Companies fight for their future but we may be accepting a dependence we will regret according to this insightful article covering adaptive learning and open education resources s two opposite choices in the future of education.
My ninth graders have completed a module documenting how to do various tasks in OpenSim, the virtual world we use that is hosted by Reactiongrid. This wiki has the links, instructions, and other pages with tutorials on how to do various items. I was assessing this today and thought I'd pass it along as there is some great information to show you how to do things. (If you are a beginning second lifer you may also learn some things.)
Alec Couros ~ short video about the frustrations of working with school filters and how to circumvent in using what Alec calls "freedom sticks." AKA - programs on USB drives.
Alec acknowledges how any/most students can and do find their way around the filter, anyway.
WPClipart is a collection of high-quality artwork and photos optimized for use with word processors and inkjet printers.
Citation: @wfryer: WP Clip Art is great site of openly licensed clip art http://www.wpclipart.com via @kfasimpaur #iste11