Monthly Archives: April 2009

Latin on YouTube

Let it officially be noted that Latin has arrived on YouTube as well as Wicipedia Latina and no doubt somewhere on Latin Twitter. As you might expect, there are plenty of options on YouTube including Pope Benedict XVI and Bella… More On: Latin on YouTube

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Mod Book Review 1

I just used the Mod Book (like a Tablet PC, but on a Mac) for a meeting, so I thought would write up a few notes before I forgot. Dave has been using his modbook as a sketchpad and has… More On: Mod Book Review 1

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Hooray for danah boyd

I have to say that one of the best keynote speakers I have seen in a while was danah boyd. I don’t want to just gush in a blog, so just to elaborate, I respected the keynote because: We got… More On: Hooray for danah boyd

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New Accessbility and Web Standards Hub

A new Web Standards hub has been established at http://webstandards.psu.edu which includes updated accessibility information – the URL http://accessibility.psu.edu will now point to this hub. The Web Standards and Usability groups at Penn State will be reorganizing to publish information… More On: New Accessbility and Web Standards Hub

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Music and Gaming TLT Symposium

The session I chaired was the music and gaming session “Blurring the Lines: Gaming as Preparation for Real Life,” with Ann Clements, Tom Cody, Eric McKee from the School of Music. I admit I was motivated by the chance to… More On: Music and Gaming TLT Symposium

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An Accessibility Presentation & 2 Wacky Links

A Presentation On April 20, Elizabeth and Christian Vinten-Johansen will give a presentation about accessibility and technology for the Online Issues Forum (co-sponsored by World Campus and the University Libraries). Other presenters will include Bill Welsh (Office of Disability Services),… More On: An Accessibility Presentation & 2 Wacky Links

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When Accessibility and Linguistics Collide

A fairly old accessibility recommendation is that you insert a tag to indicate a language change. For instance, if I were to write a Welsh sentence Hanner paint o gwrw os gwelwch yn dda (or ‘Half a pint of beer… More On: When Accessibility and Linguistics Collide

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Headphones…On a Phone

This week I tested a piece of equipment I’ve been curious about…headphones which plug in to my phone. I tested it when I used the phone to call in to Monday’s NMC Adobe Monday’s meeting. It was very easy –… More On: Headphones…On a Phone

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Teaching at the Primate Level

I’ve been seriously distracted by this WGBH/PBS NOVA interview with primatologist Rebecca Saxe, but it was so fascinating. I’ve watched enough chimp documentaries to know that they actually do use tools (like a stick to pick up a horde of… More On: Teaching at the Primate Level

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Researching the U.S. Presidents

At a recent ID meeting, I commented that in high school I had to research information on each and every president in the United States (in batches of 6 throughout the year) Despite the active learning spirit of the exercise… More On: Researching the U.S. Presidents

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