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Why Go Looking for the Fancy?
With all the shiny devices out there, most people do not think to use a small arsenal of tech tools. We want the biggest, fastest tools, without sometimes thinking of the learning that can take place. Take for instance a recent article and infographic that I posted here. Infographics can provide so many teaching moments [...]
LAN Desk
Ever struggle to find a file at school or home that you know you saved? With all the various storage these days, network drives at school, NAS and other home storage, we literally possess huge amounts of storage. Of course, then, we would lose some of our files. You can use your OS embedded search, [...]
Also posted in Freeware, Productivity, Professional Development
Tagged browser, education, media, 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, open source, OSS Applications
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MIT App Inventor
I really believe in teaching students about developing code, especially with mobile apps. You figure a kid designs a popular app, charges $0.99, and make a nice little allowance. In our school district, our Career-Tech track offers computer programming courses. In Computer Programming II, they begin Visual Studio to design games for Xboxes. How awesome [...]
Also posted in Devices, Freeware, hardware, open source
Tagged amazon, android, chrome, Creative Commons, education, evo, google, internet, nook, open source, samsung, schools, tablet
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Boundless–Free Textbooks
What college student doesn’t like free textbooks? Heck, you tell your parents to send money for texts, use free ones, and you pocket the rest, right? Boundless, a site that uses Creative Commons textbooks, will allow you to do that. Of course, K12 Open Source Classroom will not condone that though! Boundless (www.boundless.com) seeks to [...]
Also posted in Creative Commons, Devices, Freeware, open source, Productivity, Professional Development
Tagged android, apple, browser, Creative Commons, education, internet, media, open source, samsung, schools, tablet
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