http://franksblog.edublogs.org Re-imagine the future of learning... starting today! Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:14:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks to @justinreeve on Plurk who finds this video strangely inspirational. So do I. And it's fun(ny) too! http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/07/03/21ct-thursday-thumor-inspirational/ I am an EduBlogger newbie. But how wonderful it would have been to join in with seasoned and newbie bloggers alike this weekend at EduBoggerCon 2008 in San Antonio (supported by CUE and NECC). I live in Morelia, Mexico, south of the Texas border - perhaps a bit too far ... http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/07/01/21ct-edubloggercon-2008-so-close-yet-so-far/ CREDE - The Five Standards for Effective Pedagogytags: crede, pedagogy, standards, blogpost http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/my-social-bookmarks-weekly-5/ Find me on Plurk at http://www.plurk.com/user/metaweb If you decide to join Plurk, can you do me a huge favor and join by clicking here (then directly click on the "Plurk" button)? This will make you my Plurk pal, and that will make me very happy. Plus I get some extra Plurk ... http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/the-power-of-plurk-live-blogging-at-necc/ 16:15 Are you looking for a new boyfriend that is the "perfect catch?" Look no further! www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com/dimitri.mp3 # 16:18 What is the deal with twitter replies being disabled? It has been a good part of a week now. Make twitter useless. Just Mexico, or all over? # 16:23 @McTeach Yeah ... http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/27/tweets-for-today/ http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/26/thursday-thumor-9/ Curriculum Ideas How do I integrate the Internet into my classroom curriculum? tags: curriculum, internet, classroom, technology, web2.0, blogpost Wild Apricot Blog : Top 5 Web Tools to Create Your Own Online Quiz tags: quiz, generator, assessment, web2.0, blogpost Comiqs | Create & Share your Comic Stories tags: cartoon, web2.0, comic, tools, generator, digitalstorytelling, blogpost 21st Century ... http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/22/my-social-bookmarks-weekly-4/ http://twitterfone.com Send messages to twitter using voice! Not available here in Mexico .... DRATS! http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/21/using-twitterfone-yet/ How about sharing your thoughts on Web 2.0 with Brian Van Dyck (aka the PodPirate), Mike and others from Grand Canyon University and around the world. See the larger original Voicethread. Related Resources: Want to make  your very own voicethread with your students or for professional development? Then see this helpful ... http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/21/how-do-you-use-web-20-in-classrooms/ download link: (Firefox 3 Final) (New Features). (Note: I have installed FF3 into a separate directory so that I may continue to use FF2, as many of the FF add-ons are not yet updated for this new release.) Update: Mozilla is claiming a download record for the release of Firefox 3.0. In ... http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/17/21ct-firefox-3-final-version-now-available/ DailyLit: Public Reading via Twitter It's a great new way to read books with DailyLit. We are creating a group experience for reading. In these public subscriptions everyone will receive installments on the same schedule. The initial set of subscriptions will start on June 16, 2008. tags: dailylit, twitter, reading, blogpost Myplick - ... http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/my-social-bookmarks-weekly-3/ I have been wanting to "right" this post for a while now. Well, today the time just seems "write." Time to start the dialog, with myself anyway. Hopefully, others will dance the dance with me. OK, I'm just going to come right out and say this. The 1st item on the ... http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/07/giving-a-little-piece-of-my-right-brain/ Say goodbye to the old "Faces of Web 2.0 :: 21st Century Teachers; and say welcome to the new digs with a streamlined name, "21st Century Teachers." Since I was having a few frustrating formatting issues with my old theme, I decided it was time to move on in concert ... http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/new-digs-shorter-name-yearend-tizzy/ Dimdim: Free Live Meeting, Web Conference, Net Meeting, Online Meetings, Online Training, Desktop Sharing, Web Meeting, Free Web conferencing, eLearning, Presentation Software, Web x collaboration, Collaboration softwareTags: blogpost, collaboration, web2.0, webconferencing, opensource, presentation, conferencing, meeting http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/05/18/my-social-bookmarks-weekly-2/ http://summize.com This newest Twitter search tool is cool and pretty ... and it delivers the goods. It is complete with RSS, twittable results, popular searches, twhirl-style picture/picture graphics, multiple pages of search results, and a cool converstion "drill down" capability to follow threads. Related Resources: Quotably.com - Follow the Conversation. Powered by Summize. Tweetscan.com ... http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/summize-the-new-twitter-search-tool-is-cool/