noreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Fri, 8 Mar 2024 14:23:21 -0800Blogger http://www.blogger.com18125http://bobed2.blogspot.com/en-usnonoreply@blogger.comhttp://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/10/visit-from-chris-and-linda.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:14:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-113028207971802808 Chris and LindaOriginally uploaded by elderbob. ...visiting Webheads from Arizona...powered by Audioblog.comIt's always great to get a chance to have a synchronous live chat with another Webhead. In this case, I had a chance to visit with two. Chris Jones and her associate Linda, had just delivered a great Webhead performance to a conference in Dallas. Since I live close by, I called them 0http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/06/sooooo-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Wed, 8 Jun 2005 23:51:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-111829987748170101Sunday ended my first Open Weekend @ Knowplace, a session on Connecting Online. I had a blast and I hope the other participants did as well. I will be doing one of these per month for a while. They are free and won't eat up any more of your time than you want them to, and I promise, you will walk away with a handful of resources that you did not know about. These are designed for a bit more 0http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/04/adventures-into-east-texas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Sun, 3 Apr 2005 14:48:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-111309412527448426Listen closely and you can hear the "chug...chug...chug" of the steam engine that powers the paddle boat, Gray Ghost. You can almost smell the wood smoke as you glide placidly across Caddo Lake and deep into the east Texas waterways. Spanish Moss sways gently from the ancient Bald Cypress trees, in the cool damp breeze...No sooner had I returned from the March Webhead Fiesta in San Antonio, my 2http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/02/hair-cuts-and-educational-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:38:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110864389915259989elderbob gets a haircut... Virtually, every culture has an idea about the way men's hair ought to look. Oh, we have styles that are acceptable or not acceptable, formulas that adhere to work rules or religious belief, and personal standards about what looks good on oneself and what does not.There are few places where there is no barber. The barber is the technologist. The person who takes the 1http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/02/picante-or-piquant_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:37:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110849984091325394Picante: Full of SpiceIBM Research Research Areas Natural Language Processing: "PIQUANT (Practical Intelligent QUestion ANswering Technology) "The focus of the PIQUANT project is to explore how best to integrate and balance various technologies such as a knowledge base, NLP, planning and traditional text-based IR in order to build an efficient, modular, multi-agent Question Answering environment.0http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/02/valentine-smiley.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:41:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110848576022683708My Valentine! Be My Valentine! When I get older losing my hair,Many years from now.Will you still be sending me a valentine Sing along here:1http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/02/dont-foget-to-wear-your-gloves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:25:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110831193080847470A few days ago, I posted a response, on another list, to some thoughts about kids learning to type, and when and how that occurs. I have re-posted my comments and some additional thoughts here:(Read the rest of "Don't Forget to Wear Your Gloves" here.)1http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/02/disconnected.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:55:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110819855916514739It's Friday night, and I have my keyboard back in working order. I had felt as "disconnected" as the phone above. It's nice to be back on line.elderbob0http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/02/zat-u-b.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:53:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110808322412376507Could this be, Bee?The photo was taken with a Motorola Cell phone in a craft store then sent via a cellular service directly to Flickr where I had the account to post the photo automatically to the L=derBobEd blog. Actually, I had to go back to the Flickr site and change the size of the photo, as the first posting was much too large. All that took was coping a piece of HTML from Flickr and then 1http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/02/on-road-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Thu, 3 Feb 2005 06:30:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110744104879290337*Baby You Can Drive My CarPlace a small fan somewhere near your monitor screen. Now turn it so it blows in your face. Put on your finest sunglasses and your best driving hat. We are going for a ride.The idea behind the video on the left, is that too often, we are overcome, by the visual to the point of not being aware of the audio. I believe that the language instructor has to walk a tightrope 1http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/02/blogging-or-boring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Thu, 3 Feb 2005 04:32:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110743397199973389In the EFL/ESL class I am currently in, there seems to be a re-current theme regarding what to have students "blog" about or how to get them to "blog", or other matters relating more to class-time than "blog-time". I guess in that sense, I am a very poor "blogger". I "blog" when I want, and usually on a subject that I desire to "blog" about. I think that is why I find it enjoyable. Writing, in 3http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/01/mobcasting_22.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Sat, 22 Jan 2005 04:25:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110639670784045136Ethan Zuckerman and Andy Carvin had an early morning chat while at the Berkman Blogging Conference, Blogging, Journalism & Credibility Conference at Harvard. You can listen to it here. And now that your mental juices are flowing you might also want to take a look at Karen Schneider's (Free Range Librarian) take on the conference or listen to her comments. Have a really thoughtful weekend, 0http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/01/privacy-redux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:28:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110622051496684698I've been thinking a bit about privacy and whether or not it should be much of a concern for the EFL/ESL instructor. To start with, most of you and/or your students will not be posting information that would have much to do with private issues. If your blogging is limited to issues surrounding the learning of a language, then I don't think there will be a great deal of private material discussed.1http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/01/whaaaits-early-some-thoughts-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Wed, 19 Jan 2005 03:33:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110613442595591767 Whaaaa....it's early here. Looks like the Mac difficulties are being xplored...and bloggers are beginning to blog. I couldn't help but but think about what would happen if all six million bloggers started moblogging their day all at once. hmmmm.... Here is what our own Andy Carvin put together yesterday on Mobcasting. Mobcasting To me, the political implications are awesome. I hope you dont 1http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/01/macblog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:46:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110603118019638064So, I am reading about the difficulty the Macsters are having utilizing the Blogger ware. It brings to the fore one of the on-going difficulties of most things technical...that is proprietary ownership. As long as there are Macs and Non-macs, there will be software confusion. Blogger, bless there little pea-pickin' hearts, has at least made an attempt to bring the Mac-happy family into the 0http://bobed2.blogspot.com/2005/01/its-brand-new-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (elderbob - the blog boss)Mon, 17 Jan 2005 11:49:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10216041.post-110599141449089110Day 1 - Ok, before you go hitting the "back" button, look closely. You have found the "L-derBobEd" blog site. Yes, it looks a lot like a Yahoo page, but that's the point isn't it? Things on the net are not always what they appear to be. So with that in mind, I am planning to stretch the idea of "blog" as far as I can without breaking the tool. I don't have to teach a class, nor do I care 3