Farewell, Padlet
Earlier this week, a colleague pointed out Padlet had gone pay. As the [EdSurge article](
Web2.0
Always Faithful
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Living Like a Nomad
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Goodbye, Feedburner!
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Goodbye, ShowBeyond
Another Web 2.0 service bites the dust. It's a shame. ShowBeyond.com was one of those free web based services that made it possible to upload some pictures/slides, add audio, then
Go Shoeless
(not my
Amenities that are Necessities - Commercializing @EdModo
"You knew it was coming didn't you?" asked the cynical cor
Timeline Web Sites
Although not much of a timeline affic
Ping.fm Offline
What? The hub for information distribution is down? Service Unavailable This server is temporarily unable to service requests.(Internal Reason: 132) Yes, apparently Ping.fm is
The Best Free Wiki - Now MORE Available for Higher Ed and K-12 @wikispaces #edchat
Last week, as the tough budget news was se
Tinkering with MySQL Databases #moodle
In two days, I'll be sharing a lot of what I've learned over the years while tinkering with MySQL databases. I wish it could be more, but my focus has been more practical on what I
21 Points of Lights
A conversation starter.... [
Dirpy is GONE
Another Web 2.0 service bites the dust.... [ ](
Web 2.0 how-to for educators book #moodle
Back in 2009 (wow, that seems like an eternity now that we're on the eve of 20
Checking Out Qwiki
[]( As an alpha user of Qwiki,
WallWisher Replacement Players (Updated 2x)
Pindax.com []( Wikipedia's Definition of Replace
3 Tips for Newbie Bloggers
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Peeling the Layers - #Moodle vs Blogoliath
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Generations of eLearning - Wetoku Interviews
How wonderful to view these video interviews on a service (Wetoku) I had no clue about until after watching this Shelly Terrell interview with Scott Newcome.
MyNotes - Scribd Puts Uploads Behind Paywall
Another business turns on its free users...we've all been warned. If you aren't paying for it, might as well forget about the free stuff you're getting. Again, the issue really isn
MyNotes - Free Forever? Get Real!
Here are some select notes from a blog entry, Free, Forever? Get Real and the comments that I found relevant to
Goodbye @Diigo You Ain't for Me Anymore!
Jeffrey Thomas (Tech the Plunge) points out that Diigo has Gone Premium. He writes: Unfortunately, as I was bookmarking today, I noticed
Edublogs.tv Fiasco
Perhaps we've all become a bit inured to the fact that so called Web 2.0 services can disappear at will. I won't bother going into the list (where is that darn list anyways?). The
The Power of Choice - My Rules for Social Media
Update : [Follow the conversation in Plurk](h
Moodle Mayhem on Classroom 2.0 LIVE
This coming Saturday morning, Moodle Mayhem will be featured on the Classroom 2.0 LI
To PLN or Not
As I shared in an [earlier blog entry](http:/
Updated List of Content Creation Tools and Media Sources
Note: You can embed multimedia content from the sites below easily into wikis, blogs, and Moodle HTML blocks, discussion forums, labels, and more. Although I've explored
YourOpenBook.org - Dance in the Rain
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Admission of Vulnerability - My PLN
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Differing Perspective on Tech in Schools
Do you agree with Nina's comment that our students need to learn how to live in the real world with digital tools accessible there? Does blocking access to those tools in school hu
Teacher Breaks the Rules
Breaking the rules isn't all bad. However, what happens when a teacher does what Tami Brass says in this comment on my blog entry, "My Teacher Made Me Do It
My Teacher Made Me Do It
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Net Generation Education Project: Call for Classrooms
Someone asked I share this... Net Generation Education Project: Call for Classrooms Written by Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay [
DiigoNotes - Interview with Stephen Downes
Stephen Downes has been around a long time, and I remember him when I started blogging. With one mention of his Old Daily, I'd get hundreds of visitors to my blog. Since that time
Haloscan Shuts Its Virtual Doors- Thanks!
Haloscan is being shut down on: Feb 19, 2010 The Haloscan hardware and software is physically failing and we have no choice but to discontinue the service. Although we ca
EduTalk - Audio Publishing by educators using Mobile Devices
A sea of tweets flew by, one droplet landing on my nose with a fascinating link to EDUtalk, Audio Publishing by Educators using Mobile Devices. A little more
DiigoNotes - Learning Theory for 21st Century Students
This article was originally published in Innovate ( as: Sontag, M. 2009. A learning theory for 21st century students. Innovate 5 (4). [
WatchKnow YouTube Search - Blocked!
Could the District unblock WatchKnow.org? We can't view the videos on the site! [ ](
Tools - Banned and Mobile
Thanks to Jane Hart coming up with a list of tools. There is a lot to like in the list but I can't help but ask, "How many of these
onCUE Publishes Moodle Article
The long awaited Fall, 2009 issue of OnCue by the Massachusetts Computer
K-12 Online Conference
[The K 12 Onli
DiigoNotes -Lawsuit Facebook
Hey, kids! Hate school? Don't tell Facebook! Technotica msnbc.com High school sucks. Did y
Eracism
What a fascinating concept...ERacism. [Have your students apply t
MyNotes - Leave your hat on!
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DiigoNotes - The NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies
The NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies tags: [no tag](
Will Ping.FM work? (Updated 08/30/2009)
I didn't realize Twhirl had compatibility with a
Essential Understandings
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Preaching Safety, Inciting Rebellion
"We felt that if a student could learn better working in front of a computer," said Jeff Crawford, manager of networking and security for East Grand Rapids Public Schools, "that
Borrowing 2.0 Same as Always
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Premier Mac RSS Reader--NetNewsWire--Works with Google Reader
What thrilling news to find out that NetNewsWire
Portable Collaboration Networks on the Flash
Catching up on my million articles in the RSS reader all from Stephen Downes, sigh I was struck by the juxtaposition of [Helen Barrett's
Learning to Change, Changing to Learn
Thanks to CoSN for this video of students discussing technology! via [Wikinomics](
Essential Videos
Here's my list of essential videos to introduce teachers to Read/Write Web...what am I missing? [Build your own custom video playlist at embedr.com](
Digital Storytelling Festival - ShowBeyond.com Experiment
Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo, I just became aware of this nifty new tool, [Show Beyond.com](h
Tear Down This Wall - Twitter in the Classroom
Image: [Tear down this wall!
CITE Journal Article
Note: The following are my Diigo'd notes from the blog entry cited below. They should not be interpreted as MY writing, but instead, notes taken that I consider worth keeping. [C
Stager's Words
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Dembo Delivers
Thanks to Steve Dembo's NECC presentation for sharing his Prezi.com presentation... I
NPR Interview of Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay
How fun to listen to Julie and Vicki in this int
Revising AUPs
Someone in Texas wrote... Did you ever receive any input from the forum on updating your AUP? I have been given the job of updating ours to reflect the "newer issues" and am havi
TxCTO09 - Web 2.0 and Policy Leadership (Podcast)
Image: Keith Krueger (CEO, COSN) and Miguel Guhlin
True to Stories In Progress
Brand "U.0" View more presentations from [David Armano](h
Considering Wikispaces Private Label
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Revolution a la Twitter
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Wiki Angels
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Buy this Book for Your Teen
Read the story behind Alone in the M
Stages of PLN
Source: Jeff Utecht
Multiple Technology Intelligences
Adapted from
World’s first tuition-free, online university
A recent announcement worth noting.... 19 May 2009 – A leading arm of the United Nations working to spread the benefits of i
Assessing Your Web Site Speed
Jeremy Fluhmann was kind enough to share these two resources with me. They enable you to analyze the speed of your web site, especially Joomla. It's fun to try them on different My
Grant Me the Power
Image: Adapted from
Push the Easy Button - Easy WordPress Install
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TEC-SIG 05/2009 - Will Richardson Keynote
Listening to Will Richardson again... View his presentation on uStream (TECSIG TV) David Warlick
Brain Blip on Web 2.0
I'm presenting this summer for about 10 minutes at a COSN CTO event, and entirely unbidden, the idea came to mind of how to frame the presentation on Web 2.0 and Policy in school
I've been laid off
It's tough to lose a job you've come to value, even if you've only been there for a short time. Over the last year, I've had the opportunity to work as a freelance writer for Educa
To MAMP PRO or Not
UPDATE 10/13/2009 This past weekend, I played around with XAMPP for Mac and it runs great! I retract all the mean things ("cl
JumpCut is Closing
JumpCut, an online video editing tool, is closing! Another tale of a Web 2.0 tool gone bust? Their email: Dear Jumpcut user, After careful consideration, we will be officiall
CONTROL IS AN ABSOLUTE GOOD
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Web 2.0 Advocates Recant
The Sweet Spot vs. the Sweat Spot Source: [Gartner (Augu
PLN in Action - NECC Newb Scholarship
A fun story to read...if personal learning networks can be used for such purposes, why not others? [Mr. Byrne (Free Technology for Teachers) shares his surprise](
Web 2.0 Process
In an earlier post, I shared the process I perceive many Web 2.0 services are going to follow, if they
Revisiting Domesticating Education
I wrote this in response to Al Upton's situation, and when I read it again, I realized I didn't have a copy on my new blog (the one you're reading now). So, to make it a bit more g
Moodle - The Cool Tool that Won't Slip Away
A few folks have been pushing back on the use of Moodle in schools. However, I found this commentary at Digigogy about the disappearance of Web 2.0 tools due to the Depression (yea
Disaster Recovery in Australia
Source: BBC News Asia Pacific I was shocked to fin
Picking the District Lock on Web 2.0 Tools
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Evaporating the Cloud
Image Source: [Evaporating Cloud](ht
TechFiesta 2009 - Moodle Sessions and More
Tech Fiesta 2009 "Future Visions" When? April 16 17, 2009 ; 8:00 4:30 PM [Most of the sessions for TechFiesta 2009 are now posted (draft copy)](
Bloom's Taxonomy Triangle and DigiGogy
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Cost Containment
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Facebook Generation
Will school districts need to open access to Facebook now that Colleges/Universities are embracing it as institutions? [Ray Ulmer shares the news](
Goodbye Yahoo Briefcase!
var addthis pub="mguhlin"; . And, while I love Reader's features to let me r
Moodle Tip - 3 RSS Feed Tips
Problem One Moodle discussion forum that is open to the public is going to generate hundreds of emails. How do you keep track of 100s of postings? If they are automatically em
Fear Factor - Digital Presence
Thanks to Steve Dembo for passing along this video above. It's a video that's relevant to a conversation [The EdJ
Web 2.0 Parable
Source:
TCEA2009 - Infusing Global Awareness Through Technology
Silvia Tolisano (Langwitches.org/blog) a
Podcast: What Administrators Need to Know about 1 to 1
Podcast of presentation "What Administrators Need to Know about Implementing a 1 to 1 Computing Program." Please be sure to click on READ MY NOTES below to see more information, in
Is Your School Network Irrelevant?
It's a question that comes up periodically...as students and staff get access to high speed Internet access, does your school district network with all its content filters, blocks
phpScheduleIt
A campus level person asked, "How can teachers in my grade level best schedule ourselves and students into 2 classrooms using some kind of web based calendaring system?" The soluti
Print VoiceThread Tutorial (Updated 09/07/08)
Although there are a lot of VoiceThread tutorials out there and in a variety of media formats I decided that I
WordPress on iPhone
Since I'm now using an iPod Touch more info here I'm getting excited by the possibilities. One of them includes facilitating blogs for admin. Im
Creating Dynamic, Engaging Online Learning Experiences
The following article appears in the January, 2009 issue of TCEA's TechEdge magazine. “Creating a dynamic and engaging online learning experience is no easy task,” shares Dearbor
A Word is Dead
A WORD is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live
Web Mastering - What to Teach?
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Moral Panic, Flickr SexFan
Source: Alec Couros blog entry linked below
Myriad Free Solutions Create Problem
This blog entry started out as an email, and since it provides insight into my thinking, I'm going to drop it here. It arose from a back n forth regarding what tools to use in la
Managing Disruption
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Plurk It, baby!
Source: Screenshot of PlurkIt, an AdobeAir client,
Be a Part of the Conversation
Someone recently emailed me...here's
2008 Top 10 Coolest OpenSource Apps
CRN.com has their top 10 list of coolest Open Source Products, among them (their descr
Classroom 2.0 2008 Wrap-Up
I had the opportunity to listen in on the conversation going on via the Classroom 2.0 2008 Wrap Up (check this web site). The
Darkness
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Illustrated 4 Fun - Twitter Tools
TwtPoll take quick polls using TwtPoll [ ](
Who Ate the First Oyster?
Source: [Sex crazed oysters transmit herpes,
The Write Technology
Source: Some time ago, I setup a wiki
Journalist Blogger
I was intrigued by this comment by Danny Brown about the
Voicethread Discussion Summary and Fresh Start
Update: Here's the link to the Voicethread Ning. Sheesh, can't believe I left it out. [
Articles and Topics
It doesn't hurt to re share these, especially when I get emails asking about the content of the articles below... [ Five Essential Tech Tools for School Administrators (Part 3) ]
Exploring Diigo RSS
Clif Mims asks a great question: We're hosting an educational conference this weekend ( and I'm going to be showing off the merits of Diigo. I'm hoping to
Spreadsheets 2.0
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Bud Introduces TokBox.com
As I was walking back in the general direction o
Web 2.0 Spreadsheets
Ms. Durff tweeted and I found my way over to a blog to post a quick comment on a student blog. One of the post
R.E.A.C.H. - Maelstrom of the Mundane
The following is the rough draft of an article and presentation I plan to do at TechForum 2008 on November 7, 2008 to highlight the power of free, open source tools. I'd love con
Shut It Down
Leave Comments (3);) postCountTB('2746'); Trackback;) Subscribe [Visit ShareMore! Wiki](h
The Future is Unwritten
Overview Disruptive technologies exemplified by the ability to publish at will in text, audio, video formats or any combination of those enhance our freedom of speech, freedom
Blacklisting - An Appropriate Response?
One of the fun realities of providing access to powerful technologies is that students often use them in ways you didn't imagine. Now, it's easy to see that the previous sentence c
Why Integrate Technology
Mrs. Durff posted a video link to AllanahK on Why integrate Technolo
Get infected - Culture Virus
Things other than size are becoming important. Mike Gras "Participat
Model to Emulate- Rip, Mix, Burn
Working on a shoestring budget, engaging learn
Student Directed - Engaged
Image Source: [Dean Groom Teaching
The Bee Connection - Creative Transformers
Diane Cordell ([Journeys](
Moving Forward, Looking Back
Over at [Crossroads Dispatches](
No Longer Relevant
Source:
Read, Reflect, Blog
Ask yourself, what do these results [Dr. Scott McLeod's 2008 Education Blogosphere Survey Results
Survey Tools
Ever had to collect a lot of information from campuses, wanted to do it electronically, but instead ended up with lots of emails flying back and forth with Word or Excel spreadshee
Texas Edubloggers List
A few weeks ago, I asked for Texas Edubloggers to update this wikipage and it's still there in case you want to add yourself! and
Walled Garden Solutions Revisited
Often, we are called upon to come up with solutions for sharing ideas and information with a wide audience. In the past the process for these solutions was to do the following: 1.
Surveys and Forms with GoogleDocs
Source: Tweet from @tgray352 Thank to Tanya's tweet, I was reminded of two instance of GoogleDocs. Earlier this w
Comic Fun
In my previous entry, I shared two tools for comics, but obviously, there's a lot more to learn! I checked to see
Managing Your School's Image
Image Source: [Dave Fleet shares some suggestions
Tatango Invite
Via email, I received this invitation: I stumbled across your blog and I saw that you were interested in technology in the classroom and I wanted to tell you a little about o
Flickr RSS Feed
Tom Barrett asked: Does anyone know how to create an RSS feed for an image search in Flickr? The answer is pretty straightforward...
KLRN ICTT 2007 - Dr. Knezek Keynote Notes
This blog entry includes my notes from Dr. Don Knezek's presentation this morning. Podcast appears below. My notes are in square brackets. 
Why Teachers Use Web 2.0
In a wonderfully written [rebuttal of Web 2.0 in education, Gary Stager makes a variety of assertions](