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End of School Year 2007-08 Celebration: Change of Focus

School Year 2007-08 is closing, some localities have already finished the year.

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.

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

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

Inspiration™ Software released Version 3 of Kidspiration™.

Pachyderm™: Open Source Multimedia Authoring

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

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?

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.

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…

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.

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.