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Friday, 20 February 2009

Charts Ahoy

Ever needed to come up with a quick chart but didn't have the appropriate tool at hand?

Despair of hand-drawn monstrosities that don't present that professional air?

Sick of writing in faux ad-speak?

Than try Lovely Charts. Does exactly what it says on the tin.

Lovely Charts is limited by guarantee. No muss, no fuss, no salesman will visit your home. By using this product you will become ineffably sexy. Deal with it.

Lovely Charts | Free online diagramming application

Thursday, 19 February 2009

But it's better if it looks ugly...

Image via Wikipedia

As part of their quest to name and shame the ugliest sites on the web Download Squad have highlighted this little educational monster.

The reasons for it being like this? The IT manager doesn't want "his" web site to look broken. As DS say - too bad it works but looks broken.

This is yet another case of processes getting in the way of education.

Go check it out here:

Fugly Friday: it doesn't have to be like this - Download Squad

Wednesday, 18 February 2009

Twitter in Education - Surely Not!

Image via CrunchBase

Interesting post over at ZDNet regarding Twitter in education.

More than the content of the post I think it's useful in reminding practitioners (and IT managers) that technology is not, in and of itself, good or bad, it's how we use it.

If Twitter can be used to take a quick poll of students without installing any fancy software - why not?

Look, Ma! Twitter’s useful! | Education IT | ZDNet.com

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Are You Certifiable

Image via Wikipedia

OK Let's get the sniggers out of the way first. Yes, I know that Microsoft setting up a site asking are you certifiable will be the start of many jokes but it's actually a useful site.

Designed to help consider whether Microsoft certification is the right way to go it takes the form of a trivia game with technical (and some not so technical questions). Top spots get onto the leaderboard and, far more importantly, bragging rights.

Learn more at the Microsoft Education blog:

The UK Further Education Blog : Do you know your GPO from your AD?

Monday, 16 February 2009

Join New Zealand Internet blackout protest against insane copyright law

Image by jamesotron via Flickr

While accepting that copyright infringement is a big issue it seems clear to me that government imposed draconian laws that owe more to big business lobbying than sensible leglislative concern is not the way to go.

Read all about how New Zealand have approached the problem and plan your own resistance to its inevitable spread now.

Join New Zealand Internet blackout protest against insane copyright law