My inner voice doesn't have a whole lot to say today. Other than I thought Andrea's Elluminate session was fun last week. I have used Centra (product Elluminate is replacing)and Elluminate seems like a much better product.
In Centra it was always a pain to find the right session and the text chat was a little harder to use. With the sessions in chronological order---inside of Blackboard---it is much easier to find them.
My inner voice now is telling me to go home and to say good job Andrea.
thanks for listening.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Native American School Melds Tradition and Technology
I ran across this article that I found very interesting. Using technology to promote cultural awareness within this tribal school. I also find it interesting that they are also still going to public school part of the time. I am not sure how they are locking down the ipods. To be honest I didn't know you could lock them down by content.
"Native American School Melds Tradition and Technology
The state-of-the-art Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School on the Seminole Tribe's Brighton Reservation in Florida, puts some of the tribe's casino earning to work providing students with a 21st century education.
The school, which opened in August and cost $10 million to build, sports laptop computers, iPods, highly-qualified teachers and a marked respect for the students' culture. While students in one classroom use podcasts to learn language arts, others are busy learning Creek, the Seminole language.
Tribal elders know they are educating children who will take over the tribe's extensive business holdings, but they want these future leaders to be rooted in Seminole tradition. Central to maintaining tradition is the effort to keep the Creek language alive. Not only are the children learning , but so are parents, many of whom do not speak Creek and have to turn grandparents and other tribal elders for help. Pemayetv Emahakv is operating as a charter school, building on an earlier "pull-out" program the tribe operated that allowed Seminole students attending nearby public schools to remain on the reservation once a week for cultural classes.
Like all Florida schools, Pemayetv Emahakv students will take the FCAT, but operating as a charter allows teachers more freedom to tailor instruction to students' needs. And technology is a big part of individualizing instruction at Pemayetv Emahakv.
Teachers say that students are much more focused when using technology tools and seem to take in more information. To prevent problems, the school's iPods are programmed to work with only school approved material, like a hip- hop multiplication tables program and maps that display on the iPod screen."
"Native American School Melds Tradition and Technology
The state-of-the-art Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School on the Seminole Tribe's Brighton Reservation in Florida, puts some of the tribe's casino earning to work providing students with a 21st century education.
The school, which opened in August and cost $10 million to build, sports laptop computers, iPods, highly-qualified teachers and a marked respect for the students' culture. While students in one classroom use podcasts to learn language arts, others are busy learning Creek, the Seminole language.
Tribal elders know they are educating children who will take over the tribe's extensive business holdings, but they want these future leaders to be rooted in Seminole tradition. Central to maintaining tradition is the effort to keep the Creek language alive. Not only are the children learning , but so are parents, many of whom do not speak Creek and have to turn grandparents and other tribal elders for help. Pemayetv Emahakv is operating as a charter school, building on an earlier "pull-out" program the tribe operated that allowed Seminole students attending nearby public schools to remain on the reservation once a week for cultural classes.
Like all Florida schools, Pemayetv Emahakv students will take the FCAT, but operating as a charter allows teachers more freedom to tailor instruction to students' needs. And technology is a big part of individualizing instruction at Pemayetv Emahakv.
Teachers say that students are much more focused when using technology tools and seem to take in more information. To prevent problems, the school's iPods are programmed to work with only school approved material, like a hip- hop multiplication tables program and maps that display on the iPod screen."
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Second Life Lawsuit
I Ran across an intersting article (in PCWorld) about a Second Life lawsuit. A federal district court in Brooklyn, New York is hearinga case involving the theft and resale of Second Life products (cloths, shoes etc...).
"Six Second Life merchants that sell their wears in the virtual world of Second Life are suing a Queens' man for the theft of their – go figure -- "adult-themed virtual objects." Most objects are not adult-themed and include shoes and clothes. But others are more exotic."
"The plaintiffs are suing for an undisclosed amount, but in claiming jurisdiction, the New York court says "the amount in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000."
It doesn't surprise me so much that there is a lawsuit involving the copyright of these items. When ever there is money involved lawsuts are soon to follow. What surprised me was that the Linden Labs official claims that there is $1 million in transaction in Second Life everyday. I knew it is popular but that level of commercialism surprised me.
"As trivial as a lawsuit over virtual matters may seem, we are talking real money here. Second Life's owner Linden Labs says the virtual world has over 9 million users and that nearly $1 million of transactions take place on Second Life each day. Put that in your virtual pipe."
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/005816.html
"Six Second Life merchants that sell their wears in the virtual world of Second Life are suing a Queens' man for the theft of their – go figure -- "adult-themed virtual objects." Most objects are not adult-themed and include shoes and clothes. But others are more exotic."
"The plaintiffs are suing for an undisclosed amount, but in claiming jurisdiction, the New York court says "the amount in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000."
It doesn't surprise me so much that there is a lawsuit involving the copyright of these items. When ever there is money involved lawsuts are soon to follow. What surprised me was that the Linden Labs official claims that there is $1 million in transaction in Second Life everyday. I knew it is popular but that level of commercialism surprised me.
"As trivial as a lawsuit over virtual matters may seem, we are talking real money here. Second Life's owner Linden Labs says the virtual world has over 9 million users and that nearly $1 million of transactions take place on Second Life each day. Put that in your virtual pipe."
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/005816.html
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