Atomic Learning
June 7, 2007
I am reaching out, here. I got the NECC Presenter Atomic Learning offer.
Is this something I should take advantage of? Or is this just them trying to sell me something…
They are offering NECC presenters six months free. Will I like it? Is it worth it?
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June 7th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Only you will know that when you preview the content.
I have been using http://vtccanada.com/ for three years now and love it. It is not as k12 educational focused but covers all my geek needs.
June 8th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Chris,
We used to get Atomic Learning with our MACUL (Michigan) membership. They changed to something else and I miss atomic Learning. I just can’t bring myself to spend the money for it. For me it was helpful. Try it out and see what you think.
June 8th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Hi Chris,
Our school has subscribed each year for the past three years and AL is a good solution for students and staff. But I find they are using it less and less as software becomes easier to just ‘work out’. That said, if there is something students want to be able to do that isn’t obvious, especially in programs like Flash and Photoshop, it is great for them to watch a specific video that covers it. It is also great how they include p[opular open source software such as Moodle and Open Office.
The other great feature is the monitoring tool in AL. It allows you to evaluate usage based on number of views etc which can help justify the money spent or decide to scrap based on lack of use.
More recently I have been investigating Lynda.com for our more technical software needs, such as programming in JavaScript. I was given a free one week trial that allowed me to evaluate it. Just ask them and they will give you a similar trial I am sure.
I look forward to the day when teachers record their own screencasts and publish them in a useful repository - maybe on teachertube or similar service?
Cheers,
Jason
June 9th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
I’m always looking for free solutions and love the ability to upload videos to teacher tube. I’ve created four videos of teacher tech tips, ok, not as polished as the AL videos but it is a start.
I encourage teachers to share their knowledge through TeacherTube videos. It’s really easy to do. I use Windows Media Encoder as a free screencast solution.
Technology doesn’t have to be expensive!
June 9th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Hi Chris,
Our administrators and technology committee are rolling out technology standards for all administrators and teachers. So, in order to do this I am also rolling out a subscription for AL for our whole community. I teamed up with Adult Ed and bought the subscription. This will help the second wave folks. Plus I am pretty excited because they have tutorials on Moodle and Open Office. Sweet.
Cheryl Oakes