March 2008
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Educational Technology
Twitter breaks down barriers in the classroom
Twitter breaks down barriers in the classroom:
“As an experiment, Parry made Twitter a class assignment and got his students to engage in microblogging as homework. He observed how Twitter became the link that connected conversations inside and out of class. ‘Because the students had the shared classroom experience, when something came up outside of class [...] -
Educational Technology
Quick Tip of the Week: Sharing Screens
Quick Tip of the Week: Sharing Screens: “Thanks to Mac OS X Leopard, its even easier to collaborate with others on your network. Not only does Leopard facilitate the sharing of files, it also lets you start interactive screen sharing sessions. Screen sharing offers a great solution for training a co-worker or running a Keynote [...]
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Macs
Iowa school district handing out MacBooks to grades 5-12
Iowa school district handing out MacBooks to grades 5-12:
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The Central City school district in Central City, Iowa will be distributing MacBooks to eight grades in the fall, complete with Mobile Learning Labs for the young’uns.
Read More…(Via Infinite Loop.)
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Educational Technology
Google Sky: hands on, plus Top 10 uncommonly cool sights
Ars Technica takes a look at some of the coolest sites to see in Google Sky.
Google Sky: hands on, plus Top 10 uncommonly cool sights: “In what follows, we briefly review Google Sky while pointing out some of the most interesting and impressive destinations to be found… in outer space.”(Via Ars Technica.)
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Educational Technology
Google Sky lands on the web
Google Sky lands on the web: “
Filed under: Google, SearchAbout a half a year after adding stars, constellations, and all sorts of astronomical data to Google Earth, Google has launched a web based version of Google Sky. The interface is similar to Google Maps. You can drag and drop the sky to see different items, [...]
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Mac OS Server
AD-OD Sandbox
AD-OD Sandbox:
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There are plenty of online articles, whitepapers, and listserve archives that talk about Active Directory and Open Directory integration, but there hasn’t been one document that graphically walked people through the steps of setting up Active Directory from scratch and then tying Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server into that. Hopefully this [...] -
Mac OS Server
Leopard Server Quickstart Guide
Leopard Server Quickstart Guide: “
Corey Carson has updated his how-to for Leopard.
This updated quickstart guide is very similar to the Tiger Server Quickstart Guide posted in 2005. Its primary purpose is to get you up and running quickly, overcoming common hurdles such as DNS and binding confusions. With the move to launchd over cron, [...] -
Educational Technology
University: Trade in your Winbook for a MacBook
University: Trade in your Winbook for a MacBook: “
Filed under: Apple Corporate, iPod Family, Apple, iPhone
Oklahoma Christian University (OC) joins Abilene Christian University in becoming the second school in so many weeks to ‘go Mac.’
When OC students (and faculty) return to school this summer, they’ll be issued shiny new MacBooks. That’s great, but consider [...]
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