astronomy "Still discovering new things" On board each Voyager is a golden record — and record player — that is built to last one billion years or more and contains key information about humanity and life on planet Earth, in
education Dogfooding After two happy years as a WordPress self-hosted install, I’m moving our 8th grade science class site/home/hub, GriffinScience, to Blogger: GriffinScience: “Because we’ll be using Blogger as a main
education Engineering Creativity So how do we as teachers cultivate and encourage creativity in a human existence that doesn’t require as many gigs of organic memory? LRB · Jim Holt · Smarter, Happier, More Productive: “It’s
education Sweet Reader One of my 8th Graders is blogging about dessert pictures she takes that remind her of books she reads (she’s an avid reader). You should follow along… Sweet Reader Yes, it is
apple Headed to Apple Seminar at 1 to 1 iPad School Four of us from Spartanburg Day School are headed to Savannah on Thursday/Friday to see how St. Andrew’s School is running their 1 to 1 iPad program… Apple – Education Seminars &
2do.txt I'm Sure @Jangro Would Appreciate notes.pinboard.in On my iPhone home-screen I now have a link to a “2 Do” file that is a Pinboard Note… Pinboard Notes Pinboard is the bookmarking service that fills the hole Delicious left in
education FlexBooks Hadn’t run across this before, but I’m pretty excited about the possibilities here… CK12.ORG – FlexBooks Already incorporating some of this into our existing textsbook over on GriffinScience.
apple Why I'm Sticking with AT&T (and Glad to See BUMPzee Back) My pal Scott Jangro had an amazing site in late ’06 and early ’07 called BUMPzee that I loved. Basically, BUMPzee was an early hybrid of Delicious, Digg, and what would become the
apple Reality Shifts Aren't Novelties Fantastic post that answers many of the “iPad is a fad and has no place in our schools” critics… TeachPaperless: Novelty, Huh?: “As for the specific case of the iPad, it’s hardly
blogging 83 Lines Trevor Turk put together a WordPress theme using only 83 lines of PHP and 75 lines of CSS. That’s pretty amazing. And pretty. I’m using it here as my theme for
apple iPads and Classroom Essentials This is a wonderful walkthrough by Fraser Speirs on how his school (Cedars School of Excellence in the UK)implemented an “iPad for Every Student” initiative and some of the resulting reflections the
technology Search is the Card Catalogue of the Web I wrote this piece on April 25, 2007. I’m fishing through some old posts and had to revisit/repot this as I think we’re on the verge of a major shift
flickr Flickr Says Thanks for All the Fish It’s really not that big of a deal, but I’ve been a Pro member for the last three years… words like this lead me to think that maybe Yahoo isn’t
37signals Dear @Evernote, I Want to Use your Service But This is Unacceptable Over and over tonight (strong wifi): Looks like I’m sticking with Basecamp. Sent from my iPhone
blogging Great Review of @Posterous > Years of building and maintaining my WordPress blog have resulted in my learning a lot about WordPress and getting a lot of grease under my fingernails. Weeks of using Posterous has resulted in
backpack From Evernote Back to Backpack I’ve been a longtime Evernote member going back to March ’08 (and then a paying Premium member since June ’08 shortly after they opened that functionality), but I just can’t figure
friendfeed FriendFeed Catchup in GMail I absolutely love FriendFeed's GMail IM integration. It's how I consume most of my FriendFeed content as well as lots from my favorite folks on Twitter that I have piped into FF via
apple My Laptop's Operating System I have a school issued (white) MacBook 13′ that I’ve been using the last few weeks when I need a computer (besides my iPhone). It’s great that we have MacBooks for
education Using MindMeister for Mind Mapping in the Classroom > > # MindMeister Academic Edition > > The Academic Edition of MindMeister is a complete collaborative mind mapping solution for educational institutions such as schools, universities and learning centers. It helps teachers and instructors to apply essential
education Powerpoint in the Classroom Must Die > His philosophy is that the **information delivery common in today’s classroom lectures should be recorded and delivered to students as podcasts or online videos before class sessions**. To make sure students tune
education Stunning Lack of 2.0 Teacher Tools on Web or iPhone [ ](http://www.mygradebook.com/)via [mygradebook.com](http://www.mygradebook.com/)When
bookmarking Hey, You! Get Off of My Cloud! (Or The Rise of Anti-Social Media) I’ve fallen in love with Pinboard (for bookmarking) and Simplenote (search for it on the iPhone app store) this week. I’ve been testing out both services for a little while but
bookmarking Anti-Social Bookmarking I joined Delicious back around the Holiday Season of 2004 and soon started bookmarking with regularity. Aside from GMail, Delicious was one of the first web2.0 sites I really got excited about.
education Interesting or Comforting? > [](http://imperfect.posterous.com/finding-meaning-and-comfort)[](http://imperfect.posterous.com/finding-meaning-and-comfort) > > by [Keri
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