Twitter in the classroom HE example

Dr. Rankin, professor of History at UT
Dallas, wanted to know how to reach more students and involve more
people in class discussions both in and out of the classroom. She had
heard of Twitter.

One especially for Bob who cant see the use for twitter. Not passing comment just suggesting some of you might like to see this.

what do moles watch on the web or there phone well watch moletv of course !

Joking aside this is a great example of using technology and sharing !!!

As part of the Molenet project managed by LSN and funded by the LSC
on of the project has developed into http://moletv.org.uk this site allows you upload your own educational video content and allows users to download the material in the most common mobile device friendly formats .The clever think is the content is converted to the various mobile friendly formats directly on the site .

So on have a look and nice thing is no advertising on the site either .

An anthropological introduction to YouTube

A while ago I posted on the pew story on the internet replacing newspapers for adult and even surpassing TV for young people. Original post I made is here
I as a post script posed the question what is television any more which Terry Freedman commented he liked the question . The video below goes some way to answer the question .

This link came from regular Blog contributor Bob Harrison and links nicely with earlier post .Watch video of the presentation by Mike Wesch University of Kansas to Library of Congress. Great piece of work worth a look. Youtube is a insight into one future of broadcast media.




Mike Also produced the machine is watching us video which Ive blogged before.


I want to be one of his students

Facebook Privacy issues video on YouTube

Now I don't subscribe to conspiracy theories much ? This video on YouTube outlining privacy issues relating to Facebook is worth a watch . As usual no comment but make your own mind up. I do use Facebook extensively . Thanks to Zatz forwarding this video via Facebook of course.

Wii Johnny Lee hack on Ted talk

From youtube to Ted talk Johnny Lee does a great talk and think his Wii hack software has been downloaded half a million times and he's given it away for free .

watch the talk and also pick up his message of viral marketing of great ideas !!

web slides converting bookmarks to slideshow

This is from diigo . A way of collecting web content . Ive registered it but havent tried it yet but looks interesting !!! It could have an educational use !!

register and see what you think I will report back


http://slides.diigo.com/

the Irack

Sorry but this made me laugh BTW coming close to buying a Mac !!!

In the Wild Well being, the Web and the future of Education

Channel 4 Education special conference … In the Wild Well being, the Web and the future of Education 10 May 2007 London

We would be delighted if you can join us. This unique event will bring over 200 young people, educators, policy makers and representatives of the broadcast and digital media worlds together to explore some of the most important challenges facing young people as they are growing up today and some of ideas that are shaping the future of output of Channel 4 Education. We have arranged a great roster of speakers including

* Richard Reeves, Nick Baylis and Kathy Evans on well being
* James Bradburne, Pat Kane and Penelope Tobin on informal learning
* Bronwyn Kunhardt, Rachel O’Connell and Ewan McIntosh on living online
* Matthew Taylor, Mike Gibbons and Anna Craft on next practice in schools

There will also be an opportunities to participate in an ‘open space’ session where you as our guest can take control of the agenda and lots of chances to meet Channel 4 executives and hear about the plans for the future of Channel 4 Education on screen and online.

register here

2020 Vision on DesignShare from Fischbowl

2020 Vision on DesignShare from my favourite blog !

If your involved with Building Schools For the Future in the UK in secondary, The primary Capitalisation programe (BSF for primary) or FE colleges new build reads this stuff.
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/03/2020-vision-on-designshare.html

also look at how it was collaboratively developed http://www.designshare.com/index.php/articles/2020-vision


short post for the best reading and viewing on the subject. Design learning spaces for the future not now or even worse the past.

Educause update 7things great great stuff

I first blogged these excellent publications in September 2005

http://andysblackhole.blogspot.com/2005/09/magnificent-series-of-7-things-you.html



Well they've updated them and there are loads more than seven topics goggle earth, digital story telling, facebook , youtube just great if your new or want to update your knowledge of web2.0

http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=7495&bhcp=1

VideoDownloader Firefox Extension

VideoDownloader Firefox Extension ! (29-4-06)

this amazingly allows you down load streamed video on youtube etc and play it locally through a flash player .

so if youtube googlevideo is banned at your institution you can download it at home a play it offline at work neat eh !!

Are you tired of copy&paste URLs to download a video? Now it's even easier !
VideoDownloader Firefox Extension add a small icon on the status bar at the bottom of your firefox window, and a toolbar button.

read about it first
http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

Download firefoxplug in

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/