EdTechWeekly+177

EdTechWeekly #177
//December 12, 2010//

**Regular hosts:** Dave, Jen, John **Guest hosts:** none

**This Week's Menu:**
The EdTechWeekly crew takes and old-school look at some of the recent news and resources from the educational technology world.


 * Dave's Links:
 * http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/ejzfp/paypal_shut_my_account_today_because_my_business/ paypal cancelling accounts of clients who give to wikileaks
 * http://ds106.us/ The reverend, and digital storytelling
 * http://www.hedgehogs.net/mod/hedgehogs_theme_index/learnmore.php# curverider sold. elgg moves forward with non-for-profit
 * http://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=2241 Canadian elearning conference extended deadline for proposals, starting line for registrations
 * http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/pew-twitters-your-place-news PEW twitter research
 * http://chronicle.com/article/The-Shadow-Scholar/125329/ The shadow scholar


 * Jen's Links:
 * Google ebooks: http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/google-ebooks-e-reading-takes-to-the-cloud ; http://books.google.com/help/ebooks/overview.html ; http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublishing/supported-devices ;
 * Keep ahead of the crowd with info on a curated list of cool new sites http://betali.st/
 * Microsoft Introduces Montage, a Magazine-Like, Topic-Based Web App: http://mashable.com/2010/12/11/microsoft-montage ; http://montage.cloudapp.net/edit/fc12c674-2f28-4a09-acfb-03afd971b04a?topic=chicago%20bears
 * OS Marketshare: http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-7-hits-25-market-share-xp-sinks-to-50 ; http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Microsoft-Patch-Tuesday-to-End-Year-With-Massive-Update-526090
 * iPad2 Rumors: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/12/apple-supplier-foxconn-ready-for-ipad-2-production-in-february-2011.ars
 * Chrome CR48 Overview: http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/google-unveils-cr-48-the-first-chrome-os-laptop
 * The year in review from google: http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2010


 * John's Links:
 * Jolicloud: []
 * Chrome OS looking for piloters: []
 * US National Education Technology Plan: []
 * Layar:[]
 * 5 Fun and Safe Social Networks for Children: []
 * 12 Videos to Spark Educators' Thinking: []
 * Diana Laufenberg at TEDxMidAtlantic: []