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Monthly Archives December 2008

The Year Ends

We have spent the past few days with family at a cabin in Wisconsin. Everyone but us has now gone home and we will leave in the morning. It has been a very relaxing time with family. The most unique event of the day was a virtual chat with Sasha and Marcia from Nizhny (Russia). [...]

Posted 31 December 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Tech Problem Solving

We are gathered at a cabin for the holiday break and presently are snowed in. We have great wifi and plenty of ways to entertain ourselves. Last evening we engaged in some recreational problem solving. We decided we wanted to watch “Dark Knight” using the projector we brought with us to play Wii games. Son [...]

Posted 30 December 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Fireweed Jelly Podcast

My holiday tech project has involved the creation of a podcast. I have been working on a project concept I describe as “Sharing Something Local”. The idea is to teach others about something “locals” may understand, but those outside your group or area may not. My first example involved the sugar beet harvest in North [...]

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

Dora Camera

Two-year old, grand daughter Addison received a Dora digital camera for Christmas. She can turn it on, point it at something, and take pictures. She looks at pictures on the lcd screen, but you can off-load the pictures. Sometimes, she misses (brother Preston). However, she uses the same approach that I employ. Take enough digital [...]

Posted 26 December 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

The limitations of Twitter

I have tried to use Twitter for several months and I am still frustrated with what for me are limitations. I will probably hang on because the system appears popular with so many, but I have shifted how I use the system. I know that other educators find value in Twitter and have attempted to [...]

Posted 23 December 2008 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) °

File Storage and Viewing on the Touch

As I head into break I wanted something I could use to hold and read files (pdfs, docs) on my iPod Touch. The screen is a little small for my old eyes and I prefer to mark on documents as I read, but there are situations in which just reading will do. Apps for the [...]

Posted 17 December 2008 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) °

Which side of net neutrality is Google on?

Google comes up in the debate over net neutrality. ISPs have complained that Google should pay more because the content they offer fills up bandwidth out of proportion to the fees they pay. Net neutrality is a tough issue because the illustration offered is not necessarily at the core of the motives of ISPs. For [...]

Posted 15 December 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: