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Dissertation Writing Process Explained In 6 Simple Steps

Dissertation writing is not an easy task and it is extremely challenging for almost all students. Dissertation writing is the most important part of your degree. It requires dedication, perseverance, ability to do in-depth research and determination. Writing a dissertation is challenging but not impossible if you are provided with professional dissertation help. You should try to facilitate your… Continue

Added by Edna Cohen on September 4, 2009 at 9:51pm — 5 Comments

Dissertation Viva Guidance and Get Free Dissertation Viva Guide

- Do you know that at viva you will be expected to defend your work? - Will you be able to state the main achievements of your dissertation writing task? - Do you feel confident enough to discuss shortcomings and respond to the detailed questioning from the examiners? The Dissertation viva is a necessary part of the assessment for all UK Dissertation modules. The viva is part of the assessment for the module, and the final mark for the module is a r… Continue

Added by Marilyn Willis on August 27, 2009 at 11:15am — No Comments

3 Free Dissertation Titles on your subject!!!

I am doing my MBA from Ireland in international business. I have worked with construction industry for couple of years including a stint in gulf area and I needed to submit my dissertation this semester. I have a special interest in business development and wanted some suggestions for dissertations titles specifically focusing the Ireland industry. I was browsing through the website when I found this dissertation help website p… Continue

Added by Rose Tyler on July 10, 2009 at 3:39am — No Comments

FREE Law Dissertations Topics Related To Criminal, Family, Employment, Commercial etc…

* Are you in a bit of a quandary over the proposed topic of your law dissertations? * Have you been mulling over a few ideas for the past 3 weeks or so but can’t really get any closer to making a final decision? * Do you need to set up an appointment to meet with a lecturer (quite whom depends on what area of law you choose) to discuss your dissertation during the next couple of weeks and have to submit your dissertation syn… Continue

Added by suzzane donald on June 3, 2009 at 4:46am — No Comments

Give a WiZiQ Public Session

Hello Everyone, WiZiQ invites Project Tree Members to give a public session on WiZiQ at a scheduled time of your choice. Because Project Tree and its members are active in online education, giving a WiZiQ public session is an excellent way to get the word out on your organization to the education community especially in your areas of interest and expertise. Click on the link to register. http://www.wiziq.com/public/apply.aspx Sincerely, Mark Cruthers WiZiQ-Oline Education rousseau1789@yahoo.c… Continue

Added by Mark Cruthers on October 5, 2008 at 12:28am — No Comments

Is The PC Doomed?

I read a Twitter post yesterday about a new mini-laptop (I think the new term is going to be netbook) that may retail for as low as $98. According to the YouTube video and various blog sources, it has built-in wifi, a 1GB flash drive, a card reader, 3 USB ports, and Ethernet connection. It apparently runs a custom version of Linux which includes Firefox and Abiword among its apps. This is just the latest and cheapest in a series of increas… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on September 9, 2008 at 12:23pm — No Comments

Free Times Three

Open source enthusiasts often talk about two kinds of freedom, which they sum up with the phrases "free as in speech, and free as in beer" (although I prefer "free as in pizza"). By "free as in speech" they usually mean among other things, the freedom to use and modify open source software as they see fit. The source code is open, so you can see it, modify it, adapt it to your needs. You can also make multiple copies, distribute them, and install the software on as many computers as you like. "… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on August 19, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

More Tools For the Revolution

I've never been completely satisfied with the performance of our main family computer, a Dell desktop. I've used a couple of versions of Ubuntu, and most recently have been using OpenSUSE. Still it has always seemed sluggish and occasionally exhibited some odd quirks. I've read in a couple of places that certain older Dells were so optimized for Windows that they never perform perfectly with Linux. I don't know if that is true, but this particular machine seems to bear that out. So I've always b… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on August 5, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Google Docs Videos

I've found some really fun and informative videos on Google Docs and I'm posting them to this site as I see some that look like they'd be fun to share. Feel free to take a look! http://projecttree.ning.com Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on July 27, 2008 at 6:40pm — No Comments

Don't Miss the Revolution?

Seems like every time I blog about the changes I see in computing, something new comes along to add grist to the mill. I recently checked out Adobe Buzzword, albeit only briefly, and was once again (1) impressed by the rapidly improving quality of web-based office apps; and (2) convinced even more that we may be in for a revolution in the way we use computers. The question is, are we ready? In my non-Project TREE life, I deal almost daily with people (mostly teachers) who are trying to come to… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on July 24, 2008 at 9:37pm — No Comments

Where are we headed?

I spent a very enjoyable couple of days working alongside a retired technology coordinator for a school system, who had been contracted to help provide tech support for our workshop. A silver-haired, soft-spoken, gracious Southern lady who could have been anyone's favorite grandma, but who had a real love for all things tech and who had a knack for making nervous teachers feel at ease with computers. Not your stereotypical technology geek for sure. During breaks we did the usual commiserating ab… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on July 19, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Disruptive Innovation

The latest issue of Education Next has a fascinating article by Christiansen and Horn entitled "How Do We Transform Our Schools?" The premise is that real transformation takes place through what they call "disruptive innovation;" that is, innovation that is disruptive in the sense that it takes things in an entirely new direction. They cite as an example the invention of the transistor. While RCA was spending huge amounts of m… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on July 13, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Open-Source: Alternative Fuel For Your Computer!

Besides our Project TREE Edubuntu computers, I have two computers at home which are currently running OpenSUSE. I am captivated by the idea of having these computers which have beautiful slick desktops, powerful office suites, and tons of games, and nothing on them was bought from the store. It almost feels like growing your own food, or raising your own livestock. Kind of "home-grown computing!" With the price of gas what it is, I recently did some serious research into biofuel cars. Turns out… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on July 4, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

American Digital Divide

It seems as though many of the exciting things being done with open-source in education is happening in other countries. Places such as Macedonia, Brazil, and Chile have ambitious programs aimed at creating a 1:1 computer/student ratio. These programs are generating some wonderful out-of-the-box thinking with thin-client networks, multi-user configurations, recycled hardware, store-and-forward Internet access, cloud computing, mesh networking, the list goes on and on. Meanwhile here in the State… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on July 1, 2008 at 2:08pm — No Comments

Independence Day?

Are we moving toward platform-indepenent computing? Perhaps. A lot of great software is now available on multiple platforms--the recent release of Firefox 3 is a good example. Earlier today I was working in Wink, an open-source screen-capture program available for multiple platforms. This week I also checked out 280Slides, a new web-based presentation application, similar to Google Presentations but with a very slick and easy-to-use interface. And there are lots more; OpenOffice.org, etc. In a… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on June 25, 2008 at 7:50pm — No Comments

The Seamless Software Marketplace

For some reason I've recently been finding myself in conversations about various aspects of open-source software. Not just Linux specifically, but other open-source programs and free software in general. I know that there are multiple points of view regarding free and open-source software, and there are those who are philosophically opposed to closed-source or proprietary software. While I respect that view, my own view is that there is room for a spectrum of software, software providers, and li… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on June 23, 2008 at 10:32pm — No Comments

The Human Factor - Training/Professional Development

Every time I do a PD workshop I am reminded of the most important, and most labor-intensive, part of educational technology: teaching the human being at the keyboard. If the user doesn't understand what to do with the computer, no amount of amazing features will be of any benefit. And if the trainer training the users doesn't understand what to do with the technology...well, probably the best you can hope for is some footage for some kind of reality TV show. ("Computer Lab Survivor"??) It would… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on June 19, 2008 at 7:48pm — No Comments

Access to Technology

I heard it again today--yet another teacher complaining that her students couldn't complete their assignments because of lack of access to computers at school. What should have been a 20 minute task ended up taking a whole day because the students had to take turns using the single computer in their classroom. What's worse, the complaint came during a training session in which 28 teachers were trying to use 18 computers in a lab. I wish I had some numbers showing how many used computers were dis… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on June 18, 2008 at 7:53pm — 3 Comments

Extending the Tech Life Cycle, Part 2

Some more thoughts on extending the technology life cycle, particularly as it applies to schools. The idea of a two-stage computer life cycle can be applied to ordinary school technology purchases, even without corporate hardware donations. If school purchases are done on a bid system, the specs may be written into the bid, which means the proprietary operating system and software is already included. This is fine; it is beneficial for students to have a variety of computer experiences, both pro… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on June 12, 2008 at 10:03pm — No Comments

Extending the Tech Life Cycle

In the 1980's when I worked in consumer electronics, if your VCR or television broke, you took it to the repair center and had it fixed. Considering that the most basic entry-level VCR cost over $400 in 1984, it made sense. The last time I noticed a VCR for sale was about two years ago. It was at the grocery store of all places. The price? $29.95. No one has a $29.95 VCR repaired. Electronics have gone the way of the paper plate. For the home user, a computer is still a major purchase, and most… Continue

Added by Jerry Cobbs on June 12, 2008 at 12:31am — No Comments

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