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hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 21, 2008
At the beginning of this week, I wrote about why the OLPC makes less sense than ever during a recession. Little green netbooks, though, aren't the only things that will get hit as the global economy tanks even further …
Also tagged: technology, hardware, software, productivity, enterprise software, benefits, human resources, recession, christopher dawson, vertical industries
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 8, 2008
We spend a huge amount of money on printing and kill a lot of trees for paper materials in Ed Tech. At the same time, we struggle to have kids keep all of these volumes of paper organized, much less be able to refer to …
Also tagged: school, collaboration, software, enterprise software, groupware, christopher dawson
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 4, 2008
Former ZDNet blogger and now Senior Analyst with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation is always good for a discussion of educational technology. As he wrote on my post yesterday ("Enough already with …
Also tagged: software, productivity, social media, computer, kid, classmate pc, george ou, christopher dawson
security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Oct 1, 2008
A new teacher asked me that the other day, looking for a read on how I filter content and my general attitude on installing applications. Suffice to say I'm a blacklist guy. Certainly in a middle and high school …
Also tagged: security, internet, application, management, consumer electronics, personal technology, tools and techniques, christopher dawson, cyberthreats, spyware adware and malware
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 20, 2008
It's been a rough week up here in our neck of the woods. Sure, global financial markets are collapsing, Sarah Palin's email got hacked, the wars in the Middle East show no signs of ending...You get the idea. However …
Also tagged: microsoft windows, software, productivity, operating systems, computer, christopher dawson
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 10, 2008
A few schools in our district have been using a literacy product called Lexia. It's considered by many to represent the state of the art in RTI software and has been really well-received by both teachers and students …
Also tagged: software, management, student, tools and techniques, christopher dawson, lexia
hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 5, 2008
I'm collecting data from teachers across my district (using a Google Form, of course), trying to get a handle on issues we still haven't addressed, ways we can use technology more effectively, and what their wishlists …
Also tagged: hardware, productivity, networking, notebooks, projectors, telephony, classroom, components, christopher dawson, notebooks and tablets
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 4, 2008
My teachers are looking for quick ways to get files to students. We're building infrastructure, so this sort of thing will be able to get into a content management system or onto our SIS within a couple months, but for …
Also tagged: internet, software, content management, enterprise software, backups, christopher dawson, web site development
hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Aug 27, 2008
There is a growing controversy in our district over the use of personal laptops and other computing devices that can access our wireless or wired networks. A significant majority, myself included, believe that, aside …
Also tagged: security, hardware, wireless, notebooks, wi fi, laptop computer, christopher dawson, notebooks and tablets
hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Aug 13, 2008
We all know that the price of laptops has fallen drastically; this is great news for students and those of us who have to buy computers for staff, teachers, and kids. However, there is no getting around the fact that …
Also tagged: hardware, desktop, notebooks, laptop computer, christopher dawson, notebooks and tablets