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Greening Schools and Education
Replied Aug. 7, 2009
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We are a school district who is just starting to get into Moodle in terms of teachers using it in the classroom. The "going green" concept is one way we are trying to spread the word. With Moodle, teachers can submit electronic copies they would nor…
Thanks for the reply, Jennifer! I was doing some research online and discovered that going directly through a wholesaler might not be a bad option. You could purchase quite a few for a modest price that grants and other means of funds could pay for.…
I love the idea of using less paper by having students submit their work electronically. Do you envision using this with middle and high school?
I see a few problems with using flash drives. 1) Is the school paying for the flash drives? Purchasing…
Hello to all the teachers of the future! Are any of you out there passionate about the environment, no matter what subject you teach? If so, please contribute your ideas regarding this topic here!:
http://www.iste-community.org/forum/topics/greening…
-Does anyone have any thoughts/feelings/comments/criticisms regarding the following idea and/or general philosophy:
"Do you feel that there is a place for using not only clean, energy efficient technology in the classroom, but also incorporating id…
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Green schools & education!
I am a strong advocate for the environment in which we live. I believe that educators should not only use clean and renewable energy in the classroom, but they should incorporate ideas of environmental stewardship in their lessons - even if only for a few minutes each day.
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Hi Steve,
Yes, Nova offers both - Ph.D. and Ed.D. Try http://www.scis.nova.edu/doctoral/dcte.html. I am doing the Ed.D now but can see that the Ph.D. offers some advantages.
Cheers, Wayne
thank you i will do that
Note this is not the full version of these MS Office apps but for k-8 the web apps should work well. Also note you need to be part of the Liveatedu offering at this time.
Note again what works for older kids may not satisfy the system security for a…
thanks Donna, I was just learning about CMS, we covered Moodle, Blackboard, and several others, but Brainhoney is new to me. i am also excited to hear that MS office is going online. we have just been discussing MS office vs the convenience and cost…
I was a film/video producer for 18 years, so A/V recording EQ is also my first choice. and fortunately they do teach us a lot about freeware, but this is mostly a budgeting exercise. thank you very much for your great suggestions, I will be sure to…
Mya I recommend Microsoft Liveatedu as it comes with email, shared spaces, skydrive, messaging.... and in a couple of months will have web versions of MS office....and the best part is that it is free and support is free. It would only take an admin…
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First of all, I'm saddened that your program has not realized that software is going out of style! With all of the free stuff on the Internet, expensive software suites are no longer needed as they once were. What I would suggest is looking…
I am an educational technology grad student at NJCU. As part of one of my courses I have been asked to get recommendations from classroom teachers, for the hardware and/or software that has been most beneficial, or that they most want to acquire.My…
Hi. I am a Computing and Education Masters student at Teachers College Columbia University and am interning at MixedInk this semester (www.mixedink.com). MixedInk is a great online collaborative writing tool that lets students write essays collectiv…
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