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Edutopia's Call for Digital Youth
Update: Note that this contest is still open to accepting entries through January, 2009. Original deadline had been November, 2008. Official announcement extending deadline is: T
Edutopia's Call for Digital Youth
Update: Note that this contest is still open to accepting entries through January, 2009. Original deadline had been November, 2008. Official announcement extending deadline is: T
Remote Control of Student PCs
Two days ago, I received this inquiry: We are looking at a program (hopefully free) that allows the instructor to view the computers in a lab setting (LAN) and if necessary proje
Texas Tyranny - Email Retention
Increasingly, I've seen organizations get restrictive about sharing content for public schools as podcasts/vidcasts. Often, educators who attend those events take the initiative to
Capturing Images for Blog Posts
Wondering [how to embed images in blog p
Ubuntu Intrepid Setup Help
Note: This post is divided into two sections, one specific to Macbooks and the other for any PC running Ubuntu. I hope it's helpful to you. It reflects my own preferences and ser
Atomic Learning Tech Literacy Assessment Tool
Atomic Learning recently announced there Tech Assessment program for students, just in time for Thanksgiving Break, which means most Texas schools won't be able to use the assessme
Blogging Tips
Steve Dembo (Teach42.com) writes: As some of you may know, I'm in the middle of running a 30 Days to Being a Better Blogger challenge on Teach42 right
Bud Introduces TokBox.com
As I was walking back in the general direction o
Converting AVI to FLV on UbuntuLinux
At NCTE, the ISTE NETS A session went on for quite awhile...and I recorded it using the FLIP video camera. Since I'm using UbuntuLinux right now, I thought I'd convert the AVI vide
Converting WMAs to MP3 or OGG on Ubuntu GNU/Linux
Although there
Full Disclosure
Steve Dembo is kind enough to mention my simple disclosure, but due to the fact I recently moved to Bl
How to Work from Anywhere
Fascinating video on working from home. Implications for schools?
ISTE Podcasting Policy - DRAFT
The draft version is out, and I've let it sit in my inbox for too long. By now, most who are interested will probably already have read about it...however, here it is for my own ke
NCLB Reporting Requirements Reminder
REMINDER to all districts: NCLB Title II Part D, reporting requirements are due by November 30th. The reporting system will remain open until December 5 to allow
NCTE - ISTE Refresh of NETS-A
Rick Martinez (Asst. Superintendent of Technology, Southwest ISD) and Dr. Sandra Zuniga (UTSA)
Oxymoron - School Accountability
School accountability...is that an oxymoron? I'm inclined to think so when I consider the wrangle between TEA and Texas school district superintendents. Pearson appears to have pur
Sound Not Working on Mac Headphones - Ubuntu
I plugged in m
True Self
“The false self consists of all of the efforts we make to nurture a reputation for ourselves in the mind of others. In our culture, we have a compulsive need to be validated by