If you are a teacher using Microsoft Office for Windows to produce content for Moodle, then you might be interested in Microsoft’s latest product for Moodle. They’ve produced an Office Add-in that allows you to open Word, Excel and Powerpoint …
Openness is the only means of doing education (TED video)
Open education, open educational resources, and open source software should be household names. I just finished watching David Wiley’s TEDxNYED talk on YouTube, and I am inspired as a result. David argues, “The most successful educators share most thoroughly with …
Did You Know…? – Technology and the Classroom
With the ever-growing world of technology, many people are aware of the popularity and uses of it in today’s classrooms. What many people are not aware of is the intensity of that usage. Some of the facts can be almost …
Oregon makes Google Apps for Education available statewide
Oregon becomes the first American state to offer Google Apps for Education to all of its schools. Adoption is voluntary, but could save more than $1.5 million per year.
Google for Teachers: Books, Docs, Maps and More!
A free guide for those starting using Google Apps.
Create Free PDF Files Instantly & Easily Using PDFCreator
PDFCreator is an open source alternative that lets you create Adobe PDF files. While it doesn’t have the advanced features contained in the latest Adobe Acrobat, it does pack enough power to deal with everyday PDF requirements easily.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-free-pdf-files-instantly-easily-pdfcreator/…
Ubuntu 10.04: Never a better time to switch
I think most of us know that Ubuntu 10.04 launches today. I’ve been using the betas in both desktop and server environments for a while and have been incredibly pleased. It’s fast, it’s stable, and has great features and software, …
FillAnyPDF: Free Teacher Tool for Writing On PDF Documents
FillAnyPDF addresses one of the most frustrating aspects of a static PDF form or document – the inability to type on a document, mark it up or add text. FillAnyPDF gets around this problem by adding a virtual top layer …
Moodle Growth World Wide (image)
Just a cool little gif that shows Moodle growth (officially reported only) since 2003:
Spreaker: Broadcast Your Own Online Radio Show
It’s simple: what Justin.tv and uStream are to television, Spreaker is to radio. If you want to broadcast your own online radio show, you can do so in only a few clicks and if you want to browse radio streams …
Docs Pal – Quick and Free File Conversion
Receiving an email attachment in a file format that is not supported on your operating system can be a frustrating experience for you and the sender. Fortunately, there are free tools like Docs Pal that will convert files into other …
ExoPC: the Quebecker iPad
An interview with Jean-Baptiste Martinoli, CTO Of ExoPC, the creator of a tablet PC some are calling the “Quebecker iPad”.
http://www.alltouchtablet.com/articles/interview-the-story-behind-exopc-with-video-1973/…
PLE vs VLE
Video on personal learning environments (PLEs) in the spirit of the Common Craft ‘plain English’ videos. “In this presentation,” write the students who produced it, “we aim to explore these ideas and enable teachers to begin thinking about how they …
Ontario universities to adopt e-learning
Learning about Socrates through Facebook forums and chatting with a professor through Skype is the reality for students as e-learning claims a more dominant role in higher education. Ontario is the latest jurisdiction to jump in with plans to launch …
Zim: An Easy To Use Desktop Wiki For Your Life & Everything
The Zim wiki is an open-source program available for Linux and Windows, and it’s a great way to build a simple desktop wiki. Best of all, it’s named after the single greatest cartoon character in history.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/zim-desktop-wiki-life-universe/…