August 2009
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WatchDe crane! De crane! Here’s our 8x8-foot, 800 lb hot tub as it’s craned in over the house and placed in our new addition. The addition is built by Mallick Construction of Westminster, MD 410-876-9066. The tub was purchased from Maryland Deck & Hot Tubs 410-374-8008 http://www.deckandhottubs.com/ More photos of this construction project are available at...
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WatchHere, Ed guides the crane operator in lowering the 8x8-foot hot tubinto the 12x12-foot addition. The addition is built by Mallick Construction of Westminster, MD 410-876-9066. The tub was purchased from Maryland Deck & Hot Tubs 410-374-8008 http://www.deckandhottubs.com/ More photos of this construction project are available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/akipta/sets/72157621931978945/
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WatchHere, our 8x8-foot 800 lb hot tub is landed and the straps from the crane are removed. The addition is built by Mallick Construction of Westminster, MD 410-876-9066. The tub was purchased from Maryland Deck & Hot Tubs 410-374-8008 http://www.deckandhottubs.com/ More photos of this construction project are available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/akipta/sets/72157621931978945/
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WatchDave, Ed, and Lee position the 8x8-foot 800 lb tub in the room. The tub sits on furniture sliders to accommodate easy repositioning until the room is finished. A construction cover is placed on the tub while the enclosure is finished. The addition is built by Mallick Construction of Westminster, MD 410-876-9066. The tub was purchased from Maryland Deck & Hot Tubs] 410-374-8008...
June 2009
17 posts
WatchA shark at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland. Recorded with a Flip Mino, March 26, 2009. Originally uploaded to YouTube to have music (La Mer, by Claude Debussy) added, then downloaded and uploaded again to Vimeo.
WatchMovie from Vimeo added with embedded code. Notes by Carl Anderson:
“This short film is an introduction to the rather abstract but powerful idea emerging regarding using social media tools (web 2.0) to build personal learning networks. In this film I focus on how I use my personal learning network for teacher professional development but the same strategy could be applied to any form of...
Walk Tall (featuring Paul Simon) from the album...
WatchTesting video direct upload from desktop to Tumblr. This video is ~4MB.
DIGMAP - a georeferenced digital map library →
About DIGMAP: “DIGMAP developed solutions for georeferenced digital libraries, especially focused on historical materials and in the promoting of our cultural and scientific…
A comparison of wiki software →
Wikipedia provides a nice, side-by-side comparison chart of a good number of popular wiki software applications.
25 ways to teach with Twitter by Sonja Cole →
“Twitter can feel
like a strange new landscape when you first jump in. It is not always
clear what its professional uses are, or what to post in 140 characters
or less. But when…
Google Wave Developer Preview at Google I/O 2009 →
World Wide Web in Plain English →
FCC: Some DTV transition hiccups still anticipated... →
CNET News
FCC: Some DTV transition hiccups still anticipated CNET News, CA Marguerite Reardon has been a CNET News reporter since 2004, covering cell phone…
Will Hulu Charge For Content? →
Don’t get too attached to free content on Hulu. Jonathan Miller, News Corp.’s new chief digital officer, told attendees at an Internet Week event on Tuesday that he envisions a system that…
AltUse.com - creative alternate uses for ordinary... →
About AltUse: “Don’t Lose it. AltUse It. At AltUse.com, we believe that less can truly be more. That’s why we set out to create a worldwide repository of alternative uses to extend the…
CircuitDB - schematics for electronics projects →
CircuitDB is a database of schematics for electronics projects of all types, including alarms, audio, video, automotive, cables, computer, infrared, lighting effects,…
Twitter Tips: URL Shorteners Do More Than Save... →
Several free services will shorten URLs for sharing on Twitter, but they’re not all created equal. Here’s how to not only save space, but also use analytics features to understand what content…
Google Wave: Our First Hands-On Impressions →
When Google Wave made its public debut last week, it created quite a stir, but without being able to get a hands-on look at the product, it was quite hard to really grasp the implications of…
Google Search Options - a video from Google →
Tip from Facebook friend Igor Poltavskiy.
Noteboek - a clever video by Evelien Lohbeck →
Noteboek from Evelien Lohbeck on Vimeo.
Via Very Short List.
Stu's Double Jeopardy - run it from a USB drive! →
About Stu’s Double Jeopardy: “Stu’s Double Jeopardy (for Windows) borrows from the lasting legacy of the popular TV gameshow, Jeopardy! to make an exciting, interactive and educational…
May 2009
53 posts
LucidChart - online collaborative flow chart app →
About LucidChart: “LucidChart is the missing link in online office productivity suites. LucidChart allows users to create, collaborate on, and publish attractive flowcharts and other…
Control your computer from Twitter - video from... →
How to create QR codes and barcodes →
One page guide to Twitter →
One page guide to Twitter One page guide to Twitter Tim Davies Part of the One Page Guide series available from…
The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to... →
“Concept maps are graphical tools for organizing
and representing knowledge. They include concepts, usually enclosed in
circles or boxes of some type, and relationships between…
Very Short List - must-see gems every day via... →
About Very Short List: “Very Short List is a collection of distinct, free, daily e-mails that each recommend one must–see gem a day. …Very Short List points to excellent new (and…
The Atlas of Early Printing - an interactive... →
About The Atlas of Early Printing: “This site depicts the spread of printing through Europe in the fifty years following the European refinement of the tools and process to make…
Gone fishin' →
Image by s.o.f.t. via Flickr
Dear readers,
I’m gone fishin’ in the Chippewa Flowage area of Northern Wisconsin, one of my very favorite places to get away from it all.
I’m not …
Open Library - every book ever published? →
About Open Library: “One web page for every book ever published. It’s a lofty, but achievable, goal. To build it, we need hundreds of millions of book records, a brand new database…
Online ID Calculator - are you digitally distinct? →
About the Online ID Calculator: “Today, if you don’t show up in Google, you don’t exist. Whether you
are applying for a new job, being considered for a board position or
trying to get a…
VARK - a guide to learning styles →
About VARK: “The acronym VARK stands for Visual, Aural, Read/write, and Kinesthetic sensory modalities that are used for learning information. …VARK is a questionnaire that provides…
Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900) - a... →
About Primary Sources on Copyright: “This is a digital archive of primary sources on copyright from the invention of the printing press (c. 1450) to the Berne Convention (1886) and…
SnagFilms - free full-length video documentaries →
About SnagFilms: “SnagFilms is committed to finding the world‘s most compelling documentaries, whether from established heavyweights or first-time filmmakers, and making them…
Backdoor Broadcasting Company - webcasting... →
About the Backdoor Broadcasting Company: “The Backdoor Broadcasting Company’s Academic Service specializes in web-casting academic conferences, symposia, public lectures, workshops and…
Virtual Microbiology - a U. Wisconsin dynamic... →
About Virtual Microbiology: “The bacteriology web site has recently been updated, and along with it, the dynamic part of the web site. There has been a bunch of work on the back end of…
Online Alarm Clock - works even if the 'net... →
About KukuKlok: “Once loaded, the online alarm clock will work even if Internet connection goes down.” That’s it. There’s really not much to it. Trust me, it works!!
Universities and Colleges - educational resources →
About Universities and Colleges: “Universities and Colleges is dedicated to bringing students, teachers, and self-directed learners the best educational resources online. We believe the…
Yodio - create your own personal audio broadcast... →
Image via CrunchBase
About Yodio: “Yodio is a great place for most anyone to create their own personal broadcast messages. …The inspiration came about as we looked for word…
Scriblink - free online whiteboard →
About Scriblink: “Scriblink is a free digital whiteboard that users can share online in real-time. Sorta like pen and paper, minus the dead trees, plastic, and the inconvenience of…
Free Music Archive - high-quality legal audio... →
About the Free Music Archive: “The Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads. The Free Music Archive is being directed by WFMU, the most…
MP3tunes - a secure online music space →
About MP3tunes: “MP3tunes is a Music Service Provider (MSP) and the home of MP3tunes Locker, the only secure, online music space to feature unlimited listening. With just a couple…
Teach them all like they are going to be president... →
Teach them all like they are going to be president someday Newspaper Tree, TX He believes that no matter the circumstances, students can rise above any poor hand that life…
VocabGrabber - another cool visualization from... →
About VocabGrabber: “Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus has launched an innovative new tool called VocabGrabber (http://vocabgrabber.com) that helps teachers and students target the key vocabulary…
Over 20,000 Florida Seniors Denied Diplomas by... →
We know of the dropouts, and some have heard of the pushouts—those that are forced out of school so they won’t bring down school test scores and, thus, threaten AYP. But there is another group of…
Teach them all like they are going to be president... →
Teach them all like they are going to be president someday Newspaper Tree, TX He believes that no matter the circumstances, students can rise above any poor hand that life…
Personal Professional Development - a presentation... →
Personal Professional Development
View more presentations from Stephen Downes.
Sporacle - games and quizzes →
About Sporacle: “Originally begun as a sports pick’em site, Sporcle changed directions with the response to the first quiz, U.S. Presidents. As avid crossword, Jeopardy! and trivia fans, we…
edHelper - resources for teachers →
About edHelper: “edHelper.com is dedicated
to providing teachers a single shop for educational resources.” I frequently visit the edHelper puzzle links for wordlists and ideas for making…