A Web Quest is a method used to engage students in inquiry based learning. A web quest is meant to guide students through a process of inquiry through a set of assigned tasks that lead them to a conclusion, or that results in a product.
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LibLime offers a refreshing alternative to expensive proprietary automation software. Our open-source products offer cutting-edge technologies and features with the freedom to customize. You'll never pay licensing fees, which frees up your budget to invest in core library services or any customizations you may need. Unlike most proprietary software, our product features aren't sold on a 'modular' basis. You always have access to all of the features that have been developed for the product you choose. If a larger institution pays for the development of a new feature, you benefit as well (that's good news for school libraries operating on tight budgets!).
PCPAC is a PCLinux2007 reconfigured for safer use and designed for public access computing.
PCPAC allows office functions (OpenOffice.org), browsing (Firefox), mMedia (Amarok and Mplayer), instant messaging and VOIP (Skype).
* Several applications or programs not advised for PACs have been removed, e.g. email clients are removed, web email is, of course, allowed.
* Firefox has been hardened so that there is not intersession memory of sites or forms entries.
* VOIP so students or other users may be in touch have been added.
* The system boots into user/user automatically, minimizing staff involvement.
* Shutdown and Restart icons are prominently displayed so staff can easily manage the system.
* An Update Notifier has been added to minimize the staff involvement with updates. Automatic, daily updates will be done soon.
* The firewall has been configured to a more hardened state.
* Caches have been minimized and are cleared, or eliminated, wherever possible.
* User History is cleared on browser shutdown.
The Linux Terminal Server Project adds thin-client support to Linux servers. LTSP is a flexible, cost effective solution that is empowering schools, businesses, and organizations all over the world to easily install and deploy desktop workstations. A growing number of Linux distributions include LTSP out-of-the-box.
There are general reasons why all computer users should insist on free software. It gives users the freedom to control their own computers—with proprietary software, the computer does what the software owner wants it to do, not what the software user wants it to do. Free software also gives users the freedom to cooperate with each other, to lead an upright life. These reasons apply to schools as they do to everyone.
iTALC is a use- and powerful didactical tool for teachers. It lets you view and control other computers in your network in several ways. It supports Linux and Windows 2000/XP (Vista support will come) and it even can be used transparently in mixed environments!
In contrast to widely used commercial equivalent software, iTALC is free! This means you do not have to pay for expensive licenses or things like that. Furthermore the source-code is freely available and you're free in changing the software to fit your needs as long as you respect the terms of iTALC's license (GPL). Freedom in two ways!
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To many parents, acronyms like P911, PAL and PAW look like jibberish while a child chats with friends online.
Social networking sites have morphed into a mainstream medium for teens and adults. These sites encourage and enable people to exchange information about themselves, share pictures and videos, and use blogs and private messaging to communicate with friends, others who share interests, and sometimes even the world-at-large. And that’s why it’s important to be aware of the possible pitfalls that come with networking online.
Massachusetts state law regarding student records (similar to federal FERPA law).
Every faculty member, administrator, and librarian has concerns over what is or is not acceptable under copyright,yet there are no clear answers for educators to these questions:
• Is the use of copyrighted material in an educational environment automatically “fair use”?
• Are there any educational situations that are not “fair use”?
• How much copyrighted material may I use in class?
• and more..
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