{"id":2738,"date":"2012-09-08T09:06:32","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T15:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=2738"},"modified":"2014-09-12T11:58:26","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:58:26","slug":"where-ive-been-online-weekly-sept-2-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/09\/08\/where-ive-been-online-weekly-sept-2-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I&#8217;ve Been Online (Weekly: Sept. 2 &#8211; 8 )"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3>07 Sep 12<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Title: <a id=\"titleLink_0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.akcchf.org\/news-events\/multimedia\/podcasts\/early-spay-and-neuter.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Early Spay and Neuter | AKC Canine Health Foundation<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>About:In this podcast we hear from Dr. Benjamin Hart, a distinguished professor emeritus and active researcher at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Hart is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and discusses his CHF-funded research into the health implications of spay and neuter in Golden Retrievers, the results of which he and his research team have just submitted for publication.<\/p>\n<p>This podcast was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust, a KeyBank Trust.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>Comments:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>More from:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak?domain=www.akcchf.org\">www.akcchf.org<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>Tags:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/canine\">canine<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/health\">health<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/foundation\">foundation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/spay\">spay<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"ditemItem_2\">\n<div id=\"title_0\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Title: <a id=\"titleLink_1\" href=\"http:\/\/assignments.ds106.us\" rel=\"nofollow\">An anthology of digital media projects.<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>About:This site contains assignments for and created by participants in the most kick butt online open course anywhere, ds106, Digital Storytelling (more&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p>As of Sep 7, 2012 it includes 400 ds106 assignments and 3879 examples created from them.<br \/>\nDo you feel lucky? Would you like to spin for a randomly chosen assignment?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>Comments:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>More from:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak?domain=assignments.ds106.us\">assignments.ds106.us<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>Tags:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/projects\">projects<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/ds106\">ds106<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/creativity\">creativity<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/teaching\">teaching<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/assignments\">assignments<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/video\">video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3>02 Sep 12<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Title: <a id=\"titleLink_2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.avatargeneration.com\/2012\/08\/the-pedagogies-in-game-based-learning\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Pedagogies in Game Based Learning: A Case Study of Teacher Attitudes &amp; Perceptions | AvatarGeneration<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>About:GBL project &amp; study<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>Comments:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>More from:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak?domain=www.avatargeneration.com\">www.avatargeneration.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>Tags:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/gbl\">gbl<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/study\">study<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/research\">research<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Title:<a id=\"titleLink_3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinecolleges.net\/2012\/08\/07\/the-20-best-blogs-about-game-based-learning\/?goback=%2Egde_155852_member_155524488\" rel=\"nofollow\">The 20 Best Blogs About Game-Based Learning &#8211; Online Colleges<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" scope=\"col\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>About:August 7, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Adults these days (especially those who love themselves some Dateline) seem really into chastising video games those crazy kids are into as symptomatic of the human race\u2019s inevitable, steady decline. 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