Category Archives: Web 2.0

Tumblr: New home for Look to Learn

Posted on March 22, 2012 by tmarch

From “All Rights Reserved” to “ReBlog?” Background When I first heard about Tumblr, I had little interest because I thought, “why do I need a more limited version of WordPress (of which I am a long time fan and user)?  … Continue reading →

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Why I Love WordPress (again)

Posted on March 12, 2012 by tmarch

I’ve been using WordPress since 2004 and have become a broken record lauding it as an exemplar of open source software and community.  I’ve used every flavor of WordPress and still do for a variety of different applications: wordpress.com, wordpress.org, … Continue reading →

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Curriculum Mapping in Melbourne

Posted on May 25, 2009 by tmarch

I’m fortunate to be working with ACEL and ASCD as they bring Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Ann Johnson to Australia to continue the introduction of Curriculum Mapping to our schools.  My perspective is that available technologies enable students to “side-step … Continue reading →

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Web 2 & the Studies of Asia PD

Posted on March 30, 2009 by tmarch

Welcome to participants in this two day workshop held at the University of Melbourne and organised by Lindy Stirling, State Advisor, Studies of Asia (see the Studies of Asia Wiki). Day 1 We will mostly be working from Tom’s CEQ-ALL … Continue reading →

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Google InQuotes & Nov 4

Posted on October 21, 2008 by tmarch

One cool Google App that it would be a shame to miss over the next couple weeks is “InQuotes.”  You may have noticed a new band of quotations when searching in Google News for a person in the media buzz.  … Continue reading →

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Readers: the latest mashup?

Posted on September 21, 2008 by tmarch

Many would be familiar with Nicholas Carr’s recent article in The Atlantic Monthly.  Although Is Google Making Us Stoopid? really isn’t about Google, Carr bravely admits to the negative impact his many years of working on the Web have had on … Continue reading →

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Dipity

Posted on September 3, 2008 by tmarch

In case you haven’t tried Dipity, it’s a really cool Web 2 timelining tool. I’ve been waiting for one for a long time, but until now, the interfaces required scripting. Dipity allows for embedding images, links, movies, comments… Heaps! It … Continue reading →

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Online Learning: Advance or Catch Up & GO!

Posted on August 26, 2008 by tmarch

In NC online students can graduate early, or catch up we learn about the North Carolina Virtual Public School program that allows students to take online courses, recover missing credits, earn college credit or get to college faster.  When the … Continue reading →

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Google Street Views Aussie

Posted on August 13, 2008 by tmarch

Just like everywhere else it’s debuted, Google’s Street View Maps are creating a stir in Australia (and stir and stir).  Especially fun is the video Google’s made for the Aussie market: Useful resources on Street View and the buzz are … Continue reading →

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A “Vision” of Knowledge

Posted on November 2, 2007 by tmarch

File this post under: “Intriguing ourselves to Death” Check the cool new mashup of Google Maps, Wikipedia and László Kozma’s programming that he calls WikipediaVision. It’s a great illustration of the changing nature of “knowledge.” WikipediaVision provides relatively realtime markers … Continue reading →

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