He also has a Drupal site set up for his school, Flushing International High School. With the ongoing New York transit strike, it is a good example of how a school can use a site to provide timely information to its community.
Read MoreNew York Transit Strike - Guide to Commuting
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The New York Times is using Google Maps to create a Guide to Commuting providing transportation alternatives for those dealing with the transit workers strike.
Read MoreFollowing the Dollars: Map Political Campaign Contributions in Your Area
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Just in time for the neighborhood holiday party season, Google Map Mania points to Matthew Kane's Map Political Campaign Contributions in Your Area. This Google Maps mashup takes campaign contribution data from the Fundrace Project web site and combines it with Google Maps to produce a red and blue map of your neighborhood.
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Cinnamon Bear
Originally uploaded by timlauer.
One of the perks of my job is that I get to welcome visiting dignitaries to school. Today Cinnamon Bear visited Lewis Elementary... Cinnamon Bear has a long history in Portland. You can read more about Cinnamon Bear on Wikipedia. Unfortunately Britannica does not yet have an entry...
Jon Udell Explains How to Make MP3 Streams into Podcasts...
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In his post, A breath of fresh air, Jon Udell explains in a screencast how he time shifts streaming content such as NPR's Fresh Air and saves it as in MP3 format. Kind of a do it yourself TIVO for audio files...
Read MoreHow to: Flickr Intro at BenBishop.me.uk
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Ben Bishop has posted a very nice introduction to Flickr, the social networking photo sharing site. He very simply explains the different fee structures, and introduces concepts such as sets, tagging, groups and other aspects of the tool.
Read MoreGoogle Maps News Associated Press Mashup....
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Google Maps News Mashups: Washington Post, AP, bird flu: Over at the GoogleMaps Mania, they point to an interesting tool from 81nassau.com that combines information from Google Maps, Yahoo and the Associated Press to create an interactive news maps that plots the ten latest stories from the AP RSS feed. Associated Press (AP) News Mashup takes the current stories from the AP' national RSS feed and plots them on Google Maps.
Read MoreGoogle Earth for Mac OS X
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Yesterday the AppleInsider posted about a beta of Google Earth for Mac OS X that has been showing up in Europe. This morning I see that John Johnson of Sandaig Primary School points to a beta that can be downloaded from a link here: Is a Mac Version of Google Earth Coming Soon?
Read MoreGathering the Christmas Tree...
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Sauvie Island is a large island at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.... Didn't take us long to find our tree and haul it back to the shop.
Read MorePublic transit via Google
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With Google Transit you can easily access schedules, routes, and plan trips using their local public transportation options. The first release covers my city, Portland, Oregon and the TriMet system, but they plan to expand to more systems soon, and are actively seeking out other transit organizations to partner with.
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