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Tuesday 31 January 2012
Selling Google
Someone twitted this site 18 Ways Teachers Can Use Google+ Hangouts which is said
written By Staff Writers. I wanted to say, really -- more like By {Google} Staff Writers.
written By Staff Writers. I wanted to say, really -- more like By {Google} Staff Writers.
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| We are SUPPOSE to be EXCITED by all of these coloured arrows!!!! |
© Online College Staff Writers.(2011, December 6). 18 Ways Teachers
Can Use Google+ Hangouts [Article describing Google offers up
some amazing tools to help you get students thinking, learning,
connecting, and sharing]. Retrieved February 1, 2012, from
Online Colleges.Net website:
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2011/12/06/18-ways-teachers-google-hangouts/
Explore new ways to integrate technology into teaching & learning
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| mind map |
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| concept map |
Concept mapping and mind mapping are graphic organizers, strategies for visualizing knowledge or graphically representing ideas. The terms may seem to be interchangeable, but there are some typical differences in the way they are used: ......
- A mind map is a creative way to represent an idea or task, while a concept map is a formal attempt to organize or represent knowledge.
- Mind maps focus on a central idea; concept maps connect multiple ideas.
- Mind maps are colorful, use wavy lines, and often include pictures. Concept maps are made with geometric shapes and straight lines.
- A mind map builds outward from the center, while concept map expands downward from the top.
Clark, C. (2011, May 10). Best tools and practices for concept mapping
(explore new ways to integrate technology into teaching/learning).
In NspireD2 [Article describing tools for visualizing knowledge or
graphically representing ideas]. Retrieved January 31, 2012, from
Kaneb Center, University of Notre Dame website:
http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/best-tools-and-practices-for-concept-mapping/
Bad way to start the week
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Sunday 29 January 2012
Age Discrimination Hits Silicon Valley
Saw this post last night in bed with my tablet .... boy does that say something ... if you have no one else to take to bed take your tablet .....
Old Techies Never Die; They Just Can’t Get Hired
I will be writing a lot about this topic -- since I have been refurbished a few times already and I have worked for 'younger' bosses who thought they knew it all. The last was at Google where I did get fired (March 2010) because of my age but they were able to dance around it because I didn't have 'development' skills -- I was in their desktop video technical support. My (0,0,0) at that time was Albany NY.
There is lots of reasons these younger, hipper people don't hire the old people -- but the problem is that it will eventually catch up with them as it did when I worked at Microsoft. I have a few tales that I will wind out later.
My point is that an individual has to have something so interesting that a company can't refuse to at least hire the person on a contract. From there, it is up to you. That's the best, you will get in these days. And maybe that's all you want anyway.
Old Techies Never Die; They Just Can’t Get Hired
I will be writing a lot about this topic -- since I have been refurbished a few times already and I have worked for 'younger' bosses who thought they knew it all. The last was at Google where I did get fired (March 2010) because of my age but they were able to dance around it because I didn't have 'development' skills -- I was in their desktop video technical support. My (0,0,0) at that time was Albany NY.
There is lots of reasons these younger, hipper people don't hire the old people -- but the problem is that it will eventually catch up with them as it did when I worked at Microsoft. I have a few tales that I will wind out later.
My point is that an individual has to have something so interesting that a company can't refuse to at least hire the person on a contract. From there, it is up to you. That's the best, you will get in these days. And maybe that's all you want anyway.
Concept map software
I found these 2 mapping packages last night but couldn't enter them into my blog because I can't do cut-and-paste on my tablet right now for some reason -- that's another blog entry. So I entered them as bookmarks and had to add them to my blog this morning.
FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in Java. The recent development has hopefully turned it into high productivity tool. We are proud that the operation and navigation of FreeMind is faster than that of MindManager because of one-click "fold / unfold" and "follow link" operations.
XMind: http://www.xmind.net/
XMind is a brainstorming and mind mapping software tool developed by XMind Ltd. The program is intended to assist users in capturing ideas, organizing various charts, and share them with collaboration. It supports mind maps, Ishikawa diagrams (also called fishbone diagrams or cause-and-effect diagrams), tree diagrams, organization charts, and spreadsheets. It can be used for knowledge management, meeting minutes, task management, and GTD. XMind can read FreeMind files.
FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in Java. The recent development has hopefully turned it into high productivity tool. We are proud that the operation and navigation of FreeMind is faster than that of MindManager because of one-click "fold / unfold" and "follow link" operations.
XMind: http://www.xmind.net/
XMind is a brainstorming and mind mapping software tool developed by XMind Ltd. The program is intended to assist users in capturing ideas, organizing various charts, and share them with collaboration. It supports mind maps, Ishikawa diagrams (also called fishbone diagrams or cause-and-effect diagrams), tree diagrams, organization charts, and spreadsheets. It can be used for knowledge management, meeting minutes, task management, and GTD. XMind can read FreeMind files.
Thursday 26 January 2012
Keyboard - What keyboard .... on a tablet
Blogging on a tablet is really unworkable. For one thing I may have found a bug in the blogger system -- I can not seem to enter the verification code at the end of the page to indicate a human is entering the text. But more, the virtual keyboard does not really work well as an entry device. Sure for a few lines or a userid or password, the virtual keyboard is fine, but for long text it doesn`t work. Another example of virtual keyboard failing, I haven`t figured out how to copy, cut and paste work on the tablet -- and they are suppose to work.
I believe the answer will be in audio and video entries as we see in `Star Trek` etc when the crew is doing their personal logs. And who else but Google will figure this out owning YouTube, etc. If I could figure out how the app to translate audio into text on the tablet it would be a good step forward.
I believe the answer will be in audio and video entries as we see in `Star Trek` etc when the crew is doing their personal logs. And who else but Google will figure this out owning YouTube, etc. If I could figure out how the app to translate audio into text on the tablet it would be a good step forward.
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Spent Tuesday trying to get all of my required systems setup for class: google group, diigo, twitter, blogger and of course mooc. The one I am having the most trouble with is the blogger fed to mooc but I guess you have to believe in the power of technology, and I looked at the list today and most of the class have added their blogs. It must be straight forward. I am currently exploring MOOC on Wikipedia to see where that might lead me. Interesting that MOOC was the not first and not the last in on-line courses.
Monday 23 January 2012
Gave up on Kindle / Spending Time On Classes & Camcorder Decision
I am sending my Kindle to my friend Amanda. I find the Kindle is just too small for the Health and Computer manuals that I read. The text is okay but the diagrams are really shrunk to fit the scrreen. Instead I will be using a Gateway netbook and a Samsung Android tablet - preferably the last.
I am spending a lot of my thinking time currently trying to figure out what video cameras I should be purchasing. I need specific camcorders with Firewire and very few cameras have FW -- it was an old Apple standard. The B&H store in NYC have used Sony cameras for $1000 which my partner Chris says are useless. He says go with the PDX150. I have found the Pansonic PV-GS90, and Sony DCR HC52 at Amazon for under $1000.
Besides CCK12, I am spending a lot of time on my SIAST (Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology) HIM (Health Information Management) Anatomy and Physiology I start a Pathophysiology Feb 14th - and that's it for this term -- 3 courses.
I am spending a lot of my thinking time currently trying to figure out what video cameras I should be purchasing. I need specific camcorders with Firewire and very few cameras have FW -- it was an old Apple standard. The B&H store in NYC have used Sony cameras for $1000 which my partner Chris says are useless. He says go with the PDX150. I have found the Pansonic PV-GS90, and Sony DCR HC52 at Amazon for under $1000.
Besides CCK12, I am spending a lot of time on my SIAST (Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology) HIM (Health Information Management) Anatomy and Physiology I start a Pathophysiology Feb 14th - and that's it for this term -- 3 courses.
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