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• Why Evernote is my Universal App

  doug - off the record

  dougpete

  9 Feb 2012 | 2:00 am

  Hey, check out the latest blistering statistics on my internet account. As I prepare for my Ontario Teachers’ Federation Webinar tomorrow night, I reflect on how frustrating it has been to try and pull it together.  In a perfect world, I might do my personal brainstorming and planning on an online document so that I could edit it from whatever device I happen to be using at the time.  As you can imagine, I hope, that approach just wouldn’t work.  What to do, what to do…. That’s where Evernote comes in.  But, isn’t it a cloud service? Well,…

• Attention Leaders: YOU MATTER! #LeadershipChat 2/7/12

  Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc.

  Angela Maiers

  6 Feb 2012 | 12:47 pm

  For the past year, my Tuesday nights have been filled with insights and  inspiration from the worlds top leaders who faithfully gather on Twitter for one of the most powerful and productive chat streams on Twitter:  #leadershipchat The chat is co-hosted by author and CEO of C-Level Strategies, Inc, Lisa Petrilli (@LisaPetrilli) and The Connection Agent,  Steve Woodruff (@swoodruff) , and each week  they challenge and guide us through the questions that challenge us to be the best leaders in our fields and industry. I have learned a lot from this super smart crew, and I am very very…

• Employee or Employer: Who Owns the Twitter Followers?

  Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:33 am

  David Kravets, Wired, February 8, 2012. A headline like that just makes you feel like property, doesn't it. The people who talk about the dehumanizing aspects do have a point, I think. [Link] [Comment]

• I made a song with GarageBand on my iPad

  Moving at the Speed of Creativity

  Wesley Fryer

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:38 pm

  Hi, I just made a song with GarageBand on my iPad and I wanted you to hear it. Take a listen… Glass tune 1.m4a Listen on Posterous Sent from my iPad Posted via email from wesley fryer’s posterous I made a song with GarageBand on my iPad originally appeared on Moving at the Speed of Creativity on February 9, 2012.

• #178 The Seeds of Today

  quoteflections

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:01 pm

  Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime. ~ W. E. B. DuBois- What seeds of potential can you plant today?- What best work can you do?- What future harvest will you reap from the seeds of today?

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  doug - off the record

• Why Evernote is my Universal App

  dougpete

  9 Feb 2012 | 2:00 am

  Hey, check out the latest blistering statistics on my internet account. As I prepare for my Ontario Teachers’ Federation Webinar tomorrow night, I reflect on how frustrating it has been to try and pull it together.  In a perfect world, I might do my personal brainstorming and planning on an online document so that I could edit it from whatever device I happen to be using at the time.  As you can imagine, I hope, that approach just wouldn’t work.  What to do, what to do…. That’s where Evernote comes in.  But, isn’t it a cloud service? Well,…

• OTR Links 02/09/2012

  dougpete

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:30 pm

  Royalty Free Music, Free Sound Effects, Free Royalty Free Music Loops Royalty Free Music and Sound Effects tags: Music audio sounds mp3 podcasting sound soundeffects podcast twiducate – Social Networking For Schools A safe way to a Twitter approach to education tags: socialnetworking twitter education web2.0 twiducate microblogging social twiducate.com Make Free QR Codes – Change colors – Titles – URLS – Vcards – Tshirts ! QR Blaster allows you to generate QR Codes free of charge. For membership options, you can get Custom Design versions, google anaylitics…

• Evernote for Schools

  dougpete

  8 Feb 2012 | 2:00 am

  I make no bones about it.  I’m a big Evernote fan.  I have Evernote on every device that I own.  No matter where I am, notes get synched to my account when I get connected to the internet.  If you follow this blog, you’ll know that I also have a number of IFTTT rules that keep track of things about me online in my Evernote account – Facebook images that I’m tagged in, Twitter messages that @ me to name a couple. This afternoon, I received an email inviting me to check out a new service, Evernote for Schools. I spent a little time poking around the resource.

• OTR Links 02/08/2012

  dougpete

  7 Feb 2012 | 9:30 pm

  Futurecade – online games from the Science Museum | The Whiteboard Blog The Science Museum has launched a suite of online games designed to raise questions about the future of medicine, robotics and technology. Their ‘Futurecade‘ features four titles exploring topics such as geo-engineering and synthetic biology. tags: online online games games science museum whiteboard blog Home – Digital Citizenship – Junior School – LibGuides at Toorak College At Toorak College, we want our students to become highly skilled Digital Citizens. tags: digital citizenship citizenship…

• Crooks

  dougpete

  7 Feb 2012 | 2:00 am

  Check out the following… Don’t follow a phishing link; Protect your online identity; Do not spread spam; Don’t do stupid things; Beware of online scams. How many time do we hear these things?  How many times do we share this message in the classroom to try and raise awareness among students to be careful online. But, how often do we know some concrete examples?  How can we talk intelligently about this? An answer and a possible useful solution is Facecrooks.  Facecrooks is a resource just chocked full of information to keep you safe online.  Regularly,…

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  Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc.

• Attention Leaders: YOU MATTER! #LeadershipChat 2/7/12

  Angela Maiers

  6 Feb 2012 | 12:47 pm

  For the past year, my Tuesday nights have been filled with insights and  inspiration from the worlds top leaders who faithfully gather on Twitter for one of the most powerful and productive chat streams on Twitter:  #leadershipchat The chat is co-hosted by author and CEO of C-Level Strategies, Inc, Lisa Petrilli (@LisaPetrilli) and The Connection Agent,  Steve Woodruff (@swoodruff) , and each week  they challenge and guide us through the questions that challenge us to be the best leaders in our fields and industry. I have learned a lot from this super smart crew, and I am very very…

• The Courage to Teach

  Angela Maiers

  31 Jan 2012 | 12:01 pm

  I am just finishing the final edits on the New Habitudes book (coming very very very soon!) My editor asked me to post some reflections on the chapter of Courage; as it is one of the hardest “Habitudes” to articulate and teach. I am sharing these with you in hopes that you will add to my pepective and understanding. What gives you “your courage to learn and teach?” Here’s how I see it: My Reflections on Courage The heart of education is an education of the heart. The root of the word “courage” is the Latin word “cor,” meaning…

• The 5 C’s of Passion Driven Leadership

  Angela Maiers

  25 Jan 2012 | 7:49 pm

  “Passion is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without passion.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I had the distinguished honor of giving the keynote address this week at the mid winter conference for the Utah Association of  Middle and High School Principals. What a pleasure it was to be in the presence of such passionate and dedicated leaders. It was the…

• Passion Driven Leadership and Learning Webinar – Save the Date!

  Angela Maiers

  22 Jan 2012 | 9:07 am

  As a part of their Leading Innovation-Driving Change Conversation, Mass CUE is hosting a special webinar series prior to their spring conference annual event. I am thrilled to be kicking off the passion driven conversation, and I am inviting you to join me! We know that education and work driven by passion awakens us to new learning and a world bigger than ourselves. Passion makes us curious, compels us to dig deeper, and sustains us as we persevere  towards answers to questions that matter most. Explore with us how the principles and practices of a passion-driven work: disciplined study,…

• Project Yesu: Kids CAN Change the World

  Angela Maiers

  16 Jan 2012 | 6:05 pm

  I am thrilled to share this very special guest post from eleven year old Mallory; sixth grader and world-change agent. You will be amazed and inspired as you hear her describe the day she made the decion to change the world. In October 2011 I sat down to write my Christmas list for my parents, I looked around my room and I realized there was nothing I needed, nothing I wanted. But the more I thought about it, the more I thought about the children in Africa, and how they weren’t going to get Christmas presents, and there was a lot of things that they needed. So, I sent my mom an email with…

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  Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily

• Employee or Employer: Who Owns the Twitter Followers?

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:33 am

  David Kravets, Wired, February 8, 2012. A headline like that just makes you feel like property, doesn't it. The people who talk about the dehumanizing aspects do have a point, I think. [Link] [Comment]

• Enterprise 2.0 and Social Business are Hollow Shells without Democracy

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:29 am

  Harold Jarche, Life in Perpetual Beta, February 8, 2012. I have long argued that a nation is not democratic if its institutions are not democratic. To date, however, we have managed to enact democracy in only a very few of our institutions, while the vast majority - companies and corporations, departments, schools and institutions - are governed by command, not deliberation. Harold Jarche writes, "David Korten in The Great Turning, described America, the Unfinished Project: Democracy is neither a gift nor a license; it is a possibility realized through practice grounded in a deep commitment…

• Richard O’Dwyer, a student and his computer

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:23 am

  Jim Farmer, Fortnightly Mailing, February 8, 2012. I think we ought to be really careful about where this is all going. What we have here is a set of cases where people around the world are being arrested and held on behalf of the United States for violating American law - even though they are not Americans, have never set foot in the U.S., and have done things that are not crimes where they live (and might not be in the U.S. either). The crimes, of course, have to do with copyright infringement - nothing else (save perhaps the crime of being Afghani) seems to be worthy of such worldwide…

• Open Textbook Authoring Tools Part 2 – WordPress and Pressbooks

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:08 am

  Scott Leslie, EdTechPost, February 8, 2012. This is Part Two of a series begin by Scott Leslie last week. Today he covers WordPress and the closely related PressBooks. Once again he experiences difficulties exporting content from an LMS into the system. Interestingly (and perhaps worryingly) the components that create PressBooks out of WordPress have not been open-sourced. [Link] [Comment]

• LoudCloud Systems Announces Adaptive LMS General Release

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:03 am

  Phil Hill, e-Literate, February 8, 2012. Phil Hill writes: "The news today is that LoudCloud Systems is officially announcing their LMS solution’s entry into the general higher education and K-12 markets as described in a Campus Technology article: - LoudCloud appears to be providing the first disaggregated LMS on the commercial market; and - The system has an integrated analytics engine that supports personalized content delivery." My own view is that these are incremental changes, not game-changers. They are, however, worthy of note as they set the bar in a slightly new position. [Link]…

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  Moving at the Speed of Creativity

• I made a song with GarageBand on my iPad

  Wesley Fryer

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:38 pm

  Hi, I just made a song with GarageBand on my iPad and I wanted you to hear it. Take a listen… Glass tune 1.m4a Listen on Posterous Sent from my iPad Posted via email from wesley fryer’s posterous I made a song with GarageBand on my iPad originally appeared on Moving at the Speed of Creativity on February 9, 2012.

• Embed a MP3 Audio File in a WordPress.com Blog Post

  Wesley Fryer

  8 Feb 2012 | 4:07 pm

  WordPress.com is a good, free blogging platform, but it can be trickier than Posterous to get rich media (like audio and video files) embedded in posts. Unlike Posterous, which lets users directly email audio and video files to a site where they are automatically converted to an “embedded form,” with WordPress.com you need to post your audio and video files to ANOTHER website and then use (for audio) a special code so it will be embedded. (If you purchase a WordPress.com space upgrade you can directly upload audio files, but free WordPress.com sites can’t.) In this post…

• Face the Facebook: Implications and Consequences for Educators Using Social Media by Colin Webb

  Wesley Fryer

  8 Feb 2012 | 12:33 pm

  These are my notes from Colin Webb’s (Noble Public Schools) presentation, “Face the Facebook: Implications and Consequences for Educators Using Social Media” at the February 8, 2012 Oklahoma Technology Association / Encyclo-Media Conference. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE (FOR THIS SESSION PARTICULARLY, BUT FOR OTHER SESSIONS I BLOG AT CONFERENCES) THAT MY NOTES REFLECT WHAT I UNDERSTOOD THE SPEAKER TO SAY. BY BLOGGING THESE NOTES I AM NOT SAYING OR IMPLYING THAT I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THE PRESENTER HAS SAID. The official session description…

• Harnessing the Digital Landscape by David Warlick

  Wesley Fryer

  8 Feb 2012 | 10:07 am

  These are my notes from David Warlick‘s presentation, “Harnessing the Digital Landscape” at the February 8, 2012 Oklahoma Technology Association / Encycl-Media Conference. David maintains the fantastic website “Landmarks for Schools” and blogs at 2¢ Worth. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official session description was: Never before have the walls of our classrooms been so transparent. The Internet- digital cameras- audio recorders- editing software- and an emerging global conversation are combining to redefine the classroom. This presentation…

• Look at Me Now! Changing the Face of Professional Development

  Wesley Fryer

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:03 am

  These are my notes from Dawn Danker-Pearce and Kathy Davis, “Look at Me Now! Changing the Face of Professional Development” at the February 8, 2012 Oklahoma Technology Association / Encycl-Media Conference. Dawn and Kathy are with Yukon Public Schools. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official session description was: Is it hard to get your teachers excited about attending training? Do they dread PD Day in your district? Join this session to hear how Yukon Public Schools changed the face of their PD model by implementing some foundational strategies and introducing an…

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  quoteflections

• #178 The Seeds of Today

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:01 pm

  Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime. ~ W. E. B. DuBois- What seeds of potential can you plant today?- What best work can you do?- What future harvest will you reap from the seeds of today?

• Theme Series: 16 Poignant Quotes about Love

  8 Feb 2012 | 5:43 am

  I had some fun choosing these enduring perspectives about love. As we approach Valentine's Day 2012, may this select list provide some enlightenment:- If you want to be loved, be lovable. ~ Ovid- Love is the poetry of the senses. ~ Honore De Balzac- Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. ~ Albert Einstein- Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self seeking. It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always…

• #177 A Web of Connectness

  7 Feb 2012 | 9:01 pm

  The important element is the way in which all things are connected. Every thought and action sends shivers of energy into the world around us, which affects all creation. Perceiving the world as a web of connectedness helps us to overcome the feelings of separation that hold us back and cloud our vision. This connection with all life increases our sense of responsibility for every move, every attitude, allowing us to see clearly that each soul does indeed make a difference to the whole. ~ Emma Restall OrrQuestions asked at 365 Quote Quest:- How separate do you see yourself from nature, from…

• #176 Relish Small Pleasures

  6 Feb 2012 | 9:01 pm

  Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything. ~Norman LearThink big thoughts but relish small pleasures. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.

• Great Author Series: Ben Franklin

  6 Feb 2012 | 6:48 am

  Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American publisher, author, inventor, scientist and diplomat. He was one of the founding fathers of the U.S., and a major figure in the American Enlightenment. Franklin formed the first public lending library and fire department.Much of his wisdom is remembered from perceptive maxims which have survived the centuries. Here is a select list of notable quotations:-The noblest question in the world is, “What good may I do in it?-All humanity is divided into three classes: those who are immovable, those who are movable, and those who move.-Well done is…

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  Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information from Alfred Thompson

• Tools for Teaching Adults to Program

  Alfred Thompson

  7 Feb 2012 | 3:04 am

  We seem to be developing tools to teach younger and younger people to program. Kodu in theory is for students 8 and older but I know that some 6 and 7 years olds do very well with it. Last week I read about Scratch Jr which will be aimed at teaching programming to children from  preK to grade 3 (basically ages 4 to 8). I admit that the first question I asked myself is “is that too young?” Are children that age ready for programming? Maybe maybe not. But the second question that came to me was “what would programming tools designed for adults (say 25 plus) look like? Honestly I have…

• Interesting Links 6 February 2012

  Alfred Thompson

  6 Feb 2012 | 3:46 am

  I’m headed to Austin TX  today for the Texas Computer Educators Association (TCEA) conference. Hoping to see some old friends and meet some new friends. If you are at TCEA  I hope you will stop by the Microsoft booth and find me. Also I am looking forward to a couple of talks including Pat Yongpradit (twitter @MrYongpradit) presenting - Games for Social Causes using Microsoft XNA Game Studio. Wed 2/8 9:15 a.m. and Bryan Baker talking about his work with Kinect on Thursday. Should be a good week. Ed Donahue blogged about the Big App On Campus College students – submit…

• When Just Working Isn’t Good Enough

  Alfred Thompson

  4 Feb 2012 | 8:00 pm

  I wrote a tic  tac toe game for my Windows Phone today. It works just fine. I’m just not happy with it. I loaded a screen shot of it to the left. Oh it is obvious that the graphics are not so hot. Graphic design and UI design are just not my thing. I’m actually pretty happy that (in theory at least) I could give the XAML code off and have someone who is good at design fix it all up for me so I could just worry about the code. No, it’s the code I am unhappy with. Why? Well it’s a mess. It wasn’t designed. Now I’ve written multiple tic tac toe programs in my time. I know how it…

• DreamSpark and AppHub Sign Up

  Alfred Thompson

  4 Feb 2012 | 8:55 am

  We’ve had some changes in the DreamSpark program lately and the web site feels all different to me. So what I decided to do was to step though the process of first signing up for DreamSpark for students with Activations codes such as you get in a high school Dream Spark program of if you get a code from someone at Microsoft. The first step is easy – head over to http://www.dreamspark.com and find the link (highlighted in yellow below) for how Dream Spark works for students. Registration with DreamSpark Clicking on that link gets you to this page where you find the sign up link (circled in…

• Kinect For Windows Is Out

  Alfred Thompson

  3 Feb 2012 | 2:07 am

  I know you have been reading me write about Kinect for Windows for a while now so why is this news? The reason for that is simple – new hardware and new software. Oh and a new license. What I have been writing about is using the Kinect for Xbox with a Windows PC. The new Kinect for Windows has some new features. We’re pretty excited about it at Microsoft. We think it opens the door for even more possibilities than the original beta releases. I’m pretty excited myself to see the applications that people find for it. More information from the Kinect for Windows website: Commercial ready…

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  NYT > Most E-Mailed

• In Struggling Tupper Lake, Resort Project Creates Rift

  By LISA W. FODERARO

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:17 pm

  A project in Tupper Lake, N.Y., was approved after a nearly decade-long tug of war between environmentalists and pro-development residents.

• Katherine Boo on Her Book ‘Behind the Beautiful Forevers’

  By CHARLES McGRATH

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:40 am

  Katherine Boo, the author of “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity,” lets a story of poverty tell itself.

• California Housing Market Braces for Facebook Millionaires

  By MICHAEL COOPER

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:50 am

  The Bay Area and Silicon Valley expect the windfall from the Facebook stock offering to make their in-demand region even hotter.

• ‘Full Metal Jousting’ Gear. No, It’s Not Tinfoil.

  By NEIL GENZLINGER

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:49 am

  A skeptic finds out that wearing a 60-pound suit of armor like the kind used on the History channel’s new series “Full Metal Jousting” is not for the faint of ... anything.

• Op-Ed Columnist: The White Underclass

  By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:00 am

  We need a national conversation about the dimensions of poverty or a chunk of working-class America could be calcified into an underclass.

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• Google knows too much about you

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:58 am

  If you use Google, and I know you do, you may have noticed a little banner popping up at the top of the page announcing: "We're changing our privacy policy and terms." It gives you the choice to "Learn More" or, another option, the one I'm betting most people followed, to "Dismiss."

• Contraception controversy consumes D.C., campaign

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:46 am

  Congressional Democrats and Republicans escalated their rhetorical war Thursday over a pending federal rule requiring religiously affiliated employers to provide full contraception coverage to women -- one day after hints emerged of a possible compromise between the White House and conservative religious critics.

• Who is Anonymous? Everyone and no one

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:28 am

  There's been a lot of news over the past few days about the hacker collective Anonymous. Last Friday, the group claimed to have posted an internal FBI conference call discussing investigations into Anonymous and the FBI acknowledged the call was intended to be private. This week, Anonymous posted e-mails that it claims are from an adviser to the Syrian president, suggesting how Bashar al-Assad could downplay violence in the country when he was interviewed by Barbara Walters last summer.

• Ukraine's emergency services under pressure as winter bites

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:19 am

  Suffering in the grip of a brutal winter where temperatures have not risen above freezing in nearly a month, Ukraine has seen a wave of deaths related to the cold, and the country's ambulance service is inundated with calls for help.

• Authorities probe 911 response to Josh Powell's home

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:02 am

  Authorities have launched an investigation into how dispatchers handled 911 calls from those seeking help before, they say, Josh Powell killed his sons and himself in his Washington home.

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• Kids React to Meme Video - Run Potato Run (Death of a Meme)

  9 Feb 2012 | 1:37 am

  Kids React to Meme Video - Run Potato Run (Death of a Meme) My friend Dave sent me this video of his kids today after they had watched the last video. He says there are addicted to the song now and want to listen to it over and over and over on loop.....sorry Dave! You have to admit - these kids have some pretty good dance moves though. Check out the original video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPkfK1V587E We'll be releasing new videos in the next few days, including new music videos, 'Death of a Meme' videos with new characters, and more - so stay tuned and be sure to…

• skyRimGameJam

  8 Feb 2012 | 8:35 pm

  skyRimGameJam From: TacoBellManager Views: 44551 5760 ratings Time: 05:12 More in Education

• Stuck In Your Radio's Self Titled Song!

  8 Feb 2012 | 8:13 pm

  Stuck In Your Radio's Self Titled Song! This is our last song right now, so make sure to leave a like, favorite and share it with all your other homies! Stuck In Your Radio's Official Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stuck-In-Your-Radio/104465609682264?sk=wall Official SlyFoxHound & Homies Shirt Store http://www.redbubble.com/people/slyfoxhound/shop/t-shirts http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/stuck-in-your-radio/id494247908 Thanks to Everyone that helped *Soundmine Studio *Dan & Alec http://www.facebook.com/alechenningermusic *Hellberg for the 8bit intro…

• What Boys Do In The Bathroom In The Morning

  8 Feb 2012 | 5:53 pm

  What Boys Do In The Bathroom In The Morning Please subscribe to my channel and my vlog channel! I make new videos here every Wednesday and make vlogs during my majestical daily life. JennaMarbles JennaMarblesVlog Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jenna-Mourey/311917224927 Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/Jenna_Marbles @Jenna_Marbles @CharlesMarbles @Kermit_thedog T-Shirts (so far, sorry we're working on more!!) http://www.districtlines.com/jennamarbles Blog: http://www.jennamarblesblog.com/ Tumblr: http://jennamarbles.tumblr.com/ From: JennaMarbles Views: 808542 29841 ratings Time:…

• Mudança Torre de Karin - Minecraft

  8 Feb 2012 | 4:41 pm

  Mudança Torre de Karin - Minecraft Obrigado por assistir, algumas informações basicas sobre o canal: Site: http://www.randonsplays.com.br Twitter: http://twitter.com/randonsplays Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RandonsP Email: monark@randonsplays.com.br Google+: http://goo.gl/tuHcn From: RandonsPlays Views: 301 6411 ratings Time: 08:50 More in Entertainment

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• Hannity: Bin Laden would be alive if Obama ‘had his way’

  Digg

  8 Feb 2012 | 11:27 am

  A day after proclaiming America’s end if President Barack Obama is re-elected, Sean Hannity added to his pile of animosity Tuesday evening with a claim startlingly detached from reality.

• Infographic: Flash Still Bests HTML5 by Most Measures In Web Gaming

  Digg

  8 Feb 2012 | 2:25 pm

  Apple may have hitched its star to HTML5 with iOS-based devices like the iPhone and iPad, but Flash is still more secure, more available, and used for more multimedia overall.

• Facebook rolling out lightbox photo viewer globally by end of week

  Digg

  8 Feb 2012 | 12:54 pm

  Facebook is rolling out its lightbox photo viewer to all 840 million of its users by the end of this week, according to a spokesperson for the company, who confirmed the deadline to VentureBeat in ...

• Scientists Invent Robot That Powers Itself By Eating Organic Matter, Then Pooping

  Digg

  8 Feb 2012 | 7:43 am

  Scientists working out of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory have invented a robot that powers itself by collecting its own food and water, digests it, then poops out the waste, according to Scientific American. It may sound unconventional, but scientists hope that a new generation of these "ecobots" will not only be self-sustaining, but may even help recycle and reuse food waste.

• The War on Drugs [Infographic]

  Digg

  8 Feb 2012 | 12:26 pm

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  iTunes Store: Top Free Apps

• Ski On Neon - Esoteric Development

  iTunes Store

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:51 am

  Ski On Neon Esoteric Development Genre: Games Release Date: September 20, 2011 “Download the FAADChat App by @FreeAppADay.com, make new friends and vote together to make the best paid apps like "Ski On Neon" FREE!" ✭ Over 1 Million downloads in the U.S.A and over 1.5 Million worldwide!✭✭Thanks to everyone for making Ski On Neon # 1 in the U.S.A, France, Canada and many many more.✭ ✭✭✭✭✭ WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING (or TWEETING)! ✭✭✭✭✭➤ "Freakingly addictive! Ski on Neon is the most addictive game I’ve played lately." Ruben Berenguel of…

• Save The Pencil - Perfect Dimension

  iTunes Store

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:51 am

  Save The Pencil Perfect Dimension Genre: Games Release Date: December 08, 2011 • TiPB App of the Week - "Save the Pencil is adorable and fun. A fantastic puzzle game."• App Gamer - "A game that will test your brain and dexterity. Its uncluttered graphics and cheery nature help to make this a puzzle you'll be coming back to."• App Addict - "Cute & Fun."• iPhones.ru - "The conclusion is simple - if you like puzzles Save the pencil is must buy." • App Advice - "A good fit for puzzle fans."The world could be about to change. The future of…

• iMob 2 - Addmired, Inc

  iTunes Store

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:51 am

  iMob 2 Addmired, Inc Genre: Games Release Date: January 26, 2012 Download FAADChat by @FreeAppADay.com, make new friends & vote together to feature best apps like "iMOB 2"!iMOB 2 – the Biggest, Most Intense & SOCIAL MMO RPG game on the iPhone & iPod touch!!★★★★★ Be the iMOB BOSS of your Online Family, Alliance, City or the entire World!★★★★★ Most SOCIAL & CONNECTED game! – Best Action Strategy MMO RPG game, In-Game Social Community, Chat, Messaging & Friend-feed, Engrossing Gameplay & Intense PvP Action LIVE, REAL-TIME !★★★★★…

• Temple Run - Imangi Studios, LLC

  iTunes Store

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:51 am

  Temple Run Imangi Studios, LLC Genre: Games Release Date: August 04, 2011 "In pretty much every treasure hunting adventure movie there’s one specific scene in which the plucky hero finally gets his hands on the treasure but then has to navigate a maze of booby traps in order to get out alive. Temple Run is this scene and nothing else. And it’s amazing." - SlideToPlay.comFrom the makers of the award-winning best-seller Harbor Master® comes the most exhilarating running game on the App Store. Test your reflexes as you race down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs. Swipe to…

• Cut the Buttons - Open Name Ltd

  iTunes Store

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:51 am

  Cut the Buttons Open Name Ltd Genre: Games Release Date: December 14, 2011 Download the FAADChat App by @FreeAppADay.com, make new friends and vote together to make the best paid apps like "Cut the Buttons" FREE!★★★ FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME ★★★A snip here, a cut there: avoid the bolts and please beware! Now make a trim, its time to start, make sure to keep your scissors sharp! “Beautiful . . . the innovative gameplay of Cut the Buttons raises games for iOS to a completely new level.” – iphone4c.com, China “The game which will be at the top list of games for iOS in…

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  All Country News

• Taylor Swift's "Safe & Sound" Video Debuts Monday

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:21 am

  Taylor Swift and Viacom Music Group have partnered for the premiere of her new video, "Safe & Sound," on Monday night (Feb. 13).

• ACM Awards Reveal New Artist Nominees

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:51 am

  Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery have been named the ACM Awards' best new artist nominees.

• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw, Fishing for Compliments

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:25 am

  This is wife law: After 15 years of marriage, you have officially earned the right to make fun of your husband on live television.

• Merle Haggard Will Resume Tour This Month

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:00 am

  Merle Haggard will begin touring again later this month after canceling shows in January due to pneumonia.

• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift on the Maximum Capacity of Cuteness

  9 Feb 2012 | 7:00 am

  It's not a new love interest she is talking about.

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  ACountry.com :: Country Music News

• 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominations

  jarrod@zrock.com

  26 Jan 2012 | 6:58 am

  20112 Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were announced online via the first-ever ACM digital press conference   Kenny Chesney leads with 9 nominations; Jason Aldean received 6 nominations, Lady Antebellum received 5 nominations, Brad Paisley received 4 nominations, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, Eli Young Band, and Grace Potter each received 3 nominations; Dierks Bentley, Kelly Clarkson, Vince Gill, Miranda Lambert, Aaron Lewis, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood and Chris Young each received 2 nominations.  Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Blaek Shelton, and Taylor…

• Houston Rodeo Concerts

  jarrod@zrock.com

  13 Jan 2012 | 10:15 am

  The 2012 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo concert lineup features some of music’s biggest stars.  Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum, Alabama, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry, Chris Young, Eli Young Band and Alan Jackson anchor a star-filled lineup which includes ZZ Top, Kid Rock, John Legend, Big Time Rush, Enrique Iglesias, Duelo, La Origanal Banda El Limon, and Train. Tickets for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo are on sale now. view details and ticket info...

• Robert Earl Keen : Merry Christmas From the Family Video

  jarrod@zrock.com

  25 Dec 2011 | 5:12 pm

  Merry Christmas From The Family is the companion book for Robert Earl Keen"s popular Christmas tune of the same name. Using authentic Keen family photos, recipes, and craft instructions, it illustrates all the verses of the song, which you can sing along with on the accompanying CD. Whether you"re one of Robert Earl"s legion of fans, or you"ve just had enough of Perry, Bing, and the other crooners, Merry Christmas from the Family is what you need to keep the holidays in hilariously skewed perspective. watch video...

• Faith Hill : Little Drummer Boy Video

  jarrod@zrock.com

  25 Dec 2011 | 8:10 am

  Faith Hill’s Little Drummer Boy video is one of the featured songs from Faith Hill’s Christmas Album, Joy To The World.  Little Drummer Boy was written by Katherine K. Davis in 1941. watch video...

• Sugarland : O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Video

  jarrod@zrock.com

  25 Dec 2011 | 8:08 am

  Sugarland’s O Come O Come Emmanuel video was filmed live for the CMA Country Christmas television special.  Written by John Mason Neale, O come, O come, Emmanuel is a translation of the Latin text “Veni, veni, Emmanuel.” watch video...

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  Detroit Tigers News

• Tigers organization preview, Top 20 Prospects

  Jesse Sanchez

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:00 am

  It's not a secret that the Tigers have identified pitching as a position of strength in the Minor Leagues. But now, it's up to the pitching prospects to understand what type of pitcher they are and what kind of pitcher they want to be in the future.

• Tigers unveil spring broadcast schedule

  Jason Beck

  8 Feb 2012 | 12:11 pm

  The Tigers have six Spring Training games scheduled to be televised, and 11 more slated for radio, according to a preliminary schedule released Wednesday.

• Tigers prospects to compete for rotation job

  Jason Beck

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:30 am

  The closer the Tigers get to Spring Training, the more likely it appears they'll look to their farm system for their fifth starter. The way it's shaping up, with the first formal workout a week and a half away, they'll have no shortage of candidates to watch.

• Staub, Montreal have enduring connection

  Marty Noble

  7 Feb 2012 | 5:00 pm

  Rusty Staub was among the men identified Tuesday as members of the 2012 class of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. No surprise there -- except that it has taken this long for him to be recognized and that he has been so recognized having played merely 3 1/2 seasons North of the Border.

• Dirks' standout play makes him a star in D.R.

  Jesse Sanchez

  6 Feb 2012 | 6:07 pm

  Detroit outfielder Andy Dirks is a rock star in the Dominican Republic. He can't walk out of the hotel room where he is living this week without fans asking to take a photo with him or get his autograph. As a member of the Dominican Republic's Escogido squad, he's also a Caribbean Series champion.

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  NFL.com

• New Vikes stadium could be built on parking lot near Metrodome

  Associated Press

  6 Feb 2012 | 9:44 am

  The latest Minnesota Vikings stadium plan would place it just east of the Metrodome on a parking lot.

• Fisher: Decision with No. 2 pick will 'determine future' of Rams

  NFL.com

  3 Feb 2012 | 3:28 pm

  Two of the teams selecting near the top of the 2012 NFL Draft have let it be known they will be listening when the phone rings with trade offers.

• Peterson outraged over price of number switch

  NFL.com

  1 Feb 2012 | 3:36 pm

  Adrian Peterson wanted to change his number from 28 to 23. But for a million bucks? The Vikings' star running back explained in an epic Twitter rant why that's not happening.

• Morris turned down Vikings for lesser post with 'Skins

  NFL.com

  26 Jan 2012 | 5:15 pm

  Principles are well and good, but some people -- especially Vikings fans -- might say new Redskins defensive coordinator Raheem Morris should re-examine his recent career choice.

• Vikes willing to build on Metrodome site to stay in Twin Cities

  Associated Press

  25 Jan 2012 | 12:57 pm

  Vikings owner Zygi Wilf spoke Wednesday after a three-hour meeting with Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers about the team's push for state funding of a new stadium.

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  Formula1.com - Latest Features

• Tuesday's testing to mark true start of 2012 season

  6 Feb 2012 | 7:02 am

  Tuesday sees the commencement of 2012's pre-season testing, with a four-day session at Jerez, where nine of the 12 Formula One teams will have their new cars running in anger for the first time. It will be followed by a further three similar tests in Spain ahead the Australian Grand Prix on March 18. The 2012 machines in action this week will be the Red Bull RB8, McLaren MP4-27

• All systems go - launch season gets serious

  31 Jan 2012 | 2:51 am

  Caterham were first out of the blocks with their CT01, but February sees the 2012 launch season begin in earnest, with all teams bar Marussia and HRT expected to debut their new cars before the month is out. Monday February 6 is the busiest day, with Sauber, Red Bull and Toro Rosso

• Has brilliant Barrichello bowed out for good?

  19 Jan 2012 | 2:39 am

  Brazilian loyalties were torn asunder earlier this week. After the news that Bruno Senna had secured a drive with Williams there was celebration but also commiseration within the South American country. Senna's opportunity at the British team means that compatriot Rubens Barrichello - a great friend of Bruno's late uncle Ayrton - is left without a Formula One seat for the first time in two decades...

• Overall overhaul - race suit evolution

  10 Jan 2012 | 3:05 am

  The protective, fire-resistant garments worn by racing drivers today have come a long way since the simple cotton overalls of the '50s. Now they're light, flameproof and breathable. But only thanks to decades of ceaseless development A racing driver's work clothes of 60 years ago couldn't have been more basic. They usually consisted of: lightweight cotton trousers and a T-shirt, and thin skinned leather/suede shoes

• The 2011 Season Review - Part Two

  5 Dec 2011 | 8:45 am

  McLaren struggled horribly in pre-season testing, trying to get their blown floor working, but reversion to a previous iteration worked miracles for the opening race and they were competitive for much of the season. Hamilton won beautifully in China, then came victory for Button in Canada, the race of the year which had it all

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  F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

• New HRT delayed by crash test failure

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:47 am

  The new HRT car is set to make its debut in the third and final test of the pre-season after the Spanish squad's plans were delayed because it didn't pass all the mandatory crash tests this week.

• Harlow takes up Williams role

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:28 am

  Former Force India chief race engineer Dominic Harlow has moved to Williams

• Senna confident FW34 is a better car

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:46 am

  Bruno Senna says Williams already has confidence that its new car is good enough to help it bounce back from its worst ever season in Formula 1.

• Hamilton: Coton brings F1 experience

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:30 am

  Lewis Hamilton says Didier Coton's experience of Formula 1 and the McLaren operation will be a big asset to his management team

• Grosjean buoyed by Lotus form

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:18 am

  Romain Grosjean is upbeat about the performance of the new Lotus E20 after his first day of testing with the car at Jerez on Thursday.

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  Holy Kaw!

• Romance survey [infographic]

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pm

  Via Hotels.com. Infographics to put you in the mood. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Do aliens go invisible by 'going green'?

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:24 am

  As we discover more and more planets around other stars, the Fermi Paradox is becoming, well, more paradoxical. The Fermi Paradox simply asks the question "where are they?" Our Milky Way galaxy is so big and so old -- and we are estimated to be accompanied by at least 100 billion planets -- that aliens should have visited us by now. Instead, when we peruse the heavens, we are faced with the Great Silence, which is one of the biggest challenges to modern astronomy. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Photo credit: Fotolia Permalink | Leave a…

• Mysterious sounds reported around the world

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:23 am

  People around the world have reported hearing strange sounds from the skies over the past month. Sometimes they describe it as a hum or low rumble; other times it’s a whine, thump, or even a melody. Often the sounds have been recorded and posted online, fueling rumors and conspiracy theories. One blogger wrote, "either the world is ending, aliens are landing or everyone is getting hoaxed. Or, possibly, there’s an actual scientific explanation for the mass amount of YouTube videos capturing bizarre sounds that are being heard around the globe. Are we witnessing the beginning of a…

• Costa Concordia: an ecological time bomb

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:21 am

  As workers begin to extract the half-million gallons of fuel in the shipwrecked cruise liner, locals are worried that their pristine waters are in danger. Reporting by Rossella Lorenzi. Written and produced by Rossella Lorenzi and Martin Berman. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Inside Syria's capitol: nervously normal

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:18 am

  As the violence in Syria continues to escalate, Syrian citizens are arming themselves to resist their oppressive regime. For days, Homs, the third-largest city in Syria, has endured shelling, tanks and attacks by heavy weaponry. Syrian protestors react with more violence against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, resulting in all-out war zones in some residential neighborhoods. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  TED Blog

• The difficulties in opening science: Q&A with Michael Nielsen

  Ben Lillie

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pm

  In a timely and incisive talk at TEDxWaterloo, Michael Nielsen made the case for open science — the idea that research data and results should be freely available to the public, and that scientists should collaborate more freely with each other and with the public. Since the talk, his book, Reinventing Discovery, has been released, and even more recently the US Congress has introduced controversial legislation to prohibit funding agencies from requiring open access. TED’s Ben Lillie called Nielsen to talk about the politics and difficulties of open science. Your talk got a…

• Sign up to audition for TED2013 in Doha

  tedstaff

  8 Feb 2012 | 1:14 pm

  From April to June 2012, TED will be holding 14 auditions, around the world, to search for unheard voices to put onstage at TED2013. Learn more about TED2013 Worldwide Auditions >> Just announced: The very first audition will be held in Doha, Qatar, in April, as part of the TEDxSummit conference. If Doha is the closest audition spot to you geographically, sign up to audition! Signups are open from now until February 28; to audition, you’ll need to send a one-minute video. Learn more about the Doha auditions for TED2013 at on.ted.com/auditionsdoha >>

• New TED Book envisions the ‘living’ cities of the future

  Jim Daly

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:56 am

  What will the urban areas of tomorrow look like? More like an ever-changing and vibrant garden than a static set of buildings and blocks. In our new ebook Living Architecture: How Synthetic Biology Can Remake Our Cities and Reshape Our Lives, British designer and architect Rachel Armstrong re-imagines the world’s cities and argues that in order to achieve sustainable development of the built environment — and help countries like Japan recover from natural disasters — we need to rethink how we approach architecture. By genetically modifying biological systems  and studying such things…

• New: Find “courses” from TEDTalks on iTunes U

  tedstaff

  8 Feb 2012 | 7:51 am

  New on iTunes U: Find TEDTalks organized by subject area into courses, curated for students, educators and lifelong learners. In our initial course offering, explore such topics as “Creative Problem-Solving” … “Understanding Happiness” … “Climate Change” … where you’ll find great thinkers from TED exploring multiple aspects of a fascinating topic. Explore these curated collections of TEDTalks on iTunes U … and watch for new courses over upcoming months!

• Remembering Mike deGruy

  tedstaff

  4 Feb 2012 | 1:34 pm

  We are saddened by the news that ocean photographer, filmmaker and storyteller Mike deGruy died yesterday in a helicopter crash in Australia. Mike was truly one of the great teachers and advocates for the oceans, as you can see in his TEDTalk, filmed aboard Mission Blue in 2010: In this talk, as in his photography and his many films, you can sense Mike’s infectious humor, his passion for the oceans — and his example of a life well and richly lived. Photo top: Mike deGruy at Baltra Airport in the Galapagos Islands, April 2010. Photo below: deGruy holds a pair of shoes decorated by…

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  NYT > Education

• The Learning Network Blog: It's All an Allusion: Identifying Allusions, in Literature and in Life

  By SHANNON DOYNE, KATHERINE SCHULTEN and HOLLY OJALVO

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:09 pm

  Lesson | What is an allusion? In this lesson, students read an essay about allusions in literature, take a quiz in which they identify allusions, then choose from a variety of activities to go deeper.

• SchoolBook: Cobble Hill Parents Sue to Block Success Academy 3

  By MARY ANN GIORDANO

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:06 am

  Eva Moskowitz and her Success Academy charter schools are in the news on Thursday, again as the target of a lawsuit to try to stop her from establishing a new school, this time in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.

• SchoolBook: Something to Say? We've Made It Simpler

  By MARY ANN GIORDANO

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:33 am

  Conversation — along with news and data — is one of the three key pillars of SchoolBook, and we wanted to do everything we could to make it flourish. So we have added open-ended comment threads on posts to make it easier for you to weigh in on all the issues, ideas, news and opinions that touched, angered, inspired or entertained you.

• Editorial: Successes of Small Schools

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:40 am

  A study provides sound evidence that New York City students at small, specialized high schools are more likely to graduate than students in large, traditional high schools.

• F.B.I. Seeks Victims of School Aide Accused of Sex Abuse

  By ANNA M. PHILLIPS

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:00 am

  Investigators returned to an elementary school in Crown Heights to continue an inquiry after a teacher’s aide, Taleek Brooks, was charged on Tuesday with producing child pornography, possibly at the school.

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  EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE News

• Where Do You Want To Be in Five Years?

  2 Feb 2012 | 10:10 am

  “This is as important a time as there has ever been for the CIO to have a seat at the table with the president or provost of an institution. It is also a key time for the IT organization to be seen as a partner. It is absolutely essential for the IT organization to run first-class, cost-effective, efficient services to support the institutional missions… The IT organization can help the college or university balance centralization and commoditization, address funding challenges, and preserve knowledge.” ― Michael A. McRobbie, President, Indiana Universityread more

• ELI Releases New White Paper on Analytics in Higher Education

  1 Feb 2012 | 9:03 am

  ELI has released a new white paper, Analytics in Higher Education: Establishing a Common Language, by Angela van Barneveld, Kimberly Arnold, and John P. Campbell, Purdue University.read more

• Core Data Service Annual Report

  31 Jan 2012 | 2:22 pm

  The 2011 Core Data Service (CDS) Annual Report is now available. The report provides in-depth analysis of the survey responses from more than 800 institutions. The authors have linked together multiple data elements to provide both interesting and actionable findings. In some cases, they've also extrapolated from the data to suggest trends; such detours are clearly marked in new "connecting the dots" highlights. February 9 CDS Webinar Tutorial: Analyzing Your Data Leah Lang, EDUCAUSE senior IT metrics and benchmarking analyst, and Pam Arroway, EDUCAUSE senior statistician, will…

• EDUCAUSE Review Announces New Department Editors for 2012

  31 Jan 2012 | 10:23 am

  EDUCAUSE Review, the association's award-winning magazine for the higher education information technology community, has named three new department editors for one-year appointments. Read more in the press release.read more

• Tune In February 1 -- Leaping the Chasm: Moving from Buzzwords to Implementation of Learning Analytics*

  27 Jan 2012 | 8:21 am

  This free hour-long session, “Leaping the Chasm: Moving from Buzzwords to Implementation of Learning Analytics,” will explore the roots of learning analytics as well as the context in which they are now being considered in higher education. Examples will be provided of learning analytics implementations and leading-edge research, and current trends will be extrapolated to present a vision of what a data-intensive university might look like in the future. * This presentation is part of the Spotlight on Analytics series. View the first webinar archive. Those unable to attend may…

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  open thinking

• Sasktel’s Great Bait & Switch

  Alec

  4 Feb 2012 | 6:07 pm

  Last year, I terminated my mobile phone contract with Rogers, and signed a three-year contract with Sasktel Mobility. I chose Sasktel at the time for two reasons. First, their coverage area within Saskatchewan is much better than Rogers’ (although now it is comparable to Bell or Telus). Second – and this was the most important reason - Sasktel offered a $40 unlimited Canadian texting & data plan (the data portion of my average $80/month bill). Seeing that I am a heavy data user and that I travel frequently across Canada, this was by far, for me, the best mobile data deal in…

• Student Work – Fall 2011

  Alec

  31 Dec 2011 | 7:37 pm

  For the third year in a row (see 2009 and 2010), I wanted to use the last post of the year to share a few examples of the great work that is being done by my graduate and undergraduate students. I am so very fortunate to have creative & hard-working students who are committed to improving their knowledge of teaching and learning in light of our new digital landscape. I hope that some of these examples will inspire you to take up new challenges in your own context. From EC&I 831 (Open graduate course, Social Media & Open Education):  Summaries of Learning: Leslie – used…

• RIP Steve Jobs

  Alec

  5 Oct 2011 | 5:05 pm

  Today, the world lost a remarkable man – a visionary and a world-changer. You will be deeply missed Steve. I’ve always loved this video (above) of Steve introducing the Macintosh in 1984. There’s something about the look on his face as people applaud near the end – it’s like they all knew Steve would change the world. And, as we all know now, he truly did. Related posts: He’s Henry … Oh Henry …

• Open Course: Social Media & Open Education

  Alec

  27 Aug 2011 | 10:18 pm

  I will be facilitating an open graduate course this Fall titled EC&I 831: Social Media & Open Education. This will be the 5th time I have taught the course (first time was 2007), and it’s different each time. It looks like I will have about 25 graduate students taking this for credit (which is well over the usual limit), and I’m also inviting anyone out there interested in the experience to participate for free. If you would like to learn more about the course, go to http://eci831.ca. If you’re familiar with the course (from past iterations), you’ll notice that…

• Connections: A Free eBook

  Alec

  1 Jun 2011 | 11:51 am

  One of my favorite people on the planet, Dr. Richard Schwier, has just released his new free eBook titled Connections: Virtual Learning Communities. Read about the book here, or download directly from this link. The book is in .epub format, so if you are unfamiliar with how to handle that format, see this resource. A little bit about the book: This ebook pulls together the big ideas from our work for educators who might actually be able to put what we have learned to good use. That’s what this book is about—making sense of online learning communities. In a sense it isn’t original; it is…

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  Mallory Bower

• Great Expectations

  Mallory Bower

  8 Feb 2012 | 5:46 am

  Dear First-Year Student, When I began teaching, I learned very quickly that having high expectations does not always make you popular. And oh, how we all want to be popular! Thinking back on my own college experience, some of the best teachers I ever had were often labeled as beingcold and mean. Looking closely at the defining moments from my past, it was the “mean” teachers who helped me grow. They called me out on my BS, they challenged me to do better, and they set the bar high. And that is what you can expect from me. Yes, I will make these expectations clear when we first meet. Yes,…

• Unbuttoning My Work

  Mallory Bower

  12 Jan 2012 | 5:15 pm

  Not too long ago, a young woman stopped by my office to show off her new cardigan. She said, “I needed clothes for my new job and I thought, What would Miss Mallory wear?” Not once did she ask me about professional dress, but she modeled her new wardrobe after mine. I was completely flattered, but I remember thinking, It’s a good thing I don’t wear flip-flops and jeans to work. I spend my days teaching college students how to market themselves to employers and image is a huge part of this. This includes the whole package: communication style, skills, online presence,…

• My Letter to Lilly Pulitzer RE: Sorority Print Contest

  nickicroly

  12 Jan 2012 | 12:58 pm

  I am proud to share this guest post by my IUP SAHE colleague, Nicki Croly. She is the Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life at California State University San Marcos and a Delta Gamma Alumna. She recently wrote to Lilly Pulitzer asking the company to associate the Sorority Print Contest with a charitable cause. Company representatives responded soon after– a nice reminder that it pays to stand up for what you believe in. Dearest Lilly Pulitzer, As you embark on your second round of the sorority print contest the post have been filling up my Facebook and Twitter feeds with…

• Getting the Worm

  Mallory Bower

  11 Jan 2012 | 5:28 pm

  I recently shared this article about 23 Successful People Who Wake Up Really Early. At this point in my career, I am not a CEO or upper-level administrator, but I am pretty darn good at finding time to think, write, or squeeze in a run. I am able to do these things consistently because I do them at 5 a.m. You’ve heard the saying, “The early bird catches the worm.” To me the worm represents time. Many of us make plans to relax after a chaotic work day, but when life intervenes, “me time” can easily turn into “no time.” But what happens if we flip-flop…

• It’s a human thing

  Mallory Bower

  6 Jan 2012 | 7:01 am

  It has happened many times– someone describes the millennial generation to me, not realizing that I am, in fact, a Millennial. When I was a grad student, we spent a lot of time talking about my generation and our many flaws. It was a tough pill to swallow, because I never felt like the seven characteristics accurately described my personality. Being marginalized like that made me want to turn my back on the traits that I supposed to have. But when I have this crazy urge to ask my supervisor or a colleague for feedback, I dismiss it because that is so millennial. But feedback…