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Blackboard promised not to sue universities: Blackboard Inc., the makers of proprietary software for "e-learning" systems is backing down from prosecuting patents against users of open source online classroom technology, reports Linux Insider. Blackboard promised to make a legally binding promise not to sue universities. There is one caveat, however. Blackboard may litigate against universities...; Tags: Education Technology, Higher Ed, Blackboard Inc., patent; Blog posts 2007-02-05
Blackboard's Groundhog Day pledge to open source: Blackboard Inc. has issued an open source patent pledge that may not be worth the virtual paper its printed on.Here is what the companys general counsel, Matthew Small, told Inside Higher Ed:“The pledge covers anything anyone is realistically worried about in the e-learning community. Any school can look at this...; Tags: General, Applications, Software Licensing, Legal, Patents, education, educational groupware, pledge, groupware, open source; Blog posts 2007-02-02
Colleges criticize Blackboard patent: When learning management systems LMS provider Blackboard Inc. brought suit against its smaller rival Desire2Learn, it drew indignation from schools around the country, reports eSchool News. The patent recently awarded to Blackboard covers basic features of online education systems, including course management and enterprise e-learning systems. The...; Tags: Blackboard Inc.; Blog posts 2006-08-31
How Blackboard took over the education market: In an age when software firms come and go like the seasons, one company has survived and even prospered, and it isn't Google, Yahoo or Ebay. Blackboard Inc., based in Washington D.C., is the leader in software used to connect students to their teachers, textbooks, course materials and one...; Tags: Blackboard Inc.; Blog posts 2006-06-01

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Distance Education: A Brief Overview: Technology has changed education. Most people think of online courses taken through Blackboard or WebCT when they hear the term distance education. However, distance education was a viable alternative to traditional education even before the Internet became popular. This paper gives a brief definition of distance education, outlines procedures for...; Tags: Distance Education, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-04-24

Sakai: Open source alternative to Blackboard: Sakai: Open source alternative to BlackboardWeb 2.0 TechnologiesSakai has a great interface. I'm a University educator and our school is trying out both Moodle and Sakai. Anything is better than the Blackboard interface.My question is, what about Web 2.0 technologies? Doesn't Sakai still fall under Web 1.0, in that it...; Tags: Web 2.0, open source, Sakai; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
QuizForce (zip): QuizForce is a comprehensive and easy-to-use toolkit which allows you to create Flash-based quizzes, surveys and assessments without the need to know programming. Create Flash quizzes and surveys in a minute. With the help of QuizForce you can create Rapid and efficient Flash-based quizzes and surveys for e-learning on your...; Tags: Survey, Elearningforce, QuizForce, Marketing Research, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-04-15
Kokuban Blackboard Nx (zip): Super kakkoii blackboard simulator. There are many funny tool, realistic chalk, realistic eraser, triangle ruler, long eraser, Recording mode, camera mode, and any more this software series was prize "Highest Award"(Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry award). This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Mode, Camera, Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2008-02-29
Should we even bother?: Should we even bother?Not just for presentationBear in mind that technology shouldn't just be used for presentation but also for interaction. That doesn't necessarily mean doing anything fancy - for example, cloze exercises that can be completed on-screen can be created using basic word-processing tools. But in that case, I...; Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Office, One Laptop Per Child project, SnapKast, PBS Frontline, video, education; Discussion threads 2008-02-11
Cheap laptops are great, but sometimes you need horsepower: As most of my readers know, my interest in affordable, highly mobile laptops for education has really taken off lately. It's very clear that, whether under the guise of the Eee, the XO, or another slick little cheap laptop, 1:1 computing is becoming both realistic and sustainable, since these...; Tags: Public Speaking, Video, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Corporate Communications, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-01-07
New tool from MIT makes online lectures genuinely useful: While it is becoming increasingly common and easy for lectures to be placed online as videos or podcasts, such media can often be very limited in their utility. For example, I missed a lecture last week for my numerical analysis class. Fortunately, the professor always posts his lectures...; Tags: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Tool, Lecture, Speech Recognition, Productivity, Emerging Technologies, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-11-26
OpenSUSE beats Ubuntu to the punch: OpenSUSE beats Ubuntu to the punchAdditional benefitsOpenSuSE is the only 'Microsoft certified Linux', even better;)False comparison but good reviewThe title "OpenSUSE beats Ubuntu to the punch" implies that the two distro vendors were racing to release the same capability, and OpenSUSE got their first. That's silly, of course -...; Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Novell OpenSuse, Novell Inc., Linux, Ubuntu, WARNING LABEL; Discussion threads 2007-10-05
Presentations added to Google Docs and Spreadsheets: Presentations added to Google Docs and SpreadsheetsGoogle strikes againOK, so the Google presentation beta package needs a little 'tweaking' but in less than a couple of minutes I had a new presentation created and running and available to colleagues anywhere.Ya gotta love the potential here. It can only get...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Google Inc., spreadsheet; Discussion threads 2007-09-20
A Mac-to-school guide: As I opened Monday's paper, I noticed a CNET Back to School Guide in the technology/business section. It's a slice of the greater Gift Ideas package launched on CNET.However, the print package is filled with suggestions for PCs that students should take to school. All but one of the desktops...; Tags: Printer, Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2007-08-14
How many of you give tests online?: How many of you give tests online?Open Source Online AssessmentsChris, Check out http://os4ed.com. We are working to release open source administrstive applications for K-12. We are currently working toward the final release of Version 4.0 of openCentre SIS, we have a release 1.0 data warehouse called openIntel...; Tags: instructor, online test; Discussion threads 2007-06-15
DrawDemo (widget): DrawDemo is a simple drawing widget, somewhat like a whiteboard or blackboard. With DrawDemo, you can draw rectangles/squares/triangles, ellipses/circles, and lines. The images can be colorized, rotated, dragged, zoomed, and deleted. The canvas can be exported and re-imported. You can also drag and drop image files onto the canvas and...; Tags: Canvas, Object, DrawDemo; Software downloads 2007-06-13
Blackboard / Dell Solution for Education: The Blackboard Academic Suite is designed to meet the teaching, learning and outcomes needs of the 21st Century campus. Blackboard is a leading provider of education software for K-12, professional education, and higher education. As adoption increases among administration, faculty, and students, there has come a need for a scalable,...; Tags: Education, Software, Blackboard, Dell Computer Corp., Blackboard Academic Suite, Blackboard Performance Engineering Team, Tools & Techniques, Management; White papers 2007-06-01
openSUSE to compete with Edubuntu?: openSUSE to compete with Edubuntu?MoodleWhile I would never countenance a *nix educational install, I have to say that Moodle is not just 'similar' to Blackboard, it was written specifically to get around the problems of older LMSs like Blackboard and WebCT and remains a shining example of what Open Source...; Tags: CAD, Instant messaging, Moodle, openSUSE, open source; Discussion threads 2007-05-29
openSUSE to compete with Edubuntu?: At first blush, the new offering, with a proposed release this fall, appears to have the makings of a serious competitor. Designed as an add-on "EDU-CD" to accompany the upcoming 10.3 release of openSUSE, the so-called "SLEducator" is designed to "[ease] the installation and configuration of an educational network...; Tags: Classroom Tech, Education Technology, Open Source; Blog posts 2007-05-29
Everlasting Maths Worksheet - Addition (exe): Choose from 3 levels of addition sums from single digits to three figure problems. Each sum is randomly produced one at a time on a blackboard style interface. Audio and visual encouragement let's you know when you are right and when you need to try again. Includes the ability to...; Tags: Grey Olltwit Software; Software downloads 2007-05-17

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Blackboard Inc.: Blackboard is a provider of enterprise software applications and related services to the education industry. At Dec 31 2007, Co.'s products were delivered in three...; Blackboard Inc. company page on BNET »