E-Portfolios

E-Portfolios for Learning: ISTE's Debate on Portfolios replacing Standardized Tests:

"Are Digital Portfolios a Realistic Alternative to Standardized Testing? ISTE’s magazine, Learning & Leading with Technology, wants your opinion. If you would like to share your thoughts on this topic, reply to Paul Wurster (pwurster@iste.org) with a 25–50 word response by July 15. They are going to select 6–8 of the best comments they receive (attributing them with name, affiliation, city, and state) and publish them in the September/October issue of L&L."

Create ePortfolios with Acrobat 9

Adobe Education Leaders: Create ePortfolios with the Amazing Acrobat 9

"Electronic portfolios have gained popularity in education as a means of presenting collections of documents and resources. Electronic portfolios can assist in recording and archiving an individual’s projects, interests, and accomplishments over a period of time. They can also be used to compliment professional development and career advancement."

Intel to Vista: "No"

Intel to Vista: "I'm just not that into you.":

"The New York Times is reporting that Intel has decided against upgrading its 80,000 employees to Windows Vista. An Intel spokesperson told the Times that Vista is being tested and deployed in certain departments, but not company-wide."

The Top Ten Ted TAlks

"With 50 million views since we started posting video two years ago, TEDTalks have become a powerful cultural force.

To celebrate this milestone, we're releasing a never-before-seen list: the Top 10 TEDTalks of all time, as of June 2008.

With speakers like neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor and global health expert Hans Rosling, the list proves one of the compelling ideas behind TEDTalks: that an unknown speaker with a powerful idea can reach -- and move -- a global audience through the power of quality web video. Links to all 10 talks are found below the video window -- or browse through our Top 10 TEDTalks Theme.

Even if you've seen them all, the highlights video is darn fun."

New to the Mac?

Apple - Seminars Online - New to the Mac for business users:

"If you're contemplating a move to the Mac, this online seminar will give you useful tips and valuable information to help you make the transition seamless. In 26 minutes, Jim Heiser, Apple Business Marketing, and Sasha Rovin from the Apple Retail Store in Los Angeles, present the basics of Mac OS X Leopard for new Mac business users."

Photoshop Tips

Image Editing: Get 101 Photoshop Tips in Five Minutes

"Photoshop enthusiast and frantic video editor Deke McClelland fits 101 tips for Adobe's premiere product into five minutes of video, and the results are surprisingly watchable. Granted, a lot of the tips are simply shortcuts you may or may not have discovered, but McClelland fits a good bit of real advice—such as which tools to just stay away from entirely—into his frantic run. Worth a listen to catch shortcuts you might not have known, and real advice from a serious Photoshop enthusiast."

Your Name to the Moon

Send Your Name to the Moon:

Live on forever in space history by sending your name to the moon on the LRO spacecraft. But hurry, the deadline is Friday!

Keynote Objects - Free

iPresentee - Keynote Objects: "Presentee presents free Keynote Objects for Apple’s Keynote, iWeb and Pages! The package combines 100 easy to use and attractive objects."

NYSED Videos Homepage

NYSED Videos Homepage:

Lots of webcasts here including webcasts of the Grades 3-8 English and Math Assessments News Conference...

George Dyson at the birth of the computer

George Dyson at the birth of the computer | Video on TED.com: "Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 16th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers."

How to Make Windows Vista Less Annoying

Windows Vista: How to Make Windows Vista Less Annoying:

"Whether it's the nagging prompts or the irritating notifications, Windows Vista's default settings can grate on your nerves... which doesn't help you be the productive person you want to be. A few simple tweaks can cut down on the irritation—and drastically alter your views on Vista. Let's take a look at some of the best ways to tame the Vista beast and make it a less naggy operating system to work on."

Video Road Hogs

Video Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam - New York Times:

"Moving images, far more than words or sounds, are hefty rivers of digital bits as they traverse the Internet’s pipes and gateways, requiring, in industry parlance, more bandwidth. Last year, by one estimate, the video site YouTube, owned by Google, consumed as much bandwidth as the entire Internet did in 2000."

The First Concept of the World Wide Web

The Mundaneum Museum Honors the First Concept of the World Wide Web - NYTimes.com:

"In 1934, Otlet sketched out plans for a global network of computers (or “electric telescopes,” as he called them) that would allow people to search and browse through millions of interlinked documents, images, audio and video files. He described how people would use the devices to send messages to one another, share files and even congregate in online social networks. He called the whole thing a “réseau,” which might be translated as “network” — or arguably, “web.”"

Is the Google Toolbar a Trojan Horse for Ad Targeting?

Is the Google Toolbar a Trojan Horse for Ad Targeting? (Ballmer Plays The Privacy Card).:

"Is Google getting ready to serve up display ads to people based on their Web surfing habits (as opposed to their Web searching habits)? Ever since the DoubleClick acquisition closed, industry watchers have been waiting to see how Google would dip its toes into behavioral ad targeting. One rumor going around is that Google is going to target ads to people who use the Google Toolbar, which is now bundled with Dell PCs."

Video: Equinix

Video: Take a tour of the data warehouse for the Web - CNET News.com

Equinix is responsible for holding massive amounts of data, including storage for popular sites like MySpace.com. Take a tour of the facilities, and see how much energy it takes to keep the Web alive.

Good-bye Bill Gates

What We'll Miss About Bill Gates — a Very Long Good-Bye

Bill Gates, we'll miss you. Not just because you're the ultimate geek-villain-pioneer-entrepreneur-monopolist.But because you've always been there for us.To love. To hate. To envy. To pick on. So this month, your last as a full-time Microsoft employee, we realized it was only right and proper to look back on your storied career.

Big Growth for the Internet Ahead

Big Growth for the Internet Ahead, Cisco Says - GigaOM

Traffic on the world’s networks will increase 46 percent from 2007 to 2012, nearly doubling every two years. As a result, there will be an annual bandwidth demand of approximately 522 exabytes2, or more than half a zettabyte.

Firefox 3

Power User's Guide to Firefox 3"

You already know about Firefox 3's marquee new features, but now it's time to dig deep and unearth the shortcuts, tweaks, and even Easter eggs that Mozilla marketing doesn't mention. In honor of today's official release of Firefox 3, let's dive in past it's most talked-about feature-set into its lesser-known power uses, tricks, and customizations.

Veescope Hub

Veescope Hub:

"Convert any Quicktime compatible movie file to a new Quicktime, MP4, DV or AVI file."

For Mac folks only..Yes, it's free!

Pluto gets a new name: plutoid

Plutoid:

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pluto, demoted from planet status in 2006, got a consolation prize on Wednesday -- it and other dwarf planets like it will be called plutoids."