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Monthly Archives November 2002

Menace to Society

I found another – ed tech blog I have run into a little technical glitch. It seems about a month ago an attach was launched on a Catholic K-12 institution from one of my servers. The attack was intercepted by the institution’s firewall. In examining the log at the end of the month, the system [...]

Posted 28 November 2002 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Technology Access

Everyday brings new challenges. Today I was invited to participate on a panel that was to address A.D.A. Issues and Requirements in distance education. The issue was web accessibility and our responsibilities as educators. The panel was to react to a PBS sponsored video focusing mostly on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. I was [...]

Posted 25 November 2002 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Does a technology course need a book?

Cindy and I end up working together on many committees. People seem to think we should agree on most things and seem a little surprised when we get into “discussions.” When Cindy is in “discussion mode” she talks louder. I tend to take a more logical approach, but friends claim I wave my arms about [...]

Posted 24 November 2002 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Sound for Multimedia

Students like to use music with their multimedia projects. We all use music as a means of expression and it seems reasonable to use music to add to the message of our projects. It is very easy to get carried away and forget that music is protected by copyright. You can use short segments of [...]

Posted 23 November 2002 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Kelly School Visit

I wonder if experiencing flash backs is a natural part of the aging process. I have noticed recently that some everyday events will cause my mind to drift back to earlier experiences. Our youngest daughter left for college this fall. As a high school student, she was a gifted two sport athlete. Over the years, [...]

Posted 22 November 2002 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

AERA Action Alert

I recently completed updating the references for our book and I found that several web references were no longer available. This is hardly a unique experience when working with web resources. Several of the missing references were resources maintained by the government. Today Cindy showed me a document that was being circulated by AERA (American [...]

Posted 20 November 2002 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

A technology course for teachers?

When preparing future teachers, when does a specific content area deserve it’s own course? I think about this some because Cindy and I write “Integrating Technology for Meaningful Learning” – a book intended to help future or practicing teachers use technology in classrooms. We make some assumptions about how the book will be used. Because [...]

Posted 20 November 2002 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °