Archive for 'Technology'
The CLEP Test: How to Get College Credit From Anywhere
Posted on02. Dec, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.
Why hasn’t anyone told me about the CLEP test before? After finding about more about it, and reading article after article of “Best Kept Secret in education,” I realized that there wasn’t much out there in terms of telling people why they should consider CLEP Tests. No matter who you are, as long as you’re interested in college, there’s no excuse not to take a look. First, let’s talk about CLEP and what CLEP is. [...]
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Demand-Driven Teaching on Twitter [#teach-me]
Posted on30. Mar, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.
If you haven’t read it yet, there’s a post on this over on the eduFire blog that’s very similar to this one, but I’m going to go into my own opinion a little bit more here on eduPirate.
The #teach-me Twitter revolution has been kicked off today, which I believe will be the first step towards “demand-driven” teaching, where the student asks to be taught something, and it’s easy for teachers to find them (or friends to refer good teachers). The first thing that’s making this all possible is the Internet. If it wasn’t for live video learning sites like eduFire, there would be no way for that Russian Underwater Basket Weaving master to get in contact with that student in Mexico who wants nothing more than to weave baskets and get his hands wet. Secondly, Twitter is becoming a widely used tool, and will be a great jumping off point for this revolution. Here’s how it works. [...]
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The Future of Textbooks is Online [e-Textbooks]
Posted on25. Mar, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.
Traditional textbooks are heading for the gallows. They’re heavy, expensive, and difficult to update across the board. Sure, people will hang on because it’s “easier to read” or “feels good in their hands,” but that won’t last long. Digital and online textbooks are where the future’s heading, I guarantee it. Want to know why? Here’s what I see for our textbook future. [...]
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Teacher Welcome Messages: Myngle Walks the Plank
Posted on26. Feb, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.
When you read the title of this post, you probably think, “there’s no way this is in any way interesting.” I agree, but it gives me an excuse to show you one particular welcome message that looks like it was written after a little too much drinky drinky. Seriously, this is the most unbelievably unprofessional (even less professional than a pirate, yar!) welcome message you will ever see, and it’s after the jump. [...]
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Using Drop.io to Share Files with Your Students
Posted on24. Feb, 2009 by Cap'n Ko.
I absolutely love simple, technology-based solutions to simple, irritating problems. In this day and age, it doesn’t matter if you are an online or offline teacher. You’ll need to share files with your students via the net. One solution is to send e-mails out to you students, and attach the readings or handouts you want to get to them. The main problem with this, though, is that if you made a mistake, or want to add more files later, you have to send another e-mail with new files. If you’re teaching online, often times you won’t even have the option to attach files if you’re using the messaging system of an online learning site. Luckily, Drop.io solves most of these problems in a slick, simple interface. First, let’s go through a quick “how-to” on using Drop.io, and then we’ll talk about its implementation in the classroom. [...]
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