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The OSU Open Source Lab will be exhibiting in the expo hall at OSCON this year. Please feel free to stop by and visit our booth!

When: July 23-24, 10am-5pm
Where: Oregon Convention Center, Portland
Cost: Expo hall badges are available for free at the conference registration desk

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We are currently testing a browser based video conferencing application that we may release in the fall. This is the URL for the demo server. This is an open test server and not the application that is currently running on our system. It is the same version. All you need is a decent connection, a web browser and a webcam.

OpenMeetings

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I can't take credit for finding this, so we all must thank Skip Offenhauser! What a clear and concise step by step set of short turtorials that walk through Moodle.

http://human.edublogs.org/

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NROC has a variety of Teaching Resources for your use. Our Lease grants you access.

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Excerpted from
Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools
Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum

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Examples of Interactive files for ORVSD Users. We are considering adding interactive Learning Objects like these to the Repository for teachers to link into their courses. Please let us know what you think of them.

Fractions

Linear Equations

Geometry

Science: Pollution

Science: Global Warming

Health: Food and Diet

English: Child Language

World History: Race and Conflict

Economics: Community Enterprise

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We had Kathy at ITSC. What a great site for all kinds of resources K-12. Make sure you check this out:

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html

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Check out www.vuvox.com

It'll create a slideshow with pictures, audio, and video content that you can then put on your page. 

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This is an interesting tool: Personal Brain

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Would love to read your comments with regards to the title question or the attached cartoon?

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This is another article from the higher education environment, but it does bring up some issues relevant in a K-12 environment: Learning to Leisure

I found the comments somewhat more interesting and insightful than the article. They highlight the importance of establishing solid guidelines for acceptable behavior in online forums. Online communities can become self-moderating, but it takes careful moderation and a lot of intention early on in the creation of the community to establish those the norms and culture.

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Hello ORVSD Grant Awardees,

It's been a while since we have touched base formally, so I wanted to remind you all about our up and coming training a week from today (May 19-20) at NWRESD (same place in Hillsboro). Greg and I are looking forward to seeing all of you at the training. If you have a specific questions or information about changes in your group please feel free to email me!

Following is the schedule and a few of the topic that will be addressed at the training.

Monday, May 19th

Breakfast: 8:30-9:00

Work Session: 9:00-12:00

Lunch: 12:00-12:30

Work Session: 12:30-3:30

Tuesday, May 20th

Breakfast: 8:30-9:00

Work Session: 9:00-12:00

Lunch: 12:00-12:30

Work Session: 12:30-3:30

Various topics to be addressed:

Moodle: Gradebook, Quiz/Questionnaire development, resource/assignment developments (book, etc.); Community forum; NROC overview; New features in Mahara; DrupalEd; Google Tools; What trainings have people done so far (trainer share)?; Create your Region/District training plans and share them (time to create and discuss with other groups will be allotted in the two day sessions).

I'm looking forward to working with you again,

Darren

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This is an interesting article in the Chronicle of Higher Education: An Online Company Tries an Unexpected Publishing Model: Free Textbooks

While this particular article is focused on higher education, I'd be interested to hear the ORVSD community's thoughts on the idea and whether it's a relevant issue in the K-12 arena as well. Do you think textbook publishers can succeed with a business model more akin to the open source world than traditional publishing?

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By now you should have read several of the Battle books.  Which of the books were the most interesting for you?

Pick a book from the list.

Shakespeare's Secret

The Next-Door Dogs

Listening for Lions

Sasquatch

Punished

what book did you pick?

What is the setting?

Who are the main characters?

When does the book take place?

What is the most important part of the story?

What was the most interesting part of the books?

Write a short review to persuade other kids to read the books.

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