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Categories
Category Archives: OSS Applications
Copyright–All in the Eyes of the (Rights) Beholder
So I reference tools and posts from FreeTech4Teachers (http://www.freetech4teachers.co) from time to time. He definitely puts out some great content. Not sure how he does it, with teaching, presenting at conferences, and running a few different sites, but I am quite glad he does. He recently put out a post on a great resource to [...]
Also posted in Creative Commons, open source
Tagged Creative Commons, doctorow, lessig, media, MPAA, RIAA, schools
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Google Keep
I am a big Evernote and Remember the Milk user. I keep Evernote as mostly just a clearinghouse of all my notes I take at meetings, along with passwords and settings for a variety of applications. It works for me. Not perfect (oh, how I miss you Sandy…), but it does the job. What I [...]
Also posted in Devices, Freeware, open source, Productivity
Tagged android, apple, browser, education, google, internet, schools, tablet
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Chromebooks…Chromebooks…Everywhere…
Well, we continue to purchase more and more Chromebooks. We support about 100 now, but I definitely see that number growing next school year exponentially. I mentioned in previous posts we were looking to supplement existing desktops throughout the district, and we are beginning to realize benefits from them. For instance, a Freshman English class [...]
Also posted in Devices, hardware, open source, Productivity
Tagged browser, chrome, education, google, internet, open source, samsung, schools
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NCTIES–Technology Conference
I head to Downtown Raleigh today to kick off the NCTIES conference. Well, actually today is pre-conference sessions and meetings, but I will head to Raleigh nonetheless. This conference has definitely changed over the years. From its initial ‘smaller’ style when competing with the Fall NCETC conference to becoming the only technology conference in our [...]
Also posted in Creative Commons, Devices, Freeware, literature, open source
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Prepping Tablets for Different Needs
We recently had our CTE (Career Tech Ed) Department purchase five Samsung 7.0 tablets. They asked me to load some apps, so I explored the Play store. With CTE, you have such a wide variety of areas. You have your business courses. You have your technical courses, like masonry and welding, and then your agriculture [...]
Also posted in Devices, Freeware, hardware, Productivity, Professional Development
Tagged android, education, google, internet, samsung, schools, tablet
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