Chris selected as K12OnlineConference keynote speaker Each year the K12OnlineConference provides tremendous professional development for free, and entirely online. This year, they have selected me as one of their keynote speakers. I am thrilled to have been chosen and look forward to participating in the conversation. Read the full post announcing all the keynote speakers here.
Two quick links on Cognitive Load Theory I've been fielding lots of questions lately about Cognitive Load Theory. Here are two quick links that may be useful. First is an article talking about the practical implications of CLT on the design of learning. The second are some "recent" (as of 2003) developments regarding CLT. Happy reading! Update: I clarified the second...
Practical advice on kids and Android app development After hearing about my students' success developing an Android app, I've gotten several emails asking for more details as to how I practically worked with my kids. Here are some pointers that I offered to the first person that emailed me, perhaps they are of some use to you. Please note that your mileage may vary. It's ok to not be...
Publishing an App Inventor app to the Android Market As I mentioned earlier, my students and I published an Android app to the Android Market. See those links for more information on the background. This post is decidedly technical. First, once we finished the coding process, we packaged the app for to download to the computer. This is an option in App Inventor. This downloaded an .apk file....
Designing and publishing an Android app with kids This post is designed to provide some context around how/why we decided to build this app. The more technical details of the code and how we published it will come in a future post. My students and I recently completed and published an Android app, and here's how we did it. First, the genesis for this goes back to a question I asked...
Jul
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Category : Grad School
I am thinking ahead to the day when I decide to write a book, which will probably come after I finish my doctorate in a few years.
What I want to know is, is there a site that lends itself to the organizing process of writing a lengthy work? I like the idea of online simply because of the sheer convenience.
I will begin with Google Docs, as it’s the obvious choice. Is there something else out there of which I am unaware?
The zoho suite is supposed to be very good. Don’t use it but it is an alternative with many possibilities. http://www.zoho.com
After all the time you posted this, you probably are no longer thinking of this issue.
Nevertheless, if an online source for writing isn’t vital, a good software package is Writer’s Blocks.
A few years ago I sampled a few and at that time, this seemed to offer the best balance of features.
I’d use this as a starting place, as odds are high better products may have come on the market since then.
Nothing personal against Google Documents, but there is something to be said about having your intellectual property not fully under your control.