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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
home work 5
Wiki as a teaching tool.
Homework 5
1, Create wiki on wetpaint, invite everyone to join.
2. Create account in wikipedia then go on editing any page in wikipedia, and then send the page to Instructors
Homework 5
1, Create wiki on wetpaint, invite everyone to join.
2. Create account in wikipedia then go on editing any page in wikipedia, and then send the page to Instructors
Sunday, June 21, 2009
News 3
A Wireless Mouse That’s Surfaceless, Too
By Eric A. Taub
Personal Computing
Whether it’s cars or consumer electronics, manufacturers’ design concepts almost never make it to production; instead their best features are adopted into more mundane, less controversial versions.
RemoteHillcrest Labs
But one consumer electronics company has decided to buck that trend. On Monday, Hillcrest Labs introduced a production version of its radically rethought PC mouse.
The company is pushing its Loop mouse (which it prefers to call a pointer) as the perfect device to use when you’re watching video Web sites to which you’ve gained access on your computer and transferred to your TV. Instead of pushing your finger around a track pad, you simply wave the Loop pointer to move the cursor on screen (movements are picked up by a USB device connected to the PC). And because the pointer uses radio rather than infrared waves, you don’t need to aim it at the PC; in fact, the computer can even be put inside a cabinet.
I tried the Loop pointer and it works as promoted; simple wrist movements move the cursor easily. After a few minutes of use, you get the hang of it; simple twists of the wrist put the cursor where you expect it to go.
If you want to visit an actual Web site and need to type in some text, an on-screen keyboard available as part of the Windows and Mac operating systems allows you to point and click on letters, but it’s no substitute for a physical keyboard.
Instead, the best use of this device is for those sites that require mouse clicks only. In addition, it works very well as a sexy substitute for a PowerPoint remote, for those times when you need to show slides to a room full of colleagues.
Priced at $99, Hillcrest’s Loop remote is available from its Web site or from Amazon.
By Eric A. Taub
Personal Computing
Whether it’s cars or consumer electronics, manufacturers’ design concepts almost never make it to production; instead their best features are adopted into more mundane, less controversial versions.
RemoteHillcrest Labs
But one consumer electronics company has decided to buck that trend. On Monday, Hillcrest Labs introduced a production version of its radically rethought PC mouse.
The company is pushing its Loop mouse (which it prefers to call a pointer) as the perfect device to use when you’re watching video Web sites to which you’ve gained access on your computer and transferred to your TV. Instead of pushing your finger around a track pad, you simply wave the Loop pointer to move the cursor on screen (movements are picked up by a USB device connected to the PC). And because the pointer uses radio rather than infrared waves, you don’t need to aim it at the PC; in fact, the computer can even be put inside a cabinet.
I tried the Loop pointer and it works as promoted; simple wrist movements move the cursor easily. After a few minutes of use, you get the hang of it; simple twists of the wrist put the cursor where you expect it to go.
If you want to visit an actual Web site and need to type in some text, an on-screen keyboard available as part of the Windows and Mac operating systems allows you to point and click on letters, but it’s no substitute for a physical keyboard.
Instead, the best use of this device is for those sites that require mouse clicks only. In addition, it works very well as a sexy substitute for a PowerPoint remote, for those times when you need to show slides to a room full of colleagues.
Priced at $99, Hillcrest’s Loop remote is available from its Web site or from Amazon.
Friday, June 19, 2009
World’s Largest Laser Unveiled
http://newtech.aurum3.com/category/research/
national-ignition-laser
“Bringing Star Power to Earth”, a banner erected next to the $3.5 billion National Ignition Facility (NIF) which holds the record-breaking laser which is made up of 192 individual beams. Each one about 40 centimeters square. The laser fusion facility is designed to reduce tiny pellets of hydrogen into thermonuclear energy.
From NIF director, More energy will be produced by this ignition process than the amount of laser energy required to start it. This is the long-sought goal of energy gain that has been the goal of fusion researchers for more than half a century.
Source: World’s strongest laser unveiled at California lab
national-ignition-laser
“Bringing Star Power to Earth”, a banner erected next to the $3.5 billion National Ignition Facility (NIF) which holds the record-breaking laser which is made up of 192 individual beams. Each one about 40 centimeters square. The laser fusion facility is designed to reduce tiny pellets of hydrogen into thermonuclear energy.
From NIF director, More energy will be produced by this ignition process than the amount of laser energy required to start it. This is the long-sought goal of energy gain that has been the goal of fusion researchers for more than half a century.
Source: World’s strongest laser unveiled at California lab
Technology for teaching and learning 1
Can I Be a Star Teacher of Diverse Children in Poverty?
Delia Stafford and Dr. Martin Haberman
Will I be a star teacher? How do I compare to some of the most effective teachers in America working in some of the most difficult schools? How do my beliefs and actions compare to those of great teachers?
These questions have been an on-going research initiative for Martin Haberman, Distinguished Professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. For four decades he has continually researched and observed teachers in school districts all across the country to determine what’s the difference between the best teachers in America and those who fail. His book, the culmination of his work, ” Star Teachers Serving Children of Poverty” is the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society’s’ all time best seller.(Mike Wolfe, Ex. Director, 2002.) Individuals considering teaching should want to know the answers to the above stated questions.
After years of research, Dr. Haberman was able to determine that the beliefs of great teachers differs greatly from the quote,” quitters and failures” in todays public schools. His book goes to great lengths to describe the differences between the two sets of beliefs and describes the under girding ideology of the star teachers and their performance in classrooms.
From his on-going reseach, Dr. Haberman crafted an interview which gets to the heart of what teaching should be for children, especially those who live in poverty. The questions and answers were derived from what the best teachers believe their job will and should be. The interview actually test the third dimension of working in classrooms. Not content, not pedagogy, but does the teacher have the capacity to build relationships with children, parents, and school leaders in general.
Now you can find out about your potential for teaching diverse children in poverty schools by taking the written prescreener to the Haberman Star Teacher Selection Interview. This is a 50 item, half hour test that you can administer to yourself, in private, on your own computer. Your answers will be rated in terms of how star teachers vs. quitter/failure teachers have responded to the very same questions. At the completion of the test you will get a professional profile that tells you a great deal about your potential for teaching in poverty schools. First, your total score will be compared with
everyone else who has taken the test and will tell you the quartile of your total score. In other words, how close your answers were to those of star teachers. Second, your answers will be organized in terms of ten mid-range functions of teaching which predict success:
Delia Stafford and Dr. Martin Haberman
Will I be a star teacher? How do I compare to some of the most effective teachers in America working in some of the most difficult schools? How do my beliefs and actions compare to those of great teachers?
These questions have been an on-going research initiative for Martin Haberman, Distinguished Professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. For four decades he has continually researched and observed teachers in school districts all across the country to determine what’s the difference between the best teachers in America and those who fail. His book, the culmination of his work, ” Star Teachers Serving Children of Poverty” is the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society’s’ all time best seller.(Mike Wolfe, Ex. Director, 2002.) Individuals considering teaching should want to know the answers to the above stated questions.
After years of research, Dr. Haberman was able to determine that the beliefs of great teachers differs greatly from the quote,” quitters and failures” in todays public schools. His book goes to great lengths to describe the differences between the two sets of beliefs and describes the under girding ideology of the star teachers and their performance in classrooms.
From his on-going reseach, Dr. Haberman crafted an interview which gets to the heart of what teaching should be for children, especially those who live in poverty. The questions and answers were derived from what the best teachers believe their job will and should be. The interview actually test the third dimension of working in classrooms. Not content, not pedagogy, but does the teacher have the capacity to build relationships with children, parents, and school leaders in general.
Now you can find out about your potential for teaching diverse children in poverty schools by taking the written prescreener to the Haberman Star Teacher Selection Interview. This is a 50 item, half hour test that you can administer to yourself, in private, on your own computer. Your answers will be rated in terms of how star teachers vs. quitter/failure teachers have responded to the very same questions. At the completion of the test you will get a professional profile that tells you a great deal about your potential for teaching in poverty schools. First, your total score will be compared with
everyone else who has taken the test and will tell you the quartile of your total score. In other words, how close your answers were to those of star teachers. Second, your answers will be organized in terms of ten mid-range functions of teaching which predict success:
Excerpts. IT Educational news 1.
Excerpts IT Educational news.
http://www.habermanfoundation.org/TheFoundation.aspx
The Haberman Educational Foundation, Inc.
The Haberman Educational Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 based in Houston, TX and was chartered to promote and disseminate the research of Dr. Martin Haberman. The unified and single goal of the Haberman Educational Foundation is to teach and implement research-based models for identifying teachers and principals, particularly educators who serve students at risk and in poverty. The Haberman Educational Foundation, Inc. staff and its Advisory Board of nationally recognized educational leaders believe that for the 15 million children and youth in America who live in poverty, having good teachers and principals is a high-stakes endeavor. Good teachers could give the 15 million children at least an opportunity to pursue the American dream. For this reason, teachers and principals have to be good. To that end and for 40 years, Dr. Martin Haberman, Distinguished Professor, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, developed, researched, refined, and replicated research in the area of teacher and principal selection . His pioneering efforts are now being highlighted in 160 school districts all across America, especially in areas where there are large numbers of children at risk.
http://www.habermanfoundation.org/TheFoundation.aspx
The Haberman Educational Foundation, Inc.
The Haberman Educational Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 based in Houston, TX and was chartered to promote and disseminate the research of Dr. Martin Haberman. The unified and single goal of the Haberman Educational Foundation is to teach and implement research-based models for identifying teachers and principals, particularly educators who serve students at risk and in poverty. The Haberman Educational Foundation, Inc. staff and its Advisory Board of nationally recognized educational leaders believe that for the 15 million children and youth in America who live in poverty, having good teachers and principals is a high-stakes endeavor. Good teachers could give the 15 million children at least an opportunity to pursue the American dream. For this reason, teachers and principals have to be good. To that end and for 40 years, Dr. Martin Haberman, Distinguished Professor, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, developed, researched, refined, and replicated research in the area of teacher and principal selection . His pioneering efforts are now being highlighted in 160 school districts all across America, especially in areas where there are large numbers of children at risk.
Monday, June 15, 2009
home work 2
Here’s a list of the Top 10 Social Sites, according to Alexa, world-wide:
1. YouTube: Though primarily a video-sharing website, YouTube ranks among the Top 10 Websites of any kind on the Internet right now. Users can upload, view, and comment on videos. In April 2008, reports indicated that the site is host to over 83 million video clips, boasting more traffic than any other site. Ordinary computer users began to form networks and followings through YouTube; other users can subscribe to your video uploads easily and provide feedback.
2. MySpace: Long recognized as the most popular social networking site for teens and adults, MySpace allows users to develop an interactive personal profile, network with friends and contacts, maintain blogs, and share photos and music.
3. Facebook: Facebook organizes networks according to city, workplace, school, and region. Members can interact by sending messages to one another. Users can be members of multiple networks and even have access to their friends’ profiles.
4. Orkut: Orkut is an online social community designed by Google (and named after its creator, Orkut Büyükkökten) to help you maintain and expand your social life. Interacting with people you know more easily, sharing pictures and videos, and posting messages is easy. Networks of friends based on hobbies and interests, and even dating groups, are available. While Orkut’s original target audience was the US, it has become the most-visited site in Brazil, and the second most-visited site in India.
5. Hi5: Until 2007, Hi5 was one of the top 25 most-visited sites on the web. Still maintaining a huge market share and remaining one of the biggest social networking sites online, Hi5 allows users to develop a profile, join networks based on interests and hobbies, participate in groups based on geographical location or other commonality, and interact by sharing photos, music, and comments. Networks consist of first degree (friends), second degree (friends of friends), and third degree (friends of friends of friends).
6. Flickr: One of the earliest Web 2.0 applications, Flickr was originally intended to be an image and video hosting site. Flickr continues to be a popular image sharing site, and bloggers frequent this site that ranks photos by popularity and voting. Using tags and tag clouds, photos are categorized for easy sorting, and visitors and members can vote on their favorite shots. Photos can be stored publicly or privately, allowing publishers to decide if only their in-network friends can access them.
7. Friendster: Developed as a social network based on the Circle of Friends theory, Friendster displays “connection” paths between and among users, illustrating the “small world phenomenon.” Users are able to manage their friend lists based on interests and connections, and develop networks accordingly. By illuminating the connection paths, users can interact with other people they might be connected to and not even realize yet. Friendster is currently the one of the biggest social networks in the world, ranking first in Asia.
8. Skyrock: Though Skyrock is predominantly French, it has become recently available in other languages, including English, quickly gaining speed and popularity. Skyrock is a full Internet social network, with blogs, friend lists, networks, and sharing.
9. Bebo: A social networking site that involves having users develop profiles and friend lists, and allows users to join and participate in networks. Profiles often include quizzes among friends, video uploads or links to YouTube, and blog message sections. Special spinoffs of this social networking site have been developed for bands, authors, and other specific groups.
10. Digg: Digg operates on the premise of having members find and share content from all over the web. Like any true democracy, members vote on the popularity and social relevance of submitted items. Popular items are “digged,” others are “buried.” Items that users “dig,” such as websites, typically experience a sharp increase in Internet traffic.
1. YouTube: Though primarily a video-sharing website, YouTube ranks among the Top 10 Websites of any kind on the Internet right now. Users can upload, view, and comment on videos. In April 2008, reports indicated that the site is host to over 83 million video clips, boasting more traffic than any other site. Ordinary computer users began to form networks and followings through YouTube; other users can subscribe to your video uploads easily and provide feedback.
2. MySpace: Long recognized as the most popular social networking site for teens and adults, MySpace allows users to develop an interactive personal profile, network with friends and contacts, maintain blogs, and share photos and music.
3. Facebook: Facebook organizes networks according to city, workplace, school, and region. Members can interact by sending messages to one another. Users can be members of multiple networks and even have access to their friends’ profiles.
4. Orkut: Orkut is an online social community designed by Google (and named after its creator, Orkut Büyükkökten) to help you maintain and expand your social life. Interacting with people you know more easily, sharing pictures and videos, and posting messages is easy. Networks of friends based on hobbies and interests, and even dating groups, are available. While Orkut’s original target audience was the US, it has become the most-visited site in Brazil, and the second most-visited site in India.
5. Hi5: Until 2007, Hi5 was one of the top 25 most-visited sites on the web. Still maintaining a huge market share and remaining one of the biggest social networking sites online, Hi5 allows users to develop a profile, join networks based on interests and hobbies, participate in groups based on geographical location or other commonality, and interact by sharing photos, music, and comments. Networks consist of first degree (friends), second degree (friends of friends), and third degree (friends of friends of friends).
6. Flickr: One of the earliest Web 2.0 applications, Flickr was originally intended to be an image and video hosting site. Flickr continues to be a popular image sharing site, and bloggers frequent this site that ranks photos by popularity and voting. Using tags and tag clouds, photos are categorized for easy sorting, and visitors and members can vote on their favorite shots. Photos can be stored publicly or privately, allowing publishers to decide if only their in-network friends can access them.
7. Friendster: Developed as a social network based on the Circle of Friends theory, Friendster displays “connection” paths between and among users, illustrating the “small world phenomenon.” Users are able to manage their friend lists based on interests and connections, and develop networks accordingly. By illuminating the connection paths, users can interact with other people they might be connected to and not even realize yet. Friendster is currently the one of the biggest social networks in the world, ranking first in Asia.
8. Skyrock: Though Skyrock is predominantly French, it has become recently available in other languages, including English, quickly gaining speed and popularity. Skyrock is a full Internet social network, with blogs, friend lists, networks, and sharing.
9. Bebo: A social networking site that involves having users develop profiles and friend lists, and allows users to join and participate in networks. Profiles often include quizzes among friends, video uploads or links to YouTube, and blog message sections. Special spinoffs of this social networking site have been developed for bands, authors, and other specific groups.
10. Digg: Digg operates on the premise of having members find and share content from all over the web. Like any true democracy, members vote on the popularity and social relevance of submitted items. Popular items are “digged,” others are “buried.” Items that users “dig,” such as websites, typically experience a sharp increase in Internet traffic.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
home work 2...
http://www.speakmediablog.com/2008/09/social-media-keep-up-or-fall-back.html
It's as if Keen doesn't understand that history and journalism and truth are created by humans and that humans are fallible and that truth itself changes with time. Truth is based in perspective. I'm sure a North American history book's account of a singular event would be quite different than one from Eastern Europe or a history book's account from India. I'm certain that newspaper reports of periods in history from the 1800s in this country would be considered false by today's zeitgeist. So, this "careful aggregation of truth" is itself false.
Keen asserts that in social media, misinformation can spread with frightening speed causing permanent damage to reputations. While it's true that rumors can easily spread through social media, this is certainly not attributable solely the Web.
Keen claims that bloggers are not credible because their anonymity can hide an agenda. Let's set aside the fact that most bloggers do identify themselves and their backgrounds.
Command....
It talks about the sometimes media gave wrong information to the world and it is really frightful for the people. I agree for that because some blogger gave information and people who read that and came to believe and happen a lot of problems. So as a writer has to be very careful and as a reader has to be very critical in reading.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websitesTo Do list:
i) Put up IT educational news at least 14 times [any news about modern tech. news]
ii) 10 Abstracts related to the technology for teaching-&-learning
iii) To read 2 Portfolio Handbooks before submitting the individual blog
It's as if Keen doesn't understand that history and journalism and truth are created by humans and that humans are fallible and that truth itself changes with time. Truth is based in perspective. I'm sure a North American history book's account of a singular event would be quite different than one from Eastern Europe or a history book's account from India. I'm certain that newspaper reports of periods in history from the 1800s in this country would be considered false by today's zeitgeist. So, this "careful aggregation of truth" is itself false.
Keen asserts that in social media, misinformation can spread with frightening speed causing permanent damage to reputations. While it's true that rumors can easily spread through social media, this is certainly not attributable solely the Web.
Keen claims that bloggers are not credible because their anonymity can hide an agenda. Let's set aside the fact that most bloggers do identify themselves and their backgrounds.
Command....
It talks about the sometimes media gave wrong information to the world and it is really frightful for the people. I agree for that because some blogger gave information and people who read that and came to believe and happen a lot of problems. So as a writer has to be very careful and as a reader has to be very critical in reading.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websitesTo Do list:
i) Put up IT educational news at least 14 times [any news about modern tech. news]
ii) 10 Abstracts related to the technology for teaching-&-learning
iii) To read 2 Portfolio Handbooks before submitting the individual blog
Monday, June 8, 2009
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