Comments for CIT Blog http://cit.duke.edu/blog What's new and interesting in instructional technology Tue, 13 May 2008 22:24:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on The Social Network by Justin Dormandy http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/05/13/the-social-network/#comment-3261 Justin Dormandy Tue, 13 May 2008 14:39:43 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/05/13/the-social-network/#comment-3261 This blog entry definitely interested me. Especially the part of the blog asking if a social network can become more than the sum of its parts. I have noticed social networking sites are fun, but there aren't very many features that allow you to network with people to find an internship, startup capital if you have a business idea, learn from and talk with a professional, collaborate on business, school, non-profit, local, and cross cultural projects? This is the idea behind a small project Collaboration Board. If anyone is interested or have noticed certain "must-have features" not available on social networking sites feel free to take a look www.collaborationboard.com and post or email any comments or questions. This blog entry is great because it really poses the question - What is in store for the future evolution of social networks? This blog entry definitely interested me. Especially the part of the blog asking if a social network can become more than the sum of its parts. I have noticed social networking sites are fun, but there aren’t very many features that allow you to network with people to find an internship, startup capital if you have a business idea, learn from and talk with a professional, collaborate on business, school, non-profit, local, and cross cultural projects? This is the idea behind a small project Collaboration Board. If anyone is interested or have noticed certain “must-have features” not available on social networking sites feel free to take a look www.collaborationboard.com and post or email any comments or questions. This blog entry is great because it really poses the question - What is in store for the future evolution of social networks?

]]> Comment on Teaching students about YouTube by teaching in YouTube by Teaching students about YouTube by teaching in YouTube http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/04/25/teaching-students-about-youtube-by-teaching-in-youtube/#comment-1651 Teaching students about YouTube by teaching in YouTube Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:01:02 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/04/25/teaching-students-about-youtube-by-teaching-in-youtube/#comment-1651 [...] webbgraphix wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt [...] […] webbgraphix wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt […]

]]> Comment on Flickr adds video by IlincaNesatula http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/04/09/flickr-adds-video/#comment-1191 IlincaNesatula Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:48:54 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/04/09/flickr-adds-video/#comment-1191 Video has only 90 seconds :| but is very good for all people because they can watch video from all places from the world now. Video has only 90 seconds :| but is very good for all people because they can watch video from all places from the world now.

]]> Comment on Chemistry for Everyone by Jean-Claude Bradley http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/02/27/chemistry-for-everyone/#comment-621 Jean-Claude Bradley Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:30:08 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/02/27/chemistry-for-everyone/#comment-621 Thanks for the kind words Andrea! Thanks for the kind words Andrea!

]]> Comment on Collaborate on video, documents, photos with text, voice or video by Colette Cassinelli http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/03/20/voicethread/#comment-171 Colette Cassinelli Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:19:01 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/03/20/voicethread/#comment-171 I am collecting examples of how educators are using Voicethread in their classroom or for professional development on a wiki at: http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ My plan is to share these examples with other technology teachers who provide professional development in their schools. Feel free to add your own examples or links to resources. Thanks in advance, Colette Cassinelli http://www.edtechvision.org I am collecting examples of how educators are using Voicethread in their classroom or for professional development on a wiki at: http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/

My plan is to share these examples with other technology teachers who provide professional development in their schools.

Feel free to add your own examples or links to resources. Thanks in advance,
Colette Cassinelli
http://www.edtechvision.org

]]> Comment on A Big Flickr of Photo Sharing From the Library of Congress by Seth http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/01/22/a-big-flickr-of-photo-sharing-from-the-library-of-congress/#comment-91 Seth Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:49:22 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/01/22/a-big-flickr-of-photo-sharing-from-the-library-of-congress/#comment-91 LOC is not the first, and certainly not the last, although it is one of the biggest libraries to put their image collections online. Who else beat LOC to the punch? Duke was one of them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dukeyearlook/ shows photos from the University Archives http://www.flickr.com/photos/dumic/ shows images of the Musical Instruments Collection and their facilities LOC is not the first, and certainly not the last, although it is one of the biggest libraries to put their image collections online. Who else beat LOC to the punch? Duke was one of them:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dukeyearlook/ shows photos from the University Archives
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dumic/ shows images of the Musical Instruments Collection and their facilities

]]> Comment on Teaching Chemistry with Second Life by Neal Caidin http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/01/09/teaching-chemistry-with-second-life/#comment-81 Neal Caidin Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:39:09 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/01/09/teaching-chemistry-with-second-life/#comment-81 The link is fixed. To ask questions about why content is chosen for Duke Today, please write to duketoday@duke.edu . The link is fixed. To ask questions about why content is chosen for Duke Today, please write to duketoday@duke.edu .

]]> Comment on Teaching Chemistry with Second Life by Warren S. Warren http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/01/09/teaching-chemistry-with-second-life/#comment-71 Warren S. Warren Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:49:05 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/01/09/teaching-chemistry-with-second-life/#comment-71 Why is this link on the Duke Today board? I cannot access it from the link above, and as far as I can tell it has no connection to Duke. Why is this link on the Duke Today board? I cannot access it from the link above, and as far as I can tell it has no connection to Duke.

]]> Comment on Amazon’s e-book reader by Laura Henry http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2007/11/18/amazons-ebook-reader/#comment-41 Laura Henry Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:22:00 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2007/11/18/amazons-ebook-reader/#comment-41 How soon will Duke textbooks be available for the Kindle? How soon and how much will the Kindle be useful to my Duke student daughter? If you can't answer this question, can you direct me to someone who can? Thanks! parent of a Duke freshman November 29, 2007 How soon will Duke textbooks be available for the Kindle? How soon and how much will the Kindle be useful to my Duke student daughter? If you can’t answer this question, can you direct me to someone who can? Thanks!

parent of a Duke freshman
November 29, 2007

]]> Comment on Swivel: New Web tool for exploring and sharing data sets by Joel Herndon http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2007/08/31/swivel-new-web-tool-for-exploring-and-sharing-data-sets/#comment-13 Joel Herndon Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:02:52 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2007/08/31/swivel-new-web-tool-for-exploring-and-sharing-data-sets/#comment-13 ISIS Tech and New Media Tuesdays featuring Sara Wood November 13, 2007, 12:00-1:15 PM John Hope Franklin Center 240 "Bringing Data into the Web's Fabric: The Swivel Approach" The Web is awash in textual information on every topic imaginable. However, the amount of hard data that can be usefully accessed on the Web remains remarkably small, despite the potential for an Internet of people and their computers to exploit in ways that can improve their health, happiness and bottom line. Swivel is a site where users explore, publish, compare, visualize, share and discuss data. By combining web technologies and user enthusiasm to liberate data from its traditional vaults, Swivel allows people to discover and share insights in that data. We'll discuss how data accessibility, collaboration and Web 2.0 will facilitate better decision-making by both policy makers and the general public. Swivel has established partnerships with UN and governmental agencies, academic institutions and researchers, foundations, and businesses across the secotrs whose goal is to make their data available to the widest audience possible. At the same time, we encourage interested individuals to participate equally in the sharing of data and engaging in debate. Bio: Sara Wood is the Chief Data Officer for Swivel. Sara has spent the better part of the last decade working with some of the world's most important data: the World Health Organization, Harvard School of Public Health, the UN and UNDP. Previous to that she worked for a number of technology companies and research organizations, including web startups such as Salon.com, where she helped to solve emerging issues of content and data management on the web. View the Tech & New Media Tuesdays website and schedule. ISIS Tech and New Media Tuesdays featuring Sara Wood
November 13, 2007, 12:00-1:15 PM
John Hope Franklin Center 240

“Bringing Data into the Web’s Fabric: The Swivel Approach”

The Web is awash in textual information on every topic imaginable. However, the amount of hard data that can be usefully accessed on the Web remains remarkably small, despite the potential for an Internet of people and their computers to exploit in ways that can improve their health, happiness and bottom line.

Swivel is a site where users explore, publish, compare, visualize, share and discuss data. By combining web technologies and user enthusiasm to liberate data from its traditional vaults, Swivel allows people to discover and share insights in that data.

We’ll discuss how data accessibility, collaboration and Web 2.0 will facilitate better decision-making by both policy makers and the general public.

Swivel has established partnerships with UN and governmental agencies, academic institutions and researchers, foundations, and businesses across the secotrs whose goal is to make their data available to the widest audience possible. At the same time, we encourage interested individuals to participate equally in the sharing of data and engaging in debate.

Bio: Sara Wood is the Chief Data Officer for Swivel. Sara has spent the better part of the last decade working with some of the world’s most important data: the World Health Organization, Harvard School of Public Health, the UN and UNDP. Previous to that she worked for a number of technology companies and research organizations, including web startups such as Salon.com, where she helped to solve emerging issues of content and data management on the web.

View the Tech & New Media Tuesdays website and schedule.

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