Comments for Keep IT Simple! http://www.simple.lu/2009 Bob Reuter's Web Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on ShareThis – cool plugin for WordPress by Solai Luke http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=33&cpage=1#comment-883 Solai Luke Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:25:22 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/archives/33#comment-883 This is the really interesting article! Many thanks for it! Together with best regards Luke aka couchgool. This is the really interesting article! Many thanks for it! Together with best regards Luke aka couchgool.

]]> Comment on CCK11: MOOC on “Connectivism and Connective Knowledge” by Isaac M http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=564&cpage=1#comment-882 Isaac M Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:33:50 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=564#comment-882 I run a little website that reviews some great tech products for the Classroom. Do take a look! I run a little website that reviews some great tech products for the Classroom. Do take a look!

]]> Comment on CCK11: MOOC on “Connectivism and Connective Knowledge” by Isaac M http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=564&cpage=1#comment-881 Isaac M Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:33:09 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=564#comment-881 I run a little website that reviews some great <a href="classroom-technology.us”" rel="nofollow">tech products for the Classroom</a>. Do take a look! I run a little website that reviews some great tech products for the Classroom. Do take a look!

]]> Comment on Project AoW: Becoming a Wikipedian – Introduction by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=583&cpage=1#comment-743 Bob Reuter Mon, 02 May 2011 13:30:20 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=583#comment-743 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/06/in-praise-of-academic-wikipedians http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/06/in-praise-of-academic-wikipedians

]]> Comment on Project AoW: Becoming a Wikipedian – Concept 1 by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=585&cpage=1#comment-732 Bob Reuter Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:46:28 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=585#comment-732 @Kristina: hm, I somehow feel that EdTech is not the same concept as EdMedia :-) and that it would deserve an entry on its own... @Kristina: hm, I somehow feel that EdTech is not the same concept as EdMedia :-) and that it would deserve an entry on its own…

]]> Comment on Project AoW: Becoming a Wikipedian – Concept 1 by Kristina http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=585&cpage=1#comment-714 Kristina Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:02:17 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=585#comment-714 You could expand / use the page for "Educational Technology"... You could expand / use the page for “Educational Technology”…

]]> Comment on Project AoW: Becoming a Wikipedian – Concept 1 by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=585&cpage=1#comment-705 Bob Reuter Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:20:28 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=585#comment-705 Today I've again used the term "educational media" when writing up instructions for a learning activity and I really wanted the term to be defined on Wikipedia. What do you think? Should I start an entry about it? Today I’ve again used the term “educational media” when writing up instructions for a learning activity and I really wanted the term to be defined on Wikipedia.

What do you think? Should I start an entry about it?

]]> Comment on CCK11: MOOC on “Connectivism and Connective Knowledge” by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=564&cpage=1#comment-691 Bob Reuter Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:25:00 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=564#comment-691 So far, my attempts to follow this online course have been a COMPLETE failure... I never manage to find the time to even have a look at the basic reading list... :-( maybe next time... So far, my attempts to follow this online course have been a COMPLETE failure… I never manage to find the time to even have a look at the basic reading list… :-( maybe next time…

]]> Comment on Reviewing the “Wort for iPad” App by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-262 Bob Reuter Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:33:36 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=523#comment-262 http://www.popsci.com/popularscienceplus/ http://www.popsci.com/popularscienceplus/

]]> Comment on Reviewing the “Wort for iPad” App by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-261 Bob Reuter Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:32:34 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=523#comment-261 http://www.zinio.com/ipad/ I put a link to zinio.com even though their iPad app has been <a href="http://theappleblog.com/2010/04/21/zinio-ipad-magazines-disappointing-future/" rel="nofollow">reviewed</a> by <a href="http://theappleblog.com/author/ollyf/" rel="nofollow">Olly Farshi</a> as "embarrassing", because if the future of magazines is merely "shoddy 'enhanced' PDFs" then we won't get far... :-) He should see the Wort app, and he would love the Zinio app... because at least it displays these enhanced PDFs in a smooth and elegant way... http://www.zinio.com/ipad/

I put a link to zinio.com even though their iPad app has been reviewed by Olly Farshi as “embarrassing”, because if the future of magazines is merely “shoddy ‘enhanced’ PDFs” then we won’t get far… :-)

He should see the Wort app, and he would love the Zinio app… because at least it displays these enhanced PDFs in a smooth and elegant way…

]]> Comment on Reviewing the “Wort for iPad” App by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-260 Bob Reuter Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:31:29 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=523#comment-260 There are other iPad eMagazine or eNewspaper apps that really make a beautiful use of the underlying multi-touch technology! There are other iPad eMagazine or eNewspaper apps that really make a beautiful use of the underlying multi-touch technology!

]]> Comment on Technology-Enhanced Literacy Instruction by Tweets that mention Technology-Enhanced Literacy Instruction – Keep IT Simple! -- Topsy.com http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=471&cpage=1#comment-241 Tweets that mention Technology-Enhanced Literacy Instruction – Keep IT Simple! -- Topsy.com Wed, 19 May 2010 10:53:29 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=471#comment-241 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Bob Reuter. Bob Reuter said: New blog post: Technology-Enhanced Literacy Instruction http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=471 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Bob Reuter. Bob Reuter said: New blog post: Technology-Enhanced Literacy Instruction http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=471 [...]

]]> Comment on Technology-Enhanced Literacy Instruction by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=471&cpage=1#comment-238 Bob Reuter Tue, 18 May 2010 16:46:49 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=471#comment-238 No scientific discipline has ever really suffered from confronting its knowledge with neighboring disciplines... rather the contrary is true: dogma and close-mindedness have discredited these disciplines as pseudo-scientific :-) No scientific discipline has ever really suffered from confronting its knowledge with neighboring disciplines… rather the contrary is true: dogma and close-mindedness have discredited these disciplines as pseudo-scientific :-)

]]> Comment on Technology-Enhanced Literacy Instruction by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=471&cpage=1#comment-236 Bob Reuter Tue, 18 May 2010 16:46:20 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=471#comment-236 N.B. I don't think that neuroscientific findings are the ultimate holy findings, just as much as I don't think that psychological findings or pedagogical findings are "eternal truths" - I still do claim that we need diverse integrative and interdisciplinary, contrastive and controversial empirical evidence from many neighboring research fields to "eliminate" *false* assumptions and theories... N.B. I don’t think that neuroscientific findings are the ultimate holy findings, just as much as I don’t think that psychological findings or pedagogical findings are “eternal truths” – I still do claim that we need diverse integrative and interdisciplinary, contrastive and controversial empirical evidence from many neighboring research fields to “eliminate” *false* assumptions and theories…

]]> Comment on Technology-Enhanced Literacy Instruction by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=471&cpage=1#comment-235 Bob Reuter Tue, 18 May 2010 16:37:30 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=471#comment-235 the prezi presentation file can be found here: <a href="http://simple.lu/prezi/tech-literacy-instruction.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://simple.lu/prezi/tech-literacy-instruction.html</a> N.B. It's still somewhat *work-in-progress* and it may be difficult to understand without the narrative and comments :-) feel free to leave your impressions, questions and hesitations the prezi presentation file can be found here:
http://simple.lu/prezi/tech-literacy-instruction.html

N.B. It’s still somewhat *work-in-progress* and it may be difficult to understand without the narrative and comments :-) feel free to leave your impressions, questions and hesitations

]]> Comment on Kindle for iPhone: Now also in Luxembourg by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=447&cpage=1#comment-211 Bob Reuter Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:06:01 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=447#comment-211 So far I quite like reading books with Kindle for iPhone... It's nice to know that the one book I've downloaded is always in my pockets where ever I go... So far I quite like reading books with Kindle for iPhone… It’s nice to know that the one book I’ve downloaded is always in my pockets where ever I go…

]]> Comment on “Steep Learning Curve” or how human intuition has failed us again… by Max http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=449&cpage=1#comment-192 Max Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:51:17 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=449#comment-192 Ech mengen den Probleem as dann ganz einfaach daat et vielleicht besser misst aklert sin, well wei der et jo lo schon aklert hudd, kann een dei Kuerw op zwee Weeer ferstoen, opwuel ech se zwar esou ferstaan hun wei an ärer eichter Aklerung. Mee do as jo den Web 2.0 haut ganz netzlech, vu que daat een sou Begreffer als Link zu enger Aklerung markeiaren kann an d Leit jo och zimlech oft d Meiglechkeet hun an Form vun Kommentarer esou eppes ze diskuteiaren.. oh mei ech sin elo voll Edtech meisseg drop;) Et huet zwar net vill mat deem heiten Thema ze din, an vielleicht haat ech erch schon engkeier dofun geschwaat, mee ech keinnt erch dei heiten Seit empfehlen: www.sokrates.lu (falls der dei nach net kennt) Do gin et o emmer interessant Diskussiounen zu allmeiglechen, oft politeschen, Themen. Ech mengen den Probleem as dann ganz einfaach daat et vielleicht besser misst aklert sin, well wei der et jo lo schon aklert hudd, kann een dei Kuerw op zwee Weeer ferstoen, opwuel ech se zwar esou ferstaan hun wei an ärer eichter Aklerung. Mee do as jo den Web 2.0 haut ganz netzlech, vu que daat een sou Begreffer als Link zu enger Aklerung markeiaren kann an d Leit jo och zimlech oft d Meiglechkeet hun an Form vun Kommentarer esou eppes ze diskuteiaren.. oh mei ech sin elo voll Edtech meisseg drop;)
Et huet zwar net vill mat deem heiten Thema ze din, an vielleicht haat ech erch schon engkeier dofun geschwaat, mee ech keinnt erch dei heiten Seit empfehlen: http://www.sokrates.lu (falls der dei nach net kennt) Do gin et o emmer interessant Diskussiounen zu allmeiglechen, oft politeschen, Themen.

]]> Comment on Kindle for iPhone: Now also in Luxembourg by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=447&cpage=1#comment-183 Bob Reuter Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:34:26 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=447#comment-183 I've started to read my first Kindle book and so far I think it's okay... even though the iPhone screen is rather small for reading a book... but I can read single-handed, which I appreciate... compared to books that's an advantage for me... especially for "flipping" pages... however I do think that "flipping pages" with an eBook is rather silly and unnecessary, since that's merely a legacy feature and doesn't add any real value... Maybe it's easier to know "where you stopped reading" when the entire text is divided into "pages"... but that issue could be addressed by setting a visual marker... I’ve started to read my first Kindle book and so far I think it’s okay… even though the iPhone screen is rather small for reading a book… but I can read single-handed, which I appreciate… compared to books that’s an advantage for me… especially for “flipping” pages… however I do think that “flipping pages” with an eBook is rather silly and unnecessary, since that’s merely a legacy feature and doesn’t add any real value… Maybe it’s easier to know “where you stopped reading” when the entire text is divided into “pages”… but that issue could be addressed by setting a visual marker…

]]> Comment on Kindle for iPhone: Now also in Luxembourg by Bob Reuter http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=447&cpage=1#comment-177 Bob Reuter Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:50:40 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=447#comment-177 I'll keep you all posted about my impressions... :-) I’ll keep you all posted about my impressions… :-)

]]> Comment on Kindle for iPhone: Now also in Luxembourg by Kristina http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=447&cpage=1#comment-176 Kristina Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:16:40 +0000 http://www.simple.lu/2009/?p=447#comment-176 Two minds... I had installed the app yesterday b/c I thought I would buy a certain book, but found out that I already had the free download as PDF. ;-) Thus, today I bought "Confessions of a public speaker" by Scott Berkun. Let's see how that reading experience turns out. Two minds… I had installed the app yesterday b/c I thought I would buy a certain book, but found out that I already had the free download as PDF. ;-) Thus, today I bought “Confessions of a public speaker” by Scott Berkun. Let’s see how that reading experience turns out.

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