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<title><![CDATA[PicLens - Uma nova forma de ver nossas fotos]]></title>
<link>http://pensamentointerativo.wordpress.com/?p=22</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Juliana Diniz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pensamentointerativo.wordpress.com/?p=22</guid>
<description><![CDATA[O conceito já começa bonito: Pensar além do browser. Estamos falando de uma ferramenta ou plugin ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>O conceito já começa bonito: Pensar além do browser. Estamos falando de uma ferramenta ou plugin que instalamos em nosso navegador para termos uma nova experiência de visualização de imagens. Grandes comunidades e portais de imagens como Flickr, Picasa, Facebook ou Google estão no jogo. Não deixe de experimentar!!!</p>
<p>Em cima de cada foto é disponibilizado um link nem um pouco ingênuo que ao ser clicado nos leva a um ambiente 3D que valoriza e muito as fotos que estão sendo visualizadas. É muito minority Report ;P Eu virei fã!</p>
<p>Tomara que bem rapidinho a gente já possa extender esse uso às aplicações e site web que desenvolvemos!</p>
<p>Não ficarei me estendendo muito na descrição porque é dífil descrever em palavras. A experiência é visual. Por isso assista ao vídeo abaixo ou corra para instalar o programa :)</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/FjetHe-DTVs'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/FjetHe-DTVs&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Maiores detalhes em: <a href="http://www.piclens.com/" target="_blank">http://www.piclens.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Free, Web-based Media Converter]]></title>
<link>http://parrymathur.wordpress.com/?p=19</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>parrymathur</dc:creator>
<guid>http://parrymathur.wordpress.com/?p=19</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was working on Windows today, and desperately needed to view an OpenOffice.org document. Trouble w]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">I was working on Windows today, and desperately needed to view an OpenOffice.org document. Trouble was, I didn't have OpenOffice.org installed on Windows. I had created the document in question on Ubuntu, <a title="Ubuntu bundles software, too!" href="http://parrymathur.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/ubuntu-bundles-software-too/">which bundles OpenOffice.org by default</a>. Since I had Microsoft Word on my Windows system, all  that I needed to view the nasty boy was a media converter. I quickly googled the phrase: <em>converting .odt to .doc</em> on my little google-box in firefox. A few links later, I found myself at <a title="Converting media to different formats" href="http://media-convert.com/" target="_blank">this baby</a>'s doorstep.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a title="Convert media" href="http://media-convert.com/" target="_blank">Media-Convert</a> is a free, web-based media conversion tool that converts the files of your choice into the files of your dreams. At first glance, this site seems to drive you away from itself. It screams <strong>spam </strong>in a thunderous voice. I don't kid around when I say that half of this amazing site's home page is nothing but very visible ads, and that half is the half that fills the browser window. I found myself scrolling down for more; and there was much more than just more.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Here's a look at the media-convert.com homepage:</p>
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<dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://parrymathur.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/mediasdcvol.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-21" src="http://parrymathur.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/mediasdcvol.jpg" alt="A screenshot of the media-convert.com homepage" width="319" height="239" /></a></dt>
<dd class="wp-caption-dd">A screenshot of the media-convert.com homepage</dd>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">However, when I looked at the list of formats this tool supported, I was delighted beyond limits. Here are some formats that they are willing to rip apart and join into new ones for you:</p>
<ul style="text-align:justify;">
<li><span style="color:#3366ff;">Documents, text:</span> Raw text, HTML, XHTML, Microsoft Word, RTF, PDF, PS, Open Office, Star Writer, Pocket Word, Word Perfect<br />
CSV, dBase, Microsoft Excel, Pocket Excel, Lotus 123, Quattro Pro, Star Calc, Open Office spreadsheet<br />
MathML, Star Math, Open Office math<br />
Microsoft Powerpoint, Star Impress, Open Office presentation.</li>
<li><span style="color:#3366ff;">Compression Archives:</span> 7Z BZ2 BZA CAB GZ LHA LZH RAR TAR TGZ YZ1 ZIP.</li>
<li><span style="color:#3366ff;">Image:</span>AVS BMP CIN DCX DIB DPX FITS GIF ICO JFIF JIF JPE JPEG JPG MIFF OTB P7 PALM PAM PBM PCD PCDS PCL PCX PGM PICT PNG PNM PPM PSD RAS SGI SUN TGA TIF TIFF WMF XBM XPM YUV.</li>
<li><span style="color:#3366ff;">Sound:</span> WAV to MP3, OGG, AAC, AMR, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.MP3 to WAV, OGG, AAC, AMR, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.WMA to WAV, OGG, AAC, AMR, FLAC, MP3, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.OGG to WAV, MP3, AAC, AMR, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.AAC to WAV, MP3, OGG, AMR, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.MP4 (AAC) to WAV, MP3, OGG, AMR, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.FLAC to WAV, MP3, OGG, AMR, AAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.VQF (Yamaha TwinVQ) to WAV, MP3, OGG, AMR, AAC, FLAC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.MPC (Musepack) to WAV, MP3, OGG, AMR, AAC, FLAC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.REAL AUDIO to WAV, MP3, OGG, AMR, AAC, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.AMR to WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.MMF (pcm) to WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, FLAC, MPC, AMR, AU, AIFF, QCP.AU to WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, FLAC, MPC, AMR, MMF, AIFF, QCP.AIFF to WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, FLAC, MPC, AMR, AU, MMF, QCP.QCP to WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, FLAC, MPC, AMR, AU, AIFF, MMF.3GP to WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, FLAC, MPC, AMR, AU, AIFF, MMF.+ Amiga files (8SVF, MAUD), Psion files (PRC, WVE), SNDT, SF, SoundBlaster VOC, AVR, TXW, Soundtracker files (MOD, XM FastTracker, IT ImpulseTracker, S3M ScreamTracker), ... ID3 (v1 and v2) Tag preservation for MP3, OGG, AAC, WMA and MPC files.</li>
<li><span style="color:#3366ff;">Music, monophonic &#38; polyphonic ringtones:</span> MIDI, MIDI-0, SP-MIDI, CMX, MMF, MOTOROLA, SAGEM, EMELODY, IMELODY, EMS, RTTTL/RTX, NOKIA, NOKIA-TXT.<br />
<address> Formats used on most common cellular phones like Alcatel, Mitsubishi, Samsung, Nokia, Siemens, Nec, Panasonic, Sagem, Sharp, Sony, Trium, Sony-Ericsson, LG, Motorola.</address>
</li>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Did you see that list? The online software detects the file type that you want to covert and also shows recommendations for the destination formats. It even managed to detect my Pocket Tanks game's .it music file and suggest a conversion to mp3.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Converting a file involves uploading a file from your local storage on to their server; selecting a source format (which is detected automatically in most cases), and then selecting a destination format. The converted file is available for download from the server once the process has ended.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">No wonder they have so many ads. It must be a really popular site. Keep the ads rolling, boys! We don't want our favorite file-converter to stop converting!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">After completing the .odt to .doc file conversion, I was really happy to have come across this little web-wonder. I suggest that you try it, too.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img src="/Users/Paritosh%20Mathur/Desktop/mediasdcvol.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Welcome To AffiliateMarketing101]]></title>
<link>http://hawaiian14.wordpress.com/?p=4</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hawaiian14</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hawaiian14.wordpress.com/?p=4</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My name is Frank and I am the ADMIN of the AffiliateMarketing101 Blog.
I have started the Affiliatem]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My name is Frank and I am the ADMIN of the AffiliateMarketing101 Blog.</p>
<p>I have started the Affiliatemarketing101 blog, also referred to as AM101, because there are hundreds even thousands of people who are involved in Affiliate Marketing.</p>
<p>The AM101 blog has been started to help those people who want their own "Home-Based" business and have chosen to start as Affiliate Marketers.</p>
<p>So what is Affiliate Marketing?</p>
<p>Affiliate Marketing is a method of promoting a web based business in which an affiliate, you, are paid for every visitor, subscriber, customer and/or sale provided through your efforts.</p>
<p>It's a modern variation of paying a "Finders Fee" for the introduction of new clients to a business.</p>
<p>Compensation may be made based on a certain value for each visitor, (Pay-Per-Click), each registrant, (Pay-Per-Lead), or commission for each customer sale, (Pay-Per-Sale), or any combination there of.</p>
<p>Of course you'll need to find a good affiliate program with a company that sells products you are interested in. I'll teach you how to do this is a later post.</p>
<p>Once you find an affiliate program you'll need to build a website where you can sell your affiliate products, this subject will also be covered in a later post.</p>
<p>All of this may seem overwhelming right now.</p>
<p>Once you get started and progress through each step, you'll see it's pretty simple if you just take these processes as steps and do them one at a time.</p>
<p>Once you have found your affiliate program I'll teach you how to pick the products and services you'll promote.</p>
<p>Like I said, this can seem overwhelming, but I'll hold your hand and help you along the way, "Step-By-Step", it will all come together.</p>
<p>So, for now let's sit down and make a list of things you feel passionate about.</p>
<p>Are you an automobile buff, do you like training animals, hunting, fishing, reading, sailing, camping, cooking, entertaining, computers, swimming, the list of topics is endless.</p>
<p>The programs and services available cover every possible thing you can imagine.</p>
<p>Remember, choose something you are passionate about, an activity or topic you could be considered an expert at. You want to convince your future customers that you know everything about the product or service you are trying to sell.</p>
<p>Would you buy something from someone who can't answer your questions or a person who had all the answers?</p>
<p>Don't get lost here, remember, if you aren't an expert at anything you can still be an affiliate and become very knowledgeable. There are hundreds of places where you can research the products you want to sell. More about this later.</p>
<p>Well, let's get started making that list of things you want to sell as an affiliate.</p>
<p>Remember, try to choose products and services that you are familiar with. You need to convince customers that your products and services are the BEST and they should buy yours and not the others that are available.</p>
<p>We will talk about finding a company to work with in or next post...</p>
<p>TO OUR SUCCESS,</p>
<p>Frank D. Haia</p>
<p>AffiliateMarketing101<a href="http://hawaiian14.wordpress.com"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://hawaiian14.wordpress.com">http://hawaiian14.wordpress.com</a></p>
<p>Email: <a href="fdhaia@hotmail.com">fdhaia@hotmail.com<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Fun inna Photo? photofunia dot com -Obscure sites FTW]]></title>
<link>http://pixelbits.wordpress.com/?p=341</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pixelbits</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pixelbits.wordpress.com/?p=341</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last night, I somehow ended up at photofunia.com. I never heard of it, but first glance, the homepag]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:left;">Last night, I somehow ended up at <a href="http://www.photofunia.com/">photofunia.com</a>. I never heard of it, but first glance, the homepage was simple, clean, and seemed pretty self explanatory. AWESOME -just my kind of site. So I decided to further explore and sure enough, it was super user friendly.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>1.</strong> On the homepage, click on the thumbnail to select effect:<br />
<img class="aligncenter" style="padding:20px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080803-qa212c4n31qg91bkwui7jbx64k.png" alt="" /><br />
<strong>2.</strong> Upload an image from your computer:<br />
<img class="aligncenter" style="padding:20px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080803-fmbhbftntd8g8atg7edge2dasa.png" alt="" width="300" /><br />
<strong>3.</strong> aaaaand done:<br />
<img class="aligncenter" style="padding:20px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080803-dikpidxjdm7emsux8m73j9g8ga.png" alt="" width="300" /></p>
<p>Then, I can choose to:<br />
<strong> 1.</strong> Upload picture to <a href="http://imageshack.us/">imageshack</a><br />
<strong> 2.</strong> Download the avatar<br />
<strong> 3</strong>. Save the large image on my desktop.</p>
<p><strong>Awesome</strong>
</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Check out the avatar of the above:<br />
<img class="aligncenter" style="padding:20px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080803-mnmh2nq7qaf5qfhfa29n6btnig.png" alt="" /><br />
RAD<br />
This site is so easy to use, I did a few more effects:<!--more--><br />
<img class="aligncenter" style="padding:20px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080803-fyei1mbdper9xuikrsd4kqdk4b.png" alt="" width="450" /><br />
<img class="aligncenter" style="padding:20px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080803-b6r6hnp25gd8kng64i1ed9xkaa.png" alt="" width="450" /><br />
YAY :D
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<p style="text-align:left;">SO much simpler than like... Photoshop. PLUS it's web-based, which ROCKS since I prefer not to download apps into my computer.</p>
<p>Do you use sites like these? Fill me in, I'm always on the hunt for more use<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">less</span>ful time wasters ;)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Trend of Online School Management Software]]></title>
<link>http://christianteacherforum.wordpress.com/?p=35</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>amayala</dc:creator>
<guid>http://christianteacherforum.wordpress.com/?p=35</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Our school bought into the trend two years ago and began the software to use both &#8220;Edline]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our school bought into the trend two years ago and began the software to use both "Edline" and "Gradequick" in combination with each other. Edline allowed our school to build a linking website to our home page that included a class schedule and forms for parents and staff. It also allowed teachers to build their own class websites and place updated quiz, test and project dates on a calendar for parent access. It provided students and parents with a code and password so that they could receive updated information and view current grades. Gradequick was a separate software program that connected to Edline and was used to upload grades into a web-based service that sent the grades to Edline for viewing. Edline also allowed for a combined test, quiz and project calendar for the entire secondary staff. In this way, we could control the number of major tests or projects students would be taking on a given day.</p>
<p>However, Edline was not without its flaws. It was not a comprehensive system. It required a separate grading program. It didn't have interesting features like lesson plan uploading or behavior reporting for online archive files. It didn't give administration access to individual student schedules.</p>
<p>So, after some consideration, our school switched to "Renweb," which is a more complete school management software. They are currently attempting to make their program web-based this year instead of software-based, but it includes a variety of functions including lesson plans for archive, uploading of PDF files for parents to download, academic and behavior documentation and medical histories. It allows the schedules of students to be posted and for teachers to post grades using the same software system. Attendance can also be taken on the system.</p>
<p>So here is my question: It seems to me that school management software is now the ongoing trend. However, which system is the best to use? Which system is comprehensive, yet affordable? Which system has excellent customer service and less "kinks"? </p>
<p>I would like to invite my readers to comment on the systems their public or private schools use and rate the following areas on a scale of 1-10: affordability, user friendly, functions, customer service, and time-saving. Basically, give me the name of your software, the main website from the software company and then rate the following areas. Provide a brief comment with your rating.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Configure Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with an MSN Web-based Account]]></title>
<link>http://cybergurus.wordpress.com/?p=99</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sunil Saripalli</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cybergurus.wordpress.com/?p=99</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. 
2. If you see the Pick]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">2. If you see the Pick a category view, click User Accounts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Note If you do not see the Pick a category view, go to step 3. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">3. Double-click Mail. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">4. Click E-mail Accounts, and then click New.<span>  </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">5. Click Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, and then click Next. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">6. Click to select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types check box, and then click Next. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">7. Click Internet E-mail and then click Next. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">8. Add the account settings: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">a. In the Your Name box, type your name as you want it to appear to recipients. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">b. In the E-mail Address box, type your e-mail address. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">For example, type username@msn.com. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">c. In Account Type, select HTTP. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">d. In the Password box, type your MSN password. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">e. Click to select the Remember Password check box. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">f. If the Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) check box is selected, click to clear the check box. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">9. Click Next, and then click Finish. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;">Readers, I have hosted my blog at <a href="http://www.sunilsaripalli.com/">www.sunilsaripalli.com</a>, please visit <a href="http://www.sunilsaripalli.com/">www.sunilsaripalli.com</a> for my future blogs. Please support my blog by clicking the displayed ADS. Thanks....</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jott - Now for the iPhone]]></title>
<link>http://extremevirtualsupport.wordpress.com/?p=141</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lynntotherescue</dc:creator>
<guid>http://extremevirtualsupport.wordpress.com/?p=141</guid>
<description><![CDATA[
I blogged about Jott in May. This is a free service (how do they do that?) that is so feature rich,]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://extremevirtualsupport.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/jott-logo1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-146" src="http://extremevirtualsupport.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/jott-logo1.jpg?w=244" alt="" width="244" height="68" /></a></p>
<p>I <a href="http://extremevirtualsupport.wordpress.com/?s=jott&#38;submit=Search">blogged</a> about <strong>Jott</strong> in May. This is a free service (how do they do that?) that is so feature rich, I've hardly scratched the surface. A brief refresher, Jott is a great way to remind yourself and others of upcoming appointments, birthdays, family obligations--you name it. Get yourself set up on-line with your preferences, set up groups to notify co-workers, family or friends of happenings. A feature I utilize is to set up a reminder for something that happens out in the future and I tell Jott to notify me the <em>day of</em> my appointment. Less chance of forgetting that way!<a href="http://extremevirtualsupport.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/jottfeatures1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-147" src="http://extremevirtualsupport.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/jottfeatures1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="471" height="132" /></a></p>
<p>But today, we're going to talk about the new iPhone app Jott developed. With the release of the new iPhone and the subsequent deluge of third party apps, this one caught my eye as being useful for a client of mine. I watched the short <a href="http://jott.com/jotters/index.php/iphone">video</a> and was convinced. Download and install the app from iTunes. To use, simply tap on-screen anywhere and begin to speak. Tap again when you're finished (think there's a 30 second limit). Then your reminder/message is sent to the clouds to be transcribed into text then back on your iPhone and in your web Jott account.</p>
<p>You can organize, prioritize and categorize your Jotts,  i.e. business, personal, etc. When you complete a task, swipe it with your finger and a line goes through it and you've marked it off your list! For those of us who derive fulfillment with the pen and notebook system, this flourish gives a similar sense of satisfaction.</p>
<p>This is truly an elegant and cool application--not to mention, it's actually both useful and safe to use while driving!</p>
<p><a href="http://extremevirtualsupport.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/image1.png"><img style="border-right:0;border-top:0;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;" src="http://extremevirtualsupport.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/image-thumb1.png" alt="image" width="160" height="260" align="right" /></a></p>
<p>For you Blackberry users out there, there's a Jott version for you too!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[South African Libraries Government Funds Leveraged By Carnegie Corporation’s $10 Million Investment]]></title>
<link>http://educationload.wordpress.com/?p=12</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>educationload</dc:creator>
<guid>http://educationload.wordpress.com/?p=12</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From the announcement:

Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian and Thomas H. Ke]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20080730.072253&#38;time=09">From the announcement:</a></p>
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<p>Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian and Thomas H. Kean, Chairman of the Corporation’s Board of Trustees joined South African leaders to dedicate new Carnegie Corporation-funded model libraries in Pretoria and Cape Town. Leaders from prominent South African universities also teamed with the U.S. foundation leaders to inaugurate the opening of a multi-campus electronic research consortium. The foundation has invested more than $10 million since 2004 - including a new grant of $2.5 million - to revitalize the country’s public library system. The Corporation’s grants have helped to leverage more than $60 million in government and other private funding.</p>
<p>Source: AScribe</p></div>
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<link>http://vmarketing.wordpress.com/?p=46</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>danesh</dc:creator>
<guid>http://vmarketing.wordpress.com/?p=46</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Offerta Lavoro]]></title>
<link>http://systec.wordpress.com/?p=5</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>systecsoccoop</dc:creator>
<guid>http://systec.wordpress.com/?p=5</guid>
<description><![CDATA[PROGRAMMATORI JAVA2 - C - C++
la SysTec soc. coop. ricerca programmatori JAVA2, C e C++.
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<h3>la SysTec soc. coop. ricerca programmatori JAVA2, C e C++.</h3>
<h3>Invia il tuo curriculum vitae all'indirizzo <a href="mailto:curriculum@sys-tec.it">curriculum@sys-tec.it</a></h3>
<h3>E' richiesta la conoscenza di SQL</h3>
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<title><![CDATA[PSST...Wanna Learn How to Write a Cancer Abstract?]]></title>
<link>http://underwritingsolutionsllc.wordpress.com/?p=25</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>underwritingsolutionsllc</dc:creator>
<guid>http://underwritingsolutionsllc.wordpress.com/?p=25</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always felt that good writing comes from good thinking and that learning how to write wel]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I've always felt that good writing comes from good thinking and that learning how to write well is difficult.   With the advent of the Internet you can find wonderful teaching websites for the craft of writing.   My inner underwriter has always believed that if underwriters were taught how to <em><strong>write</strong></em> about disease we could ultimately better understand some of the cryptic medical language found in the APS's we read every day.  Well you'll never guess what I found while doing some purposeful surfing (not mindless).</p>
<p>I've added a link to the training modules from the U.S. National              Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)              Program at Emory University,              Atlanta SEER Cancer Registry, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.</p>
<p>This training website provides web-based training modules for                cancer registration and surveillance. When the site is complete,                it will comprise about 30 training modules, each covering a particular                cancer registration training subject. The site started                in September, 2000 and is under continual development.</p>
<p>And to think all I wanted was to find out a little more about recurrent high grade focal dysplasia just to make sure the pathologist was on spot about the colonic mass despite everyone else calling the thing cancer.  I'm gonna have some fun playing around in this website.</p>
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<link>http://umdendnote.wordpress.com/?p=16</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>umdendnote</dc:creator>
<guid>http://umdendnote.wordpress.com/?p=16</guid>
<description><![CDATA[June 9 - Ying
What is EndNote Web?
EndNote Web is a web based version of EndNote which is accessible]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">What is EndNote Web?</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">EndNote Web is a web based version of EndNote which is accessible to all UMDNJ affiliated users.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><strong></strong></span></p>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>EndNote X1.0.1 vs. EndNote Web</strong></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">EndNote X1.0.1 is the latest version of the EndNote desktop program, of which UMDNJ UL are licensed to provide download access only for our UMDNJ affiliated users. Ying’s EndNote X tutorial is available at: <a href="http://www2.umdnj.edu/rwjlbweb/tutorials/EndNoteX/index.html" target="_blank">http://www2.umdnj.edu/rwjlbweb/tutorials/EndNoteX/index.html</a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">EndNote Web is the web-based version of EndNote. Store up to 10,000 records per user account. </span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 0 0.25in;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Note:</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> You must create your account from a computer connected to the UMDNJ network and login within the network at least once every twelve months to keep your account active.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 0 0.5in;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span><strong>Why Use EndNote Web?</strong></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Easy to use. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Web-based, once created on campus, can be accessible anywhere with web connection.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Ability to collect/import, organize, export and format references.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A good complement to EndNote desktop program. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Ability to share references in read-only format with others who have EndNote Web accounts. </span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>Getting Started with EndNote Web at <span> </span></strong><a href="http://www.myendnoteweb.com/" target="_blank"><strong>www.myendnoteweb.com</strong></a></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Sign up if no account was created previously.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Same account as the one used for Web of Science. Can’t create two accounts under the same email address.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Just sign in if already available.</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>EndNote Web Major Features</strong></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Collect References</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Organize References</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Format References</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Options</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Help</span></li>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Passpack.com Is Famous Password Manager?]]></title>
<link>http://techidea.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/why-passpackcom-is-famous-password-manager/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TECH IDEA</dc:creator>
<guid>http://techidea.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/why-passpackcom-is-famous-password-manager/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Question: Why Passpack.com Is Famous Password Manager?

Answer: The answer is simple but I tried to ]]></description>
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<strong>Answer:</strong> The answer is simple but I tried to share my own experiences with points.</p>
<div><a href="https://www.passpack.com/beta6/?showSignup=1" target="_blank"><img style="max-width:800px;" src="http://techidea.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/passpack.png" alt="" /></a></div>
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<li>PassPack is an online password manager and free forever just <a href="https://www.passpack.com/beta6/?showSignup=1" target="_blank">signup now</a>.</li>
<li>You can store 100 entires and everything is free.</li>
<li>No hassle to install any software or to download any extra software fully web based service.</li>
<li>They working for you 24/7. They don't have sunday or friday. When you need, you can access at any time.</li>
<li>Where are you? No matter, if you have a internet you can access from your pc.</li>
<li>Custom welcome messages, makes you happy and confirm you "you're secure".</li>
<li>Highly secure and algorithmic encryption system and  authorized by US government.</li>
<li>Passpack is the only online password manager to offer <strong><span class="hilite">Anti-phishing</span></strong> protection and <strong><span class="hilite">Disposable Logins</span></strong>.</li>
<li>Import, export, backup, restoring system enabled and as well as offline access available.</li>
<li>Password generator, hidden password filed, password strength checker system enabled.</li>
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<p>Don't worry and you can use their service and it's best web based secure password manager.</p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[WebSite high lighter لوضع التظليل الأصفر على مواقع الانترنت]]></title>
<link>http://ymh911.wordpress.com/?p=7</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ymh911</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ymh911.wordpress.com/?p=7</guid>
<description><![CDATA[اصبحت مواقع الإنترنت مثل الكتب وفي بعض الأحيان تمر جمل ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>اصبحت مواقع الإنترنت مثل الكتب وفي بعض الأحيان تمر جمل مهمة وتريد ان تحفظها وتعود اليها مرة اخرى ولكنك ربما تنسى اين الجملة وغيره .</p>
<p>اما الان فمع هذا التطبيق يمكنك وضع تظليل على اي فقرة تريد ، خدمة رائعة جدا .يتيح لك عدة ألوان اهمها اللون الفسفوري :)</p>
<p>ثم يحفظ لك الصفحة المحدد عليها ويعطيك رابط خاص بها , رائع ،صحيح؟؟!<!--more--></p>
<p>طريقة الاستعمال:</p>
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<li>ادخل للموقع &#62;&#62; <a href="http://awesomehighlighter.com" target="_blank">Website high lighter </a></li>
<li>ادخل عنوان الموقع الذي تريد تظليل الجمل به ثم اضغط high light page</li>
<li>تظهر الصفحة المراد تظليلها فتأتيك عدة ألوان اختر واحدة منها وظلل المراد به.</li>
<li>ثم اضغط على done</li>
<li>ثم يعطي رابط للصفحة المظلل بها الكلمات ، ويمكن لك ان ترسلها لبريدك او تشاركها لاصدقائك.</li>
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<p>مثال على التطبيق &#62;</p>
<p><a href="http://ymh911.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/highlight_before.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-9" src="http://ymh911.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/highlight_before.jpg?w=275" alt="" width="275" height="116" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://ymh911.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/highlight_after.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8 alignright" style="float:right;" src="http://ymh911.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/highlight_after.jpg?w=275" alt="" width="275" height="119" /></a></p>
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<p>أيضا اذا كنت من مستعملي الفاير فوكس تنزيل ملحق خاص به دون الدخول للموقع ,</p>
<p>رابط الملحق الخاص بالفايرفوكس &#62;&#62;<a href="http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/AwesomeHighlighter.xpi" target="_blank"> هنا</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Scribd- free web-based document sharing]]></title>
<link>http://asif10.wordpress.com/?p=17</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Asif</dc:creator>
<guid>http://asif10.wordpress.com/?p=17</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was looking for a site to upload my documents and also embed them somehow to my web site. I found ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was looking for a site to upload my documents and also embed them somehow to my web site. I found this site called Scribd which does exactly that and more.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/" target="_blank">Scribd</a> is a free, web-based, document sharing community and self-publishing platform that enables anyone to easily publish, distribute, share, and discover documents of all kinds. E-books, presentations, essays, academic papers, newsletters, photo albums, school work, and sheet music are just a few of the different kinds of documents you can publish and share on Scribd.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/</a></p>
<p>Here is an example page with embedded scribd:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bdholidays.com/bangladesh/resorts/nazimgarh-resort-sylhet.html" target="_blank">http://www.bdholidays.com/bangladesh/resorts/nazimgarh-resort-sylhet.html</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[$2 Million Unsolicited Offer to Buy RentersQ.com]]></title>
<link>http://rentersq.wordpress.com/?p=41</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Simon Kapenda</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rentersq.wordpress.com/?p=41</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today, we have received an unsolicited offer of $2 million from a certain individual to buy the Rent]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today, we have received an unsolicited offer of $2 million from a certain individual to buy the RentersQ web based system, its technology and platform including the patent pending rights.</p>
<p>RentersQ (<a href="http://www.rentersq.com" target="_blank">www.rentersq.com</a>) was launched on May 1, 2007. It currently has over 320 registered user accounts and a few real estate property listings. There has never been any advertisement for RentersQ, thus all the users who come to RentersQ are based on search engine results.</p>
<p>Credit Reporting Companies</p>
<p>There are currently three major credit reporting agencies, TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian, as well as ChexSystem for banking reporting and CarFax for car history reporting. Like any other startups, these companies had to overcome their burdens in their startup years, and today, they are the dominant players in their industry, and so as RentersQ is hoping to be, someday.</p>
<p>Likewise, RentersQ aims to efficiently provide online rental history reporting for the real estate community, anywhere. It’s of the essence that the buyer is not making this offer to buy RentersQ based on its current valuation, but on its future valuation and unique usefulness.</p>
<p>About RentersQ</p>
<p>RentersQ is the world's pioneer and the only web-based rental predictive intelligence platform with real-time RentersQ Scores™, designed to efficiently allow the instant safe sharing of detailed personal characteristics, behavioral traits, and feedback ratings for all the tenants and landlords in the world. It provides innovative and engaging, yet simple-to-use, tools for all real estate property type, anywhere.</p>
<p>RentersQ has developed the world's most critically acclaimed proprietary algorithmic RentersQ Record™, a powerful and the world's first and only web-based rental predictive intelligence platform with real-time RentersQ Scores™, designed to specifically enable all the landlords and tenants around the world to easily and efficiently share among each other and exchange prior rental verification, information, experiences, personal characteristics and behavioral traits of all the tenants and landlords, anywhere in the world.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.rentersq.com/search/index.php?mnc=100&#38;mnv=search" target="_blank">RentersQ Record System</a> maintains rental history scores, RentersQ Scores, which rates individual tenants' rentability factors in real-time, on a scale of 0% - 100%, with scores unfavorable if less than 50%, favorable if greater than 50%, and neutral at 50%. The RentersQ Scores for each individual tenant are based on the tenant's rental history report and data as reported in the tenant's RentersQ Record Database.</p>
<p>RentersQ is algorithmically organizing the world's largest database of all the tenants' rental history and background, all around the world, as independently and freely entered by the landlords, graphically grouped in one RentersQ Record, based on each tenant's rentability factors, made easy for landlords around the world to confidentially search, intelligently analyze and screen any tenant prior to independently making critical leasing decisions, anytime, anywhere.</p>
<p>When we first launched RentersQ, we didn’t expect it to instantly take off, but rather grow slowly as users have to get used to its system and our timeline to grow RentersQ was at least five years, but we have been amazed by its rapid growth.</p>
<p>More Offers</p>
<p>We appreciate everyone who has and continues to support us in our endeavor. We have received a few offers last year which we have turned down based on the fact that those who made those offers don’t seem to have ability to grow RentersQ as we hope it to be, thus we’ve turned them down.</p>
<p>But because of the time constraint which distracts us from focusing on our new project Gatepedia (<a href="http://www.gatepedia.com" target="_blank">www.gatepedia.com</a>), we are now entertaining any other offers for RentersQ, which we may match against one another and then decide on the one we find most attractive, with a goal to grow RentersQ into a viable data tool to exponentially benefit the real estate community around the world.</p>
<p>Feel free to email us at <a href="mailto:corporate@rentersq.com">corporate@rentersq.com</a> with any questions or concerns.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Digital Magic #9]]></title>
<link>http://datruss.wordpress.com/?p=65</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave Truss</dc:creator>
<guid>http://datruss.wordpress.com/?p=65</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Dave’s Digital Magic #9
If you do just ONE THING from the Digital Magic series this yea]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span>Welcome to Dave’s Digital Magic #9</span></h1>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span>If you do just ONE THING from the Digital Magic series this year, then the feature of the week this week is where to start! For that reason I'm not adding other links this week, but I have included a special <em>'Things that make you go hmmmmmm...'</em> featuring our very own Kari, after this week's feature.<br />
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<h2 style="text-align:left;"><span>1. THE FEATURE OF THE WEEK!</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><span>Online/Social Bookmarking</span></h3>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/x66lV7GOcNU'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/x66lV7GOcNU&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Want to sign up for <a title="Getting started on del.icio.us" href="http://del.icio.us/help/getstarted">del.icou.us</a>?</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I created a presentation that I did with a former student. The first half of it will be helpful to you:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/905883/Delicious1">About del.icio.us </a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>What's the main value of this kind of bookmarking?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Well, here are my resources that, as you can see, anyone can access from any computer. Check out one of my tags (or folders) to see links I've saved in that area of interest. Pick one that interests you and check it out!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Great tools to use in Math class" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/mathtools">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/mathtools</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Links to great Math sites" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/math-links">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/math-links</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Science Links" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/science">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/science</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Student Leadership 'in the middle'" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/middleleaders">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/middleleaders</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Career links that might be good for HCE" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/careers">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/careers</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Problem Solving" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/problem-solving">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/problem-solving</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Life Lessons" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/lifelessons">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/lifelessons</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Cyberbullying" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/cyberbullying">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/cyberbullying</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Research tools" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/research">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/research</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="What it means to be literate in today's world has changed!" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/newliteracy">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/newliteracy</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Getting the most out of del.icio.us" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss/delicious">http://del.icio.us/dtruss/delicious</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="http://del.icio.us/dtruss" href="http://del.icio.us/dtruss">All of my del.icio.us links</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">That's <a title="Getting started on del.icio.us" href="http://del.icio.us/help/getstarted">del.icio.us</a>! However, another option that I have been checking out recently is <a title="Highlight on your bookmarked pages!" href="http://diigo.com/">diigo</a>...</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/0RvAkTuL02A'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/0RvAkTuL02A&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">2 reasons to love <a title="Request to be my friend (datruss) after you sign up!" href="http://diigo.com/">diigo</a>:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">1. Highlighted text that stays highlighted when you return to a bookmark.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">2. Groups like this <a title="One of many ways to share your bookmarks online." href="http://groups.diigo.com/groups/educators">'Educators' Group</a> find and share great stuff with you.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Diigo or Delicious? Try one out!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Need help? I'm glad to offer it! Don't worry too much about the 'social' part of bookmarking at first. Instead, try one of these sites out for yourself. Once you see the personal usefulness and start using the tool, then the social part of this kind of bookmarking will become useful later on.</p>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span>2. THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMMM…</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><span><br />
Teaching gifted students compared to teaching every student.</span></h3>
<p style="text-align:center;">No link for this one, instead, here is a reflection Kari did on having a SHARP, gifted cluster, in her class this year. I thought this was very insightful and also thought about just how much this applied to every student, not just gifted ones!</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>Top 10 Lessons I Learned Being Involved in SHARP </strong><br />
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<p style="text-align:left;"><em>1. <strong>Different is Good:</strong> Strategies for differentiation help all students be successful: Gifted, LD, ESL, Non-Categorized.<br />
2. <strong>Free Birds Soar:</strong> Given the freedom to choose how to present their learning, Gifted students will surpass your, and their own, expectations.<br />
3. <strong>Stimulation is Mandatory:</strong> Gifted students need to be challenged constantly, or else boredom sets in.<br />
4. <strong>Knives and Spoons:</strong> Gifted students are not necessarily “gifted” in all areas of the curriculum.<br />
5. <strong>Fun and Games:</strong> Gifted students are still typical kids- they need to have fun and be accepted by their peers.<br />
6. <strong>Be Comfortable with Uncertainty:</strong> Gifted students ask lots of questions, but it’s okay if you, the teacher, don’t have all the answers.<br />
7. <strong>Stars Are Part of a Larger Constellation:</strong> Gifted students need to be recognized for their uniqueness, but still fit in with the rest of the class.<br />
8. <strong>Heads May Butt:</strong> Your cluster may not always get along or work well together all the time!<br />
9. <strong>A Watered Flower Grows:</strong> Being involved in SHARP helps you to evolve as a teacher.<br />
10. <strong>Hear Me Vent and Brag:</strong> Having conversations with other SHARP teachers is valuable and gratifying.</em></p>
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<p><strong>Thanks for your words of wisdom Kari!</strong></p>
<h3 style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:normal;">- - - -</span></h3>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span>Did you miss an edition of Digital Magic? Is there one you want to look back on again? Here are </span><a title="Dave's Digital Magic" href="../category/digital-magic/"><span><strong><span style="color:#226699;">all the editions of Digital Magic</span></strong></span></a><span> in reverse order, (most recent first).</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span>Have a great week!</span></p>
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<link>http://datruss.wordpress.com/?p=64</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 01:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Here are 5 links for you to explore. 
1. THE FEATURE OF THE WEE]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align:left;"><span>Welcome to Dave’s Digital Magic #8</span></h1>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span>Here are 5 links for you to explore. </span></p>
<h2 style="text-align:left;"><span>1. THE FEATURE OF THE WEEK!</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><span><a title="A world map that you can contribute to!" href="http://www.wikimapia.org/">Wikimapia</a></span></h3>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span>A world map that you can add information on. </span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span>Our school is on there, but it could use an update... the local 7-11 is labeled too.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span>You can add pictures and information anywhere on the map.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>-</strong> - -</p>
<h2 style="text-align:left;">2. Fun with Blocks</h2>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.themaninblue.com/experiment/Cubescape/index.php">CUBESPACE</a></h3>
<p style="text-align:center;">Your own digital landscape</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Ever wanted to create your own isometric pixel picture, but didn't know what the word <em>isometric</em> meant? Well, now you can fulfil your wildest dreams with Cubescape!</p>
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<h2 style="text-align:left;"><span>3. More Artistic fun...</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><span><a title="Create your own Kaleidoscope!" href="http://www.zefrank.com/dtoy_vs_byokal/index.html">Kaleidoscope</a></span></h3>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span>Not sure how you would use this with a class, but I had fun with it!</span></p>
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<h2 style="text-align:left;"><span>4. Science Galore</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><span><a title="Great links to explore!" href="http://www.utechtips.com/?p=735">James Linzel's Science Links on U Tech Tips</a></span></h3>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span>Astronomy, Simple Machines, Chemestry, Biology... and more!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><span>- - -</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align:left;"><span>5. THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMMM…</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><span><a title="By Pete Reilly" href="http://preilly.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/the-three-es/">The Three E's</a></span></h3>
<blockquote><p><em>That brings me to the third E, “Empowerment”.</em></p>
<p><em>In this approach students are part of the system itself. They participate in decisions about what is taught, what they would like to learn, and what strategies and tools they would like to use in the learning process. Some may decide to work more independently, some in groups; but they are part of the process of deciding what goes on in their own learning.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>I attempted something like this with my <a title="Grade 8's picking their own topics in Science. See " href="http://sciencealive.wikispaces.com/">ScienceAlive Wiki</a>. I reflected on the project and how I would improve on it here: <a title="on my 'Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts' Blog" href="http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/reflection-on-wikis/">Wikis in the classroom: a reflection</a>.</p>
<p><strong>As we head into June, what can we do to help students leave our school feeling like they are empowered learners?</strong></p>
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<h3 style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:normal;">- - - -</span></h3>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span>Did you miss an edition of Digital Magic? Is there one you want to look back on again? Here are </span><a title="Dave's Digital Magic" href="http://datruss.wordpress.com/category/digital-magic/"><span><strong><span style="color:#226699;">all the editions of Digital Magic</span></strong></span></a><span> in reverse order, (most recent first).</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span>Have a great week!</span></p>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 12:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Da qualche tempo, sull'onda delle mode, ma ancor più della mediazione culturale da parte di <a href="http://www.merlinmann.com">Merlin Mann</a>, sono diventato un seguace del sistema organizzativo personale chiamato <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done">GTD</a> (Getting Things Done), ideato da David Allen ed esposto nel suo omonimo libro. L'idea di fondo del sistema è piuttosto semplice e precisa: <em>bisogna separare la mente che <strong>elabora</strong> dalla mente che <strong>stiva</strong> informazione</em>. Per far questo Allen consiglia la cosa più semplice: scrivere. Un foglietto volante è un oggetto individuabile, che in definitiva deve essere banalmente riposto in luoghi dove lo si possa ritrovare. Senza stare tanto a riassumere il libro di Allen (lo trovate in libreria nell'edizione italiana intitolata <em>Detto fatto!</em>), vorrei qui esporvi - ed esporre a me stesso, cosa che non guasta mai - una versione semplificata del metodo.</p>
<p><strong><em>Scrivere Sempre, Scrivere Ovunque</em></strong> - Io faccio molte cose. Non potrei non fare molte cose, e in ogni caso la contemporaneità impone una certa capacità di organizzare articolazioni complesse di informazioni e cose da fare. Per questo giro sempre con carta e penna. Nello specifico, utilizzo un <strong>miniquaderno Pigna serie Monocromo</strong>, che nel suo formato piccolo ma non microbico (A6). Questo strumento l'ho chiamato Global Journal. Lo organizzo nel modo più semplice possibile: a inizio giornata metto la data, e da lì in poi scrivo tutte le cose da fare e tutte le informazioni prese al volo mentre sono in movimento. L'unico metasimbolo che uso è l'asterisco. Tutto ciò che ha un asterisco è una cosa da fare. Tutto ciò che non ha l'asterisco è un'informazione generica da porre in evidenza.</p>
<p><strong><em>Tutti i Miei Inbox</em></strong> - Quello che conosciamo tutti è l'inbox della posta elettronica, ma è ovvio che, compreso il concetto, i nostri inbox sono molti di più, e in generale ben più fisici. A parte appunto quello della posta elettronica, il mio inbox è una <strong>cassettiera portadocumenti</strong> di plastica grigia formato A4. Il primo cassetto è l'inbox in quanto tale: qui faccio confluire tutte le cose che non sono state ancora identificate nella loro funzione. Nel secondo cassetto pongo invece tutti quei documenti che alludono ad azioni specifiche già individuate. Il terzo cassetto è quello dedicato a tutti quei documenti che non hanno ancora definito alcuna azione specifica, ma che per varie ragioni vorrei avere sotto mano (potrebbe essere etichettata con l'espressione "in evidenza"). L'ultimo cassetto è il cosiddetto outbox, cioè quel contenitore dedicato a documenti la cui implementazione è data unicamente dallo stivaggio in altri contenitori per consultazioni future. In generale questo tipo di inbox potrebbe essere definito "organizzativo", essendo allestito ad hoc per ragioni, appunto, organizzative. Di fatto i miei e i vostri inbox sono molti di più. Se ci pensiamo, è un inbox <em>qualsiasi contenitore il cui "svuotamento ragionato" a intervalli ragionevolmente periodici costituisce fonte di utilità</em>. Appartengono certamente a questa categoria il bagagliaio e i vari cassetti dell'automobile (che nel mio caso si riempiono con una facilità incredibile), le tasche di giacche e cappotti, borse, borsette, ulteriori cassettiere nel nostro ufficio, scatole e sezioni di spazio variamente individuabili. Non potendo eliminare questi "naturali luoghi di accumulazione", l'unico modo è di definirli - potete creare, come ho fatto io, un file di testo nel vostro computer denominato <em>listainboxglobali.txt</em> - e passarli in rassegna periodicamente, magari aggiungendo un promemoria asteriscato nel vostro Global Journal. La regola di utilizzo degli inbox si esprime in un'espressione semplice: <strong>Inbox Zero</strong>; si tratta di implementare tutto ciò che è nell'inbox, svuotandolo.</p>
<p><strong><em>Dove Collezionare i Dati (Cartacei)</em></strong> - David Allen suggerisce uno schedario alfabetico contenente cartelline semplici. Io utilizzo un sistema molto più semplice. Le mie cartelline non sono altro che <strong>buste a sacco trasparenti</strong>, leggermente più grandi del formato A4 (circa 22 per 30 centimetri), il cui primo foglio stivato consiste in un <strong>cartoncino colorato</strong> (giallo) con scritto il titolo della cartellina stessa. Ogni volta che aggiungo una cartellina, aggiorno un file di testo nel mio PC, intitolato <em>listacartelline.txt</em> e ordinato alfabeticamente. Tutte le cartelline sono fisicamente stivate in una scatola grande comprata da IKEA. Ho notato che non servono specifiche strutture di ordinamento alfabetico nella scatola: se so che la cartellina è lì ci metto in ogni caso poco a cercarla. Ovviamente, se le vostre cartelline iniziano ad essere oltre la cinquantina, vi consiglio uno schedario alfabetico esattamente come propone Allen. Per quantità più ingenti di fogli, piuttosto che per materiali voluminosi (es. riviste, depliants, etc...) uso delle <strong>cartelline spesse colorate</strong>, etichettabili direttamente sul dorso (e dunque immediatamente identificabili in uno scaffale dedicato).</p>
<p><strong><em>Dove Collezionare i Dati (Digitali)</em></strong> - La cosa è tautologica: in un personal computer, no? Io uso un notebook. So di persone che viaggiano con interi sistemi operativi in una pendrive. la cosa è interessante, ma trovo più comodo usare il computer e portarmelo dietro, usufruendo di pendrive solo per far viaggiare alcuni dati.</p>
<p><strong><em>Annotazioni (Digitali) e Organizzazione</em></strong> - Esistono a mio avviso tre livelli di stivaggio dati in ambito organizzativo e produttivo. Il primo è quello dell'informazioni legate ad azioni precise, che si articolano in liste di cose da fare, appuntamenti in agenda, voci di scadenziario, oltre che azioni indirettamente individuate dalla regola Inbox Zero che abbiamo visto prima. Il secondo è quello legato al collezionare dati utilizzabili ora ed eventualmente in futuro, in una modalità che permetta di trovarli con relativa rapidità, siano essi analogici, siano essi digitali. Il terzo è quello che David Allen etichetta con l'espressione <em>May Be Some Day</em>. Ci sono progetti e idee che non hanno una collocazione precisa. Possono essere strutturazioni perfettamente determinate, ma non collocabili in un punto preciso dello spazio e del tempo, piuttosto che idee del tutto nebulose da annotare e rivedere in tempi successivi. Per tutte queste cose io utilizzo il computer, e nello specifico un programma che si chiama <em>Evernote</em>. Funziona come un editor di testo che contiene anche un sistema per stivare ed etichettare l'informazione, il tutto sincronizzabile con un server web per condividere l'informazione con sé stessi ed eventualmente gli altri. <em>(<a href="http://www.evernote.com/">Questo</a> è il sito. Attualmente è in fase beta, e su invito. Per un invito sapete a chi chiedere!)</em> Ogni volta che ho un'idea scrivo un'annotazione in questo software, la etichetto, ci torno, la integro, e così via.</p>
<p>Lo trovo un ottimo sistema. Se vi troverete bene pure voi, fatemelo sapere, eh. Dimenticavo: il wallpaper che vedete a inizio post rappresenta il flusso di lavoro nel GTD; lo trovate nel sito <a href="http://www.anabubula.com">Anabubula</a>.</p>
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