Change is painful some will say, not to mention when we are going to change a platform for the school’s LMS/CMS, yes, the word ‘compatibility’ is seen flashing in our mind, and that translates into many hours of sweat and blood of teachers.
The EQ article “Changing Course Management Systems: Lessons Learned” describes one such experience by the North Dakota University. Findings from the chart confirmed that compatibility is indeed an issue, with items ‘not intact’ or converted _partially_.
Interestingly, at the end of the day, though faced with the problems and the fear, a majority of the faculuties are willing to make the transition. Perhaps it’s the educator in us that led us to move on when we believe that changes will improve our quality of teaching to students. Not quite sure if it’s the case here though. Nvm.
Free-to-use stock photographs and images
At times, we’ll like to find some photos to enrich the text. Yotophoto is a good place to start with, as over 100 000 Creative Commons, Public Domain, GNU FDL, and various other free images have been indexed from various sources (such as flickr, Picturestation etc.)
Here’s one photo of my ‘friend’ that I just grabbed from morgueFile,
Check it out now 🙂
Gmail, a mailbox and more
The “xmail delivers” posting at edugadget.com shared on how a gmail mailbox can be used as another free and convenient online storage.
Any gmail user can download and install this “Gmail Drive” shell extension to use Gmail off “My Computer” as a virtual drive in the computer.
OR, if like to enjoy the freedom of anywhere 24/7 access, check out “XMail Hard Drive“, which features a completely web-based interface. Very convenient.
Of coz, in order to do this, you’ll need to have a gmail acct, havent got one? Get one here today 🙂
The 10 Best Resources for CSS
SiteProNews reviews and offers link to 10 resources for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Webmasters will surely love it.
1. CSSZenGarden
2. The Web Developer’s Network
3. Official Cascading Style Sheets Level 2 Specification
4. CSS from the Ground Up
5. Listamatic
6. CSSVault
7. CSS Layout Techniques
8. Ruthsarian Layouts
9. PositionIsEverything
10. StyleGala
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The Innovate Gateway, August/September 2005, Volume 1, Issue 6
This Aug/Sep 05 issue of Innovate focuses on the role of video game technology in current and future educational settings. I’m sure Darren will find it useful. Blog it first 😉
Articles within:
What Would a State of the Art Instructional Video Game Look Like?
by J. P. Gee
Epistemic Games by David Williamson Shaffer
What Can K-12 School Leaders Learn from Video Games and Gaming? by Richard Halverson
simSchool: The Game of Teaching by Melanie Zibit and David Gibson
Changing the Game: What Happens When Video Games Enter the Classroom? by Kurt Squire
Game-Informed Learning: Applying Computer Game Processes to Higher Education by Michael Begg, David Dewhurst, and Hamish Macleod
The Design of Advanced Learning Engines: An Interview with Clark Aldrich by Joel Foreman and Clark Aldrich
Places to Go: Apolyton by Stephen Downes