Hintonblogger

Just testing to make sure that this blog is posting to twitter when I add a new entry. The bummer is that it doesn't seem to trigger when using the publish at a certain time feature in Drupal. That means I can't pre-author content, have it publish at a certain time and still have it notify Twitter. Maybe I'll take a look at the Twitter module for Drupal and see if I can hack a fix for it.

The abundance of information today is truly a blessing to all. At the same time, for many of us, the neverending supply of it makes it difficult to keep up. (When was the last time you thought or said - i just can't keep up with the ... insert RSS feeds, websites, email, etc). Web 2.0 has only increased this burden with the onslaught of content production that is occurring by anybody that has a web browser. Don't misunderstand me, I love Web 2.0 and the concept of user-created content - it just makes for more potentially great ideas and information out there.

There is a great article I came across at Yahoo News, "Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool". I have long been a fan of Wikipedia and it is often the first place I turn to begin the learning process about a particular topic. What has repeatedly surprised me, however, is the particular vehemence that many teachers seem to feel about its use in the classroom. This smacks of the "ivory tower" syndrome to which we, as teachers, can often fall victim.