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John Wallace, a TransAm runner himself, has compiled a great list of runners who have run across the United States. His web site, SeeJohnRun.com has more details on the runs, the courses, etc.
So you think you’re tough?
Presentation on WordPress
Last Friday I gave an online presentation titled “Blogging and More: The Ins and Outs of WordPress” on WizIQ.com as part of a seminar on “Web 2.0 for Blended Learning and Instruction”. The presentation gave an overview of how to customize WordPress using themes, plugins, widgets and custom coding.
View the entire 2+ hour seminar here
You can get the PowerPoint for my presentation here.
WRTR Site Revised
The web site for Western Reserve Trail Running (WRTR) has been revised. The site includes a new logo, information on a couple new races and information about the 2008 WRTR Series.
Technology Counts
Read about how each of the 50 states are doing in using technology in the primary and secondary classrooms. Read the Education Week special report.
Green Jewel 100K and 50K Fun Runs
The finishing touches are being put on Northeastern Ohio’s newest ultramarathons, the Green Jewel 100K and 50K Fun Runs being held on May 5. The course covers the entire Emerald Necklace of the Cleveland Metroparks, starting in Rocky River and finishing at Squire’s Castle in Willoughby Hills. More info at GreenJewel.org.
Ready to BOINC?
The SETI project from Berkeley has been around for years. With unused PC cycles, the SETI software performed the math necessary to determine if telescope reading at Berkeley might contain data from extra terrestial signals. While that software (with the familiar black screen saver with the 3D bar chart) is no more, about a year the SETI project became part of an even bigger project. The BOINC project uses the same PC cycles from volunteers on a number of other projects, such as identifying new prime numbers, a genome project, etc. Read more about the whole phenomenom in this article.
The Latest Fad?
From Usability.gov:
Widget: def. Screen-based controls that are used to interact with a website and other systems. Widgets include pushbuttons, selection lists, radio buttons, sliders, etc.
Read more on the pros and cons of widgets at BusinessWeek.com.
Do you work for a learning organization ?
Take the test from the Harvard Business Review.
Barbara Ferris for Congress
I don’t live in the district, and I’m not a Democrat but I’m proud to support the candidacy of Barbara Ferris to Ohio’s 10th District seat in the US House of Representative race. Visit her web site at FerrisForCongress.com.
Scrabulous
I’m a little late to the game, so to speak, but before it goes away due to litigation, I confess that I’m addicted to Scrabulous.