Connect is the buzz word at the moment. It is what is going to be discussed during the conference organized by Georges Siemens on Connectivism starting tomorrow at the University of Manitoba It is also the theme (ConNECT – Conversations about Networking, Education, Communities and Technology) of the WiAOC (Webheads in Action Online Convergence) happening … Read more
An internet meme is a a term coined by Richard Dawkins to describe songs, catch phrases, clothes fashions, or other cultural information passed from person to person) that is passed over the internet by word of mouth.(Wikipedia) Rita Zeinstejer, a friend from Argentina, has just invited to take part in one of these. The idea … Read more
Upcoming is another social networking service online. It’s a global collaborative event calendar, where all the events are added by the community (The Power of Many). Some of the features include: Browsing through events happening in your area (your Metro) Posting of events to Upcoming.org to share them with your friends Syndication of event calendars … Read more
A week before my classes at school begin, still on holidays and already swamped, with so many things happening all over : EVO sessions (I’m co-moderating Open Webpublishing and following Evogaming and Evovideo), preparing this year’s school schedule and classes at school, giving presentations online (for the BaW07 session and B4B, networking on various social … Read more
Webhead, Corwin and Bee at Boracay Originally uploaded by beewebhead. Corwin Skyped me this morning while I was having breakfast and asked me whether I was free to join him at Boracay. I quickly logged in, recovered my body in the Darkwoods, which is the last place I had been last night before the screen … Read more
This is going to be a new year packed with challenges, good resolutions and good surprises 🙂 The first one has just arrived from Amazon.com – I offered myself a gift for X-mas: a hardcover copy of The New Media Reader. It is thick, heavy and looks very interesting . It also sports a CD … Read more
The Webheads are experimenting with Chinswing, which allows you to play audio clips sequentially and automatically, creating a virtual dialogue as though participants were in a room responding to each other in real time. Have your say and answer David Winet’s questions on webcams and Second Life, or tell Michael Coghlan how you would use … Read more
Somos nos Originally uploaded by beewebhead. From left to right: Grace, Bia, Mary, Eliane, Lilian, me, Salete, Taciro and Debora. We had a good time getting to know each other and telling stories about education.
Last day of classes, end of the year … people celebrating everywhere. Tonight, I am taking part in my first Brazilian Edubloggers f2f encounter with about 30 teachers from Sao Paulo. Others are doing the same all over Brazil. Here it is going to be at the Fran’s Cafe – one of the few wifi … Read more
Still having fun – here is a link to a comic strip generator in English and Slovenian. You can drag characters, objects and bubbles, inside which you write the text, create different screens, save them and send them to your mail.