Carolyn Kraut

Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-11-20

• Check out a crop of possible logos for our new Fire Administration degree! http://yfrog.com/7892952961j #fb #
• Shmoopy, Soup Nazi, and Banya. I forgot how great this episode is. No soup for you! #fb #
• No better day than today to kick off my seasonal sinus colds. It's so nice outside #fb #
• Fell asleep on front porch and dog did not attack or even jump on the mailman. Progress! #fb #
• Prove 'em wrong, Charlie. #fb #
• Wow. NE blows a big lead, but still covered. So, why do I care? Oh. That's right. I hate the Mannings. All of them. #fb #
• Vimeo's desktop uploader is nice, but I'd like more options, like assigning an album or channel. #fb #
• I just had better Sweet'n'Sour chicken from a Healthy Choice frozen meal than I've had in any Chinese joint in Findlay. Pretty sad. #fb #
• Playing around with @font-face coding. Is it even worth it? Will my clients notice the carefully planned typography? #fb #
• The interwebs are broken at BGSU. So…now what? #fb #
• I've done all the offline work I could possibly do. Unless I write those scripts for COBL/BGSUonline web-mercials. Blurg. #fb #
• RT @ujdmc Google Sites Become Prettier With Templates http://bit.ly/2MV1BI (via feedly) #
• Serious dilemma: Go to the BG/Toledo "Turkey Bowl" or help my dad cook Thanksgiving dinner for approx. 16 people? #turkeypoll #fb #
• I've taken EZ iphone/OS sync for granted. Matt's on his 3rd Pre and has had to "restore" settings by hand on each one. C'mon Palm! #fb #
• Say what you want, "Lovers In Japan / Reign Of Love" by Coldplay (http://bit.ly/1YR3BL) get's me moving. #fb #pandora #
• I just got Voice Candy for Mac free from tap tap tap. They're celebrating launching Voices for iPhone http://bit.ly/i56Un #
• just noticed new RT feature on twitter.com and wondered, how many people out there use the website and not an app? #fb #
• Just blew $4 on ShoveBox. Won't sync to the desktop app that I like a lot better than Evernote. And there's no multi-mac support! #fb #
• COBL Christmas tree is up! Great team building exercise http://yfrog.com/au2h4j #fb #

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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-11-13

• Off to watch some guys keep an eye on some goats or something. Sounds boring, but I'm keeping an open mind. http://bit.ly/C0cHK #fb #
• In BG for the day. Watching Notre Dame at Chico's, then Neko Case at the Cla-zel. #fb #
• Since the Lions play at 4, Fox Toledo ops to show some crappy Frankie Munez movie instead of ANY 1pm game. Good move. I'm at Ralphies. #fb #
• Checking out @JinniDotCom – a new way to get movie and TV recommendations. Links to Hulu and Netflix! http://www.jinni.com/join.html #fb #
• Remember that "sneak peek" of COBL's new website I mentioned last week? PSYCH! We changed our minds completely (blurg). Stay tuned! #fb #
• coffee break before staff meeting. should be a good one – hoping for updates on new program development. #fb #
• Tough decision: Oakland (-1.5) or Kansas City? What are the odds of this game ending in a 0-0 standstill? #fb #
• TMA's Chihuly exhibit with Bri and Lily #fb http://twitpic.com/p58qn #
• Trying again. Chihuly @ TMA #fb http://yfrog.com/3muy1j #
• Hockey in standard def is unbarable. Stupid basketball is dominating the HD feed for FSN. #fb #
• Can anyone justify why FAT32 caps file transfer (from a Mac, at least) at 4GB? Seriously…that's just stupid. #fb #
• Cool video from Leapfish video. Are you living the web? http://bit.ly/3lXTVv #fb #
• Minnesota Vikings: Brett Favre's Worst Nightmare http://bit.ly/2CpgNY (testing Leapfish) #
• Twitter is slow today. Finally getting around to setting up lists. #fb #
• Does Tweetie 2 support lists yet? #
• BGSU Starbucks deal: buy the via ready brew mug for $18 and get free coffee for the rest of the semester! http://yfrog.com/0le2xaj #fb #
• OK! Twitter lists set up. Now what…? #

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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-11-13

• Off to watch some guys keep an eye on some goats or something. Sounds boring, but I'm keeping an open mind. http://bit.ly/C0cHK #fb #
• In BG for the day. Watching Notre Dame at Chico's, then Neko Case at the Cla-zel. #fb #
• Since the Lions play at 4, Fox Toledo ops to show some crappy Frankie Munez movie instead of ANY 1pm game. Good move. I'm at Ralphies. #fb #
• Checking out @JinniDotCom – a new way to get movie and TV recommendations. Links to Hulu and Netflix! http://www.jinni.com/join.html #fb #
• Remember that "sneak peek" of COBL's new website I mentioned last week? PSYCH! We changed our minds completely (blurg). Stay tuned! #fb #
• coffee break before staff meeting. should be a good one – hoping for updates on new program development. #fb #
• Tough decision: Oakland (-1.5) or Kansas City? What are the odds of this game ending in a 0-0 standstill? #fb #
• TMA's Chihuly exhibit with Bri and Lily #fb http://twitpic.com/p58qn #
• Trying again. Chihuly @ TMA #fb http://yfrog.com/3muy1j #
• Hockey in standard def is unbarable. Stupid basketball is dominating the HD feed for FSN. #fb #
• Can anyone justify why FAT32 caps file transfer (from a Mac, at least) at 4GB? Seriously…that's just stupid. #fb #
• Cool video from Leapfish video. Are you living the web? http://bit.ly/3lXTVv #fb #
• Minnesota Vikings: Brett Favre's Worst Nightmare http://bit.ly/2CpgNY (testing Leapfish) #
• Twitter is slow today. Finally getting around to setting up lists. #fb #
• Does Tweetie 2 support lists yet? #
• BGSU Starbucks deal: buy the via ready brew mug for $18 and get free coffee for the rest of the semester! http://yfrog.com/0le2xaj #fb #
• OK! Twitter lists set up. Now what…? #

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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-11-06

• Almost to DC and sulking b/c I forgot to hug Bear before he went off to "camp" (read: kennel) #fb #
• Breakfast at the Silver Diner listening to the Juke Box. Our selection: Get Smart theme #fb http://yfrog.com/7fn19j #
• Caleb meets uncle matty #fb http://yfrog.com/7bzganj #
• Poor girl. http://yfrog.com/74askrj #fb #
• Just found out that "Eddie Winslow" voiced "Jazz, the Transformer." Not sure why I'm laughing so hard. #fb #
• Sneak peek at COBL's new website! (still fixing a few template things) http://bit.ly/1pe5ve #fb #

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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-10-30

• Very interested in trying Mozilla Raindrop. Too bad my coolest discovery of the day happened at 5pm on Fri. http://bit.ly/2Uri2L #fb #
• testing Vlingo #
• iZoom=best purchse ever. No more "close calls" caused by fumbling for ticket and change. #fb #
• Ready for Packers/Browns game. I hope they have Vikings/Steelers on the jumbo-tron #fb http://yfrog.com/0py6tkj #
• 40yrd line, nose bleed. Suprisingly great view, but too high for 3G coverage. Great game! http://yfrog.com/0iwl5j #
• Hey #Glee fans – Tune in on Dec 2 to see my uncle, Chuck Spitler, guest star as the mattress superstore manager! #fb #
• We're getting a Beaners…er…Bigby Coffee in Findlay! #fb #
• Google Maps turn by turn Navigation for Android and possibly iPhone? Sa-weeeet! http://bit.ly/4ivnlj #fb #
• I have no sense of direction, even with compass in hand. How have I made it this far? #fb #
• Spending my lunch getting candy and pumpkins since I just found out Findlay's Trick 'r' Treat is tonight. What's that about? #fb #
• Google voice message transcripts are gibberish. I'm deactivating – and probably posting the messages somewhere #fb #

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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-10-23

• Anyone looking for a super sweet processor? Factory sealed, Intel i7-975 Extreme Ed. 3.33 GHz Quad Core http://bit.ly/30jWnc #fb #
• Beat SC! #fb #
• Heartbreak. Bad play calling. Bad decisions. F it. #fb #
• Can't believe how many spam comments I've been getting since writing that #googlewave post. #
• When Should You Use Comic Sans? [PIC] http://bit.ly/2LhVvE (via @buzzfeedfeed) #fb #
• Why doesn't Mavis Beacon have an online course? #fb #
• part 1: crown vic erratically passing cars behind me. I keep pace w/ honda to block. crown vic is not amused. #fb #
• part 2: crown vic flips the bird whilst using exit lane to pass us both. Good job on getting to your destination 30 seconds faster. #fb #
• Dogs R more fun when they aren't sick. Upside: I'm working outside on this beautiful day. #fb http://yfrog.com/1qzhpj #
• Ran a 5k in 35min and found a great rollerblading path along the way. Not bad for my first try. #fb #
• Check out my new kicks. 100% of the profits goes to cancer research! Good job Nike/Lance! #fb http://yfrog.com/0erswj #
• Noooo! Hulu to start charging in 2010, but will still have SOME free content. Yeah, like the crap no one watches. http://bit.ly/1HRT5 #fb #
• RT @medwardsrhodes Using Doodle to schedule appointments with students: http://bit.ly/3LAlYP in reply to medwardsrhodes #
• Added iMapMyFitness Oct 22, 2009 6:39 PM (other). View it at http://bit.ly/AyYw4 #
• testing ping.fm #
• anyone know how to get twitter and facebook PAGES to play nice? #fb #

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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-10-16

• DYK: Tigers are 1st to blow a 3 game division lead w/ 4 games left to play? Thnx for the reminder, espn. #fb #
• For all you uber Facebook photo uploaders, here's a desktop app: http://shar.es/1ZZCh #fb #
• RT @ericstoller: thoughts on Google Wave + Academic Advising http://bit.ly/4vTMB3 #GoogleWave #AcademicAdvising (via @JeannetteMarie) #
• Just got my Google Wave invite today! Happy hump day! #googlewave #fb #
• Anyone want to add me as a wave contact? #
• #googlewave tip: Use the ping feature for discussion on the document you are building in the wave. http://yfrog.com/atq4mj #
• Cinch: share audio, pics, text or all 3 to Twitter, Facebook, And The Web http://bit.ly/45hzQl (@parislemon @TechCrunch) #
• Any of my iPhone/Touch friends out there using Ping for free SMS? http://bit.ly/4k6YZJ #fb #
• It's just one of those days. Soldier on, Soldier on! ♫ http://blip.fm/~ewym6 #
• Anyone else experiencing problems with #yfrog? Hardly seems to work! #
• Woah. Best #googlewave demo. Period. Totally NSFW or virgin ears. http://bit.ly/YrDCe (@mrch0mp3rs @jadekaz @sheilmcn) #fb #

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Google Wave in the Classroom: An Early Look

We are constantly looking for better ways to communicate with our students – especially online students. It’s no secret that Blackboard, Moodle, and many other LMS’s fall short in this area. Discussion boards were a great start about 5 years ago – and even Skype – but the web has changed. We need something more dynamic and easier to manage.

Google was on the right track with the development of Gmail, Google Docs, Chat, Sites (wiki), Picasa, ect. These tools changed the way we collaborate on a project, write and share papers, files, and images, and how we search and organize email. They have attempted to integrate all of those things into a single platform. Google Wave.

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1 comment  Tagged:  collaboration, communication, google, mobile_web, teaching with tech, technology, webapps October 14, 2009

Top Teaching Tools for Online Courses

It’s easy to get caught up in all the bells and whistles that encompass emerging technology. I’ll be the first to admit that when I first hear about a new tool, I spend a lot of time horsing around. That’s not always a bad thing, as long as I remember the task at hand… HOW CAN THIS BE USED IN AN ONLINE COURSE? But more importantly… IS THERE A NEED FOR IT?

I’ve developed a short list of my favorite teaching tools and would like to tell you how I’ve been using them. The common theme here is mobility. All but one of these are web-based applications, which means you create the content and interact with other users online. You aren’t tied to a single computer. You don’t have to transfer files or folders to a thumb drive. Though, you do have to remember the password. All of these tools can be integrated into or used in conjunction with Blackboard, BGSU’s learning management system. However, I prefer to interact with these tools on my phone, for true mobility. These tools are great for today’s mobile learner because they can interact with you, the instructor, and their classmates whenever they have a spare moment, and enough battery power. (more…)

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iPhone – love it, but it lacks key productivity features

I have an iPhone. After about 4 weeks, that sentence still makes me feel as giddy as the day I went to my first Stanley Cup playoff game. This device has truly changed my life, which seems to be a common theme amongst smart phone users. I’d like to briefly share the things I like about Apple’s iPhone 3GS, but will focus more on what I think could be improved based on other devices on the market.

I consider myself to be generally well organized – mostly attributed to my early adoption of quasi-cloud computing via Dropbox and everything that is Google. However, until now, I had no mobility. I had post-its in my office, illegible reminders scribbled onto receipts in my car, random notes spread all over my house. All because I could not remember anything for myself or was too lazy to run to a computer. Those days are over. I have a centralized to-do list and calendar. Easy access to Google Docs, iTunes and Amazon (which is actually quite dangerous). The most recent or important messages/emails are always with me. I’m finally at peace with the speed at which my mind races. These are the practical reasons why the iPhone has changed my life. Of course there are things like Sudoku, Bowling, Air hockey, and Paper Football that make “waiting in line more tolerable,” to loosely quote a friend. (more…)

5 comments  Tagged:  apps, iphone, mobile_web, productivity, things i hate July 15, 2009