And I’m not going to gloat, but I still am having so much fun with my little eeePC 4g. I’ve already “rescued” the hard drive as I felt like I needed a clean slate after dumping so many things onto the 4 gb hard drive (which, by the way, was not a difficult process). I…
This week’s podcast begins with a comment by Former Secretary of Labor William Brock in the Sunday Parade Magazine:I explain my issues with his response to fixing American schools in his quote: First, we have to agree that we have a problem. In the last 25 years, spending has risen 240% while performance has barely…
~/cjudson $ pineI made a list of things (or reasons) why I use my computer and most of that list had something to do with communication with others. At the top was email and since I had already been running mutt (clean text-based mail reader that is a step above typing "mail" at the prompt…
For the most part, I can fake my way around the command line. I've beenusing an eMac as my main computer at home for, well, as long as thething has been in existence (5.5 years?). I think I stumbled upon the"underpinnings" of the Mac OSX right after I got the machine when Iheard about all…
Here’s what happened to me: I’m ready to head out for a run and I’ve just updated to iTunes 7.7 and the iPod shuffle (2nd generation) is loaded up with new and exciting stuff to take my mind away from the run.I’m halfway out the door and the thing doesn’t work. I start with the…
GLEF magazine “edutopia” bills has the tagline now of “What Works in Public Education” but is the publication headed in the right direction? Some contend that the publication is light on content and heavy on advertising; others say it is a nice resource and is offered free to educators. Show notes: I think some of…
One approach to staff development as we consider how to teach (not so much train) teachers Moodle. Show notes:Most of the information for this podcast is from a outline of a proposal I did about a year ago. It needs to be tweaked and all, so feel welcome in using all or part or none…
Sandboxing Moodle is all fine and dandy, but to really get into the heart and potential of Moodle, you really should try your own install on your own server. The easiest way to play with your own installation of Moodle is through an install script that comes with most web hosting sites (some might say to install…
If you are interested in migrating some or all of your classroom to the internets, you should be looking at Moodle. It’s open source, it’s free, it’s really, really good. In fact, if you haven’t seen a site that is driven by community, you should look at Moodle’s own site and you’ll get the idea.…
Top of the show recommendations:This week, I’m sharing stuff I like around the home The Week (best digest of all that is happening in one publication) Senseo Coffee maker (no mess and a consistent cup of coffee… every time) FlipVideo camera (small, convenient and decent output) Roomba (it really works and it’s sort of fun)…