links for 2008-10-13

• follow cost: Is that Twitter celebrity worth the pain?
  Determine how annoying someone is on Twitter.
  (tags: twitter webapp funny)
• Thinking Blocks
  Thinking Blocks is an engaging, interactive math tool developed by classroom teachers to help students learn how to solve multistep word problems.
  (tags: wordproblems tools technology resources problem_solving maths)
• World Public Opinion
  Giving Voice to Public Opinion Around the World
  (tags: world surveys statistics sociology social research polls)
• Teenagers, the internet and what parents need to know
  Many parents fret about what their teenagers are doing online, but they should be prepared to wade into the virtual world, writes Denise Ryan.
  (tags: internet socialnetworking)
• Weepr – Download Create and share your beat!
  Onlien music creator
  (tags: software music freeware flash audio cool)
• Twitter Guide: How To Do Things With Twitter
  Twitter Guide: How To Do Things With Twitter
  (tags: twitter tricks webapps internet)
• Online Spelling, Grammar, and Thesaurus checking
  Online Spelling, Grammar, and Thesaurus checking. Please enter your text into the box below and press the "Spell Check" button.
  (tags: writing utilities tools thesaurus spelling)

A Reason to Block YouTube

I’ve mentioned a couple of times my thoughts about running for political office in a YouTube world.

This takes the cake. I feel so sorry for both of them but you’ve got to believe that if there’s a camera and anything other than a pristeen moment, it’s going to end up on YouTube.  If we’re going to use electronic video as teaching, we’ve got to at least get it right.  How do you explain this to a class of students?

Not a whole lot more to say, except that thankfully it’s not me.

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