The 2007 Edublog Award Ceremony

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THE 2007 EDUBLOG AWARDS CEREMONY
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Stay tuned for edited audio

And the Winners are...

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Chat Log Below

13:33:28 derrallg -> Hi everyone
13:34:01 derrallg -> sound seems too hot in ustream
13:34:49 Ben Wilkoff -> I would listen to that.
13:37:50 jeff -> thanks Derrall
13:37:58 jeff -> just turned it down - any better?
13:46:09 Ben Wilkoff -> John has the echo.
13:52:44 JenM -> oh, dear ... updating 2nd life now causing a slew of other updates / shut downs ... will be back shortly ...
13:56:02 Ben Wilkoff -> Huge echo
13:56:34 Ben Wilkoff -> I'm just listening to ustream
13:56:48 Ben Wilkoff -> Everyone has huge echo... (3 or 4 echos)
13:56:59 Ben Wilkoff -> Now only two
13:57:00 cheryloakes seedlings -> just logged onto the chat, so far
13:57:51 Ben Wilkoff -> Better.
13:58:18 Ben Wilkoff -> Just a little bit of reverb... which sounds pretty cool actually
13:59:19 Ben Wilkoff -> It hasn't updated in while
14:00:40 Ben Wilkoff -> Echo once again.
14:00:50 Ben Wilkoff -> No echo now.
14:00:57 Ben Wilkoff -> Echo now
14:01:11 Ben Wilkoff -> Very late echo
14:02:12 Ben Wilkoff -> Interesting... nope not in world
14:02:27 Ben Wilkoff -> I'm in studio 2 on edtechtalk.com (yep... late echo)
14:02:37 Ben Wilkoff -> I just checked that actually... just one window
14:03:03 Ben Wilkoff -> Well... it is perfect now
14:03:21 Ben Wilkoff -> Whatever I just did... (or you did) it is perfect
14:03:32 JenM -> back in a flash ... or two or three
14:03:44 Ben Wilkoff -> Which is the way it was when Jen speaking before.
14:07:55 Ben Wilkoff -> Is that the theme music?
14:08:58 Ben Wilkoff -> That's what I thought you were testing out.
14:10:49 arvind -> hey there all. how's the pregame going?
14:11:07 jeff -> so far so good
14:11:12 arvind -> not very into second life. pretty afraid it will end my first life
14:11:16 jeff -> would you like to join the convo
14:12:41 arvind -> am going go be in and out, so can't Skype in right now
14:12:47 Ben Wilkoff -> Has anyone figured out how to make the camtwist video more sharp?
14:14:18 Ben Wilkoff -> I just wish it was more like a screencast...
14:14:32 Ben Wilkoff -> That sounds wonderful.
14:15:56 arvind -> who's screen are we watching?
14:16:22 arvind -> decent quality
14:16:26 JosieFraser -> Hey Jeff :)
14:18:00 jeff -> skyping you now josie
14:18:24 jeff -> we hear you
14:18:39 jeff -> yes i am
14:24:32 Tom Barrett -> Evening
14:24:38 Tom Barrett -> Hi Josie
14:24:48 Tom Barrett -> http://tbarrett.edublog.org
14:25:00 Bassman_Sean -> hey
14:25:19 Bassman_Sean -> yup, sure am :D
14:30:26 arvind -> good luck folks, see you later
14:35:34 Ben Wilkoff -> everyone sounds about the same
14:36:08 Bassman_Sean -> everyone sounds fine to me
14:38:11 Bassman_Sean -> that's Arthus!
14:40:30 Bassman_Sean -> I'm talking to Arthus on Skype too
14:46:51 Bassman_Sean -> Hey Clay
14:47:03 clay burell -> Hi Sean
14:48:00 clay burell -> one sec
14:48:37 clay burell -> on my old G4 instead of macbook - weird
14:49:02 clay burell -> what's the contact name?
14:49:17 clay burell -> on Skype?
14:49:36 Bassman_Sean -> yeah I need it too
14:52:54 JenM -> OOOO! So exciting! 2nd Life crashing for me today, rats.
14:57:42 SB -> Ustream Audio is fine.
14:57:54 JenM -> ustream audio is awesome!!
14:57:59 JenM -> working great!!
14:58:19 JenM -> just waiting for everything to crash (the ETT version of "break a leg")
14:58:30 Ben Wilkoff -> Gotta go for a while.
14:59:26 SB -> Yes
14:59:28 JenM -> I heard Daryl
14:59:29 Bassman_Sean -> yup I did
14:59:52 njtechteacher -> yes I heard
15:01:25 JosieFraser -> Wow! Cool airship!
15:01:48 JosieFraser -> I'm just waiting for the pizza to arrive at this end :)
15:02:11 SB -> Siouynds good, Josie
15:02:15 SB -> Sounds
15:04:33 ds aka cosmo commons -> thanks Dave--back at ya
15:06:00 JosieFraser -> Tell Jo her outfit is great!
15:06:52 JosieFraser -> Yep - I have pizza and wine for tonight.
15:07:14 JosieFraser -> but if I'm slurring slightly by the end of the evening it's Jeff's sound and not me ;)
15:07:35 JosieFraser -> Hey Steve!
15:08:05 SteveHargadon -> Hi, Josie!
15:08:16 ds aka cosmo commons -> ustream audio is cutting in and out for me
15:08:34 ds aka cosmo commons -> back now
15:08:41 ds aka cosmo commons -> was off air for a bit
15:09:02 JosieFraser -> Learning Loon is Ewan McIntosh
15:09:23 JosieFraser -> Korea is the place to be for tech!
15:09:44 ds aka cosmo commons -> lost ustream audio again
15:09:46 JosieFraser -> ok - sound down
15:09:55 dave -> who's in korea?
15:10:02 ds aka cosmo commons -> back on audio
15:10:09 JosieFraser -> The guy chatting with Jeff inworld
15:10:26 JosieFraser -> I know Korean related to movie titles
15:11:33 JosieFraser -> s'fine now
15:11:42 JosieFraser -> a little choppy
15:12:11 ds aka cosmo commons -> lost ustream audio
15:12:18 ds aka cosmo commons -> was good, but not there now
15:12:23 ds aka cosmo commons -> back now
15:12:28 ds aka cosmo commons -> on ustream
15:13:47 Ann-NJTechTeacher -> Korea= http://beyond-school.org/
15:20:31 Cosmo Commons -> Dave is a little hot in ustream
15:20:34 Cosmo Commons -> audio wise
15:20:39 dave -> rarr.
15:21:18 Cosmo Commons -> true re "hot in general"
15:21:36 Cosmo Commons -> nice
15:21:54 JosieFraser -> is there a baby online?
15:22:11 Cosmo Commons -> Hey Oscar!
15:22:15 JosieFraser -> ah! Hi Oscar!
15:23:05 Cosmo Commons -> better now on audio Dave
15:23:27 dave -> there was a baby online
15:23:29 dave -> :)
15:43:04 JohnS -> http://www.downes.ca/
15:48:50 Cosmo Commons -> Hey Sharon and Jen, and all
15:49:02 JenM -> Hi!
15:49:22 JenM -> We're hearing that speaker with an echo
15:49:43 Cosmo Commons -> not getting an echo here
15:49:54 Cosmo Commons -> wondering if it's SL and ustream audio for you?
15:50:06 Cosmo Commons -> i
15:50:13 JenM -> who was that speaking, btw?
15:50:23 Cosmo Commons -> I'm streaming ustream audio on ETT A
15:50:28 Cosmo Commons -> not sure
15:50:37 JenM -> now it seems better
15:50:50 Cosmo Commons -> cool, thanks
15:51:31 JenM -> my computer keeps crashing (some video driver issue) when I go into 2ndlife, but this is fun, too.
15:51:39 sharonp -> think I might try checking you out in SL.... my elves are busy in the background doing the decorating and baking.... nothing like delegation!
15:53:39 JenM -> I'm going to try rebooting with a new video driver ... brb
15:53:50 jeff -> anybody want to do a sound checki?
15:57:04 Cosmo Commons -> sounds good Jeff
16:02:21 jeff -> not sure what happened to ustream - should be back shortly
16:05:22 Cosmo Commons -> have ustream back now
16:05:29 Cosmo Commons -> altho very choppy
16:07:18 Cosmo Commons -> off air again--ustream that is...
16:07:28 jeff -> hmmm
16:07:34 jeff -> I'm finishing my reboot
16:07:38 jeff -> will check in shortly
16:07:45 Cosmo Commons -> standing by, will advise
16:08:26 Cosmo Commons -> back now, but with "howl around"
16:08:39 Cosmo Commons -> someone in skype and ustream it sounds like
16:09:11 AllanahK -> This should be fun
16:10:28 dave -> yo
16:10:34 Cosmo Commons -> sup
16:10:41 dave -> 'much
16:10:43 dave -> 'sup u
16:10:48 Cosmo Commons -> nada
16:10:48 jim_gates -> Timothy Leary would have LOVED the sound so far
16:10:57 Cosmo Commons -> lol
16:12:20 JimCoe -> Hello All!
16:12:26 Cosmo Commons -> need to step away for a couple -- brb -- continuing to stream ustream audio to Channel A
16:12:33 Cosmo Commons -> Hi Jim
16:15:41 JenniferW -> Hey Alice -- I am sitting next to you in SL
16:15:53 alicebarr -> Oh Hi !
16:16:05 alicebarr -> Have 2 computers going
16:16:07 JosieFraser -> OK - we'll be kicking off shortly. Dave - can you skype me back in to the prep channel?
16:16:26 JenniferW -> ahhhh
16:16:36 sharonp -> Jen, any idea why I was all in black
16:16:50 JenniferW -> should I listen here or in SL??
16:16:56 JenniferW -> Sharon -- you had not rezzed yet
16:17:02 JenniferW -> DOUBLE ECHO
16:17:14 sharonp -> rezzed???
16:17:26 alicebarr -> I am in black too!
16:17:34 JenniferW -> your SL body had not completely rezzed yet
16:17:38 JenniferW -> hmmmm resoluted??
16:17:44 sharonp -> is this some kind of spiritual experience?
16:17:49 JenniferW -> I think so :)
16:18:29 JenniferW -> Hi Donna
16:18:35 alicebarr -> I se names on Ustream but not in SL. Too many people?
16:18:41 sharonp -> Jen, where are you in SL?
16:18:52 JenniferW -> lots in SL -- not names I know
16:18:57 JenniferW -> Sharon -- I am in the second row
16:19:04 JenniferW -> by Lily of the Starr
16:19:07 JenniferW -> behind KJ
16:19:11 sharonp -> uhmmmm
16:19:13 dthaggard -> Hello Jen
16:19:34 sharonp -> webcastorium? or J Island?
16:19:40 JenniferW -> so who accepts --- the Avatar or the real person??
16:20:13 dthaggard -> I used to have SL deleted it cause it was slowing down my computer
16:20:19 JenniferW -> Sharon -- do you need a TELEPORT
16:20:41 sharonp -> yes... to where?? this is my question
16:20:57 sharonp -> was given three SLurls
16:21:11 jim_gates -> one more time, please - the skype name?
16:21:37 steve madsenau -> ustream currently off air?
16:21:44 dave -> seems that way doesn't it
16:21:53 Cosmo Commons -> been having some troubles with it
16:21:57 JosieFraser -> Yep - off stream message
16:22:02 Cosmo Commons -> should be back soon
16:22:17 dave -> umm... i'm having a drink now
16:22:20 JimCoe -> Hey, I'm still a novice with SL, I'm trying to teleport to the island for the award, but and geting a message that it is full. Is there any way around this?
16:22:32 Cosmo Commons -> back now on ustream
16:25:46 Cosmo Commons -> Hi Konrad, Sarah, Joyce and kattan -- welcome
16:25:57 Sarah S -> Hello!
16:26:01 joycevalenza -> hi all!
16:26:36 Cosmo Commons -> Hi to Geekie too
16:26:52 joycevalenza -> welcome, steve!
16:26:55 Cosmo Commons -> ustream sounding good
16:27:02 SteveHargadon -> Howdy!
16:27:20 JenniferWagner -> where should I listen -- here -- second life -- both??
16:27:26 JenniferWagner -> is it simultaneous
16:27:35 jeff -> yes - one or the other
16:27:35 JenniferWagner -> I can hear you fine
16:27:40 Cosmo Commons -> more or less
16:27:42 JenniferWagner -> but there is distractions behind you
16:27:42 Geekie Kidd -> Howdy
16:27:47 kattan -> yep, i
16:27:53 Cosmo Commons -> some lag in world
16:27:53 JenniferWagner -> and echos
16:28:05 kattan -> ve got the audio on a gner train, and it sounds fine!
16:28:07 JenniferWagner -> and in SL I have muted -- so I am only listening ETT
16:28:12 JohnS -> Jdub: I think ustream has better audio
16:28:17 JenniferWagner -> Hey COSTMO
16:28:20 JenniferWagner -> COSMO
16:28:27 JenniferWagner -> let me go to the ustream
16:28:32 Cosmo Commons -> JDub -- been too long!
16:28:39 kattan -> ustream isnt connecting for me, just keeps trying to refresh itself
16:28:53 Cosmo Commons -> ETT CHannel A is a restream of ustream
16:29:11 JenniferWagner -> ustream is okay
16:29:17 kattan -> gotcha - etta is what i've got.
16:29:19 alicebarr -> Can hear you in world
16:29:28 steve madsenau -> http://edtechtalk.com/studio/2
16:29:30 JenniferWagner -> Cosmo -- yes we need a catchup
16:29:33 JenniferWagner -> we can hear you
16:29:40 Cosmo Commons -> indeed
16:29:45 jeff -> http://webcastacademy.net/cam/lee
16:30:30 Cosmo Commons -> video remotes, from "in world" next year
16:30:39 JenniferWagner -> Menlo Rich is talking in SL -- should we hear that too??
16:30:52 Cosmo Commons -> it's the same audio
16:30:55 Cosmo Commons -> more or less
16:30:59 JenniferWagner -> I am sooooo confused
16:31:20 steve madsenau -> keep it simple (kiss)
16:31:22 jim_gates -> what's the skype name for audio?
16:31:45 JenniferWagner -> is James Menlo Rich in SL??
16:31:48 AllanahK -> I spend my life being confused
16:32:06 Cosmo Commons -> JL is MR
16:32:08 JenniferWagner -> BLIMPP just showed up in SL
16:32:15 JohnS -> Dave -- you're giving me a haircut with that blimp!
16:32:29 JenniferWagner -> and blimp is gone
16:32:59 dave -> yeah... sometimes you gotta have a little blimp
16:33:17 Cosmo Commons -> more blimp
16:33:34 JenniferWagner -> I liked the blimp -- though I thought it was a submarine for a bit
16:35:16 JenniferWagner -> Doug -- I see your name -- where are you in SL??
16:35:27 JenniferWagner -> right in front of me??
16:36:13 Cosmo Commons -> sitting in the front row -- I'm a keener ;)
16:36:35 JenniferWagner -> I am right behind you
16:36:42 JohnS -> he's on the other side of the aisle from you
16:36:47 JohnS -> on your right
16:36:53 jim_gates -> *applause*
16:37:03 JenniferWagner -> clapping
16:37:22 jim_gates -> \o/ *yeah*
16:37:28 Alice Mercer -> *applause* :)
16:37:41 Sarah S -> applause
16:38:20 JenniferWagner -> Kevein Jarrett is calling her
16:38:26 JenniferWagner -> on his cell phone
16:38:56 Alice Mercer -> Jeff, not that I'm counting on needing it, for non-SL, should we call worldbridges if we win
16:39:27 JenniferWagner -> can you give all the nominees first
16:39:33 JenniferWagner -> or will that take too long
16:40:00 steve madsenau -> josie audio is fine via ustream
16:40:07 jim_gates -> *applause to all*
16:40:16 jim_gates -> *YEAH!!!*
16:40:20 JenniferWagner -> clapping
16:40:22 SteveHargadon -> I am here.
16:40:22 dave -> great. thanks for the info
16:40:22 Cosmo Commons -> wooohooooo
16:40:30 Alice Mercer -> *applause* :)
16:40:32 jim_gates -> congrats, Steve!!!
16:40:35 dthaggard -> :)
16:40:49 SteveHargadon -> Hurrah to all finalists and users of social networking in education.
16:41:02 Lee_au -> cheers!!!!
16:41:13 jim_gates -> *applause to all*
16:41:23 JenniferWagner -> clappping
16:41:24 jim_gates -> *congratulations!!!*
16:41:33 sharonp -> congrats!
16:41:46 Sarah S -> Applause* congratulations!
16:41:54 AllanahK -> well done Steve
16:42:22 Clayb Burell -> Congrats Steve!
16:42:36 kattan -> well done steve :)
16:42:37 JenniferWagner -> sound is better now that I left SL
16:42:57 Alice Mercer -> *applause* :) WOOHOOO
16:43:17 Alice Mercer -> JW: Bandwidth is a jealous you know what
16:43:23 lolb -> yay
16:43:27 Cosmo Commons -> checking
16:43:33 Cosmo Commons -> but sounds good here
16:43:36 sharonp -> am happy to have two monitors - one for this Ustream and one for SL
16:43:40 JenniferWagner -> well I am not a good multitasker anyway -- so I will just enjoy it here
16:43:46 sharonp -> USTream sounds great
16:43:54 steve madsenau -> audio is fine via ustream, no other applications running
16:44:03 alicebarr -> I did not hear wiki winner who was that?
16:44:11 JenniferWagner -> Wikinomics
16:44:16 JenniferWagner -> or close to that
16:44:28 alicebarr -> Oh sorry Jen! Bit great to be a finalist!
16:44:28 JenniferWagner -> I will go get the right name
16:44:49 JenniferWagner -> Alice -- we already won -- just by being noticed!!
16:45:00 alicebarr -> Absolutely Jen!
16:45:12 clark -> Hello - is there a list of winners online somewhere yet?
16:45:17 JenniferWagner -> Welkerâ€™s Wikinomics
16:45:28 JenniferWagner -> I will drop in the winners
16:45:31 JenniferWagner -> as they are announced
16:45:34 Alice Mercer -> JW: I'm not thinking of ETT (I would NEVER take credit for that), I'm up with a group blog
16:45:47 JenniferWagner -> Classroom 2.0
16:46:03 JenniferWagner -> Suffern middle school in Second Life
16:46:10 JenniferWagner -> now we are caught up
16:46:23 clark -> where's the page?
16:46:38 Alice Mercer -> JW: Oh, well I wouldn't take credit for that either
16:46:49 JenniferWagner -> ohhh that is right ETT is still up
16:46:58 JenniferWagner -> doing the happy dance
16:47:08 JenniferWagner -> let me grab the links too
16:47:18 JenniferWagner -> http://rampoislands.blogspot.com/
16:47:22 JenniferWagner -> that is Suffren
16:47:31 Alice Mercer -> finalist list: http://edublogawards.com/edublog-awards-2007-finalists-announced/
16:47:47 Alice Mercer -> It was JL,
16:47:47 JenniferWagner -> http://www.classroom20.com/
16:47:50 JenniferWagner -> classroom 2.0
16:48:02 Cosmo Commons -> go dave, go dave
16:48:14 JenniferWagner -> http://welkerswikinomics.wetpaint.com/?t=anon
16:48:18 JenniferWagner -> WIKINOMICS
16:48:20 JohnS -> dungeons of physical existence?
16:48:24 sharonp -> Dave is just cracking me up
16:48:24 Alice Mercer -> And they weren't selling viagra
16:48:33 JohnS -> shesh.
16:48:35 jeff -> is the ustream video moving at all?
16:48:39 sharonp -> he is so right on!
16:48:40 jim_gates -> the echo is REALLY nasty, isn't it?
16:48:49 Cosmo Commons -> he ALWAYS cracks me up
16:48:51 sharonp -> no, the video is not moving
16:48:53 JohnS -> last year he had eleven, right?
16:48:54 JenniferWagner -> do you want the links??
16:49:00 JohnS -> Must be the exchange rate.
16:49:05 kattan -> nope, haven't had a ustream video connect at all
16:49:05 Cosmo Commons -> not getting echo here
16:49:20 steve madsenau -> audio has little / no echo via ustream
16:49:21 sharonp -> oh man, Dave is describing my life of legal entanglements
16:49:39 Cosmo Commons -> cutting out a bit, but no echo
16:49:46 Cosmo Commons -> on ustream
16:49:50 Alice Mercer -> Jason TV anyone?
16:49:51 sharonp -> good point, Dave about UStream
16:50:30 clark -> I'm on welker's wikinomics, don't see the list
16:50:32 sharonp -> the jury is still out on how much people want to be videostreamed and if peeps really want to watch
16:50:41 Alice Mercer -> Sorry to the rest of the world!
16:50:54 sharonp -> great stuff, Dave.... am looking forward to the rest
16:51:01 Alice Mercer -> Have hope, Maybe Ted will get indicted for bribrary?
16:51:01 jim_gates -> i'm on the edtechtalk.com site watching the ustream feed. no other audio but a terrible echo
16:51:30 sharonp -> Ted STevens clearly just does not get it.... but many still don't
16:51:48 JohnS -> Jim -- are you also listening somewhere else? The audio stream or in world?
16:51:59 Cosmo Commons -> Jim you'll get echo with ustream and ett audio both
16:52:26 Cosmo Commons -> try muting ustream by clicking speaker icon
16:52:40 JenniferWagner -> will it restart automatically??
16:52:49 Cosmo Commons -> lost ustream stanby
16:52:56 joycevalenza -> lost audio
16:53:00 JohnS -> I think you have to click the refresh button on the ustream to get it back
16:53:02 jim_gates -> lost ustream
16:53:03 clark -> Finally got in on Second Life. sweet
16:53:07 Alice Mercer -> Sharon, and his ignorance is not limited to eduction and technology
16:53:10 Cosmo Commons -> off aiur
16:53:11 JohnS -> Joyce Valenza! Welcome back
16:53:19 JenniferWagner -> back
16:53:29 Cosmo Commons -> will stream on ETT Channel A once back...
16:53:45 JenniferWagner -> Education use of video is next??
16:53:45 Cosmo Commons -> back now
16:54:02 jim_gates -> excellent audio right now
16:54:06 steve madsenau -> refresh ustream connection to get it going again
16:54:14 JohnS -> CC: Don't think there's audio on ETT A -- just getting an odd whine
16:54:31 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> I'm listenting to the audio ustream.
16:54:44 Cosmo Commons -> THanks John
16:54:46 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> oi. Wrong jim
16:54:47 jim_gates -> *applause*
16:54:52 JenniferWagner -> RBG Street Scholars Think Tank Multi-Media E-Zine
16:54:57 Cosmo Commons -> just restarted
16:55:01 jim_gates -> \o/ Yeah!!
16:55:01 AllanahK -> yay
16:55:07 JenniferWagner -> http://rbg-street-scholar-multi-media-e-zine.blogspot.com/
16:55:10 Alice Mercer -> :D *Yeah* :D
16:55:22 Alice Mercer -> Would ETT be on this list?
16:55:34 JohnS -> audio is back on ETTA, Doug. Good work
16:55:58 jim_gates -> *applause*
16:55:58 JenniferWagner -> SMARTBoard Lessons Podcast
16:56:00 Jen -> yeah!
16:56:05 AllanahK -> Congrats smartboard
16:56:09 JenniferWagner -> http://pdtogo.com/smart/
16:56:41 JohnS -> *gasp*
16:57:22 JohnS -> blogger was early -- maybe it takes more time to build up to the critical mass?
16:57:25 Alice Mercer -> Hmm, I would have thought FaceBook or LinkedIN, lol
16:57:30 JenniferWagner -> eLearning Technology
16:57:41 JenniferWagner -> http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/
16:58:13 bhazzard -> what a honour to be nominated with such great finalists for the smartboard lesson podcast
16:58:32 bhazzard -> thanks for the honour of this award
16:58:37 jim_gates -> *applause*
16:58:53 JenniferWagner -> El tinglado
16:58:57 jim_gates -> \o/ yeah!
16:59:04 JenniferWagner -> http://tinglado.net/
16:59:06 Alice Mercer -> :D *Yeah* :D
16:59:12 Jen -> audio sounding great ... btw!
16:59:30 steve madsenau -> confirmed, audio is fantastic
16:59:37 Alice Mercer -> How is it that audio improves as the skype call goes on?
16:59:55 Sarah S -> *applause*
17:00:31 Jen -> Yeah!
17:00:49 Jen -> Congrats!!!!
17:00:51 Alice Mercer -> What is that on Second Life?
17:00:55 jim_gates -> congratulations!!
17:01:35 Alice Mercer -> Hey Larry, click on the play button on USTREAM to the left
17:01:56 alexanderhayes -> yay
17:02:21 bhazzard -> i emailed an audio file from Joan and myself for an acceptance speech
17:02:42 bhazzard -> from the smartboard lesson podcast
17:02:49 Jen -> Capetown Declaration!! Oh, my!
17:03:00 JohnS -> http://del.icio.us/edtechtalk/capetown
17:03:21 Alice Mercer -> We're not unreasonable, just teachers used to control?
17:03:28 sharonp -> the evils of sharing and bad timing??
17:03:47 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> Not if you use a Mac...
17:04:17 sharonp -> OLPC.... not a bad consequence
17:04:19 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> :p
17:04:28 JenniferWagner -> what?? cut out
17:04:37 JohnS -> Dave, stop being so diplomatic.
17:04:43 dave -> :)
17:04:43 sharonp -> yay!! Dave sees the value in OLPC
17:04:45 Alice Mercer -> Bionic Teaching/Jim: I didn't see a description on http://edublogawards.com/edublog-awards-2007-finalists-announced/
17:04:53 sharonp -> I find the whole issue very fascinating
17:05:00 dave -> law of unintended consequences
17:05:01 Cosmo Commons -> I think "wallflower" when I think o' Dave ;)
17:05:16 alexanderhayes -> a billion new awards waiting
17:05:24 sharonp -> OLPC has made the big guys sit up and take notice (and make a show of conscience)
17:05:25 Jen -> me, too, cosmo ... me, too ...
17:05:31 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> Yeah, it's been a busy fall in our county. Sorry! Figured those who were interested would swing over and check us out.
17:06:06 Alice Mercer -> Had seen your blog before, and it's great
17:06:14 JenniferWagner -> BEST LIBRARIAN/LIBRARY BLOG: A Library By Any Other Name
17:06:16 Jen -> *clap*
17:06:17 sharonp -> applause, applause
17:06:20 Alice Mercer -> I liked "Spineless" just for the title
17:06:21 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> Thanks, Alice.
17:06:21 jim_gates -> *applause*
17:06:26 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> We aim to please!
17:06:27 JenniferWagner -> http://alibraryisalibrary.blogspot.com/
17:06:28 Alice Mercer -> :D *Yeah* :D
17:06:37 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> *clap*
17:07:02 Bud -> How's everyone?
17:07:16 sharonp -> hey Bud!
17:07:18 Jen -> hi, bud ...
17:07:29 steve madsenau -> vision via ustream seems to be working reasonably well
17:07:35 Cosmo Commons -> Hey Bud, doing well thanks, good to see you
17:07:47 JenniferWagner -> BEST TEACHER BLOG: The tempered radical
17:07:47 jim_gates -> *applause*
17:07:49 sharonp -> woohooo!
17:07:52 Jen -> yippie!
17:07:58 JenniferWagner -> http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/
17:08:00 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> *clap*
17:08:09 Clayb Burell -> *applause*
17:08:13 Alice Mercer -> :D *Yeah!* :D
17:08:17 lindsea -> *cheer*
17:09:17 JenniferWagner -> One vote per IP does not allow schools then to vote -- if they share the IP
17:09:39 alexanderhayes -> yes Jennifer
17:09:43 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> Yup. We had to watch who we shared our nomination with for that reason.
17:09:46 alexanderhayes -> perhaps email votes only ?
17:10:04 JohnS -> Vote online, with email confirmation?
17:10:06 dave -> who would count them?
17:10:08 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> That seems like a reasonable alternative
17:10:17 Alice Mercer -> Alexander, people could fake that too
17:10:19 JohnS -> one vote per email address. Click this link to activate style?
17:10:22 sharonp -> 10,000 hand-counted votes?
17:10:24 alexanderhayes -> a human could count them *heaven forbid*
17:10:26 Cosmo Commons -> use a wiki for voting
17:10:28 sharonp -> yikes
17:10:31 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> there must be a way to script it
17:10:43 dave -> was that a volunteer i just heard :)
17:10:45 alexanderhayes -> how do they count votes in any democratic community ?
17:10:46 bhazzard -> Our acceptance speech: http://media.libsyn.com/media/pdtogo/smartboard_podcast_acceptance.mp3
17:10:53 Bud -> Go, Colorado!
17:10:54 jim_gates -> *applause*
17:10:56 sharonp -> who won??
17:10:58 jim_gates -> \o/
17:11:01 sharonp -> garbled!!
17:11:04 Bud -> Who won?
17:11:05 JenniferWagner -> MOST INFLUENTIAL BLOG POST - WHO??
17:11:06 alexanderhayes -> *lol* Dave :)
17:11:07 alicebarr -> Didn't hear
17:11:19 Jen -> we didn't hear the winner!
17:11:22 [Action] arthus -> votes for Leaonardo
17:11:27 alicebarr -> AHHHHHH!
17:11:30 sharonp -> who? who won??
17:11:31 Jen -> please repeat!
17:11:31 JenniferWagner -> MOST INFLUENTIAL BLOG POST: please repeat
17:11:39 arthus -> please repeat!
17:11:41 Jen -> JEFF!!!!!!!
17:11:42 arthus -> we didn't hear
17:11:42 JenniferWagner -> MOST INFLUENTIAL BLOG POST:
17:11:46 Cosmo Commons -> missed that Jeff
17:11:49 alexanderhayes -> who won the last one ?
17:11:51 Cosmo Commons -> you're cutting out
17:11:57 alexanderhayes -> lagging ....cutting out
17:12:00 bhazzard -> Most influential blog post 2007: Is It Okay To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher? The Fischbowl Karl Fisch
17:12:13 alexanderhayes -> ah ha
17:12:17 alexanderhayes -> congrats
17:12:18 Bud -> excellent. Woot, Karl!
17:12:23 sharonp -> yikes
17:12:24 JenniferWagner -> sorry guys -- I can't do it
17:12:26 Cosmo Commons -> audio very spotty now
17:12:27 dave -> woot indeed
17:12:29 JenniferWagner -> I am losing sound
17:12:29 sharonp -> they are off air
17:12:30 arthus -> woot, wood
17:12:31 alexanderhayes -> ustreams out here in Sydney
17:12:32 sharonp -> who won??
17:12:40 sharonp -> was it indeed Karl??
17:12:42 JenniferWagner -> Can't tell anymore
17:12:50 JohnS -> stream audio is okay
17:12:55 Jen -> We are losing the audio ... :(
17:12:56 JohnS -> Switch over to ETT A
17:12:58 Cosmo Commons -> anyone in world can let them know
17:13:03 Cosmo Commons -> nothing there now
17:13:09 Cosmo Commons -> back now
17:13:23 jim_gates -> who won??? audio cut out
17:13:24 alicebarr -> Who was 4?
17:13:37 jeff -> still no audio?
17:13:41 Cosmo Commons -> not sure--depending on ustream here
17:13:44 Cosmo Commons -> back now
17:13:46 alicebarr -> VERY choppy
17:13:48 jim_gates -> who won resource sharing blog?
17:13:50 jeff -> #4 was Tipline
17:13:55 JenniferWagner -> No idea
17:14:01 Cosmo Commons -> but we missed some
17:14:10 Alice Mercer -> we can't stream, be in SL and on Skype at the same time either it looks like?
17:14:12 JenniferWagner -> we mised Resource and Influential
17:14:13 Cosmo Commons -> Dave is a bit choppy, but we can hear again re ustream
17:14:30 jim_gates -> Woohooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
17:14:35 alexanderhayes -> tweet
17:14:40 sharonp -> twitter - holy connectivity, Batman!
17:14:58 Jen -> twitter is only #3 ... what on earth could be 1 and 2!!?!!???
17:15:07 Jen -> I can hardly wait to find out!
17:15:10 Cosmo Commons -> still trying to "get it" re Twitter, but remain hopeful
17:15:17 JohnS -> I must be a "not so much"
17:15:21 cmduke -> anyone know how they are Ustreaming the desktop screen?
17:15:23 JenniferWagner -> my sound is horrid -- any ideas??
17:15:26 JohnS -> Right, Doug.
17:15:31 Alice Mercer -> Cosmo, I was bitter on twitter, but it has it's moments for me now
17:15:34 Jen -> my sound is bad, too.
17:15:36 Cosmo Commons -> need to get in touch with my "inner twit" I guess
17:15:38 sharonp -> no real meaningful audio guys
17:15:39 Cosmo Commons -> here too
17:15:45 JohnS -> cmduke: Jeff has proprietary software for that
17:15:52 sharonp -> I lurk in twitter mostly
17:15:54 jeff -> how is audio now?
17:15:55 alexanderhayes -> audio like a choppy memory
17:15:55 Alice Mercer -> cmduke: WebCam pro?
17:15:56 jeff -> not using prop software
17:15:57 JenniferWagner -> Doug -- grins, read my poston twitter -- LOL
17:16:02 joycevalenza -> audio is bad
17:16:03 sharonp -> choppy and low
17:16:03 jeff -> derral is using camtwist
17:16:03 cmduke -> JOhnS are you on twitter?
17:16:12 JenniferWagner -> 53 people decided to share their twitter thoughts -- :)
17:16:12 cmduke -> would like to track that down if at all possible....
17:16:13 Jen -> audio is very low and choppy!
17:16:13 Cosmo Commons -> very sketchy audio now
17:16:14 JohnS -> Yes, cmduke
17:16:14 alexanderhayes -> losing it totally
17:16:23 alexanderhayes -> sounds like an argument happening
17:16:27 JenniferWagner -> are they arguing??
17:16:31 Bud -> oh, well - 'twas fun while it lasted
17:16:33 dave -> :)
17:16:33 Alice Mercer -> It's Doug
17:16:36 sharonp -> am missing cool arg - I just know it!
17:16:40 Alice Mercer -> It's Dave, sorry
17:16:42 jim_gates -> sounds like they're arguing under water
17:16:46 JenniferWagner -> VERY AUDIO ISSUES
17:16:46 cmduke -> JohnS - tweet me at cmduke?
17:16:48 alexanderhayes -> yup - ciao for now folks
17:16:56 Jen -> :) aurguing under water ... very funny!
17:17:00 JenniferWagner -> wemissed categories of Influential and Resource
17:17:01 alexanderhayes -> back to the open web
17:17:06 sharonp -> so cool, for Karl!
17:17:09 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> can you fix the audio before listing the winners, please!
17:17:22 Cosmo Commons -> ustream down again
17:17:22 JenniferWagner -> LOL -- no worries -- we can't hear you
17:17:33 sharonp -> is Dave blogging the top ten elearning thingies of 2007??
17:17:34 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> choppy like my only experience "deep sea fishing"
17:17:41 Cosmo Commons -> hoping it'll be better when they get back
17:17:47 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> four hours of uncomfortable bounching.
17:17:50 Cosmo Commons -> please do not adjust your set(s)
17:17:53 Simon Brown -> I guess winners will be anounced at http://edublogawards.com/
17:17:54 JenniferWagner -> okay
17:17:55 JenniferWagner -> sound is okay
17:17:57 sharonp -> everybody is a smartass tonight?
17:18:01 jim_gates -> MUCH better
17:18:02 Cosmo Commons -> back now
17:18:05 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> That's better.
17:18:06 Cosmo Commons -> and mo better
17:18:07 JenniferWagner -> you are strong
17:18:09 Simon Brown -> ok now thanks
17:18:11 Jen -> better!
17:18:12 cmduke -> audio very strong.
17:18:13 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> audio Ok
17:18:16 Simon Brown -> audio is good
17:18:16 seanfitz -> audio is back
17:18:18 sharonp -> slightly better
17:18:20 Cosmo Commons -> Josie still choppy
17:18:21 joycevalenza -> back now
17:18:23 sharonp -> gone again
17:18:25 JenniferWagner -> but we missed Influential and Resource and the arguement
17:18:27 Jen -> still cuts out ... gone again ...
17:18:27 Alice Mercer -> Resource blog, what won?
17:18:31 seanfitz -> but choppy
17:18:38 Simon Brown -> can you start the argument again
17:18:40 Bud -> much better
17:18:49 Cosmo Commons -> gone again
17:18:52 sharonp -> yeah, I want to thear that argument!
17:18:59 Simon Brown -> five minute version
17:19:02 Jen -> gone ... no audio
17:19:06 JenniferWagner -> when tech goes bad???
17:19:10 SteveHargadon -> I lost both ustream and channel A
17:19:11 sharonp -> everything is frozen
17:19:15 Cosmo Commons -> maybe we can twitter ;)
17:19:20 joycevalenza -> silencce
17:19:22 JenniferWagner -> twitter was down too
17:19:24 JenniferWagner -> :)
17:19:25 arthus -> this audio is making me really mad
17:19:26 Simon Brown -> going to shoot my computer now
17:19:32 sharonp -> maybe we are just not quitte there yet....??
17:19:34 arthus -> dy/dan won best new blog
17:19:36 arthus -> woot
17:19:37 Cosmo Commons -> ustream off air
17:19:44 seanfitz -> ustream is off air again :-(
17:19:45 JenniferWagner -> Arthus -- are you sure??
17:19:47 Cosmo Commons -> please stand by
17:19:50 alicebarr -> Who says we don't need more bandwidth???
17:19:56 arthus -> yes, he announced
17:20:00 Bud -> Good for Dan.
17:20:01 arthus -> I'm in SL
17:20:03 JenniferWagner -> through?? Second Life??
17:20:05 JenniferWagner -> ahhhh okay
17:20:23 JenniferWagner -> who WON??
17:20:33 jeff -> DY DAN
17:20:35 Cosmo Commons -> stream is back
17:20:36 JenniferWagner -> please repeat WINNER --
17:20:38 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> good
17:20:38 seanfitz -> audio back
17:20:53 Jen -> audio is great!
17:20:55 JenniferWagner -> greek blog??
17:21:04 alicebarr -> 2 streams?
17:21:11 JenniferWagner -> did he say Greek Blog??
17:21:25 JenniferWagner -> ahhh Group Blog LOL
17:21:27 sharonp -> techlearning blog won
17:21:32 jim_gates -> i'm going to celebrate - Thank you!!!
17:21:36 alicebarr -> Who won #3???
17:21:49 JenniferWagner -> TechLearning did win???
17:21:50 seanfitz -> I'm pretty sure he said Greek too! :-D
17:21:57 JenniferWagner -> I am sure he said GREEK
17:22:06 JohnS -> Yes, Jdub.
17:22:13 sharonp -> and they are down again
17:22:17 sharonp -> sigh
17:22:20 JenniferWagner -> this is the DYDAN -- so how did Arthus know
17:22:30 JenniferWagner -> or were they up for 2??
17:22:38 JenniferWagner -> SCIENCE ROLL
17:22:41 Sarah S -> Congrats Tech Learning!
17:22:43 Ann-NJTechTeacher -> Dy/Dan was up for two
17:22:43 JenniferWagner -> clapping
17:22:48 JenniferWagner -> thanks Ann
17:22:49 Jen -> I'll need to listen to the recording :)
17:22:52 jeff -> how's audio now?
17:22:56 sharonp -> so who won individual blog?
17:22:58 JenniferWagner -> could you please REVIEW all the winners
17:23:03 JenniferWagner -> since sound went bad
17:23:08 steve madsenau -> bye.. tech difficulties not condusive to remaining
17:23:09 Jen -> it seems to cut out just as the names are announced :)
17:23:14 sharonp -> rumours are rampant, Jeff
17:23:15 JenniferWagner -> Science Roll Sharon
17:23:21 arthus -> boo :P
17:23:36 seanfitz -> it's a conspiracy, Jen
17:23:47 Alice Mercer -> So Tech learning won; congrats Jim
17:23:51 alicebarr -> there are 2 streams so it isvery difficult to understand
17:23:55 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> Now, lets dance!
17:23:59 Simon Brown -> who won wot?
17:24:02 JenniferWagner -> congrats to ALL
17:24:08 alicebarr -> Could some write winners fro 1 - 3
17:24:26 JenniferWagner -> #1 is
17:24:35 JenniferWagner -> Internet Warrior??
17:24:38 Jen -> who could it be???
17:24:42 arthus -> wtf?
17:24:48 sikidim52 -> hello
17:24:50 arthus -> never heard of it
17:24:54 JenniferWagner -> Tom Wood ??
17:25:03 Jen -> never heard of him, either ...
17:25:03 sharonp -> Tom Wood... ? the wisdom of Wood?
17:25:09 JenniferWagner -> well now we DO
17:25:14 sikidim52 -> hello
17:25:18 Jen -> but ... if dave says so .... :)
17:25:22 sharonp -> very cool
17:25:22 Cosmo Commons -> too true -- education is the key
17:25:24 Cosmo Commons -> woo hooo
17:25:26 JenniferWagner -> we will all know his name now
17:25:27 sikidim52 -> aranÄ±zda tÃ¼rk varmÄ±
17:25:32 seanfitz -> you can follow winners here - http://twitter.com/Eddies
17:25:33 Jim Coe (Bionic Teaching) -> ok, back to work
17:25:34 Cosmo Commons -> filters are lame, and a waste of time
17:25:35 sharonp -> want to read that blog entry, Dave
17:25:37 Alice Mercer -> I had that argument in my online class.
17:25:51 Jen -> Jeff, "I did not see that one coming!" Most classic line from the 2007 Eddies!
17:25:58 arthus -> lol
17:26:06 Alice Mercer -> All about avoiding adult predators; little on cyber bullying
17:26:43 Jen -> Now the audio is perfect ... is that not always the way!
17:26:50 Simon Brown -> http://edublogawards.com/
17:26:57 seanfitz -> http://twitter.com/Eddies
17:27:43 sikidim52 -> Room 10: hello
17:29:04 alicebarr -> Whew! I am hearing three streams! My head hurts!
17:29:59 sikidim52 -> hello
17:30:10 achivetta -> Arthus, nice echo...
17:30:15 sikidim52 -> hey
17:30:27 Clayb Burell -> watch out, world!
17:30:31 Bassman_Sean -> Wooooo
17:30:33 sikidim52 -> speak turkÄ±sh
17:30:38 Bassman_Sean -> students 2..0!!!!!
17:30:47 Bassman_Sean -> can someone add me to skype???
17:30:59 Jen -> Thank you all! Dinner on fire ... must address that "burning" issue
17:32:01 Clayb Burell -> that's our arthus!
17:32:05 Jen -> Congratuations to all the winners and those nominated - oh, heck ... congratulations to all of us cyber geeks!
17:32:07 Bassman_Sean -> WOOOOOO
17:32:14 Bassman_Sean -> Students 2.0!!!
17:32:21 lindsea -> YEAH!!!
17:32:22 lindsea -> haha
17:32:28 Jen -> night all
17:32:31 seanfitz -> oops
17:32:33 Cosmo Commons -> cya Jen
17:32:43 Cosmo Commons -> Lost Josie
17:32:49 Cosmo Commons -> was back and gone again
17:32:53 Cosmo Commons -> back now
17:33:00 jeff -> now ok?
17:33:03 Cosmo Commons -> yes
17:34:06 Cosmo Commons -> didn't hear the link for the cyber bullying competition
17:34:06 sikidim52 -> hello
17:37:27 dave -> http://davecormier.com/edblog/2007/12/08/top-10-educational-stories-of-2...
17:37:35 dave -> someone asked for this... just finished posting
17:37:44 arthus -> OUCH
17:37:46 Cosmo Commons -> ow
17:37:51 arthus -> my ears hurt
17:37:54 arthus -> it's a demon...
17:38:15 arthus -> echo
17:38:27 arthus -> please, low as possible
17:38:35 arthus -> OW OW OW
17:38:43 seanfitz -> can you get her in on Skype?
17:40:03 Cosmo Commons -> lost ustream again
17:40:47 Cosmo Commons -> back now
17:40:59 arthus -> congrats
17:42:18 Cosmo Commons -> thanks everyone--great show and congrats to all nominees and winners
17:42:31 seanfitz -> thanks to everyone involved... great work
17:43:02 seanfitz -> see you on th dance floor at the beach on jokaydia! :D