Easy Technology for Education: Edmodo 2.0
Twitter has brought the concept of micro-blogging to the attention of much of the world. The recent Iranian election drama that played out on a world stage, certainly would not have been possible without Twitter. Facebook and Friendfeed have also jumped into the instant update arena to keep up and provide interesting options themselves. In a previous article, I outlined the idea behind micro-blogging and some of the complaints associated with it. In today’s article, I want to take a look at a great way to develop a light-weight, easy to use, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). While...
Read More$10 Laptop – A Bust, or Is It?
According to The Times of India (January 30, 2009), the Indian Human Resource Development Ministry announced that the prototype for a $10 computer would be displayed on February 3rd. This re-ignited discussion regarding just how cheaply a notebook or netbook (see my earlier post Netbooks and Schools) computer could be produced. The XO computer by OLPC has yet to reach a price-point of less than $150 per unit and many doubt the ability of India to shrink this to anywhere close to $10. Jacqui Cheng of ars technica is skeptical of anyone’s ability to produce a $10 laptop: It doesn’t...
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