I’ve long been a believer that teachers should explore open source edtech tools as an alternative to all the free, freemium, ad‐supported, and privacy‐invading web applications that are marketed to us. In addition to all the great open source desktop applications, there are a lot of open alternati...
Everyone loves Firefox because there are so many great user‐created Add‐Ons that make your web browser into much, much more. Add‐ons allow you to customize your browser to make tasks easier. This extra performance comes at a slight cost; the more add‐ons you pile on...
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I have spent my whole teaching career in small, high tech charter schools, and I have seen educational technology grow symbiotically alongside Web 2.0 advances. I have embraced blogs for their power to tackle a variety of classroom teachers’ challe...