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Monthly Archives February 2008

More On Google Sites

My introduction to Google Sites confused me for a bit. I received an email from Google providing a link. The content of the email indicated I had inquired about JotSpot some time ago and that I may now be interested in what JotSpot had become. I tried to sign in with my Gmail name and password [...]

Posted 29 February 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Google Apps – Google Sites

The big participatory web news of the day (or perhaps year) is Google’s announcement of Google apps for organizations (translate as schools for this audience). The education edition is free. A summary of the concept and products is available for viewing (check out the 12 minute version). Google calendar, docs, gmail, page creator – the [...]

Posted 28 February 2008 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

MacArthur Foundation Grantees Announced

Some time ago, I wrote about the MacArthur Foundation’s intent to investigate the participatory web. After some preparatory work, the Foundation offered a call for grant proposals and now has announced the recipients. Andy Carvin offers a nice summary of some of the awards and includes links to some of the projects. An item that [...]

Posted 27 February 2008 † grabe § Research ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Taking A Closer Look – Proscope HR

It is amazing how those of us working with educational technology issues get so caught up with online tools and topics. I am no different. However, there are interesting tools and opportunities enabled by these tools that we may be starting to forget. My career began with a biology major and interest in teaching high [...]

Posted 22 February 2008 † grabe § Ed Practice ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Online Predators and Their Victims

The Feb-March issue of the American Psychologist has an article concerning “Online Predators and Their Victims”. The American Psychologist typically offers articles from their “general journal” to the public, but it appears this service runs one issue behind the release of the paper copy to members. The article is written by researchers I have mentioned [...]

Posted 19 February 2008 † grabe § Research ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Net Neutrality – Again

Over the past couple of years, I have written about the issue of net neutrality on multiple occasions (e.g., July 2006, Sept. 2007, Feb. 2008). The issue is now again in the news because of a bill introduced by Senator Markey (Washington Post description). Here is my interpretation of the issue. Net Neutrality assumes that [...]

Posted 14 February 2008 † grabe § Policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

I Agree with MicroSoft on This One

I have written previously arguing that it is the responsibility of educators to model and explain copyright issues. I simply do not agree with the position that easy copying makes the practice OK. Microsoft has just released the results of a survey contending that teens are less likely to violate copyright when made aware of [...]

Posted 13 February 2008 † grabe § Policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: