FCS Tech

Is Kaltura available on our blogs?

yes. all i have to do is change the some of the plugin options and we would have it working. we currently get 10GB of total storage for free from kaltura. let me know if you want to try it out.

By all means, please continue trying to improve the useability and reliability of the Wordpress system.

Something for the library?

Netsupport alternative

Free version of netsupport

has anybody tested this yet?

permission slip for student owned laptops to be used on their campus

EDU version of glogster.  Let's you manage students.

interesting list of 47 digital skills teachers should possess.  you can test yourself.

Jeremy Rifkin, the author of the just-published book The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis, suggests that The Age of Reason is being eclipsed by the Age of Empathy." "Unfortunately, Rifkin says, our educational structures and modes of teaching science remain grounded in the Age of Reason. Rote memorization of facts, competition among peers and individual achievement are hallmarks of this approach." "Today, young people see the world in a different way than their parents, who often cannot understand why their children are always glued to their BlackBerries in an orgy of talking, texting and tweeting. While their parents value individualism and privacy, today's youngsters view connectivity, interaction and collaboration as everything. And forget privacy; for them, being out of touch is a cardinal sin." "The extent of their kids' connectivity is disturbing to many adults. "If your kids are awake, they're probably online,"" "There is a tendency to view kids' passionate embrace of networked relationships and connectivity as an aberration ("what is this generation coming to?") or as a temporary event ("they'll grow out of it"). These responses may miss the larger picture. Kids' embrace of a new way of being in the world may mirror changes that have been steadily increasing in other areas of society, including science. "

even the u.s. army hates powerpoint

Some research on laptop reliability. Not surprisingly netbooks have a higher failure rate, but on a two year replacement cycle, not too bad. 5% failure in first year. 20% after 3 years.