MySpace? Old News
Google? can’t do real time search.
email? not fast enough.
twitter is where it is @. Assuming you have a big enough social network.
Inaugural Addresses
Using a tag cloud, the NY Times has created a visual representation of every President’s Inaugural address. Pretty cool. Definately gives you an idea of the main concern of each President.
How long will this take
I see something like this and wonder how far behind we in Brigadoon really are.
Perhaps the most telling response on the subject of PLNs is from my student Hope, who says, “My iGoogle page is very helpful and helps me keep things organized. It lets me know when my agenda changes.” The fact that a ninth grader would talk about her own research agenda gives a glimpse into the power of the PLN; she is using a term here that is often reserved for grad students!
Value of an internet filter
If every kid that wants to get around our district internet filter can get around it, what’s teh point of having one? Are we just protecting the technologically ignorant from accidentally stumbleing on something they shouldn’t see? Meanwhile, I can’t look up “Bikini Atoll” as part of spur of the moment illustration on the effects of a weapons of mass destruction.
Communication in 2009
Here are two articles you might find interesting:
“Text messages cost carriers nothing”
Cost to telco: $0.00. Cost to customers: $0.20. Number of text messages sent per year (worldwide): 2.5 trillion. We’ll leave you to do the math.
“Why Twitter will go mainstream in 2009” I liked this one, because it is the one I use:
When your parents are starting to follow you
I’ll add when it is blocked by BESS at school or the tech leadership ignores my request to unblock it.
Stump the Internet?
Over at this historical blog Lynn Meighan pointed out to us called Old Picture of the Day I have come across an interesting idea. I don’t know if it is educational or not, but is it possible to stump the internet?
