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Webook... Friday, 10 October 2008, 11:12 am Webook ... 2008年10月10日（金） 、午前11:12
My problem is that I'm an idea man.私の問題は、私はアイデアマンだと思うんです。 I come up with ideas, but am completely powerless to do anything with my ideas.私はアイデアとは完全に私の考えでは何もするよ無力だ。 I've been pining for years about how the publishing industry is behind the times, runs on a very closed model that is harmful to everybody but themselves, and that writing can be, and in many cases, should be, a collaborative effort.私は約年間は、 出版業界は、時代の背後にいるのついとうしてきた、みんなに有害なですが、自分は非常に閉鎖モデルでは、上で実行されることを書くことができ、多くのケースでは、共同努力する必要があります。"Why doesn't somebody create a web site where people can write collaboratively, share their books, and then vote on the best book to be published? Why can't royalties be shared among authors, editors, and those who give feedback?" "なぜ誰かが書くことができる人が共同でWebサイトを作成しない場合は、共有の書籍をして、本を出版するための最良の投票か？なぜいけないの印税の作家や編集者の間で、共有することができます者のフィードバックを与えるか？ "
Well, enter Webook .うーん、 Webook 入力してください 。 Get it?いい？ Webook? Webookか？ Isn't that clever?その巧妙ではないのか？ It's like We-book (we write a book), and web-book (a book on the web), all at the same time.また我々のようなものだ本（私たち）は、本を書くとウェブは、ウェブ上で（ 1本） 、同じ時間で予約する。 Ha ha, zany!ハハ、こっけいな！
Anyway, if I had sat down and designed a site that met all of the things I've been whining about, Webook would be it.とにかく、私が座っていたとは、すべて私が泣き言ておいたものを満たし、サイトデザイン、 Webookになるだろう。 You can start a project, collaborate in an open or closed environment, work on other projects, or just give feedback.あなたが、他のプロジェクトや、フィードバックを与えるだけに、閉鎖環境では、オープンの仕事に協力するプロジェクトを開始することができます。 Projects are voted on, and Webook already has their first published book out.プロジェクトに選ばれており、すでにWebook 最初に出版本をしている。 And their terms of service looks pretty decent.やサービスの条件はとても立派に見える。
I can understand that many authors, especially those who have already been published, might be a little bit leery .私は、多くの作家、特にすでに公開されており、ちょっと怖いかもしれない理解することができます 。 But let me take the risk for you.しかし、私はあなたのために危険を冒すことができます。 I've already signed up, and posted chapter one of a book I'm working on.私は、既に登録していただき、私に取り組んでいる本の1章を掲載した。 If you'd like to give it a try, please feel free to drop in. Or maybe you have a book that is out of print, and not doing anything?場合は、追加お立ち寄りに無料または感じるかもしれませんが絶版になっている本があるし、何もしないを与えるとしたいのですか？ Post it!投稿！
Now, let me say up front, you may go there and find a lot wrong with the site.さて、私が前言わせ、そこに行くことがありますし、多くのサイトで間違ったして下さい。 There is a lot of content that is very rough.非常に粗いですが、コンテンツがたくさんある。 It's the first draft attempted by somebody who probably has no experience with writing.これは、最初の草稿を書くには経験がある人はおそらく誰かが試みている。 But what better way to learn than through a community of similarly struggling writers.しかし、同じように苦しんで作家のコミュニティを通して何を学ぶよりは良い方法です。 Person A may know nothing about hooks, but can write a good scene description.フックについて何も知らない人の可能性がありますが、良いシーンの説明を書くことができます。 Person B is a hook master, but struggles with descriptions.人Bは、フックのマスターですが、説明に苦労する。 Put the two together and they start to learn and grow. 2人一緒に入れても学ぶことと成長を開始します。 Those familiar with fanfiction .net , know this is a healthy process, and one that should be encouraged.これらのfanfiction に精通している。網 、これは健全なプロセスは、知っていて、 1つのことを奨励する必要があります。
So, if I've piqued your interest, sign up.そのため、私は、ご関心piquedて申し込む。 And if you do, make sure to let me know, and add me as a friend.とした場合、メインていることを確認できるようにすると、知っていて、私を友達として追加します。
And finally, let me leave you with a quote from the founder of Webook .そして最後に、メインWebookの創始者からの引用を残すことができます 。 One that I could not possibly agree with more.一つは、私はおそらく他に同意する可能性がある。
"[Webook's] biggest challenge is to contribute to the evolution of the traditional publishing business, which is still dominated by a few large publishers who wield enormous control over the titles that reach the bookstores. While in the past decade the music, software, travel, financial, and other major sectors have shifted the power from the few to the many, publishing continues to function as an exclusive, traditional business." " [従来型の出版事業はまだタイトル以上の人は、書店に達する巨大なコントロールを行使するいくつかの大きな出版社によって支配されているの進化に貢献することですWebookの]最大の課題。一方では、過去10年間、音楽、ソフトウェア、旅行では、金融や他の主要部門は、少数の人間にシフトしているから電源は多く、出版は、排他的、伝統的なビジネスとして機能し続けています。 "
I, for one, wish them good luck.私は、 1つは、彼らの幸運をお祈りします。
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smushit will smush your images.. smushitの画像..押しつぶすする a little Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 9:42 am 少し 2008年10月8日（水） 、午前9時42分
Smushit.com is a simple web-based image compression system that lets you upload a batch of images from your computer or enter in image urls from the web. Smushit.comは、単純なWebベースのアプリケーションで、コンピュータから画像を一括アップロードや画像のURLを入力してくださいでは、ウェブから画像圧縮システムをベースにすることができます。 You can even get a firefox extension to optimize any images from the web. Here’s how it works…さらに、ウェブから任意の画像を最適化するためのFirefoxの拡張機能を得ることができます。ここでどのように動作するの...
[Smushit] uses image format specific non-lossy image optimization tools to squeeze the last bytes out of your images - without changing their look or visual quality. [ Smushit ]を画像のうち、最後のバイト数を絞るに固有の画像フォーマット以外の非可逆画像最適化ツールを使用して-その外観や画質を変更することなく。
So I tried it- I uploaded several random images from my laptop. The optimization results ranged from a whopping 0% to 7.36% savings on image size. I’ll admit- I was a little underwhelmed. Of course, most of my images were already optimized for the web using photoshop. Maybe if I had my mom’s massive image files she takes on her trips to Europe, it would make a bigger difference.だから私はそれを試みた、私は自分のラップトップから、いくつかのランダムな画像をアップロードしました。の最適化の結果は、なんと0 ％ 7.36パーセント削減する画像サイズでの幅がある。私は認めるよ、私は少しunderwhelmedされた。もちろん、私のイメージだったの大半すでにフォトショップを使って、ウェブ用に最適化。たぶん私は自分の母親の場合、大量の画像をしていた彼女は彼女のヨーロッパへ旅行にかかるファイルが、それは大きな違いを生むだろう。
Regardless, it is simple to use and provides you with a zip download of your altered images. And… I don’t have to wait a minute for photoshop to open up- that’s something. And of course, if you don’t have access to photoshop, this is a great alternative tool. I hope they don’t get crazy and start trying to add too many features- the best part about this is that it is clean, simple, and currently free.に関係なく、それを使用するように簡単ですし、変化する画像をzip形式のダウンロードを提供しています。そして...私を開くPhotoshopのための分待つ必要はないのか。そしてもちろん、しなかった場合フォトショップにアクセスすることが、これは偉大な代替ツールです。私は夢中になるといいんですが、あまりにも多くの機能は、この件については、最良の部分を追加しようとして始めるが、シンプルで、現在無料できれいにしている。
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Reflections... Sunday, 5 October 2008, 6:37 pm 反射... 2008年10月5日（日） 、午後6時37
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Sunday, 5 October 2008, 11:40 am 2008年10月5日（日） 、午前11:40
This was breakfast at my house...If you click on the picture, you'll get to see things up close.この朝食...私の家にいた場合は、画像をクリックすると、近くに物事を見ることができます。 Just don't drool on your keyboard.キーボードだけでよだれが出ることはありません。
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Quote of the day... Saturday, 4 October 2008, 10:40 am 引用その日の... 2008年10月4日（土） 、 10:40午前
Dad is opening his hand-drawn birthday cards.お父さんに手を開いている誕生日カードを集めている。Dad: "Very nice! Is that a birthday cake?"お父さん： "非常にいい！ですが、誕生日ケーキ？ "
Boy # 4: "No, that is a monster eating a kids arm off. But it doesn't go down to his stomach, it goes up to his brain, ha ha!"少年＃ 4 ： "いや、それは怪物は、子供の腕を食べている。しかし、彼の胃に行くことはありませんが、彼の脳は、ヘクタールヘクタールになる！ "
Dad: "Oh yeah...now I see it."お父さん： "そりゃあもう...現在、私はそれを参照してください。 "
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Difficult Questions... Friday, 3 October 2008, 10:21 am 難しい質問... 2008年10月3日（金） 、午前10:21
This photo shoot kind of shook me up.この写真を撮るような気が動転した。 It is at once beautiful and haunting.それを一度美しくて離れないです。Number 18 shows the resilience of youth. 番号18若者の回復力を示しています。 It warms the soul.これは、魂を温めている。
Number 20 shows the face of somebody who is beginning to learn just exactly how life is, but still clings to a bit of hope. 数20人学び始めている誰かの顔を示すだけで正確にどのように生活ですが、希望のビットにはまだ固守しています。
But it's number 8 I can't stop looking at.しかし、それは数8私を見て停止することはできません。 It's number 8 that breaks my heart, makes me think.それは数8は、私のことを考えてしまう胸が痛む。
Part of me wants to say, "See? This is why we should buys stones made in a lab".メインの一部は"を参照してくださいと言って欲しいですか？これは、なぜ我々は、実験室で作った石を買う必要があります" 。 So people aren't forced to toil away their childhood, scraping at the walls of a shaft, looking for stones that are sent to 'civilized countries' so we can look pretty.だから精を出して働く人々が子供のころには、シャフトの壁でこする、 'に送信される石の'見ることができるので、かなり文明国を余儀なくされていません。
But if we do that, there will be no more demand left for these stones.しかし、もし我々は、より多くの需要がないため、これらの石を左になります。 And where would the miners be then?ここでは、炭鉱労働者としているだろうか？ How will they feed their children if their livelihood is taken away?どのようにすれば、生計を離れて撮影されますが、子供のフィードのだろうか？
I think the thing that burns me up the most is that these people are the ones wasting and wearing out their lives, they are the ones losing their childhood, and working long hours to find the stones, only to have a bunch of middlemen make all the money.私はそのことは、ほとんどがやけど私は、これらの人々はものを無駄にされ、自分たちの生活を着ていると思うが、自分の子供を失っていると、石を見つけること長時間労働、中間業者を抱えているだけにすべてをするお金。 From the guy who sits behind the bars and buys the stones, to the guy that gets them to the 'western world', to the jeweler down the street who then charges hundreds of dollars more to 'make his cut'.バーの後ろに座っている人は、男と投稿者には、 '西洋世界'になる人には、当時'をさらに数百ドルの料金を通りを、宝石商に石を買う彼のカット' 。 That is the part that makes me sick, and I want no part of it.つまり、嫌になるよ、一部ですから、私は全く興味がない。
I would love to buy one of these stones, and I would love to pay full price, but I want the money to go to the person, or more likely the family, that is doing the work.私は、これらの石を買うのが大好きだ、と私は完全な代償を払うのが大好きだけど、人、または複数の家族のように行って、その仕事をされているお金が欲しい。
Why, in this so called 'flat world', can I not do this?なぜ、このように'と呼ばれる平らな世界' 、私はこの操作を行うことができますか？
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Can you say iPhone killer? Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 1:13 pm iPhoneキラーあなたが言うことはできますか？ 2008年10月1日（水） 、午後1:13
Very, very cool . 非常に、非常に涼しい 。 Particularly around minute 2:12.特に2:12分前後。 Source: ソース：
Another goat post Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 3:08 pm 別のヤギのポスト 2008年9月30日（火） 、午後3:08
So I was on the phone with a colleague today discussing potential collaboration on an innovative peer-to-peer networking system for inventors when I looked out my window. Izzy (the cute black lab in the photo) was chasing ALL FOUR of our goats in and around the barn. Trying to be as sneaky as I could, I ran outside barefoot (still on the phone) to grab Izzy and bring her inside. All of the goats followed me through the yard… Wilson tried coming in the house with us. I have to say, it’s kind of hard to keep a brilliant and professional tone in your voice when you have a goat trying to follow you into the kitchen.だから私は電話で同僚と今日、革新的な発明家のためのpeer - to - Peerネットワークシステム上の潜在的な協力について議論されたときに私は窓の外を見た。 Izzy写真（かわいい黒のラボ）の全4我々のヤギのを追いかけていたとは、納屋の周りのように私は卑劣なことを、私は素足で外には、電話（静止画）にIzzyを手に入れたとき、彼女の中に持っていた可能性がある。すべてのヤギの庭で私を追いかけて...ウィルソンは、家の中で一緒に来みました私と言って、それはハードのお客様の声でヤギのときに台所にしようとしていることが素晴らしいとプロの調子を保つには優しくしている。
After I got off the phone, I went out to see how they’d all escaped. They had managed to knock off the reinforcements we made to the stall and were jumping gleefully in and out of the pen. I called Rob who was just about to start class and he recommended using wire instead of rope to tie down our reinforcements. I couldn’t find the wire, so I decided instead to barricade the whole barn with hay bales. I got them three high and figured that would be good. I had to climb out of the barn using the internal supports of the barn to get out. Wilson was watching me as I climbed out and immediately jumped right on top of all three hay bales. Plan foiled! I found some old skunk traps behind the barn and an old toddler carrier… the kind you attach to your bike. Those went up on top of the hay bales and we’ve had no escape attempts since (it’s been two hours…)私は電話を切った後、私はどのようにエスケープしますすべてを見に行きました。彼らは我々は失速して朗らかで、ペンから飛び降りていた援軍をノックすることに成功した。私のRob人だけだったと呼ばれるクラスを起動し、彼の代わりに私たちの援軍をワイヤーロープを使ってネクタイをお勧めします。ので、代わりに干し草俵と全体の納屋バリケードすることにしたのワイヤを見つけることができませんでした。私は高三いいんじゃないかと思ったがそれを持っている。私とすぐに右に登った3つすべての干し草俵。プランをくじいたの上に飛び降り、私を見ていた私は、納屋のウィルソンを取得するには、納屋の内部をサポートしていますを使って上昇していた！私は後ろにいくつかの古いスカンクトラップが見つかりました納屋や古い幼児キャリア...あなたの自転車に付着するような者は、干し草の上に俵を行って以来、私たちは脱出しよう（ 2時間を過ごしている...している）
my awesome barricade私のすごいバリケード
Rob and I decided we’ll be going to buy some more goat wire today after work今日は仕事の後、ロブと私はもう少しヤギ線を買うんだろう決定 
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Free Culture Flash Game Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 10:29 am 無料Flashゲーム文化 2008年9月30日（火） 、午前10:29
Paolo Pedercini developed a flash game that illustrates how free culture and the commons interplay with market forces. Little green people produce ideas in the Commons and a dark void sucks them out into the market where they are no longer available for the green idea producers. As ideas are commoditized and copy written, the little green idea producers turn into gray consumers, no longer thinking for the Commons. Once there are no ideas left in the commons, gray consumers start thinking for themselves again and become little green thinkers once again. Pretty fun way to illustrate the free culture ideas… game linkパオロPederciniは、市場の力と自由な文化とはどのように相互作用を示しコモンズフラッシュゲームを開発した。リトルグリーンコモンズで、アイデアを生み出す人々は宇宙の暗闇の市場ではもはや、緑色のアイデアをプロデューサーがご利用いただけますにサイテーです。コモディティているアイデアやコピーを書かれた小さな緑のアイデアの生産灰色の消費者は、コモンズには、もはや思考になる。後がないアイデアは、コモンズに残っていると、灰色の消費者自身が再びとなる小さな緑の思想家、再び思考を開始します。プリティ無料の文化のアイデア...ゲームリンクを説明するための楽しい方法
Free Culture Flash GameフリーカルチャーFlashゲーム
via boing boing ピョーンピョーン経由
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Harold got out Monday, 29 September 2008, 1:24 pm ハロルド 2008年9月 29日（ 月） 、 1:24から午後なった
So we haven’t had the time (or money) to properly fortify the goat pen (which was horse stalls before we moved in) and Harold the goat got out today. He really is joined at the hip with Kumar, so he didn’t wander away from the barn, but when I went out to play with them at lunchtime, the dogs saw Harold was out and chased him around the barn, through the yard, and back into the barn. Imagine if you will a 3 month old pygmie goat followed by one black lab, a little rat dog, and me in sweats and flip flops making figure 8s around the barn and shed… It was a grand party :) The dogs finally got him cornered up on a hay bale and I was able to pick him up and help settle him down. Rob patched the hole where he got out and we reunited him with Kumar (the goat). Everyone got treats and they were happily head butting one another when I went back in.を得たので、今日は適切にヤギのペンを強化するための時間（または金）している（これは馬の屋台の前に我々の移動） 、ハロルドは、ヤギだった。彼は本当にクマーでは、ヒップで、そうそうしなかった'参加しているトン納屋から離れたが、さまようときに私は彼らとの昼食でプレーしていたが、犬をしたハロルドは、納屋の周りを見て彼を追いかけ、庭で、納屋に戻る。を想像する場合は3ヶ月前黒ヤギpygmie一研究室、小さなネズミ犬と私の汗とフリップ失敗は、納屋の周りの図を作成し8s小屋が続く...これは壮大なパーティーでした： ）この犬は彼に干草を追い詰め、ついにベールを得て、そして私は彼をピックアップして、穴にパッチを当てている。ロブは彼を解決する手助けができるようになったとクマー氏と彼の再会（ヤギ） 。誰もが慎重に行っても幸せだと互いに頭突きされたときに戻るインチ行った
Harold, our escape artist is on the rightハロルドは、エスケープアーティストは、右上にある
So the moral of the story is… Fortify your goat pen and think carefully before joining in a chase train.ので、その話の教訓は...あなたのヤギの栄養価を高めるとペンを追いかける電車の中で慎重に参加する前にと考えています。
I suppose there is an instructional technology message in all of this… but for now I’m just enjoying the raw, natural, entirely tech-free experience for a bit.私はこの情報のすべての教育技術のメッセージだと思う...が、今私は、 1ビットのために完全にハイテクのない体験を生、自然を楽しんでいます。
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Incredible story written in 1999 Sunday, 28 September 2008, 12:32 am 信じられない話1999日曜日で書かれた 2008年9月28日、午前12:32
Almost prophetic ... 青春漫画-僕らの予言. ..Very accurate.非常に正確な。
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we got goats Saturday, 27 September 2008, 8:33 pm 私たちは 2008年9月 27日（ 土） 、午前3:33ヤギが
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Quote of the day... Saturday, 27 September 2008, 6:25 pm 引用その日の... 2008年9月27日（土） 、午後6時25
Boy # 4: "Dad? If somebody doesn't have any teeth, are they a toothless wonder?"少年＃ 4 ： "お父さん？もし誰かが、すべての歯を持っていない彼らは歯のない不思議ですか？ "Dad: "Uh....sure."お父さん： "ええと... ...してください。 "
Boy # 4: "Ha! I knew it!"少年＃ 4 ： "ハ！私はそれを知っていた！ "
Boy # 4 runs off.少年＃ 4を実行します。
30 seconds later. 30秒後。
Boy # 3: "Dad? What do you call somebody who doesn't have any teeth?"少年＃ 3 ： "お父さんかどうすればいいの誰かは、すべての歯を持っていない呼び出しか？ "
Dad: "Uh...A toothless wonder."お父さん： "うーん... ... 、歯のないかしら。 "
Boy # 3: "Ah, shucks."少年＃ 3 ： "ああ、 shucks 。 "
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Education Has Come Full Circle Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 11:27 am 教育水曜日、フルサークル 、是非している2008年9月24日、午前11:27
Wow, how is that for a boring and dry post title?うわー、退屈な方法で乾燥した記事のタイトルのためには何ですか？ The full circle of education?教育の完全なサークルですか？ But it's something I've been thinking about, so here you go.しかし、私は約ので、ここで行く思考されていることだ。 I'll try to be brief.私は簡単なことに挑戦するつもりだ。Although I've spent most of my career working in some form of 'distance education', I have long said that I don't necesarrily think teaching at a distance, or using technology in education, is the best, most perfect way to teach.ただし、私は'のいくつかの形で遠隔教育の仕事は私のキャリアの大半を費やしてきた長い間、私はnecesarrily距離では、教育とは思わないや教育の技術を使って、教えるための最善の、最も完璧な方法だと、私がある。 I have stated in the past that I think that perhaps the best education can be described as many experts teaching one person.私は過去に私は、おそらく最高の教育の多くの専門家の1人の教師として記述することができますが言明していると思う。 Think of it as the ' royalty method '.それを考えると、 ' ロイヤルティ法 ' 。 Imagine a prince being taught warfare by the king's general, and politics by the king's adviser, and foreign languages by people from that country.君主を想像し、王の一般的な、政治では、国王の顧問で、外国語がその国の人々が戦争を教えている。 It's a great way to learn, but quite expensive, which is why hundreds of years ago, only royalty or the very rich could afford it.それを理解するための素晴らしい方法が、かなり高価なのですが、なぜ数百年前、唯一のロイヤルティを与える可能性があるか、非常に豊かな。
The education for the common person, then, came in what I call the ' apprenticeship method '.一般の人のための教育、その後、私が電話に付属の' 徒弟法 ' 。 This method usually involved one expert teaching one student.このメソッドは通常1つの専門家の1人の学生を教えていた。 Think of a blacksmith teaching a young boy.鍛冶屋の若い男の子の指導を考えてください。 The boy learns at the master's feet for 7 years or so, and then goes on and can do his own thing.少年は7年ほどの間、マスターの足元にし、学ぶことになると彼自身のことをすることができます。
But while this may be an effective method, it's not efficient.しかし、これは効果的な方法かもしれないが、効率的ではない。 So the solution to this problem is for that one expert to teach many apprentices.ので、この問題の解決は専門家の多くの弟子を教えることです。 This method then morphed into the ' classroom method ', which is the idea of one expert teaching many students - the antithesis of the royalty method.このメソッドをクリックし、 1つの専門家の考えを多くの学生を教える-ロイヤルティ法とは正反対のは、 '教室法' 、が変身する。 This method is not as effective, but much more practical.この方法としては、はるかに現実的な効果がありません。 One happy side effect of this method is now if you're stuck on a particular concept or problem, you have friends to ask.この方法の1つの幸せな副作用するなら、特定の概念や問題に引っかかっている、聞いてお友達としています。 Of course the reason you may be forced to ask friends is because the expert is busy dealing with other students, but still...もちろん、お友達と尋ねることを余儀なくされることがありますが理由の一つであるため、他の生徒との専門家の対応に追われているが、まだ...
This was pretty much the state of things leading up to the late 90s.これはかなりのものは、 90代後半に至るまでの状態だった。 Then this fascinating thing called the internet came along.この魅力的なものは、インターネットが登場してから呼ばれる。 And suddenly educators found they could magnify this classroom method to the nth degree.突然の教育とは、 n番目の方法を拡大する可能性がある度に、この教室を見つけた。 Instead of teaching dozens of students (hundreds if you're in college), suddenly educators could theoretically teach many, many more.学生の指導ではなく、何十（何百人もの大学の場合）は、突然の教育理論的に多くの、より多くの教えることができる。 A teacher could create a site that suddenly allows content to be broadcast to tens or even hundreds of thousands of people.ある教師は、突然十数十万人もの人々に放送されるコンテンツを可能にするサイトを作成する可能性がある。 Teachers have incredible reach.教師が信じられないほどに達する。 It's incredibly efficient, but do we lose out on effectiveness?は信じられないが、効率的なのは効果を失うのですか？
Well, just as we had a happy side effect in the classroom method, we find another happy side effect from the internet.まあ、私たちは教室と同様の方法で幸せな副作用ていたが、我々は、インターネットから別の幸せな副作用して下さい。 Guess what?どうなったと思う？ The internet has access to thousands of learners, but in turn, those learners now have access to thousands of teachers, and tens of thousands of learners.インターネットは、学習者数千人がアクセスしている順番に、これらの学習は現在、数千人の教師へのアクセスがある学習者数万人。 We're right back to the royalty method.私たちは、すぐには、ロイヤルティの方法にしています。 I can learn anthropology at my university, but now I can also learn it from MIT, USU, wikipedia, and a number of other sources.私は大学では、人類学を学ぶことができます現在、私もMITの、うす、ウィキペディアから、その他の関係者の多くは学ぶことができます。 I'm no longer limited by the information my teacher has, I have access to teachers and learners from all over the world.私はもはや私の先生している情報によって制限している、私は世界中の教師や学習へのアクセスをしている。
Nowhere is this happy side effect more beautifully illustrated than in the open educational resources movement.どこにもこの幸せな副作用は、オープン教育資源をより美しく運動にも示されている。 Things like OpenCourseWare, Connexions, OER Commons, MERLOT, iTunes U, wikibooks, wikieducator, open textbooks, Wikipedia, and so much more.オープンコースウェア、接続、 OERコモンズ、メルロー、のような事態は、それ以上Ü 、ウィキブックス、 wikieducator 、オープン教科書、ウィキペディアのiTunes 。 You now have many different experts, novices, and learners coming together to shape information.現在、さまざまな専門家、初心者しており、学習者の情報を一緒に形に来る。 These resources give you access to numerous experts, something that was available only to royalty in days gone by.これらのリソースを数多くの専門家たちは、特許権使用料のみで利用可能だった過ぎ去りし何かにアクセスできるようにする。
We've come full circle, but seem to have the best of all worlds.私たちは、フルサークル来ているが、全世界の最高のがあるようだ。 I have access to hundreds of experts, thousands of other students, and together we can learn from those who came before us, and create additional learning for those that will come after us.私は、我々の前に来た人たちから、他の学生の何千人も、一緒に学ぶことができるとされるには、私たちの後に追加の学習を作成する数百人の専門家へのアクセスをしている。 It's an exciting time to be an educator.それは教育者になることにはエキサイティングな時間だ。
My congratulations for those that made it all the way through this post.これらは、この後のすべての方法を作ったの私の祝辞を述べる。 :) ： ）
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Writing Styles... Monday, 22 September 2008, 8:32 pm 午後のスタイル... 2008年9月22日（月） 、 8時32分の書き込み
I've been reworking The Super Trio .私は、スーパートリオ作り直しをしている 。 I initially wrote it as a chapter book.私は最初に章図書として書いている。 The final word count came in at about 13,000 words, roughly 60 pages, double spaced.最終的な単語数は約13000の言葉では、約60ページ、ダブル間隔だった。 But it just didn't feel right.しかし、ちょうど良い感じていない。 I think the storyline was too complex for such a young reader, and the characters were acting a little more mature than they should.私は、ストーリーも、このような若い読者のために複雑だった、と思うの文字が少し必要以上に成熟した演技だった。 So I decided to go back, raise the kids ages, add more depth to the story line, and go from there.だから私は、子供たちの年齢を引き上げる行くことにした、ストーリーラインに、より多くの深さを追加し、そこから行く。I've been quite please with how it's turning out, so far.私はそれをどのようになりつつあるとし、これまで続けてきた。 I'm currently at about 20,000 words, and I still have about 9,000 from the first book to include.私は現在、約20000の言葉で、私はまだ最初の本から約9000を含むようにしている。 And still more storyline to cover.そして、まだ詳細をカバーするためにストーリー。 I'll wager it will be about the same size as my Headlights books, around 60,000 words.私は60000の言葉を私のヘッドランプの書籍とほぼ同じ大きさ 、賭けになるでしょう。
However, this time around, I've been writing it different.しかし、この頃、私は別に書いている。 With Chickens and Bullies , I would write a chapter, and then let it sit. 鶏やいじめでは、私は、それを座らせて一章を書くだろう。 I'd go back and rework it a few days later, and then maybe even a third time.私は、やり直しは、数日後、その後も3度目になるかもしれないね。 Then I'd send it to my wonderful sister-in-law who would do a crack job at fixing all my errors.それから私は妹に素晴らしいでは、 すべてのエラーを修正するには、亀裂仕事をすると法律に送信します。
It was common for me to spend 3-4 weeks per chapter.私にとって、章ごとに3-4週間を過ごすに共通していた。 But each chapter was pretty polished before I went on to the next.前に私には、次のページに行ったしかし、各章はかなり洗練された。
With this book I have just been flying through the story.私はその話を飛行しているこの本。 I've been writing for maybe 10 days, and already have nearly 80 pages.私はおそらく10日間で、既に約80ページを書いている。 But it's a really rough 80 pages.しかし、それは本当にラフ80ページです。 I'm going back and forth trying to decide if I should stop, go back and polish, or if I should just plow ahead.私は行ったり来たりした場合、停止する前に戻って、ポーランド語、またはすきを決める場合、私は前にしようとしているつもりだ。 It's kind of nice to feel like I'm making good headway.ニースのようなものは良い前進しているように私は感じている。
Anyway, if any of you out there have a particular writing style style that matches either of these, or even something entirely different, I'd be very interested in hearing about it.とにかく、もしあればあなたはそこには、これらのいずれか、あるいは全く別の何か、私はそれについて公聴会に興味があるだろうと一致する特定の文体のスタイルがあります。
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The Google Knol Friday, 19 September 2008, 11:34 am GoogleのKnol 2008年9月19日（金） 、午前11:34
I've written before about Google and their私はGoogleと前に書いたの knol project . knolプロジェクト 。 As a quick recap, the basic idea is that a person can create a page about a certain topic.簡単な要約は、基本的な考え方は、人が特定のトピックについてのページを作成することができます。 Others can add to or edit the page.他のページを編集または追加することができます。 The author may choose to place Google ads on the page.著者は、ページにGoogle広告を掲載するように選択することがあります。Sound a bit like Wikipedia?ウィキペディアのような音が少し？ There are a few key differences.いくつかの重要な違いがあります。 First, a knol has information about the author.まず、 knolの著者についての情報があります。 Wikipedia allows complete and total anonymity. Wikipediaの完全な匿名性ことができます。 This allows you to judge the validity of the article based on who wrote it.この場合は、資料に基づいて誰が書いたの有効性を判断することができます。
It appears there are different levels of editing allowed.それは編集のさまざまなレベルがありますが表示されること。 An author can either keep all editing only to authors, or they can open it up to 'suggestions' (where people suggest changes, and the authors decide if they want to keep it), or they can just open it right up for anybody to edit.著者のいずれかの投稿者にのみ、すべての編集を保つことができる、または、 '提案'それを開くことができます（ここで、人々は、それを変更することをお勧めする場合） 、または権利を誰にも彼らだけのために開くことができますを維持するの投稿者を決める編集してください。
The other difference is that Wikipedia has never placed ads on their site.他の違いは、ウィキペディアのサイトに広告を配置したことがないです。 Users contribute and Wikipedia is a non-profit organization.ユーザーは、ウィキペディアに貢献する非営利組織です。
I wrote a blog post some time ago on the lunar phases.私はいくつかの時間前の月の段階では、ブログの記事を書いた。 I actually get quite a bit of traffic to my site from people doing a search on how to tell if the moon is waxing or waning.私が実際に受ける人々が満ちて行く月の低下しているかどのように教えることで検索をしてから自分のサイトへのトラフィックはかなり。 So, I took that blog post, turned it into a mini article, and created my first knol.だから、私は、ブログを投稿したミニ資料には、それを、私の最初のknolを作成しました。 You can see it here .あなたがここに見ることができます。 And of course, it's wide open, so if you see any errors, feel free to correct.そしてもちろん、広いので、すべてのエラーが表示される場合は、オープンのを修正するために自由を感じる。
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Financial Crisis=demand for Social Media Gurus? Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 3:08 pm ソーシャルメディアの達人の金融危機=需要？ 2008年9月17 日 （水） 、午後3:08
WebGuild posits that the financial crisis in the US will translate into higher demand for workers with mad social media skills. How are yours? I tried to take an inventory, but to be honest I don’t even remember all of the sites where I’ma member. But to be honest, I probably only really use Facebook and Linkedin regularly… unless you count this blog, my family blog , my other blog , my four instant messaging accounts, seven email accounts and Skype. Ok… maybe I should cut back. WebGuildは 、米国の金融危機怒っソーシャルメディア高い技能を持つ労働者の需要に翻訳するpositsはどのようにあなたは何ですか？私は在庫を撮ってみましたが、私も覚えていないすべてのサイトの正直言ってここで、 I 'マサチューセッツメンバーが、正直に言うと、私はおそらくのみ使用して...本当に定期的にFacebookとLinkedInの場合を除き、このブログを数え、 私の家族のブログ 、 私の他のブログ 、私の4つのインスタントメッセージのアカウントは、 7つのメールアカウントとSkype 。分かった...たぶん私を削減すべき後ろの。
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Rexburg Temple Sketchup Sunday, 14 September 2008, 2:31 pm Rexburg寺SketchUpの 2008年9月14日（日） 、午後2:31
Google released their own version of AutoCAD, and now you can download 3-D models of all sorts of buildings. Google 、および現在のすべての種類を3 -建物の3DモデルをダウンロードすることができますAutoCADの独自のバージョンをリリースした。 Including the Rexburg Temple.It will be interesting to see where this free modeling software goes!ここでは、 Rexburg Temple.It無料モデリングソフトウェア行くか、興味深いされます含まれています！ Source: ソース： 
I'm an angry, angry man. Thursday, 11 September 2008, 8:47 pm 私は怒って、怒りの男だ。 2008年9月11日（木） 、午後8時47分
Photo courtesy of Kathryn Newman キャスリンニューマンの写真の礼儀 One of 12. 1 12 。
If I had to pick my top 5 movies, I don't know what they would all be, but I'm pretty sure that 12 Angry men would be on that list.もし私のトップ5の映画を選ぶ必要があった、私はすべてのものになるか分からないが、私はかなりの12クレームの男性がリストに載っていると確信している。 I've seen it probably 20 times in my life.私は見たことがある、おそらく20回私の生活の中で。 Henry Fonda is fantastic.ヘンリーフォンダ幻想的です。 In fact, every person on the list is perfect for the roll.実際には、リスト上のすべての人のロールに最適です。 All be three minutes of the film takes place in one small room.すべての映画の3分が1つ小さな部屋で行われます。 But in spite of no scenery change, the movie draws you in and you are compelled to watch from start to finish.しかし、景色は変化にもかかわらず、この映画を最初から最後まで見ることを強制していることに描画します。
So, when I heard that our community theatre was putting on the production, I couldn't help but try out.だから、私は、我々のコミュニティの劇場の生産を、私は助けることができなかっただったが、パットを試して聞いた。 I've never been in a play before in my life (I may have been a tree in elementary school, I can't recall, probably I've repressed any memory).私は、劇中の私の人生の前に行ったことないなあ（私は小学校では、ツリーされているかもしれないが、私は、おそらく私はメモリを抑圧した）を回収することはできません。 But I would have hated myself to pass up the opportunity.しかし、私は自分のチャンスを渡すことを嫌っていると思います。
So, to make a long story short, I tried out, and they gave me the 11th spot.そのためには、手短に、私を試してみたすると、私は11点を与えた。 For those that have watched the show, I'm the foreigner.これらは、番組を見ているために、私は外国人だ。 So not only do I have to remember my lines, and remember when to say my lines, and say them with feeling, I have to add on an accent to boot.だから私は自分のラインを覚えているだけでなく、しているときに私のせりふを言うことを忘れて、気持ちを言おうと、私はブートするためのアクセントを追加する必要があります。 But, it should be fun.しかし、それは楽しいはずです。
Anyway, the play starts October 3rd (the same day as the USU BYU game, I'll REALLY be angry that night, for missing it), and runs through the 25th.とにかく、 10月3日劇（同じ日の試合の有珠BYU起動すると、私はその夜、行方不明のため） 、および25を実行怒っているよ。 If you feel so inclined, drop on by , it should be fun.感じる場合には、頼ってドロップすると、それは楽しみであるべきだ傾斜。 And if you don't come to the play, you should at least check out the movie.お使いの場合には、遊びに来ていない場合は、少なくともこの映画をチェックアウト。 It's a keeper.それはいい考えだ。
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Reciprocity for customer service and online collaboration Thursday, 11 September 2008, 4:39 pm 相互の顧客サービスやオンラインコラボレーション 2008年9月11日（木） 、午後4時39分に
Need help from a customer service agent? Leverage the principle of reciprocity to get what you want… Pay the agent a compliment about how fantastic they are at their job and tell them you’re going to contact their supervisor and make sure they know it. You scratch their back, they feel happy/obligated/at least somewhat willing to scratch theirs back…ta da, reciprocity (tip from Noah Goldstein, a behavioral scientist at the University of Chicago via boing boing ).顧客サービス担当者からのお困りですか？活用相互主義の原則を...エージェントについてのお世辞を言う必要なものを得るには自分の仕事にしており、その上司に連絡していくつもりだと彼らはそれを知っていることを確認するに伝える素晴らしい。あなたが、幸せを感じる/義務/ノア少なくともある程度ゴールドスタイン、ピョーンピョーンを経由してシカゴ大学の行動科学者から（ヒント） ...タダ、互恵彼らの背中をかくこと傷つける戻る 。
So how can this softly manipulative technique be useful in online environments? Ask Facebook application developers. Practically all of those apps are built on this principle. The moral of the story: Allow people the ability to do each other favors. In the online environment, one of the biggest favors you can do for a person is to boost their online reputation.そのため、オンライン環境で有用な技術がどのようにそっと操作することができますか？ Facebookアプリケーション開発者に問い合わせてください。実際、この原理をすべてのアプリの上に構築されています。この話の教訓：人々はお互いを支持する能力を許可します。は、オンライン環境では、あなたは一人のためにできることの最大の恩恵をオンラインでの評判を高めることです。
Noah Goldestein, a behavioral scientist at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business suggestedノアGoldestein 、シカゴ大学大学院グローバルビジネス研究科では、行動科学者の提案
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The spiral jetty... Tuesday, 9 September 2008, 9:36 am は、らせん状の桟橋... 2008年9月9日（火） 、午前9時36分
One of the benefits of doing homeschool is that we're pretty open when it comes to field trips.自宅で行う1つの利点は、私たちは非常に旅行するときにフィールドがオープンしています。 We can do whatever we want, when we want.我々は、我々を何でも好きなときに行うことができます。 So the other day I e-mailed my oldest son and said, "If you can tell me what the spiral jetty is, who build it, and how to get there, we'll go there on Saturday."そのため、他の日に私は私の長男の電子メールとは、 "もし私には、らせん状の桟橋は、それを構築する方法は、我々は土曜日に行くよとは何かを伝えることができます。 "He takes after me, so within just a few minutes after reading my e-mail, he had replied with the answer to all three, including turn by turn direction from google maps.彼は私には、後にはわずか数分以内に私の電子メール、彼は3つすべての有効になるなど、 Googleマップからの回答をしていた方向を読んだ後で答えた。 And yes, if you're wondering, our homeschool does allow the use of wikipedia.とはい、迷っている場合は、当社の自宅では、ウィキペディアの使用を許可。 :) ： ）
Anyway, I was surprised to find out my wife had never been.とにかく、私は妻を見つけることがなかったにして驚いた。 We'd been out there a few years ago, but I think she was pregnant and passed up on the trip.私たちは、数年前からしていましたが、彼女は妊娠中だったと思うし、旅行を可決した。
I don't think Sue was terribly excited about the trip, but she was a trooper.私、スーひどく興奮していた旅行についてはないと思うが、彼女は警察官だった。 When she found out that much of the road was going to be unpaved, and a good portion of the road was quite rocky, I think she got less and less enthused.彼女は多くの場合は、道路の舗装されていないことに、非常に岩が道路のかなりの部分を起こっていたことを知った、私は彼女に熱中して短いと思う。 However, when we got there, the wonder and strangeness of the environment took over, and we all were really pleased that we went, salty shoes not withstanding.しかし、私たちは、驚きと環境のストレンジネスを取って、みんなが本当に私たちは、塩辛い行って満足していた靴に対応可能だ。
We found three geocaches, and also saw a guy making a movie.私たちは、 3つのgeocachesが見つかりました映画を制作する際も、男を見た。 He was dressed in a suit made out of mirrors, which was quite bizarre.彼はスーツでは、ミラーサイトから作られた非常に奇妙な服を着ていた。 He said we could take his picture but said we couldn't post it anywhere, so...you'll have to take my word for it.彼は彼の写真を撮っているけど、どこでも、送信できませんでしたので...それは私の言葉を取る必要があるだろうと述べた。
Anyway, if you've never been, you should go.とにかく、もしされて、行くべきことはなかったよ。 It really feels like you're on a different planet.本当に君のような別の惑星にしていると感じている。 Below are the obligatory pics.写真の下の義務があります。
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Credit... Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 1:26 pm クレジット... 2008年9月3日（水） 、午後1:26
I got a letter today from a total stranger.今日は全く見知らぬ人から手紙を受けた。 It didn't surprise me because I get a letter like this probably once or twice a week.私は週に1,2回、おそらくこのような手紙が入っても驚くしませんでした。 It reads:それを読み取る：The name is foreign, and to me sound African.この名前は、私には外国人がアフリカの音。 I hear from a lot of people telling me how much they appreciate the material we have on our site, http://ocw.usu.edu .私は人に話をたくさんからどれだけ彼らが我々のサイトでは、素材、 http://ocw.usu.edu感謝を聞く 。 People want credit, and I get probably 30-40 requests a year for it.信用したい人は、たぶんその要求には30から40年になる。 It seems like if we could somehow easily offer credit or a certificate, OpenCourseWare could become sustainable.このようにすれば、何らかの簡単にクレジットまたは証明書を提供する可能性がある、オープンコースウェア持続的になる可能性があるようだ。 We're never going to find a lot of people in Africa to pay full tuition, but if there was some alternative means of accreditation, it seems like as the word got out, it is not inconceivable that we'd at least be able to bring in enough to keep the servers online.私たちはアフリカの人々でいっぱいの授業料を払うことがたくさん見つけることが、ことはない場合に認定されたいくつかの代替手段、次のように単語を取り出し、それは、少なくともことが可能だ想像されていないように思えるオンラインのサーバーを維持するのに十分なのだ。 As it now stands, the future of the site is in question.現状では、サイトの将来の問題となっている。
There was a lot of fear in the beginning that if we gave away our content, nobody would want to come to our university.初めは不安の中で、多くの場合、我々のコンテンツを譲ったが、誰も我々の大学に来てほしいというものだった。 The exact opposite is the case.その正反対のケースだ。 We gave away our content, and now we have more interest in our school than ever before.私たちは、 Googleのコンテンツを譲った今はこれまでよりも私たちの学校に関心を持っている。 We just don't have a model in place to deal with the new demand.私たちだけの場所での新たな需要に対処するためのモデルを持っていない。
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Shameless plug... Sunday, 31 August 2008, 8:43 am 恥知らずなプラグイン... 2008年8月31日（日） 、午後3:43
The posting has begun.投稿を開始しました。 There are now two chapters of Chickens in the Headlights up over at my other site, http://chickenarmpits.com .現在ヘッドライトの鶏の2つの章私の他のサイト、 http://chickenarmpits.comを超える。 I'm posting one a week, so drop by and listen in. For those who haven't read my book, I think you'll like it.私は1週間、私のようにドロップすると、本を読んでいない人は1インチ聞く投稿している、気に入ってもらえると思う。 For those that have read the book, you really should listen to the audio book, David Walker does a fantastic job narrating the book.これらは、その本を読んだことがあるためには、実際にはオーディオブックには、デビッドウォーカーはファンタスティックな仕事をこの本narratingは耳を傾ける必要があります。Anyway, if you feel so inclined, head on over and listen in.とにかく感じる場合は、そのためには、上に頭と耳を傾けるインチ傾斜
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Turns out, I'm a minimalist. Friday, 29 August 2008, 1:42 pmをオンに、私はミニマルなんだ。 2008年8月29日（金） 、午前10:42
I've decided I have too much crap.私はあまり排便することにいたしました。 Way too much crap.高過ぎるナンセンス。 The idea occurred to me on my last trip to Bear Lake.という考えを私には私の最後の旅行にベア湖にが発生しました。 We were having a family reunion, and since the water has fallen it's a bit of a walk from the place we were staying, to the beach.私たちは、家族と再会することを開始して以来、水は、ビーチには宿泊していた場所から歩いてほんの少しの下落している。But still, it's just a trip to the beach, you don't need that much stuff, right?しかし、まだ、それだけで、ビーチへの旅行の場合は、右に多くのものを必要はありませんか？
Wrong.間違った。
All of my cousins and uncles and aunts had to fill cars of stuff, just to get down to the beach.すべて私のいとこと叔父と叔母のものの車は、ビーチになる情報を入力しなければならなかった。 We couldn't carry it because of all our stuff.私たちは皆、我々のもののためには置いていない可能性がある。 We had to take chairs, and food, and water, and sun screen, and toys for the kids, and an awning for shade, and towels, books, plates for the food, cups for the water, and on and on and on.私たちは椅子を取るにしていたと食料、水、太陽の画面と、子供用のオモチャ、日陰のための日よけと、水の食品、カップ用のタオル、本、皿、としている。 It blew my mind.それは私の心を吹き飛ばした。 I got to thinking about it and I realized all I really needed was a towel (Douglas Adams was right), and a book.私はそれについて考えるようになったと私はすべての私は本当に（ダグラスアダムズ正しかったタオルが必要） 、本を実現しました。 And even the book was optional. 、さらにはその本のオプションだった。
We carried all this stuff down and all it did was get in the way.私たちはすべてのものを行った落ちぶれすべての妨げになるばかりだった。 I noticed the kids didn't really play with all the sand toys we brought.私は本当に私たちのすべての砂を持っていないおもちゃで遊ぶ子供たちに気づいた。 Sure, every once in a while they would, but for the most part they were just playing in the water.確かに、一度の割合で、しばらくはなるが、ただの水で遊んでいたの大部分は。 I think we spent more time as adults chasing down toys that were blowing or floating away than the kids ever spent on the toy.私たち大人が吹いていたか、子供たちのおもちゃに費やさ今までよりも離れて浮遊おもちゃを追いかけとして多くの時間を過ごしたと思う。
The food got sandy, the awning blew over, the water was warm, the cups got scattered...It was silly.食べ物が砂は、日よけ、水は、コップが散乱していた...暖かいばかげていた以上に吹き飛ばした。
You know, when we got rid of our second car, it was really hard for about 10 days.あなたが、我々は2台目のマシンを取り除くと、約10日間は本当に大変でしたが知っている。 I kept being put out that I couldn't just up and go somewhere, even if Sue had the car.私は私を外に出すだけではなく、保管されて、どこかに行っても、車の場合でも、スーしていた。 And now I don't give it a second thought.そして今私は2番目の思想を与えることはありません。 I bike more, I walk more, I take the bus.私は自転車より、私より徒歩、私はバスに乗る。 We just don't need it.具体的には、必要はありません。 We're saving money, the environment, and I'm more healthy.私たちは、環境、健康的だと私はもっとお金を節約しています。 I think the concept of less is more is true in many different areas.私の詳細は以下の概念をさまざまな分野では事実だと思う。
I've decided that there is a high cost when you buy something, no matter what the price is.私が何かを買うときには、高コスト、どんな価格だと判断している。 I want to simplify, but first I need to convince the family it's in our best interest to do so.簡素化するために私が、私はそれを最初に我々の最善の利益のためにこれを行うには、家族を説得する必要があります。
I guess I'll start with my stuff.私は自分のもので始まるわ。 I have held on to a lot of things that I just don't need.私は私だけでは、必要のないものは、多くのために開催している。 The DI is about to get a whole pile of stuff.はDIについてのものの全体杭を得ることです。 If you're willing to pay the price, feel free to wander on over and pick some of it up.代償を払う場合は、意思している以上に歩き回るまでお気軽に、その一部をピックアップ。
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Behold, the power of blogs... Monday, 25 August 2008, 11:19 am 見よ、ブログの力... 2008年8月25日（月） 、午前11:19
A great, great story out of Provo, Utah.プロボ、ユタ州のうちに最適な、素晴らしい話。 To summarize, girl delivers pizza to senate majority leader, Curt Bramble.要約するには、女の子上院多数党院内総務は、カートブランブルにピザを提供しています。 Bramble turns out to be a weenie.ブランブルは、ウインナソーセージであることが判明した。 Girl blogs about it. 約ガールのブログ。 The rest...is history.残りは...歴史です。KSL Nightside picks it up. KSL夜それを拾っている。 Then KSL.com .その後KSL.com 。 Then the Tribune (who wins hands down the best picture of the whole event).次に、 トリビューン （人全体のイベントの最適な画像を）手勝。 Then it goes national with Fark , the Daily Kos , and even wikipedia (scroll down to the PizzaGate section).国家Farkとしていけば、 デイリーコス島 、さらにはウィキペディア （ PizzaGateセクションに）下にスクロール。
Is there any question in anybody's mind that the internet is a good thing?誰の心の中でも質問は、インターネットは良いことはありますか？ That is gives a voice to the people who have long been without one?それは長い一人とされている人々に声を与えるか？ This isn't about bringing down a politician.これは政治家を持ち込むことではない。 It's about calling out bad behavior when you see it.それについてマナーの悪さをするときにそれを見ると呼んでいる。
In the past we've been able to do things like write a letter to the editor, but that form of communication is beholden to the big media outlets.これまで我々が編集者に手紙を書くようなことをすることができるけど、でもコミュニケーションの形の大きなメディアに恩義を受けている。 We can only share our thoughts if they deem them worth.私たちは価値があると判断すれば彼らは私たちの考えを共有することができます。 Blogging gives a voice to people in a way that has never before been available.ブログの人々に利用可能な方法では、前にされたことがない音声を提供します。
What a great, great story, and I hope that it has a David and Goliath ending.何て素晴らしい、素晴らしい話、私は、ダビデとゴリアテに終わっている期待している。 I hope in the end, Mr. Bramble gets to return to his CPA career, where he can happily tell people that checks are as good as cash.私は最後には、ミスターブランブル公認会計士になる彼のキャリアは、ここで彼は幸せそうには、小切手の現金として優れている人に説明することができます復帰を期待している。 There are a lot of good men and women in our state, surely we can find better.我々は良い状態で、男性と女性の多くは、きっと私たちを見つけることができます改善されています。
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Consider gender in system design Monday, 25 August 2008, 9:51 am 2008年8月 25 日、午前九時51分月曜日、 システム 設計における男女を検討
Did you know that pharmacy students are overwhelmingly female? I attended a session at the Society for Applied Learning Technologies conference where I went to present on Web 2.0 in a corporate environment. The presenters of this session described how they linked two campuses of a pharmacy school via video conferencing. In passing, the two (male) presenters mentioned that their student body was anywhere between 70-80% female. As they moved on to how much bandwidth they needed, I stopped them and asked how that dramatic demographic influenced the design of their system.薬局の学生が圧倒的に女性だ知ってた？私は自分のWeb 2.0の企業環境に存在に行ったの社会応用学習技術会議では、セッションに出席した。このセッションのプレゼンターは、薬局で説明する方法の2つの学校のキャンパスリンクビデオ会議を経由。は、学生の体のどこに記載された70 〜 80 ％が女性の間では、 2つ（オス）を渡すプレゼンター。として彼らがどれだけ必要な帯域幅へと移動、私は彼らを停止し、人口統計学的方法については、劇的な影響を受け、設計依頼そのシステムの。
I got two polite and confused looks. Their initial response was “well, it didn’t”. Then, one of them said that the curriculum committee is mostly women, so surely they consider it when designing the curriculum, but they weren’t sure.私は混乱している2つの礼儀となった。彼らの初期反応"もされた、 "していない。そして、そのうちの1人は、カリキュラム委員会のほとんどが女性ので、きっと彼らはそれを設計するときにカリキュラムが、されていない検討している確信している。
Seriously?ほんと？
Let me make it clear that I am not a bra-burning feminist. But when it comes to learning, I do know a few things, and one of them is to pay attention to who you learner is. If you have a classroom that is overwhelmingly female, that should absolutely be a major consideration when you are designing the learning environment. There is so much literature out there about Women’s ways of knowing that it is borderline ridiculous to completely disregard it.私には私はブラジャー-フェミニストの書き込みではないオフにします。しかし、学習になると、私はいくつかのことを知ってるし、しようと一人の人々を学習者に注意を払うようにしている。されている場合は、教室があるoverwhelmingly female, that should absolutely be a major consideration when you are designing the learning environment. There is so much literature out there about Women’s ways of knowing that it is borderline ridiculous to completely disregard it.
Instructional technologists have a responsibility to take learner characteristics into serious consideration as the develop new systems. Maybe I’ll write a book on the feminist’s design of learning environments There’s so much out there on feminist pedagogy, it’s time to consider the system and environment in which these women are learning.
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Kickapps… Thursday, 21 August 2008, 9:38 pm
I’ve recently been introduced to Kickapps . It’s pretty cool software that lets you either build a social networking site a la Ning , or just build cool social app widgets to incorporate into your existing site. I’ma fan.
Except for the name. Kickapps? Who came up with that? Does he watch a lot of StarWars and practice Rex Kwan-do ? And you know it was a man who came up with it. They even have a little animated logo where a guy kicks a ball-like thing and makes a “huah” sound. I’m frankly having a hard time endorsing them with such horrendously testosterone-laden logo. But, if you can get around that… the software is pretty cool, open APIs and all. Free if you don’t mind ads up to spectacular mongo prices for big companies.
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Pace Yourself... Sunday, 10 August 2008, 6:41 pm
There is a saying that goes something like, "Tis better to aim for the stars and miss, than aim for a manure pile and hit."I disagree.
In all my 35 years, I've never liked running. In fact, I've hated it. Why do I hate it? Because I'm no good! Here is a secret. If you're sitting on the couch, and you decide that you want to get up and run a few miles, it's not going to happen. You'll crap out by the end of the first block.
When I can't even run around the block I feel like a loser. So why would I want to get off the couch and run when the end result is that I feel like a loser? I'd much rather sit on the couch and feel like a winner (nobody is as good at sitting on the couch as I am). When I aim for the stars and miss, my self esteem is shot.
But for the past three weeks I've been doing the C25k program . Don't worry, this isn't going to turn into a jog blog. But the nice thing about this program is that it starts ridiculously easy. For example, the first week I was never running for more than 60 seconds. That is cake! The next week I ran for 90 seconds, and this week, 3 minutes. I've always been a bit winded, but never in pain. And since I'm aiming for the manure pile, and not the stars, by golly I feel good about myself. I am hitting my goal every time. Nobody, and I mean nobody, can hit that manure pile like I can. *pats back with a manure covered hand*.
So, don't buy into the stary eyed hype. Did you know that space (where stars live) is a cold and barren place? The Manure pile is nice and warm. Because the manure is fresh.
Come my friends. Come join me in the manure pile.
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Facebook gets a Facelift Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 1:58 pm
I love the new Facebook interface. It’s amazing how subtle changes can so dramatically improve the user experience. Login to your own Facebook account and click on the “Try the new Facebook” link on the top left. I just heard from an old college roommate on Facebook… she has 4 kids. I’ma bit behind, but I am on my third dog… does that count?
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Interesting... Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 8:38 am
Don't know that I've ever heard this story , but it rings true.I think there will always be a mix of natural talent and work, but talent will never make up for a good work ethic.
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Running... Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 9:34 am
If you had asked me last night what I thought of running, I would have spat. Then I would have shaken my fist in the air, and then just for good measure, I would have spat a second time. And if I had gotten spittle on you I wouldn't have apologized, because, after all, you were the one to bring up the topic.However, my wife has been running for a few months now. In fact, she just ran a 5k out to the American West Heritage Center (who is that family on their site?!). It was fun to watch her, and she has said she has been having fun in the morning. She sent me this site which basically tells you how to go from the couch (what a lovely place to be), to running a 5 k in just 9 weeks.
I was unconvinced, but thought I'd give it a go. I downloaded a podcast that tells you when you should be running and walking, I woke up this morning at 6:45, and we headed out.
And it was cake.
I mean, come on. First you walk 5 minutes. Then you run for 60 seconds. I run that long trying to chase down one of my kids to give him his what have for. Then you walk for 90 seconds, and repeat. You only do this for a total of 20 minutes.
My legs are a bit sore, but you only do this 3 times a week. I actually enjoyed it. I'm going to give it a shot again on Friday, and then try the next week on the schedule.
Who knows, maybe I'll try a 5k before this is all over. But if not...I'm also fine with going back to the couch. The couch is such a nice place to be. You can sit on it. You can sleep on it. You can even eat on it, if nobody is watching.
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Quote of the day... Sunday, 27 July 2008, 7:45 pm
The setting for this quote is important. We were sitting in church, and it was the quietest part of church. Nobody is talking. Everybody is lost in their thoughts. They are thinking about the meaning of life, their relationship with a higher power. Complete silences hangs over the meeting house like heavy drapes. Then my son shatters this peaceful moment for everybody...Jared: "Hey Isaac! Pull my finger!"
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Camping at Tony Grove Monday, 21 July 2008, 8:18 pm
Last week our family camped at Tony Grove Lake up Logan Canyon. The wildflowers were amazingly diverse and beautiful including these that Meghan spotted growing on a boulder in the lake.
After morning hikes we swam in the lake which was surprisingly pleasant.
The older kids and I explored polygamy cave.
My Dad and I backpacked into White Pine lake where we ran into beaver. One beaver (I’m assuming the mother) made quite a show repeatedly slapping her tail on the water. 
Seth made a compass course for those of us who are directionally challenged.
Good times. Now get back to work!
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Scout Quote of the day... Monday, 21 July 2008, 12:12 pm
Scout 1: "Did anybody bring face cards?"Scout 2: "Keegan did, but they're all nines."
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Finished! Saturday, 19 July 2008, 9:37 pm
The final chapter of The Super Trio is up. You can now listen to the entire book at http://thesupertrio.comI've had a lot of fun doing this, even though my reading skills leave a lot to be desired. If you know of a little person, between the ages of 5 and 12, please send them my way. The book is free. There are no ads. It's just a whole lot of fun.
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Why you should believe what they say about dirty money... Saturday, 19 July 2008, 1:41 pm
People have always said, "You should wash your hands after handling money, you never know where it has been."Well, here is one possibility. Perhaps this woman is vacationing near you? Source:
Scout Quote of the day... Friday, 18 July 2008, 12:11 pm
Scout: "You don't look like an American."Camp Staff: "But I am an American."
Scout: "You look like you could be a French Canadian with a tan.
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Scout Quote of the day... Wednesday, 16 July 2008, 7:25 pm
I just got back from scout camp, so the next three quotes of the day are in honor of my blessed time up in the woods with a fine, fun, and wonderful group of heathens.---------
Scout Master: Go brush your teeth.
Scout: I can't brush my teeth. I don't know where the bathroom is. That is why I have been pooping in the bushes.
Assistant Scout Master: Ha ha ha...wait...you're joking, right?
Scout: No, I had to poop in the bushes. There was corn in it.
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I WWWove You, Office Friday, 11 July 2008, 5:12 am
Andrew and I are addicted to this show. Maybe more me than him, but not by much. It makes me feel like I'm connected to the US even though I'm surrounded by english land, people and accents.So it was a nice find today to see these additional scenes and episodes on the nbc site. Too bad that I can't watch the new webisodes, because I'm using an English internet and NBC doesn't want me to feel at Source:
How fun is that! Friday, 11 July 2008, 12:08 am
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Teacher Authoring and Metacognition at the PSLC Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 12:43 pm
JCDL 2008 trip continued: On my way out of town I couldn’t resist stopping by the PSLC to attend a lunch meeting where Turadg Aleahmad and Ido Roll were giving practice talks for ITS2008 . Turadg presented on an online authoring tool designed for teachers to use to create worked example math problems. I was surprised to hear that he had over 500 different users submit problems. That is until I heard that he posted an invite on a website offering $10 for each submission. Most of the submissions were unusable.
This vision of providing tools for teachers to create online content is similar to what I envisioned for my dissertation work which led to the eNLVM . My eyes were soon opened to the fact that most teachers do not have the time or skill to create online content, especially from scratch. I suggested to Turadg that if he wanted to encourage better and more problem submissions that they could provide example problems from which teachers could base similar problems. I also pointed out that there is already a massive supply of math problems in textbooks that could be tapped. He and others present mentioned concerns about copyright. To me, this is not a problem. By looking at a math problem you can extract the essence of the problem or it’s “problem type” and use that to easily generate many more of the same type of problem with different cover stories and values. Of course, until you solve a problem it can be difficult to know that the problem has similar solution structure as another. This is the basis for a project I would like to do some day: a library of math problem generators coupled with math test generators that leverage the problem generators and their alignments with standards and textbooks.
Ido presented a study that measured metacognition, specifically help seeking behavior. He began by flaming simple recall as a learning outcome, showing the example of the YouTube video of the child who can point to the names of the countries that her parents name. He did this probably because a PostDoc sitting in the presentation focuses on fact learning (Chinese). Ido’s study compared a new measure to the “assistment” measure used by Carnegie Learning’s tutors as predictors of learning. It seems to me that they pretty much measured the same things, and both are somewhat good predictors of learning.
This is an interesting area. Information seeking is a metacognitive skill: knowing when you know enough to proceed and when you don’t. Having the will to not take the lazy out when you know enough. Knowing where to go to find information you need. The picture is actually much more complex than this. When you are first learning something, or solving a novel problem, it is expected that you would need more information. Better problem solvers and learners recognize this and seek the needed information effectively. As you learn more in an area, you don’t need as much help and so you should stop relying on it. In a situation where making a wrong decision could cause someone to die, the good problem solver relies on additional sources to verify that what they think is a good decision is actually one :-).
Measuring information seeking behavior is an important way to measure problem solving ability. Unfortunately, school, and even worse, school testing situations, are very unnatural problem solving situations where information seeking behavior is called cheating 
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Visiting the Entertainment Technology Center Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 12:42 pm
JCDL 2008 trip continued: 
I’ve watched Alice with interest for a number of years and my children and I have played with it. Naturally, Randy’s last lecture renewed my interest. Wednesday morning I visited Drew at the Entertainment Technology Center that Randy co-founded. Drew was very kind to give me a tour of the place, including robot hall of fame and design rooms, while describing the amazing program and projects they do there.
The Masters in Entertainment Technology (MET) program brings together people from multiple disciplines to work together on intensive entertainment technology projects. He said that this is the head fake; the MET program is designed to help people learn to communicate together and work as a team. It only made me wish I could be back in school doing their program! Now if I can just convince Julianne
Drew explained that they Randy likes research and had pretty much moved Alice and his group back to the CMU campus for some time even before the last lecture. While Alice is a good tool for introducing programming to novices, it is not the tool of choice for developing production quality 3D games. The ETC now uses Panda3D heavily with Jesse Schell one of the primary contributors on staff. Panda3D is the open-source, python programmable, game engine used by Disney to develop games such as Toontown and Pirates of the Caribbean .
Very cool! I could have kicked myself when standing outside waiting for the bus I realized that I failed to take out my camera during my tour of the ETC.
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Measuring the Wrong Things Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 12:42 pm
JCDL 2008 trip continued: In Education and NSDL: Past, Present and Future , David McArthur presented the future of the NSDL as a platform from which to build. This is the right direction to head… hopefully not too late. The NSDL should provide additional services beyond search, it should provide web services, architectures, and tools that make it easy for people to develop learning resources and communities. Those services should provide simple and powerful ways for member collections to play together. Needed services include authoring, collaboration, adaptation, recommendation, student tracking, and teacher publishing. It was also neat to meet Kim Lightle and David Yaron who I had never met before. 
I resonate with David Yaron’s concern that we teach the wrong things in High School and introductory College courses, focusing on teaching students to follow mathematical procedures rather gain a conceptual understanding of the content. I shared my theory a cause:
- We emphasize in our teaching what we test
- We test what is easy to test
- Testing simple recall and procedure following is easy
- We emphasize simple recall and procedure following in our tests
- We emphasize simple recall and procedure following in our teaching
The remedy is to develop automated measures of higher level thinking: conceptual understanding, problem solving, design. He agreed in part but challenged that we don’t know or agree what problem solving is and have an even harder time measuring it. I agree in part, but think we do know something and can begin heading in the direction of trying to measure problem solving and higher level thinking.
Problem solving is what we do when we don’t know what to do.
Problem solving involves recognizing and defining a problem, searching for relevant information, forming appropriate subgoals, selecting appropriate strategies for accomplishing subgoals, executing procedures, monitoring progress and redirecting efforts when appropriate, recognizing when satisfactory solution has been arrived at, and interpreting the results of problem solving efforts. Interestingly this relates to the conversations I had at the PSLC later in my trip.
Yaron, who sits on the AP Chemistry board, also indicates that even if we had good automated measures of higher level thinking it would take a long time for them to be widely adopted and that a revision approach is more likely to succeed than a revolution approach. Yaron, who sits on the AP Chemistry board, also indicates that even if we had good automated measures of higher level thinking it would take a long time for them to be widely adopted and that a revision approach is more likely to succeed than a revolution approach 。
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Aligning Content with Standards Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 12:41 pm
JCDL 2008 trip continued: I talked with Bryan Chapman about aligning content with standards (see his paper Exploring Educational Standard Alignment: In Search of ‘Relevance’ ). He pointed me to the CNLP’s Curriculum Assignment Tool and to the Teacher’s Domain cross walking service as potential sources of tools and providers of standards alignment. I have the idea that if we could create a backbone set of standards that was as superset of all of the state standards and then align content with that set of standards, then it would make it dramatically easier to provide answers to a teacher’s query for resources relevant to what they are teaching.
Bryan believes that it is nearly impossible to develop effective crosswalks between the standards. Different standards focus on different levels of detail and address different levels of outcome. They use the same words to mean different things and some standards assume the context of their location in an hierarchy rather than restating it. This still seems like an interesting problem to try to solve, maybe even something that recommender technology could be applied to.
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JCDL 2008 Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 12:41 pm
I recently attended JCDL 2008 to present a poster on OER Recommender with Brandon. As usual, the interactions with people were the best part of the conference. Monday night I enjoyed good dinner with at Lidia’s with David Tarrant and Max Wilson , PhD students from the University of Southampton England. Max’s dissertation work is on co-citation as predictor and measure of article impact. Co-citations being the other citations that get cited in articles that cite your article. His research indicates that it converges more quickly than just citation count. Interesting.
Tuesday morning I got in a run along the Allegheny and saw up close a few of the 466 bridges of Pittsburgh as well as the inclines.
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New Old Kids on the Block Friday, 27 June 2008, 12:03 pm
As a fifth grader, I loved these guys. As a 11th year university grader my affection has changed. Yep, the New Kids on the Block are out with a new song "Summertime". Check out the video on itunes and feel young (and weird) all over again. Source:
Still part of the "Youth Vote" Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 7:20 am
Today I registered to be an overseas voter. I was surprised to find out I'm still part of the "youth vote". Next year though, I'll have to forgo the hip stylish website and go with the vanilla corporate one. Ah well.I thought I'd share some links on how to find out information about candidates. This year I want to be extra informed and make a really good vote, despite the fact that no matter Source:
I guess they used to be analog? Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 10:40 am
Saw this the other day while I was online grocery shopping, so I took a screenshot (I didn't photoshop it, why would I spend time on a joke this lame?). I just had to share. Everything is going digital these days. Sadly, they don't sell these anymore (hence why I took a screen shot before it disappeared!). Source:
R. Shankar - Small Coincidences Friday, 23 May 2008, 11:46 am
After years of keeping them in boxes, I recently got out my University Physics and Math books and put them on my shelves. Just getting them out inspired me :-). This morning while testing the Open Yale Courses feed that I had added to OER Recommender , I ran across the Fundamentals of Physics course. This led me to R. Shankar’s home page , where I noticed an old friend, 
Shankar’s book that I used in my quantum mechanics class at the University of Utah. I also smiled to see him list his
Most important contribution to physics
“ Discovered a small parameter that justifies most calculations performed in physics: 1/ego, where ego is the author’s ego.”
Very clever. It is cool to see a self-deprecating physicist. The description of his other book shown there: Basic Training in Mathematics rang true to my experience. My love and interest while studying at the UofU was always Physics, but I ended up taking so much math that I decided to go ahead and major in Math as well. While doing so, I found that almost everything I learned in my Math classes I had previously learned in my Physics classes :-).
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Some Sweet Stamps Thursday, 1 May 2008, 5:57 am
Aren't these awesome? See the whole set. Although, I think it is strange that they credit the design of these to a human. ;) Source:
RIP: Student Loan Sunday, 27 April 2008, 11:40 am
This is one of my favorite images so far! :) Bye bye student loan!And, in 2019, Andrew's will be paid off too. Party pending. ;) Source:
Say Cheese: "Ossau Iraty" Sunday, 27 April 2008, 6:15 am
Since birth, I have been allergic to milk. Without getting into detail, milk and my body don't get along, and sometimes it puts me to sleep. But thanks to last year's revelation that my allergy is based on the milk of cows; the world of goats, and now sheep have opened new possibilities to me as never before! Which means cheese is no longer taboo! :)I went to a local cheese shop yesterday and Source:
Component Fluency Hypothesis Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 10:07 am
Math problem solving procedures are important tools in a problem solver’s toolbox. Fluency at using those procedures frees up cognitive resources for problem solving. This is the component fluency hypothesis described by van Merriënboer in his book Training Complex Cognitive Skills and in an ETR&D article. These algorithmic skills are not everything though. Common taxonomies of knowledge such as those described in Jim Cangelosi’s book on Teaching Mathematics in Secondary and Middle School include facts, concepts, procedures, principles, problem solving and application.
Problem solving is what you do when you don’t know what to do. Problem solving requires recognizing and defining the problem, selecting an approach, breaking the problem down into sub-problems, selecting procedures for solving those sub-problems, executing those procedures, evaluating and diagnosing progress, recognizing when a solution is satisfactory, and interpreting results. Problem solving requires recognizing and defining the problem, selecting an approach, breaking the problem down into sub-problems, selecting procedures for solving those sub-problems, executing those procedures, evaluating and diagnosing progress, recognizing when a solution is satisfactory, and interpreting results 。 Note, if practice makes perfect, we better give students opportunities practice in all of these aspects of problem solving, not just simple recall and algorithmic procedures.
Common wisdom says that we should wait until people have developed the basics before we ask them to solve problems and do higher level thinking. I reject that notion. Higher level thinking may not so much be “higher level” as it is “different level”. Kids at the youngest ages can and need to be given opportunities to engage in real problem solving. Maybe, part of why kids learn to hate math is because we spend so much time focusing on “repeat what I just said” and “do what I just did”, to the exclusion of authentic problem solving.
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PSLC Theoretical Framework Wiki Opened Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 10:06 am
Recently the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center (PSLC) opened public access to a wiki version of their theoretical framework which had previously only been available in PDF format . Kurt VanLehn , one of the PSLC directors, and a pioneer in the field of intelligent tutoring systems, serves as editor. The framework attempts to provide a cohesive structure for understanding and furthering PSLC research. Academics seem to insist on inventing their own theories and terminology. As Kurt quotes in his PSLC Summer School Overview presentation:
“Theories are like toothbrushes, everyone has a theory, but no one wants to use someone else’s theory”
This is true within a given field such as artificial intelligence / cognitive science in which the PSLC work is based. It is even more true if you look across multiple fields such as education (teacher preparation), cognitive science, instructional design, and math education. Each of these fields have something to say about learning and teaching math, but the languages of their literatures are as different as English, Urdu, Chinese, and Russian.
I recently presented on the PSLC and this framework at a recent USU Math & Stat Journal Club meeting (see my PSLC Theoretical Framework Trailfire Trail ). In our discussion it was brought up that sometimes teachers object to the type of instruction that is typical of the PSLC model tracing intelligent tutors because it is not open-ended or exploratory. My reactions to this criticism is that the tutors are not meant to replace all instruction. This type of instruction is very effective at teaching procedural (algorithmic) skills consisting of a sequence of steps. It turns out that a lot of the math what we expect middle school and high school students to learn (and demonstrate on standardized tests) is of this nature.
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This is for Becca Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 5:21 am
British boy that Becca stole his soul and put into a camera.My friend Becca and I went on a pretty fun trip to Europe a few years ago, part of which involved hijacking a train. It's harder than you think.She recently put up a post about her habit of taking photos of strangers. I have the same problem, particularly people sleeping and strange outfits. Becca, I dedicate this post to you.A Source:
The votes are in Thursday, 27 March 2008, 11:54 am
Well, despite all of your efforts, my project didn't make it to the final 20 projects. Thanks everyone for your help, I'm sure I'll get this built one way or the other! I'll keep you posted!The good news is that I may be going to the USA vs. ENGLAND match at Wembley Stadium instead, so that should be fun! Source:
The internet is cool, once again Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 10:57 am
I am amazed by the people I am able to find through random online connections. Last week I got an email from pinkribbonsally asking if she could add my breast cancer website to her blogroll. Then, she wrote this post on her blog. Wow! Talk about motivation to keep going. After a while of working on my own, I do feel like a crazy inventor and wonder if I'm making something that really is useful. Source:
Winner announced tomorrow morning! Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 10:05 am
03/27/08:The top 20 Mashup Projects will be announced on March 27 at 9:00am Pacific Time and the winners will be invited to attend this year's NetSquared conference in San Jose, CA, scheduled for 5/27 and 5/28. 03/27/08:The top 20 Mashup Projects will be announced on March 27 at 9:00am Pacific Time and the winners will be invited to attend this year's NetSquared conference in San Jose, CA, scheduled for 5/27 and 5/28 。 Each of the top 20 projects gets an allowance for travel (including airfare to and from the conference, along with a hotel room for two nights). 05/27/08 & 05/28/08:At the conference, Source:
Voting extended Friday, 21 March 2008, 1:39 am
The NetSquared team has decided to extend voting until Monday March 24 at 5:00pm Pacific Time! Please notify your communities and encourage them to continue showing their support! The top 20 Featured Projects will be announced on Thursday, March 27 at 9:00am Pacific Time. Source:
Cold weather! Thursday, 20 March 2008, 10:46 am
Why is March looking and feeling like February? It is very cold don't you think? Still a foot of snow on the ground in my front yard, but it is beginning to melt. Should make a nice muddy wedding day. Any tips for not getting mud on my dress? Source:
How to vote for Breast Cancer Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 9:46 pm
I've made a mashup project for my phd breast cancer work and need votes to get it built by a group of geeks who feel democratic.If you have 5 minutes to spend, I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to vote for it before Friday afternoon, here's the details:Ok. Let's rock the vote! 1. Please register and log in to the NetSquared site by Thursday, and pick a user name for a Source:
My Breast Cancer Map Thursday, 13 March 2008, 11:04 pm
A good opportunity has come up for my breast cancer project. A organization is granting money to the best web project that improves social change. The top 20 all get money with the top 3 getting a large amount of funding and the winner...$100K and resources to build their project. One of the people involved in the effort encouraged me to enter, so I have.Have a look at my project. Here is a Source:
Suzanne Tagged Me Thursday, 6 March 2008, 2:33 am
Okay, she tagged me a while ago, but I missed the post! Here goes:Here it is:1. Pick up the nearest book to you (one of at least 123 pages).2. Open the book to page 123.3. Find the fifth sentence.4. Post the next three sentences.5. Tag five people.Okay my book is "A Designer's Research Manual" and it says:They applied a multilateral research approach by using several different Source:
See, I am addicted to starting blogs Thursday, 6 March 2008, 2:20 am
I am great at starting blogs. Keeping them filled constantly is another thing. But part of my resolution this year was to make a blog that I like, so for me that meant to start from scratch on wordpress (a service like blogger, but more customizable).If you would like to get the address to my blog, post a comment and I'll email you the address (just leave your email and I'll delete the comment Source:
The English Post Office (a rant) Thursday, 6 March 2008, 2:14 am
So yesterday I went to the post office to mail off some cards. I had stamps on everything except for one piece of mail for my brother in France. So I went to the post office to drop off the cards and get my one little stamp.Not so.The Post Office here is a brand, and is no longer owned by the government. There is the Royal Mail, which uses Post Office branches to operate. I'm not sure if Source:
My first earthquake...in England? Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 3:22 am
So who would have guessed the first earthquake that I would experience would be in England?Last night just as I was drifting off to sleep, my bed started shaking. I was really annoyed. After a day of walking around London taking photos, I was exhausted and whatever was shaking my bed was not welcome. I didn't think earthquake, for some reason my tired mind thought it was that my bed was off Source:
One step closer to a pygmy goat Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 2:21 pm
There was a guy in my high school that had a pet pygmy goat. He had it on a leash and walked it around town. I was so jealous. The goat was a little bigger than this guy shown above. Little did I know just how much I would come to love goats.For years I've had to make decisions between cheesecake and its certain aftermath, or opting for the dairy-free crackers and tap water during dessert time Source:
I've been tagged! Monday, 4 February 2008, 1:42 pm
A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 fellow bloggers.10 years ago: What was I doing ten years ago?I was at Ricks College trying to figure out if I wanted to be a graphic designer or not, and feeling that perhaps I wasn't cut out to be a designer at all. School wasn't easy, Source:
President Hinckley Wave Tribute Thursday, 31 January 2008, 5:54 am
http://canewavetribute.blogspot.comCan you please spread the word about this tribute for President Hinckley's funeral? For those of you who are not near SLC (like me) I've come up with this idea, so people from around the world can participate:Hey, for those of us who don't live near Utah or the USA for that matter, how about we post a photo of us waving a white handkerchief or cane in our Source:
President and Mrs. Bush Deeply Saddened by Death of Gordon B. Hinckley Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 12:10 pm
Here is a nice tribute to President Hinckley from the Whitehouse. Thought you'd like to see. Source:
