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- 1. Teaching and LearningOpen and Free By Savitri Wilder
- 2. Introduction Name: SavitriWilder Job Title: Instructional Technologist II 207B Dockery 660-543-8687 [email_address] . edu
- 3. Today’s Journey WillCover Background Pros and cons Open Source Web 2.0 Open Courseware Usage in the Classroom Closing
- 4. Open Source Inessence: OS source codes are freely assessable and modifiable. Anybody can use it Full definition can be found at opensource .org
- 5. Benefits of OpenSource You can modify the software to your specific needs – there’s a lot of control and eventually satisfaction Can increase the quality of the software You are not in the mercy of the vendor (no forced updates or license renewal purchase) Global collaboration with skilled developers Cost saving – the application is free!
- 6. Disadvantages of OpenSource Although the software itself is free, with not having the right person to administer and support it, you might not see the cost benefit. Can lack software support and/or resources (documentations, communities, etc.) Lack of time to really learn the software May lack the manpower to support the software
- 7. What’s Out There?OpenOffice – equivalent to Microsoft Office GIMP - photo editing software NVU - web editing application Gallery2 - online photo gallery Firefox - web browser WordPress - blog application Portable Apps - neat software to run many OS apps through a USB drive Edubuntu - Linux geared towards education
- 8. Web 2.0 Web2.0 What is Web 2.0? My definition: collaboration, incorporating multiple Internet technology, easy transfer from desktop to the web and vice versa. RSS Explained
- 9. O’Reilly’s Definition Web2.0 is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it , consuming and remixing data from multiple sources , including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an "architecture of participation," and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences.
- 10. Web 2.0 ExamplesZoho and ThinkFree - office products Del.icio.us and furl - social bookmarking Meebo - chat application, can enhance your website/blog Zamzar - file conversion YouTube - video sharing Pbwiki - wiki
- 11. Open Courseware (OCW)University material that is available for all to see and use. OpenCourseWare began with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology OpenCourseWare, an initiative to put all of the educational materials from MIT's undergraduate- and graduate-level courses online, free and openly available to anyone, anywhere, by the year 2008.
- 12. OCW Links MITOCW: http://ocw.mit.edu OCW Consortium: http://www.ocwconsortium.org OCW Search: http://opencontent.org
- 13. Big Companies inthe OS Community Adobe SecondLife Novell
- 14. In Contrast PropietarySoftware that has restrictions on use, distribution and modification Freeware There is no fee to use but you cannot study, modify, or redistribute Shareware Obtained free of charge for a certain amount of time then a payment is requested after the trial period Public domain No laws restrict any use
- 15. Using Free Technologyin the Classrooms Blogs http://priestsic6.learnerblogs.org http://bobsprankle.com/writingblog/ Podcast http://www.liberty.k12.mo.us/~elanghorst/ http://www.thewildclassroom.com/ Wiki http://timfredrick.pbwiki.com/ http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/
- 16. Cont… Flickr http://flickr.com/photos/ha112/234233755/http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/265279980/ Giffy Diagram http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2006/05/23/gliffy-web-based-graphics/ http://gliffy.com/examples1.shtml Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net
- 17. UCM’s Usage Websiteand Blog Integration http://faculty.cmsu.edu/burns/ http://www.technicalprojects.org/nucleus/holly.php Zoho and blog http://www.zoho.com Podcast The iTunesU Project and you’ll see more throughout the week. Photo Gallery http://geocities.com/willey_chris/ Wiki You’ll see examples in your wiki session!
- 18. Complete list ofOS and Web2.0 Apps Please visit: http://keiraharford.blogspot.com/ Or through Blackboard Faculty Fellows Course
- 19. Closing Q&A Thispresentation was prepare by Savitri Wilder Instructional Technologist University of Central Missouri [email_address] . edu Thank you!
- 20. References Open Source: http://www.opensource.org Open Options: http:// www.netc.org/openoptions/background/index.html