Learn By Doing

A Lifelong Learner Shares Thoughts About Education

Author: John Walker

  • Study: 59% Of Teens Create Content Online

    Study: 59% Of Teens Create Content Online Study: 59% Of Teens Create Content Online Duncan Riley Think that user generated content is still only the domain of a relatively small few? Well a new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that the next generation at least is switched on and producing…

  • Giving Disorganized Boys the Tools for Success

    Jim Wilson/The New York Times Ana Homayoun tutoring Robert Gittings, a sixth grader, above, teaching him how to organize his classwork. By ALAN FINDER Published: January 1, 2008   LOS ALTOS, Calif. — “Can we take a look at your backpack?”     Jim Wilson/The New York Times Ms. Homayoun with Chris Picetti, a junior,…

  • Google Talkabout: Merry Christmas, God Jul and 圣诞快乐

    Google Talkabout: Merry Christmas, God Jul and 圣诞快乐 erry Christmas, God Jul and 圣诞快乐 Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:30 PM OK, I cheated. I dont really speak Chinese. But I know a bot that does, and were releasing it today together with number of other translation bots. For those not familiar with bots, a robot…

  • Visual Dictionary Online

    Visual Dictionary Online Welcome to the Visual Dictionary Online, the dictionary with a new point of view. A quick glance at the index is all it takes to connect words with images. Explore the 15 major themes to access more than 6,000 images and see words like never before.

  • The Great Flickr Tools Collection

    http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2005/03/great-flickr-tools-collection/ You can upload your photos (like jpeg, jpg, gif, png etc.) on Flickr easily via the web or use uploading tools for Mac and Windows to make it easy to upload a batch of hi res photos all at once. You can send your photos into Flickr with a special upload by email address.…