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Monthly Archives November 2003

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am exploring while recovering from today’s meal. The Opti Project is an effort to map the Internet. A cool feature (unimplemented at present because of server pressure) will allow you to find your machine within this map.

Posted 27 November 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Drill and Kill

When our kids were young, they would sometimes do something that was kind of cute and then do it again, and again, and again. We had a little saying that we applied in this situation – first time funny, second time stupid, third time a spanking. I don’t remember actually following through on the threat [...]

Posted 24 November 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Concern for ephemeral nature of Web

A recent Washington Post article comments on concerns for the ephemeral nature of “knowledge” (I would call it information) distributed as web pages. The article laments the increasing use of the outlet by the scholarly community and the negative side of offering information that may not be available in the future. A realistic concern I [...]

Posted 24 November 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

MagnaTunes

OK – I will admit up front that this entry is a stretch for an EdTech web site. So, if you are in a hurry, move on to something more relevant. Music downloads, online music, pirated music, etc. have been a prominent topic for those with general technology or Internet interests. I have an interest [...]

Posted 19 November 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Research Based Web Design

The government has released a summary of “research-based” web design and usability guidelines. This is worth a look to see what the document recommends and also for the extensive bibliography that is cited to support these recommendations.

Posted 15 November 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Personal Knowledge Publishing

Sebastien Paquet has authored a great summary of blog applications. Actually, this paper describes the transition as blogs have evolved from more primitive beginnings to a more sophisticated collection of uses described as Personal Knowledge Publishing. For those with a serious interest in blogs and blog applications, this is a great source. One use Paquet [...]

Posted 14 November 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Technology in Schools

CNET is running a series of features on Technology in Schools. The topics range from the impact of technology (this link) to corporate influence on school purchases. The article on technology impact provides a current assessment of what is known about the influence of technology on student performance. Contrary to what is probably popular opinion, [...]

Posted 12 November 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °