In a couple of weeks I will be taking part in the Great Ohio Bike Adventure (GOBA), a week long bike ride through several towns in Ohio. As I was planning on how to power everything, somehow I was reminded of the PirateBox. A PirateBox is a self contained hotspot that runs a webserver, allowing anyone within range to connect… Read more →
Dictionary of numbers Chrome extension helps the understanding of large numbers
Dictionary of Numbers is a neat extension for Google’s Chrome browser that gives you examples of large numbers in terms that could be easier to visualize. For example, it’s easier to visualize 100M as the height of the Statue of Liberty than just as 100M. via: Lifehacker Read more →
Scheduled posting with Pelican
After my switch from WordPress to Pelican I realized that there was one feature that I really was missing, the ability to schedule posts in the future. When you have an itch, you scratch it. By using my Linux box at home (you could use an OS X machine also) and Dropbox, I can now schedule posts. Prequisites On my… Read more →
Thursday 3 for May 16, 2013
Forecast.io I read about Forecast on Macdrifter. This isn’t your everyday weather site. A couple of things make it unique. On the main website there is a time machine button, which allows you to look at what the weather was in the past. The other neat feature is that if you visit it from an iOS device, it asks you… Read more →
Ohio Goes Google conference notes #ohiogoesgoogle
On Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending my first Ohio Goes Google Conference presented by ITIP Ohio. The sessions I attended were very informative, I picked up quite a few different tips and ideas. (I’ll emphasize my thoughts like this.) Keynote speaker – Jennie Magiera @msmagiera Google Moderator The Google Tool that nobody uses was big. Jennie Magiera talked… Read more →
HS student decides he’s had enough
I’m not sure how to take this rant of Jeff Bliss, high school student: On one hand, this is obviously a student that values his education and is tired of doing worksheets. Could he have handled it better? Probably. In the follow up video it shows that he is thirsty for knowledge and wants something better for his life: It… Read more →
Good bye WordPress, hello Pelican
This website has undergone various transformations over the last 10 years. Looking back at the first incarnations from 2003 shows a site that reminds me a lot of current day Facebook and Twitter. An example of my words of wisdom from 2003: And tonight marks the end of a great TV series that it seemed like nobody was watching. Buffy… Read more →
Linux for 1:1 instead of Chromebooks or iPads
(This post is basically me thinking out loud…) Like many districts, my district is looking at devices for a 1:1 program. The top three devices seem to be Chromebooks, iPads, Windows or OS X laptops. Costs are the main driving factor for a lot of districts, which basically means they are choosing between Chromebooks or iPads. While these devices have… Read more →
Re-purpose old machines as Chrome Browser boxes – Introducing the GozBrowserBox
I’ve been going back and forth on when to formally announce the GozBrowserBox project. On one hand, I’m sure it’s ready to be used, but on the other hand, I’m afraid I forgot something! Anyway, without further ado… Introducing the GozBrowser Box GozBrowserBox is a set of scripts that will take an Ubuntu installation and set up a full screen… Read more →
T3: Copyrights, bosses, and MOOCs
Prince George’s considers copyright policy that takes ownership of students’ work One of the main cornerstones of education is sharing. What one teacher or student creates is freely shared with others, for the benefits of the system. Unfortunately, Prince George is currently review a policy that would assign all work completed by teachers and students to the district. From what… Read more →