There’s a slowly growing herd of COWs providing a range of products for schools and students in the Hunter Central Coast Region of NSW.
Click the COW to go there NOW.
A COW is simply an acronym for a Collaborative Online Workspace and was deliberately coined to focus on the intent of the space, rather than [...]
Moving on with Moodle
Some Moodle hosting ideas:
Sentral
Maybe you’d like your own server on site. Fast.
Ask around for other providers
External dedicated hosts
Bright Cookie
Moodle.com.au
NetSpot
Catalyst
I’m not necessarily recommending any one of these. This is just an example of a range of services out there. Just google a phrase like ‘managed moodle hosting’ and choose pages from Aus..or [...]
Waltzing our future
Waltzing our future
You’ll come a waltzing our future with me
And they sang as they tucked their netbooks in their school bag
You’ll come a Waltzing our future with me
… anyone like to add some verses?
Check out this iPhone application:
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/wordpress-2/id335703880?mt=8
Managed to critically assess WiFi access across the Nth & Sth Islands
of NZ…
NZ is VERY tech savy. Lot’s of WiFi:
- closed WiFi
- public WiFi, requires an account
and a VERY small amount of
- FREE WiFi (easy to see, as it is packed with backpackers- with
Notebooks, Netbooks & did I tell you I have an iPhone AND [...]
Just finished creating a Survey (in the form of a Quiz) in Moodle of the previous posting- will publish to H/CC Moodle- Soon http://hccweb2.org/hcclearnsys/
DRAFT- doN’T AnSWer these QUesTioNs!
WiFi Access
* What ‘out of school’ WiFi access points/shops/etc. have you attempted to use with your Netbook?
* What ‘out of school’ WiFi access points/shops/etc. has been successful?
* Have you got WiFi Internet access at home?
* Have you been able to access your home WiFi Internet access?
SOFTWARE
* What software/applications ‘on’ your Netbook [...]
Creating folders within Favorites -> Internet Explorer (IE Browser) to store Internet addresses.
Start Now! You will NEED to save your favorite (bookmarks) 100’s + over the next few years.
It is MUCH easier to save them into ‘category folders’ that you have created in IE.
Internet Explorer (IE) -> Add to Favorites -> Organise Favorites -> [New [...]
To make the MOST of your Netbook you MUST fully charge the Netbook before school.
The Netbook has a ‘SMART’ battery which:
* only allows charging when it is needed eg. under a percentage of full
* does NOT care if you leave your Netbook plugged in all the time while @ home
Leaving WiFi (Wireless) and Blue tooth [...]
We’re looking forward to working with Year 9 SRC reps tomorrow to find our their views on DER and to share some thoughts with them.
We’ll be posting some of the input on the blog which has been created for the day. For a sneak peek, check out
http://hccweb3.org/eldoom
