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Some Android Applications

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Doug Holton

Just a run down on some android apps in case I lose my phone and have to re-install. These are all free. I can’t find many educational apps unfortunately: News NYTimes – more up to date USA Today – more…

Posted in android, software, technology

Getting Off the Ground with Drupal: Part 1

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Doug Holton

Here are just some notes and tips for folks looking to try out Drupal and get past the first steps of installing and configuring the software. What is Drupal? Drupal is a free, open source php-based content management system. See…

Posted in drupal, opensource, software

Learning Sciences – Open Education Scorecard

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Doug Holton

Building off an earlier post about the upcoming Open Learning Interplay Symposium between folks in the learning sciences and open education communities, here is a table that lists a lot of educational software and curriculum that has been created by…

Posted in education, learning sciences, opensource, software

Reminiscing about HyperCard

Posted on November 11, 2007 by Doug Holton

Noticed this interesting reminiscence about HyperCard in the conclusion of a paper by Chris DiGiano and others: Apple’s introduction of HyperCard in the 1980s ushered in a wave of inventive and useful educational applications, all created by teachers, students, and…

Posted in programming, software

When Free Isn’t Good Enough: The Best Open Source Antivirus Protection

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Doug Holton

The best free antivirus program for Windows WAS Active Virus Shield by AOL. It was better at protecting against viruses than even popular commercial antivirus options such as McAfee Virusscan and Norton Antivirus. That’s because it used the same underlying…

Posted in computers, opensource, software

See Google Search Results in a Timeline (or Map) Format

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Doug Holton

Google can now show search results in a timeline or on a map. Add “view:timeline” or “view:map” to your search query, respectively. For example, here is a timeline on civil rights or a map of places related to Theodore Roosevelt.…

Posted in software

The Best Free Antivirus Is Still…

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Doug Holton

I reviewed the best free antivirus / antispyware tools last fall. The report on which I was basing some conclusions has been updated. Again, AOL Active Virus Shield is the best at stopping viruses among the free options, ahead of…

Posted in computers, software

Recent Sightings

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Doug Holton

Here are some of the articles and websites I posted this past month to del.icio.us: EdWeek has a great site with background essays on many of the most important issues we have faced and are facing in education today. See…

Posted in edtech, education, research, software

Problems with Committing to Use Non-Open Educational Software

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Doug Holton

See, we really need to support open source in education (and by we, I mean the government, funding organizations, individuals). This was posted on the phys-l list with respect to the Interactive Physics (IP) simulation software, for example: BTW, I…

Posted in opensource, software

Generator Blog

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Doug Holton

The Generator Blog links to all the text and image generator tools out there. They generate a customized message, for example, or a random quote. These are not that educational, but they can be fun for kids, and are simple…

Posted in software