Authority. Make the most of your digital classroom. Blog Archive » The myth of the creative class. As I near the end of writing my book, one lesson that has struck me is about the will of most people to create, and the new possibilities the Google age brings us. One survey I quote says that 81 percent of us say we have a book in us. Another survey says that a coincidental 81 percent of young people think they have a business in them. We make tens of millions of blogs. We take hundreds of millions of Flickr photos. A few hundred thousand people write applications for Facebook.
This has surely always been the case. Internet curmudgeons argue that Google et al are bringing society to ruin precisely because they rob the creative class of its financial support and exclusivity: its pedestal. The curmudgeons also argue that this level playing field is flooded with crap: a loss of taste and discrimination. We have believed – I have been taught – that there are two scarcities in society: talent and attention. But we are shifting, too, from a culture of scarcity to one of abundance. Welcome to Webware 100 Awards 2008.
10 Online Learning Tools for Students | MakeUseOf.com. When I was in elementary school I was very annoyed by all this studying. But my idea and hope was that once I was done with school, I would also be done learning. I couldn’t wait. Thus I was rather irritated when I heard that my dad had to complete training for his job to learn new things. I remember I asked him when one would be done learning and the essence of what he said was of course never. Bummer! Some 20 years later I’m still a student and I know I’ll never get done learning. 1. Dynamic Periodic Table This periodic table helps in keeping elements apart. Periodic Table of the Elements This periodic table is more compact than the previous one and it’s great for a quick summary for each element. 2. Foldit Foldit is not really a tool you’ll need for your everyday biology class. Simon has reviewed the tool in detail in his article Foldit – Solve Puzzles for Science. 3.
Mathway This is an online tool that will help solve your maths challenges. SpeedCrunch (Windows, Mac, Linux) 4. LiveMocha 5. SurfTheChannel. August 28, 2014 Question 1 of 4: How often do you use Mozilla Firefox? Question 2 of 4: How satisfied were you with the previous versions of Mozilla Firefox? Question 3 of 4: Where are you using Firefox right now? Question 4 of 4: How often do you use the Internet? That's it, all done! As we submit the answers to your questions, we are checking our inventory to see what we can offer you as a way of saying "thank you" for answering our survey questions.
Submitting your answers... Qualifying your answers... Checking offer inventory... In exchange for your participation, we have the following products available for FREE + Shipping and Handling. Copyright 2008-2013 All rights reserved. . * S&H charges do apply. Usend.io. James Patterson To Release "Crowdwritten" Novel Next M. Best-selling crime author James Patterson will release a new kind of novel next month - one that's been collaboratively written with the crowd. Called AirBorne, the upcoming novel will feature 30 chapters, each written by a different author except the first and last - those will be written by Patterson himself. With the release of this book, it appears the Web 2.0 movement of collaborative writing is about to hit the mainstream. About the Novel Earlier, Borders Australia and Random House held a contest to find twenty-eight writers who would be able to write the bulk of the book.
The chapters they produce will need to be less than 750 words so, obviously, this book will be a little lighter than Patterson's other novels. Once complete, Airborne will be released electronically, one chapter at a time, starting on March 20th. Collaborative Writing is So Very Web 2.0 What remains to be seen at this point is whether a crowdsourced, co-written novel can actually be any good. Yammer Takes Top Prize At TechCrunch50. Watch a video of the awards ceremony here. Three jam-packed days, and 52 startup demos later, we finally have a winner for this year’s TechCrunch50.
Every day, the presentations just seemed to get stronger and stronger. There were so many strong contenders this year that we are awarding five jury selection prizes, in addition to the top prize. But there must be a winner, and that winner is…Yammer. Yammer Yammer is Twitter with a business model. The runners up are: Atmosphir Atmosphir is a gaming platform that anyone can use to create their own immersive, 3D levels. FitBit FitBit produces a small gadget that can be clipped discreetly to your clothes. GoodGuide GoodGuide helps consumers find better and more comprehensive information about the products they buy and the companies that make those products.
Grockit Grockit is an online, interactive learning tool that brings students together to answer quizzes with each other. Swype.