Comments on: Praxis & Netvibes http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/ Learning on Your Terms Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:03:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: John http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20805 John Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:38:16 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20805 Clever Dick and hape, No one is going to force anyone to use Netvibes. The point is that the information can be sliced, diced and re-served in all kinds of ways. That may be on Netvibes, but it may also just be on the ChinesePod Study page. As long as we choose good default settings, it can be as simple as the old ChinesePod home page was (and better in many ways). Clever Dick and hape,

No one is going to force anyone to use Netvibes. The point is that the information can be sliced, diced and re-served in all kinds of ways. That may be on Netvibes, but it may also just be on the ChinesePod Study page. As long as we choose good default settings, it can be as simple as the old ChinesePod home page was (and better in many ways).

]]> By: f1b1 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20593 f1b1 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:00:05 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20593 Hape, a little unfair. You are not required by law to use the tool. For me it seems to be helpful, because I didn't know that such a tool existed, and Chinesepod led me to it. Phoebe Hape, a little unfair. You are not required by law to use the tool.

For me it seems to be helpful, because I didn’t know that such a tool existed, and Chinesepod led me to it.

Phoebe

]]> By: hape http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20571 hape Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:27:51 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20571 I am using iGoogle. I don't see a reason to switch to NetVibes. My life is complex enough. With all Web2.0 stuff, all the RSS feeds and mailboxes, all the media downloads, all the gadgets around me (MP3 player, mobile phone, PDA, ...) - now it takes me more time to organize all this for my purposes. Sometimes it's better to say: NO, enough. I am using iGoogle. I don’t see a reason to switch to NetVibes. My life is complex enough. With all Web2.0 stuff, all the RSS feeds and mailboxes, all the media downloads, all the gadgets around me (MP3 player, mobile phone, PDA, …) - now it takes me more time to organize all this for my purposes.
Sometimes it’s better to say: NO, enough.

]]> By: Clever Dick http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20569 Clever Dick Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:20:05 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20569 Oh Lord, why do the Techno-Gods continue to descend upon us with more and more complexities that would confound a Ph.D in Engineering ? Jesus, please take me back to a simpler era where learning didn't make my brain hurt and we had just one Chinesepod homepage. Amen. Oh Lord, why do the Techno-Gods continue to descend upon us with more and more complexities that would confound a Ph.D in Engineering ?

Jesus, please take me back to a simpler era where learning didn’t make my brain hurt and we had just one Chinesepod homepage. Amen.

]]> By: f1b1 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20558 f1b1 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:36:30 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20558 I found some nice little Chinese learning widgets at http://www.china-8.com/cms/sites/china-8/section.cfm?id=178 I found some nice little Chinese learning widgets at http://www.china-8.com/cms/sit.....cfm?id=178

]]> By: Hank Horkoff http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20548 Hank Horkoff Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:53:25 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20548 I am very curious about other types of potential modules. David's list in the poll is a start, but I think others could include: - calendar linked to My Schedule (similar to Google Calendar) listing lessons to study - schedule of upcoming lesson - watchlist module showing what your friends are studying (similar to Facebook) - to do list - character of the day - grammar point of the day - featured Chinese press headlines Pageflakes has a student edition that might also be of inspiration: http://student.pageflakes.com/ I am very curious about other types of potential modules.

David’s list in the poll is a start, but I think others could include:

- calendar linked to My Schedule (similar to Google Calendar) listing lessons to study
- schedule of upcoming lesson
- watchlist module showing what your friends are studying (similar to Facebook)
- to do list
- character of the day
- grammar point of the day
- featured Chinese press headlines

Pageflakes has a student edition that might also be of inspiration:

http://student.pageflakes.com/

]]> By: Lantian http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20524 Lantian Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:12:56 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20524 RECALL - I remember a little bit now why I drifted away from NetVibes. When I create a module for a view of a RSS feed, I'm able to select two view options. One is just a subject header, and when I mouse-over I see a popup of the whole comment. Second, I can select the 'show details' view for a brief three sentence view of the comment. I wanted a simple full display of the whole comment to scroll thru. Anyone know if this setting exists? Otherwise I love the concept of NetVibes and really happy to see Cpod exploring it. RECALL - I remember a little bit now why I drifted away from NetVibes. When I create a module for a view of a RSS feed, I’m able to select two view options. One is just a subject header, and when I mouse-over I see a popup of the whole comment. Second, I can select the ’show details’ view for a brief three sentence view of the comment.

I wanted a simple full display of the whole comment to scroll thru. Anyone know if this setting exists?

Otherwise I love the concept of NetVibes and really happy to see Cpod exploring it.

]]> By: Lantian http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20523 Lantian Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:49:40 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20523 I was using NetVibes for a while, pre-V3, but then my use seemed to fade away and I gravitated back toward the Cpod site. Looks promising though now. Can you add a list of Cpod feeds here. I realize it's elsewhere, but I'm chao-lazy. :) I was using NetVibes for a while, pre-V3, but then my use seemed to fade away and I gravitated back toward the Cpod site. Looks promising though now.

Can you add a list of Cpod feeds here. I realize it’s elsewhere, but I’m chao-lazy. :)

]]> By: f1b1 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20521 f1b1 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:05:49 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20521 Actually, the more I play with it, the more impressive it becomes. Actually, the more I play with it, the more impressive it becomes.

]]> By: f1b1 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20486 f1b1 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:40:19 +0000 http://blog.praxislanguage.com/2007/06/21/praxis-netvibes/#comment-20486 Excellent. I've set mine to have the forums, the blogs, and Sinosplice, instead of the higher level lessons. Works very nicely indeed. Excellent. I’ve set mine to have the forums, the blogs, and Sinosplice, instead of the higher level lessons. Works very nicely indeed.

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