Category: open source
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Successfully fighting malware
Well, thanks to the guidance of Miguel and others, I’ve managed to stave off malware attacks on one of my HP laptops with what seems to be a formidible arsenal of weapons. They include: Symantec Antivirus (Commercial) ZoneAlarm firewall (free) Spyware Blaster (free) SpyBot Search & Destroy (free) AdAware (free) I’m also going to install…
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Open Content and Open Source Tools
It is fair to say that although I still recognize great value in many commercial curriculum and digital resources, I am increasingly becoming an “open content” sort of educator. Exactly what do I mean by “open content?” Well, my ideas along these lines are closely tied to the values which belie both the Creative Commons…
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Spanked and disgusted by malware
Ugh, this has not been a pretty or fun week for the tablet PC in my care and I. Our relationship has gotten off to an extremely unstable and, yes… an even slooooowwwwww start, thanks to an infestation of malware that I have to date not been able to successfully remove. 🙁 The malware is…
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Instructive experiences with WinXP and a tablet PC
As I wrote a bit about last week (here and here), I have been experimenting with a new HP Tablet PC laptop because of its availability to me, the fact that I’ve wanted to try out tablet technology for quite awhile, and some unexplained shutdown problems I’ve been having with my new MacBook. Well, after…
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Great list of open source software tools
The Strategic Open Source Of Texas K-16 project has started a great collection of free Moodle courses relating to open source technologies and software programs. The course on software links is outstanding already, with tons of good links to some software programs I’ve heard of and use, and several that are new to me. Whoa!…
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OLPC in 4 Countries
Want your kids to have their own laptop to use at school and home in the near term? You might want to consider moving to Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, or Thailand, if you don’t live in one of these countries already. Other undisclosed countries are apparently also in active negotiations with OLPC. This bodes well for…
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Podcast76: An Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Moodle
Jonathan and Michelle Moore have left their respective roles in the Winfield, Kansas public school system to work full-time in technical and instructional support roles for Moodle with Remote Learner. In this interview, they discuss their experiences with Moodle and open source instructional technologies, their new support roles with Moodle-using school districts, and the reasons…
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Great minds discuss open source
This evening, David Thornburg, Steve Hargadon, and Miguel Guhlin got together for a skypecast on open source technologies in education. This was the first in a new series on this topic– What a treat to be able to listen in as great minds consider what WILL be a large part of the future in our…
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Open Source Discourse: ETH Lecture Communicator
At our Texas CoSN clinic session today on “hot technologies” for K-12 schools, Greg Veal of Lewisville ISD discussed use of Discourse Software (commercially sold by ETS) for helping students remain engaged in class and providing immediate feedback to the teacher about what students are thinking and understanding. (He also talked about other student response…
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1:1 computing options
Jim Hirsch is the director of technology for Plano ISD in Texas. I started going to Jim’s TCEA presentations in the mid to late 1990s, when he was really into using HyperStudio (and so was I!) He has great ideas and has always been on top of trends as well as effective ways to engage…