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Last modified: Mon Mar 15 2010

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Keith's Bookmarks

Clive on Learning: Is the net generation really unique?: "...and just because they use these technologies to interact with their peers, doesn't mean they'll expect - or desire - to do the same at work. They understand the different dynamics of social and work life; their expectations are, quite understandably, contextual."
Clay Shirky on Cognitive Surplus: When I was a teenager, you could walk down the road and reach the ferry, 2 miles away, and hear a whole episode of Coronation Street from neighbourhood televisions. I'm not nostalgic...
SMath Studio Forum: SMath is a free maths calculator with plotting for windows mobile devices and also for desktop (and linux). Review soon.
American Prometheus - N.Y. Times_Daily Review: [ What did he do upon finding himself in a Capitol Hill elevator with Senator Joseph McCarthy, the embodiment of Oppenheimer's comeuppance? "We looked at each other," the physicist told a friend, "and I winked." ] My Easter reading
Closeness of Actions and Objects in GUI Design: I really want to do something about the 'choose' link in Moodle's 'link to file or Web site' resource object. Choose link is too far away.
The Secret Origin of Windows: Nice images of a young Bill Gates looking calm and pitching his new operating system (Dos 2) and some of the background to Windows.
Correlation Session: Presentation on scatter diagrams, strong and weak correlation, positive and negative correlation, lines of best fit, extrapolation and interpolation. Aimed at UK level 2 students on Access and GCSE Maths courses. I've posted this to slideshare.
HackerspaceWiki: I want a hackerspace NOW
Quick number questions [pdf]: Handout: some practice to review number basics. Used to drive a tutorial.
The Philips-Miller Film Recorder: I'm listening to the CD transcription of a 1939 live recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion made using this system. Sounds remarkably clear. Only one microphone!
Bullring Shop | Created in Birmingham: They have Mother's day cards according to twitter. Go and buy something.
Assorted Experience: Web gallery with Image Magick: This works, but I commented out the mkdir command for a directory where new images are being added.

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About

Keith shortly after coffee

Who are you? I'm Keith Burnett and I live and teach Maths in Birmingham, UK. Contact me at ping dot keith at googlemail.com.

What do you do? I support teachers using computers and the Internet to enhance learning. I'm trying to make Moodle a normal thing to use, like e-mail.

Why does it matter? Students want to do learning on the Web, and teachers need to track progress and encourage self-directed learning. Everyone has to work smarter.

How do I start? Start now with something simple, like a class blog. Find the people who support elearning in your college.