{"id":83,"date":"2006-03-13T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-13T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssedro.com\/blog\/?p=83"},"modified":"2006-03-13T19:13:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-13T19:13:00","slug":"slackers-reward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssedro.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/13\/slackers-reward\/","title":{"rendered":"Slacker&#8217;s Reward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had a wonderfully productive weekend.<\/p>\n<p>First off, I explored a visually appealing beta wiki platform called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wetpaint.com\">Wet Paint<\/a>.  Not realizing they were still in beta, I created my first real wiki right in the middle of their feedback site (oops.)  Realizing my error, I cut and paste each page from Wet Paint into Wikispaces.  I had poked around at Wikispaces, but not really dug in to create something.  I am starting to find my way.  Today I discovered that I need to use double brackets to insert html code into the wiki. That should make it easier for me to get the pictures where I want them and make other adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>The wiki I created at  Wikispaces, is designed to <a href=\"http:\/\/teaching-overseas.wikispaces.com\/\"> assist teachers who decide to teach overseas.<\/a>  From what I see, there are many resources to help teachers secure an overseas job.  However, once you land the job and need to back up your old live and get settled in a new country, there are fewer resources online.  My wiki is an attempt to document what needs to be done to make that move a successful one.  If you have something to contribute on that topic, please <a href=\"http:\/\/teaching-overseas.wikispaces.com\/\">help edit the wiki<\/a>.  In an attempt to thwart at least a few of the spambots, I&#8217;ve set it up so that you must be a member of Wikispaces to edit the wiki.  However, membership is free, so I hope that won&#8217;t deter you from taking part.<\/p>\n<p>In the course of creating the wiki, I finally downloaded my first picture from the Creative Commons section of Flickr.  Flickr is set up to upload photos into your blog, complete with correct attribution to the photographer. I first attempted to move it from the blog to the wiki, but that was a failure, so I downloaded the photo and uploaded it to the wiki.  I didn&#8217;t know how to tweak the html of a wiki page, so my first attempt is inelegant, but better than the page was without the photo.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend I researched what I&#8217;d need to do to replace the fading batteries in the eMates.  I was able to take part in a small way in the barn raising at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edtechtalk.com\/wiki\/index.php\/Modules\">EdTechTalk Wiki<\/a>.  I finally caught up on the feeds in my NetNewsWire Lite.  Sent overdue emails. Talked with friends overseas.  Ran a bunch of errands and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, little of what I did was what needed to be done for a successful school week.  This morning I should have been facing the grim prospect of not being fully planned for the week.  Instead, I awoke to the sound of ice hitting the windows and the telephone ringing to tell us it was a snow day!!  Now the trees branches are outlined with seven inches of snow and I&#8217;m in my easy chair. Life is Good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had a wonderfully productive weekend.<\/p>\n<p>First off, I explored a visually appealing beta wiki platform called Wet Paint. Not realizing they were still in beta, I created my first real wiki right in the middle of their feedback site (oops.) Realizing my error, I cut and paste each page from Wet Paint into Wikispaces. 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