Stuff about using computers to help people teach and learn better.

On Plagiarism in the VIrtual Classroom

Portable Apps

15 minutes of fame. For my dog.

Well, I don't normally post personal stuff here, but this is pretty funny. I sent these pictures of my dog Thor and his cat, Modi, to a friend of mine who works at a TV station. Yes. My dog has his own web site. Now he's a TV star.

Meeting the needs of Tennessee Technology Trainers

A recent post to the Tennessee Technology Trainers email list outlined a few "Help Needed" items. This post comprises my knee-jerk reactions. They may be wrong.

TETC2006 Notes

Here are my notes for TETC2006.

On Using Microsoft Windows in a Computer Lab

The need for SPSS caused me to try to do actual work in a computer lab. This is my story.

Foundations for Open Source

Is Learning Fun? I Don't Think So.

I used to think that learning was fun. I decided today that learning isn't fun. Knowing things is fun. If you want people to learn things you need to either make them easy to learn or convince them that their lives will be much better if they have learned the stuff.

$100 Laptop Gets Closer

The International Herald Tribune has a story about MIT's so-called $100 Laptop initiative. It's looking pretty cool, and I believe that there's not much that kids (or most adults, really) need to do that such a machine won't be able to do.

Open Source Course