Thanks to Katie I am able to provide a link to an article that discusses SCORM and is much more reader friendly then the ones I have posted. It explains more clearly how this is used in an educational setting. I hope this helps! http://tinyurl.com/y7eccq

Sorry to say, but I just don't have anything this week to post in regard to my topic. I have tried to search different databases, but can't seem to find anything that adds to what I've already posted. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right spot, but so many databases to look at and not enough time! I've tried to look in the ones that deal with more technical issues, but come up with a big fat ZERO with search results. I'll say again, that I don't see the relevance of this type of technology with what we are doing in and educational setting to pass on to students or use in our educational settings! VERY FRUSTRATING INDEED!!!

I'm sorry it took me so long to post something this week on this subject, but with classes getting down to the line and many different projects due and having my son home sick this week, it just threw a kink into my schedule. I'm having great empathy this week with Brad on finding information that really explains what this is and how it is applicable to what we are doing. Heather said last week that it was just to technical and I would agree with her. I would rather spend my time learning about something that has more relevance to what we are doing and can use now or in the future with our careers. This technology sounds like something that goes on behind the scences and is very advanced to work with in the design of bringing different techs together so that they can work together (?).

Here's another article that might better clarify what this technology is all about. I'm sorry, but I'm still having a hard time understanding what this really is all about and how it applies to what we are doing with our class work or how it is used in an educational setting. I'm just not that tech savy :( http://www.adlnet.gov/scorm/articles/3.cfm

Cyber Securuity Industry Alliance: This article comes at just the right time for me. My son is going to be getting his own PC for his birthday/Christmas present this year and while I'm aware of certain precautions to take, this opened my eyes up even further. I plan to take a look at some of the sites mentioned in the article to prepare myself and my son for when he has his own PC to be responsible for. I have taught my son the basics of being careful on the computer, but I think I can learn so much more from these websites that I may not be aware of. As it is, my son knows that he cannot download music, and if he is interested in something he has to run it by me first and get my permission. If I decide it's not something I want, I explain why I don't want him to download it and the problems it could cause. He is aware of the problems that can come from doing this and we have talked about the ethical issues associated with this situation. The only emails he is allowed to receive are from his brothers. If he wants to accept others he must run it by me first. I used to have his account set up where only certain addresses were allowed to come through, but then I ran into problems with that and couldn't figure out how to fix it so I opened a new account for him without the parental controls. Don't like this, but why do they have to make it so complicated to find the info you need in order to correct something? He knows I check the computer regularly for sites that have been visited, but he's very good about complying to the rules. I do limit his time on the computer and frequently come in to see what he's up to. Mostly he likes to play one game and isn't easily distracted away from it. I do think that this type of education should be included at school when they are in their computer classes. Maybe it is on some level and I'm just not aware, which makes me think I should ask how much education the students are receiving on these issues. The bottom line is that it is the parents responsibility to teach these lessons to their children and monitor what they do on the home computer.

Ok, started out a little shaky with our new topic, but did find an article that might help simplify it a bit. As the opening notes say, these are the cliff notes for SCORM. Hope this helps! I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the concept, but the chart on this page helped. I'm a visual learner and it is better when I can see something being done or how something is being used. Like I said in one of my posts to Audi about grids, it wasn't until I saw it being used in the movie "THE ITALIAN JOB" that the concept clicked! Hope this helps!http://www.rhassociates.com/scorm.htm