LeaderTalk - Tyranny of Competence
The following is cross posted at LeaderTalk.org, the EdWeek blog on Educational Leadership organized by Dr. Scott McLeod (Dangerously Irrelevant). Read the rest of it online.
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TxDLA - No Gas Required
Will you be joining me at the TxDLA 2009 Conference! I hope you
Fear Factor - Digital Presence
Thanks to Steve Dembo for passing along this video above. It's a video that's relevant to a conversation [The EdJ
Moodle Tip - Keeping Moodle Safe
Problem: One of the Moodles set up isn't really for facilitating online learning, but rather, facilitating dialogue with the community. As such, since that Moodle will be "out th
Moodle Video Tutorials
Moodle Video Tutorials...from the Human Blog...be sure to visit and check these out! The first batch is ab
Stirling's The Scourge of God
I thought S.M. Stirling's work was lousy until I read the Dies the Fire series, and I'm now enjoying every single word of his latest book, The Scourge of…
Education World Publishes 5 Lessons for Mobile Device Implementation
Education World has published my article, Five L
iNACOL Virtual School Symposium 2009
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Joomla Migration RFQ
A month or so ago, feedback was solicited on what should go into a request for quotes for a Joomla migration. A district I'm familiar with has to migrate some of their Joomla sites
Moodle Habitudes - Constructing Online Learning Environments
Note: The following is an article I'm submitting for publication (so it's still in DRAFT mode). Any feedback and/or suggestions welcome! Moodle Habitudes Constructing Online
Moodle Tips Roundup
This has been one moodlin' month or two for me. I thought I "knew" Moodle, but apparently, there's always a lot more to learn. Here's a quick round up of lessons I've learned about
Not Driving In
Source: This past week, I spent most
Vision 2020 Cycle 2
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Moodle Tip - Remove Topic Outline from Courses
Problem: One of the Moodles set up is being used by our Communications Office. They have no need for "topic outline" which appears by default in all Moodle courses, nor the "avai
Moodle Tip - Adding a Photo Gallery
Problem While working with middle school teachers about to embark on a bold journey, it became advantageous to take photos of the students. The photos would end up as the thu
Moodle Tip - Quick Backup of Moodle
Problem How do I make a backup of the Moodle database? What software do I use, and how do I make a backup that's portable? Solution Use Navicat or Navicat Lite to make the B
Moodle Tip - Teachers Create/Delete Users
Problem I want teachers in a Moodle course to be able to add their own students rather than depend on a Moodle Administrator to do it. This is critical, especially in large dist
What Advice Would You Give?
What advice would you give a brand new C&I Superintendent? That's the question that popped into my head earlier today, and for some reason, I can't get it out. It's a tough questio
Crypto-nerd's Dream
Image Source: I fell out of my chair laughing
EdTech Info
Saw this update from COSN...anyone in Texas worried that the state tech allotment won't survive this legislative session? Obama Administration Makes Ed Tech a Priority
Locked In
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TCEA2009 - Workshop Handouts Posted for Sessions
Wondering what workshop materials you may have missed at TCEA 2009? You can now access those online via the TCEA web site
Web 2.0 Parable
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