The recent surge in Internet development is flooding educational blogs. By targeting open source technology in these posts, maybe some focus can be maintained. So much is happening in educational technology.

Two projects that have kept me occupied for days: Sakai and Curriki. More about Sakai, perhaps, in another post. At Curriki, the mission is…

“… [to educate] by building a world class learning environment that is community developed and supported, and publishing it for free on the Web, Curriki works to ensure that anyone, from anywhere can participate.”

Robert Stephenson explains that

“Curriki is now looking for curriculum. A number of projects are underway to create a nucleus of learning materials, such as one with the Africa-based Shuttleworth Foundation (home of the Ubuntu Linux distro) to create and distribute open source textbooks for math, physics and chemistry.”

User generated educational content. Course building tools, forums and a wiki. There is potential there for creating a network of inspired educators and a respectable resource for educators looking to tap what is available. I will soon be submitting my Sessions, once the site’s tools go live.

But here is the best ed tech change: I have a new computer. New to me, at least. Not quite whiz-bang, but the fastest box I’ve ever worked with. My favorite feature: a 19″ wide screen LCD monitor. If you happen to live in the Valley of the Sun, the only thing better than the deal on this computer has been the service they’ve bundled. Thank you, Michael.