Sunday, October 23, 2005

The Los Alamos Bug. [Slashdot] 10:39:44 PM      Google It!.

The Point of Google Print. [Slashdot] 10:03:29 PM      Google It!.

A Survey of the State of IP. [Slashdot] 9:58:00 PM      Google It!.

Madison Rolling Out City-Wide Wi-Fi. [Slashdot] 9:51:19 PM      Google It!.

Poor Nations Are Littered With Old PC's, Report Says. The report says that the unusable equipment is being donated or sold to developing nations as a way to dodge the expense of having to recycle it properly. By LAURIE J. FLYNN. [NYT > Technology] 9:49:21 PM      Google It!.

Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects. Volume 1 (2005) of the Interdisciplinary Journal for Knowledge and Learning Objects (IJKLO) is online. The articles are available in pdf format; a print version of the journal is available by subscription. The IJKLO contains peer reviewed articles that I found thoughtful and interesting--covering a variety of issues, practices, theories, and trends related to learning objects. "The mission of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects (IJKLO) is to provide readers around the world with the widest possible coverage of developments in knowledge and Learning Objects. IJKLO is an interdisciplinary forum that publishes high quality articles on theory, practice, innovation, and research that cover all aspects of Knowledge and Learning Objects. In addition, IJKLO provides those who submit manuscripts for publication with useful, timely feedback by making the review process constructive. IJKLO will strive to be the most authoritative journal on Knowledge and Learning Objects." The editor of IJKLO is Alex Koohang and the publisher is the Informing Science Institute which publishes several other journals: Informing Science Journal Journal of Information Technology Education Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology Interdisciplinary Journal of information, Knowledge, and Management The Institute plans to add an Informing Science Learning Objects Repository as a link to the Journal in the future. I suggest that the editor also consider adding html versions to the IJKLO site so that articles can be quickly scanned before doing a pdf download. _______JH [EduResources Weblog--Higher Education Resources Online] 1:29:39 PM      Google It!.

A new approach: Teachers using iPods as learning tools - Fern Shen, Washington Post. At some schools, the rules are clear: Kids can chill out to downloaded music on portable players, but once they're inside, iPods and other learning distractions must be stowed in backpacks or lockers and kept there. At Jamestown Elementary School in Arlin [Online Learning Update] 11:15:11 AM      Google It!.

UH-Manoa Offering 'Podcast' Class - The Hawaii Channel. Nowadays it is not unusual to take a class online, but imagine a "Podcast" class. It is only happening in a few places across the country with the University of Hawaii at Manoa being one of them. David Nickles' Computer Science 101 class is Podcast so ins [Online Learning Update] 11:14:07 AM      Google It!.

Cyborg Cells Sense Humidity. [Slashdot] where is the fish for trasnlation? --BL 11:10:19 AM      Google It!.