http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/divadaphne/default.aspxDaphne Thoughts for the dayenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61120.2)http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/divadaphne/archive/2008/01/12/how-open-source-changes-education-10-success-stories.aspxSat, 12 Jan 2008 15:31:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:29762daphnelathan0http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/divadaphne/comments/29762.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/divadaphne/commentrss.aspx?PostID=29762Today's impact of technology is surging through society with how we obtain and use digital resources. There are various methods of communication, rapid distributions of information (blogs, blackboards and e-mail), assistance and conversation with family, friends, businesses around the world and free idea and information. Which brings us to how open source has changed education. When I first heard the words open source, I said" what is open source?" To answer my question and for many others the anwser is: open source is a program that is available to the general public for use and it is free of charge. there are various programs such as Linux, Ubantu, Project Gutenberg, Connexions and the Internet Achive just to name a few. These programs have allowed educators to have access to a wide variety of learning materials. All of these open sources have changed the way may educators handle their classroom resouces. Many of these programs have done so well that there is almost no need to purchase programs. That is why they are success stories.[:)] dhl<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=29762" width="1" height="1">http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/divadaphne/archive/2008/01/12/money-that-s-what-i-want.aspxSat, 12 Jan 2008 13:50:00 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:29732daphnelathan0http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/divadaphne/comments/29732.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/divadaphne/commentrss.aspx?PostID=29732I always want money! [:)] I have always wanted to know how to know how to write grants. I went to a grant writing seminar and the speaker was awesome. Everyone in attendance received a book on grant writing. While at the seminar grant writing seem so easy, but when I got home and read my book I was lost again. Thanks to this article and the presentation from last night, I am found. [:)] This is article break down finding funding a whole lot easier to comprehend. I would love to write a grant for my computer applications class. Our school does not have microphone, headphone etc. for students to do multimedia presentations. I would like to write a grant for this equipment. With the book I have and this article I really have insight on how to scoop up elusive grant dollars. dhl<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=29732" width="1" height="1">