links for 2008-11-08

• Literature Circles
  A Literature Circle is a structure for getting students to talk about a novel with their peers as they read it together.
  (tags: teaching reading literature_circle literature lessonplans school english)
• Twitter Squatting – PC World
  Micro-blogging site Twitter is beginning to deal with the ugly side of success. Twitter users are squatting on potentially popular user names.
  (tags: twitter microblogging identity brand)
• OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 | The Onion – America's Finest News Source
  Microsoft announced it will be releasing a new edition of its operating software, called Windows 7, while Apple is working on its new OS X Snow Leopard. How will they stack up against each other?
  (tags: windows technology apple osx humour humor computers)
• Merb | Looking for a hacker's framework?
  Merb is an MVC framework that is ORM-agnostic, JavaScript library agnostic, and template language agnostic, preferring plugins that add in support for a particular feature rather than trying to produce a monolithic library with everything in the core.
  (tags: web2.0 webdevelopment webdev webdesign web software server rubyonrails)
• Small Basic
  Small Basic is a project that's aimed at bringing "fun" back to programming. By providing a small and easy to learn programming language in a friendly and inviting development environment, Small Basic makes programming a breeze.
  (tags: ICSXX tutorial teaching software small programming microsoft learning languages)
• Facebook Users Attacked by Trojan Virus :: Schipul Blog
  Facebook and its users are having a rough day. A serious Facebook virus is attacking the network’s users.
  (tags: facebook personal work)
• Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day: Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008
  I have now finalised the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008 list based on the contributions of 223 learning professionals worldwide.
  (tags: web2.0 tools learning)
• monitter : real time, live twitter monitor | free live twitter embed widget
  Monitor Twitter discussions live as they happen.
  (tags: web2.0 widget web twitter tracking tools tool time)
• Hordit – Home
  Your online digital locker – store your stuff here.
  (tags: web2.0 tools todo storage remote free filesharing backup technology)
• Recover Your Google Account – Wired How-To Wiki
  Advice about how to back up your google account
  (tags: wiki tips security recovery google gmail email backup)
• Google Chrome Plugins and Themes
  More chatter and download plugins for Google Chrome
  (tags: tools software web google Download browsers theme addons)
• Google Chrome Plugins, Themes, Extensions and Add-ons Forum
  Chatter and download plugins for Google Chrome
  (tags: google knowledge extensions plugin plugins scripts themes)