Take Me Back is an intriguing new web series by Joe Baron and Seth Mendelson. It’s a story of a guy named "Al" who leads a pretty boring life until he wakes up one morning to find his car gone and a mysterious guy wearing a silver mask shadowing his every move … So far there [...]... lire la suite
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Take Me Back is an intriguing new web series by Joe Baron and Seth Mendelson. It’s a story of a guy named "Al" who leads a pretty boring life until he wakes up one morning to find his car gone and a mysterious guy wearing a silver mask shadowing his every move ... So far there [...]
Rosario Dawson is taking her career to the web. She'll be starring in a new online series called Gemini Division. It's by the creators of CG-Animated series Afterworld. The show will feature live actors with CG background ...
newVideoPlayer("/chtrail_def.flv", 506, 423,""); The Daily Show's Rob Corddry created a new web series for TheWB.com (it lives! Online! So there, The CW) called Children's Hospital. We find it hard to believe they're actually producing this thing, but we've been assured by reps from Warners' online arm Studio 2.0 that about a dozen episodes are on the way. Based on the trailer above—packed with an impressively pedigreed cast including The State's Ken Marino and David Wain, Jason Sudeikis, Ed Helms and Megan Mullally—this thing might actually be worth sneaking in before lunch while your boss isn't looking. After all, any project that manages to squeeze the two lines "50 kids! Badly injured! Broken bones! Some of them retarded, and they're coming here!" and a "I'm challenging you to a Healing Power of Laughter-Off" into one 90-second trailer is worth a shot. And premiering the show on the web provides the added benefit of giving representatives from the American Association of People with Disabilities no specific geographic location at which to stage their angry, R-word protests.
Three new internet sensations have gotten the call! Today we got news that a popular website, a YouTube hit, and a humble web series are being developed into TV programming and even a feature film. This sure washes away the stink of the disastrous quarterlife, huh? That series, about brooding twentysomethings, was a modest hit on the the internet then completely tanked when NBC picked it up for national broadcast. Something was lost in the translation from the small, dog-and-pony world of the internet to the shiny public squares of television. And people said the internet was finished! The conversion would never work. Popular internet clips and videos and memes would languish in strange, unpaid obscurity forever. So this news must elate you, internet video makers! Though, um, actually don't get too excited. There's just one hitch. · And last and probably least, In the Motherhood, a mildly amusing web series "conceived by Suave and Sprint" and starring Leah Remini (crazy Scientologist!), Chelsea Handler (beloved advertiser!), and Jenny McCarthy (funny lady!), is being developed into a mid-season sitcom by ABC. The interesting thing about this one is that, so far, episodes have been based on real moms' stories that were sent in to the website and ABC is actually interested in (in some small capacity, probably) sticking with that format.
In September 2008, PBS will start airing the new series, Spain... On The Road Again. The new series will star Mario Batali, Mark Bittman, Claudia Bassols and Gwyneth Paltrow. The series will chronicle the stars' four month journey through Spain as they sample wine and food throughout the country. You can get a preview of what's to come by visiting the U-Tube video. American Public Television describes the show as:
Nokia is planning on delivering the long-awaited N96 and a group of new E-series models to the market sometime in the 3rd quarter of this year—with the E66 and E71 models coming as early as next week. Naturally, details are scarce, but both devices are expected to feature GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera and 128MB of memory. [Reuters]
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Are you looking for ways to engage your students in 21^st century learning? Would you like to generate enthusiasm and excitement about using technology in your classroom on a daily basis? Are your students interested in developing skills they can employ immediately for fun and for profit? Would you like to provide your students with opportunities to work on complex projects in teams? After teaching computer science for more than twenty years, I am pleased to be a guest writer on Alfred Thompson's blog. He is a knowledgeable, dedicated and insightful colleague. My goal for this blog today is to inform you about new teaching and learning materials that are now available (in beta form) at no charge. I am excited to announce the creation of Introduction to Web Design Using Microsoft Expression, a one semester curriculum unit, released just in time for the start of the new school year. The curriculum, written by a team of eight outstanding classroom teachers from across the country, provides an extensive collection of unique teaching materials that thoroughly span Web Design knowledge and skills and promote meaningful, real-world learning experiences. Students will engage in authentic learning experiences and design modern Web sites with the same tools that professional Web designers currently use. I can guarantee that this curriculum is unique because it represents the best thinking of a team of talented educators - all of whom have taught multiple subjects for many years. We have synthesized the creativity of web design, computer science, media arts, math, fine arts, science, business education and home economics teachers. By providing students with opportunities to be creators, rather than only consumers, of technology, Microsoft aims to motivate the next generation to explore and develop their talents. Many students who would be intimidated by a programming class enter the technology pipeline via web design, gaming or robotics. The content in this web design curriculum is appropriate for secondary students and non-technical community college and university students. In order to make your life as a busy educator a little easier, we have based the detailed lesson plans, tutorials, presentations, student projects, and assessment rubrics upon the ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and 21st Century Skills. Module 1 introduces basic HTML tags and cascading style sheets (CSS) through projects designed to experiment with page design and introduces the concepts of Web standards and accessibility. · Module 2: The History and the Future of the Web 1 week Module 2 explores the past and future of Web technologies and the structure of the Web. The rights and responsibilities surrounding intellectual property rights in an electronic world are emphasized. · Module 5: Beyond the Basics with Expression Web 2 weeks Module 5 introduces the Expression Web environment and provides tutorials to guide them in creating a Web site. Module 6 explores Web technology careers and simulates the design planning process of Web design professionals. Team collaboration and customer interactions are emphasized. Module 7 guides students in the production of the Web site that was planned and designed in Module 6. · Module 8 Web Publishing and Maintenance 2 weeks Module 8 establishes processes and techniques for selecting hosting services, evaluating the effectiveness and usability of Web sites, and providing maintenance over time. This curriculum project represents an expansion of a short Expression Web curriculum unit and tutorial that we developed for United States high schools in the fall of 2007. The need for additional and more extensive web design teaching/learning materials was identified by feedback we received from teachers who participated in our 2 pilot projects in the fall of 2007 and spring of 2008. The following information may be of interest to you and your students: · 75% of for United States high schools offer a Web Design/Development class (2007) · 71% of the educators involved in the Expression Web tutorial pilot reported that it was a valuable teaching tool and they would use it again. The remaining 29% strongly agreed with that statement, yielding a full 100% accord amongst pilot educators that the Expression Web tutorial was a valuable and useful teaching resource. · 64% of students reported that, after participating in the Expression Web tutorial, they would like to build another Web site. Expression Web is Microsoft's most recent Web design and development software. It replaces FrontPage and gives your students the tools they need to create high quality, standards-based web sites that meet today's standards with sophisticated CSS-based layout and formatting. There are many additional resources for learning Expression Web and Design. Learn Microsoft Expression offers training for both Expression Web and Expression Design with tutorials, videos and quick start guides. These are great for teacher preparations as well as valuable tools for teaching in the classroom. We hope you and your students will enjoy this new set of teaching and learning materials! The 30 high school girls that participated in Microsoft's “Digigirlz” technology camp last week at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington were able to learn how to use the software and build simple web sites in less than four hours. The girls voted to have a web site design competition and created some truly amazing sites. Students who have a “service learning” or “community service” requirement at their high school have reported that they completed this assignment by building a web site for a local non-profit organization in their community. We trust this curriculum will help you provide students with useful opportunities to engage in creating in and out of classroom experiences that you want. Web Design Pilot Programs
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Last week iRex promised that a "new era in digital reading" would begin on the 22nd. While the new 1000 series isn't exactly a "new era," iRex has been in the e-reader biz since the beginning and their new lineup is certainly worth checking out. Available in 1000, 1000s and 1000SW flavors, the new iRex devices deliver a 10.2-inch b&w e-ink display with both the 1000s and SW sporting a stylus. The 1000SW also features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity. The 1000 and 1000S are priced at $649 and $749 respectively—and although the SW is not yet live on in the iRex shop, expect to pay around $900 for the luxury of wireless connectivity. [iRex]