From mfurdyk at takingitglobal.org Mon Feb 25 16:41:21 2008 From: mfurdyk at takingitglobal.org (Michael Furdyk) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:41:21 -0500 Subject: [DDN] Welcome Back to DDN! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear friends, As you can see, the DDN list is back! We had some major issues with the list that took almost a month to find the right person to fix, but we now have an excellent consultant onboard and I'm confident we won't have any disruptions with the list operation in the future. Our apologize for the deluge of messages today. We'll review the pending messages and send any that weren't time-sensitive out tomorrow to give you a break for the rest of the day :) I wanted to also give you an update from our team on some new happenings with DDN and TakingITGlobal! 1: Site Re-launch! If you haven't been to www.digitaldivide.net lately, now's the time to check it out! We've updated the DDN site with a fresh new look with a simple design and some new colors... The new logo and design were developed with input from DDN members. http://www.digitaldivide.net/ 2: Youth Media Exchange TakingITGlobal has recently developed and launched a new project called ymex.org (Youth Media Exchange), with our partners at Global Kids and the Asia Society. It will enable young people to create, share, and discuss media about issues important to them - very complimentary to our platforms for youth expression at TIG (http://www.takingitglobal.org/express/) We welcome you to pre-register and get involved (or get your classes, students, friends involved) at http://www.ymex.org/ If you have any questions or want to get your organization involved in the YMEX project, please contact natalie at takingitglobal.org 3: TIGed Our Education initiative, TIGed, has continued to grow with over 700 schools using the TakingITGlobal community as a way to engage students in global issues. Whether in a formal school environment or in an informal telecentre or community context, we'd love to have you join us in this quest to make learning more global and exciting for students! We now have twice-weekly drop-in training hours (http://www.takingitglobal.org/tiged/ec/events.html) to get more involved, and you can browse the activity database to see how educators are using the TIGed tools in their classrooms (http://www.takingitglobal.org/tiged/activity/) - you can contact luke at takingitglobal.org for more information. We look forward to working together and strengthening the DDN community in 2008! Best Regards, -- Michael Michael Furdyk | Director of Technology TakingITGlobal | http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/mfurdyk From director at digital-sistas.org Mon Feb 25 18:11:11 2008 From: director at digital-sistas.org (Shireen) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:11:11 -0500 Subject: [DDN] Welcome Back to DDN! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <47C34B0F.7010302@digital-sistas.org> I am glad we have finally gotten back online. I was really wondering what was going on and there are so many issues we should be discussing globally. Shireen Mitchell Exec. Officer, Digital Sisters/Sistas Inc. President, Community Technology Centers' Network Chair, Media and Technology Taskforce (NCWO) Michael Furdyk wrote: > Dear friends, > > As you can see, the DDN list is back! We had some major issues with the > list that took almost a month to find the right person to fix, but we > now have an excellent consultant onboard and I'm confident we won't have > any disruptions with the list operation in the future. Our apologize for > the deluge of messages today. We'll review the pending messages and send > any that weren't time-sensitive out tomorrow to give you a break for the > rest of the day :) > > I wanted to also give you an update from our team on some new happenings > with DDN and TakingITGlobal! > > 1: Site Re-launch! > > If you haven't been to www.digitaldivide.net lately, now's the time to > check it out! We've updated the DDN site with a fresh new look with a > simple design and some new colors... The new logo and design were > developed with input from DDN members. http://www.digitaldivide.net/ > > > 2: Youth Media Exchange > > TakingITGlobal has recently developed and launched a new project called > ymex.org (Youth Media Exchange), with our partners at Global Kids and > the Asia Society. It will enable young people to create, share, and > discuss media about issues important to them - very complimentary to our > platforms for youth expression at TIG > (http://www.takingitglobal.org/express/) > > We welcome you to pre-register and get involved (or get your classes, > students, friends involved) at http://www.ymex.org/ > > If you have any questions or want to get your organization involved in > the YMEX project, please contact natalie at takingitglobal.org > > > 3: TIGed > > Our Education initiative, TIGed, has continued to grow with over 700 > schools using the TakingITGlobal community as a way to engage students > in global issues. Whether in a formal school environment or in an > informal telecentre or community context, we'd love to have you join us > in this quest to make learning more global and exciting for students! > > We now have twice-weekly drop-in training hours > (http://www.takingitglobal.org/tiged/ec/events.html) to get more > involved, and you can browse the activity database to see how educators > are using the TIGed tools in their classrooms > (http://www.takingitglobal.org/tiged/activity/) - you can contact > luke at takingitglobal.org for more information. > > We look forward to working together and strengthening the DDN community > in 2008! > > Best Regards, > > -- Michael > > Michael Furdyk | Director of Technology > TakingITGlobal | http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/mfurdyk > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > > From doramaria at gmail.com Mon Feb 25 17:03:44 2008 From: doramaria at gmail.com (doramaria at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:03:44 -0500 Subject: [DDN] Welcome Back to DDN! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4f42ee2d0802251403r7ec917c9y33245eb31380a7fd@mail.gmail.com> Thank you! Great having you back!! :) Dora Maria Abreu On 2/25/08, Michael Furdyk wrote: > Dear friends, > > As you can see, the DDN list is back! We had some major issues with the > list that took almost a month to find the right person to fix, but we > now have an excellent consultant onboard and I'm confident we won't have > any disruptions with the list operation in the future. Our apologize for > the deluge of messages today. We'll review the pending messages and send > any that weren't time-sensitive out tomorrow to give you a break for the > rest of the day :) > > I wanted to also give you an update from our team on some new happenings > with DDN and TakingITGlobal! > > 1: Site Re-launch! > > If you haven't been to www.digitaldivide.net lately, now's the time to > check it out! We've updated the DDN site with a fresh new look with a > simple design and some new colors... The new logo and design were > developed with input from DDN members. http://www.digitaldivide.net/ > > > 2: Youth Media Exchange > > TakingITGlobal has recently developed and launched a new project called > ymex.org (Youth Media Exchange), with our partners at Global Kids and > the Asia Society. It will enable young people to create, share, and > discuss media about issues important to them - very complimentary to our > platforms for youth expression at TIG > (http://www.takingitglobal.org/express/) > > We welcome you to pre-register and get involved (or get your classes, > students, friends involved) at http://www.ymex.org/ > > If you have any questions or want to get your organization involved in > the YMEX project, please contact natalie at takingitglobal.org > > > 3: TIGed > > Our Education initiative, TIGed, has continued to grow with over 700 > schools using the TakingITGlobal community as a way to engage students > in global issues. Whether in a formal school environment or in an > informal telecentre or community context, we'd love to have you join us > in this quest to make learning more global and exciting for students! > > We now have twice-weekly drop-in training hours > (http://www.takingitglobal.org/tiged/ec/events.html) to get more > involved, and you can browse the activity database to see how educators > are using the TIGed tools in their classrooms > (http://www.takingitglobal.org/tiged/activity/) - you can contact > luke at takingitglobal.org for more information. > > We look forward to working together and strengthening the DDN community > in 2008! > > Best Regards, > > -- Michael > > Michael Furdyk | Director of Technology > TakingITGlobal | http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/mfurdyk > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with > the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > -- ===== DM Abreu P.O. Box 918 New York, NY 10040 212-561-1493 Voice Mail dora at shpe.org http://www.shpe.org http://www.swe.org http://www.nsbe.org http://www.dma-solutions.net http://shorty90.tripod.com/mom.html "Hope for the Best, Be prepared for the Worst" "Life is too short, live a little & laugh" "Happiness is a journey, not a Destination" "When life gives you lemons, Why not make lemonade" "Nothing can dim the light which shines from within" "Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you'll still be among the stars" "No llores por haber perdido el sol, pues las lagrimas no te dejaran ver las estrellas" From fouadbajwa at gmail.com Mon Feb 25 15:32:07 2008 From: fouadbajwa at gmail.com (Fouad Riaz Bajwa) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:32:07 +0500 Subject: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the EmergencySituation in Pakistan In-Reply-To: <472db1fe.1b588c0a.7b81.ffffbfc2@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <47c325d1.17e7300a.7e87.0ad0@mx.google.com> This is very old news now, from last year, I wonder why Digital Divide list admin took so long to deliver it, anyways, nowadays Youtube.com is banned in the country. Best -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Fouad Riaz Bajwa Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 4:50 PM To: bytesforall_readers at yahoogroups.com; 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the EmergencySituation in Pakistan Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the Emergency Situation in Pakistan (BytesForAll Pakistan - Emergency News Service) After Private Media Channels were shut down under Emergency Declaration as part of the second military coup in Pakistan, channels have adopted the Internet as their medium for e-Reporting. Many major News Channels of the country have initiated Live Audio streams for news reporting via their websites thus providing an option to update citizens on the situation. Commenting on the Emergency situation in Pakistan, a News Media Channel source shared that PEMRA, the media regulatory body had issued an ordinance to private news channels ordering the closure of television transmission. This order has also terminated CNN and BBC transmissions on private cable networks in the country thus citizens are unable to access updates on the prevailing Emergency situation that was announced Saturday evening followed by a late night speech by General Musharaf. "We have initiated transmission by employing light weight data streams and an IP addressing scheme range put into place in order to manage prevention by the authorities and we can do an immediate shift-over as the need arises". said an IT expert at a local news channel. Such a channel includes the country's most famous Geo Television Network at http://www.geo.tv. "The current situation of the country is under Marshal Law after Emergency was declared by revoking the constitution that has also terminated the human rights of citizens". The current situation poses a security threat of members of Civil Society. This also includes the key members of the BytesForAll Network spread throughout the country. The BytesForAll Pakistan will be e-Reporting on the electronic and civil situation in the region. A detailed list of Pakistani Television Channels and media networks are available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pakistani_television_channels _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. From lguastaferro at teachingmatters.org Mon Feb 25 13:35:43 2008 From: lguastaferro at teachingmatters.org (lguastaferro) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:35:43 -0800 Subject: [DDN] OLPC IN New York City In-Reply-To: <001501c8165b$5f0ece60$1d2c6b20$@org> Message-ID: <7086DB965F1934468DC0F0056B5BE94B776B8A@EHOST005-34.exch005intermedia.net> For those interested in American schools experimenting with One Laptop Per Child in underserved communities, please visit our Project BLOG. OLPC in NYC. http://olpcnyc.wordpress.com/ The project blog is designed to move New York City towards low cost computing options sooner rather than later! Students, teachers, and us blogging about everything from technical set up to home use. Project Overview and Rationale http://olpcnyc.wordpress.com/about Sincerely, Lynette Guastaferro Executive Director Teaching Matters www.teachingmatters.org From mcoleridge at compumentor.org Mon Feb 25 19:35:36 2008 From: mcoleridge at compumentor.org (Malin Coleridge) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:35:36 -0800 Subject: [DDN] Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for People with Disabilities Message-ID: Please come check us out. Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for People with Disabilities Friday, Feb. 29th, 2008: Join us for a 1-day free online event happening on TechSoup.org 's Community forums and in Second Life: Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for People with Disabilities This two-part, interactive event will take place in two locations online: First, the live discussion in the virtual world of Second Life at 9am PST The follow-up discussion will take place for the rest of the day, 10AM PST- 6PM PST, in TechSoup's Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum at: > Event Schedule: 9 AM PST in the Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater in Second Life. Simon Stevens (aka Simon Walsh in Second Life) > will be speaking about his work in Second Life. Simon Walsh is chief executive of Enable Enterprises which manages the Wheelies nightclub for people with disabilities in Second Life and the Second Ability Second Life simulator. In real life, Simon has cerebral palsy and lives in Coventry, UK. He is a disability consultant and trainer working with many organizations large and small. Simon will give a virtual talk via text chat in the Nonprofit Commons amphitheater, in the virtual world of Second Life 10AM PST- 6PM PST --the follow-on discussion will continue in an all-day, asynchronous (not-live) forum on TechSoup. This event will occur in a question and answer format in the TechSoup Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum >, where we'll discuss issues such as: -Innovative ways that emerging technologies are making technology more accessible for people with disabilities -Ways people with disabilities use technologies to expand their communities? -How can we work to make accessibility a design priority in the virtual world as well as the real world? -What are some free resources to help people with disabilities find accessible technology tools? -How can nonprofit organizations help make technology more accessible for people with disabilities? Join us Feb. 29th in the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life at 9am PST, and then in the TechSoup Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum > for a free all-day, asynchronous (not live) online event as we explore these topics and more. If you have any questions, please email: Community at techsoup.org No registration is needed; just show up and post your questions! Malin Coleridge Senior Web Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.compumentor.org From pronto30 at earthlink.net Mon Feb 25 19:03:46 2008 From: pronto30 at earthlink.net (pronto30 at earthlink.net) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:03:46 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: [DDN] Personal Learning Networks Message-ID: <18535468.1203984227249.JavaMail.root@elwamui-mouette.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Dear Friends and Colleagues: I've lately become very taken with the idea of the power of personal learning networks and have been doing a lot of research and thinking in the area. If this topic interests you, I'd like to bring two items quickly to your attention in hopes that you might visit:: A new, rather lengthy post on my blog at http://jlerman.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/personal-learning-networks-personal-and-community-focused/ or http://tinyurl.com/3douzf and Formation of a new ning devoted to PLNs at http://plnpln.ning.com My hope is that these steps will lead to a great deal of productive sharing. Thank you. Jim Lerman Kean University From cnd at knowprose.com Mon Feb 25 21:00:42 2008 From: cnd at knowprose.com (Taran Rampersad) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:00:42 -0400 Subject: [DDN] Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for People with Disabilities In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <47C372CA.2020109@knowprose.com> Nobody Fugazi will probably stop in. ;-) Malin Coleridge wrote: > Please come check us out. > > > > Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for People with > Disabilities > > > > Friday, Feb. 29th, 2008: Join us for a 1-day free online event happening > > -- -- Taran Rampersad cnd at knowprose.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.your2ndplace.com http://www.opendepth.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ "Criticize by Creating" - Michelangelo "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla From cnd at knowprose.com Mon Feb 25 21:01:32 2008 From: cnd at knowprose.com (Taran Rampersad) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:01:32 -0400 Subject: [DDN] Welcome Back to DDN! In-Reply-To: <4f42ee2d0802251403r7ec917c9y33245eb31380a7fd@mail.gmail.com> References: <4f42ee2d0802251403r7ec917c9y33245eb31380a7fd@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <47C372FC.6060006@knowprose.com> Concur... I was wondering what had happened. doramaria at gmail.com wrote: > Thank you! > > Great having you back!! > > :) > > Dora Maria Abreu > > -- -- Taran Rampersad cnd at knowprose.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.your2ndplace.com http://www.opendepth.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ "Criticize by Creating" - Michelangelo "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla From cnd at knowprose.com Mon Feb 25 21:08:46 2008 From: cnd at knowprose.com (Taran Rampersad) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:08:46 -0400 Subject: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the EmergencySituation in Pakistan In-Reply-To: <47c325d1.17e7300a.7e87.0ad0@mx.google.com> References: <47c325d1.17e7300a.7e87.0ad0@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <47C374AE.1000303@knowprose.com> Fouad Riaz Bajwa wrote: > This is very old news now, from last year, I wonder why Digital Divide list > admin took so long to deliver it, anyways, nowadays Youtube.com is banned in > the country. > The list had a hiccough (or long belch), apparently. Getting past that, when was YouTube banned in Pakistan? I hadn't heard of that. -- Taran Rampersad cnd at knowprose.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.your2ndplace.com http://www.opendepth.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ "Criticize by Creating" - Michelangelo "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla From andycarvin at yahoo.com Tue Feb 26 09:29:08 2008 From: andycarvin at yahoo.com (Andy Carvin) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:29:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the EmergencySituation in Pakistan Message-ID: <35220.5332.qm@web44811.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> The blocking of YouTube began in Pakistan over the weekend. Here's an NPR story about it: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19333956 ------------------------ Andy Carvin andycarvin at yahoo com www.andycarvin.com www.pbs.org/learningnow ------------------------ ----- Original Message ---- From: Taran Rampersad To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:08:46 PM Subject: Re: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the EmergencySituation in Pakistan Fouad Riaz Bajwa wrote: > This is very old news now, from last year, I wonder why Digital Divide list > admin took so long to deliver it, anyways, nowadays Youtube.com is banned in > the country. > The list had a hiccough (or long belch), apparently. Getting past that, when was YouTube banned in Pakistan? I hadn't heard of that. -- Taran Rampersad cnd at knowprose.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.your2ndplace.com http://www.opendepth.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ "Criticize by Creating" - Michelangelo "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. From cnd at knowprose.com Tue Feb 26 10:35:27 2008 From: cnd at knowprose.com (Taran Rampersad) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:35:27 -0400 Subject: [DDN] Private Media takes to the Internet e-Reporting the EmergencySituation in Pakistan In-Reply-To: <35220.5332.qm@web44811.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> References: <35220.5332.qm@web44811.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <47C431BF.5020502@knowprose.com> Andy Carvin wrote: > The blocking of YouTube began in Pakistan over the weekend. Here's an NPR story about it: > > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19333956 > > Thanks, Andy. I'd heard of Iran calling for the blocking of Wikipedia, but not of this... -- Taran Rampersad cnd at knowprose.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.your2ndplace.com http://www.opendepth.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ "Criticize by Creating" - Michelangelo "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla From joseph-kizza at utc.edu Tue Feb 26 10:53:13 2008 From: joseph-kizza at utc.edu ( Joseph Kizza) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:53:13 -0500 Subject: [DDN] New Issue of the African International Journal of Computing and ICT Message-ID: <007401c8788f$b19445c0$fc0b2e0a@CS313B> [sti4d-africa] Re: Africans: Journal Articles and Editorsh Hello all - Take a minute to browse through the new issue of - The International Journal of Computing and ICT Research (IJCIR) - http://www.ijcir.org/ There are interesting articles on new research developments, experiences and best practices in computing and the use of information communication technologies (ICT) in the African development. IJCIR publishes and seeks papers in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Communications and Computer Networks, ICT for Sustainable Development , and other related areas. For more information about the journal, to take a look at the current issue, to subscribe, and to submit a paper, please visit www.ijcir.org -- Dr. Joseph Migga Kizza Professor Department of Computer Science & Engineering Director, Center of Information Security and Assurance http://www.utc.edu/cisa/ College of Engineering and Computer Science The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403 Tel: 1-423-425-4043; Fax: 1-423-425-5229 http://www.utc.edu/~jkizza/ *********************************************************** It would be good if we were not to fail in our endeavors, but we do. It is wonderful, though, when we fail because we learn from the experience. Those who do not learn are doomed to fail for life. *********************************************************** From siraj at machizo.com Tue Feb 26 11:35:02 2008 From: siraj at machizo.com (Shahjahan Siraj) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:35:02 +0600 Subject: [DDN] =?utf-8?q?Screening_of_=E2=80=98Optimists=3A_A_Hope_for_the?= =?utf-8?q?_Bangladeshi_Children=E2=80=99?= Message-ID: <00d401c87895$89d05050$2411000a@machizo> Screening of ?Optimists: A Hope for the Bangladeshi Children? ?Optimists: A Hope for the Bangladeshi Children?, a documentary film based on the activities of The Optimists, will be screened at 6:30 pm on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at PS 234 Auditorium(30-15 29th Street) in Astoria, NY. The Optimists has been working with a program named ?Child Sponsorship Program? (CSP) to help the helpless and distressed children of Bangladesh since the year 2000. Director Shahjahan Siraj visited the CSP project areas and interviewed the sponsored children, their families, and the Optimists? doctors, officers and volunteers. He also used the statistical data, information and pictures of the Bangladeshi distressed children. These children are in a very neglected and miserable condition, without proper education, nutrition, healthcare, and are often forced to be engaged in child labor. The film ?Optimists: A Hope for the Bangladeshi Children? will help you understand how helpful the CSP is in the lives of the sponsored children. There will be a Q&A session at the end and light refreshments will be served. Please attend the show and witness the Optimists? effort with support from expatriate Bangladeshis and others. Minhaz Ahmed Shahjahan Siraj Multimedia designer & editor Lecturer, University of Liberal Arts House-35, Flat-D5, Road-12A (new) Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka 1209 BANGALADESH Phone: +88-02-9119845 ; + 88-01715212204 http://www.unnayannews.net , http://www.unnayantv.com http://www.machizo.com. http://www.ulabd.net From Heike.Boeltzig at umb.edu Tue Feb 26 17:26:16 2008 From: Heike.Boeltzig at umb.edu (Heike Boeltzig) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:26:16 -0500 Subject: [DDN] Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for Peoplewith Disabilities In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Will you archive the discussion and make it available to those unable to attend the online session? Regards, Heike Boeltzig Research Associate Institute for Community Inclusion University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 617.287.4315 (voice) 617.287.4352 (fax) 617.287.4350 (tty) www.communityinclusion.org -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Malin Coleridge Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 7:36 PM To: DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net Subject: [DDN] Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for Peoplewith Disabilities Please come check us out. Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for People with Disabilities Friday, Feb. 29th, 2008: Join us for a 1-day free online event happening on TechSoup.org 's Community forums and in Second Life: Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for People with Disabilities This two-part, interactive event will take place in two locations online: First, the live discussion in the virtual world of Second Life at 9am PST The follow-up discussion will take place for the rest of the day, 10AM PST- 6PM PST, in TechSoup's Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum at: > Event Schedule: 9 AM PST in the Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater in Second Life. Simon Stevens (aka Simon Walsh in Second Life) > will be speaking about his work in Second Life. Simon Walsh is chief executive of Enable Enterprises which manages the Wheelies nightclub for people with disabilities in Second Life and the Second Ability Second Life simulator. In real life, Simon has cerebral palsy and lives in Coventry, UK. He is a disability consultant and trainer working with many organizations large and small. Simon will give a virtual talk via text chat in the Nonprofit Commons amphitheater, in the virtual world of Second Life 10AM PST- 6PM PST --the follow-on discussion will continue in an all-day, asynchronous (not-live) forum on TechSoup. This event will occur in a question and answer format in the TechSoup Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum >, where we'll discuss issues such as: -Innovative ways that emerging technologies are making technology more accessible for people with disabilities -Ways people with disabilities use technologies to expand their communities? -How can we work to make accessibility a design priority in the virtual world as well as the real world? -What are some free resources to help people with disabilities find accessible technology tools? -How can nonprofit organizations help make technology more accessible for people with disabilities? Join us Feb. 29th in the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life at 9am PST, and then in the TechSoup Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum > for a free all-day, asynchronous (not live) online event as we explore these topics and more. If you have any questions, please email: Community at techsoup.org No registration is needed; just show up and post your questions! Malin Coleridge Senior Web Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.compumentor.org _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. From mcoleridge at compumentor.org Tue Feb 26 20:55:38 2008 From: mcoleridge at compumentor.org (Malin Coleridge) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:55:38 -0800 Subject: [DDN] Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies forPeoplewith Disabilities In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Yes, the information will be viewable after the event. ??? Malin Coleridge Senior Web Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.compumentor.org -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Heike Boeltzig Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:26 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies forPeoplewith Disabilities Will you archive the discussion and make it available to those unable to attend the online session? Regards, Heike Boeltzig Research Associate Institute for Community Inclusion University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 617.287.4315 (voice) 617.287.4352 (fax) 617.287.4350 (tty) www.communityinclusion.org -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Malin Coleridge Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 7:36 PM To: DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net Subject: [DDN] Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for Peoplewith Disabilities Please come check us out. Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for People with Disabilities Friday, Feb. 29th, 2008: Join us for a 1-day free online event happening on TechSoup.org 's Community forums and in Second Life: Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for People with Disabilities This two-part, interactive event will take place in two locations online: First, the live discussion in the virtual world of Second Life at 9am PST The follow-up discussion will take place for the rest of the day, 10AM PST- 6PM PST, in TechSoup's Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum at: > Event Schedule: 9 AM PST in the Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater in Second Life. Simon Stevens (aka Simon Walsh in Second Life) > will be speaking about his work in Second Life. Simon Walsh is chief executive of Enable Enterprises which manages the Wheelies nightclub for people with disabilities in Second Life and the Second Ability Second Life simulator. In real life, Simon has cerebral palsy and lives in Coventry, UK. He is a disability consultant and trainer working with many organizations large and small. Simon will give a virtual talk via text chat in the Nonprofit Commons amphitheater, in the virtual world of Second Life 10AM PST- 6PM PST --the follow-on discussion will continue in an all-day, asynchronous (not-live) forum on TechSoup. This event will occur in a question and answer format in the TechSoup Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum >, where we'll discuss issues such as: -Innovative ways that emerging technologies are making technology more accessible for people with disabilities -Ways people with disabilities use technologies to expand their communities? -How can we work to make accessibility a design priority in the virtual world as well as the real world? -What are some free resources to help people with disabilities find accessible technology tools? -How can nonprofit organizations help make technology more accessible for people with disabilities? Join us Feb. 29th in the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life at 9am PST, and then in the TechSoup Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum > for a free all-day, asynchronous (not live) online event as we explore these topics and more. If you have any questions, please email: Community at techsoup.org No registration is needed; just show up and post your questions! Malin Coleridge Senior Web Analyst TechSoup.org (a program of CompuMentor) Tel: (415) 633-9346 Fax: (415) 512-9400 http://www.techsoup.org http://www.compumentor.org _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. From melitazajc at yahoo.com Wed Feb 27 05:22:21 2008 From: melitazajc at yahoo.com (melita zajc) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:22:21 -0800 (PST) Subject: [DDN] Welcome Back to DDN! In-Reply-To: <47C372FC.6060006@knowprose.com> Message-ID: <906609.18328.qm@web51907.mail.re2.yahoo.com> yes, great to have you back and thank you all for making it happen :) melita --- Taran Rampersad wrote: > Concur... I was wondering what had happened. > > doramaria at gmail.com wrote: > > Thank you! > > > > Great having you back!! > > > > :) > > > > Dora Maria Abreu > > > > > > > -- > -- > Taran Rampersad > cnd at knowprose.com > > http://www.knowprose.com > http://www.your2ndplace.com > http://www.opendepth.com > http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ > > "Criticize by Creating" - Michelangelo > "The present is theirs; the future, for which I > really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to > digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ From eddank at aya.yale.edu Thu Feb 28 07:07:29 2008 From: eddank at aya.yale.edu (Eddan Katz) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:07:29 -0500 Subject: [DDN] CFP - Computers, Freedom, & Privacy: Technology Policy '08 References: <8E862BD2-4F82-4715-BDB1-2958630C7013@aya.yale.edu> Message-ID: <21043D92-6F94-4DE3-8D97-69E0331AF52F@aya.yale.edu> COMPUTERS, FREEDOM, AND PRIVACY: TECHNOLOGY POLICY '08 http://cfp2008.org/ 18th Annual CFP conference May 20-23, 2008 Omni Hotel New Haven, CT CALL FOR PROPOSALS This election year will be the first to address US technology policy in the information age as part of our national debate. Candidates have put forth positions about technology policy and have recognized that it has its own set of economic, political, and social concerns. In the areas of privacy, intellectual property, cybersecurity, telecommunications, and freedom of speech, an increasing number of issues once confined to experts now penetrate public conversation. Our decisions about technology policy are being made at a time when the architectures of our information and communication technologies are still being built. Debate about these issues needs to be better- informed in order for us to make policy choices in the public interest. This year, the 18th annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference will focus on what constitutes technology policy. CFP: Technology Policy '08 is an opportunity to help shape public debate on those issues being made into laws and regulations and those technological infrastructures being developed. The direction of our technology policy impacts the choices we make about our national defense, our civil liberties during wartime, the future of American education, our national healthcare systems, and many other realms of policy discussed more prominently on the election trail. Policies ranging from data mining and wiretapping, to file-sharing and open access, and e-voting to electronic medical records will be addressed by expert panels of technologists, policymakers, business leaders, and advocates. Open participation is invited for proposals on panels, tutorials, speaker suggestions, and birds of a feather sessions through the CFP: Technology Policy '08 submission at http://www.cfp2008.org/submissions/. Suggested topics for discussion include: * Information Privacy * Anonymity Online * Government Transparency * Voting Technology * Online Campaigning * Social Networks * Citizen Journalism * Cybercrime & Cyberterrorism * Digital Education * Copyright and Fair Use * Patent Reform * Open Access * P2P Networks * Information Policy and Free Trade * Media Concentration * Genes & Bioethics * Electronic Medical Records * Web Accessibility * Open Standards * Network Neutrality * High-Speed Internet Access Policy * Freedom of Information * Technology Policy Administration Submission Deadlines: Panel, Tutorial, and Speaker proposals: March 21, 2008. Birds of a Feather Session (BoFs) proposals: April 21, 2008. Panel, Tutorial, and Speaker proposals accepted by the Program Committee will be notified by April 7, 2008. Registration available online at http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp? EventId=193762. ------ Eddan Katz International Affairs Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.eff.org/ Senior Fellow, Yale Information Society Project Lecturer and Associate Research Scholar, Yale Law School http://isp.law.yale.edu/ From mmaranda at afcn.org Wed Feb 27 19:00:54 2008 From: mmaranda at afcn.org (Michael Maranda) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:00:54 -0600 Subject: [DDN] News from the Netsquared MashUp Challenge - please spread the word! In-Reply-To: <3feff8d60802271559l55632094s46d2cbc96d0b77a8@mail.gmail.com> References: <3feff8d60802271556o3387befdv704b44f7cf6499c4@mail.gmail.com> <3feff8d60802271559l55632094s46d2cbc96d0b77a8@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <3feff8d60802271600ladf2407n9ee6a4aa86149975@mail.gmail.com> Friends, I'm writing today to encourage you to spend 46 minutes to submit an application to this year's NetSquared Mashup Challenge. Here is why I think you should participate: A. The potential of data visualization to spark insight into the issues/cause you're working on could be transformative in accelerating your work forward. B. The exposure that NetSquared brings to social innovation projects is both unique and far-reaching. C. NetSquared is currently working with software developers, product managers and other technologists interested in contributing world-class technological expertise to your work for FREE. D. The $ point. There's 100k up for grabs. More details here . Take a hard look at the NetSquared site and FAQ page . If you have questions or bright ideas, touch base with the NetSquared team( net2 at techsoup.org) with any questions or bright ideas. As always, Michael PS to all in or near Chicago: March 11 we're convening the Net2 Tuesdays Meetuphttp://wrythings.net/2008/02/26/chicago-net2-tuesdays-starting-march-11th/ From som.abcnews at gmail.com Thu Feb 28 12:41:50 2008 From: som.abcnews at gmail.com (som patidar) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:11:50 +0530 Subject: [DDN] Welcome Back to DDN! In-Reply-To: <906609.18328.qm@web51907.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <47C372FC.6060006@knowprose.com> <906609.18328.qm@web51907.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Great News. Looking forward to enjoy interaction with other members. Regards Som Patidar Vice President, Citizen Research Foundation (India) On 2/27/08, melita zajc wrote: > > yes, great to have you back and thank you all for > making it happen > :) > melita > --- Taran Rampersad wrote: > > > Concur... I was wondering what had happened. > > > > doramaria at gmail.com wrote: > > > Thank you! > > > > > > Great having you back!! > > > > > > :) > > > > > > Dora Maria Abreu > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > Taran Rampersad > > cnd at knowprose.com > > > > http://www.knowprose.com > > http://www.your2ndplace.com > > http://www.opendepth.com > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ > > > > "Criticize by Creating" - Michelangelo > > "The present is theirs; the future, for which I > > really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > > DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net > > > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > > To unsubscribe, send a message to > > digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with the word > > UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.orgwith the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > From claude.almansi at gmail.com Thu Feb 28 15:44:23 2008 From: claude.almansi at gmail.com (Claude Almansi) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:44:23 +0100 Subject: [DDN] Welcome Back to DDN! In-Reply-To: References: <47C372FC.6060006@knowprose.com> <906609.18328.qm@web51907.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Thank you so much, Michael and All of You at TIG Claude From cnd at knowprose.com Thu Feb 28 18:48:46 2008 From: cnd at knowprose.com (Taran Rampersad) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:48:46 -0400 Subject: [DDN] News from the Netsquared MashUp Challenge - please spread the word! In-Reply-To: <3feff8d60802271600ladf2407n9ee6a4aa86149975@mail.gmail.com> References: <3feff8d60802271556o3387befdv704b44f7cf6499c4@mail.gmail.com> <3feff8d60802271559l55632094s46d2cbc96d0b77a8@mail.gmail.com> <3feff8d60802271600ladf2407n9ee6a4aa86149975@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <47C7485E.8050705@knowprose.com> I couldn't resist this (in good humor, but the point is implicit): http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/2299306140/ Seriously, it does look worthwhile... If I can think of something that helps with the above image somehow, I'll send it in. Really. :-) Michael Maranda wrote: > Friends, I'm writing today to encourage you to spend 46 minutes to submit an > application to this year's NetSquared Mashup > Challenge. > Here is why I think you should participate: > > A. The potential of data visualization to spark insight into the > issues/cause you're working on could be transformative in accelerating your > work forward. > B. The exposure that NetSquared brings to social innovation projects is both > unique and far-reaching. > C. NetSquared is currently working with software developers, product > managers and other technologists interested in contributing world-class > technological expertise to your work for FREE. > D. The $ point. There's 100k up for grabs. More details > here > . > > Take a hard look at the NetSquared site and FAQ > page . > If you have questions or bright ideas, touch base with the NetSquared > team( > net2 at techsoup.org) with any questions or bright ideas. As always, > > Michael > > > PS to all in or near Chicago: March 11 we're convening the Net2 Tuesdays > Meetuphttp://wrythings.net/2008/02/26/chicago-net2-tuesdays-starting-march-11th/ > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > -- -- Taran Rampersad cnd at knowprose.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.your2ndplace.com http://www.opendepth.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ "Criticize by Creating" - Michelangelo "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla From roopdave at yahoo.com Fri Feb 29 04:36:25 2008 From: roopdave at yahoo.com (roop dave) Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:36:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: [DDN] News from the Netsquared MashUp Challenge - please spread the word! In-Reply-To: <3feff8d60802271600ladf2407n9ee6a4aa86149975@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <860689.53734.qm@web53409.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Good to see DDN re-activated.. Best of luck and looking for a long time to interact.. Michael Maranda wrote: Friends, I'm writing today to encourage you to spend 46 minutes to submit an application to this year's NetSquared Mashup Challenge. Here is why I think you should participate: A. The potential of data visualization to spark insight into the issues/cause you're working on could be transformative in accelerating your work forward. B. The exposure that NetSquared brings to social innovation projects is both unique and far-reaching. C. NetSquared is currently working with software developers, product managers and other technologists interested in contributing world-class technological expertise to your work for FREE. D. The $ point. There's 100k up for grabs. More details here . Take a hard look at the NetSquared site and FAQ page . If you have questions or bright ideas, touch base with the NetSquared team( net2 at techsoup.org) with any questions or bright ideas. As always, Michael PS to all in or near Chicago: March 11 we're convening the Net2 Tuesdays Meetuphttp://wrythings.net/2008/02/26/chicago-net2-tuesdays-starting-march-11th/ _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. R K Dave, SMIEEE, B.E(EC)., M.B.A.,M.S.H.S.(USA) Ex-OSD(IT) Government of India / GoG Adviser / External Network Expert SWAN - Government of karnataka / Government of Himachal email: roopdave at yahoo.com rkdave at ieee.org Mobile (India) # 9825060164 Mobile (USA) # 815-603-2476 --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. From roslyno at lagcc.cuny.edu Thu Feb 28 18:46:43 2008 From: roslyno at lagcc.cuny.edu (Roslyn Orgel) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:46:43 -0500 Subject: [DDN] LaGuardia ePortfolio Conference - Kathleen B. Yancey, Keynote - REGISTER EARLY In-Reply-To: <21043D92-6F94-4DE3-8D97-69E0331AF52F@aya.yale.edu> References: <8E862BD2-4F82-4715-BDB1-2958630C7013@aya.yale.edu> <21043D92-6F94-4DE3-8D97-69E0331AF52F@aya.yale.edu> Message-ID: <47C70186.8007.0091.0@lagcc.cuny.edu> Dear Colleagues: The Center for Teaching & Learning at LaGuardia Community College invites you to join us in NYC on April 10-12, 2008 for an exciting national ePortfolio conference. *Making Connections: ePortfolios, Integrative Learning, and Assessment* will offer 40 sessions exploring ePortfolio in relation to integrative pedagogy, technology and holistic assessment, presented by leading voices in the field. We encourage you to take advantage of Early Registration and Group Discounts. Visit www.eportfolio.lagcc.cuny.edu/conference to register, see session highlights, and get information on pre-conference workshops. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Kathleen Blake Yancey, is the Kellogg W. Hunt Professor of English at Florida State University and co-founder of the Inter/National Coalition on Electronic Portfolio Research. Her work is a major influence on ePortfolio theory and practice. Pre-conference workshops on the afternoon of Thursday, April 10 will provide opportunities for in-depth conversations and hands-on experiences. Sign up for these pre-conference workshops on the conference website: o ePortfolio 101: An introductory workshop, identifying common approaches to ePortfolio and spotlighting resources for educators. o Holistic Assessment w/ ePortfolio: Approaches and issues involved in using ePortfolio to support authentic outcomes assessment. o ePortfolio Creation with rSmart: An in-depth workshop by one of an effective technical support group, helping schools use the Open Source Portfolio. o Next Generation ePortfolio: A meeting of technology innovators collaborating on new approaches to ePortfolio, integrating advanced Web 2.0 functions. Please join us for this unique opportunity. We look forward to seeing you in April. Sincerely, Susan Lambert Coordinator, Making Connections Conference LaGuardia Center for Teaching & Learning LaGuardia Community College, CUNY 31-10 Thompson Ave., Suite M-403 Long Island City, NY 11101 slambert at lagcc.cuny.edu (718) 482-5404