Watch Out WebEx, Here Comes MeetingBurner
I've just setup my FREE account with the MeetingBurner. I can host a meeting of up to 15 people with the following options enabled.
1. Free support by email
2. Instant screen sharing
3. Bundled Conference Line and/or Skype
4. Branded meeting room
A pro version is also available at $39,95 per month, which allows up to 50 people, plus you can record the meeting. A premier account costs $99,99 per month, which allows up to 1000 people, in addition you also get analytics, meeting autopilot and paypal integration. Both paid versions have a 30 day free trial.
Another excellent feature is the ability to use #Skype to connect participants. All in all it looks like a great way to conduct meetings, especially for small and medium sized businesses and non-profit organisations.
If you do decide to join up, please use the link below, especially if you decide to go pro or premier, thank you in advance.
http://simbeckhampson.enterthemeeting.com/join
Thanks to +Muriel Devillers for posting about this earlier. #conferencing #Webex #gotomeeting #learning #fun #meetingburner
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Delivr.com + Percent Mobile = QR Squared
In my recent Webinar on Mobile Tagging I spoke of a QR code management platform called Delivr.com. In this post I’d like to highlight some of reasons why I consider this platform shines above the rest. Continue Reading
Let the workflow and people determine the technology, not the other way around. #web20 #strategy #learning
Snipped a few gems from this article… resonates!
Interesting to watch developments with @freezecrowd launch > follow @ericleebow
“FreezeCrowd connects people in group photos. A revolutionary college social network…”
A connected world cannot be controlled ~ @owengreaves
Most interesting insight, click through, especially because it’s Owen’s birthday today 
Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Think-Tank Leader, Owen On The Future of Business, Thought-Leader, Strategist, Author, Open & Free Business Model
The Future Of Business Is NOT Social Networks
One of the futurists I was following tweeted something that spurred me to write this little bitty, so bare with me. There is much confusion about Social Media / Networks, and saying that the future of business is Social Networks only adds to that confusion. For some unknown reason, there are far too many who seem to think that Social Media is the answer, the messiah, the silver bullet to all their business problems. STOP IT! This is far from the truth, and is sheer stupidity on the part of those who say it is.
The future of business will be social, and it will most definitely be mobile, but it won’t be social networks that are the future. The real future of business is because we are connected, on the move, regrouping on the fly, unable to be controlled by anything or anyone, including social networks. A connected world cannot be controlled, it might be seduced, but only temporarily, and that is what big business and corporations are afraid of, they can’t control you & I.
Listening to the past… Postman (1998) Huxley (1959) < New Post
Last night I watched Neil Postman’s speech, a series of seven YouTube videos. In total it lasted over an hour. It was most interesting listening to him slice and dice media and technology but one section particularly caught my attention. Using Splicd, I snipped a section on the video where Mr Postman saw no evidence how technology would have any part to play in the classroom…
Extract from: #Technology and #Society by Neil Postman (1998)
During his entire talk he focused on six key questions relating to technology, which I’ve transcribed. I find it an interesting set of questions that could be used as a road map and even be applied today by #developers.
1) What is the problem to which this technology is a solution?
2) Who’s problem is it? Who will benefit from it and who will pay for it.
3) What new problems may be created because we have solved the problem?
4) Which people and what institutions might be most seriously harmed by a technological solution?
5) What changes in language are being inforced by new technologies and what is being gained and lost by such changes?
6) What sort of people and institutions aquire special economic and political power because of technological change?
Shortly after watching these videos, I also watched a three part, 30 minute interview with Aldous Huxley, he was interviewed by Mike Wallace in 1959. Referring to technology and power Huxley answers…
“…these are all instruments for attaining power… it’s extremely important not to let any one man or any one small group have too much power or for too long a time…”
I’ve clipped that section below and I was watching it I began to think of the recent overwhelming success of Facebook, and Google for that matter, and whether or not Huxley was indeed referring to exactly this type of instrument.
It’s all left me wondering what lessons are to be taken away from this… thoughts?
Organisational Evolution: Fish and Chips with lashings of Vinegar ~ Dan Pontefract (ht @hjarche)
Lots of sense being made in this article, click through. …aside, all that mention of fish and chips is making me a) hungry and b) homesick 
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Dan Pontefract: helping to lead the learning and enterprise 2.0 revolution
I personally do not believe a learning organization can simply turn on the ‘formal, informal and social learning’ switch and believe any organization is going to ‘get it’ right away.Read more at www.danpontefract.com
A World to Change ~ Stephen Downes. It is time to change our attitude toward learning and the education system.
Mindset, exactly. Good. So. erm. Well, I’m going to work on my attitude towards learning so that’s one more for the cause, and I’ll also focus on ‘helping others take charge of their learning’… actually… Continue Reading
QR Codes and how we’re using them < hat-tip @CraigTaylor74 ;)
CrowdSource: Using QR Codes for Self Updating Learning Materials < End of the textbook?
Over the past few days / weeks I’ve been exploring QR codes and yesterday I posted a video from Brazil where an innovative project created a book containing such codes. Every seven days the URL destination would change and therefore the book took on a living presence, constantly updating content without the need to re-print the code.
I’ve spoken with a few people about this and there has been much excitement and brainstorming on its potential uses.
As I was on a call to @learninganorak discussing this, @berthelemy added his take on it via a tweet..
“I prefer rss as a way of getting self updating learning materials.”
Although this initially dampened our enthusiasm, it did lead to the creation of this crowdsourcing post – let’s explore it’s uses…
So, it’s time to get your thinking caps on ->
1) What applications can you see for using QR codes in learning where the link to the material changes on a regular basis.
2) What are the impacts, the postives and the negatives.
Technology In The Classroom (Infographic) ht @ThePajamaPundit
Print Files from any Mobile Phone using Dropbox < ht @sandmaxprime via @TimMoore new FB Group
This looks very interesting… just need to find some time to play with it!
Print Files from any Mobile Phone using Dropbox
Here’s a tip that will let you print documents, emails, photos, PDF files, etc. from a mobile phone to your existing printer.
All you need is a printer connected to the computer and a mobile device for sending print jobs – it could be a BlackBerry, iPhone, iPad, Android or any other web-enabled phone.
Wirelessly Print Anything from Anywhere, Anytime
Print Files from any Mobile Phone through Dropbox
The workflow is like this. You download a small utility on your computer that runs in the background and constantly monitors one of your Dropbox folders for any new printing jobs.
To get this thing running on your computer, please follow these easy steps:
Help! My Smartphone Is Making Me Dumb — or Maybe Not ~ Brian X. Chen
This is such a great article and I love the image… unfortunately I couldn’t clip it so you’ll need to click through.
“We’re social organisms. There’s so many mechanisms built into brain that are designed for socialization,” he said. “The telecommunications industry has hit on something we’re built to do.” ~ Paul Atchley
What faculty behaviours bother students the most? The top 10… < ht @busynessgirl #teacher #education
1. Does not know how to use #technology in the #classroom / technology does not work
2. Speech / #Communication Issues: accents, mumbles, too quiet, monotone, um, like, brilliant but not #connecting
3. Deviating from topic
4. Goes over class time
5. Consistently late
6. Takes class too seriously…my class is the most important
7. Gets lost during lecture
8. Not enthusiastic
9. Talks to only one person/teacher’s pet issues
10. Does not notice when class does not understand
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RT @facultyfocus: What faculty behaviors bother students the most? Not knowing how to use the tech. http://bit.ly/aT5DQF @LIFT_Institute
DataSift: A long (39 minute) video, but worth it! by @Scobleizer, ht @A3Munier, cc: @datasift #curation #lrnchat
Just completed the epic 39 minutes! Wow! This is big news… This week I’ve been playing with @storify and @twazzup, amongst other new shiny toys, so I was already in a curation mind set when this came out of the blue via an #Amplify comment…
This is going to revolutionise how we ‘sift’ data. The ability to create rules upon rules or use the filters of others and choose which streams to embed all through a variety of UI is, imo, HUGE news …watching with interest.
Approx time-line one month
Register for the Beta here > http://datasift.net/
DataSift.net is a remarkable service, coming soon to those of us who use Twit…
Storify: A Next Generation Storytelling Platform (Video)
Registered today for a beta invitation – take a look at the promo video
Welcome to the alpha preview of Storify, a next-generation storytelling platform that lets you build stories from social media.
Google TV is going to be HUGE! Coming soon to the US… #lrnchat #edchat #edtech
Merging the streams is the first step… thinking once again about ‘sixth sense technology’ – it’s very exciting news.
Machines and Masses = Media’s Future
Interesting reading this post at the same time as exploring http://www.twazzup.com/ – Serendipity playing a part in social learning once again!
Amplify’d from www.thewrap.com
Machines + Masses = Media’s Future
With social networking now added to that mix, the companies that will generate the most value will (extract it) from that massive stream of information – and with the most clarity.”Read more at ripanti.amplify.com
Three Hot Add-ons for Gmail – ht @techland
Follow @baydinsoftware for a beta test of Boomerang…
Juice Up Your GMail
Micromanage Your Email
Once you’ve installed the little Boomerang add-on, a little “Send Later” button shows up whenever you’re composing an email.
Socializing GMail
The other cool new add-on I’ve adopted recently is called Rapportive. Once installed, it provides info next to your email messages about their senders.
Mistake Eraser
The one feature Google itself has refined recently that I find particularly useful is the Undo Send function.
The time is now for digital textbooks – O’Reilly Radar – Cumulative Knowledge
Excellent article highlighting some of the barriers to adopting Digital textbooks…
1) Structural
2) Emotional
3) Political
“Three events are needed to overcome these barriers:
1. The development of a device that honors the textbook while incorporating a full digital experience.
2. An open platform that encourages innovation.
3. The development of extraordinary applications that will push education to new levels of pedagogical discovery.”
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