http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog random musings from a serialist Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:36:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For this assignment, we are asked to look at several different online image generators/editors. The first is fd's Flickr Toys, which I have played with in the past. However, I am surprised to see how many nifty tools they have now -- far more than the memes that have invaded ... http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2008/07/thing-10/ Part of why I have so many RSS feeds in my reader (234 at the moment -- picked up three more this week) is because it is so easy to subscribe to things I run across in my day-to-day online activity. I'm currently using the Better GReader plugin for Firefox, ... http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2008/07/thing-9-finding-rss-feeds/ The first part of the assignment is to set up a feed reader. I've used a variety of feed readers, from desktop readers to online readers, and by far I prefer the online readers. The mobility alone makes them a winner, since I read feeds using several different computers. Here's ... http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2008/07/thing-8-rss/ I first thought I might write about my new iMac and falling in love with the OS, but instead I'm going to write a bit about a new mashup tool that a colleague introduced me to today. It's called Widgenie, and it takes Excel or CSV files and makes nifty ... http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2008/07/thing-7-technology/ So, we've been doing this thing at work following the Learning 2.0 model that Helene Blowers developed for the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County a few years ago. We're on week three and thing five & six, which involve posting something on Flickr (been doing that since March ... http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2008/07/thing-5-6-flickr/ No, not that team! This evening, I placed an order through the Apple Education Store for a brand-new 20-inch 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac with iWork '08 preinstalled. I have been eying this thing for months as a replacement for my Compaq Presario R3000 laptop. The old girl is still ... http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2008/06/switching-teams/ Presenter: Ruben R. Puentedura The creation of knowledge through conversation is the core of liberal arts education. According to research from the past 5-10 years, blended learning (face-to-face + online) is becoming more relevant and necessary on residential campuses. These studies show that truly blended courses where the face-to-face and online components ... http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2008/05/networked-academic-conversations-and-the-liberal-arts/ Presenters: Paul Porterfield, Allison Czapracki, & Linda Fairtile Fair use is not a right, it is a legal defense. That is something to keep in mind when using copyrighted materials in the classroom. Make sure you understand the circumstances and restrictions that allow for fair use before you do ... http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2008/05/copywrong-web-20-collaborative-mutimedia/ Presenter: Tom Woodward If a blog were an octopus, a rhino, or a hydra, which one would it be? In the past, making a web page was like an old woman fighting a dog -- no one wanted to do it and it wasn't pretty. A lot of people see blogs as ... http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2008/05/a-blogging-bestiary/ Presenters: Andy Morton & Laura Horne Andy, being Andy, started the presentation with the YouTube video of Steve Ballmer going crazy. He did not do his own version of that intro. RSS (the Common Craft video covers the basics) pulls in content from a variety of sources to one location, saving them ... http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2008/05/tools-to-simplify-research/