A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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Usually I like to play the game of "pick out the teacher." They are so easy to spot, and I like trying to catch them out in the wild – on the streets of the conference town. Today I had the tables turned. During a lunch discussion with a couple of attendees from Arkansas, I … Read More “Does it really show that much?” »
Bad geek joke… What do you get when you eat a blackberry? A bluetooth!
For one of my concurrent sessions at NECC today, I attended a presentation on FreeMind by Gyaneswaran Gomathinayagam. While I can appreciate the fact that he travelled all the way from Inda to give this presentation, it was almost completely incomprehensible. Even when I understood his English, I couldn’t understand what he was saying. The … Read More “FreeMind – Alternative to Inspiration” »
I spent most of the morning after the first session visiting the exhibits. With limited mobility, it took a bit longer than usual. Add to that the fact that this is the largest exhibit hall I’ve seen at one of these conferences. I’ve added a new category to my Vendor Drinking Game (Part One, Part … Read More “Come on, that’s not a word!” »
When the Best is Free: Open Source Software in EducationDavid Thornburg Thornburg began by giving an update on the state of linux on student desktops. "No operating system in history has advanced the cause of Linux like Microsoft Vista." Every software title shown in this session is open-source, free, and will replace a commercial product. … Read More “NECC 2007 Day Two – David Thornburg Session One” »
It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Atlanta. The last time was seven years ago for the last time NECC was in town. I had psyched myself to not be surprised at how much the city had sprawled up I-85. It didn’t help. I was still surprised. Homer and I are staying at … Read More “NECC 2007 – Day One” »
I’m going to catch up on several things I’ve meant to post over the last week or so, but just haven’t gotten around to it. First, we held our quarterly SCASA Technology Leader’s Roundtable Thursday a week ago. I knew we were in trouble when a lawyer set up an overhead projector to address a … Read More “EdTech Roundup” »
We had a monthly Dean’s Wine and Cheese gathering at Furman Friday evening. As Laura and I arrived, I was been hailed by some of her colleagues as an expert in Moodle. I don’t know about expert, but I have recently installed the program on a Linux server, and we are starting to use it … Read More “Moodle on a Stick” »
I had my second day of workshops at the SCETV studios today. The schedule was the same as yesterday – two basic workshops followed by one advanced. Things went very, very smoothly. I don’t know if it was that yesterday served as a warm-up and I had hit my stride, or if it was the … Read More “SCETV Google Earth, Day Two” »
Today I spent the day working with teachers from around the state showing them how to use Google Earth in the classroom. The workshop was sponsored by SCETV, and was held in their studios in Columbia. I did two sessions of Basic Google Earth, and one of Advanced. The basic sessions went very well. It’s … Read More “SCETV and Google Earth” »