Sunday, November 30, 2008

Lake Living: Two lake-area public schools recognized by U.S. Department of Education

Six North Carolina public schools were recently named 2008 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.

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Sex Education by Phua Chu Kang

(It's a bit blue&stupid.. but funny) dun tell me rude just for fun.. enjoy it..SURE LAUGH!! Read the rest ...

Be ready to shovel that sidewalk (really)

Walkers know the sidewalk snow season is almost upon us. This year may be a little easier for local foot travel, thanks to a resolution passed overwhelmingly by Town Meeting this month. The measure consolidates enforcement under the Police Department and asks that it be proactive rather than complaint-based. This means officers out on other business can issue citations for ... Read more ...

The Fuss--Resources for Learning about RSS

I found this listing of rss workshops, tutorials, and information on the University of British Columbia Wiki. The information included in The Fuss really does convey what all the fuss is about when it comes to using rich site syndication feeds to keep up with postings from diverse sources across the Web. Next to using e-mail and search engines in browsers, the ability to acquire and organize rss feeds is a primary information literacy skill for students, instructors, and all others who visit the wonderful world of the Web. At the same site also consult Intro to RSS. (These pages at UBC are maintained by Brian Lamb.) ____JH

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IntroToRSS - a long scrolling page with pretensions of primer-hood.

  • What's TheFuss with RSS? - a really long scrolling page of resources and tutorials about [our favorite three letter acronym].
  • Intro
  • Why the fuss?
  • What is RSS?
  • Viewing RSS Content
  • Cookie Time
  • Connecting Learning Objects via RSS
  • Implementations
  • Q&A




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