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By Erica, December 31, 2009 9:12 am

From the English major in me:

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By Erica, December 17, 2009 9:43 am

This band has a connection to my hometown and this video was shot somewhere in Germany at a Christkindlmarkt. I’ve been to these in a couple of German cities. They are best at night when the whole square is lit up and people are feeling generous and content as they shop. Even though it is cold in Germany in December the gluhwein served in real cups (not that paper throw-away stuff we have here) will help you stay cozy.

There’s one bit of adult language in the video so cranking it up at work may not be the best idea.

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By Erica, December 9, 2009 9:05 am

It’s probably no surprise that I’m interested in the idea of using social networking to bring learning out of the classroom and into the everyday work environment.

I recently read an article from the bozarthzone on specific tools that can be used to do just that. I think it is wonderful that this round-up of tools is now searchable in one place. I think for folks who are thinking about using Web 2.0 the idea of searching hither and yon may be daunting and this is a step towards solving that issue.

I mentioned several weeks (or is it months?) ago I mailed a SME an article about a company that decided to use social networking to take learning back to the desks of their employees. I haven’t heard if the SME is considering this idea or not, but I still believe it would be a great tool for these new positions that are being created across the state. Folks need to talk to each other; they need sounding boards.

I think what I’d like to find next is a way to “sell” the idea of social networking to a group of people who consider blogs and other tools to be the milieu of slack-jawed yokels typing “First” or worse on YouTube sites.