educating eric

I wonder if something like CrashPlan could be pointed to a SkyDrive share? Do they mean 2.5 Gb? http://scyuen.wordpress.com/2010/12/25/microsoft%e2%80%99s-free-tools-in-the-... Microsoft???s Free Tools in the Classroom | Learning Technologies

An interesting post and resulting comment thread on the not-quite-demise of delicious.com (forever known in my heart as del.icio.us)... http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/16/is-yahoo-shutting-down-del-icio-us/

[wpvideo d3HgFe6o] I really shouldn't buy one of these, should I?

Just heard a reference to 2nd Corinthians 5:8 at the basis for the famous quote "Absent from the body, present with the Lord" -- the theology that when Christians die they're instantly in heaven with Jesus. That contradicts the "soul sleep" theology of the Seventh Day Adventists, which we'll save for another day. Anyway, Paul's actual quote is "We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord." I don't see how you necessarily get "immediate transformation" from that. For instance, if I say, "I would prefer to be away from Minnesota and at home in Hawaii" (which, if I weren't okay with wintertime, might be the feeling right now)... that doesn't mean that the process of getting from Minnesota to Hawaii wouldn't involve long flights, invasive TSA agents, lost luggage, etc. So, what are the verses and arguments against a "soul sleep" theology?

Haven't read a ton of his stuff yet, but it looks like I might have a kindred spirit in Sam R. Hall ( http://samrhall.com/) -- at least in terms of what he blogs about? (Hat tip to my new-found design model Ian for linking to him...)

I love Ian P. Hines' site ( http://ianhines.com/) as a clean, straightforward personal site. Not sure if I'd go with icons over text, but they sure are simple!

Just found the new (to me) term “Web-Based Lecture Technologies”, which I like, even if the WBLT acronym is a bit awkward: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet26/preston.html “Web-based lecture technologies: Highlighting the changing nature of teaching and learning”