What happens when video games meet Web 2.0? When virtual worlds meet geospatial maps of the planet? When simulations get real and life and business go virtual? When you use a virtual Earth to navigate the physical Earth, and your avatar becomes your online agent? What happens is the metaverse.
Taking its name from the immersive virtual world imagined by Neal Stephenson in his visionary novel, Snow Crash, the Metaverse Roadmap (MVR) is the first public ten-year forecast and visioning survey of 3…
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Added by Kevin Chilton on December 1, 2009 at 3:26am —
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Added by mrsdurff on November 29, 2009 at 11:17pm —
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Technological literacy, a broad understanding of the human-designed world and our place in it, is an essential quality for all people who live in the increasingly technology-driven 21st century. This website explains what technological literacy is, why it’s important, and what’s being done to improve it.
Much of the material on the site is adapted from Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology, the report of the Committee on Technological Literacy. The committee…
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Added by Kevin Chilton on November 27, 2009 at 7:53am —
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Integrating computer games into existing CS courses may help attract students to the field, but there are guidelines to be considered.
Since computing is the foundation of modern society, a proficient computing work force is essential for maintaining the country's leadership and competitiveness in the global economy. The recent decline in enrollments across computer science (CS) departments and the decrease in student diversity pose significant challenges to the continuation of the nation's pro…
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Added by Kevin Chilton on November 25, 2009 at 6:01am —
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Teachers, doctors, engineers and other professionals have hit the social media scene in full force. This new market has allowed them to further their interests and share with the world how they are making a difference.
Niranjan Shah is the CEO of Globetrotters Engineering Corporation and is no stranger to this field. He currently employs 200+ individuals and oversees many business development programs. He is an experienced blogger and an emerging intern…
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Added by Mike DeRegis on November 18, 2009 at 11:30am —
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Social networks are changing things from politics to education. Our HR Dept. now has a site to share information and discuss our medical and
dental insurance plans,
medical travel insurance plans, vacation, 401k plans; our
Call center software…
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Added by Pat Jewett on October 8, 2009 at 8:00pm —
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"I posted a query about this to several of the groups that I've joined on LinkedIn and have received about a dozen responses so far." Linked In is a place you can go to get your questions answered, find work, and friends. It is amazing how far it has come."By the way, did you know that networking expert Jan Vermeiren has written a book about LinkedIn? It is called "How to REALLY use LinkedIn" (see: http://www.how-to-really-use-linkedin.com) He also gives away a free light version and access to w…
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Added by Michelle on March 7, 2009 at 3:29pm —
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This paper clarifies Personal Knowledge Management, and its seven information skills, as a framework for the education of those preparing for knowledge work roles in global business and management.
The seven information skills highlighted are:
(1) retrieving information;
(2) evaluating information;
(3) organizing information;
(4) collaborating around information;
(5) analyzing information;
(6) presenting information;
(7) securing infor…
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Added by Kevin Chilton on December 9, 2008 at 9:16am —
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Hi folks
I just wanted to tell you that yesterday I used this blog as a good example to something that works in a blog.
I attended a conference about online marketing, and the general opinion was getting somewhat like: "web 2.0 takes an awful lot of time" and "what is it actually good for?".
So far I have only written one blog post in here, but the day I wrote it I was really feeling miserable about my position and duties at work. Within few hours I had several answers with tips and tricks an…
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Added by Mia Louise Rydahl Due on November 6, 2008 at 4:30am —
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At a primary school Manning, a small town 65 miles east of Columbia, South Carolina, second grade teachers Holly Garneau and Anna Lynne Gamble are convinced that segregating elementary-age boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement—in both genders.
Eager to capitalize on their past progress, the two created a teaching plan for the upcoming semester. The kids will be in a coed environment for homeroom, lunch, and recess, then divide up for four hours each day to learn their math, sci…
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Added by Kevin Chilton on October 24, 2008 at 5:39am —
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I decided to post here about Week 4 instead of writing a long comment on the forums.
I’ve been using Google Reader and have been quite content with it. I can see the feeds like in an e-mail inbox, which works fine for me. I use several folders to sort the feeds and am able to track what’s new for a particular subject quite easily.
One of the aggregators recommended on Work Literacy is Netvibes. So, I created a Netvibes page today and found that it is quite good. You can add all sorts of feeds to…
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Added by Vineetha on October 22, 2008 at 2:00am —
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http://mashable.com/2008/10/20/rss-forrester-study/
This
Mashable post discusses the mainstream consumer adoption of RSS. The post questions the finding that 11% of people use RSS when it is everywhere and most don't even know they are using it. I think the point is well made. Many people still don't even understand the concept behind the technology when they use the term RSS. Although there are…
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Added by Lee Kraus on October 21, 2008 at 7:34am —
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This is a blog for the young people using the new Children's centre in Carnforth. I have kicked started it with posts about our programme for the near future, but the aim is for young people to post their comments, art work, audio and video. Also to change the design to reflect their taste rather than mine.
What ever you want it to be
Please have a look, leave comments and drop in when the centre opens.
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Added by Charlie Bluglass on October 18, 2008 at 11:04am —
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I confess I have started multiple blogs with the most ambitious intentions of expressing daily discoveries, thoughts and connections about learning and technology. I can't seem to stick with the regular process of publishing creative posts and I fight the 'blogging inferiority complex' since I inevitably compare my rudimentary attempts against other blogging experts.
So how have I tried to conquer this floundering blogging habit? By refocusing my efforts to communicate more personal learning pu…
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Added by Kate on October 17, 2008 at 6:52pm —
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Our baby, Odijoo, is finally ready to launch on Monday !! It has been over 1 year in the making, our aim of creating a web portal for people to be able to contribute and share their own knowledge has been amazing. Our concept is simple, providing a space on the internet for people to buy,sell and trade their own expertise. Odijoo is a combination of social network, e-Learning and marketplace. Subject Matter Experts can decide how much they want to charge their courses for, we simply provide the…
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Added by Skyden on October 16, 2008 at 12:03pm —
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I have tried a lot of different blogging tools. Some have worked OK and some have been pretty bad. I have recently started to use the blogging editor built into Flock. It was always a cool idea, but for a long time it didn't really work with Blogger. But for the last several months it has worked really well. The down side is that that social networking sites like Ning don't seem to have adopted the ATOM publishing protocol for the blog component of the site. So I am posting this post from within…
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Added by Lee Kraus on October 16, 2008 at 8:48am —
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It is often challenging, in my opinion, to find the time to blog. When you have a really busy day ahead it is not "natural" to stop and say.... "I should post to my blog." But interestingly, I think that you may want to consider it. Even a short post can help provide a moment to pause and reflect on the day.
For me, I have to drive over two hours for a short meeting, the back in the car and drive two more hours to the next meeting, then in the car again, with friends, for an hour. Once at my fi…
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Added by Lee Kraus on October 15, 2008 at 6:24am —
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Today’s life and work environments require far more than thinking skills and content knowledge. The ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires students to pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and career skills.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is pleased to offer
Route 21, a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources…
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Added by Kevin Chilton on October 15, 2008 at 5:30am —
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If you are interested in leveraging open content and collaboration in your organization, then you might want to consider making blogging part of your learning program. To accomplish this task you might want to consider what blogging does for the organization, how it will impact your organizations performance, and how to get your employees to participate.
What does a blog do for your organization?
An active blog can support the capture of human capital by allowing those in your organizat…
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Added by Lee Kraus on October 14, 2008 at 4:10pm —
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As I'm not used to blogging (has only tried it a bit in different situations) I will focus on my own learnings. Unfortunately I'm leaving for vacation to day, so I may not follow up on it before next week - but if I don't start now, I'll never do it!
For this blog I haven't got a specific learning goal, and I haven't got a plan - so bear with me. But I have a job that I see as very demanding. One of my main tasks at the moment is to implement web 2.0 in parts of the organisation. It's a great t…
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Added by Mia Louise Rydahl Due on October 14, 2008 at 6:00am —
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Metaverse Roadmap
k12 Online Conference 2009 - Around the World with Skype – Alrededor del Mundo con Skype
Professionals are jumping in without a life preserver!
Get back on the track with a blog
Week 4: RSS and Aggregators
Interesting Article on RSS
Blog for Carnforth Hub now live
Confessions of a Blogger Drop Out!
Odijoo launch
