Learning out loud
January 18, 2011
My colleagues Elise Stolte and Mariam Ibrahim awe me with their willingness to set themselves a challenge and wring it for all it’s worth. Learning out loud
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January 17, 2011
maybeedmonton: “Edmonton Alberta in picture postcards, 1890-1950” maybeedmonton shares so many neat images of Edmonton. Recommended Tumblr to follow. (Source: http://maybeedmonton.tumblr.com/)
The way his brain works
January 16, 2011
My son, who is about to turn 6, made this list of Thomas the Tank Engine trains he wants for his birthday. The bigger the printing, the more he wants the train, he said. I don’t know if he knows what a tag cloud is, or if he has ever seen one, but I think that’s … More The way his brain works
Inspired by Radiolab
January 12, 2011
Radiolab, a must-listen from WNYC, radiates so much insight and creativity and intelligence that it goes on to grow in the listeners. Evidence: this comic. Wow. Here’s the audio: http://www.radiolab.org/2009/jul/27/ Inspired by Radiolab
January 11, 2011
mastermaq: Snow Day(s) – the edmontonian: awesome since 2009 “We braved the snow this weekend. Yeah, we’re not sure why we did it either. But here’s some of our Edmonton Snow Adventures from the weekend.”
St. Albert at 150
January 10, 2011
Lots of neat historical photos in the gallery, too: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/fp/Gallery+Historical+Albert/4070450/story.html St. Albert at 150
January 9, 2011
mastermaq: The Charrette » News Round-up: Warm and fuzzy feelings “The Peter Hemingway pool is back open. Why are we mentioning that in our round-up? Why, it’s an excuse to post a picture of a really interesting public building. The Charrette: breaking our own poorly-defined rules since 2010.”
Edmonton storm images, compiled through Storify
January 8, 2011
Here’s my first attempt at using Storify to compile images of Edmonton’s big storm. These are images shared by users of Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. It’s a pretty easy tool (though I’m still struggling with the search), and seems like a great way to put together what our community is talking about and taking pictures of. … More Edmonton storm images, compiled through Storify
January 8, 2011
The Onion slays me again: How Will The End Of Print Journalism Affect Old Loons Who Hoard Newspapers? (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
January 7, 2011
shandro: Using an animated graph, Hans Rosling explains the past 200 years of world progress in four minutes. Pretty neat? I’ll say! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Seen and Heard in Edmonton 