Re: [LM_NET] These Internets need a dose of simple speak!

[Bernard Tomasso <btomasso@TWCNY.RR.COM>]

And while we are at it, how long will  we refer to the skills as 21st  
century skills since we are almost at the end of the first decade?    
Elementary and middle school students do not even remember or were  
alive in the 20th century.
Dr, Bernie Tomasso
Retired LMS
Port Byron (NY) Central School
btomasso@twcny.rr.com


On Jul 3, 2009, at 5:45 PM, DiGregorio, David wrote:

> Web 2.0 is an overly broad term that really has no specific meaning.
> You would be better off saying "recent web innovations" or the  
> like.  I
> believe we should call things exactly what they are, such as live
> streaming video, call outs, video on demand, live chat, etc.
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> And while I'm on the subject, there are too many terms in circulation
> that ring from those either too immersed in academia, or too  
> immersed in
> profit motive.  I think we would all be better off with terms that
> really aim to describe accurately the thing it represents.
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> These Internets need a dose of simple speak!
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> www.librarymedia.net
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> ddigregorio@tenafly.k12.nj.us
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> Tel.  201-816-6617
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> Cell. 201-696-8062
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> David Di Gregorio
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