New Media Portfolio

Digital Schoolbag

The “digital schoolbag” is a collection of software that is free and downloadable for school-use. One can download it via www.digitale-schultasche.de and store it on an 1 GB USB stick.

Digital Schoolbag

The package contains Skype, Open Office, several learning software, a VLC- Media Player, a CD-burner, nearly 40 programs.

The advantages are that one can play the programs via the USB-Stick, without installing them. Additionally the download is free, students can use the same software they use in school and the school computers do not need that much memory space any more.

I think that this is a great and easy way to integrate New Media into the classroom. It enables the students to use and get to know the media actively and encourages the teachers to use new teaching methods with the help of the software.