An ancient edublog
D’Arcy is having a good time with spam but I’m having an even better one. After a couple of weeks of being off and being deluged despite the host of spam blockers I’ve got installed here I stumbled across WP-Gatekeeper and, well, as long as you’re prepared to answer a really rather simple question in …
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“If students are being put through standardized testing and being forced to submit to institutionally defined learning objectives without their informed consent, that is violence. To what extent is any given educator an agent of violence? Why is the foundation of our educational institutions one of control and performance rather than love and respect? What …
Well that’s next years April 1st gag scuppered. Still, at least it saves me saying ‘well, they’re moreorless the same’. You know who I’d absolutely *love* to be working for now… any of these basically (bar the obvious two). Seriously though, in the next 10 years this’ll be the key to their undoing (of sorts)… …
Google reader looks very cool but as long as I can’t import my xml subscriptions from bloglines… I ‘aint trying it and even then.. it doesn’t look like it matches/extends/simplifies the functionality in any way. Sometimes I wonder why people don’t get it… just copy whatever Mark Fletcher (Yahoo Groups, Bloglines… could you think of …
Am meeting tomorrow with Josie of EdTechUK, Ben of Elgg and Peter of Schoolblogs… three people that I’m seriously looking forward to having a chat with!!! So if you’re in Birmingham tomorrow (Saturday 7th) and can make it to the IKON gallery for 3… why don’t ya come along too.
This is the third day after the op and everything is going as planned which is wonderful… still a few more days to make sure things are working but – fingers crossed, touch wood etc. etc. – the worst is well over. Thanks for all the emails, comments and support… you dunno how special you …
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OK, am now officially on leave for a month. Am spending this week with the girls (and doing a million other things) and flying to the UK on Friday. My Dad’s having a partial oesophagectomy on Tuesday 27th so again good vibes would be great… it’s a very full on operation but also one that …
Powazek: Just a Thought: Embrace your bottom!Too many quality postings today… embrace Powazek’s bottom! Seriously though this is a great design tip for the genuine professioanl blogger who actually *wants* people to scroll. Mathemagenic: Studying weblogs at MicrosoftAnother keeper… my levels of jealousy know no bounds! Alex Halavais ยป The perfect blog entryGood stuff… should …
Am in serious head scratching mode at the moment as looking for a simple solution to allowing people to leave comments on items in a particular (non-blog) page. Basically I just want a little icon / text link for a popup where people can add a comment / view other peoples. Doesn’t have to be …
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