tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50999082011-04-21T15:59:40.709-07:00Vance's WeBlog<TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="131"> <IMG SRC="http://www.vancestevens.com/papers/vance02march.jpg" WIDTH="124" HEIGHT="156" BORDER="0"></TD> </TR></TABLE><br>I started this to help me keep track of information I encounter while surfing in such a way that I can access it later and integrate it more systematically with my website at <a href="http://www.vancestevens.com">http://www.vancestevens.com</a><br><a href="http://www.vancestevens.com/papers">My Papers and Presentations</a>Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-1167029761867214202006-12-24T22:42:00.000-08:002006-12-24T22:56:01.876-08:00Good morning all,It's the dawn of a new day, I hope - literally a rainy dawn in Abu Dhabi. Somehow this blog got stuck back in 2003, but by now the world knows about the Emperor and his dubiously tailored threads. So I don't need to be stuck there anymore, and besides it's CHRISTMAS day, and one of my New Year's Resolutions is to start using this blog more (I have several) ... but THIS one, as aVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-924263162003-04-11T06:44:00.000-07:002003-04-14T12:05:51.000-07:00A dirge for freedom on the eve of victory! On the morning of 10 Apr 2003, back home in Abu Dhabi, I was particularly struck by the front page of the Gulf News. Under the huge headlines END OF SADDAM there was a large picture of the statue being hauled down in Firdous Square and in a column to the right of that, so that it was the first prose you would read on the front page, an editorial by Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-919278812003-04-03T10:24:00.000-08:002003-04-11T07:56:47.000-07:00It's been a while since I've posted to my blog. I was set to travel when the war broke out and delayed departure long enough to see that the situation was normal in Abu Dhabi. Once I got to Baltimore I stayed in a hotel for a week where, whenever I was in the hotel, I watched CNN's coverage of the War on Iraq. Here I was reconfirmed in my belief that some Americans will take at face value Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-911081682003-03-20T22:04:00.000-08:002003-03-21T23:15:23.000-08:00My entry from March 18, the eve of World War III, has prompted some responses. A friend from Berzerkely writes: "If you think there is *anything* besides the war on, every channel, 24/7 (and this has been the case for days), or that we don't watch the BBC here (it's part of the regular cable line-up) you haven't been in the US recently enough. I agree w/ most of what you say, but it is Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-909774582003-03-18T23:07:00.000-08:002003-03-23T00:09:52.000-08:00A dirge for freedom on the Eve of War: The soul of the world is in great distress at the prospect of the imponderable impacts of the reckless adventurism of the Bush administration, unforgivable when contrasted with its inattention to more pressing world needs, including addressing the root cause of the problems in the Middle East (well, yes, there was mention of a Roadmap a few days before theVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-909173342003-03-18T03:51:00.000-08:002003-03-19T02:38:15.000-08:00Computer training skills http://www.techtutorials.com/ - links to sites providing reports and how2z http://www.freeskills.co.uk "FREE online training course, fully funded by the Learning Skills Council, no cost to the individual whatsoever" More information on training teachers to use technology: http://www./vancestevens.com/training.htm Grateful to John Hawkins for this one: http://Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-909071622003-03-17T22:18:00.000-08:002003-03-17T22:18:52.593-08:00http://www.workingsimulations.com/theOffice.html A free interactive simulation for practicing 21st century workplace skills, attributed to Michael Hillinger This is a compelling Flash simulation about life at the office. Explore the tutoria and then set your task load from 'walk in the park' to 'very busy' and enjoy your day. http://www.cyclones-world.net has amusing videos here: http://Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-908030802003-03-16T06:05:00.000-08:002003-03-16T06:05:23.216-08:00Front pages to the world's newpapers: http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/ More on reading: http://www.vancestevens.com/reading.htm More on sources of text: http://www.vancestevens.com/textfind.htmVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-907540122003-03-14T23:47:00.000-08:002003-03-17T19:51:25.000-08:00The Why? Files: Science behind the news - http://whyfiles.org/index.html Software to detect plagiarism.- These services cross compare material with search engines and Glatt also detects the uniqueness of any individual's writing 'fingerprint'. Glatt Plagiarism Services, Inc. http://www.plagiarism.com produce three different software Programs to help deter and detect plagiarism. (1) Glatt Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-907485922003-03-14T20:58:00.000-08:002003-03-14T21:00:05.000-08:00At http://www.eslnotes.com/ there is the English Learner Movie Guide: "Each individual guide is a detailed synopsis of a popular movie, which consists of the following: a summary of the plot, a list of the major characters, an extensive glossary of vocabulary and various cultural references that even advanced ESL learners would often not understand, questions for ESL class discussion" Click hereVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-907482602003-03-14T20:49:00.000-08:002003-03-14T20:50:28.000-08:00There is 'A directory of resources for learning English on the Net' at http://englishwebguide.com/ Categories include: Business English resources, E-mail resources, Grammar, Listening, Magazines, Online courses, Online dictionaries, Pronunciation, Reading, Resources for Teachers, Sites with Various Resources, Vocabulary, and Writing. Click here for more information on the 'esl-loop' from my Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-905685162003-03-11T21:04:00.000-08:002003-03-15T03:06:25.000-08:00Yaodong in China told me today about the Learning Edge, a multimedia e-zine for ESL http://thewclc.ca/edge/. Besides having audio, video, and text retrievable on demand through a well-laid out eZine format, the language is manageable and the material is not controversial (what I have seen so far). It is also a good example of what can be done with Flash. I was very impressed. Yaodong is also Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-905124862003-03-11T01:23:00.000-08:002003-03-11T21:09:01.000-08:00References  | Return to Index More information: http://www.vancestevens.com/referenc.htm Explore etymology of English words: http://www.etymonline.com/ Word Net: http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/index.shtml "is an online lexical reference system whose design is inspired by current psycholinguistic theories of human lexical memory. English nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are organized Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-904443982003-03-09T23:47:00.000-08:002003-03-09T23:56:26.000-08:00Tech-info  | Return to Index Tech-info > Searches  | Return to Index More information: http://www.vancestevens.com/techinfo.htm I have just found out that if you visit Google and type in a USA phone number (area code first) in one string like this 1234567890 then you might be rewarded with the mailing address with hotlink to a map of how to get there courtesy of Yahoo!Maps and Mapquest (yourVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-903900932003-03-08T22:40:00.000-08:002003-03-09T23:37:29.000-08:00Viruses  | Return to Index Viruses > Hoaxes  | Return to Index More information: http://www.vancestevens.com/weirdos.htm Who you gonna call? Hoaxbusters, the CIAC Hoax Pages - http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-903451632003-03-07T22:50:00.000-08:002003-03-11T20:28:43.000-08:00I started this index without realizing that some of the links are going to the archive. If the links don't work, check the archives (linked in the left-hand frame). Happy blogging. Index - Click on an item below to reach that spot in the blog Chat > bots eZines > References > Software > free Tech-info > Searches Viruses > HoaxesVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-903423382003-03-07T21:30:00.000-08:002003-03-07T23:01:07.000-08:00Software  | Return to Index Software > Free  | Return to Index There's a thread starting at iLearn on free downloadable ESL software: Hot Potatoes of course John Higgins's stuff: http://www.marlodge.supanet.com/software.html#terms Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-903404312003-03-07T20:43:00.000-08:002003-03-11T01:37:57.000-08:00Chat  | Return to Index For more information: http://www.vancestevens.com/findbuds.htm Venny likes ChatAnywhere from http://www.lionmax.com/ you can have a text chat room anywhere; The limit is that you can only have no more than 3 persons in a room. He is also keen on ICUii at http://www.icuii.com. According to the site: "ICUII ( I See You Too ) allows you to send and receive audio, text, Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-901605962003-03-04T21:59:00.000-08:002003-03-08T21:38:54.000-08:00eZines  | Return to Index More information: http://www.vancestevens.com/onlinejo.htm Chris Jones found an interesting online publication called Sidebars. The home page is at: http://online.bcit.ca/sidebars/index.htm This month's issue about learning communities is at: http://online.bcit.ca/sidebars/current/index.htm Chris comments "I thought it was interesting because the theme of the currentVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-901079442003-03-04T04:08:00.000-08:002003-03-04T04:08:50.106-08:00Make music online: Create your own band at http://www.createbands.com/ Flash musical ambience: http://www.eye4u.com/showroom/websynth/websynth.htm Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-901076732003-03-04T04:00:00.000-08:002003-03-04T04:00:00.200-08:00http://www.alice.org/Alice v2.0b Learn to Program Interactive 3D Graphics - from the website: "Alice v2.0b is the next major version of the Alice 3D Authoring system, from the Stage3 Research Group at Carnegie Mellon University. It has been completely rewritten from scratch over the last two years. The focus of the Alice project is now to provide the best possible first exposure to programming Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-900429702003-03-03T02:28:00.000-08:002003-03-03T02:28:29.356-08:00http://www.techlearning.com/ Tech-Learning, The Resource for Education Technology Leaders T&L Magazine Educators' Outlook Resources T&L Events TEACHERS' LINKS ------------------ In-Service Articles From the Classroom What Works Site of the Day Web Resources TECH COORDINATORS' LINKS ------------------ T&L Feature Articles Grants & Contests Professional Development Columns by Coordinators Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-899972692003-03-02T05:44:00.000-08:002003-03-02T05:53:08.000-08:00http://www.designegg.com/insertmonkey/clock.html Watch time pass you by hereVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-899935852003-03-02T02:26:00.000-08:002003-03-18T20:51:36.000-08:00PrintKey is a great utility - when you press ptrscr it opens an interface that lets you crop and easily save better than pasting to another application, got to try it to see what I mean I'm using v5.10full of PrintKey2000. On the About splash screen is says "Free use for an individual or company" But if you visit the website http://www.geocities.com/~gigaman you are offered "Version 1.03 ( 04 Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-897740962003-02-26T05:42:00.000-08:002003-03-02T06:04:47.000-08:00Gilly Salmon's book on e-moderating. The model for CMC she presents in the book can be quite useful (both as a guide for planning and designing CMC, and a description of what may evolve in stages over time). The training of e-moderators is one other key topic. The book also has practical materials for practitioners in the Resources section. You may want to check the web site accompanying Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-897556482003-02-25T20:16:00.000-08:002003-02-25T20:17:51.000-08:00http://www.classroom.net/login/home.jhtml Classroom connect with Connected University (professional development) and Classroom Today and The Quest Channel for teaching resources. Also Connected Worshops and Connected Conferences. 2-week Trial subscriptions are available, and this is a password protected site. There is no obvious place on the site to find how much membership costs after 2 weeks.Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-897531042003-02-25T19:33:00.000-08:002003-02-25T19:33:15.403-08:00"Integrating content and language: Meeting the challenge of a multilingual higher education" Maastricht University, the Netherlands, is pleased to host the first conference in Europe that specifically addresses issues affecting the interface between content and language in higher education. The conference will focus on higher education that is delivered in a second/foreign language in a country Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-897282742003-02-25T11:47:00.000-08:002003-02-25T11:47:38.170-08:00Cave of Magic card trick: http://www.caveofmagic.com This came from http://www.bored.comVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-897277162003-02-25T11:36:00.000-08:002003-02-25T11:48:36.000-08:00animated films from http://www.pixar.com - people who made toy story - the snowman is goodVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-897063692003-02-25T04:01:00.000-08:002003-03-02T06:07:23.000-08:00This is cool: how long does it take You to figure out if the computer is really psychic http://mr-31238.mr.valuehost.co.uk/assets/Flash/psychic.swf Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-897059982003-02-25T03:50:00.000-08:002003-03-02T06:11:19.000-08:00UAE weather for diving at http://www.accuweather.com/ and then drill through World > Middle East > UAE > Fujairah Abu Dhabi airport: http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/public/mideast_index.asp Abu Dhabi sea conditions: http://www.adiamet.gov.ae/forecast.htm Sharja airport: http://www.shj-airport.gov.ae/weather.htm (not much help, no sea conditions)Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-897018622003-02-25T01:12:00.000-08:002003-03-02T06:12:51.000-08:00Curtis Bonk's sites: From this website: http://www.courseshare.com try http://www.trainingshare.com/ and click on UAE for the talks he's given the past couple of days http://www.publicationshare.com/ for some of his publications Also SurveyShare and ResourceShare Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-897007272003-02-25T00:31:00.000-08:002003-03-02T06:09:47.000-08:00CONFERENCE http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2003/greece/cate.htm The IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education ~CATE 2003~ Including the IASTED International Symposium on Web-based Education ~WBE 2003~ June 30 - July 2, 2003 Rhodes, GreeceVance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099908.post-897004832003-02-25T00:23:00.000-08:002003-03-02T06:08:22.000-08:00Here's one for the conferences page: http://www.flashforward2003.com/showfinalist.asp The world's premier Flash event, Flashforward2003 San Francisco focuses exclusively on Macromedia(R) Flash MX™ and offers one day of four in-depth workshops, two days of 22 educational seminars, 20 Meet the Speakers Question and Answer sessions, 11 Technology Showcase sessions, 17 Ask the Experts sessions ... Vance Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.com