January 2008
14 posts
2 options for editors when posting →
God knows when I chose not to have the visual editor available for my blogs, but I only realised today that was an option!
So, if you ever find yourself struggling to post with the plain looking code (that is, you can only see tabs like “code”, “img” and “link” when writing your posts, go to your blog settings and make sure the option “visual editor” is checked. You should then be able to see...
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The Wisdom of Crowds →
I’ve been reading about James Sworiecki’s ideas and learnt why our facilitation team “Blogging Divas” is doing such a good job (IMHO): we meet the 4 requirements of “wise crowds”: Diversity of opinion - Each person should have private information Independence - People’s opinions aren’t determined by the opinions of those around them. ...
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“Si estamos continuamente proyectando a futuro, y no estamos mirando el presente...”
– Laura Szmuch - en su blog “En Contacto”
testing WriteToMyBlog →
testing an oline blog editor I learnt about from Gustavo, whom I’ve recently met at EdubloggerArgento.
On its homepage, I read:
WriteToMyBlog is a free web based word processor for your Blog.
Create Post Entries for your Blog from right here, completely free, no
membership required, can Post to multiple Blogs simultaneously, manage
your Posts, works with all major Blog programs, and...
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I don't despise Facebook!
You may know I’ve been trying Facebook, social networking service, for a couple of months. Yesterday I read an article entitled “With friends like these…” (by Tom Hodgkinson; for The Guardian) and felt urged to react. Click here if you want to read my blog posting about it!
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Avoiding email overload →
Andrea Coombes has three tips to help us avoid email overload. Click on the title of this post to enjoy a 4-minute video and learn the two-minute rule!
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“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination...”
– Albert Einstein (cited by the moderating team at Teaching with Powerpoint)
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Discovering Technorati
Today I’m learning how I can claim my blogs at Technorati.Technorati Profile Starting at one a day, it’ll take me to the end of this month to claim all my blogs, but it seems worth it! Thanks Carla A. for another insightful tip! Gladys
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Avoiding death by PowerPoint →
Jane Petring writes: “The video is about 10 minutes, but well worth it, especially for people who already use ppt, but want to improve interaction with the audience”. I agree 100%! (click on the title to follow the link and enjoy it!)
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“(When teaching online)
Create clear boundaries. You wouldn’t allow...”
– Time Management for Online Instructors
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Snapshots added to my Tumblr
Now that I’ve learned how to customise my Tumblr template, I’m eager to play around with the possibilities a bit. Today I’ve added a new widget: Snapshots It wasn’t too hard (and would have been easier if had RATS before clicking and pasting as if possessed!), but I’m not sure it’s working properly… If it is, visitors now get previews of external and...
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Have just come across this site… A systematic attempt to make wikis available to all educators in a totally open environment??? Who’s behind it? What wiki engine is being used? Need to look at it more closely! Gladys
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Now you can comment on my Tumblr posts!
I’m ecstatic! :=D. My only reservation about Tumblr is gone… Now anyone can post comments on my Tumblr… Let’s wait and check… As soon as somebody leaves their first comment here I’ll share how to do it with everyone… It is really easy! Once again, I owe the tip to Larry Ferlazzo, who fwded this from a friend:...
“Por un año lleno de piedras…
El distraído tropezó con ella.
El violento...”
– Emailed to me by Patricia Morales. Thanks!