I’ve been working on some screencast tutorials at work for using Google Docs, and I thought “Hey – I bet there are some people outside of my school division who might be able to use these” . I’m planning on doing some more so I’ll put up some links as they are created: Creating a Google Account Starting/Editing/Saving a Google document Formatting in Google Docs Let me know if you find these useful. Better yet, spread the word on your own blog if you have one. UPDATE – thanks to my friend Heather Ross for pointing out that I did not actually include links to the screencasts. I guess one should check before hitting that Publish button.

I’ve been thinking about the origins of blogging lately. I suppose the standard history points to around 1998 or 1999, although the first internet blogs were actually around as early as 1983 via Usenet (all this according to the Wikipedia entry on blogging). Even before the internet as a medium, people have been keeping diaries or journaling for a long time. I think this counts as an analogous version of modern blogging. Maybe we could call it plogging or paplogging (paper logging). One of the earliest prolific practitioners was Samuel Pepys.  Samuel Pepys was the Robert Scoble of his time, starting his diary on January 1, 1660. His last entry was on May 31, 1669. He was forced to stop his diary due to poor eyesight. Samuel Pepys journal contained all details of his life both significant and mundane. As … Continue reading »

This one is a cross post with the old blog – EdTech Posse Podcast 3.2 (link to website) is up and ready for your listening pleasure! We had a terrific chat with Bud Hunt on this show, as well as another chance to win one of the coveted EdTech Posse coffee mugs! Show link: EdTech Posse Podcast 3.2 (link to mp3 file) Powered by ScribeFire.