Interesting post over at think:lab looking at what’s best – a stack of books from a traditional library, or a search engine indexing them. For me it’s a no-brainer, especially as it leads to promiscuity between subject areas, but the ideas of future-proofing and reliability explored in the post are interesting.
BBC News ‘investigates’ whether there is ‘too much’ technology in classrooms. The whole article is predicated upon an outmoded conception of teaching and learning, basing success criteria on financial considerations. Until we break away from such views as a society, we’re holding ourselves back, I’m afraid…
Jeff Utecht asks what the 5 best Firefox 2 add-ons for educators are currently. His list reads:
Others, in the comments section, have added, amongst others:
I think the following should be added:
Of course, tweaking ones browser is quite personal thing – it all depends upon what you want to do! For the full range of add-ons/extensions, visit Firefox Add-Ons.
