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Monday, January 24, 2005 |
using audio files in the classroom. What: audioblog.com provides a fast, easy, and cheap way to record and put audio files into your blogs.
All
you need is a subscription to the service and access to a computer with
a microphone. You can even phone in your audio and post it to your
blog. I think a big plus of this service is the built-in player that
shows up in the post. It allows people to hear the audio "on-the-fly"
as opposed to downloading a file and then starting a separate
application to play it.
Other features:
Include links to MP3 (for uploaded files only) file of the audio...great for podcasting
A beta (test) version of video which allows you to record yourself on your webcam or ... [edugadget]
5:44:41 PM  Google It!.
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In Praise of Simpler Standards?. Such a pleasure that Scott Wilson has joined
the blogosphere, and we're still in the heady first few
days of his blog where every topic is new (it gets harder
in the second year, when you realize you made the same
point before, somewhere). In this item, Wilson outlines
other values he thinks are important in specifications work
are: utility, precision, free, open and clarity. He then
looks - critically - at how e-learning specifications stack
up. Personally, I think that the e-learning specifications
will have to be rewritten. This column is a good example of
some of the reasons why: scope-creep, excessive "what
if?" analysis, and premature optimisation. Bonus
Wilson: why Sakai
isn't ready for prime time. By Scott Wilson,
Scott's Workblog, January 21, 2005
[Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily]
5:37:08 PM Google It!.
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P2P Meets PSTN, With Bellster [Slashdot:]
like the old fido network for avoiding ling distance charged while
using local telephone systems. This is especially powerful for
organizations with branch offices (distributed families) becaues it
enables a virtual private telephone network where every call is a local
call. -- Joe Hart tells me there is something similar with skype and
amatuer radio operators -- BL
5:34:30 PM Google It!.
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Users Confuse Search Results, Ads.
Adults in the United States tend to be naïve about how search engines
work, according to a new study. The research shows only one in six web
searchers can differentiate between paid ads and unbiased search
results. [Wired News]
8:21:14 AM Google It!.
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Many Faces of the Mac Mini.
Though available for only a few days, Apple's versatile Mac mini is
already being put to a wide array of uses, from server racks to in-car
computing. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
8:20:06 AM Google It!.
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