Added by John Costilla on November 20, 2008 at 8:41am —
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The other day, my son had done something we didn't approve of and so we took his cell phone away and access to the computer. He loves technology for what it offers, both good and not so good:
YouTube, social networks for kids or not (
myspace) and research for school. Over the course of a summer break, he taught himself how to read music, play the guitar and follow along with these videos to learn certain songs - I must…
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Added by John Costilla on October 27, 2008 at 3:05pm —
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Last night
America, went out for weekly Tuesday meeting and so I had the kids at home to myself. After giving the critters their baths and getting them into their pjs, we got into the
Halloween spirit. With that, we pulled out all the gear from the attic and decided to create a haunted hallway. The kids love making tents with blankets and such so we…
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Added by John Costilla on October 15, 2008 at 7:00am —
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Brightcove.tv has released Platform 3, the latest of their online video distribution service. Read the complete
review by
Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins from
Mashable. Improved publishing system and media management tools…
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Added by John Costilla on October 14, 2008 at 8:12am —
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The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This FREE conference run by volunteers and open to everyone. The 2008 conference theme is “Amplifying Possibilities”. This year’s conference begins with a pre-conference keynote…
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Added by John Costilla on October 13, 2008 at 8:04am —
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Who doesn't like 80's music? Okay, the song is a little cheesy, but take a look at this in 4 x YouTube HD! We've all see a lot of YouTube in our time, but this is really cool and probably very time consuming. Four YouTube Videos running simultaneously to form one video. Click play at the top to have them auto synced. I wish I would have thought of this...…
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Added by John Costilla on October 10, 2008 at 1:55pm —
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As I was reading through a series of blogs from my Google reader, I came upon this post (
Steve Jobs' 10 Secrets to Building a Huge Empire) by
Manish Pandey, a tech enthusiast and blogger. It basically goes on to talk about notable quotes from Steve Jobs and how they…
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Added by John Costilla on October 9, 2008 at 11:17am —
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Chris Lehman shares some of his ideas about the schools that we need. All kids should be able to collaborate, create, present and…
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Added by John Costilla on October 8, 2008 at 6:27am —
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Today's blogs slant towards video, so in that spirit, a great tool for teachers or anyone is
Livestation. A great way to integrate video in the classroom.
Livestation is without a doubt one of the most impressive collections of live television viewing for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. The reason being that the number of choices for…
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Added by John Costilla on October 7, 2008 at 8:27am —
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Well, let's see, I have more than 80+ apps including:
But that's not the cool thing about this post. I accidently took a screenshot of my
iPhone page and couldn't figure out how I did it. (After playing around a bit more, I figured it out - of course, I…
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Added by John Costilla on October 6, 2008 at 8:42am —
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from Mashable! by
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Added by John Costilla on October 2, 2008 at 6:52am —
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I found this quote by
Dumb Little Man: Thoughts for Life and thought I would share and reflect.
Thoughts are Nice, Actions Count Have you ever had the experience of…
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Added by John Costilla on October 1, 2008 at 7:45am —
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I believe that the aspect of including social media and social elements in your school, work, or play is important and that it is still all the "buzz." But, is using the words "social" or "social network" out?
Facebook has a made a few minor changes, notably, they have removed the social network definition in their description. Maybe it's just a given or maybe it's just out. It reminds me of the days when everyone went through the whole... "we're a .com…
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Added by John Costilla on September 30, 2008 at 7:43am —
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Web Strategist, Jeremiah Owyang writes:
The Intelligent Web: Software that is able to collect and make sense of all the data in the system and is able to deliver meaningful content…
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Added by John Costilla on September 29, 2008 at 8:02am —
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Google has launched Project 10100, described as “a call for ideas to change the world by helping a s many people as possible.”
The project works as follows: you send Google your idea by October 20th; it’s done by simply filling out a submission form, add a 30-second video if you like. Public…
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Added by John Costilla on September 25, 2008 at 7:50am —
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On many long road trips, my kids are always asking me, "Are we there yet?" And so it seems fitting that this is something our kids are asking us as educators, "Are we there yet?" There are so many tools and resources available for students, teachers, parents and communities to connect far beyond their classroom walls, yet I wonder, when we will we get there. As I read all the blog posts through my
Google Reader or find great videos like the one below,…
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Added by John Costilla on September 24, 2008 at 7:07am —
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This is a post that a good friend shared and thought I would pass along.
Twitterkeys—enhance your Twitter conversations:
Written on September 16, 2008 – 10:27 pm
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Added by John Costilla on September 23, 2008 at 6:30am —
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Web 2.0 Expo NY: Clay Shirky (
shirky.com) It's Not Information Overload. It's Filter Failure.
Added by John Costilla on September 20, 2008 at 7:26am —
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I really love this image that I saw from a presentation @
Web 2.0 Expo NY by Jason Fried (37signals), High Order Bit. You can view his presentation
here.
I believe this is the Homer's car that he designed when he wanted everything in…
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Added by John Costilla on September 20, 2008 at 7:25am —
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Breaking news from the Web 2.0 Expo: What’s new? Nothing really! Social media continues to mature, and that means the market for social…
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Added by John Costilla on September 20, 2008 at 7:24am —
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