Semanticians take note! "Not everyone has an equal say in determining what words mean." http://ow.ly/1qWNUT # engchat # Essential for linguists, teachers, learners: "Not everyon… - [The day 2010-09-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/27/the-day-2010-09-27-on-techczech/): "Lexical chunks may've entered the house of language teaching..but they shouldn't be given the run of the place" http://j.mp/aFIlJN # ellchat # Linguistic research via… - [The day 2010-09-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/26/the-day-2010-09-26-on-techczech/): Arrington: "the kind of person who wants to increase his [...] success by getting a masters degree isn’t an entrepreneur" http://j.mp/curhXR # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-09-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/25/the-day-2010-09-25-on-techczech/): "Many of us buy into the falsehood that unless you are an ambilingual you are not a bilingual." http://j.mp/aqjQ3h # As detailed an argument in favor of Moodle over Blackboard a… - [The day 2010-09-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/24/the-day-2010-09-24-on-techczech/): Frederick Jelinek, Czech-born pioneer of speech recognition, remembered and missed by many, including this NYT obituary: http://j.mp/b8NJEc # Edwired: Teaching a large class hav… - [The day 2010-09-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/23/the-day-2010-09-23-on-techczech/): @ opensourcerer Learning to drive should be the minimum unit of effort for learning anything worthwhile. # edchat # At long last: Kindle for Android Adds Highlighting, Notes, an… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-23](https://techczech.net/2010/09/23/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-09-23/): @ opensourcerer Learning to drive should be the minimum unit of effort for learning anything worthwhile. # edchat # At long last: Kindle for Android Adds Highlighting, Notes, an… - [The day 2010-09-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/22/the-day-2010-09-22-on-techczech/): @ donpresant At present single sign on is as far as I've taken Mahara+Moodle+Drupal. Moodle 2 should make things easier through repositories. in reply to donpresant # Power… - [The day 2010-09-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/18/the-day-2010-09-18-on-techczech/): Google Goggles et al are virtually augmented reality. A Twitter conference backchannel is reality-augmented virtuality. # thatcamp # RT @ supraphonic : RT @ malki : Yo mama so o… - [The day 2010-09-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/16/the-day-2010-09-16-on-techczech/): More Evidence Our Memory Stinks http://ow.ly/1qRQ6d # Powered by Twitter Tools - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-16](https://techczech.net/2010/09/16/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-09-16/): More Evidence Our Memory Stinks http://ow.ly/1qRQ6d # Sometimes I feel like lifelong learning refers to learning of 'things we find acceptable to learn' rather than ju… - [The day 2010-09-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/15/the-day-2010-09-15-on-techczech/): Sometimes I feel like lifelong learning refers to learning of 'things we find acceptable to learn' rather than just learning. # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-09-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/14/the-day-2010-09-14-on-techczech/): Probably the best name for a blog ever. A must read: "Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science" http://j.mp/axrifO # God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kil… - [The day 2010-09-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/13/the-day-2010-09-13-on-techczech/): RT @ ShellTerrell : What should be the single focus of # education if we could agree on only one goal? http://bit.ly/aPvXSW by @ 1katty # edchat # Impressive resource for anyone… - [The day 2010-09-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/12/the-day-2010-09-12-on-techczech/): "Learning standard written English is a good thing...memorizing...fantasies of self-appointed experts is waste of time." http://j.mp/9OYBsU # RT @ Annoula64 : RT @ briankotts : … - [The day 2010-09-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/09/11/the-day-2010-09-11-on-techczech/): What evidence would convince a prescriptivist? Shrug! More well-deserved prescriptivism bashing from GKP http://j.mp/8YsTA7 # engchat # Don’t Waste Money on a New Computer for C… - [links for 2010-09-07](https://techczech.net/2010/09/08/links-for-2010-09-07/): The Educator's PLN - The personal learning network for educators (tags: collaboration community socialnetworking technology web2.0 twitter teaching educators education ) - [links for 2010-09-05](https://techczech.net/2010/09/06/links-for-2010-09-05/): Phonics Activities (tags: phonics literacy games interactive resources dyslexia ) - [links for 2010-09-04](https://techczech.net/2010/09/05/links-for-2010-09-04/): Public Library of Science (tags: academic education openaccess research digitalscholarship ) - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-02](https://techczech.net/2010/09/02/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-09-02/): @ lifehacker "Get Past Your Childhood Doubts by Simply Starting" http://j.mp/duyplY < Recipe for education, as well? # edchat # Interesting stories but not always sound theor… - [The day 2010-08-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/31/the-day-2010-08-31-on-techczech/): @ lifehacker "Get Past Your Childhood Doubts by Simply Starting" http://j.mp/duyplY < Recipe for education, as well? # edchat # Interesting stories but not always sound theor… - [The day 2010-08-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/30/the-day-2010-08-30-on-techczech/): http://thewildernessdowntown.com is an amazing feat of technical and esthetic creativity. I've seen films with lower production value. # RT @ willrich45 : Reading: Confusin… - [links for 2010-08-28](https://techczech.net/2010/08/29/links-for-2010-08-28/): Royalty Free Music (tags: creativecommons multimedia opensource technology podcasts podcasting music audio resources ) - [The day 2010-08-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/29/the-day-2010-08-29-on-techczech/): I love listening to Open Source stories such as this one on a FOSS library system. Too bad more decision makers don't. http://j.mp/b2x1Eu # Sure doesn't feel like only… - [The day 2010-08-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/28/the-day-2010-08-28-on-techczech/): Stung publishers claim their new role is in DRM & lawsuits. How more clueless can they get? http://ow.ly/1qOi2u # # drupalcon videos on Internet Archive Search http://j.mp/clFjk… - [The day 2010-08-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/27/the-day-2010-08-27-on-techczech/): Great article on linguistic relativity (for NYT) if a bit too harsh on Whorf http://j.mp/bJ6Npl # RT @ GaryBrannigan : For children who struggle academically, homework can be ov… - [The day 2010-08-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/26/the-day-2010-08-26-on-techczech/): RT @ classroomtools : BBC reports that female scientists are forgotten by public. http://bbc.in/dk5sZ5 # sschat #ecosys # Thanks to # kittenkillers for the inspirational message… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-26](https://techczech.net/2010/08/26/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-08-26/): RT @ classroomtools : BBC reports that female scientists are forgotten by public. http://bbc.in/dk5sZ5 # sschat #ecosys # Thanks to # kittenkillers for the inspirational message… - [links for 2010-08-24](https://techczech.net/2010/08/25/links-for-2010-08-24/): CK12.ORG - FlexBooks (tags: books collaboration creativecommons oer opensource web2.0 technology teaching resources ebooks textbook ) - [The day 2010-08-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/25/the-day-2010-08-25-on-techczech/): I'm missing # drupalcon again but thanks to the impressive broadcasts by @ drupalradar I don't feel as out of touch http://bit.ly/9dKbQi # RT @ hjames : Big Drupal sho… - [links for 2010-08-23](https://techczech.net/2010/08/24/links-for-2010-08-23/): OER Commons (tags: academic collaboration web2.0 creativecommons opencourseware opensource oer resources teaching technology reference community elearning ) Inkling - Interactiv… - [The day 2010-08-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/24/the-day-2010-08-24-on-techczech/): @ SpecGram On reflection I don't think that study of language is more subjective than nature. Both require theory, axiom, method, evidence... in reply to SpecGram # @ SpecG… - [The day 2010-08-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/23/the-day-2010-08-23-on-techczech/): "just another Deepak Chopra for the computer science cognoscenti" < Essential reading for would be singularity futurists http://j.mp/cJ765u # "From a developmental point of v… - [The day 2010-08-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/22/the-day-2010-08-22-on-techczech/): Great suggested questions for this week's # edchat Pick one you like on http://bit.ly/dCxVyy via @ web20classroom # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-08-21 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/21/the-day-2010-08-21-on-techczech/): RT @ Aaron_Eyler : Educational decisions that are made without all stakeholders represented at the table aren't decisions- they're directives. # Powered by Twitter Tools - [The day 2010-08-20 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/20/the-day-2010-08-20-on-techczech/): Reflecting on the power of Wordpress 3 & Drupal 7, I wonder if some of my trials would've succeeded if I'd had these tools in 2005 # edtech # This should be required r… - [The day 2010-08-19 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/19/the-day-2010-08-19-on-techczech/): Social networking online and off lucidly explained by Google UX architect http://j.mp/d8d097 # amustread # "Much of higher education is neither higher nor education." http://j.m… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-19](https://techczech.net/2010/08/19/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-08-19/): Social networking online and off lucidly explained by Google UX architect http://j.mp/d8d097 # amustread # "Much of higher education is neither higher nor education." http://j.m… - [The day 2010-08-18 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/18/the-day-2010-08-18-on-techczech/): @ tomwhitby @victorhugor Agree on irrelevance of learning styles but here's an intriguing alternative view: http://j.mp/aVHTn4 # edchat in reply to tomwhitby # As innovator… - [The day 2010-08-17 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/17/the-day-2010-08-17-on-techczech/): True for all decisions not just teacher evaluation: 'it’s better to be “data-informed” than “data-driven.”' http://j.mp/aRYxaR # edchat # RT @ EdOptionsInc : What are … - [The day 2010-08-16 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/16/the-day-2010-08-16-on-techczech/): "Medical research is obsessed with internal validity" reducing relevance to practitioners. http://j.mp/cotZaP > Same in education # edchat # Trying to make a decision between… - [The day 2010-08-15 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/15/the-day-2010-08-15-on-techczech/): RT @ literacyadviser : New Blog Post: Amble GPX - Developing Literacy Skills Through Exciting Community Project http://bit.ly/fUgdG # @ ernestopriego Learning things like Twetti… - [The day 2010-08-14 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/14/the-day-2010-08-14-on-techczech/): Great material for your next English lesson - first or second language http://ow.ly/1qNCdu # ellchat # Has PayPal earned enough of our trust to turn over a whole internet microp… - [The day 2010-08-13 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/13/the-day-2010-08-13-on-techczech/): RT @ lauras : Open source givers and takers - O'Reilly Radar http://oreil.ly/deNmmI # opensource # RT @ tomwhitby : Observation: Interesting how many people I started out w… - [The day 2010-08-12 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/12/the-day-2010-08-12-on-techczech/): @ fstoner Swype on Android is now only bundled with some phones. I use and love SlideIT on my HTC Desire which also supports other languages. in reply to fstoner # True? If univ… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-12](https://techczech.net/2010/08/12/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-08-12/): @ fstoner Swype on Android is now only bundled with some phones. I use and love SlideIT on my HTC Desire which also supports other languages. in reply to fstoner # True? If univ… - [The day 2010-08-11 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/11/the-day-2010-08-11-on-techczech/): I'm coming up on my 1000th tweet in 18 months of Twitter activity. What should it be about? Do I need a cake? # @ lesuco Not a fan of Ravitch's programmatic ignoring o… - [The day 2010-08-10 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/10/the-day-2010-08-10-on-techczech/): @ awcheney As teacher I 2 prefer discovery over feeding. But there are some indications that bad discovery is worse than bad feeding. # edchat in reply to awcheney # @ davidwees… - [The day 2010-08-09 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/09/the-day-2010-08-09-on-techczech/): Sounds familiar. Examples? RT @ samplereality : Literary scholars who dabble in television studies are usually the worst sort of academic fans # There should be more writers lik… - [The day 2010-08-08 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/08/the-day-2010-08-08-on-techczech/): Love the use of simple tools for crowdsourcing OERs in Curriculum Catalyst http://j.mp/c3qga8 # edtech # Just took survey on Translators and Technologies Based on Openness, Shar… - [The day 2010-08-07 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/07/the-day-2010-08-07-on-techczech/): RT @ metaphorhacker : Robert Steele: "We need to focus more on the 'I' and less on the 'T' in IT" http://ow.ly/2mtb8 # nexthope #edchat # edtech # @ hjames G… - [links for 2010-08-05](https://techczech.net/2010/08/06/links-for-2010-08-05/): CUNY Academic Commons | Home (tags: academia collaboration elearning socialnetworking web2.0 academiccommons wordpress community ) - [The day 2010-08-06 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/06/the-day-2010-08-06-on-techczech/): Women 2.0 Labs Graduates Its First Class of Founders http://ow.ly/1qNsfv < great idea # @ timmillwood No contest for me between iPad and Kindle 3. Kindle wins on utility, por… - [links for 2010-08-04](https://techczech.net/2010/08/05/links-for-2010-08-04/): Bookmarklets | A Bookmarklet Search Engine | Marklets.com (tags: bookmarklets software tools web resources ) School Video | School Radio | Free School Websites | Radiowaves (tag… - [The day 2010-08-05 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/05/the-day-2010-08-05-on-techczech/): "In e-reader accessibility race, new Kindle, iPad in front" http://ow.ly/1qNqKe # accessibility # RT @ eyebeams : ...get the school community to do the heavy lifting always - pe… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-05](https://techczech.net/2010/08/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-08-05/): "In e-reader accessibility race, new Kindle, iPad in front" http://ow.ly/1qNqKe # accessibility # RT @ eyebeams : ...get the school community to do the heavy lifting always - pe… - [The day 2010-08-04 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/04/the-day-2010-08-04-on-techczech/): If usability was more important than utility, Facebook, Moodle etc wouldn't exist. Most technologies are usable when used every day. # edtech # @ moodleman Don't think… - [The day 2010-08-03 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/03/the-day-2010-08-03-on-techczech/): Already a busy bug-fixing discussion on the @ anthologize dev forum: http://groups.google.com/group/anthologize-dev # oneweek # What, no command line? Fired up my SSH client to … - [The day 2010-08-02 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/02/the-day-2010-08-02-on-techczech/): I'm much less appalled by witless plagiarism than witless journalism covering the same things as everyone else. http://j.mp/9uzLbD # Yet another age-old behavior blamed on … - [The day 2010-08-01 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/08/01/the-day-2010-08-01-on-techczech/): # Froyo downloading now on my HTC Desire. Although I did not wake up early for it like some, I am unduly excited. # If you're also waiting. This will have to do for the tim… - [The day 2010-07-31 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/07/31/the-day-2010-07-31-on-techczech/): "[Americans practice choice] from such an early age that they've come to believe everyone must be born with this ability" http://j.mp/9RwtGo # Explains why some educators i… - [The day 2010-07-30 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/07/30/the-day-2010-07-30-on-techczech/): So sadly true and astutely observed: RT @ cliotropic : xkcd on university websites: http://xkcd.com/773/ v @ timoreilly # Perhaps we should study failed online communities as ca… - [The day 2010-07-29 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/07/29/the-day-2010-07-29-on-techczech/): I continue to be amazed at the short-form story telling skills of Felicia Day http://j.mp/cS6cEM 'Game on' repays multiple viewings. # Had high hopes for Evernote sync… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-29](https://techczech.net/2010/07/29/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-07-29/): I continue to be amazed at the short-form story telling skills of Felicia Day http://j.mp/cS6cEM 'Game on' repays multiple viewings. # Had high hopes for Evernote sync… - [The day 2010-07-28 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/07/28/the-day-2010-07-28-on-techczech/): @ ferdialimadhi How easy is it to integrate # OpenScholar into an existing # Drupal site? # Just signed up for a third web account in as many days that returned my password in p… - [The day 2010-07-27 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/07/27/the-day-2010-07-27-on-techczech/): My vote for # oneweek "2) Humanities portfolio/CV builder" - started jotting down some ideas on http://researchity.net . # @ TeachPaperless You shouldn't spend time looking… - [links for 2010-07-25](https://techczech.net/2010/07/26/links-for-2010-07-25/): Pattern App | User Interface Design Patterns for Ideas and Inspiration (tags: design webdesign usability showcase css ) - [The day 2010-07-26 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/07/26/the-day-2010-07-26-on-techczech/): RT @ EdReformPR : Teachers Gone Wild (#TGW) 8: Tchrs demand accountability systems actually designed 2 measure jobs tchrs do. # edustat10 # @ BTCare Fault at the exchange, now f… - [The day 2010-07-25 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/07/25/the-day-2010-07-25-on-techczech/): My Czech article on # ebooks # digitalhumanities & # thatcamp http://ow.ly/1qKbh4 Not worth learning Czech for but if you speak it already... # Most academic books should be wri… - [The day 2010-07-24 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/07/24/the-day-2010-07-24-on-techczech/): @ cliotropic Sounds like for you, Moodle is overkill-esp if you've a shared host. Also exciting things in store for SP http://ow.ly/1qKiPz . in reply to cliotropic # @ clio… - [The day 2010-07-23 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/07/23/the-day-2010-07-23-on-techczech/): RT @ metaphorhacker : Best example of # metaphor hypostasis I can think of: "Stress of daily grind takes toll on teeth" http://j.mp/dcMeKF # RT @ Haimanti14 : Weather is a great… - [links for 2010-07-21](https://techczech.net/2010/07/22/links-for-2010-07-21/): SCVNGR - Mobile - Real World Game (tags: geolocation mobile learning tools mlearning ) - [The day 2010-07-22 on @techczech](https://techczech.net/2010/07/22/the-day-2010-07-22-on-techczech/): Ken Robinson's TED talk is full of inspiring quotables but wrongly assumes that education's problem is a lack of ideas. http://j.mp/dqJeSj # Anybody who needs a reliab… - [links for 2010-07-20](https://techczech.net/2010/07/21/links-for-2010-07-20/): Grockit Test Prep - SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, and LSAT (tags: collaboration e-learning education elearning web2.0 socialnetworking ) - [links for 2010-07-19](https://techczech.net/2010/07/20/links-for-2010-07-19/): Classdroid – Teacher Android App | John McLear's School Technology (tags: technology portfolios mobile ) e4 Learning Solutions Ltd, Specialists in Competency Management (ta… - [links for 2010-07-18](https://techczech.net/2010/07/19/links-for-2010-07-18/): Open Culture (tags: courses culture education free opensource reference web2.0 videos audio e-learning ) - [Report on Mahara Con UK 2010 (#maharauk10) in 36 Tweets](https://techczech.net/2010/07/19/report-on-mahara-con-uk-2010-maharauk10-in-36-tweets/): Here's a quick report on the Mahara UK 2010 conference . I was making Twitter notes, as I went along and I'm not sure, there's much more to add. Here they are in reverse chronol… - [links for 2010-07-17](https://techczech.net/2010/07/18/links-for-2010-07-17/): About Ingots (Learn More) | International Grades - Open Technologies (tags: maharauk10 education learning web2.0 ) What research has to say for practice - ALT_Wiki (tags: resear… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18](https://techczech.net/2010/07/18/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-07-18/): Nationalistic potatoes: http://bit.ly/c4hCiA # New on Researchity: URL Storytelling in the Age of the Semantic Web http://j.mp/aVV8md # @ davecormier One more on the # Wikipedia… - [No Longer Mad with Desire: Exactly the anDroid I was looking for](https://techczech.net/2010/07/13/mad-with-desire-exactly-the-android-i-was-looking-for/): Yes, my beloved Nokia E71 is showing its age and luckily its senescence was accompanied by the expiration of its contract. Enter the HTC Desire (my second HTC phone after the un… - [How an unconference schedule is made #thatcamp](https://techczech.net/2010/07/12/how-an-nnconference-schedule-is-made-thatcamp/): Pictures from the schedule making at THATCamp London 2010 : - [links for 2010-07-10](https://techczech.net/2010/07/11/links-for-2010-07-10/): TipLine - Gates' Computer Tips: QR Codes - And the Winning Video (tags: mobile accessibility technology video howto tips ) TEI by Example -- Welcome! (tags: text-analysis d… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11](https://techczech.net/2010/07/11/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-07-11/): Didn't really expect Moodle 2.0 final release to come out on 20 July but still a bit disappointed: http://bit.ly/bZg2Le # edtech #moodle # From http://bit.ly/dewestlake : "… - [links for 2010-07-09](https://techczech.net/2010/07/10/links-for-2010-07-09/): TransferSummit | Two Days, Three Tracks, and a BarCamp... Endless Possibilities! (tags: opensource conference digitalhumanities research ) Top 10 Of The Best Free Web Services F… - [links for 2010-07-08](https://techczech.net/2010/07/09/links-for-2010-07-08/): Voyeur Tools: Reveal Your Texts (tags: text-analysis digitalhumanities thatcamp linguistics ) OStatus | people on different networks following each other (tags: microblogging op… - [links for 2010-07-07](https://techczech.net/2010/07/08/links-for-2010-07-07/): Day 2: THATCamp London – Meagan Timney (tags: thatcamp academia socialmedia digitalhumanities ) Spicynodes : Home (tags: collaboration design mindmapping presentation web2.0 web… - [Spicy nodes of TechCzech on the Net](https://techczech.net/2010/07/07/spicy-nodes-of-techczech-on-the-net/) - [links for 2010-07-05](https://techczech.net/2010/07/06/links-for-2010-07-05/): OneLook Dictionary Search (tags: dictionary education language linguistics reference online tools translation ) - [Delicious links for 2010-07-03](https://techczech.net/2010/07/04/links-for-2010-07-03/): On the Media's The Digital Divide of Disability Knowbility is an organization that advocates for technology that allows blind, deaf and otherwise disabled people to use the net.… - [Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04](https://techczech.net/2010/07/04/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-07-04/): I have many 'intellectual' friends who at once extol the virtues of the 'down-to-earth' and disparage them for not watching arthouse films. # When is http://… - [Presentation on the internet from 1999](https://techczech.net/2010/02/02/presentation-on-the-internet-from-1999/) - [BETT2010: What the teachers can do and did](https://techczech.net/2010/01/17/bett2010-what-the-teachers-can-do-and-did/): Here's a great example of an experimenting teacher talking about creative use of cheap and available technologies to solve real educational problems: - [Starting the inhouse eGuides training process with a crash course in technobabble](https://techczech.net/2009/12/10/starting-the-eguides-training-process-with-a-crash-course-in-technobabble/): Here's a wonderful slideshow on some of the key Web2.0 terms: - [MoodleMoot Lessons Learned](https://techczech.net/2009/04/09/moodlemoot-lessons-learned/): UK MoodleMoot of 2009 was provided lots of insights that will be taken up on this blog in more detail as time goes on. Here are some of the key lessons learned: Moodle 2.0 will … - [Software vs. Users](https://techczech.net/2009/04/01/software-vs-users/): via It’s Not What the Software Does | Smarterware . This cartoon by Hugh MacLeod (that is now my desktop background) captures the divide this blog will try to straddle. It appli… - [A Mindset, Not A Skillset](https://techczech.net/2009/04/01/a-mindset-not-a-skillset/): via A Mindset, Not A Skillset on Flickr - Photo Sharing! . What more is there to add?