May 2010
1 post
More Google applications coming for Google Apps... →
9 of the top 20 requests from Google Apps customers are for their accounts to work with more services from Google, not just for the core suite of messaging and collaboration applications. Later…
March 2010
3 posts
Kseniya Simonova - Sand Animation (Україна має... →
I favorited a YouTube video: Ксения Симонова - Песочная анимация stb (5.06.09)
EdTech Tagul
Here’s an experiment using Tagul. I created a bundle in Google Reader of all 42 EdTech sites I follow, then created a word cloud using that bundle. The links only do a Google search, but the cloud is dynamic and will be updated every 12 hours. Here it is:
Roger Ebert’s New Voice →
Clip from Ebert’s appearance on Oprah this week, previewing his new custom-made text-to-speech voice made using audio he had previously recorded before losing his ability to talk. I’m tearing up.
February 2010
2 posts
Thing #3: Podcasts
Has Twitter killed RSS? Interesting question. On one hand, more and more people are turning to twitter for their news, updates and links. However, one of the most mainstream uses of RSS feeds is often ignored in these articles: Podcasts. A podcast is really just an RSS feed that contains audio or video. You can either subscribe in a traditional RSS feed reader, like Google Reader, or you can...
Thing #2: RSS Feeds
When I first started reading about RSS feeds in the late 90s, I couldn’t quite wrap my head around why I would want to use them. The internet was much simpler, if not a little sparse back then. Then three things happened that changed everything for me:
Dave Winer released the RSS 2.0 specification
Blogs (Thanks Evan!)
Safari 2.0 incorporated RSS in the browser
Now we had a robust...
January 2010
3 posts
A thumbnail is worth about one hundred words →
Earlier today, we added a new view option to your Documents List: thumbnail view.
While the standard “list view” displays the item title and information like sharing state, the…
Upload and store your files in the cloud with... →
We’re happy to announce that over the next few weeks we will be rolling out the ability to upload, store and organize any type of file in Google Docs. With this change, you’ll be able to upload and…
The Noise 2 Signal Show →
I’m exploring the concept of noise to signal and thought I might try a regular podcast/vodcast that provides quick tips to improve your noise to signal ratio.
So in the spirit of play and…
November 2009
8 posts
Thing #1: Blogs
I’ve wanted to start a blog for a long time. Not because I think I have a lot of important things to say, but because I think the process of writing a blog would be good for me. It would:
Provoke me to slow down and reflect deeper and longer on a specific topic
Help organize my thoughts and work out theories
Share with others and (hopefully) provoke responses and conversations
Give me a...
ASIJ's 12 Web 2.0 Things
Next week, ASIJ will be launching it’s internal 12 Web 2.0 Things program.
This is a individual, self-paced learning experience to get people started on some of the web 2.0 tools out there. The Technology, Media and Information Committee (Community?), otherwise know as TMIC, has been hard at work getting the program created and up on Blackboard. Unfortunately, it’s only available...
Google Chrome OS Demo →
I favorited a YouTube video: Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system for people who spend most of their time on the web built around the core tenets of speed, simplicity and…
WatchMarge Beatty, ESU 16, Nebraska
Shanghai Film Fest 2009 Trailer →
I favorited a YouTube video: Song: “Cinematic” by Erin McKeown For more information go to: www.shanghaifilmfest.org
October 2009
11 posts
Four Pillars of Technology Integration | nashworld →
8 Innovative Schools Provide Ideas and Inspiration... →
WatchProject-based Learning at High Tech High
Google Wave for education: ReadWriteWeb explores... →
An exploration of using Google Wave in education comes from this blog post. ReadWriteWeb notes four projects (or “waves”) already in play, while exploring the implications and lessons…
Introducing Google Social Search: I finally found... →
Your friends and contacts are a key part of your life online. Most people on the web today make social connections and publish web content in many different ways, including blogs, status updates and…
Data Liberation, "Mark as viewed", and New! →
A couple weeks ago, we launched a multi-file uploader to make it much easier for you to put files into the cloud. Today we’re launching a new feature to make it much easier to get your content out.
Enhancements to Google Calendar →
Some enhancements to Google Calendar have been released: - Snooze alerts: Ability to be reminded again after a pop-up notification. - Hide calendar from the list: Ability to hide unwanted calendars…
Shared folders and more in Google Docs →
Today, we are happy to announce the updates to the Google Docs docs list that we promised in July. We’re rolling out these update gradually, so they should be available to everyone soon. The…
A Central Place for All Your Google Files →
Google Sites added some new features: integration with Picasa Web Albums, feeds, custom templates. The “insert” dialog from Google Sites is Google’s first attempt to aggregate the user generated…
danah boyd - PdF2009 - The Not-So-Hidden Politics... →
I favorited a YouTube video: The Not-So-Hidden Politics of Class Online. danah boyd’s keynote presentation from Personal Democracy Forum 2009. The text of her talk can be found on her blog…
danah boyd on Teenagers who are Living and... →
I favorited a YouTube video: danah boyd discussed her research on teenagers and their patterns of using social media at the 2009 Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with…
Google Wave 101 [Google Wave] →
So you’ve snagged an invitation to Google Wave—or a pal is sending one your way—and you’ve already taken a look at what to expect. Let’s dive deeper into Wave features, etiquette, and…
Google Cloudboard Shares Data Between Gmail, Other... →
Google appears to be testing a new tool called Cloudboard, a service designed to act as a clipboard that shares data between Gmail, Google Docs, and other Google applications. Google-focused…