Linked below are 3 excellent videos from youtube talking about why change is needed in regards to educational technology.
The first video is called "Did you know"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWTLA8WecI
The second video is called "Connected Classroom"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC928e629iM
The third video is called "Web 2.0 The Machine is US/ing US"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
After viewing the videos I hope you share the same understanding as me in the importance of technology in the classroom.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Educational Open Source Software Programs
Educational Open Source Software
Listed below are some possible open source software applications for Southern and they are all Free.
- Firefox – Very stable Internet Browser similar to Internet Explorer - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
- Open Office – Same as Microsoft Office - http://www.openoffice.org/
- Moodle – Course management software for possible online courses - http://moodle.org/
- Scribus –Desktop Publish Software http://www.scribus.net/
- Picasa – Photo editing program - http://picasa.google.com/features/index.html
- GIMP – Photo editing program - http://www.gimp.org/
- CMap Tools – Concept –Mapping Tools - http://cmap.ihmc.us/
- Nvu – Web Page Editor - http://www.nvu.com/index.php
There are many more, just do a Google search on open source and you will find a wealth of information. Also check out http://www.schoolforge.net/ to learn more.
I look forward to talking about the educational benefits of open source with you.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Looking ahead to the 2007-2008 School Year for Technology
As we begin to plan for the 2007-2008 school year a couple of areas I would like you to begin to familiarize yourself with are the areas of Web 2.0 applications and Open Source Software. If you are not familiar with these terms please take a look at their definitions at the following web sites:
Web 2.0
The main reason I'm taking a good long look at these applications is the fact that they are all free. From an educational view in our district I'm thinking this might be the way to go at SCA.
Please read and let me know your opinions. I will have more positing coming later.
Web 2.0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
Open Source Softwarehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
And yes the wikipedia sites you visit are an example of Web 2.0 applications. Also the blog you are reading right now is another example of a Web 2.0 application.The main reason I'm taking a good long look at these applications is the fact that they are all free. From an educational view in our district I'm thinking this might be the way to go at SCA.
Please read and let me know your opinions. I will have more positing coming later.
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