Some things are happening out there with open source software. Over Thanksgiving I pumped my technology friends for information. One was touting Web 3.0 and what it is offering, so next we have to have a class on this new Web. I was told Sesame Street uses open source software when at all possible. [...]
Archive for November 2009
In the loop.
November 30, 2009Creating a Goggle Docs Presentation.
November 23, 2009Creating a Goggle Docs Presentation. The assignment was to create a small slide show presentation using a web-based tool. I’m familiar with PowerPoint. I created a presentation in another COPR class with the collaboration of a class partner using the Goggle Docs presentation tool. After getting our basis information completed and outlined, I found it [...]
Wikis
November 16, 2009Wikis have tremendous potential for collaboration in the educational setting. To propose using a wiki with you students you must do your homework. • Create a project that supports you educational goals. • Find a wiki that offers security to the students. • Have all your info together, in a simple written format, to present [...]
Copyright and Fair Use in Education
November 14, 2009Copyright issues become easier to violate with the development of the Internet and the easy access to digital media. One common sense rule to follow is to always credit your sources and to continue to teach students about plagiarism. Remember anything printed, be it hard copy or digital is copyrighted, whether it is officially filed [...]
Google Docs Again
November 2, 2009My group partner in COPR 1114 and I have been collaborating on our project using Google Docs. It is far more efficient working on just one document than shuttling different versions of the same document back and forth via email, wondering which is the latest or final version. Upon completing an assignment, we were able [...]
