tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102307202008-05-16T10:19:57.755-05:00J. P. Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592633924249002898noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10230720.post-1145889587304262582006-04-24T09:37:00.000-05:002007-01-13T11:28:13.720-05:00

Sorry for the big delay. I've been very busy--not just work, but tiling floors, putting down sod, and all sorts of other chores around the house. We have a new dog. He's very fun, but a lot of work. And poop.And, of course, we have a new baby coming in October. (Did I forget to mention that? My son is very excited, running around the house yelling: "I'm going to be a big brother!")Anyway, I did

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In this episode, I offer thoughts on MySpace that are going to make me unpopular. Listen carefully, though--it's not MySpace that's the problem. It's our institution. Also, some realizations about my school district's website: how can its evolution bring change in the organization at large? We use Mambo, which forced us to do some things differently. Click here to listen.

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During any given month, I have a limited amount of time to podcast. I have plenty of time to record. Nothin' else going on in my car. Believe it or not--probably not, given the technical quality of my podcasts--I spend a lot of time editing. This month, I spent all of that time working on my district's first "official" podcast. Here's what I came up with. Thanks to Mr. Bleakley, Shannon, Eric

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A not-too-pretty addition to the chorus of predictions ... Click on the title, above, for the podcast. By the way, it was the Kasier Family Foundation Generation M report that I was referring to, not anything out of Pew. See page 17 of the executive summary for information on television, and also Chapter 13 of the summary (which claims a 19% difference between White and African American homes

J. P. Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592633924249002898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10230720.post-1133271615988630402005-11-29T08:36:00.000-05:002006-01-29T00:48:43.146-05:00

Conversations over the weekend lead me to thinking out loud about how the role of the educational technologist has changed (and is still changing). Time to reforge a paradigm! Listen for my 2 cents. Also ... a short discussion of JpGraph. Here's a direct link to the podcast.

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Day 2. The beginnings of some final impressions, since I fly out tomorrow morning. Today was somewhat frustrating, but ended on a good note. A good conference overall. Thanks, Denver, for everything.

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Thoughts on the first full day of the 2005 T+L2 conference. What's on the other side of those impossibly huge mountains? Click the title, above, for the mp3.

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I'm back, after a bit of a hiatus. Sorry about that. In this episode: kids as plants, a reprise. Is play a gateway into information literacy for very young children? (How about for me?) Also, I share a pet peeve that I, characteristically, overthink into a comment on all of human history (including, not least of all, educational technology conferences). I also applaud Opera. Click on the title to

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A real practical discussion on the eve of the new school year ... I revisit ideas on building community (and accountability) in online learaning environments (like Moodle). Also, I take a spin through Owl Intranet. Some web fodder for student explorations into netiquette: http://webpages.shepherd.edu/ltate/learningmodule8.htm http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/internet/netiquet.htm http://

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Each year, around this time, I engage in some activities to help me digest everything I've learned over the past year. Here's one of those activities ... some talking out loud on the philosophy that's developing to guide my decision-making. Click the title of this entry to listen. Next time ... some practical stuff. I promise.

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That's what you get for reading Vygotsky. Kids as plants. Speech as a tool. Where does the information landscape fit in, and when are kids ready to wander into it? Here's a direct link.

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Two items today: Linux edutainment software and a report out of The Children's Partnership. Links: What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy The Linux Game Tome Celestia (for Linux and Windows) GCompris (for Linux and, to a lesser extent, Windows) Impacts of Technology on Outcomes for Youth: A 2005 Review (PDF) Radio Open Source, 05-25-05: The Doctor Will Google

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My apologies ... something happened to the last show. Here's one that actually works! Driving through the rain, I talk about the digital divide, data-driven decision-making as a factor contributing to anti-intellectualism, and--oh, yeah--ancient bardic oral history. Some links: download Google Earth Getting Excited About DataIn Our Time, a podcast and radio show from BBC4 Here's a direct link

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I'm still hashing out hosting issues. Back episodes (beyond the last three or four) aren't available. If you have interest in a particular show, please let me know. I'll arrange something for you to be able to download it.

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I'm taking a break from the beach to post this interesting email (and my reply) on how to set up some security around podcasts. Using hashing/encryption to check a key before generating the RSS feed ... very workable and hard to pierce. Very interesting. I use similar methods in PHP with crypt() and randomly generated salts to generate keys out of text and numeric fields in user records. I'd

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Summertime is busy-time for me. Today's episode: NECC, and why I won't be there the Effective Access report object oriented programming a brief aside on CMap Tools Here's a direct link to the podcast.

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I talk about a few topics, here: LAMS and Moodle, my experiences during a local middle school career day, and an affirmation on the human need to create. Also, exactly whose music am I listening to on the Turnpike?!?!

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A marriage made in heaven! Moodle will play nicely with LAMS activities. And ... single-sign-on between the two! Click here to learn more.

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Part I of a discussion on anti-intellectualism in our schools ... I talk about two related factors within schools that may be contributing to the problem: motivation and responsibilties. Click here to listen.

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I am in the process of moving to a new hosting solution. This won't affect feed addresses, etc., but the podcasts may be unavailable for a few days.

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I toss in my two cents on a question that's got everyone talking: what is learning? When we take a wide view and consider the desired results, then "what" is just as critical as "how" we teach. Click here for the podcast.

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Steve Dembo (Teach42) sent a meme invitation to me. Here's my contribution: First 5 Songs in Music Library Shuffle "Alive and Kicking" (Simple Minds) "Suddenly Not Alone" (Tammany Hall) "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" (Wolfe Tones) "Ragnaroek" (Sequentia) "Awaken" (Yes) I'm glad the Irish worked its way in, and really glad that my guilty 80's pleasures remained hidden--mostly. Current Book You

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After a brief word or two about streaming video, I continue last week's discussion on strategies for creating community and communicating expectations in a web-enabled learning environment. Click here for the podcast.

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Or, better yet: if($cooperation==$cheating) { $result = a_handbasket($Hell);} Sorry. I've been coding all day. In this episode, I complain about kneejerk reactions to plagiarism and "cheating" at the dawn of the Conceptual Age. I don't take students completely off-the-hook, but teachers have some work to do. One addition/correction: I talk about setting and even assessing student understanding

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In this podcast, I comment on an article from BBC News and break a bottle on the bow of LAMS. My apologies for the car's air conditioner, which was apparently blowing on the microphone. Links: Teach-yourself computing for kids LAMS Foundation a direct link to the podcast

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