Schizophrenic Firefox

I found this by mistake, but it’s pretty neat. In Firefox, you can do tabbed browsing. Each tab can have a separate page in it, but they all show up in the same window. This makes it easy to visit multiple sites at once and switch between them without having dozens of different windows open. [...]

Posted on February 28th, 2006 by John Schinker
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Podcast?

This is a test to see if I can post a podcast. As it turns out, I can. Here are the limitations, though: If I just post the podcast (like the high school people do for the morning announcements), I get the file just fine in my podcast receiver. I don’t see it on the [...]

Posted on February 28th, 2006 by John Schinker
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Email Notification Problems

I finally figured out the problem with email notifications. I’ve been told many times by my most faithful reader that email notifications aren’t working, and that problem is showing up on other people’s blogs, too. I, on the other hand, haven’t been having a problem with it. As it turns out, the problem occurs when [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2006 by John Schinker
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By the Numbers

I’ve heard or read these lately. According to the January 2006 issue of Technology & Learning, the Pew Internet and American Life Project reports that: Amost one-fifth of teens blog. Teens from urban homes are more likely to share their work on the Internet than suburban or rural teens. Girls create more content than boys. [...]

Posted on February 21st, 2006 by John Schinker
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Wiki Project Ideas

Thinking more about the possibilities for Wikis in the schools, lots of ideas come to mind. The collaborative nature of a Wiki can have many degrees. It could be a collaboration among a few people, or a larger group of teachers, or an entire school, or the whole world. It doesn’t have to be restricted [...]

Posted on February 17th, 2006 by John Schinker
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