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Here’s our take on news that matters for Monday, February 21. Today’s theme is better late than never , and here are a some links to headlines about technology that is changing the way we live and learn.

• Gaming — A nice article in the San Francisco Chronicle on how video games can make kids love their school lessons.

• Blogging, Podcasting, and Vodcasting — Here are some tips for creating a podcast for your business. And Editor and Publisher is telling newspapers that the next big thing for them is podcasting and vodcasting.

• Handhelds – Next up is HD quality video for cell phones. Darn! I still haven’t seen non-HD video on my phone.

Now, here’s a recap of our favorite posts from the edublogging community from the past 48 hours.

• From Doug Johnson : Post on why librarians should be in charge of educational technology.
• From Michael Feldstein : Post on an example of a mashup-enabled enterprise app.
• From Stephen Downes : Post on multimedia learning in games, simulations, and microworlds.
• From Clarence Fisher : Post on Day 1 of blogging and vlogging in the classroom.
• From James Farmer : Post Elgg and WebCT sitting in a tree…