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A life unwrapped: Open Source in Education
http://urkomasse.blogspot.com/p/foss-in-education.html
Tech Tips, ramblings, IT in Education, Free/Libre OSS, and who knows what else. Open Source in Education. The story so far. Open Source in Education. Page of information and resources related to my workshop "Breaking down barriers with Free/Open Source Software in Education". First things first, here are. The slides in PDF. Other resources from the workshop can be found below, but please look at the "Why" part as well. Free/Open Source Software in Education. Why use Free/Open Source Software? Many of the...
jimklein.org
The Open EDge: May 2011
http://www.jimklein.org/2011_05_01_archive.html
May 13, 2011. Turning your Nook Color into the tablet you want it to be. Posted by Jim Klein. Please Note: This post is fairly old. While it may still work, there are no guarantees, so attempt at your own risk. For more current information on rooting all varieties of Nooks, see http:/ nookdevs.com. Is already an awesome little tablet, especially for those of us who have freed ours by rooting. Them And with the most recent 1.2 update from Barnes and Noble. Things got even better with the addition of Flash.
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The Open EDge: July 2013
http://www.jimklein.org/2013_07_01_archive.html
Jul 20, 2013. Skating to where the puck is going to be" and other absurdities. Posted by Jim Klein. Am increasingly convinced that the defining experience of the 21st Century is getting steamrolled by blithe inculcations of the future. We see them everywhere; in product announcements, at trade shows and conferences, and too often (sadly) in the edtech world as an excuse to purchase our favorite toy, to choose simple over powerful, and generally spend twice as much to get half as much. Aggressive technolo...
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The Open EDge: June 2013
http://www.jimklein.org/2013_06_01_archive.html
Jun 23, 2013. NotAtISTE13 Small School Big Tech Special Hangout. Posted by Jim Klein. Ah, the ISTE conference. Arguably the biggest ed tech conference of the year, and yet the conference I am least interested in. They tell me there are over 20,000 attendees this year - great news, I suppose. Great news if you are one of the many sponsors of this now, heavily corporate driven conference. Today, the twitter-verse was all aflutter over Microsoft's. Free" Surface RT tablet. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Aggres...
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Auto-Reset - ubermix Wiki
http://wiki.ubermix.org/page/Auto-Reset
Restore OS at startup (retain user files): Restores the default system software and settings every time a machine starts. This does not affect user files, just the system software, programs, and default settings (like wireless passwords, etc). Restore both: Completely restores the machine to your defaults. All software changes and user files will be removed. Follow the steps on the Customization page. Select "Normal Boot" from the menu (but don't press enter) and press the "e" key on your keyboard. Selec...
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Increase User Space - ubermix Wiki
http://wiki.ubermix.org/page/Increase_User_Space
Ubermix versions 0.911 now support changing the size of the "User Changes" space (for details about how ubermix recovery works, see the ubermix About page. By default, the "User Changes" space is set to 1 Gigabyte, which is plenty for most applications. If, however, you decide you'd like to make more space available to yourself/your users, you can change the size of this space by editing a text file on the install key. Please note that this edit must take place before. Number of Gigabytes X 132 - 1.
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Using an External Display - ubermix Wiki
http://wiki.ubermix.org/page/Using_an_External_Display
Using an External Display. Using ubermix with an external display, like a projector, for example, is relatively simple. First, plug your external display into your ubermix device, then:. Select "Displays" from the Power/Settings menu at the top-right corner. Click on "System", followed by "Monitor Settings". Retrieved from " http:/ wiki.ubermix.org/index.php? Title=Using an External Display&oldid=378. Log in / create account. Ubermixers Around the World! This page has been accessed 3,230 times.
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CD Install - ubermix Wiki
http://wiki.ubermix.org/page/CD_Install
To use the new CD install, follow these steps:. Download and create an ubermix USB key, according to the instructions at http:/ ubermix.org/download.html. Download the appropriate CD image:. For ubermix 2.x - uber-v2-install.iso. MD5: 0c9a46a391fa3d24f5819a3a782f9074] (Updated 3-6-16). For ubermix lite (32-bit) 2.x - uber-v2-32-install.iso. MD5: 4b112c8c95580b7747cda1d2771d8f95] (Updated 6-16-15). For ubermix 1.x - uber-install2.iso. Burn a CD by following the instructions here. Log in / create account.
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Ubermix Parental Controls - ubermix Wiki
http://wiki.ubermix.org/page/Ubermix_Parental_Controls
The ubermix Parental Controls enable parents/teachers/administrators to control and filter internet access no matter where students are. Key features include:. User configurable content-based filtering that examines and scores actual page content when determining whether or not to block a page. This is far superior to traditional blacklist filters, in that entire sites no longer have to be blocked. Traditional blacklist/whitelist content filtering. To give it a try, go to Download Files.
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