Following News

Yesterday was a big news day.  There will be those who will read about the events in today’s morning paper.  But, if you’re connected, you could have followed the events live, as they happened.  And, if you were so inclined, you could have commented on them as well.  In this day and age, everyone can have a voice.

Discovery Channel Hostage Taking
Read about it:  Google News
Talk about it:  Twitter
Watch it:  YouTube
Blog it:  Women State

Apple New Products
Read about it:  CrunchGear
Talk about it:  Twitter
Watch it:  Apple
Blog it:  The Mobile Gadgeteer

Hurricane Earl
Read about it:  CBC News
Talk about it:  Twitter
Scientifically follow it:  National Hurricane Centre
Watch it:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Blog it:  Roger Pielke Jr.’s Blog
See it:  Flickr

Thanks – NASA Goddard Photo and Video – CC Attribution 

And yet, we still debate and discuss the use of these tools in education?  With these tools, we can easily engage and contribute to the discussion.  Taught appropriately, shouldn’t students be able to learn how to understand and digest all of this for themselves?

links for 2010-09-01

• Op-Ed Contributor – Google’s Earth – NYTimes.com
  “I ACTUALLY think most people don’t want Google to answer their questions,” said the search giant’s chief executive, Eric Schmidt, in a recent and controversial interview. “They want Google to tell them what they should be doing next
  (tags: earth contributor nytimes)
• Cybraryman Catalogue of Educational WebSites – Educational Web sites for Teachers, Educators, Parents, Students
  The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators
  (tags: resources web cybraryman technology reference catalogue lessons)
• 'Private Browsing' Not So Much – PCWorld
  Security researchers have revealed that 'private browsing' modes on web browsers, which are designed to remove all traces of the sites a user has visited, can leak information.

  A study by Dan Boneh from Stanford University which is due to be presented at the Usenix Security Symposium in the U.S. next week claims that many browser add-ons or website security measures stop the 'private browsing' mode from working properly.

  (tags: private browsing)
• Back to School Special : The World :: American Express OPEN Forum
  Another school year is about to begin, and I want to help students prepare for their careers. To do this, I’ve compiled a list of what I hope college students will learn before they graduate
  (tags: school skills)
• Gmail Priority Inbox: 5 Tips for Better Productivity
  With the launch of Priority Inbox, a radical new way to sort mail, Google has hugely changed the way you can process and manage email. As Gmail Product Director Keith Coleman says, “Once you go priority, you never go back.”
  (tags: tips priority inbox gmail)
• A Periodic Table of Google Elements
  A bunch of creative Google employees, working in the Mountain View office, have created a beautiful and informative periodic table on one of their office walls where individual elements represent stats about Google and the Internet.
  (tags: google periodic table)
• 10 Funniest Rejection Letters – Oddee.com
  There's nothing like light-hearted humour help to ease the pain of rejection, as evidenced by this letter from the offices of Mad magazine, one of the most influential humour publications ever released
  (tags: funniest rejection letters)
• HowStuffWorks "How did Rasputin really die?"
  Perhaps it was Rasputin's eyes that pierced his way into history. The mystic and advisor to the Romanov family in Russia became known for his entra ncing gaze that seemed to hypnotize people.
  (tags: howstuffworks Rasputin death)
• The Jefferson County Schools Practices Discipline for Learning | Edutopia
  The Jefferson County Schools Practices Discipline for Learning
  A Kentucky school district uses nonpunitive measures to encourage good behavior.
  (tags: jefferson discipline learning)
• How to Develop Positive Classroom Management | Edutopia
  How to Develop Positive Classroom Management
  We've gathered tips from educators about proactive discipline methods. Join the conversation and share your experience about what works.
  (tags: management classroom edutopia classroom_management develop)
• Creating Lifelong Learners » Blog Archive » First Day of School Activities
  First Day of School Activities
  (tags: blog learners lifelong creating)
• Blogging Pitfalls: How to Avoid Lazy Writing and Editing | BloggingPro
  Not every writer has the heart of a poet or the writing skills of a hard-hitting journalists. Bloggers come from all different backgrounds and styles and many have had little training or experience with writing prior to starting up their blog.
  (tags: blogging pitfalls)