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Podcast Publishing With MovableType: Alan Levine posts about using MoveableType as a Podcast publishing/posting engine. He has created a system of several templates available for download that allow you set up a system for cataloging podcasts, and producing RSS feeds associated with them.
Read MoreNCLB and Value Added School Ratings: Tom Hoffman points to a very interesting article in The Washington Monthly on NCLB assessments vs. other methods of school assessment.... The article points to the work done at Herbert Marcus Elementary School in Dallas and how it fares in a value added type of assessment compared to the requirements of NCLB.
Read MoreTim Wilson has another great podcast up on his Savy Technologist site.... this time a talk with Robert Grant and Cris Pearson of Plasq Software, the creators of Comic Life.
Read MoreSeveral folks responded in comments and I thought I would share my experience using Oregon's online assessment tool, TESA In Oregon we have the option to have students test online using a web based application called TESA rather than the paper pencil test.... I find it interesting that in some states, rather than see that the technology provides for new opportunities, they try to fit the technology into old models such as a short testing window, testing all students at the same time, and only assessing once a year...
Read MoreThe Lost and Found item of the week...... This and many other lost and found items can be found on the rack in the Lewis cafeteria...
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Am messing around with a iPhoto plug-in called Photon. It allows you to post to Moveable Type from within iPhoto...
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Harold's Lunchbox,
originally uploaded by lewiselementary.
One of the better looking lunch boxes I've seen so far this year.
Flyr is a web tool that combines a Flickr search tool with a Google Maps interface. Search results can be displayed as an overlay in Google Earth, plotted onto a Google Maps, or returned as a set of thumbnails images.
Read MoreThe Areometer Google Maps Tool computes the area of an enclosed path. Similar to many of the Google Maps pedometer tools, except this one computes the area of an enclosed space.
Read MoreWired has an interview with Jonathan Mendez and Greg Stoll who have created a map using Google Maps, that allows people to report on the condition of locations damaged by Hurricane Katrina...
Read MoreKatrina Evacuees Go All the Way to Memphis At a Red Roof Inn in downtown Memphis, general manager Michelle Williams and hotel guest Randy Adams are coordinating efforts to help a weary collection of hurricane evacuees cope.... After all the stories of the slow response from the government it was nice to hear the story of Michelle Williams and Randy Adams, two people to rose to the occasion...
Read MoreOn Thursday afternoon, I sat down to talk, via Skype, with Will Richardson and Tim Wilson and the result is Ed Tech Coast to Coast #2.
Read MoreEXCELLATRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: Geotagging Flickr with Google Maps and Greasemonkey Part 2: I have written about Greasemonkey, the Firefox browser extension that allows for the incorporation of user end scripts that modify or reformat web content. These scripts get installed on the user machine and can do everything from showing the availability of a book being browsed at Amazon at your local library, to striping out posts from specific authors at sites such as BoingBoing.
Read MoreSmugmug is a site for geocoding your photostream with Google Maps. Lots of interesting features including an easy to use interface for coding images....
Here is one that I created using some of my own pictures (without being a registered Pixagogo user) in 5 short minutes: Pixagogo Photo Maps Click the images on the map to view the photos and use the Google Map interface above as you would on the Google Maps site.... Although you can use this service without being a registered user, the site does mention that: "..having a Pixagogo account makes it possible to upload an unlimited number of photos and to create private Photo Maps."
Read MoreNPR defining new Podcast strategy: According to Tristan Louis, it looks like NPR has let its contract with Audible expire and is exploring providing more content via Podcasting... I already listen to On The Media and some clips from The World.
Read MoreIf you are comfortable playing around with html code, then utilizing GoogleI had to find the latitude and longitude information for specific addresses and found the site Portlandmaps.com to be very helpful.... I still haven't figured out how to do the markers and icons but as I have been reading the Google Maps API support groups, I have come across all kinds of interesting information and I look forward to playing with this more and sharing what I have learned with my teachers.
Read MoreOn Thursday afternoon I had the opportunity to join take part in a discussion via Skype involving Tim Wilson, Will Richardson and Steve Burt.... While the recording may be of interest to about 15 people, I found just having a chance to talk with folks who are also experimenting with technology in their schools and districts to be quite nice.
Read Moreadaptive path » an interview with flickr's eric costello : Over at Adaptive Path, Jesse James Garrett interviews Eric Costello of Flickr. The article discusses the evolution of Flickr from The Game Neverending, what was to be a massively multiplayer web-based online game, to the original Flash based Flickr Live, into its current form as a photo sharing and community site.
Read MorePortlandjazzjams.com Podshow: Very nice web site with a Podcast feed of live Jazz performances recorded at Portland area clubs.
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