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this 2nd post within an hour is to capture the recent NECC (National Educational Computing Conference) held in San Antonio, organised by ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). reading a highlight from eSN, saw NETS (National Educational Technology Standards) being mentioned. looks like i have not been tracking developments in FRAMEWORK for quite some time *LOL* anyway it's now included in the storeroom, so will read more about it when time permits :P
oh yes, the NECC 2007 Research Papers can be found in this archive, and the NECC 2008 Papers here.
WikiMatrix provides two choices:
1. A direct "Select-and-compare" mode which allows you to choose and compare features of some 99 wiki sites online. The comparison is very comprehensive, which includes General Features, Hosting Features, System Reqiurements, Datastorage, Security/Anti-Spam, Development/Support, Common Features, Special Features, Links, Syntax Features, Usability, Statistics, Output, Media and Files and Syntax Examples.
2. Use the "Wiki Choice Wizard" engine which will ask you a few questions and generate a recommended list of wiki sites for reference. The questions asked what features do you need, which include "History", "What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)", "Software or hosted?", "Your own Domain?", "Corporate Branding", "Storage System?", "Free and Open Source?", "Programming language?".
a very useful reference to have imho :)
saw this post off wesley fryer's blog linking to this incredible post on CogDogRoo, a total of 50 web tools that can be used in the classroom. a demo of how to tell the same story 50 times is also demoed on CogDog via here.
WOW, FIFTY TOOLS !
webslides allows one to turn bookmarks and feeds into interactive slideshows by converting bookmarks, RSS feeds, blogs to slideshows in minutes. pretty cool tool, have not experienced the creation process myself, but you can also take a look at some of the samples available on the page.
saw that it is "patent-pending", so does it mean that it'll not be a FREE tool soon *hmm*
saw this while reading my feeds: Skype Now Offering 100-Person Audio Conferences, any CMC researchers/practitioners interested to try?
software concerned: skypecast
[source: newsfactor.com]
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As this utilises java applet(s) that need to be downloaded, hence the first time you access it on a computer can take quite some time. Subsequent use should be faster as the applet has been previously cached.
CogDogBlog has a posting "Little Bits of Syndication" that introduces a quick method to refresh websites with fresh content. It involves the use of del.icio.us and Feed to Javascript to work. The websites subscribed for updated content has to publish RSS feeds in order for this auto-updating to work.
