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	<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us</link>
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		<title>An unexpected honor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whoa!  My 2010 CUE Conference presentation was voted as one of the Top 25 presentations.  Knowing the caliber of presenters at CUE, and the sheer number of presentations (over 200), this is humbling and a real honor&#8230;  Thanks to the great people who attended and made it a positive experience.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2010/05/06/an-unexpected-honor/</link>
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		<title>Cue Followup Animation Assignments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the kind words those of you who attended my CUE 2010 presentation on Open Source Animation.  Attached, you will find a .ZIP file containing my first nine assignments in PDF format.  These assignments use Pencil and Pivot (Stykz) about half the time and Adobe Flash CS4 the other half.  Fell free to repurpose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2010/03/05/cue-followup-animation-assignments/</link>
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		<title>CUE 2010 Friday Presentation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be presenting at CUE on Friday, March 5th, 2010.  My presentation during Session 2 is entitled, &#8220;Open Source 2D and 3D Animation software&#8221;.  More info below: Dan Eliot        2077 Friday, March 5 11:30 am &#8211; 12:30 pm This presentation discusses three open source animation titles; Pencil, Pivot, and Art Of Illusion.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2010/03/04/cue-2010-friday-presentation/</link>
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		<title>CUE Conference Presentation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Attached is my updated presentation for the CUE Conference.  I will be presenting Thursday March 5th, 2009, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm.  Info on my &#8220;bonus session&#8221; can be found HERE about 2/3 of the way down the page. Wiimote Whiteboard Presentation From the CUE Conference Catalog: How to Build an Interactive Whiteboard for Under $100 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2009/03/02/cue-conference-presentation/</link>
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		<title>CLSM Technology Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be presenting at the CLMS / CLHS / CUE conference in Monterey, CA on December 6th, 2008.  A PDF of my presentation can be found here: Wiimote Whiteboard Presentation Build Your Own Interactive Whiteboard System Dan Eliot, El Dorado High School The Nintendo Wii Remote ($60) has an effective built-in motion-sensing video camera. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2008/12/05/clsm-technology-conference/</link>
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		<title>Technology vs. Education?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my own mind, technology is a support player to good classroom teaching.  It is simply a powerful tool that, when placed in the hands of a great teacher, will help increase learning and achievement.  However, in recent years, there are a growing number of critics who feel that technology is not being used properly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2008/07/21/technology-vs-education/</link>
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		<title>Wiimote Interactive Whiteboard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always been disappointed by how much software companies charge education.  Sometimes, you find great software at a reasonable price, but other times you don&#8217;t.  One area that comes to mind here is in the area of Interactive Whiteboards.  Leading companies like SmartBoard and Promethean charge thousands of dollars for a single installation.  So it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2008/07/15/wiimote-interactive-whiteboard/</link>
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		<title>Common Criteria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, I had an interesting experience &#8220;hardening&#8221; my Macbook&#8217;s security by implementing Common Criteria.  Basically, Common Criteria is an international standard for computer security.  As implemented by Apple on OS X 10.5, it&#8217;s a small download and install (103K), followed by a series of system settings changes provided in a PDF file.  Basically, I followed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2008/04/27/common-criteria/</link>
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		<title>Plan and Deliver Professional Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Educational Technology has always been a mixed bag. From old equipment, to lack of training, to lack of time to implement change, public schools have always had it tough. Recently on techlearning.com, a great article was posted which clearly discusses how to perform Staff Development the smart way. A great read which hits all of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2008/04/25/plan-and-deliver-professional-development/</link>
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		<title>Java Stapler Quiz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A request from an AP Java teacher to have this old quiz I&#8217;ve used in the past. stapler_quiz]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2008/03/19/java-stapler-quiz/</link>
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