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Educational Origami

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:01:03 GMT

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Educational Origami is a blog, and a wiki, about the integration of ICT into the classroom, this is one of the largest challenges that I feel we as teachers face. Its about 21st Century Learning and 21st Century Teaching. Marc Prensky coined the now popular and famous phrase "Digital natives and digital immigrants" in his two papers on digital Children. We the teachers are the immigrants and our students are the natives, brought up in a world where there has always been computers and the internet, where information is always instant and varied. Our teaching and their learning must reflect this.

Tags: education wiki educational-technology communicatio

100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World that Anyone Can Access

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:41:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: For the complete list, pl visit the site...

Clip Source: www.collegedegree.com

By Alisa Miller

Digital Libraries

Capturing images of manuscripts, art, and artifacts, digital libraries are an excellent way of both preserving the past and sharing it with everyone.

Harvard University Library. Browse through 24 different collections ranging from cultural images of eastern Asia to 19th century American trade cards.

Yale University Library: Digital Collections. Find ancient manuscripts or read a classic all preserved digitally courtesy of the Yale University Library.

International Digital Libraries

These digital libraries either have a focus on a culture other than that of the United States or are housed in another country.

Medical Libraries

These libraries offer medical information for both the professional and the lay person.

Legal Libraries

Whether you are studying the law or are just interested in it, these libraries have information for you.

Religious Studies

Specialized Selections

Academic Research

American Universities

International Universities

Singing In The Rain ....Advert...Brill !!

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:16:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This Ad is a technological triumph... To Gene Kelly

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VW Golf GTI - Singing in the rain Friday January 28, 2005

If you haven’t seen the new VW Golf GTI ad ...

Via DavidReviews.com:

To some, the other idea of Gene Kelly performing an array of modern dance moves may be anathema but even they will have to concede that the ad is a technological triumph as footage of Kelly from Singing In The Rain is seamlessly melded with new footage to create a remix that is simply staggering.

In any case, Gene Kelly was very progressive in his thinking on dance and if this ad has him turning in his grave, it will surely be because he is trying to emulate the elaborate dance moves that the masters of digital manipulation show him achieving in this terrific commercial.

As a captivating piece of film, this ad is an undoubted success but what makes it especially admirable is that, unlike so many car commercials, the striking imagery is made relevant by the central concept – namely, that the new Golf GTi is “the original, updated”.

Photography

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:32:33 GMT

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Clip Source: digital-photography-school.com

10 Ways to Take Stunning Portraits

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Brave New World of Digital Intimacy

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:15:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: It is easy to become unsettled by privacy-eroding aspects of awareness tools. But there is another — quite different — result of all this incessant updating: a culture of people who know much more about themselves. Many of the avid Twitterers, Flickrers and Facebook users I interviewed described an unexpected side-effect of constant self-disclosure. The act of stopping several times a day to observe what you’re feeling or thinking can become, after weeks and weeks, a sort of philosophical act. It’s like the Greek dictum to “know thyself,” or the therapeutic concept of mindfulness. (Indeed, the question that floats eternally at the top of Twitter’s Web site — “What are you doing?” — can come to seem existentially freighted. What are you doing?) Having an audience can make the self-reflection even more acute, since, as my interviewees noted, they’re trying to describe their activities in a way that is not only accurate but also interesting to others: the status update as a literary form.

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On Sept. 5, 2006, Mark Zuckerberg changed the way that Facebook worked, and in the process he inspired a revolt.

Pundits predicted that News Feed would kill Facebook, but the opposite happened. It catalyzed a massive boom in the site’s growth. A few weeks after the News Feed imbroglio, Zuckerberg opened the site to the general public (previously, only students could join), and it grew quickly; today, it has 100 million users

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In essence, Facebook users didn’t think they wanted constant, up-to-the-minute updates on what other people are doing. Yet when they experienced this sort of omnipresent knowledge, they found it intriguing and addictive. Why?

Social scientists have a name for this sort of incessant online contact. They call it “ambient awareness.” It is, they say, very much like being physically near someone and picking up on his mood through the little things he does — body language, sighs, stray comments — out of the corner of your eye.

Tags: brave new world, digital intimacy

Produtos para publicação WEB

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:05:20 GMT

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Clip Source: www.fabricadigital.com.br

A Fábrica Digital desenvolve produtos para internet e intranets como:

Publique

Enquete

A Fábrica Digital desenvolve produtos para internet e intranets como:

Lançamento do novo site da Fábrica Digital

O novo site coincide com o lançamento da nova versão do Publique!. Além disto, a empresa lança novos produtos e serviços.

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e-bullion - Federal Judge refuses to review no-bail status of James Fayed

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:44:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Reported today by Latimes.below with snips from dgcmagazine blog & Crimefile News.

Click on urls below to read full articles.

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Digital Currency Blog

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Stick a fork in this one it’s over for e-bullion. Gov-1 DGC-0

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

A federal judge has refused to consider bail for the estranged husband of a woman who was stabbed to death in a parking garage in upscale Century City.

James Fayed of Moorpark is charged with operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. But a Los Angeles federal judge today refused to review his no-bail status in the case, saying he was concerned that Fayed eventually might be charged with his wife's murder.

Clip Source: www.crimefilenews.com

Friday, September 05, 2008

Will The Godfinger Murder Suspect Be Released On Bail?

Tags: e-bullion, jamesfayed, dgc, goldfinger, pamela fayed

Dead Sea Scrolls getting digitized

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:09:59 GMT

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Clip Source: www.cnn.com

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- More than 2,000 years after they were written, the Dead Sea Scrolls are going digital

The high-tech initiative, announced Wednesday, will also reveal text that was not visible to the naked eye.

Over the next two years, the Israel Antiquities Authority will digitally photograph and scan every bit of crumbling parchment and papyrus that makes up the scrolls, which include the oldest written record of the Bible's Old Testament.

The images eventually will be posted on the Internet for anyone to see.

"These are the earliest copies of the Bible ever found," said Pnina Shor, head of treatment and conservation at the Antiquities Authority.

"Just by applying the latest infrared technologies and shooting at very high detail, lots of resolution, we are already opening up new characters from the scrolls that are either extremely indistinct or you just couldn't see them before," said Simon Tanner, director of King's Digital Consultancy Services.

Tags: dead see scrolls, archeology

Digital Divide - Is it the Chicken or the Egg?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:26:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I've read a lot about the so called digital divide a lot in various news outlets and agree, it's definitely a real issue and one that needs to be addressed.

However, this article made me think whether or not having access to the Internet is the issue. Especially when I see the statistic that only 29% of people who haven't graduated high school have Internet access.

Is the real issue education? Is it not that some groups don't have access to the Internet, but that the lack of quality education they receive leads them to not realize or understand why access to information on the net is so valuable?

I don't know the answer to the question, but I do know our public school systems are terrible in many places. Maybe we need to focus on educating our youth. If we don't, even if they do get Internet access, what will they really do with it?

Clip Source: news.cnet.com

Overwhelmingly, these unconnected individuals tend to be minorities and people with low education levels. A recent study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that only 57 percent of African Americans and 37 percent of Hispanics have Internet access. And only 29 percent of people who have not graduated from high school are connected to the Internet.

There's been a lot of chatter over the years about the digital divide or the idea that there is a great chasm between people who have access to technology such as computers and the Internet, and those who do not. While some 68 percent of the U.S. population has access to the Internet via broadband or dial-up connections, there are still millions of people across the country who do not have any access at all.

Open Educational Resources Educator Handbook

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:22:46 GMT

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Clip Source: wikieducator.org

The purpose of this handbook is to help you use, create, and share "open educational resources" (OER)^[1]. Digital technologies, combined with the enablers of our networked society, provide teachers, lecturers and trainers with new and exciting opportunities to rediscover and implement a core value of education, namely to share knowledge freely.

The term "Open Educational Resource(s)" (OER) refers to educational resources (lesson plans, quizzes, syllabi, instructional modules, simulations, etc.) that are freely available for use, reuse, adaptation, and sharing.

Tags: open-educational-resources e-book wiki

UMBC's Imaging Center Recreates Early Washington

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:46:41 GMT

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Clip Source: chronicle.com

Nearly everyone has a good idea of what Washington looks like now — broad avenues, columned porticos, the tree-lined Mall, the Capitol, the Washington Monument. But what was here before all that? Turns out that’s been a tough question for scholars to answer, according to an article in The Washington Post Magazine. Early maps are scarce, early drawings are unreliable, and the original landscape has been significantly altered as the city has grown up.

Tags: images digital history maps

TDLP OSONA

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:02:05 GMT

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Clip Source: www.osona.com

La TDT pública d'Osona, en via morta

La creació del canal de televisió digital pública d'Osona està encallada. Els ajuntaments no veuen clar fer grans despeses per sostenir una nova televisió. I menys quan la comarca està ben coberta per les privades existents: Canal Català-TVO, El 9 TV i Canal Taronja. Cap dels principals alcaldes hi aposta, i tampoc el president del Consell Comarcal, Miquel Arisa.

Tags: tdt

Snap & Look

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:11:19 GMT

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Snap & Look is a system for digital photography that doesn’t require a computer but still allows the user to enjoy all the advantages of digital photography. Consisting of a digital camera and a photo viewer docking station, it enables the user to take pictures, view, edit and save with two very sleek devices.

Both the camera and picture viewer docking station are made of up two components tethered to each other by reinforced multicore cabling. Magnets helpfully keep them aligned. On the camera, the configuration offers a multitude of options; flipping the screen over protects the screen and lens when not in use.

Saving, transferring, viewing and editing photos starts by docking the camera. A multitouch interface makes flipping thru your photos, organizing, and editing a snap.

Designer: Johanna Schoemaker

Snap and Look-- Tag: [ 产品 ]

Welcome Letter Activity

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:51:45 GMT

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Clip Source: pittstate.angellearning.com

Welcome Letter Activity(10 points)

Write a letter in Microsoft Word including the following:

An introduction of yourself and your education

A brief overview of what their student will do in your classroom over the course of the year

A brief overview of policies and procedures for homework and behavior

Contact information and preference

Assignment Requirements

Include a left tab, right tab, a center tab, and a decimal tab

Include 3 types of fonts and 2 different text sizes

Include one use of Word Art

Submit the final letter via the digital drop box below

First You Fall synopsis from Amazon

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:42:45 GMT

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

When his friend's death is ruled a suicide, Kevin Connor-a hustler by trade, sleuth by default-sets out to prove a case of murder. It doesn't help matters that the victim's grown children, who disapproved of their father's gay lifestyle, are only concerned about their inheritance. But they are not Kevin's only problem. His high-strung mother has moved in with him-and she knows nothing about his questionable . . . job.

Scott Sherman has written for Newsweek, Genre, Instinct, and The Washington Blade. He is the host of the number-one rated The Digital Photography Show on The Podcast Network.

About the Author
Scott Sherman is a writer and podcaster living with his partner and two sons in Maryland. Scott's written for Newsweek magazine, as well for publications including Genre, Instinct and The Washington Blade. Scott is the host of the number-one rated The Digital Photography Show on The Podcast Network.

Clipmarks | Digital Clips

Educational Origami

100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World that Anyone Can Access

Singing In The Rain ....Advert...Brill !!

VW Golf GTI - Singing in the rain Friday January 28, 2005

Photography

10 Ways to Take Stunning Portraits

10 Ways to Take Stunning Portraits

Digital Photography School

Brave New World of Digital Intimacy

Produtos para publicação WEB

e-bullion - Federal Judge refuses to review no-bail status of James Fayed

Friday, September 05, 2008

Will The Godfinger Murder Suspect Be Released On Bail?

Dead Sea Scrolls getting digitized

Digital Divide - Is it the Chicken or the Egg?

Open Educational Resources Educator Handbook

UMBC's Imaging Center Recreates Early Washington

TDLP OSONA

La TDT pública d'Osona, en via morta

Snap & Look

Snap and Look-- Tag: [ 产品 ]

Welcome Letter Activity

First You Fall synopsis from Amazon

Editorial Reviews