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Comment on In Search of a Green DER by jen

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:55:14 +0000

Great post Kerrie. An important issue for us all. I agree with the other post about other building issues - getting schools properly insulated, with solar power options, grey water recycling, as well as green ICT would reduce overall costs in the longer term (insulated buildings would also make life more comfortable for students and teachers!). They same goes for government buildings, our own homes etc. The less we have to rely on the national infrastructure for power and water and can generate or save our own, the better the more likely it is we can can maintain sustainable communities.

Comment on Podcasts for educators - part 1 by Kerrie Smith

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:30:44 +0000

Worked for me Concetta but takes a bit of time. Would you mind trying again?

Comment on Podcasts for educators - part 1 by Concetta

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:13:21 +0000

Hi Kerrie

Great list of resources. I couldn’t get the edna search for podcasts working.

Chet

Comment on What does it take to make a digital school? by Kerrie Smith

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:10:53 +0000

Hello hongshai

I am not sure what it is you are looking for.
http://www.edna.edu.au may help
Alternatively send a query to askedna@edna.edu.au

Comment on In Search of a Green DER by David Johnson

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:24:51 +0000

Projecting black is fine if your display technology uses energy to either place pixels on the screen or to open the gates that allow the light behind the pixel to shine through.
It is my understanding that LCD Displays use energy to close their pixel gates.
Use a Watt-o-meter to confirm the energy difference.

Comment on What does it take to make a digital school? by hongshai

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:03:12 +0000

I work because the causes are looking for some online education site. Http://www.educationmore.com found only in some of the information, you can give me some reference site?

Comment on In Search of a Green DER by Emilly

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:26:40 +0000

I’m thinking David meant blackle.com - a version of google with black where google has white. Projecing black is supposed to have a lower energy cost than white.

Comment on In Search of a Green DER by Kerrie Smith

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:51:40 +0000

Bryn, if the power board is still on, although it has individual switches, I guess it is still receiving power (it runs that little light), but that amount of power is minimal??

Comment on What should learning look like? by simonfj

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:20:21 +0000

Dear Goddess,

Thanks Kerrie, that was nice. The death of education, the dawn of learning.

I must admit though. I have NO idea of what the yanks might be measuring when they talk about ‘IT intensity’. All my simple mind can contend with is ‘learning starts with mimesis’, and we’re watching the change from broadcast media to interactive.

So can i ask you to consider this. You know the qanda programme on ABC? Would you consider running this clip at the front of an “education” programme. You would know the kind of people who would be on the panel. If, after the programme, people were directed to an online interactive area, where they register at me.edu,au, and then were directed to an online forum, which never closed.

You’ve got the jist.

Comment on In Search of a Green DER by Bryn Jones

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:39:33 +0000

An issue in some systems is that power use is paid for centrally. Schools are encouraged to use less power but if they do, they don’t get the financial benefit. Or ther may be a baseline budget and the school pays the excess.

Closing the loop on that could make a difference. If a school could save $100,000 a year on power and keep it, they would be much more motivated.