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Monthly Archives April 2005

Have you ever made a difference?

Ever had the feeling that you need a hero? I started thinking about this question as I realized I was becoming more negative in my appraisal of my technology heros. While it may be possible to change the world with a technology that begins in your garage, the “adult” personalities of notable examples of people [...]

Posted 29 April 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Web Site Readability

Juicy Studio offers an interesting service that allows the user to “calculate” the readability of a web site. Readability is an estimate of the difficulty of text and various indexes use word or sentence length and similar quantitative variables to estimate difficulty. I have done reading research during my career and I do know that [...]

Posted 28 April 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

ENC Unfunded

The Dept. of Ed has dropped support for the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) online site (eSchool News). ENC provides an online database of thousands of web site reviews for math and science. The Dept claims this is part of the strategy to move money toward broad categories that can be [...]

Posted 28 April 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Comments

I have been attempting to find a way to prevent comment spam so that I can allow comments on my posts. It seems unfair to generate posts and not allow people the opportunity to state a supporting or opposing point of view. This does not mean spam comments can be tolerated. I have made some [...]

Posted 27 April 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Educational Blogging

Education World offers a nice article on educational blogging. If you are interested, check this resource out for the links to examples and tools.

Posted 27 April 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments Off °

Jobs Throws Fit – Bans Books

You never know for certain that what you read is true, but what I read regarding major tech business leaders (e.g., Gates, Jobs) has always disturbed me. I understand that one needs a bit of an ego to push a personal agenda or vision, but there is a point at which personal drive becomes annoying. [...]

Posted 27 April 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Blog Bibliography

Someone at Kairosnews has taken the time to compile an online bibliography of resources and information about blogging. Kariros concerns itself with rhetoric, technology and pedagogy so you can expect a related orientation in the resources that have been organized at this site.

Posted 25 April 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments Off °