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Blogging and RSS in Education

Stephen Downes has posted his recent talk on blogging and RSS in education. He has the PPT and audio posted at http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/website/research.cgi?item=1103322625
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Exploring Ocean Life and Color on the Internet

To quote this article , “A new NASA Internet tool called “Giovanni” allows high school and college students and researchers to access and analyze satellite-derived ocean color data. Ocean color data provides students with information about ocean biology by looking at phytoplankton through changes in the color of the ocean surface.”
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Thirty-two Trends Affecting Distance Education: An Informed Foundation for Strategic Planning

This analysis of the current literature breaks the trends into discrete categories for easier digestion. I’m always weary of future predictions, but am more open to broad analysis of the current landscape (and what’s just over the hill).
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Speegle speaks your search results

A new search that is really a demo for their technology, Speegle , will speak the results to you. This could be a nice tool for the visually impaired.
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FireFox ad runs in NY Times

An ad sponsored by contributions to the “spread firefox” community ran today. You can see it here . It’s even 2 pages!
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