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| Copyrights, Video and Teachers | | Dan Maas, CIO | By Dan Maas on1/9/2007 | | | Copyrights are a very touchy subject. But in 2002, new legislation was signed into law that enables teachers to use videos in any mediated instructional setting (except for those designed specifically for instruction) without additional licensing... |  | | Comments (1) | More... |
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| Word processing and writing? | | Dan Maas, CIO | By Dan Maas on12/7/2006 | | | What effect does the use of word processors have on writing skills? Does the reliance on computers weaken student abilities to effectively write? Certainly, handwriting skills might be impacted, but about the quality of the product? | | | Comments (5) | More... |
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| Types of online learning | | Dan Maas, CIO | By Dan Maas on11/27/2006 | | | Many people think of online learning as a child sitting in front of a computer instead of what they would be doing in a traditional classroom. But there's more to it than that. Does online learning have a place at LPS? | | | Comments (5) | More... |
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| To PC or not | | Dan Maas, CIO | By Dan Maas on11/20/2006 | | | For the past 3 years, LPS has leased 300+ computers per year for use in computer labs, teacher desks and other work stations. When the leases end, we usually keep the computers for a total life span of 5 years. But when you add up all the hard drive space included in all those computers… all the processors that are deployed… you might see that we are only using a small percentage of the total capacity of this resource. Is there a better way? | | | Comments (2) | More... |
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| Big picture | | Dan Maas, CIO | By Dan Maas on11/7/2006 | | | Education and Technology: We're kicking a 6,000 year old habit and the ramifications for education are huge. How can we keep our focus? What do we look to for consistency in an age defined by rapid change? | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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