Scrape, Scrape, Spam Blog, Have You Scraped My Site?

Below is a screen shot, showing that the spam blog literacyintheclassroom.com has reproduced the entire content of my recent blog entry, in which I complain that literacyintheclassroom.com is a spam blog that reproduces the entire content of my site.   Similar:Wet Book Rescuehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9_fwmdC…BooksFirst page of a student’s Texture project. (This made me laugh.) This clever…

“A Story Before Bed” Publisher Seems to be Scraping and Republishing My Blog Content on “Literacy in the Classroom”

According to preterite, Looks like your site is being scraped by someone associated with Hillel Cooperman and the Jackson Fish Market in Seattle, who themselves are associated with the Children’s Book Council and the iPad-oriented company A Story Before Bed. Seems like a pretty rotten thing to do by a company that trumpets its positive…

Scraping and Republishing Full Content from Other Blogs

A blog called “literacyintheclassroom.com” seems to be scraping the full content of my blog and republishing on their site. If this post shows up on literacyintheclassroom, we can assume a bot is mindlessly reposting whatever it finds on my site, which seriously calls into question what real value literacyintheclassroom offers. If this post does not…

iPad Usability: Year One Jakob Nielsens Alertbox

A year after our first usability study of iPad apps, it’s nice to see that iPad user interfaces have become decidedly less wacky. It’s even better to see good uptake of several of our recommendations from last year, including apps with: back buttons, broader use of search, homepages, and direct access to articles by touching…

Its Not the Technology, Stupid! Response to NYT “Twitter Trap” | HASTAC

The industrial age worked hard to separate “work” from “home.”  Everything about the common or public schools started in the mid-nineteenth century reinforced that division:  from the school bell ringing for each child at the same time of day, of each child entering school at age 6 whether they were ready or not, about sitting…

WordPress duplicate images driving me crazy

I’m using the Atahualpa Theme with WPTouch Pro. When I view pages with my iPad, I get a strange double image. Similar:Let’s Make the Academic Job Market More HumaneIt’s been decades since I’ve had the “I’…AcademiaSTEM Education Is Vital–But Not at the Expense of the HumanitiesPromoting science and technology educati…AcademiaEmissary (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1,…

Teaching with iPads: Motivation, Inspiration and Alienation in the Appleverse

Here are the slides for the half-day workshop I presented with my colleagues, Laura Patterson and Christine Cusick. Similar:Journalists dole out cash to politicians (quietly)Traditionally, many news organizations h…EthicsThis 1960s teenager knew the neighborhood that inspired August Wilson’s plays“Aw, man, you know the brother um takin’…AestheticsHappy U.S. citizenship, Dr. Garcia-Quismondo @SHUHumanities @Setonhill AcademiaReally, WCCC? AcademiaMy View:…

Making Writing Socially Engaging: Asking Why New Media Draws Us In

[View the story “Making Writing Socially Engaging: Asking Why New Media Draws Us In” on Storify] Similar:Irony in Blakes7 Reboot?RT @Laroquod: @DennisJerz If #Blakes7 tu…BusinessFall 2023 Grades: Submitted! AcademiaIf Google+ Heads to the Grave, at Least It’ll Have DirectionForced Google+ integration in Google Rea…BusinessHow 'A Wrinkle in Time' Changed Sci-Fi ForeverI read this book for…

Seussical: Stage Right Homeschool Production

My 13yo was Horton the Elephant and my 9yo was the Sour Kangaroo (with attitude). Similar:Being a dad-nerd means finding new ways to play.https://youtu.be/-c6IirtwFawAestheticsLovely #greebles give attractive details to the the flat surfaces of this little bot (from…AestheticsA snifter of brandy helps a supporting character deliver exposition & set up for a nic…PersonalTouch Me Now:…

“Scary Things”: An Address to the Class of 2011 — The Goreletter — Michael Arnzen

Mike Arnzen posted his weird and wonderful address to graduation seniors. “Scary Things”: An Address to the Class of 2011 — The Goreletter — Michael Arnzen. Similar:MisSpelled: Premiering Oct 1In this podcast series, I voice a mage w…AmusingDoes Math Exist?http://youtu.be/TbNymweHW4E Millions …CultureBlood Oath (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 19) Glory to Dax and her…

Another Nerdy Lord of the Rings Post

I just got an email from Amazon saying that typos and omissions in my Kindle edition of The Lord of the Rings have been corrected, and I can opt to receive the updated edition for free. However, like a certain similarly magical gift that I’m sure we’re all thinking of right now, this boon comes…