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Tumblr as E-mail complement to web logging

March 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Eudora is a great note taking, journal/diary, correspondence, info management, etc. I have the last Windows version (Eudora 7) which also has a built-in X1 file searcher. Eudora doesn’t have the ability to quickly add a reminder, unlike Outlook or other PIMs (personal information managers. Lotus Organizer was also great but no longer published). However, [...]

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Tags: Teachers · blogging blogginess

Tundra Teachers

November 10th, 2007 · 54 Comments

[updated] 2008-03-20
At one point there were few teachers from the tundra regions writing blogs. Few enough I could put them all into one RSS feed mix in the sidebar as I came across them.

[Kangirsuk, Nunivik] Not Obscure (John Higham from Nunavik, Canada) http://notobscure.com/
[Kongiganak, Toksook Bay, Tununak] Alaska The View From Up Here, (Brett Stirling [...]

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More newbie computing resources

August 12th, 2007 · No Comments

//engtech at http://internetducttape.com/ [recommended resource] writing today at Lorelle’s place

Learning About the Web in Plain English
Having a background in computer engineering has been a great boon to me when it comes to blogging. … I have had an edge from being genuinely interested in the technology behind how things work and finding ways to get [...]

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Tags: do your homework · references

Code of conduct proposed for blogs

April 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Fortunately, web logs are not the be-all and end-all of the Internet. List-servs (e-zines, E-mail lists) are great and better than RSS feeds for many things. The Internet Scout Report is an excellent example.
====== In The News ====
>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2007.
http://scout.wisc.edu/
19. Code of conduct proposed for blogs (click here for [...]

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Tags: blogging blogginess · edublogs.org

Girl Scout Hovercrafts

February 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment

This is a handout for Girl Scout Women of Science and Technology Day, held 2006 February 18 in Bethel, Alaska (Susitna Council ) http://www.girlscouts.ak.org/. We had great fun testing ideas of friction and Newton’s third law, from Kindergarteners to intermediate school girls (and adults).

The last page of the handout is from Howtoons (see URL [...]

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