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COSN's Response (Update)
I submitted a few proposals to COSN Conference taking place in March, 2009 in Austin, Tx. I thought I had something to share, but apparently, no. If this keeps up, I'll have to go
Election Watchdogs - Citizen Journalism in Action!
Simon Owens was kind enough to email and pass this tip along: I remember reading your post the other day mentio
Handy Windows Tools from ZDnet
One of my team members shared this list of programs from ZD net with me and said, "For Download a la Mode," but I'm wondering if he really didn't just want me to read this article,
Imagination and Passion Beget Creativity
Ask a lot of writing teachers in American schools today (unsubstantiated statement based on my conversations with writing teachers) and they complain of…
Moodle-It ,TCEA!
Is it just me but is there a zeitgeist around Moodle use in Texas? It started a few days with this question: Anyone use Moodle for staff development? If not what other open source
Moodle-izing Texas Online Professional Learning
Source: Do you have
National Writing Project Texas Meeting
Anyone else attending the National Writing Project in San
Removing that Pesky Excel Password
A secretary asked me recently, "I want to copy the format of the spreadsheet but it's protected with a password. What can I do?" I didn't have a ready answer but I knew it was poss
Repeal 18th Century Protecting Children Act
How soon after the new Democratic Congress gets elected that such foolish laws like the one below get repealed? Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act (II) protects agai
Share and Remix without Fear
It's nice to get emails like this one: I am a Technology Resource Teacher in Roanoke
Texas CTO Awards
Members are encouraged to nominate both individuals and districts for the new Texas state awards. The deadline for submitting them is Friday, November 7. The recipient does n
Video Game Madness
Received this request...suggestions/ideas? We are in the process of coming up with a technology based intervention for high school students. The committee voted to use video game
YES WE CAN!
Like many Americans, I am watching all the candidates and how gracefully they concede or acknowledge their victories. For the South Carolina election, I was impressed by candidate
Customizing Ubuntu 8.10
After installing Ubuntu 8.10 on my Macbook, I'm now adding a few programs...based on the awesome tutorial here. Step 1
Installing Ubuntu 8.10 to USB Flash Drive
Since Ubuntu 8.10 is out, I decided to install it to a USB instead of burning a CD
Memorial Fund - Lupe Salas
Born in San Antonio, TX on Dec. 12, 1956 Died
Best of Both Worlds
Are you a brand new Intel Mac user? I am. After using Windows and GNU/Linux exclusively for the last five years, I was persuaded to buy one of the new Intel based Macbooks. Like te
Clean Slate - Daylight Savings Time Change and Open Source
Source: Dubai Dynasty,
Crafting Digital Tales and More with Web-based Tools
Introduction “What if creating, sharing, and getting feedback,” I asked, “on your digital stories was free, easy, and didn’t require loading software on your computer?” Technolog
Diigo the Web for Education - From TeleGatherer to TelePlanter with Diigo
This email floated in one day last week. Once again I come to you with a grave concern. During this revamp of our current curriculum, we are trying to encourage both students and t
Mac Software Worth Buying
As I walked the streets of a small Latin American town this summer, street vendors sold Spanish translations of movies such as the recently released Pirates of the Caribbean 3—
Meme: Share Your Skitch Art
Skitch.com is a webservice that works hand in hand with our appl
On the Precipice of Change: 3 Obstacles to Technology Use in K-12
“Let’s talk about 3 obstacles,” shared one executive director in a conversation that I had the opportunity to participate in, “that keep you from doing what you want to accomplish