How Not to Use PowerPoint April 13, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Humor.2 comments
By way of Lucy Gray’s del.icio.us account, here is a humorous and informative look at what to avoid when using PowerPoint.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM
History of Blogging April 10, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Humor.add a comment
Gapingvoid has posted a very funny cartoon that sums up the history of blogging, at least the last three years, in a cartoon that could fit on the back of a business card.
http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/004480.html
Way Too Much of a Good Thing February 29, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Humor.add a comment
Will Richardson posted an amusing item on his blog about the Ultimate Conference Attendee. I guess with the current favoritism shown toward un-conferencing, the tools mentioned could apply to just about anyone. He includes Ustream, Twitter, VoiceThread, del.icio.us, etc. About the only things left off the list are blogs to personally reflect on the experience and Ning to set up a community for the attendees. Now I know there is such a thing as being too connected!
http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-ultimate-conference-attendee/
The Future of Competitive Sports February 14, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Articles/Videos, Humor.add a comment
I’m always interested in what the future might hold, and this short video by Boing Boing tv goes a long way toward answering what tomorrow might look like. I can see this new sport going prime time. It not only gives the techies a sport of their own, it also gives us a way to recycle all of the old cables. Take a look.
http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/02/14/speed-cabling-compet.html
If the Finger Fits February 13, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Humor.add a comment
This made me smile today:
posted on Connecting the Dots:
http://www.iconnectdots.com/ctd/2008/02/strategic-blogg.html
Blog Example #19 - Humor February 2, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Edublogs, Humor.add a comment
The PrincipalsPage is an anonymous blog that provides an outlet for a K-12 administrator. It is important to laugh, and also to pass along those benefits to others. If you are in need of a lift, try the PrincipalsPage.
http://principalspage.com/theblog/index.php
Disruptive Technology January 11, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Hardware, Humor, Opinion.add a comment
If you ever needed an example of how disruptive technology can be, take a look at this example from the Consumer Electronics Show. No, I’m not talking about cool new stuff, I’m talking about what happens when people choose for themselves what happens to the technology used to show off all of the cool new stuff. This is one video worth watching. It definitely reminds me of what happens in the classroom when students decide for themselves what learning is going to take place.
http://gizmodo.com/343348/confessions-the-meanest-thing-gizmodo-did-at-ces
Meat Space December 6, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Humor, Opinion.add a comment
I’m attending meeting of a professional learning community, focused on 21st Century Learning, and everyone is working on laptops and sharing, both online and with each other in the same physical space. I must say that meeting in the same physical space has some distinct advantages.
- no need to worry about an echo while skyping
- everyone is in the same time zone
- easy to tell who is talking
- no need to keep the discussion going to avoid ‘dead-air’
- can put a name to a face
- hand shakes
Other benefits?
More On Pronunciation December 5, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Humor.add a comment
Looks like I’m not the only one who has experienced the odd disconnect between the written word and its pronunciation.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/840000284/post/1110018311.html?nid=3367
Be Careful with your Choice of Words December 4, 2007
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Very funny item posted on the Ironic Sans blog about the differences between printed and spoken words, and how our choice of words can be so easily misinterpreted. I’m reminded of my own children who are prolific readers, but sometimes have unique pronunciations for the words they’ve only encountered in print.
http://www.ironicsans.com/2007/12/bookstore_befuddlement.html
Entire Blogosphere Stunned November 28, 2007
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The Onion reminds us we’re only blogging here.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/entire_blogosphere_stunned
Caveman Blog September 11, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Humor.add a comment
One of my favorite comics is Rhymes With Orange. Back in August the strip featured a very funny look back at the early genesis of blogging… and cave art!
http://www.rhymeswithorange.com/home.php?date=20070822
Just Because it is in Print September 8, 2007
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I didn’t get this at first, but it turns out you can’t trust anything just because it is in print. Not even the advertising. No matter how often I learn something, I have to relearn it in a new context.
Seems someone was inspired by a Google AdWord and created one of their own that was intended as satire. Okay, I don’t think of advertising outside of the Superbowl as deserving much attention, but the target of the satire, in this case, Apple Inc., didn’t think it was funny.
Once again, the unintended consequences are often the more significant. A sample from the author:
2,781 impressions and 354 clicks later, my ad had cost me a total of $17.55, and had a click through ratio of 12.72 percent.
I guess it didn’t go as unnoticed as I had planned.
2,781 views isn?t much for a campaign on Google, but unfortunately, one of those 2,781 views forwarded the story to one of the bigger blogs, and things kind of spiraled out of control from there.
The whole sordid story is linked below.
http://www.didntyouhear.com/2007/09/07/dyh-isnt-funny
Tweet Tweet August 4, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Humor.add a comment
Will Richardson posted a funny look at Twitter. If you haven’t hear of Twitter yet, think of texting mashed together with RSS. That means that anyone can subscribe, or listen in, to your short, momentary messages, called tweets. In fact, you don’t even have to send your text to anyone in particular, so in that respect Twitter is a little like a short blog post. Having spent more time recently texting with my kids, I’m starting to get it. I’m not sure there is a unique educational model here yet, but there may be one in the tweeting medium somewhere.
http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/what-the-tweet/
Poking Fun of Ourselves May 23, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Humor.add a comment
Wired has posted a funny look at mashups today. It presents a series of humorous potential mashups of existing sites. While these may be in questionable taste for the workplace or school, they do remind us to lighten up and remember to have a little fun at our own expense.
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/alttext/2007/05/alttext_0523
