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Monthly Archives March 2006

Apple Turns 30

Guess what – I am a fan of Apple Computer. I suffer with some of the heavy handed administrative mentality that seems to typify many of the large tech companies, but I love the role of creative underdog. My big fear is this company will forget its roots and become like other companies that have [...]

Posted 29 March 2006 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Newsweek on Web 2.0

The lead story in the latest Newsweek (April 3) is focused on “new” web applications (“Putting the We in WEB). The discussion, which covers MySpace, Flikr, etc. and a collection of Web 2.0 startups I have not encountered (e.g., Plum, Jajah), includes interviews with founders of some of the more well-known services. The interviews provide [...]

Posted 28 March 2006 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

NCLB – Four Year Year Review

I was listening to Public Radio this morning and the news program had a piece on No Child Left Behind. The discussion was focused around a recent report by the Center on Education Policy summarizing the 4 year record of NCLB. The report basically concludes that results are mixed. Aside from issues of whether or [...]

Posted 28 March 2006 † grabe § Research ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

ProfCast

Here is another example of software you can use to create podcasts. Profcast is a Mac-only product ($35) that can be used to convert a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation into a podcast. The slides are embedded within the podcast and appear within the “album art” window of iTunes. The link provided below will download a [...]

Posted 27 March 2006 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) °

Party at our house

My academic life is somewhat schizophrenic. I split my time between work associated with a Psychology department and a program in Instructional Design and Technology. The Psychology department is large and long established. The IDT program is small and new. A party at my house is not a unique event and never before a blog [...]

Posted 25 March 2006 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

We really are spoiled

Andy Carvin’s posts offering an international perspective on the digital divide always makes me feel hopeful and guilty at the same time. Internet-based technologies are spreading and connecting us all, but we take the ease and relative low cost of our own opportunities for granted. The perspective of what you can do from where and [...]

Posted 22 March 2006 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Copyright Resources (for administrators)

A student in one of my classes brought a copyright resource to class and I thought I should pass the resource on. Technology and Learning offers a copyright primer and chart for administrators (you may have to register to use this site). I have to bite my tongue when I see that a resource has [...]

Posted 22 March 2006 † grabe § General § Research ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: