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OLDaily - Text Edition by Stephen Downes Dec 06, 2016
Introducing Gomix
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I've spent the last few hours wrapping my mind around GoMix
LinkAs Anil Dash says, "Think of Gomix as
sort of an App Store connected to CodePen
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https://www.heroku.com/." And if that doesn't help you,
well you understand why it's taking me a bit. The idea is
that you have an interface to write applications, in an
environment where you can search for and copy other
people's applications Linkand run
them and share them with your friends, like this multi-user
quest game LinkIt's weird (to
me) not having a server to set up and host my application;
it feels like working without a net. Except that the code
is portable, and I could run it pretty much anywhere in a
similar environment. This isn't my first go at this; I
messed around with it last June
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HyperDev.
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PISA 2015 Results: Excellence and Equity in Education
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The PISA 2015 results are in, announced with a big splash
this morning. Topping the charts across the three
disciplines are Singapore, Japan, Estonia, Finland, and
Canada, along with four Chinese cities and states.
Interestingly, three Canadian provinces
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- Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia - are at
the very top
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of the rankings. In addition to the tables - which of
course all media will focus on - there is a lot of
interesting reading in this report, especially with regard
to the importance of social equity to achievement in
education, the influence of parental income and education,
the non-influence of the size of immigrant population, and
the role of attitudes and self-efficacy in learning. There
is also an associated speech
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and sample questions set
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for not getting perfect).
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Making A Large Wheel Skeleton Clock
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Before the internet you would never ever have seen
something like this; the closest you would get would be the
furniture-making shows on public television. This is a
gorgeous set of videos describing the building and assembly
of a large-wheel brass skeleton clock by hand. The
explanations are good, and the video is crystal clear.
Could you do it yourself merely by following these videos?
Probably not; the show assumes knowledge of how to set and
use the drills, taps and sanders. But they could inspire a
similar project and help you visualize the work you need to
do when you do it yourself. If you watch only one part of
the 23-part series, watch the last one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ZGlpDa-0g&index=23&list=PLZioPDnFPNsETq9h35dgQq80Ryx-beOli;
it gives you the best flavour of the series as a whole and
an appreciation for the final product. Via Metafilter
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What You Can Learn From the Social Media Crisis That Wasn't
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When I was the editor of a student newspaper so many years
ago I was amazed how sensitive people were to every word we
wrote. I knew our influence was far less than people
thought. The same is true today of social media, as this
item shows. And the conclusion is good advice generally:
"Don't do anything offensive or hurtful. Don't say anything
offensive or hurtful on social media. And if you do do
something stupid, especially if it's an accident, sit tight
and give it a chance to blow over."
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