Web Technologies, Games and The Future of Learning
We understand how technology has affected the business landscape. How about education? Are whiteboards, PowerPoint slides and projectors the best that we can do? I doubt so. So, how have educational thought leaders and organizations embraced technology? And what are the implications towards the future of learning? In this article we’ll explore three different ways how […]
Make Yahoo Your Homepage To Help Schools
Yahoo has launched Yahoo Homepages for Homerooms, a program aimed at helping teachers and classrooms get funding for projects. Users can help teachers receive funding for projects by making Yahoo their homepage. The Yodel Anecdotal blog offers more details. “Through Yahoo Homepages for Homerooms, public school teachers are eligible to receive funding from Yahoo […]
FRIDAY POLL: How Did You Celebrate Twestival?
Yes, it’s that time once again, folks — time for the Weekly Poll! Yesterday, thousands of people in more than 175 cities got together to celebrate the second annual Twestival, an event that has (at the time of this posting) raised $311,696 for Concern Worldwide, an organization that works to provide an education to millions […]
Overview of Pharma Industry Marketing Practices (Pt. 1)
The Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine at UC San Francisco present this progressive conference on the Marketing of Medicines. The pharmaceutical industry spends billions annually on marketing. Health care professionals tend to believe they are not influenced by the drug industry, but studies indicate otherwise. In this program, UCSF’s Lisa Bero gives an overview of […]
Inside Out Trading Newsletter – February 18, 2009
There’s lots going both this week and in the weeks coming. This newsletter gives you the heads-up on the latest., particularly in my corner of the Forex trading world. http://insideouttrading.com/blog/ Duration : 0:6:1
1st Short Chess Game: De Bolster – NN
Interesting chess game presented by Serguei Vorojtsov. Subscribe to my channel & newsletter at http://vorojtsov.com/mail-list-sv/?p=subscribe High resolution videos are available here: http://vorojtsov.com/shop/ Duration : 0:1:10
Social Media Strategies – News Aggregation Part 4
This video continues on from Social News Aggregation 3 with us continuing the discussion about publishing and promoting content on digg.com. The cut away at the beginning it pretty abrupt from the last video so you need to watch all four of these together (http://gallucci.net/training) for the context to make sense. Add Giovanni to your […]
5th Short Chess Game: Gibaud – Lazard
Interesting chess game presented by Serguei Vorojtsov. Subscribe to my channel & newsletter at http://vorojtsov.com/mail-list-sv/?p=subscribe High resolution videos are available here: http://vorojtsov.com/shop/ ——————————————– Frederic Lazard born 1883 was a player, problemist and author. He was the winner of one of the shortest master games on record (see A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924) and published […]
Social Media Strategies – News Aggregation Part 3
This video continues on from Social News Aggregation 2 with us adding a blog post to digg.com. The cut away at the beginning it pretty abrupt from the last video so you need to watch all four of these together (http://gallucci.net/training) for the context to make sense. For more online training videos on marketing, digital […]
ChessTactics: Paul Morphy – Count Isouard, Duke of Brunswick
Interesting chess game presented by Serguei Vorojtsov. Subscribe to my channel & newsletter at http://vorojtsov.com/mail-list-sv/?p=subscribe High resolution videos are available here: http://vorojtsov.com/shop/ ——————————————– Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 – July 10, 1884), “The Pride and Sorrow of Chess,” was an American chess player. He is considered to have been the greatest chess master of […]
Baboons in Their Natural Habitat (Britannica.com)
****CLICK HERE for RELATED CONTENT**** Baboon – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9011612/baboon?source=youtube_18540 Hamadryas – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9038989/hamadryas?source=youtube_18540 Primate – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9105977/primate?source=youtube_18540 Ngorongoro Conservation Area – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9108717/Ngorongoro-Conservation-Area?source=youtube_18540 Tanzania – http://www.britannica.com/nations/Tanzania?source=youtube_18540 FREE NEWSLETTERS – http://mailinglist.britannica.com/settings/ Duration : 0:2:36
Mongoose Attacking an Asian Cobra (Britannica.com)
Witness this viscious battle between two mortal enemies, the mongoose and the Asian cobra. **************Related Links************** Mongoose – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9053361/mongoose?source=youtube_18474 Cobra – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9024546/cobra?source=youtube_18474 Predation – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-70616/community-ecology?source=youtube_18474 FREE NEWSLETTERS – http://mailinglist.britannica.com/settings/ Duration : 0:0:52
Lemming Migration Along the Norwegian Coast (Britannica.com)
If all of your friends jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you? If you happen to be a lemming, unfortunately, the answer is a resounding “YES.” **************Related Links************** Lemming – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047724/lemming?source=youtube_18465 Rodent – http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9105980/rodent?source=youtube_18465 Norway – http://www.britannica.com/nations/Norway?source=youtube_18465 FREE NEWSLETTERS – http://mailinglist.britannica.com/settings/ Duration : 0:2:49
Marketing Junk Food to Kids – Marion Nestle
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/14/Marion_Nestle_What_to_Eat NYU nutritionist Dr. Marion Nestle examines the controversial food industry practice of creating advertising directed at children. —– Marion Nestle, NYU Professor of Nutrition and author of Food Politics, Safe Food, and What to Eat, gives a talk entitled What to Eat: Personal Responsibility or Social Responsibility. Nestle discusses the U.S. […]
Big Bucks, Big Pharma: Marketing Disease & Pushing Drugs
http://www.mediaed.org Big Bucks, Big Pharma pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Focusing on the industry’s marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand the ways in which direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising […]