February 2012
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How Much Bandwidth Do Schools Need?
January 2012
2 posts
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Apple's BIG Announcement
Yesterday’s announcement by Apple about iBooks2 wasn’t exactly the type of earth shaking paradigm shift that I was hoping for. I’m sure that it is going to have a big impact on education. The same way YouTube has turned millions of people into videographers iBooks Author, Apple’s interactive book designer, will allow teachers, students, or anybody to create interactive...
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Open Education
The same institution that brought us GNU and Free Software Foundation is going to bring free quality education to the Internet in the spring of 2012. MIT is building an online learning environment that will be available to anyone that is interested and has a connection to the Internet. MITx is going to award certificates to those that demonstrate a mastery of the skills offered in the courses....
December 2011
3 posts
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Too Much Tech? Not Enough?
I spend most of my day working with teachers to integrate technology, finding ways to take advantage of the tools. In the morning I’m praising a teacher for letting students use their cell phones in class to participate in a discussion. That evening I’m policing my kid’s use of cell phones, iPods, Facebook, and YouTube. Obviously, there is a huge difference between engaging 30 students...
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iPad Apps for Education
Well it isn’t officially an education blog until you post your top 10 free iPad apps for education.
1.Notability 2.GoodReader 3.Mindjet or Idea Sketch 4.WolframAlpha 5.SketchExplorer 6.Google Earth 7.Twitter 8.Ted 9.Cramberry 10.Corkulous
There are plenty of other apps that are wonderful. Hand a student, of any age, an iPad with Soundrop and see what they create.This list is in no way...
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Open Source/freeware for Education
Each year schools struggle to determine the appropriate level of funding for technology. The benefit of new textbooks, athletic equipment, and landscaping doesn’t undergo the scrutiny that technology does. Partly because technology funding doesn’t happen every five to ten years, it is constant. I’ve never met a technology director that didn’t have funding needs.
I have read countless...
November 2011
2 posts
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Is Your Business Prepared? →
Failing to develop a strong business continuity plan is the equivalent to operating your business without liability insurance. Don’t wait!
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5 Good Reasons to Use Tumblr →
Here are some good reasons to join the Tumblr community, so here we are!
Visually Engaging Rich Media - Tumblr allows users to post several kinds of content, including text, chat messages, quotes, links, photographs, videos, and audio files.
Design (Brand) Flexibility - Tumblr users may purchase, acquire, or build their own themes top to bottom. This gives online retailers an opportunity to...