Wednesday, March 01, 2006

eContent - standards Wikipedia Reaches 1,000,000 Articles. [Slashdot] 11:35:10 PM    comment

eContent From Blogger to Published Author, for $30 and Up. BookSmart software from Blurb downloads and reformats the contents of a Web log into a book. By SEÁN CAPTAIN. [NYT > Technology] 11:34:13 PM    comment

speed David Pogue: Apple Laptop Has Looks and Brains. Although the new Apple MacBook Pro looks nearly identical to the company's existing 15-inch PowerBook, something radical is going on under the hood. By DAVID POGUE. [NYT > Technology] 11:33:19 PM    comment

translator Medical Translator Used Successfully. [Slashdot] 11:21:38 PM    comment

memory First compound found to block progression of Alzheimer's. Researchers at UC Irvine have found that a new compound not only relieves the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, but also reduces the two types of brain lesions that are hallmarks of this devastating disease, thereby blocking its progression. [Science Blog -] 5:10:34 PM    comment

open source What Corporate Projects Should Learn From OSS. [Slashdot] 4:57:07 PM    comment

depression FDA approves first patch to treat the blues. The Food and Drug Administration today approved Emsam, the first skin patch for use in treating major depression. The once a day patch works by delivering selegiline, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or MAOI, through the skin and into the bloodstream. At its lowest strength, Emsam can be used without the dietary restrictions that are needed for all oral MAO inhibitors that are approved for treating major depression. [Science Blog -] 3:03:52 PM    comment

eContent mapping Creating Concept Maps: Integrating Constructivism Principles into Online Classes - Brent Muirhead, ITDL. The author will describe a lesson plan for creating concept maps using the constructivism learning environment for an online class. Students will be challenged to create a definition of good character by developing mental models using Inspiration software [Online Learning Update] 3:02:54 PM    comment

eLearning Online Colleges Receive a Boost From Congress. Colleges will no longer be required to deliver at least half their courses on a campus to qualify for federal student aid. By SAM DILLON. [NYT > Education] 3:01:25 PM    comment

podcasting Apple Offers Hi-Fi System to Use iPod in the Home. The iPod Hi-Fi, an all-in-one speaker system housed in a case roughly the size of a shoebox, is priced at $349. By LAURIE J. FLYNN. [NYT > Technology] 2:59:53 PM    comment

open source 'Infectious' Open Source Software?. [Slashdot] 2:56:02 PM    comment

eLearning platform Laptops Required for Freshmen. [Slashdot] 2:53:52 PM    comment

blog tech Philadelphia Education Technology Conference Podcasts and Screencasts. The exciting education technology conference (PAETC) that took place last week at Haverford College is making its way to the web in the form of a blog linking to podcasts and screencasts of the presentations. I heard that there were some technical difficulties recording a couple of presentations, but some of the presentations are being posted, including John Dehlin’s, on OpenCourseWare, and mine, a 25-minute talk on optimizing classroom blogs for search engines. There’s a lot of information there not only for classroom blogs but also for blogs in general, and there are tips for optimizing both new and existing blogs. (Will you let me know what you think of some of my suggestions?) Thanks to Jean-Claude Bradley for posting these resources. Presenting entirely from a blog, which I did that day, definitely has its advantages. (This time I set up pages within WordPress.) I didn’t have optimal screencasting software loaded on my laptop, but the organizers wanted to capture the presentation as a screencast, so I borrowed Jean-Claude’s notebook, connected to the Internet for the presentation, and away we went (no files to copy over!). Still, blogs aren’t ideal as the basis for a presentation. It’s tricky to get the formatting exactly the way you want it (using PowerPoint can definitely spoil you.) It seems like there is opportunity for someone to come along and create web-based presentation software that will come close to offering the best of all worlds. Perhaps it’s out there and I just haven’t come across it. Have you? [Syndication for Higher Ed] 2:39:01 PM    comment

AI New software can hunt through online catalogs using only a sketch. Working with support from the National Science Foundation's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Imaginestics, a company located in West Lafayette, Ind., has created 3D-Seek: a new kind of search engine that lets users find items in an online catalog without ever needing to know the items' names, part numbers or keywords. Thanks to a major advance in practical pattern recognition, all the user needs is a freehand sketch--a doodle. [Science Blog -] 2:36:44 PM    comment

wireless Nanotube Paint Blocks Cell Phones on Demand. [Slashdot] 2:34:51 PM    comment

javascript Foundations of Ajax. [Slashdot] 2:32:22 PM    comment

ePortfolio Test Post from MT into my ELGG Blog. http://elgg.net/sleslie/weblog/ David Tosh just posted that you can now populate your ELGG blog from other blogging systems simply by subscribing to the RSS feed. If I've done it correctly this post should now show up on my ELGG site at the above URL as well. Now this got me thinking - if ELGG can tie into the SIS and create groups based on course admissions, and if you could filter on tags (it recognizes 'technorati' style tags already) could this be a step towards the mythical eduglu? What would be missing? Just thinking out loud (with comments turned off, I know. They are returning soon, almost got the new blog built). - SWL [EdTechPost] 2:24:43 PM    comment

eCulture Google's Shares Drop After Warning of Slowing Growth. Google's chief financial officer told investors that the company saw few additional advances in a technology that had enabled it to increase its advertising revenue substantially. By SAUL HANSELL. [NYT > Technology] 2:22:30 PM    comment