Looks for some more sporadic and infrequent posting to the blog the next two weeks. I have a number of travel and family events that will be needing...

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This editorial from Christian Computing Magazine really spoke to me. How often do we (myself included, unfortunately) become exasperated with technical support, expecting and demanding all our issues to be solved, only to become impatient and even hostile when they are not resolved in a timely manner? Do we remember that there is a fellow human on the other end of the phone -- someone whose day we can make or break by our own attitude? And if they see that the call is coming from a Lutheran school or church and we have this attitude of overbearing entitlement, what does that say to them about Lutheranism and Christianity?

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Google Documents and Spreadsheets now has charting available in its Internet-based program. This makes the free tool more interesting for the average ...

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Here is a Friday links list of articles, technology information, and education connections that I have come across the past couple of days:

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The shooting rampage at Virginia Tech yesterday was tragic, shocking, and saddening. Our prayers and Christian sympathy go out to all those affected to anyone who has suffered in any way as a result.

One thing I noticed about this tragedy, as I did with other recent events such as Hurricane Katrina, is that users quickly created a Wikipedia article on the event -- an article that was updated nearly every minute at its peak (click here for a current look at the article and here for the history listing of the article).

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I've written before about Jakob Nielsen and the fascinating work he does with Internet usability. He published another thought-provoking article on the web today -- one which affects the future of education generally, and writing skills specifically.

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This was submitted by a LutheranTech reader: Go to Google.comClick on "Maps"Click on "Get Directions"Type "Chicago" in the first box (the from box)Ty...

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Here is an interesting post from the learning.now blog on Wikipedia and its new challenger, Citizendium. You may recall that Citizendium that is an attempt to create a Wikipedia-like reference source that is overseen by known experts and where anonymous posting is prohibited. Volunteers knowns as "constables" who monitor the content, thereby adding another layer of supervision to the entire project.

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Click here for information on an urgent Windows security update. You will want to make sure your home and school machines are protected with this patc...

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We had a great start to the school day today with our 8th and 3rd graders. As some of you may recall, I've had the 8th grade create a wiki on U.S. History this year, giving them the opportunity for reinforcement of the content and standards as well as providing a forum for practical collaboration.

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