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Attention education vendors
After reading Miguel’s article The Bad PR List at Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org, it got me thinking about the vendors in the education community and some of my pet peeves. My biggest complaint with education vendors is the lack of pricing transparency. If I’m going to take the time to visit your website and examine your…
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What’s in a domain name?
For Kenton City Schools our original domain name was the standard kenton.k12.oh.us. Unfortunately, only techies could remember it correctly, so I registered kentoncityschools.org. I’m still kicking myself for not registering the .com version, it’s since been picked up by domain squatter. 🙁 Kentoncityschools.org has served us well, even with it being longer than our original…
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The $99 mobile Internet Device
Nvidia Plans To Power \$99 Mobile Internet Devices Nvidia has announced that it plans to power \$99 mobile internet devices with its Tegra 600 series chips, perhaps as early as this summer. If they can get an Android version released at \$99 that is something that could be a game changer in education. Although I’m…
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Google Spreadsheet Forms for class/meeting sign-ups
I was trying to think of a quick and easy way to have my staff sign up for classes. Right before I sat down to whip something up with a little php/mysql I realized I could just use a google form. [][]To get started, log into Google Docs and under the New button, one of…
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eTech Ohio ’09 Presentation page updated
[][]I’ve uploaded my slides, my handout, and audio from my presentation at the eTech Ohio 2009 Technology Conference to the eTech Ohio ‘09 presentation page. Wes Fryer’s notes from my presentation are also online. If you have any further questions or comments, please let me know! []: http://ryancollins.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/etech-2009-handout.png
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Last minute inauguration resources
Here are some links to resources on the Internet covering the inauguration today. I would advise, if possible, to use a TV and cable to watch live video of the event. There is a really good chance that most of the live video over the Internet will melt down today with the number of people…
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Group Twitter bot
Chris Hamady had the idea that at the eTech Ohio State Technology Conference we should be able to use Twitter to communicate great things that individuals see throughout the conference. It needed to be set up easy enough for people that have not been using Twitter to use. After discussions with John Schinker, they contacted…
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Teacher covers copy costs with ads
Ads on tests add up for teacher – USATODAY.com “Tough times call for tough actions,” he says. So he started selling ads on his test papers: \$10 for a quiz, \$20 for a chapter test, \$30 for a semester final. Interesting way to deal with cost cutting, but I don’t know the sustainability of the…
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HIW (How I Work): The Apple MacBook
I am asked quite often how I can keep up with everything in regards to educational technology, software, and hardware. After some reflection, I realized that it would make a good series of articles, so I’m going to write up How I Work. First up is probably the most important component of my technology arsenal,…