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Archive for September, 2008

Hawaii in October for Podcamp?

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Ok, who wants to go play in Hawaii? I met Rox, from Beach Walks with Rox, at the Podcast and New Media Expo in 2007. She shared information about creating a vodcast series. Rox is on the video below talking about the upcoming Podcamp and Wordcamp event in Honolulu on Oct. 24-25, 2008. Rox is […]

Section 508 Standards

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Our center is funded by NIEHS and there is now much talk about being Section 508 compliant. Section 508 requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by […]

Science Blogs

Friday, September 19th, 2008

How do we get scientists involved with new technology? Perhaps we should start with blogging. It’s easy, free, and many scientists have much to share with others. I see there is great interest in this area, and I may have to try to get out to North Carolina in January for ScienceOnline’09. ScienceOnline’09 is the […]

Behind this Blog

Monday, September 15th, 2008

I was recently interviewed by Jana Zvibleman from the Research Office at Oregon State University. The audio below is 10 minutes long talking about the outreach program and what we have and will be doing with new technology. Learn more about Naomi Hirsch, the Environmental Health Sciences Center Community Outreach and Education Program, The Hydroville […]

Keep an Eye Out for Podcamps

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Professional development and gaining experience from others is so important when it comes to podcasting and new media applications. When you go to a conference of podcasters, the energy and passion makes it worthwhile alone. At Universities, and especially when we are on grant money, money for travel and conferences is limited. A free opportunity […]

Collaborative Writing Projects with Google

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Google Docs may be something valuable to try for our collaborative writing projects.  Watch the video to learn more. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA&hl=en&fs=1] Here is more information and resources for Google Docs.