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Archive - April, 2008
Lunch n Learn with Creative Commons
A few weeks ago I was talking to some teachers about Creative Commons licensing. It’s a hot topic around the conversphere and in the teacher lounge. Here’s a slideshow that might help:
If you’re reading via RSS feed, click on "View" link above. Slideshow uploaded by markwoolley
Other conversations around and about Creative Commons:
- The Psychology of Creative Commons
- Creative Commons, Copyright and the Murky Middle
- How Do You Cite Other People’s Images?
- Spicing Up Your Posts with Other People’s Photos (Legally)
And others via Zemanta:
links for 2008-04-29
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Some great ideas! Not for purposes of YouTube or TeacherTube. It’s the “C” in ICT. Plus, not many kids in this type of classroom will be shy in front of camera as adults.
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Nice list of nifty (and free) tools
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Edelman StudiosGot a big idea for the Big Brands? Pitch it here.
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Already? Too true! Some PR (semi)pros are still grappling with blogs – after all, they just learnt email.
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Money Quote: Getting better at PR means getting better at Relationships not Publicity
Textbooks Written in Manga? Learn from Johnny Bunko
I just picked up a copy of Johnny Bunko by Dan Pink. Haven’t cracked it open yet, but I caught this trailer of the book…
Johnny Bunko trailer from Daniel Pink on Vimeo.
…and Garr Reynolds’ Johnny Bunkop prezo (learn how to PPT just by watching):
So here’s my question: When will we see textbooks in manga?
I’m confident Dan Pink’s message won’t be lost in the delivery — in fact, the message probably stands out (to the intended audience) because of the delivery.
Who’s ready to SCAMPER this idea into the classroom?
links for 2008-04-25
links for 2008-04-24
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At No. 20, SCAMPER (Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Other Use, Eliminate, Rearrange) Great list!
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“… dedicated to fight the high burnout rate of young teachers by building a bridge of communication between service and pre-service teachers.”
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Searchme Visual Search – Beta – rev. 1.3A visual treat. Great for thin-slicing what you’re searching. Hat tip to Ben W’s Diigo bookmark (http://sustainablydigital.edublogs.org/ )
links for 2008-04-23
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In-depth article examining reasons for a digitally amped and restructured taxonomy
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RSS Awareness Day is May 1st. There are some great reasons to share productivity and knowledge stories about how RSS has improved your info intake. There are also other profitable rewards here.
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A short, concise, yet powerful contract with herself – Chris shares a glimpse at her compass. If you can define your compass in three short sentences (or words), you’ll rarely run out of writing quality content.
Authenticity + Consistency = Trustability
It’s become a mantra in how I coach a Thin Slice of blog reading and social media interaction.
Authenticity + Consistency = Trustability
In this information onslaught, I view part of authenticity as having a face and contact info right up front. Above the fold. Easy to find. Does it mean a site lacking a face and contact info is inauthentic? Not necessarily. However, you’ll grab my attention longer if it’s available.
In consistency, I will have more trust in a site that has more than 20 posts per month on average. Even moreso if the posts stay on topic (for the most part). Why? Anyone can put on their Sunday best for an hour per week.
I’m not saying that if you don’t do this you become untrustworthy. What I am saying, is that you’ll earn trust and therefore become engaged more quickly by doing so.
Related Here:
Thin Slicing – Blink from a Blog Coach
Discovery Along the Blogging Path
Do You Sound Like Your Blog?
Brunch n Learn: We Think – Together we are Smarter
Okay, I had an early lunch today. The creator, Charles Leadbeater, also has a TED talk on collaborative innovation worth a watch. Here is the We Think video
You can download the first three chapters of We Think for a preview of the book.
Hat Tip to Scott McLeod at Dangerously Irrelevant
Using Zoho and Moodle Together – A Fairy Tale?
Though I’m on a bit of a blog hiatus (save for lunches and links), I’m not going to hold this one back…
I’ve been working on a few projects using Moodle (mostly TeachingSells type of stuff), setting up Interactive Learning Environments (ILE) for a few clients. Doug Mitchell and Andy Brudtkuhl are doing most of the hard (coding) work while I put up content. We’re getting very close.
One of the challenges facing us was similar to that of blogware years ago: How will I teach a new tool to folks still grappling with how to use email? Moodle is a very powerful toy – and with the power comes a hefty dashboard. All those buttons sometimes scare people (I dunno why – just is).
I’ve also been doing some project work using Zoho (love the new Zoho Invoices!). My people love working on Zoho. Quick. Easy. Compose right into Typepad.
I’m thinking to myself, "Self, if we could only find a way to have Zoho work with Moodle."
Then, Scott Weidig at VanishingPoint put it all into perspective. With his Down the Rabbit Hole… post, he shares how he’s using Zoho and Moodle together (see comments on his post for further details). He then follows it up with Oh My Alice… with further discoveries about Zoho Writer and embedding.
So I was able to merge Zoho and Moodle in a snap. I’m just thinking to myself, "Self (same guy), if we can just grab that embed code whilst not making the page public…" After all, the content I’m posting is designed to be by subscription. Maybe the Zoho team can answer that one.
Can’t wait to give Zoho Creator a try. Registrations. Expense Trackers. Sweet!
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