Classroom Toolkit Newsletter - Open Source

Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 -0700

Moodle! Why this Open Source, Course Management System "Can't / Won't / Will Never" Catch On in K-12 Education

Open Source advocates like to promote the Course Management System (CMS), Moodle!, as the antidote for Blackboard™ and WebCT™. These commercial products are "high-priced" and funding for them seems out of reach in a time when school funds are evaporating.

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0700

Literary Machine: What can Open Source learn from a Failed Commercial Program?

The literary Machine™ advertises itself as a tool for:

anyone who writes, anyone who must think critically and creatively, anyone who composes and produces documents, anyone who sorts and analyzes information…
Source:
http://www.sommestad.com/lm.htm

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0700

Kidspiration™: The "Why" of Educational Technology that Open Source Forgot

Inspiration™ Software released Version 3 of Kidspiration™.

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:00:00 -0700

Pachyderm™: Open Source Multimedia Authoring

Teachers need a true "Open Source" multimedia authoring program. And, Pachyderm™ might fill that need.

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0700

Are Any Open Source Products Useful for Teacher Self-Development?

Open Source products are available for lots of "Techie" purposes, but are there any Open Source products available for Teacher Self-Development?

There are a lot of teacher resources for integrating technology using Open Source software, but what about teacher self-development resources that are geared to personal and psychological, intrapersonal and relationship oriented, or just plain skill development?

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0700

Lack of Educational Intelligence: The Major Problem with Open Source Software

On the face of it, license-free software seems like a "better-than-the-proverbial-sliced-bread" idea.

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0700

How the Free Camtasia™ Offer (and Other Commercial Software) Demonstrates the Problem with Adopting Open Source Software in School Districts

Everyone says that schools should save money, perform magic and operate within their budgets. And, software licensing is an easy target for this "fantasy script" since few people outside the district's IT Department understand…

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:00:00 -0700

Open Source Solutions: Real Technology Integration, But Can you Use it in your Classroom?

Open Source for teachers is a lot more than downloadable, installable-on-the-desktop programs.

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:00:00 -0700

Adopting Linux in our Schools: A Useless Debate

A heated debate ensues whenever technology advocates attempt to convince school district folks, especially teachers, to switch to the Linux operating system.

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:00:00 -0700

Open Source for Education: Last Article

The Open Source for Education section of the Classroom Toolkit Newsletter has reached its "end of life" stage.

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:00:00 -0700

The Open Source Playbook: School District Marketing Strategies for Failure...

Open Source Solutions present great opportunities for teachers and students. Open Source benefits include teaching and learning tools, measurable teacher and student progress accelerators and strategies that focus upon instructional improvement targets.

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:00:00 -0700

Teachers to IT Departments: You have Professional Development Homework

One of the reasons that the Technology Integration movement failed to provide a Return on Investment(ROI) commensurate with the huge amounts of money that was spent is that adequate professional development of the right kind was seldom funded or delivered.

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Thu, 31 May 2007 03:00:00 -0700

Teachers to IT Departments: You have Network and Back-End Programming Homework

It is an ethical question. When teachers know that students can't (or won't) complete homework assignments, should teachers "pile" the homework on anyway?

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:00:00 -0700

Teachers to IT Departments: "You have Homework"

Every teacher, unless maybe a teacher who has been driven under a rock (or into deep depression) by the stress of high-stakes testing; knows that the integration of technology is important.

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Open Source for Education

joseph@classroomtoolkit.net (Classroom Toolkit Newsletter) — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:00:00 -0700

Teachers to Open Source Advocates: "You have Homework!"

There are technology advocates that want to replace the software that is used in most schools with "no-cost" software. This kind of software is called "Open Source."

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