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- An unusual day, part 2 (or "My lease is up! Now what?")
- Smart Boards...Are Smart Boards such a great idea? Those projectors are all good and nice but there are other ways to achieve the same thing...The Interactive whiteboard is a compelling technology for teachers, it closely mimics what they're already used to. But there are weaknesses. Firstly using a whiteboard is...
- Tags: Projectors, Tablets, Notebooks, projector, unusual day
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Smart.fm - almost enough to make me want an iPhone
- I really don't want an iPhone. I'm holding out for a Droid, just as soon as I figure out some way to justify getting rid of my perfectly adequate BlackBerry. However, the iPhone has lots of apps and one in particular is being unveiled today: Smart.fm's iPhone interface...
- Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Smart.fm, iPhone App, RTI, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Practical guide to really making wikis work in the classroom
- I stumbled across a great article this morning on the use of wikis in school. As Ruth Reynard points out in The Journal, ...the technology itself does not develop the skill, nor is it the teacher; the technology is only a tool, and teachers must...
- Tags: Teacher, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- How important is 1:1 to literacy?
- I think that writing with pencil and paper is over rated. I almost never write anything with a pencil anymore. The newer generations will write even less. Better that they learn to write with modern tools. And, what better way than to give each one a laptop.Tell that to Neal...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Web browsers, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- Are IT grads learning the right skills?
- Not university level informationThe type of information they are referring to is not something that applies to a university level of education. What they are asking for is the specific skills on the implementation of technologies. For example, I can talk all day about certificates and the use of them...
- Tags: Businesses, IT Grad, information technology, developer
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Not your father's tech school
- Tech schools are more important than universities now.The entire economic system has been changed so much that a university education is almost pointless. A person seeking a "job" would usually be far better off with an 18 month targeted investment in a particular skill. And we all know...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, BS Degree, CTE, job
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- UberSmart Math Facts 2.2 (Windows)
- UberSmart Math Basics is not just another flash card program, it's a highly effective tool that helps children of all ages master their math facts. Did you know that you have to recall 12 different math facts to multiply 867 x 39? Quick, accurate recollection of math facts is a...
- Tags: Skill, UberSmart Software, Math Fact, UberSmart Math Basics, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-09-01
- Albert Gonzalez was hacking in high school...where were the safety nets?
- I agree.....Most of our schools are not equipt for the new age of computers and programming. Most of our schools but not all are still stuck in the liberal arts mode of teaching and not letting students focus on their strengths. Its all about well rounded B-S. ...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, hacking, Albert Gonzalez
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- Albert Gonzalez was hacking in high school...where were the safety nets?
- We talk a lot in education about the idea of safety nets. These are support systems that we put into place to figuratively catch kids who might otherwise not be successful. They can be as simple as extra time after school for help or involve more significant remediation...
- Tags: Hacking, Credit Card, Computer, Safety Net, Productivity, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Security, Sales, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- Larousse English German Dictionary for Windows Mobile 3.0.2 (Mobile)
- Sharpen your German language skill with HNHSoft Larousse Dictionary: English-German/German-English today. This all-new dictionary offers users essential information on the new German spelling reform, with both old and new spellings included so the user will always locate the most appropriate word. Language learners will find thorough treatment of vocabulary and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, HNHSoft, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- FRS Dot to Dot and Coloring Book Fun 1.1 (Windows)
- FRS Dot to Dot and Coloring Book Fun offers students pages of dot to dot and coloring book activities. There are 100 pages that can educate students about the alphabet, numbers, how to count and more. New in this version: Dot to Dot Index added. Index details each do to...
- Tags: Student, Fast Rabbit Software, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-13
- Recession, depression, and a graduate job market drought
- Summer is fast approaching and job vacancies are being snapped up faster than a fat person snapping up cake in a bakery. Undergraduates like me, but unlike me as you will see, are struggling to make it through the term through the lack of work and employment opportunities on the...
- Tags: Human Resources, Industry Connection, Job, Management, Recession, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Technology Industry, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Banning Scientology doesn't make Wikipedia more credible
- So Wikipedia has banned all Church of Scientology IP addresses "in an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits," according to the Register and several other outlets. So what's with the title from one of the rare educators who actually thinks Wikipedia has a lot of value? ...
- Tags: Scientology, Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- Activity Trainer 1.1 (Windows)
- The Activity Trainer is a software program that makes the research-based, effective video odeling teaching method practical for the classroom and home. Activity Trainer is a versatile teaching tool that enables teachers to use videos to teach almost any targeted activity or skill - from simple to complex - and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Modeling, Accelerations Educational Software, Activity Trainer, Research & Development, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-05-27
- "The students don't think of it as learning"
- "The students don't think of it as learning"Daniel Floyd has it down extremely wellhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN0qRKjfX3sWatch. Discuss.JoeyRE: Sony PSPs in the classroomThe American system of learning has been failing since I was a kid 40 years ago. Every time I hear a President like George W. saying he intends on being "the...
- Tags: education
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- "The students don't think of it as learning"
- I'm trying to figure out if that's a good thing. I'm referring to a line in the Indianapolis Star's recent article about a local initiative to use Sony PSPs in the classroom. Here it is in context: PSP content is monitored closely and controlled by the...
- Tags: Student, Sony PlayStation Portable, Corporate Communications, Productivity, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- How much does open source cost schools?
- How much does open source cost schools?Why don't YOU share with people the challenges you facedwhen moving entirely to Linux? Oh wait, you didn't? Then why are you asking other people to do it?RE: How much does open source cost schools?Just imagine a world where *nix skills where as common...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- Blacklists vs. whitelists
- Blacklists vs. whitelistsCommercial Site VettingMy concern with a vendor offering to optimize content is where else are they looking to monetize the relationship, perhaps through back doors?Data mine and sell to marketing? Take money from commercial sites or trade associations such as the dairy councils to improve the findability of...
- Tags: K-12
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- Ramco Systems Case Study: SIP Academy India
- SIP Academy India Pvt. Ltd. is a children skill development organization headquartered in Chennai, India. SIP Academy relied on weekly sales report sent by the area partners to know about the performance of each Learning centers. This meant a lot of tedious job in reconciling the number of students enrolled,...
- Tags: SIP, Ramco Systems, Ltd., Learning Centers, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Emerging Technologies
- Case studies 2009-04-29
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