Pushing Forward

Danah Boyd on Teenagers and Social Media

To start the winter semester 2010 for my university students, I'd like you to blog about your reactions to this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmoc9F6fceQ&feature=player_embedded

Mark

Open source software Live Cd

Heh Gang!

Voila un blog (http://blog.profnoel.com/index.php/logiciels-libres-en-education ) qui présent un dvd pour windows ou mac qui installe (ou permet l'utilisation à partir du dvd je crois) une grosse groupe de logiciels open source.

Profitez-en pour en essayer quelques-uns. Je les reconnais tous sauf 7 et tous mes préférés quand je roulait encore en Windows- liste#1 et liste#2 - sont là!

Mark

''Pushing Forward'' at Its Best!

Here are a couple of great videos...one on the limits of books nowadays and the other about learning a new system.

Draw your own conclusions...Enjoy!

http://betch.edublogs.org/2009/03/16/420/ - This textbook is broken!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ - Medieval Helpdesk

Mark

Kompozer Installation

On a previous post I mentioned KompoZer as a webpage creation and editing tool. It has come to my attention that the download of this software is not an installation package (click install and say ''ok'' a few times...) as with most commercial software. Below I have written some instructions to help anyone who'd like to install this software.

I must say, that Kompozer is easily as complete as Dreamweaver and Frontpage and you can't beat the price!

The installation:

I have tried to be as clear as possible, but your success may depend on how comfortable you are at installing software.

*It's a good idea to save the .zip from Kompozer.net on your ''Desktop''(bureau), it's easier to find.)

Once you have downloaded the .zip:
1. First, create a folder '' Kompozer'' in C:/program Files   (C:/programmes in French Windows)
2. Extract ALL files from the .zip folder to your your new folder C:/program files/Kompozer
3. Once everything is extracted, you will probably want to include Kompozer in your START(DEMARRER) menu of Windows so you don't have to run Kompozer everytime from C:/program files/Kompozer/kompozer.exe.

To add Kompozer to your START menu:
    1. Right-click on C:/program files/Kompozer/kompozer.exe
    2. Select ''Create a shortcut''(creer un raccourci), when Windows refuses to create the shortcut(raccourci) in the Kompozer folder, put it on the desktop(Bureau).
    3. You may now click and drag this new shortcut icon from the Desktop to the desired place in you START menu

In the past, I had problems installing the localisation files(language packs). My unversity students should stick to the English version anyway.

Mark

Free wiki websites

I stumbled upon a blog article that mentioned a few Free Wiki hosting websites:

I have already used Wetpaint.com and find it quite nice, the others are:

Wikispaces and PBwiki

Give it a try!

Mark