I know that many of our parents are buying MacBooks or iMacs for their children. I have read Chris Breen for many years and trust his knowledge so I feel good about being able to recommend this article on using the built-in parent controls in Leopard OS.
Configured correctly, Parental Controls are remarkably effective. But you [...]
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Conversation between a teacher and a student today.
Student: I am excited for LA today
Teacher: Why?
Student: I know, it is rare for me to say that
Teacher: Do you not normally like LA?
Student: No. I am just not into reading and grammar and stuff.
Teacher: So why are you excited for today?
Student: I just really [...]
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I have been working today on setting up a DAILE Moodle course for our Election ‘08 voting for all of the Middle School students. Simple enough to do as I can now create a Moodle course in less time then I can a word processed document. Of course I do not need to print it [...]
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I had a parent (Mrs. Murray) send me this link which is an amazing example of how virtual education is The Palace Museum and IBM where she works has just launched a virtual re-creation of the palace grounds, architecture, and artifacts as they were during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Beyond Space and Time is [...]
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How fast can change happen when a committed educator employs the technology tools available at school. Each year, sixth grade students do a Vertebrate Animal Research Project that involves library research, hand drawn picture, and much word processing.
The report must include the following items:
Cover Page – Colored Drawing of your animals in its natural [...]
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Ever had a student who said: “I am done” when you have others who have not started? We gave those students a challenge to make flashcards using Keynote and then record it using Garageband. Once it was done, they were to share it via a DAILE Moodle discussion form. Wow, did they make it better [...]
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