And We’re Back! Recommended Reading to Start Off the New Year
Posted on January 3, 2008 by Valerie
Filed Under Blogging, Copyright, Video, Web 2.0 tools
Happy new year! Things at the office have gotten into full swing again, as we continue to support teaching and learning here at Carleton University. I thought we would start out with some recommended reading – lots of interesting news and information out there on the web to think about.
1. Clay Burell gets me thinking about abandoning RSS aggregator Google Reader for Bloglines (*gasp*) with his interesting write-up of the new Bloglines Beta that allows you to view the blog itself from within the reader, giving you convenient access to reading and making comments. Clay writes enthusiastically, “this one deserves trumpeting from the rooftops – because finally, RSS Readers are not conversation-stoppers. THANK YOU, BLOGLINES BETA.” RSS though, can be used not just for personal and/or research use, but also for education:
2. 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger: a 101 list for serious bloggers, I love how the tips are practical and hands-on. If you are considering writing a blog, it’s a great one-stop-shop for concrete things you may want to be doing as a blogger. As a relatively new blogger myself, I found it extremely helpful.
3. Have you heard about the recent controversy over the copyright act being introduced in Canada, which in many ways seems to be a kind of copy of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of the United States? I think it will have ramifications for the accessibility of educational materials.
- Copyright Carol – a great video by Galacticast that summarizes the issues clearly and with style.
- Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook Group originally created by Michael Geist to fight the new DCMA-like copyright. Michael reports on the fascinating consequences of this Facebook group and the power of web 2.0, that group had a real affect on delaying the introduction of the legislation. He writes, “what happened next was truly remarkable – within hours, the group started to grow – first 50 members, then 100, and then 1000 members. One week later, there were 10,000 members. Two weeks later, there were over 25,000 members with another Canadian joining the group every 30 seconds.”
CBC’s hour on the Canadian Copyfight – Conversation with Michael Geist
4. Great find via Eric Tremblay at RMC, a wealth of free Biology resources (Interactive Animations, Biology Labs, etc) from Carnegie Mellon University.
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