Friday, June 25, 2010

Re: Iphones in EDU

Too darned expensive would be my guess..

Not enough reason for them to have one at this time. It would be an interes=
ting exercise to see if one could build a curriculum around a smartphone. O=
r if you know of a successful iPhone program please share.=20

Garry..

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Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 9:48 AM
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Subject: Re: Iphones in EDU

Thanks for answering so quickly. I am very interested in why you DO NOT inc=
lude teachers and/or students in the smart phone network.

Norman

On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Byank, Lynn <ByankL@brynmawrschool.org>wro=
te:

> Norman,
>
> The school provides phones/Blackberries (now iPhone)for our=20
> administrators and some operations staff for communication and work.
> Faculty purchase, if they choose, their phones of choice. At this=20
> point we are not using smart phones in the classroom.
>
> Lynn
>
> Lynn Byank
> Director of Technology
> Bryn Mawr School
> 109 W. Melrose Ave.
> Baltimore, MD 21210
> 410 323 8800 x1387
>
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> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Constantine, Norman
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 8:35 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Iphones in EDU
>
> Lynn,
>
> Did you consider getting then for your teachers as well? If you did,=20
> why did you decide not to get them for the teachers. Same questions=20
> for the students?
>
> Norman
>
> On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Byank, Lynn
> <ByankL@brynmawrschool.org>wrote:
>
> > I purchased and just received the new iPhone4 for our administrators.
> > AT&T has a package for government/education. We were able to get a=20
> > pooled plan of minutes, unlimited data and unlimited messaging. We
> had
> > Blackberries previously. AT&T gave us a better package.
> >
> > Lynn
> >
> > Lynn Byank
> > Director of Technology
> > Bryn Mawr School
> > 109 W. Melrose Ave.
> > Baltimore, MD 21210
> > 410 323 8800 x1387
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A forum for independent school educators=20
> > [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Clum, Garry
> > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:03 PM
> > To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: Iphones in EDU
> >
> > Does anyone use iphones in their institution? Do you get a rate
> discount
> > from ATT or Apple? Or do you just pay what everyone else pays?
> >
> > Garry Clum Jr
> > Network Manager
> >
> > St. Paul Academy and Summit School
> > 1712 Randolph Avenue
> > St. Paul, MN 55105
> > 651-696-1497
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