All Blog Posts Tagged 'Computer' (6)

21st Century Computer Lab for an Elementary School

This post is a commentary on the future of Computer Labs as well as a "cry" for your input on what you believe a 21st Century C-Lab should look like. This will also become the first in a series of posts regarding a major transformation both physically and philosophically within our school. We are remodeling our school. I am going to re-purpose and re-structure our lab. I am not 100% confident that I am going in the right direction...this is a bit of a risk. You're input here would be of great… Continue

Added by Nate Krulish on January 26, 2010 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Posts about interactive multimedia, the arts, emerging technologies & education

Human Computer Interaction & Education: CHI 2010 Workshop on UI Technologies and Pedagogy

The Vodafone Symphonia: A Symphony of Phones, Via Henry Jenkins, author of "The Wow Climax: Tracing the Emotional Impact of… Continue

Added by Lynn Marentette on November 7, 2009 at 6:43am — No Comments

5 Clues You’ve been Hacked and 8 Keys to Lock Down Your Computer

How do you know if your computer has been breached, hacked, cracked or otherwise compromised? If it won’t boot up or vomits up the Blue Screen of Death, it’s pretty obvious, but what if your intruder is more devious. Doesn’t want you to know he’s been there, so leaves none of the obvious signs?

Here are some clues:

* Applications… Continue

Added by Jacqui Murray on August 15, 2009 at 1:55pm — No Comments

Building Computers in Fifth Grade: Foundation for the next Linus Torvalds or Andy Hertzfeld

This year I am going to create a class for our after school program that shows students how to build computers from scratch using spare parts from other computers. I think working with the computer today is like rebuilding old cars of the past. Find parts for that Chevy and make it run better than it did before. No need for for new parts, go to the junk yard. Anyhow, I have been experimenting this year building thin clients and servers from computers that people throw away and thought this… Continue

Added by Joel Garcia on August 15, 2009 at 11:05am — No Comments

Your chance to learn 2D animations in PowerPoint

Are you producing boring Powerpoint that only show text and picture slide after slide with some transitions in between? Do you want to spice them up by adding custom animations. I am offering a lesson on Edufire in which you will learn how to produce 2D animations on Monday, April 13 at 8 pm Eastern Time. You will also learn how to produce trajectory-type of… Continue

Added by Dominic P. Tremblay on April 10, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments