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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Re: best new Web 2.0 tool for classroom

I just visited VoiceThread and I think this is fantastic. What a nice
direction to take this when we are being besieged by billions of images . .
.

I'm tempted to throw out my lesson plan for today and just show the kids
this site and let them play.

--
In peace,

Norman Maynard
Principal
Thornton Friends Upper School
Silver Spring, MD

"I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity." - Tom Stoppard

On 9/17/07, Susan Carter Morgan <susancartermorgan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I second Voice Thread. I am also playing with Animoto,
> <http://animoto.com/>a program that allows you to upload photos, add
> music from the site, and
> then creates for you a fun video--no editing experience necessary. (See
> one
> for cross country <
> http://animoto.com/play/aaeecf68070acbb7e81a44833e857a92>.)
> This would be useful for back-to-school nights or introductions to school
> programs (admissions videos?).
> Susan
>
> On 9/17/07, Thomas Daccord-fac <tom_daccord@nobles.edu> wrote:
> >
> > What's your favorite new Web 2.0 tool for the classroom?
> >
> > I'll put in a vote for VoiceThread at http://voicethread.com/.
> VoiceThread
> > is a free tool (in beta) that enables members to upload images, record
> > accompanying audio commentary, and invite others to add commentary.
> > VoiceThreads are hosted free of charge at VoiceThread.com and can be
> > embedded in blogs, wikis, and other types of Web sites. A VoiceThread is
> > quick and easy to create, has plenty of space for numerous images and
> > commentaries, and can be accessed by any Internet-enabled computer.
> >
> > There are plenty of exciting educational possibilities with VoiceThread,
> > especially in the humanities, fine arts, and foreign languages. In
> > humanities classrooms students can analyze and comment on historically
> > significant photographs and create virtual tours of places or events
> they
> > are studying. English students can record their own poetry or short
> story
> > and add evocative images. Photography and Drawing students can present
> > their work and explain their techniques and motivations; students and
> > teachers can then leave commentaries. Foreign language students can
> upload
> > pictures from a trip and then explain their voyage in the language they
> > are studying.
> > A VoiceThread can also be used to create a video tutorial. You can use
> the
> > pen tool to draw lines and arrows on an image in real time as you are
> > speaking. I used VoiceThread to show my students how to edit Microsoft
> > Word's grammar preferences to make them better writers:
> > http://nobles.typepad.com/daccord0708/
> > (Register with VoiceThread to play it.)
> >
> > You can also use VoiceThread to share holiday, wedding, and other
> special
> > event pictures and commentary with family and friends. In all, it is a
> > great, easy-to-use tool.
> >
> > Tech tip: VoiceThread runs fine on IE and Firefox, but not so well on
> > Safari. Also, make sure your computer's audio input and output settings
> > are sufficiently high for recording and playback.
> >
> > Tom Daccord
> > Academic Technology Advocate/History Teacher
> > Noble & Greenough School (Dedham, MA)
> > thomas_daccord@nobles.edu
> >
> > Web Sites:
> > Best of History Web Sites
> > http://besthistorysites.net
> > Center for Teaching History With Technology
> > http://thwt.org
> > Teaching Literature and Writing with Technology
> > http://thwt.org/writingandlit.htm
> > edtechteacher (blog with Justin Reich)
> > http://thwt.typepad.com/edtechteacher/
> >
> > Summer Workshops:
> > http://thwt.org/workshops.html
> >
> > Books:
> > Best of History Web Sites (Neal-Schuman Press)
> > http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/9/599.html
> > Teaching History & English With Technology (M.E. Sharpe)
> > -March 2008
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Susan Carter Morgan
> Instructional Technology Coordinator
>
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Re: When you find a hacker... (UNCLASSIFIED)

I agree that you need to seek outside help with this. =20

While working for another company we found a similar problem and turned
it over to the District Attorney. They had a forensics expert look at
the servers that were compromised.

If the student is attempting or successfully hacking into other company
systems utilizing school resources I recommend that you shut the student
down immediately. By having knowledge and allowing it to continue
increases your liability.

Jason Hyams
Director of Technology
St. Agnes Academy

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Johnson, Jason P Mr
WRAMC_Wash DC
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7:28 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: When you find a hacker... (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED=20
Caveats: NONE

As always, I am not a lawyer but I have been through my share of
investigations.

AUPs hold up well, but they end at the school door and must be
considered separately from legal action. You can define or implement
what ever consequences (loss of access, suspension, expulsion) and
remedies (work in the computer lab, other community service) you have
laid the foundation for within the AUP and by precedent. You should be
careful to give consistent consequences for the same violations. You may
also find (highly dependent on the individual student) that student
hackers really benefit from being taken under the wing of the tech
department and encouraged to use those skills to benefit, rather than
harm the community (in my personal experience that has been 1 in 5).

The more sever the consequence, the more push back you are going to get
from the parents and the more legally cautious you should be. Be
prepared to address the litany of outs like: Some one else has his
password. He was letting a friend use her computer at that time. It's
your fault for not having better security. She wasn't trying to guess
the admin password, she was just confused. I thought I had heard all
the excuses, but there are new ones every year so I wish you well on
that score.

As to external consultants and keeping the data clean, that would mostly
be applicable if you were pursuing a criminal investigation or if you
fear legal action by the hacker's parents or a student/teacher that was
harmed by the hackers action. If that is the case, I would stop
collecting data immediately, shut down all the impacted systems,
document everything you have done in writing, and seek the help of a
certified computer forensics consultant (very pricy) and a lawyer
(probably less pricy). The forensics expert will help assure that the
integrity of the data will hold up to court standards. It may be that
you already have investigated enough to have disrupted that integrity,
and a good forensics expert will be honest about whether they can
provide any value at this point or not. =20

A regular consultant will provide some help, but unless they have
verifiable forensics experience, their participation probably has no
added value unless your sys admin needs technical help. As long as you
are paying the consultant to do the work they can not be considered
clean or unbiased. That said, most parents will back down when what you
are telling them can be verified by a knowledgeable third-party. The
big exception being if their child is facing charges or expulsion, in
which case they have nothing to loose by making a scene. Just make sure
that consultant is comfortable writing a report to be viewed by the
parents and avoid having them directly interact with the parents.=20

_Jason
___________________________________

Jason Johnson - Program Director
Web Services Branch - Walter Reed Army Medical Center Ingenium (ISO
9001:2000 certified)
Office: 202-782-1047
Cell: 202-262-0516
jason.johnson@ingenium.net
jason.p.johnson2@us.army.mil=20
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Don McNamee
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 4:25 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: When you find a hacker...

Hi,

We all have Acceptable Use Policies/Statements....

When you have found a student hacker on campus how did the AUS hold up?

How did your Senior Admin handle the situation?

We're still collecting data and taking into account the reality that
we'll go to an external consultant to keep the data 'clean and
unbias'...but I'm keen on idea/advice amongst you all - feel free to
email me off list.

Regards,

Don

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Re: Phone / Computer Convergence

Hello, all,

While the iPhone is certainly an indicator of change,
it's not actual, real change -- let's call it change
with a good marketing program :) Basically, the iPhone
wraps some new-ish technology into a pretty package.

WRT: "they can use their personal 3G vodem while at
campus and bypass our filtering...." -- I don't think
we should kid ourselves -- if filtering is in place,
it is currently being bypassed. If we're lucky, there
are some students who will tell us about it.

As the Australian story shows
(http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22304224-2,00.html)
even the grandest of filtering schemes have some,
well, weaknesses. I would argue that things have
changed, and will continue to change. Attempting to
teach to the change will create a situation where we
chase our tails -- if I'm watching a race between
curriculum development and technological change, I'll
bet on technological change 12 times out of ten.

Rather, we need to focus on what has worked in the
past. Critical thinking seasoned with some rhetorical
context, undercut by Barthelme's "The School" seems
like a good place to start :)

All kidding aside, the educational community needs to
get its focus off technology as an end and back onto
technology as one tool (among many) available to
support learning. A good first step would be to
eliminate the millions of
dollars/pounds/euros/yourcurrencyhere spent on
filtering, and re-allocate that money towards media
literacy programs and more equitable internet and
hardware access (and training on how to use it).

Cheers,

Bill

--- Don McNamee <donmcnamee1@mac.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Now that I see the iPhone will land in the UK (and
> I'm sure the rest
> of Europe in a few hours....)...
>
> The iphone can/will do email, web, phone, music,
> video (and who knows
> what else soon)
>
> What are everyones plans for consumer devices coming
> onto their
> campus in terms of connectivity with your
> infrastructure, systems,
> Acceptable Use Statements etc.
>
> i.e. I have 650 MS pupils in a laptop program who
> don't have Admin
> Rights on their laptops (see previous posts on this,
> not my
> idea! :-) )...but some of our pupils have to have 3G
> Vodems installed
> so they can have broadband at home - as they leave
> out of the
> city..or close to a beach...where they can't get
> broadband. What
> happens is...if the students choose...they can use
> their personal 3G
> vodem while at campus and bypass our filtering....
>
> Curious what people are thinking....how things are
> going to change
> sooner than we think....
>
> Regards,
>
> Don
>
>
>
>
>
> On 17-May-07, at 1:03 AM, Bill Knauer wrote:
>
> > Can you say, "microchip implants"...?
> >
> > A forum for independent school educators
> <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> > writes:
> >> At a conference yesterday Bill Gates said:
> >>
> >> "The phone is going to be the PC. The PC is going
> to be the phone."
> >>
> >> Apple's iPhone, due out in a little less than a
> month, has specs
> >> that in
> >> many areas greatly exceed those of computers from
> 10-15 years ago.
> >>
> >> Any thoughts on where this is heading? Five years
> from now will most
> >> one-to-one programs be using phone/computer
> devices instead of
> >> laptops or
> >> tablets?
> >>
> >> Curious what you all think.
> >>
> >> Fred
> >
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> ]
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Re: When you find a hacker... (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED=20
Caveats: NONE

As always, I am not a lawyer but I have been through my share of
investigations.

_Jason
___________________________________

Hi,

We all have Acceptable Use Policies/Statements....

When you have found a student hacker on campus how did the AUS hold up?

How did your Senior Admin handle the situation?

Regards,

Don

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Re: Phone / Computer Convergence

Hi All,

Now that I see the iPhone will land in the UK (and I'm sure the rest
of Europe in a few hours....)...

The iphone can/will do email, web, phone, music, video (and who knows
what else soon)

What are everyones plans for consumer devices coming onto their
campus in terms of connectivity with your infrastructure, systems,
Acceptable Use Statements etc.

i.e. I have 650 MS pupils in a laptop program who don't have Admin
Rights on their laptops (see previous posts on this, not my
idea! :-) )...but some of our pupils have to have 3G Vodems installed
so they can have broadband at home - as they leave out of the
city..or close to a beach...where they can't get broadband. What
happens is...if the students choose...they can use their personal 3G
vodem while at campus and bypass our filtering....

Curious what people are thinking....how things are going to change
sooner than we think....

Regards,

Don

On 17-May-07, at 1:03 AM, Bill Knauer wrote:

> Can you say, "microchip implants"...?
>
> A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> writes:
>> At a conference yesterday Bill Gates said:
>>
>> "The phone is going to be the PC. The PC is going to be the phone."
>>
>> Apple's iPhone, due out in a little less than a month, has specs
>> that in
>> many areas greatly exceed those of computers from 10-15 years ago.
>>
>> Any thoughts on where this is heading? Five years from now will most
>> one-to-one programs be using phone/computer devices instead of
>> laptops or
>> tablets?
>>
>> Curious what you all think.
>>
>> Fred
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a Creative Commons license.

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When you find a hacker...

Hi,

We all have Acceptable Use Policies/Statements....

When you have found a student hacker on campus how did the AUS hold up?

How did your Senior Admin handle the situation?

Regards,

Don

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Re: Faculty Recruitment and Retention

I recommend reading _An Admirable Faculty_ by Peter Gow (frequent ISED_L co=
ntributor). It's a great overview of best practices.

Mark Crotty
Director of Curricular Programs Pre-K--12
Greenhill School
4141 Spring Valley Rd.
Addison, TX 75001
(P) 972-628-5437
(F) 972-628-5237

________________________________________
From: A forum for independent school educators [ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On=
Behalf Of Jody Stefansson [jstefansson@polytechnic.org]
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:17 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Faculty Recruitment and Retention

Dear Colleagues,

This is Jody Stefansson, Director of the Boswell Library and Study
Center at Polytechnic School in Pasadena, California.

At the request of my Head of School, I am researching the topic of best
practices for recruiting and retaining faculty at independent schools,
especially schools that are located in urban/suburban areas where higher
than average cost of living may be a compelling quality of life issue
for faculty.

Any ideas or practices that you can share will be greatly appreciated.
Please contact me off list: jstefansson@polytechnic.org. If there is
interest I will compile the information and post it for everyone.

Thank you in advance for your help,

Jody Stefansson
Director, Boswell Library and Study Center
Polytechnic School
1030 E. California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91106
626-792-2147, x 152
www.polytechnic.org
jstefansson@polytechnic.org

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Faculty Recruitment and Retention

Dear Colleagues,

This is Jody Stefansson, Director of the Boswell Library and Study
Center at Polytechnic School in Pasadena, California.

Thank you in advance for your help,

Jody Stefansson
Director, Boswell Library and Study Center
Polytechnic School
1030 E. California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91106
626-792-2147, x 152
www.polytechnic.org
jstefansson@polytechnic.org

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Re: Google Apps For Education

By the way, Google docs now supports presentations! Check it out!

Lucy Gray

On 9/18/07, Montagne, Matt <mmontagne@usmk12.org> wrote:
>
> Last year we just had students make up their own google accounts and
> then add google docs as a service, but it was a little
> disorganized...setting up apps as a school just allows us a little
> easier way to keep track of user names from year to year...and when it
> comes time to collaborate a document, the contacts list from our school
> appears which makes things very easy for the students.
>
> Also, check out the latest from google docs...they just added a
> powerpoint like application (it is in beta form, but it is really,
> really cool). It is slick-I'm amazed by what the folks from google keep
> cooking up...
>
> ~Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Norman Maynard
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:35 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Google Apps For Education
>
> I'm glad this has come up, because it gives me a chance to ask a very
> basic
> question.
>
> What's the difference between using Google apps, and just having
> everyone in
> your community get a Google account? That way they can access all
> features,
> and there is no set up - which, though it promises to be easy, baffles
> me at
> the moment.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> In peace,
>
> Norman Maynard
> Principal
> Thornton Friends Upper School
> Silver Spring, MD
>
> "I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity." - Tom Stoppard
>
> On 9/17/07, Montagne, Matt <mmontagne@usmk12.org> wrote:
> >
> > We are using google apps with our middle school students and have been
> > extremely pleased. Right now we mostly use the google docs
> application.
> > We really like the easy access to google doc files from any web
> enabled
> > computing device (no emailing files b/t school and home or using USB
> > portable storage for moving files), the simple and clean user
> interface
> > of google docs, the collaboration and sharing features, and the host
> of
> > import/export options.
> >
> > Some of our students use the email feature, but most of them already
> > have a 3rd party email account that they use. We only enabled web
> mail
> > access, but if you go the distance there is an opportunity for
> > integration b/t your organization's email system and the email
> feature.
> >
> > It is very, very easy to setup/import users and the administrative
> > counsel is very straightforward and simple.
> >
> > I would like to see a few other google services such as blogger and
> > picassa offered in their apps for education bundle. But for google
> docs
> > alone, it has been great for us.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Matt Montagne
> > Middle School Academic Technology Coordinator
> > University School of Milwaukee
> > 414.540.3247
> > mmontagne@usmk12.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A forum for independent school educators
> > [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Richardson
> > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:15 AM
> > To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: Google Apps For Education
> >
> > Friends,
> >
> > I am exploring dipping my toe into google apps Education Edition for
> > my school. Has anyone done this and what has been your experience?
> > Any pitfalls? I am having trouble finding info about whether I can
> > in fact dip my toe in or do I need to jump all the way in.
> >
> > Any thoughts or info would be most appreciated.
> >
> > I hope everyone's opening of school has gone well.
> >
> > Peter
> > Peter Richardson
> > Director of Technical Services
> > Rutgers Preparatory School
> > 1345 Easton Avenue
> > Somerset, NJ 08873
> >
> > 732-545-5600 x238
> >
> >
> >
> > [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
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> >
> > [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
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> >
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
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>
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art room furniture

Does anyone have a good source for equipment and furniture for a
visual arts studio space? We're rehabbing and adding at our school
and need advice on work surface and storage for student art.
Karen Fairbank
Thomas Jefferson School
4100 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63127
314.843.4152 ext. 121
kfairbank@tjs.org

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Re: Google Apps For Education

Last year we just had students make up their own google accounts and
then add google docs as a service, but it was a little
disorganized...setting up apps as a school just allows us a little
easier way to keep track of user names from year to year...and when it
comes time to collaborate a document, the contacts list from our school
appears which makes things very easy for the students.

Also, check out the latest from google docs...they just added a
powerpoint like application (it is in beta form, but it is really,
really cool). It is slick-I'm amazed by what the folks from google keep
cooking up...

~Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Norman Maynard
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:35 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Google Apps For Education

I'm glad this has come up, because it gives me a chance to ask a very
basic
question.

What's the difference between using Google apps, and just having
everyone in
your community get a Google account? That way they can access all
features,
and there is no set up - which, though it promises to be easy, baffles
me at
the moment.

Thanks!

--=20
In peace,

Norman Maynard
Principal
Thornton Friends Upper School
Silver Spring, MD

"I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity." - Tom Stoppard

On 9/17/07, Montagne, Matt <mmontagne@usmk12.org> wrote:
>
> We are using google apps with our middle school students and have been
> extremely pleased. Right now we mostly use the google docs
application.
> We really like the easy access to google doc files from any web
enabled
> computing device (no emailing files b/t school and home or using USB
> portable storage for moving files), the simple and clean user
interface
> of google docs, the collaboration and sharing features, and the host
of
> import/export options.
>
> Some of our students use the email feature, but most of them already
> have a 3rd party email account that they use. We only enabled web
mail
> access, but if you go the distance there is an opportunity for
> integration b/t your organization's email system and the email
feature.
>
> It is very, very easy to setup/import users and the administrative
> counsel is very straightforward and simple.
>
> I would like to see a few other google services such as blogger and
> picassa offered in their apps for education bundle. But for google
docs
> alone, it has been great for us.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Matt Montagne
> Middle School Academic Technology Coordinator
> University School of Milwaukee
> 414.540.3247
> mmontagne@usmk12.org
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Richardson
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:15 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Google Apps For Education
>
> Friends,
>
> I am exploring dipping my toe into google apps Education Edition for
> my school. Has anyone done this and what has been your experience?
> Any pitfalls? I am having trouble finding info about whether I can
> in fact dip my toe in or do I need to jump all the way in.
>
> Any thoughts or info would be most appreciated.
>
> I hope everyone's opening of school has gone well.
>
> Peter
> Peter Richardson
> Director of Technical Services
> Rutgers Preparatory School
> 1345 Easton Avenue
> Somerset, NJ 08873
>
> 732-545-5600 x238
>
>
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
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>
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Monday, September 17, 2007

Re: FinalSite / Whipple Hill / SilverPoint

We just went through the quote process with whipple hill and
silverpoint. Both were great, but silverpoint was much more affordable.
We are in the early development stages for our new website.
~Jayme

-----Original Message-----
From: Stewart Crais [mailto:scrais@LAUSANNESCHOOL.COM]=20
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:20 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: FinalSite / Whipple Hill / SilverPoint

We are looking at going with one of these three companies to rework our
website and provide seamless integration with our SIS. Who would you
recommend and why?

Stewart Crais
Director of Technology and Information Services
Lausanne Collegiate School
1381 West Massey Road
Memphis, TN 38120
(901) 474-1031 (v)
(901) 682-1696 (f)
scrais@lausanneschool.com
SKYPE: stewart.crais
www.lausanneschool.com

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Re: Spirt Day Dress / Dress Down Day for Faculty / Staff

Hi,

Regarding my post on dress down days, I realize I need a dressing down.

After hitting the send button (that most humbling of technological tools),
I noticed that my mailbox was upside down... so, my reply was to a
year-old post.... How's that for being on top of things!

In my defense, I will say that I return my students' English papers in no
more than 1/3 the time that this one took.

All the best,

Russell

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
Monday, September 17, 2007 at 2:13 PM -0500 wrote:
>We have dress down days about once a term. We use them to raise awareness
>and money for some outside cause. Students and faculty donate $3 and can
>wear "neat, informal" garb. This includes a collared shirt, tucked in. A
>belt. Pants or shorts in good repair. We don't keep lists - the prefects
>collect the money and everyone is on their honor to contribute if they
>dress down. Faculty contribute, too and are held to the same standard of
>dress.
>
>Russell Werkman
>Director of Theatre
>Trinity-Pawling School
>700 Route 22
>Pawling, NY 12564
>rwerkman@trinitypawling.org
>W: 845 855 4874
>
>A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
>Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 9:45 AM -0500 wrote:
>>Do any of your schools have a dress down day / spirit day dress for that
>>your faculty and staff are included in on? If so, what are the
>parameters
>>for their attire? This is a hot topic around our school and any input
>>would be helpful. Thanks!
>>
>>Stewart Crais
>>Director of Technology
>>Lausanne Collegiate School
>>1381 West Massey Road
>>Memphis, TN 38120
>>(901) 474-1031 (v)
>>(901) 682-1696 (f)
>>scrais@lausanneschool.com
>>www.lausanneschool.com
>>
>>
>>[ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
>
>[ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
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Re: Spirt Day Dress / Dress Down Day for Faculty / Staff

We have different dress for each day of Spirit Week, which is the M-F
that precedes Homecoming. Monday is Pajama Day, Tuesday is Superhero
Day, Wednesday is Wacky Wednesday, etc. There are parameters: no
offensive writing on T-shirts, dress is modest, neat and clean, etc.
The students really enjoy this!
MMA
Co-Advisor of Student Council

Michele M. Ament
Mathematics Teacher
Shady Side Academy
423 Fox Chapel Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238

Phone: (412) 968-3150

>>> Russell Werkman <rwerkman@trinitypawling.org> 9/17/2007 2:13 PM
>>>
We have dress down days about once a term. We use them to raise
awareness
and money for some outside cause. Students and faculty donate $3 and
can
wear "neat, informal" garb. This includes a collared shirt, tucked in.
A
belt. Pants or shorts in good repair. We don't keep lists - the
prefects
collect the money and everyone is on their honor to contribute if they
dress down. Faculty contribute, too and are held to the same standard
of
dress.

Russell Werkman
Director of Theatre
Trinity-Pawling School
700 Route 22
Pawling, NY 12564
rwerkman@trinitypawling.org
W: 845 855 4874

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 9:45 AM -0500 wrote:
>Do any of your schools have a dress down day / spirit day dress for
that
>your faculty and staff are included in on? If so, what are the
parameters
>for their attire? This is a hot topic around our school and any
input
>would be helpful. Thanks!
>
>Stewart Crais
>Director of Technology
>Lausanne Collegiate School
>1381 West Massey Road
>Memphis, TN 38120
>(901) 474-1031 (v)
>(901) 682-1696 (f)
>scrais@lausanneschool.com
>www.lausanneschool.com

>
>
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Re: Spirt Day Dress / Dress Down Day for Faculty / Staff

We have dress down days about once a term. We use them to raise awareness
and money for some outside cause. Students and faculty donate $3 and can
wear "neat, informal" garb. This includes a collared shirt, tucked in. A
belt. Pants or shorts in good repair. We don't keep lists - the prefects
collect the money and everyone is on their honor to contribute if they
dress down. Faculty contribute, too and are held to the same standard of
dress.

Russell Werkman
Director of Theatre
Trinity-Pawling School
700 Route 22
Pawling, NY 12564
rwerkman@trinitypawling.org
W: 845 855 4874

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 9:45 AM -0500 wrote:
>Do any of your schools have a dress down day / spirit day dress for that
>your faculty and staff are included in on? If so, what are the parameters
>for their attire? This is a hot topic around our school and any input
>would be helpful. Thanks!
>
>Stewart Crais
>Director of Technology
>Lausanne Collegiate School
>1381 West Massey Road
>Memphis, TN 38120
>(901) 474-1031 (v)
>(901) 682-1696 (f)
>scrais@lausanneschool.com
>www.lausanneschool.com
>
>
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Re: Google Apps For Education

The main advantage of signing up is that they then host your E mail server.
So you have an address that is yours but Google host it. I have done it for
my business this E mail is being sent through google, but our school has not
done it yet. I have been very happy as a business user.

On 9/17/07, Norman Maynard <nmaynard@thorntonfriends.org> wrote:
>
> I'm glad this has come up, because it gives me a chance to ask a very
> basic
> question.
>
> What's the difference between using Google apps, and just having everyone
> in
> your community get a Google account? That way they can access all
> features,
> and there is no set up - which, though it promises to be easy, baffles me
> at
> the moment.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> In peace,
>
> Norman Maynard
> Principal
> Thornton Friends Upper School
> Silver Spring, MD
>
> "I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity." - Tom Stoppard
>
> On 9/17/07, Montagne, Matt <mmontagne@usmk12.org> wrote:
> >
> > We are using google apps with our middle school students and have been
> > extremely pleased. Right now we mostly use the google docs application.
> > We really like the easy access to google doc files from any web enabled
> > computing device (no emailing files b/t school and home or using USB
> > portable storage for moving files), the simple and clean user interface
> > of google docs, the collaboration and sharing features, and the host of
> > import/export options.
> >
> > Some of our students use the email feature, but most of them already
> > have a 3rd party email account that they use. We only enabled web mail
> > access, but if you go the distance there is an opportunity for
> > integration b/t your organization's email system and the email feature.
> >
> > It is very, very easy to setup/import users and the administrative
> > counsel is very straightforward and simple.
> >
> > I would like to see a few other google services such as blogger and
> > picassa offered in their apps for education bundle. But for google docs
> > alone, it has been great for us.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Matt Montagne
> > Middle School Academic Technology Coordinator
> > University School of Milwaukee
> > 414.540.3247
> > mmontagne@usmk12.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A forum for independent school educators
> > [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Richardson
> > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:15 AM
> > To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: Google Apps For Education
> >
> > Friends,
> >
> > I am exploring dipping my toe into google apps Education Edition for
> > my school. Has anyone done this and what has been your experience?
> > Any pitfalls? I am having trouble finding info about whether I can
> > in fact dip my toe in or do I need to jump all the way in.
> >
> > Any thoughts or info would be most appreciated.
> >
> > I hope everyone's opening of school has gone well.
> >
> > Peter
> > Peter Richardson
> > Director of Technical Services
> > Rutgers Preparatory School
> > 1345 Easton Avenue
> > Somerset, NJ 08873
> >
> > 732-545-5600 x238
> >
> >
> >
> > [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
> > Submissions to ISED-L are released under a Creative Commons license.
> >
> > [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
> > Submissions to ISED-L are released under a Creative Commons license.
> >
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a Creative Commons license.
>

--
Marc Schulman
Multimedia Historian
http://www.historycentral.com
http://www.historyshopping.com

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Re: Google Apps For Education

I'm glad this has come up, because it gives me a chance to ask a very basic
question.

What's the difference between using Google apps, and just having everyone in
your community get a Google account? That way they can access all features,
and there is no set up - which, though it promises to be easy, baffles me at
the moment.

Thanks!

--
In peace,

Norman Maynard
Principal
Thornton Friends Upper School
Silver Spring, MD

"I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity." - Tom Stoppard

On 9/17/07, Montagne, Matt <mmontagne@usmk12.org> wrote:
>
> We are using google apps with our middle school students and have been
> extremely pleased. Right now we mostly use the google docs application.
> We really like the easy access to google doc files from any web enabled
> computing device (no emailing files b/t school and home or using USB
> portable storage for moving files), the simple and clean user interface
> of google docs, the collaboration and sharing features, and the host of
> import/export options.
>
> Some of our students use the email feature, but most of them already
> have a 3rd party email account that they use. We only enabled web mail
> access, but if you go the distance there is an opportunity for
> integration b/t your organization's email system and the email feature.
>
> It is very, very easy to setup/import users and the administrative
> counsel is very straightforward and simple.
>
> I would like to see a few other google services such as blogger and
> picassa offered in their apps for education bundle. But for google docs
> alone, it has been great for us.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Matt Montagne
> Middle School Academic Technology Coordinator
> University School of Milwaukee
> 414.540.3247
> mmontagne@usmk12.org
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Richardson
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:15 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Google Apps For Education
>
> Friends,
>
> I am exploring dipping my toe into google apps Education Edition for
> my school. Has anyone done this and what has been your experience?
> Any pitfalls? I am having trouble finding info about whether I can
> in fact dip my toe in or do I need to jump all the way in.
>
> Any thoughts or info would be most appreciated.
>
> I hope everyone's opening of school has gone well.
>
> Peter
> Peter Richardson
> Director of Technical Services
> Rutgers Preparatory School
> 1345 Easton Avenue
> Somerset, NJ 08873
>
> 732-545-5600 x238
>
>
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a Creative Commons license.
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a Creative Commons license.
>

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Re: best new Web 2.0 tool for classroom

I second Voice Thread. I am also playing with Animoto,
<http://animoto.com/>a program that allows you to upload photos, add
music from the site, and
then creates for you a fun video--no editing experience necessary. (See one
for cross country <http://animoto.com/play/aaeecf68070acbb7e81a44833e857a92>.)
This would be useful for back-to-school nights or introductions to school
programs (admissions videos?).
Susan

On 9/17/07, Thomas Daccord-fac <tom_daccord@nobles.edu> wrote:
>
> What's your favorite new Web 2.0 tool for the classroom?
>
> I'll put in a vote for VoiceThread at http://voicethread.com/. VoiceThread
> is a free tool (in beta) that enables members to upload images, record
> accompanying audio commentary, and invite others to add commentary.
> VoiceThreads are hosted free of charge at VoiceThread.com and can be
> embedded in blogs, wikis, and other types of Web sites. A VoiceThread is
> quick and easy to create, has plenty of space for numerous images and
> commentaries, and can be accessed by any Internet-enabled computer.
>
> There are plenty of exciting educational possibilities with VoiceThread,
> especially in the humanities, fine arts, and foreign languages. In
> humanities classrooms students can analyze and comment on historically
> significant photographs and create virtual tours of places or events they
> are studying. English students can record their own poetry or short story
> and add evocative images. Photography and Drawing students can present
> their work and explain their techniques and motivations; students and
> teachers can then leave commentaries. Foreign language students can upload
> pictures from a trip and then explain their voyage in the language they
> are studying.
> A VoiceThread can also be used to create a video tutorial. You can use the
> pen tool to draw lines and arrows on an image in real time as you are
> speaking. I used VoiceThread to show my students how to edit Microsoft
> Word's grammar preferences to make them better writers:
> http://nobles.typepad.com/daccord0708/
> (Register with VoiceThread to play it.)
>
> You can also use VoiceThread to share holiday, wedding, and other special
> event pictures and commentary with family and friends. In all, it is a
> great, easy-to-use tool.
>
> Tech tip: VoiceThread runs fine on IE and Firefox, but not so well on
> Safari. Also, make sure your computer's audio input and output settings
> are sufficiently high for recording and playback.
>
> Tom Daccord
> Academic Technology Advocate/History Teacher
> Noble & Greenough School (Dedham, MA)
> thomas_daccord@nobles.edu
>
> Web Sites:
> Best of History Web Sites
> http://besthistorysites.net
> Center for Teaching History With Technology
> http://thwt.org
> Teaching Literature and Writing with Technology
> http://thwt.org/writingandlit.htm
> edtechteacher (blog with Justin Reich)
> http://thwt.typepad.com/edtechteacher/
>
> Summer Workshops:
> http://thwt.org/workshops.html
>
> Books:
> Best of History Web Sites (Neal-Schuman Press)
> http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/9/599.html
> Teaching History & English With Technology (M.E. Sharpe)
> -March 2008
>
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> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a Creative Commons license.
>
>

--
Susan Carter Morgan
Instructional Technology Coordinator

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best new Web 2.0 tool for classroom

What's your favorite new Web 2.0 tool for the classroom?

I'll put in a vote for VoiceThread at http://voicethread.com/. VoiceThread
is a free tool (in beta) that enables members to upload images, record
accompanying audio commentary, and invite others to add commentary.
VoiceThreads are hosted free of charge at VoiceThread.com and can be
embedded in blogs, wikis, and other types of Web sites. A VoiceThread is
quick and easy to create, has plenty of space for numerous images and
commentaries, and can be accessed by any Internet-enabled computer.

There are plenty of exciting educational possibilities with VoiceThread,
especially in the humanities, fine arts, and foreign languages. In
humanities classrooms students can analyze and comment on historically
significant photographs and create virtual tours of places or events they
are studying. English students can record their own poetry or short story
and add evocative images. Photography and Drawing students can present
their work and explain their techniques and motivations; students and
teachers can then leave commentaries. Foreign language students can upload
pictures from a trip and then explain their voyage in the language they
are studying.
A VoiceThread can also be used to create a video tutorial. You can use the
pen tool to draw lines and arrows on an image in real time as you are
speaking. I used VoiceThread to show my students how to edit Microsoft
Word's grammar preferences to make them better writers:

http://nobles.typepad.com/daccord0708/
(Register with VoiceThread to play it.)

You can also use VoiceThread to share holiday, wedding, and other special
event pictures and commentary with family and friends. In all, it is a
great, easy-to-use tool.

Tech tip: VoiceThread runs fine on IE and Firefox, but not so well on
Safari. Also, make sure your computer's audio input and output settings
are sufficiently high for recording and playback.

Tom Daccord
Academic Technology Advocate/History Teacher
Noble & Greenough School (Dedham, MA)
thomas_daccord@nobles.edu

Web Sites:
Best of History Web Sites
http://besthistorysites.net
Center for Teaching History With Technology
http://thwt.org
Teaching Literature and Writing with Technology
http://thwt.org/writingandlit.htm
edtechteacher (blog with Justin Reich)
http://thwt.typepad.com/edtechteacher/

Summer Workshops:
http://thwt.org/workshops.html

Books:
Best of History Web Sites (Neal-Schuman Press)
http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/9/599.html
Teaching History & English With Technology (M.E. Sharpe)
-March 2008

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Re: Google Apps For Education

We are using google apps with our middle school students and have been
extremely pleased. Right now we mostly use the google docs application.
We really like the easy access to google doc files from any web enabled
computing device (no emailing files b/t school and home or using USB
portable storage for moving files), the simple and clean user interface
of google docs, the collaboration and sharing features, and the host of
import/export options. =20

Some of our students use the email feature, but most of them already
have a 3rd party email account that they use. We only enabled web mail
access, but if you go the distance there is an opportunity for
integration b/t your organization's email system and the email feature.

It is very, very easy to setup/import users and the administrative
counsel is very straightforward and simple. =20

I would like to see a few other google services such as blogger and
picassa offered in their apps for education bundle. But for google docs
alone, it has been great for us.

Good luck,

Matt Montagne
Middle School Academic Technology Coordinator
University School of Milwaukee
414.540.3247
mmontagne@usmk12.org=20

=20

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Richardson
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:15 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Google Apps For Education

Friends,

I am exploring dipping my toe into google apps Education Edition for =20
my school. Has anyone done this and what has been your experience? =20
Any pitfalls? I am having trouble finding info about whether I can =20
in fact dip my toe in or do I need to jump all the way in.

Any thoughts or info would be most appreciated.

I hope everyone's opening of school has gone well.

Peter
Peter Richardson
Director of Technical Services
Rutgers Preparatory School
1345 Easton Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873

732-545-5600 x238

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Re: FinalSite / Whipple Hill / SilverPoint

Another Vote for Finalsite... I had a choice...and went again with
Finalsite. This is the 2nd school that I have brought Finalsite to
(Cheshire Academy was the first). They are great to work with....created
the exact design that we wanted and are affordable. Best of all...the
support is there when you need it....direct and personable. They help to
customize to your needs...not the other way around.

As the website administrator....I can assign given rights to the
website....each teacher and department has their own site...and maintains
it. It is as easy to use as a word processor. I even have students
creating their own site (it is part of our intranet)....and they have all
the rights...except to publish.

Good luck in your search!
Cheers
Jeanne
Dr. Jeanne S. Rice, Secular Principal
Director of Technology
Southern CT Hebrew Academy
261 Derby Ave, Orange, CT 06477
(203) 795-5261
(203) 891-9719 fax
www.schacademy.org

I can make a difference!
My heart believes it. My actions will show it.

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]On Behalf Of Stewart Crais
Sent: Thu, September 13, 2007 3:20 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: FinalSite / Whipple Hill / SilverPoint

We are looking at going with one of these three companies to rework our
website and provide seamless integration with our SIS. Who would you
recommend and why?

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Re: Technology Vision in Construction

Good morning, Nicole,

I LOVE the School Computing Wiki. I keep it as my home page. It offers
so many great launching points for stuff like this and people work to
keep many of the topics on this thread current in that wiki.

A starting point for you would be:
http://schoolcomputing.wikia.com/wiki/Designing_the_21st_Century_School

Take care,
Alex

Alex Inman
Director of Technology
Whitfield School
St. Louis, MO
314.434.5141

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Lucyk, Nicole
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 8:58 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Technology Vision in Construction

Good Morning,

=20

Currently, USM is in the design-development stage of a large capital
project that will impact the Lower and Middle Schools. The Academic
Technology Team has been asked to provide technology design ideas for
the project. I'm wondering what technology infrastructure and hardware
requirements ISED participants would include in construction planning
now to plan for the ever-growing read/write web world of today and the
future. Please feel free to share your ideas and visions in the
wikispace below. =20

=20

http://lstechnology.wikispaces.com/Technology+Design+Development

=20

Please let me know if this has already been shared and the accessible
resource.=20

=20

Many thanks,

=20

Nikki Lucyk

Lower School Academic Technology & Portal Coordinator=20

University School of Milwaukee

2100 W. Fairy Chasm Rd.

Milwaukee, WI 53217

414.540.3159

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Re: Inventory software

We use Track-IT from Intuit. It isn't super cheap but it does a nice
job and we really like the library feature for checking out items. We
also use it to keep the laptops, batteries, swappable drives and power
supplies aligned with the right students. It ties in with AD so users
are already there. It's been around for a while so there may be
something newer, better and cheaper but Track-IT does what it needs to
for us.

Alex Inman
Director of Technology
Whitfield School
St. Louis, MO
314.434.5141

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of pentlicky
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 7:18 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Inventory software

Our head of maintenance wants to inventory the entire stock of =20
supplies and equipment---everything from nuts and bolts to tools and =20
more. He would like a recommendation of software to use for this =20
kind of inventory control. Thanks in advance for your help.
aap
Anne A. Pentlicky
Director of Library/Media Services
Rutgers Preparatory School
1345 Easton Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873-1412
732.545.5600 x232
732.418.9543 (fax)

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Re: Google Apps For Education

we have tried and have been SOOOO frustrated. There is no human
contact...no phone #'s...and we are at the point of giving up. Maybe you'll
have better luck.
Jeanne
Dr. Jeanne S. Rice, Secular Principal
Director of Admission
Southern CT Hebrew Academy
261 Derby Ave, Orange, CT 06477
(203) 795-5261
(203) 891-9719 fax
www.schacademy.org

I can make a difference!
My heart believes it. My actions will show it.

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]On Behalf Of Peter Richardson
Sent: Mon, September 17, 2007 7:15 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Google Apps For Education

Friends,

I am exploring dipping my toe into google apps Education Edition for
my school. Has anyone done this and what has been your experience?
Any pitfalls? I am having trouble finding info about whether I can
in fact dip my toe in or do I need to jump all the way in.

Any thoughts or info would be most appreciated.

I hope everyone's opening of school has gone well.

Peter
Peter Richardson
Director of Technical Services
Rutgers Preparatory School
1345 Easton Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873

732-545-5600 x238

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Technology Vision in Construction

Good Morning,

=20

http://lstechnology.wikispaces.com/Technology+Design+Development

=20

Please let me know if this has already been shared and the accessible
resource.=20

=20

Many thanks,

=20

Nikki Lucyk

Lower School Academic Technology & Portal Coordinator=20

University School of Milwaukee

2100 W. Fairy Chasm Rd.

Milwaukee, WI 53217

414.540.3159

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Re: FinalSite / Whipple Hill / SilverPoint

WE have been working with Whipple Hill over the past year to develop our
new website and portal which we launched at the beginning of this school
year. We have been very pleased with their process and responsiveness.
We have implemented Blackbaud as our SIS and in choosing to go with
Whipple Hill, we came to the decision that we would not be able to
integrate our SIS. We did look at Blackbaud and determined that they
were not players in this marketplace. We were very impressed with
FinalSite and they were strong contenders in this process. Ultimately,
our Director of Communications, felt more comfortable with the people at
Whipple Hill. =20

Rahel Rosner
Chief Operating Officer
Solomon Schechter School of Westchester

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Stewart Crais
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 3:20 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: FinalSite / Whipple Hill / SilverPoint

We are looking at going with one of these three companies to rework our
website and provide seamless integration with our SIS. Who would you
recommend and why?

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Laptop Institute - July 13-15, 2008
http://www.laptopinstitute.com

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Inventory software

Our head of maintenance wants to inventory the entire stock of
supplies and equipment---everything from nuts and bolts to tools and
more. He would like a recommendation of software to use for this
kind of inventory control. Thanks in advance for your help.
aap
Anne A. Pentlicky
Director of Library/Media Services
Rutgers Preparatory School
1345 Easton Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873-1412
732.545.5600 x232
732.418.9543 (fax)

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Google Apps For Education

Friends,

Any thoughts or info would be most appreciated.

I hope everyone's opening of school has gone well.

Peter
Peter Richardson
Director of Technical Services
Rutgers Preparatory School
1345 Easton Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873

732-545-5600 x238

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Saturday, September 15, 2007

Re: Technology Surveys

I just finished creating our school's survey for 2007-2008.

You can view a copy of it here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?

sm=iluHsVHr9YVrMFMFM8SxCA_3d_3d

Hope all are doing well...
Lisa

---
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Director of Technology
lisa.sjogren@srsmn.org

763-504-9450, ext. 311

Visit Us Online: http://www.srsmn.org
My Blog: http://www.srsmn.org/lisasjogren/wordpress

On Sep 5, 2007, at 9:42 AM, Inman, Alex wrote:

> Hi Lucy,
>
> I am the director of technology at Whitfield School in St. Louis
> but work with a national network of educators, many of which are on
> this list, called Educational Collaborators
> (www.educollaborators.com). When engague was underwritten, it made
> sense. However, the cost is so high, we have recently worked with
> schools to create custom surveys which include integration
> questions, such as those in the STAR literacies, as well as 21st
> Century literacy skills based on current research and included
> custom questions which tie to an organizations mission statement
> and technology plan. We deliver survey monkey surveys with our
> customers for a lower cost. It also provides the schools with a
> permanent set of questions which allows them to do longitudinal
> trending with both universal and organization-specific metrics. I
> notice you are with U of Chicago. One of the people that works
> with us is Curt Lieneck, the technology director of University of
> Chicago Lab School. Let me know if you are interested in talking
> about this.
>
> Take care,
>
> Alex
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Lucy Gray
> Sent: Wed 9/5/2007 9:08 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Technology Surveys
>
> Hi All -
>
> Hope everyone is off to a great school year.
>
> We're looking at using Engauge <http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/> as a
> tool to
> survey our school community. Does anyone else have recommendations for
> surveys that measure technology wants and needs and/or
> proficiencies of all
> stakeholders? No use reinventing the wheel if there's a good
> product out
> there already....
>
> --
> Lucy Gray
> Lead Technology Coach
> The University of Chicago
> Center for Urban School Improvement
> 1313 E. 60th Street
> Chicago, IL 60637
> lgray@usi-schools.org
> http://usi.uchicago.edu/
> AIM: elemenous
> http://lucygray.org
>
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Friday, September 14, 2007

Re: Student Lab Desks

Deirdre:

If your school is in a position to replace the current set-up, I would highly recommend you return to traditional monitors (raised up on a vertical plane).

Looking forward (5-10 years): Once technology allows (and the pricepoint drops dramatically) truly intuitive touch-screen usage where it makes sense to 'manipulate' data by hands (etc) on a horizontal surface, there is little value to the imbedded screens (by today's standards) and there are also sight-line issues that are different than comparing to writing on a flat surface.

Overall, the anecodal evidence I gathered while working with schools and architects around the world does not suggest a strong compulsion to go with horizontal screens based on a keyboard-centric application.

Best of luck.
Cheers,
Christian Long
The Oakridge School
(previously with DesignShare.com)

Deirdre Hoey <deirdre@HOEY.ORG> wrote:
A school I'm working with has a student computing lab with the monitors
beneath the desks (the kind where students look through a piece of glass on
the top of the desk). This is a PreK-8 school and was concerned about
whether there was a usability issue with these types of desks. Or are these
desks more conducive to learning since it limits the distraction of a
neighbor's monitor? Are there any ISED members who use these types of desks?

Thanks. -frank

Baltimore, MD

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Re: FinalSite / Whipple Hill / SilverPoint

I would argue that numbers of tech support and R & D people aren't =
everything. We've been using Silverpoint for several years and are =
pleased with the response and attention we get from them. At a recent =
retreat for their employees, they brought in some of their school =
website leaders to get feedback first hand. The questions to the panel =
included those that were a risk to ask, such as "What could we be doing =
better?" and "Have we disappointed you recently and how?".
=20
I'm happy to be using a website company that is asking those questions =
of itself and me. We could do more with our website. When we have the =
ideas, the time and the money, (and Silverpoint is a VERY reasonable =
option as far as cost) I'm confident that Silverpoint will be able to =
meet our needs.
=20
my two cents,
sherry
=20
Sherry Ward
Director of Technology
Alexandria Country Day School
2400 Russell Road
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-837-1317 sward@acdsnet.org
________________________________

From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Jeff Ritter
Sent: Fri 9/14/2007 4:18 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: FinalSite / Whipple Hill / SilverPoint

=20

Stewart:

We are a WhippleHill customer and have been for over 5 years now.=20
Connie does a great job in her email of summarizing a lot of what I like
about WhippleHill as a Content Management firm, but the greatest thing
about WhippleHill is that they listen to their customers and want their
products to best meet Independent School's needs. All that they have
done, how all their pieces fit together in to a seemless portal for
constituents, their tech support and R&D focus (the numbers compared to
the other 2 companies are staggering for number of support and R&D), and
the partnerships they are building with other companies to extend
functionality (college counseling, emergency contact, etc.) have shown a
commitment to Independent Schools rare nowadays from companies.=20
WhippleHill has been instrumental in improving our overall school
communications a hundred fold or more and are now a key partner in what
we are doing as a school.

An email does not do this justice, so if you would like to talk more,
would love to spend some time talking and answering questions. Just let
me know.

Jeff Ritter
Director of Technology
St. John's School
2401 Claremont Ln.
Houston, TX 77019
713-850-0222 x420

Stewart Crais wrote:
> We are looking at going with one of these three companies to rework =
our website and provide seamless integration with our SIS. Who would =
you recommend and why?
>
> Stewart Crais
> Director of Technology and Information Services
> Lausanne Collegiate School
> 1381 West Massey Road
> Memphis, TN 38120
> (901) 474-1031 (v)
> (901) 682-1696 (f)
> scrais@lausanneschool.com
> SKYPE: stewart.crais
> www.lausanneschool.com
>
> =
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=3D=3D=3D
> Laptop Institute - July 13-15, 2008
> http://www.laptopinstitute.com <http://www.laptopinstitute.com/>=20
>
>
>
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>
>
> =20

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Re: FinalSite / Whipple Hill / SilverPoint

Stewart:

We are a WhippleHill customer and have been for over 5 years now.
Connie does a great job in her email of summarizing a lot of what I like
about WhippleHill as a Content Management firm, but the greatest thing
about WhippleHill is that they listen to their customers and want their
products to best meet Independent School's needs. All that they have
done, how all their pieces fit together in to a seemless portal for
constituents, their tech support and R&D focus (the numbers compared to
the other 2 companies are staggering for number of support and R&D), and
the partnerships they are building with other companies to extend
functionality (college counseling, emergency contact, etc.) have shown a
commitment to Independent Schools rare nowadays from companies.
WhippleHill has been instrumental in improving our overall school
communications a hundred fold or more and are now a key partner in what
we are doing as a school.

An email does not do this justice, so if you would like to talk more,
would love to spend some time talking and answering questions. Just let
me know.

Jeff Ritter
Director of Technology
St. John's School
2401 Claremont Ln.
Houston, TX 77019
713-850-0222 x420

Stewart Crais wrote:
> We are looking at going with one of these three companies to rework our website and provide seamless integration with our SIS. Who would you recommend and why?
>
> Stewart Crais
> Director of Technology and Information Services
> Lausanne Collegiate School
> 1381 West Massey Road
> Memphis, TN 38120
> (901) 474-1031 (v)
> (901) 682-1696 (f)
> scrais@lausanneschool.com
> SKYPE: stewart.crais
> www.lausanneschool.com
>
> ============================
> Laptop Institute - July 13-15, 2008
> http://www.laptopinstitute.com
>
>
>
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>
>
>

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Re: Can You Suggest Upcoming Technology Conferences?

Dear ISED-L Colleagues:

I will also be at this conference in Palisades, NY leading a
roundtable discussion on laptop programs. Alan November is the keynote.

Pamela

On Sep 14, 2007, at 2:20 PM, Smith, Susan wrote:

> This conference is actually in Palisades, NY.
> Susan D. Smith
> Director of Technology
> Wyoming Seminary
> 201 North Sprague Ave.
> Kingston Pa. 18704
> 570-270-2245
> Fax: 570-270-2199
> ssmith@wyomingseminary.org
>
>
> Report all problems to the IT helpdesk.
> http://www.wyomingseminary.org/it

or 270-2240
>
>
>> From: Bram Moreinis <bram@valstar.net>
>> Organization: Game Face Web Design
>> Reply-To: <bram@gamefacewebdesign.com>
>> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:19:26 -0400
>> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>> Subject: Re: Can You Suggest Upcoming Technology Conferences?
>>
>> Hi, Lucy.
>>
>> TechForum (sponsored by Technology and Learning) is at the IBM
>> center in
>> Palisades, New Jersey on October 26th.
>>
>> Here's the program information:
>> http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/northeast07/program.php
>>
>> I'll be talking about my Tech Scouts program (http://hvscouts.com) -
>> empowering students to do tech support and web development for
>> schools.
>>
>> -Bram
>>
>> --
>> Bram Moreinis
>> 845-750-6204
>> Principal, Game Face Web Design
>> http://www.gamefacewebdesign.com
>> Director, Hudson Valley Tech Scouts
>> http://hvscouts.com
>>
>> /"The future is already here - it's just not evenly
>> distributed."/ -
>> William Gibson
>>
>>
>> <http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/northeast07/

>> program.php>
>>
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-------------------------------------------
Pamela Livingston
livingstonp@mac.com
Author of "1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work"
writer, presenter, consultant
Web: http://www.pamelalivingston.com
Blog: http://1-to-1learning.blogspot.com
973-476-4819

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Re: Can You Suggest Upcoming Technology Conferences?

This conference is actually in Palisades, NY.
Susan D. Smith
Director of Technology
Wyoming Seminary
201 North Sprague Ave.
Kingston Pa. 18704
570-270-2245
Fax: 570-270-2199
ssmith@wyomingseminary.org

Report all problems to the IT helpdesk.
http://www.wyomingseminary.org/it

or 270-2240

> From: Bram Moreinis <bram@valstar.net>
> Organization: Game Face Web Design
> Reply-To: <bram@gamefacewebdesign.com>
> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:19:26 -0400
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Can You Suggest Upcoming Technology Conferences?
>
> Hi, Lucy.
>
> TechForum (sponsored by Technology and Learning) is at the IBM center in
> Palisades, New Jersey on October 26th.
>
> Here's the program information:
> http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/northeast07/program.php
>
> I'll be talking about my Tech Scouts program (http://hvscouts.com) -
> empowering students to do tech support and web development for schools.
>
> -Bram
>
> --
> Bram Moreinis
> 845-750-6204
> Principal, Game Face Web Design
> http://www.gamefacewebdesign.com
> Director, Hudson Valley Tech Scouts
> http://hvscouts.com
>
> /"The future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed."/ -
> William Gibson
>
>
> <http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/northeast07/program.php>
>
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Student Lab Desks

A school I'm working with has a student computing lab with the monitors
beneath the desks (the kind where students look through a piece of glass on
the top of the desk). This is a PreK-8 school and was concerned about
whether there was a usability issue with these types of desks. Or are these
desks more conducive to learning since it limits the distraction of a
neighbor's monitor? Are there any ISED members who use these types of desks?

Thanks. -frank

Baltimore, MD

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