Thou shalt not steal (content).

My friend Rilla Bailey is an illustrator. When she was around 12 years old, she started drawing a copyright symbol next to her signature on every sketch she created.
This gave me a chuckle as I thought there was a bit more of a process one had to go though to make something copyrighted than slapping [...]

The state of the union: according to Fox News and the Guardian

Both Fox News and the Guardian kept their sites updated as each state was claimed for the candidates.
I alternated between CNN and Fox on Live Television and as soon as projections were made on air, they were immediately updated on the websites.
The websites for both Fox and the Guardian had interactive US maps that changed [...]

Colleen in d’classroom

Too bad you can’t hear my lovely voice.
Love the part when Marie looks over and smiles.

Fodcasts: funny podcasts

In the mood for humor?
Cute and quirky, They Might Be Giants Friday Night Video Podcast for Families will warm your spirit and teach you your ABC’s. Hosted by two knitted puppets (John & John), the weekly vodcast is composed of two or more songs geared toward young children, but is enjoyable for grown-ups as [...]

Dr. Seuss Poll

Wildlife in a nut(web)shell

Your Big Backyard was my first pro-environment influence. The website’s main goal is subscriptions to their magazine, but it also offers things for kids to do like recipes and craft projects.

Your Big Backyard is a kid’s version of the National Wildlife Federation. Currently their homepage draws attention to the “attack” on the Endangered Species [...]

Of Blogs and Men

“In a way, blogs have simply become another medium of expression, and asking whether a blog is journalism is like asking whether television is journalism–it depends on what’s on.” – James Foust, Online Journalism
Blogs are:
Immediate
Bloggers can update their webpages immediately. Shawn Courchesne of the Hartford Courant posts to his auto racing blog while sitting in [...]

Writing for the web: Concise is Nice

Journalists worry about word count.
“Will there be enough room for my story? Can I fit all the important points? How should I arrange what I’m trying to say? What if my editor cuts three or four inches? I need more space!”

Space is not an issue for online journalists. They have the opportunity to write for [...]

Tech Toys: Not Only For The Big Kids

Adele, 9, took a quick break from her favorite website (DisneyFairies.com) to talk about her tech toy of choice: a pink iPod Nano.

She likes them because, “they’re cool and they can watch movies and they’re small.”
Being the smallest child in a big family, Adele said she likes being able to watch a movie [...]

“7 Years Later…”

The front page of Fox News displays an image link to a story about President Bush’s moment of silence at the White House that will take place today, September 11, 2008, seven years after the day no American should ever forget.
There is a WATCH LIVE feature for video feed of the World Trade Center site [...]