I have been dedicating my Winter Break to learning some new things and have been successful with Inkscape thanks in … More
Category: Software
Critique: Scratch
Scratch is a colorful, visually-appealing programming tool for children and teenagers. It was developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at … More
Critique: Jing
Several of my colleagues recently returned from a Middle School conference where they were inspired by teachers and guest speakers … More
Success with XLogo
I have reintroduced SourceForge.net: XLogo into our 8th grade IT curriculum and am very pleased with the result. Beginning with … More
XLogo revisited
When I arrived at my current school, there was no written curriculum and very little left by my colleagues as … More
Thoughts about Scratch@MIT
After months of anticipation, I arrived yesterday for the Scratch@MIT conference here in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA). The conference is being … More
Created from Scratch – MIT News Office
The MIT News website has posted a preview article about the Scratch conference this week. Written by David Chandler, the … More
Notes in Moodle 1.9
One of the coolest new features in Moodle 1.9 is the notes tool. Notes are available to any teacher when … More
Followup on Pencil
Several weeks ago I wrote about my discover of and interest in Pencil, a multi-platform FLOSS animation tool. My 8th … More
Moodle nudges forward | E-learning | EducationGuardian.co.uk
The Guardian reported yesterday that Moodle continues to move ahead in the U.K. despite the efforts of vendors to slow … More