Independent School Educators' List (ISED-L)

Monday, July 19, 2010

Re: Training Software

I just received a Microsoft Learning Suite DVD in the mail. The letter said=
that the same info is available for download, free of charge, online as we=
ll. Check out http://www.microsoft.com/education for more information.
~Jayme

Jayme Johnson
Director of Academic Technology
twitter: @jaymej

Village School
780 Swarthmore Avenue
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
310-459-8411 x120
http://www.village-school.org

On 7/19/10 9:09 AM, "Ademola Popoola" <popoola@gmail.com> wrote:

I know most folks are on Summer break right now... However, I figured I
would throw this out there.

Can anyone suggest MS Office, online safety, and keyboarding training
software?

Thanks in advance.

--
A. Popoola

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Re: Training Software

Try Atomic Learning (http://www.atomiclearning.com/k12/en/home).=20

Mirna Andrade-Salgado=20
Director of Information Technology

The Post Oak School
4600 Bissonnet Street | Bellaire, Texas 77401
Direct Line: 281.822.8063| Main: 713.661.6688 | Fax: 713.661.4959
E-mail: mirnaandrade@postoakschool.org |http://www.postoakschool.org=20

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-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ademola Popoola
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 11:10 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Training Software

I know most folks are on Summer break right now... However, I figured I
would throw this out there.

Can anyone suggest MS Office, online safety, and keyboarding training
software?

Thanks in advance.

--=20
A. Popoola

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Training Software

I know most folks are on Summer break right now... However, I figured I
would throw this out there.

Can anyone suggest MS Office, online safety, and keyboarding training
software?

Thanks in advance.

--
A. Popoola

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Friday, July 16, 2010

Re: Three thousand six hundred and three

I'm away from School until Wednesday, the 21st.
If your message is urgent, please call 314-995-7308.
Thanks.

Thank you.

Three thousand six hundred and three

That's the number of members of the Independent School Educators Network
as of 7 P.M. on July 16th.

All them interested in education, interested in exchanging ideas, and just
plain interesting.

If you are looking for a friendly place to have conversations with your
peers from around the world you could do a lot worse.

http://isenet.ning.com

Fred

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Re: ISED/Preassessment techniques

I am away from Packer until Tuesday, July 20th and will respond to your
email when I return.

Best,
Jim

Re: ISED/Preassessment techniques

Linda:=20

I would also be interested in this. It would integrate into a professional =
development program I'm taking.=20

Janice Hydock=20

Teays Valley Christian=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Linda Ormont" <ormontl@kentplace.org>=20
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=20
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 1:37:40 PM=20
Subject: ISED/Preassessment techniques=20

Hello, Middle and Upper School educators. =C2=A0How do you gauge what your=
=20
students know and understand as you begin a course or unit of study? =C2=A0=
I am=20
investigating preassessment techniques to share with the faculty of Kent=20
Place School, an independent school in New Jersey. =C2=A0Please suggest=20
resources and/or send your best practises to ormontL@kentplace.org. =C2=A0=
=20

With appreciation,=20

Linda Ormont=20
Learning Specialist=20
Kent Place School=20

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Re: ISED/Preassessment techniques

Thank you for your email. I am away from the office until July 19 and will return all emails after that date.
Mary Lea Bryant

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

A very interesting e-mail I received

Please read this e-mail I received from a young man in his 20s with a
learning disability -* it struck me as hitting the nail right on the head!*

See the blog *CONQUER COLLEGE WITH LD/ADD<http://www.conquercollegewithld.com/>
- *let me know if it strikes a chord with you.

Expert College Learning Specialist
CONQUER COLLEGE WITH LD/ADD
www.ConquerCollegewithLD.com

France research question

Is there anyone on the list who is in France? I have a research question
from a patron I need some guidance on.

Thanks.

Michelle

--
------------------------
Michelle S. Ohnstad, MLIS
Head Librarian/Library Dept. Chair
La Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla, CA
Web: http://www.ljcds.org
michelle.ohnstad@gmail.com
mohnstad@ljcds.org

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ISED/Preassessment techniques

Hello, Middle and Upper School educators. How do you gauge what your
students know and understand as you begin a course or unit of study? I am
investigating preassessment techniques to share with the faculty of Kent
Place School, an independent school in New Jersey. Please suggest
resources and/or send your best practises to ormontL@kentplace.org.

With appreciation,

Linda Ormont
Learning Specialist
Kent Place School

Re: Exchange 2003 Public Folder Sync Phones

Hi Renee,

You may already know this, but ActiveSync via Exhange has long not
support the distribution of Public Folders. However, it looks lie this
"new" tool might do what you're looking for.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3D635be792-d8ad-49=
e3-ada4-e2422c0ab424&displaylang=3Den

-Cam

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Renee Ramig
<rramig@sevenhillsschool.org> wrote:
> Does anyone know any workarounds to get public folders to be visible on
> phones? =A0We are still using Exchange 2003. =A0I set up public folders t=
hat
> I want to try rather than distribution lists. =A0However, the dozen or so
> users that check mail on their phones (iphone, blackberry, and a few
> others), can only get to the public folders by using the OWA interface
> which is really hard to use on a small phone device!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Renee Ramig
> Seven Hills School
>
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+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~
Cameron Moredock
Senior Director of Technology
Bentley School
Lafayette and Oakland, CA
925 900 4069
cmoredock-at-bentleyschool-dot-net
+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~

Re: database solution for Summer Programs

We have used Camp Brain for our summer programs for at least five years.
We are very pleased with the program.

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
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Lorri Carroll
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:03 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: database solution for Summer Programs

We are looking for a database to maintain our summer programs rosters,
attendance and billing. We currently use Blackbaud but do not need
anything nearly this robust. We are looking for a small application
(preferrably FileMaker and not too expensive) to run our Summer Programs
Office. Can anyone recommend anything?

Lorri Carroll
Director of Technology
Hamden Hall Country Day School
1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
lcarroll@hamdenhall.org
work (203) 752-2606
cell (203) 215-9833

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Re: ISED-L Digest - 12 Jul 2010 to 13 Jul 2010 (#2010-182)

Go with anything Filemaker based. Plenty of flex for report generation
after the data is collected for any environment, large or small.

=20

Rob Fleenor, Norfolk Academy School

=20

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Re: database solution for Summer Programs

Another plug for CampBrain. They're based in Canada. I've only called them once for support, and
the technician was able to help solve the problem in under a minute. It's Access-based, so no
need for a big SQL server (good or bad, depending on your perspective) and you can just drop the
installer in a shared network folder.

On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:55:21 -0400, John Moore <jmoore@sheridanschool.org> wrote:

>We use and like Campbrain - http://www.campbrain.com/
>
><http://www.campbrain.com/>John
>
>On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 1:04 PM, A forum for independent school educators <
>ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu> wrote:
>
>> We are looking for a database to maintain our summer programs rosters,
>> attendance and billing. We currently use Blackbaud but do not need
>> anything nearly this robust. We are looking for a small application
>> (preferrably FileMaker and not too expensive) to run our Summer Programs
>> Office. Can anyone recommend anything?
>>
>> Lorri Carroll
>> Director of Technology
>> Hamden Hall Country Day School
>> 1108 Whitney Avenue
>> Hamden, CT 06517
>> lcarroll@hamdenhall.org
>> work (203) 752-2606
>> cell (203) 215-9833
>>
>> This message contains privileged and confidential information intended
>> solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. Any disclosure,
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>> prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the
>> sender by immediate reply and delete the original message. Thank you.
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>
>
>--
>John
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Re: database solution for Summer Programs

We have a great Filemaker based system for our summer programs that we =
are extremely happy with. It from The Proof Group =
(http://www.proofgroup.com) who have an wealth of experience in this =
are. The system is not list on their web site, but if you contact them =
directly they will be able to get you information.

If you have any questions about the system and how we are using it feel =
free to contact me directly. I have been working with the Proof Group =
for years and they make the absolute best FileMaker base school system =
bar none.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
William D. Stites, Jr.
Director of Technology
The Montclair Kimberley Academy
201 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ 07042
(P) 973-509-4595
(F) 973-509-4596
wstites@mka.org
http://www.mka.org
Twitter: wstites
Skype: billstites

On Jul 13, 2010, at 1:03 PM, Lorri Carroll wrote:

> We are looking for a database to maintain our summer programs rosters,
> attendance and billing. We currently use Blackbaud but do not need
> anything nearly this robust. We are looking for a small application
> (preferrably FileMaker and not too expensive) to run our Summer =
Programs
> Office. Can anyone recommend anything?
>=20
> Lorri Carroll
> Director of Technology
> Hamden Hall Country Day School
> 1108 Whitney Avenue
> Hamden, CT 06517
> lcarroll@hamdenhall.org
> work (203) 752-2606
> cell (203) 215-9833
>=20
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> solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. Any disclosure,
> distribution, copying or use of the information by others is strictly
> prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify =
the
> sender by immediate reply and delete the original message. Thank you.
>=20
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Re: database solution for Summer Programs

Our Summer Programs director uses UltraCamp.=20

Lynne Allard
Director of Admission

Manlius Pebble Hill School
5300 Jamesville Road
DeWitt, New York 13214
315/446-2452, ext. 131
www.mph.net

Think. Imagine. Learn. Grow.

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of John Moore
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:55 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: database solution for Summer Programs

We use and like Campbrain - http://www.campbrain.com/

<http://www.campbrain.com/>John

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 1:04 PM, A forum for independent school
educators <
ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu> wrote:

> We are looking for a database to maintain our summer programs
rosters,
> attendance and billing. We currently use Blackbaud but do not need
> anything nearly this robust. We are looking for a small application
> (preferrably FileMaker and not too expensive) to run our Summer
Programs
> Office. Can anyone recommend anything?
>
> Lorri Carroll
> Director of Technology
> Hamden Hall Country Day School
> 1108 Whitney Avenue
> Hamden, CT 06517
> lcarroll@hamdenhall.org
> work (203) 752-2606
> cell (203) 215-9833
>
> This message contains privileged and confidential information intended
> solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. Any disclosure,
> distribution, copying or use of the information by others is strictly
> prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify
the
> sender by immediate reply and delete the original message. Thank you.
>
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--=20
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Re: database solution for Summer Programs

We use and like Campbrain - http://www.campbrain.com/

<http://www.campbrain.com/>John

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 1:04 PM, A forum for independent school educators <
ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu> wrote:

> We are looking for a database to maintain our summer programs rosters,
> attendance and billing. We currently use Blackbaud but do not need
> anything nearly this robust. We are looking for a small application
> (preferrably FileMaker and not too expensive) to run our Summer Programs
> Office. Can anyone recommend anything?
>
> Lorri Carroll
> Director of Technology
> Hamden Hall Country Day School
> 1108 Whitney Avenue
> Hamden, CT 06517
> lcarroll@hamdenhall.org
> work (203) 752-2606
> cell (203) 215-9833
>
> This message contains privileged and confidential information intended
> solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. Any disclosure,
> distribution, copying or use of the information by others is strictly
> prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the
> sender by immediate reply and delete the original message. Thank you.
>
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--
John

Exchange 2003 Public Folder Sync Phones

Does anyone know any workarounds to get public folders to be visible on
phones? We are still using Exchange 2003. I set up public folders that
I want to try rather than distribution lists. However, the dozen or so
users that check mail on their phones (iphone, blackberry, and a few
others), can only get to the public folders by using the OWA interface
which is really hard to use on a small phone device!

Thanks,

Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School

database solution for Summer Programs

Lorri Carroll
Director of Technology
Hamden Hall Country Day School
1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
lcarroll@hamdenhall.org
work (203) 752-2606
cell (203) 215-9833

This message contains privileged and confidential information intended
solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. Any disclosure,
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Monday, July 12, 2010

Frankfurt International School - Positions Open

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Re: Google Apps Admin Tools - Sharing Group Email Addresses

I will be away from school Monday, July 12 - Monday, July 26. While away
I will have limited email access. I look forward to reading and responding
to your email when I return on Monday, July 26.

Warmly-

Mark

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Re: Google Apps Admin Tools - Sharing Group Email Addresses

I will be unavailable from July 9 until July 26 and unable to access
e-mail. If you need support from someone in the Riverdale Technology
Department, please enter a helpdesk ticket at http://support.riverdale.edu.

Thank you!

Jen

Re: Google Apps Admin Tools - Sharing Group Email Addresses

I am away from Heschel on school business and will be back on Monday, July
19. During this time I will have limited email access. If you need
immediate assistance please contact Katrina Wolfe at
katrina_wolfe@ajhds.com.

Thank you,
Larry

Google Apps Admin Tools - Sharing Group Email Addresses

Just a quick head's up that I added the ability to manage shared contacts to
our Google Apps Admin Tools
<https://webapps.peddie.org/GoogleAppsAdmin>page which we have made
available to any Google Apps school or non-profit
upon request.

While generally a very positive thing, when Google Apps migrated from
mailing lists to full fledged Google Groups a very annoying by-product was
that domain groups stopped being shared to the domain so our users lost
type-ahead ability for groups. The official solution to this problem is to
create a shared contact (click
here<http://code.google.com/googleapps/faq.html#shared_contacts>for
Google's description of contact types) for each group you want to
share.
The problem is that the standard admin console doesn't provide the ability
to manage shared contacts, you have to use the API. Since I already had to
learn the API (see my original below) I decided to just add the ability to
manage shared contacts to our custom admin page rather than pay for a third
party tool or use a tool still in beta.

As explained below in my original email, any school or non-profit is welcome
to use my site, just send me an email with your Google Apps domain and I'll
add your school to the list of authorized domains. Note that the site does a
few other useful things which still can't be done using the stock admin
console such as change a username. Again, please read my original message
below.

--
Tom Phelan
Director of Technology
Peddie School
Co-Manager, Independent School Educator's Listserv (ISED-L)
tphelan@peddie.org

==========

ORIGINAL EMAIL SEND DECEMBER 2009

We migrated to Google Apps back in September 2008 and there are a lot of
great things about Google Apps, but one thing we found lacking was the stock
administrator tools. While Google has improved the stock admin tools
significantly since Sept 2008, they still are lacking in a number of ways.
To fill in the gap I used the Google API to create a site to supplement the
stock admin tools. Our site currently does the following:

- Allows you to change a username (e.g. due to marriage). The stock tools
allow you to change the display name, but not the username.
- While the stock tools allow small domains to export a user list as a
CSV, this option does not seem to be available for larger domains (at least
not our domain), and even for small domains you can't export group
membership information. Our site allows you to export all users, and if you
don't mind waiting 5 minutes for the export to complete, you can also export
all group memberships for each user.
- We still find the group management tools cumbersome, so I built a page
dedicated to managing groups making adding/deleting/modifying members in
groups as easy as pasting email addresses into a test box.

Since all Google Apps domains use the same API, it was possible to add the
functionality to this site to allow it to be used to manage any Google Apps
domain; therefore, I decided to open it up for any school or non-profit use.
If you administer a Google Apps domain for a school or non-profit and would
like to use this site, please send me an email (tphelan@peddie.org) or give
me a call (609-944-7625) requesting that I add your domain to the list of
allowed domains. Please do not send me your administrator password. While we
use this site to manage the Peddie domain and I know of no bugs, no warranty
is expressed or implied. Also, please do read the instructions at the bottom
of each page before using the page.

The URL for the site which includes more information about the site is:
http://webapps.peddie.org/GoogleAppsAdmin/

Thursday, July 8, 2010

a new white paper on technology literacy

You and your colleagues might find this important new whitepaper, =
Assessing Technology Literacy: The Case for an Authentic, Project-Based =
Learning Approach (PDF) of interest.

http://bit.ly/bPP8un=20

Enjoy,

Gary=

Re: Off-site data storage/backup

Try the Barracuda 490 it has been great for us.

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Jim Landskroener
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:08 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Off-site data storage/backup

Hello list! Our business manager has been asked by our insurance =20
company to implement a plan for off-site data storage/backup. If your =20
school is currently doing so, I would love to pass along some ideas or =20
advice.

Thanks,

Jim Landskroener
Kent School
Chestertown, MD

[Job Posting] Regional sales - IR

Regional Sales Manager
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inRESONANCE (iR) is a leading global provider of software and services =
for the independent school and nonprofit market. Our suite of =
intelligent, open, customizable FileMaker=AE Pro database solutions and =
related web applications brings control and flexibility to key =
operations with the simplest user interface on the market.
=20
We currently have an opening for a Regional Sales Manager responsible =
for all sales activities in assigned territory, from lead generation to =
close to account management. Company is located in Northampton MA but =
successful candidate could live remote.
=20
Responsibilities include
- Generate new leads, follow up on assigned accounts and manage =
existing client base

- Attend conferences and presentations within your territory and =
throughout the country as needed

- Provide product demonstrations on-site and over the internet

- Develop a solid understanding of our entire product line

=20
Preferred Qualifications
- Four-year college degree

- Highly motivated to succeed

=20
Helpful Qualifications
- Knowledge of independent schools and the roles of administrators =
and educators

- Knowledge of FileMaker=AE Pro software

- Understanding software in the K-12 educational market

- Sales experience

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Compensation: $50,000 - $100,000+ including salary, commission and =
bonus.
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Please submit a resume and cover letter including salary history to:
Marlene Marrocco, Vice President of Sales, marlene@inresonance.com No =
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Re: Consolidated auto-reply omit mailling lists howto page?

Maybe I am confused, but the only way I know how to stop them from =
coming is to put the specific listserv in the rules when setting an out =
of office message. I am sure many of you are like me, and belong to =
several (sometimes dozens) of listservs. It seems pretty time consuming =
to have to copy and paste all the addresses to the dozens of listservs =
in my out of office setup. =20

I rarely use the out of office, as even when I am on vacation, I am =
usually check my mail daily. However, the couple of times I did use it, =
I made sure I checked the "only once per sender" option. It seems to =
me, it is much less time consuming to click the delete key on the few =
out of office emails we get, then to have all of us have to set up the =
rules for all the listservs we belong to.

Or...am I missing an easy way to do this?

Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Chris Delmar
Sent: Tue 7/6/2010 11:17 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Consolidated auto-reply omit mailling lists howto page?
=20
Thank you Jonathan, yes, out-of-office replies are completely =
unnecessary...

Chris Delmar
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Christ Episcopal School
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-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Jonathan =
Mergy
Sent: Sat 7/3/2010 8:10 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Consolidated auto-reply omit mailling lists howto page?
=20
Maybe it is just me but I am surprised at how many auto-reply out of =
office emails we get on this list and other tech education lists. I will =
compile a consolidated page with email client configs to show people how =
they can omit maillists like ISED from the backscatter. If you have an =
client configs to contribute, please send them my way.=20

Guessing Outlook, Entourage, Thunderbird and the various backend servers =
like Exchange, Gmail, Zimbra and Kerio would be the ones to start with. =
Any help appreciated and credited.=20

- Jonathan
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Re: Build a Science Lab

Maybe it was to rule out already known ideas as oppose to it being an
essential item.

Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School

> From: "Gary S. Stager" <district@stager.org>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 13:47:31 -0700
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Build a Science Lab
>
> I don't understand why an IWB and clickers are considered essential to science
> lab.
>
> On Jun 23, 2010, at 11:48 AM, Ademola Popoola wrote:
>
>> You have an opportunity to outfit a Lower School (Gr.3-5) Science Lab with
>> digital equipment.
>>
>> Besides an interactive whiteboard (w/response clickers), netbook cart,
>> document camera, digital microscope...; what other technology item would you
>> employ to furnish the lab?
>>
>> --
>> A. Popoola
>>
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Re: Build a Science Lab

You should also check out http://concord.org for incredibly imaginative =
ideas and open-source tools.

On Jun 28, 2010, at 7:32 AM, Ari Yares wrote:

> We're looking at updating the equipment in our middle school science =
labs.
> Would anyone suggest any additional equipment?
>=20
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Tim Corica <tcorica@peddie.org> =
wrote:
>=20
>> In addition to sensors (I like the Vernier/LoggerPro combination), I =
would
>> add that video capture capability is a clear win, for all levels, =
though
>> the
>> video piece provides particular accessibility for younger kids.
>> The ability to capture motion, slow it down, and analyze it (Logger =
Pro
>> does this) is nice for all sorts of student-driven experiments. =
Falling
>> objects, a person riding a bike or a skateboard, or even just running =
or
>> jumping can be great sources of data and insight.
>>=20
>> A simple point-and-shoot will suffice for most things. If you can =
spare
>> the
>> money, a camera with high-speed (i.e., slow-motion) video capture =
would
>> allow kids to see things they can't detect with the naked eye. For
>> example,
>> the Canon Exslim gives 1000fps speed for less than $300. (See here =
for
>> YouTube video of balloons being popped:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DOHQMJhBWTfk)
>>=20
>> --Tim
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Joe Frost
>> <Joe.Frost@phoenixchristian.org>wrote:
>>=20
>>> A video camera to record some of the more lengthy lab procedures or =
some
>>> of the more lengthy and potentially tiresome monologues :)
>>>=20
>>> A data server to store all the new digital data you'll be creating -
>>> could be a NAS / USB external hard drive.
>>>=20
>>> Thanks,
>>> *******
>>>=20
>>> Joe Frost, MS CIS
>>> Director of Technology & Operations
>>> Department Chair Technology
>>> http://www.phoenixchristian.org
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ademola Popoola [mailto:popoola@gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 11:49 AM
>>> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>>> Subject: Build a Science Lab
>>>=20
>>> You have an opportunity to outfit a Lower School (Gr.3-5) Science =
Lab
>>> with digital equipment.
>>>=20
>>> Besides an interactive whiteboard (w/response clickers), netbook =
cart,
>>> document camera, digital microscope...; what other technology item =
would
>>> you employ to furnish the lab?
>>>=20
>>> --
>>> A. Popoola
>>>=20
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>>=20
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> --=20
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> Head of Middle School
> Krieger Schechter Day School
> ayares@soink12.ksds.edu
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Re: Build a Science Lab

I don't understand why an IWB and clickers are considered essential to =
science lab.

On Jun 23, 2010, at 11:48 AM, Ademola Popoola wrote:

> You have an opportunity to outfit a Lower School (Gr.3-5) Science Lab =
with
> digital equipment.
>=20
> Besides an interactive whiteboard (w/response clickers), netbook cart,
> document camera, digital microscope...; what other technology item =
would you
> employ to furnish the lab?
>=20
> --=20
> A. Popoola
>=20
> [ For info on ISED-L see =
https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D128874 ]
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Re: Off-site data storage/backup

Wow! A fellow Marylander from the final resting place of Tallulah
Bankhead in beautiful Chestertown!

I've been using Amanda. They support off site storage with Amazon Web
Services as the storage service. I've been using it trouble free for years
at very low cost.

Amanda is also a Marylander! Stands for Advanced Maryland Automatic
Network Disk Archiver and was conceived at the University of Maryland.
They have a sweet frontend and it's called Zmanda - otherwise it's free and
open source software.

Please let me know if you need any additional info.

Thanks,

Matt Burkhardt
http://www.imparisystems.com

On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 14:07:34 -0400, Jim Landskroener
<jglandskroener@verizon.net> wrote:
> Hello list! Our business manager has been asked by our insurance
> company to implement a plan for off-site data storage/backup. If your
> school is currently doing so, I would love to pass along some ideas or
> advice.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Landskroener
> Kent School
> Chestertown, MD
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see
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Off-site data storage/backup

Hello list! Our business manager has been asked by our insurance
company to implement a plan for off-site data storage/backup. If your
school is currently doing so, I would love to pass along some ideas or
advice.

Thanks,

Jim Landskroener
Kent School
Chestertown, MD

Re: Fujitsu tablets and Windows 7 pen issues

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Fujitsu tablets and Windows 7 pen issues

We just discovered a glitch with all of our models of Fujitsu tablets with =
Wacom pens, running Windows 7. When a computer goes into sleep mode, the p=
en no longer works when the computer wakes. The capacitive touch screen wo=
rks, as does the touch pad. A reboot resolves the issue--until the compute=
r goes to sleep again. Has anyone seen this behavior with their systems? =
If so, I would love to hear from you and your ideas on how you solved the p=
roblem.

Thanks,

David

David Rossell
Norwood School
Administrator of Network Services and Planning
drossell@norwoodschool.org<mailto:drossell@norwoodschool.org>
(301) 841-2178
P Think before you print

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Re: Consolidated auto-reply omit mailling lists howto page?

Thank you Jonathan, yes, out-of-office replies are completely =
unnecessary...

Guessing Outlook, Entourage, Thunderbird and the various backend servers =
like Exchange, Gmail, Zimbra and Kerio would be the ones to start with. =
Any help appreciated and credited.=20

Re: Consolidated auto-reply omit mailling lists howto page?

I would add firstclass to that list.

Patrick

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mergy
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 5:11 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Consolidated auto-reply omit mailling lists howto page?

Maybe it is just me but I am surprised at how many auto-reply out of
office emails we get on this list and other tech education lists. I will
compile a consolidated page with email client configs to show people how
they can omit maillists like ISED from the backscatter. If you have an
client configs to contribute, please send them my way.=20

Guessing Outlook, Entourage, Thunderbird and the various backend servers
like Exchange, Gmail, Zimbra and Kerio would be the ones to start with.
Any help appreciated and credited.=20

- Jonathan
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Re: Websense vs Baracuda web filter

I am out of the office July 6 thru the 9th. If you need any assistance
please e-mail help.desk@micds.org or call 314-995-7308.
Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Websense vs Baracuda web filter

_J
____________________________
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Ditto.=0A=0A_J=0A=A0____________________________=0AJason at jasonpj@yahoo.c=
om =0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: David Rossell <drossell@=
norwoodschool.org>=0ATo: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0ASent: Tue, July 6, 2010 =
7:14:14 AM=0ASubject: Re: Websense vs Baracuda web filter=0A=0AI've used bo=
th products and have found Barracuda to be far and away the easier product =
to manage and maintain, and far more reliable.=A0 It is also much less expe=
nsive for annual maintenance--you should recoup the purchase price of the B=
arracuda fairly quickly.=A0 The only reason I would use Websense is if I ne=
eded off-site filtering of student laptops.=A0 Barracuda does not have a so=
lution for that.=A0 I have sometimes had a problem with false positives wit=
h the Barracuda, but their support is excellent, and they have addressed th=
e issue promptly.=0A=0ADavid=0A=0ADavid Rossell=0ANorwood School =0AAdminis=
trator of Network Services and Planning=0Adrossell@norwoodschool.org=0A(301=
) 841-2178=0A=0A-----Original Message-----=0AFrom: A forum for independent =
school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Carl Campion=
=0ASent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 4:06 PM=0ATo: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0ASubj=
ect: Websense vs Baracuda web filter=0A=0AOur Websense license needs to ren=
ew by the middle of this month. I have been advised to switch to a Baracuda=
web filter solution. The rationale is that it is both a hardware and softw=
are solution that will enhance our network performance. Other advice sugges=
ts moving the Websense to it's own server so it can function more efficient=
ly. It currently shares an server with both the antivirus server and second=
ary DNS server.=0A=0AThe=A0 Baracuda solution is 3x the cost of the Websens=
e renewal. =0A=0AI would appreciate any insights, experiences, etc.=0A=0ATh=
anks. Happy 4th !=0A=0ACarl Campion=0AArchmere Academy=0A=0A=0A> =0A=0A[ Fo=
r info on ISED-L see https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D128874 ] S=
ubmissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, attribution, no=
n-commercial, share-alike license.=0ARSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scri=
pts/wa.exe?RSS&L=3DISED-L=0A=0A[ For info on ISED-L see https://www.gds.org=
/podium/default.aspx?t=3D128874 ]=0ASubmissions to ISED-L are released unde=
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Re: Websense vs Baracuda web filter

I've used both products and have found Barracuda to be far and away the eas=
ier product to manage and maintain, and far more reliable. It is also much=
less expensive for annual maintenance--you should recoup the purchase pric=
e of the Barracuda fairly quickly. The only reason I would use Websense is=
if I needed off-site filtering of student laptops. Barracuda does not hav=
e a solution for that. I have sometimes had a problem with false positives=
with the Barracuda, but their support is excellent, and they have addresse=
d the issue promptly.

David

David Rossell
Norwood School=20
Administrator of Network Services and Planning
drossell@norwoodschool.org
(301) 841-2178

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Carl Campion
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 4:06 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Websense vs Baracuda web filter

Our Websense license needs to renew by the middle of this month. I have bee=
n advised to switch to a Baracuda web filter solution. The rationale is tha=
t it is both a hardware and software solution that will enhance our network=
performance. Other advice suggests moving the Websense to it's own server =
so it can function more efficiently. It currently shares an server with bot=
h the antivirus server and secondary DNS server.

The Baracuda solution is 3x the cost of the Websense renewal.=20

I would appreciate any insights, experiences, etc.

Thanks. Happy 4th !

Carl Campion
Archmere Academy

>=20

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Re: Websense vs Barracuda

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:06:15 -0400
>From: Carl Campion <ccampion@ME.COM>
>Subject: Websense vs Baracuda web filter
>Our Websense license needs to renew by the middle of this month. I have
>been advised to switch to a Baracuda web filter solution. The rationale
>is that it is both a hardware and software solution that will enhance our
>network performance. Other advice suggests moving the Websense to it's
>own server so it can function more efficiently. It currently shares an
>server with both the antivirus server and secondary DNS server.
>
>The Baracuda solution is 3x the cost of the Websense renewal.
>
>I would appreciate any insights, experiences, etc.
>Thanks. Happy 4th !
>
>Carl Campion
>Archmere Academy

Carl,
Though I have never used Websense, Brookwood has been using Barracuda for
many years. Though the initial price is expensive we have gotten many
years use out of our Barracuda Spam and virus filter. We do not use it
for filtering web content though for our students.

Having said that, I am exceptionally happy with our Barracuda 200 and will
be replacing it next year with an updated model. For whatever reason, our
school has come to the attention of one or more group of spammers and
malware writers. We have literally been under attack at times and
primarily through email attachments and tricks to get our users to click
links to malware sites. Our Barracuda has blocked nearly all of this spam
and nearly 100% of the malware attachments over the years. We have
received anywhere from 4000 - 8000 spam email a day and have been targeted
with spam campaigns. I *do* tweak the Barracuda myself with many modified
rules and additions and manage it every morning. But that is a plus
because I can. Enough said.....

We're thrilled with it and I couldn't imagine the problems I would be
dealing with if I didn't have it.

Doug

Co-Director, ChildrenOnline.org
================================
Douglas Fodeman
Director of Technology
Brookwood School
Manchester, MA 01944
http://www.Brookwood.edu
(978) 526-4500 X6233
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Monday, July 5, 2010

Re: Websense vs Baracuda web filter

That would be great . Thanks

Carl

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> Our Websense license needs to renew by the middle of this month. I have=0A=
> been advised to switch to a Baracuda web filter solution. The rationale =
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our=0A> network performance. Other advice suggests moving the Websense to =
it's own=0A> server so it can function more efficiently. It currently shar=
es an server=0A> with both the antivirus server and secondary DNS server.=0A=
>=0A> The Baracuda solution is 3x the cost of the Websense renewal.=0A>=0A=
> I would appreciate any insights, experiences, etc.=0A>=0A> Thanks. Happy=
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Re: Websense vs Baracuda web filter

Carl,

I can't comment directly on either Websense or Barracuda.

If you're not already part of a educational purchasing consortium, you might
try joining something like www.oetc.org to get a deeper discount on
Websense. 3x the price for a Barracuda seems like quite a premium to pay
unless you are really unhappy with your current system.

Bill Perpelitt
Technology Director
Delphian School
http://www.Delphian.org/
20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, OR 97378
503-843-3521

On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Carl Campion <ccampion@me.com> wrote:

> Our Websense license needs to renew by the middle of this month. I have
> been advised to switch to a Baracuda web filter solution. The rationale is
> that it is both a hardware and software solution that will enhance our
> network performance. Other advice suggests moving the Websense to it's own
> server so it can function more efficiently. It currently shares an server
> with both the antivirus server and secondary DNS server.
>
> The Baracuda solution is 3x the cost of the Websense renewal.
>
> I would appreciate any insights, experiences, etc.
>
> Thanks. Happy 4th !
>
> Carl Campion
> Archmere Academy
>
>
> >
>
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Re: Websense vs Baracuda web filter

Hi Carl,

I run a Q&A forum for IT folks, and thought this was an interesting
question. Was wondering if you'd mind if I reposted it for my users there?
I'd be happy to send along any thoughts they have.

Hope you had a great Fourth!

--
Michael Morisy
Community Editor, ITKnowledgeExchange.com
Blog: IT Watch Blog <http://bit.ly/ITWatch>
Phone: 1-857-488-3081 | AIM: MMorisy
GTalk: morisy@gmail.com | Twitter: @morisy <http://www.twitter.com/morisy> /
@ITKE <http://www.twitter.com/itke>
On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Carl Campion <ccampion@me.com> wrote:

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Websense vs Baracuda web filter

Our Websense license needs to renew by the middle of this month. I have been advised to switch to a Baracuda web filter solution. The rationale is that it is both a hardware and software solution that will enhance our network performance. Other advice suggests moving the Websense to it's own server so it can function more efficiently. It currently shares an server with both the antivirus server and secondary DNS server.

The Baracuda solution is 3x the cost of the Websense renewal.

I would appreciate any insights, experiences, etc.

Thanks. Happy 4th !

Carl Campion
Archmere Academy

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Consolidated auto-reply omit mailling lists howto page?

Maybe it is just me but I am surprised at how many auto-reply out of office e=
mails we get on this list and other tech education lists. I will compile a c=
onsolidated page with email client configs to show people how they can omit m=
aillists like ISED from the backscatter. If you have an client configs to co=
ntribute, please send them my way.=20

Guessing Outlook, Entourage, Thunderbird and the various backend servers lik=
e Exchange, Gmail, Zimbra and Kerio would be the ones to start with. Any hel=
p appreciated and credited.=20

- Jonathan=

Re: Academic Technology Coordinator Opportunity

Thank you for your email. I am out of the office and will return Monday, July 12. I will return your email when I am back on campus. If you need to reach someone at Harpeth Hall, please call the main number: 297-9543.
Thank you,
Joanne Mamenta

Academic Technology Coordinator Opportunity

POSITION: ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR=20

REPORTS TO: Director of Technology=20

POSITION SUMMARY:=20
Hamden Hall Country Day School (Hamden, CT) is seeking a high energy
candidate for the position of Academic Technology Coordinator. This
candidate must demonstrate the ability to promote educational technology
through classroom instruction and faculty/ staff professional development.
The successful candidate will have an ability to generate and support the
school-wide technology vision outlined in the school's Academic Technolog=
y
Plan. This individual reports to and is evaluated by the Director of
Technology but will also work closely with the Director of Lower School.=20

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:=20
=95 Develop, implement, assess, and follow up with continuous improvement=
s
in integrating technology into the curriculum.=20
=95 Support Lower School teachers, as needed, during their weekly compute=
r
lab time.=20
=95 Support Middle/ Upper School teachers, as needed, during reserved lab
time.=20
=95 Support teachers in embedding the technology as part of their core
curricula through 20 minute "tech bytes".=20
=95 Provide written instructions for common technical tasks.=20
=95 Develop and implement a formal community wide internet education
program.=20
=95 Manage the progress of Lower and Middle School student keyboarding
skills.=20
=95 Seek out and regularly inform teachers of appropriate professional
development opportunities.=20
=95 Assist in the Lower School grade reporting process.=20
=95 Continually seek, disseminate and implement new technologies and meth=
ods
for teaching and learning.=20
=95 Use current research in collaboration and technology to guide decisio=
ns.=20
=95 Make and support technology-related purchasing recommendations during
the budget cycle based on teacher needs and assist teachers with their
technology-related budget requests.=20
=95 Oversee and coordinate all academic technology systems, services, and
labs and document policies and procedures.=20
=95 Actively participate as member of the Technology Department.=20
=95 Ability to use collaborative applications such as Twitter, Nings, wik=
is,
blogs.=20
=95 Serve on the school's Technology Committee.=20
=95 Other duties as assigned.=20
=95 And... most importantly, spread general good cheer and a positive
attitude!
=20
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: This position requires an
individual with excellent communication and organizational skills; has a
proven ability to promote a positive and collaborative working
environment; is reliable, energetic, patient and positive; has a minimum
of 3 years using current and emerging technologies to support learning an=
d
a minimum of 3 years classroom teaching experience. Masters degree in
Educational Technology or related field is preferred.=20
All interested candidates must submit an electronic portfolio of work
created under his/her direction, along with a resume and cover letter.
Please submit to Lorri Carroll, Director of Technology at
lcarroll@hamdenhall.org.=20

Lorri Carroll
Director of Technology
Hamden Hall Country Day School
1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
lcarroll@hamdenhall.org
work (203) 752-2606
cell (203) 215-9833

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Thursday, July 1, 2010

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Re: ISED-L Digest - 30 Jun 2010 to 1 Jul 2010 (#2010-174)

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until July 18. If you need more immediate assistance, email Lindsay
Bowman, Asst. Director of Development, libowman@tampaprep.org.

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Re: open source fundraising and development software

You might want to take a look at CiviCRM - does quite a bit. We just
installed it for a local theater company and their director of
fundraising felt that it's on par with a lot of the really expensive
packages he's worked with...

http://www.civicrm.org

On Wed, 2010-06-30 at 12:32 -0400, Rebecca Malone wrote:

> We are looking to bring our fundraising into the database age, but on a
> shoestring budget. Does anyone have experience with open-source fundraising
> management programs? In particular, we are looking at a Filemaker-based
> option called eBase. Has anyone tried it?
> Thanks,
> Rebecca Malone
> Principal, St. Francis of Assisi
>
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Matt Burkhardt
Impari Systems, Inc.

mlb@imparisystems.com
http://www.imparisystems.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlburkhardt
http://www.twitter.com/matthewboh
502 Fairview Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
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cell (301) 802-3235

Re: CS4 & large iMac

Just our experiences:

We have been running CS3 on newer and older iMacs (some First-Gen Intels).
It was really slow. We skipped CS4 and have now moved to CS5 and the
improvements are really noticeable. 4gigs of RAM is a must of course but
also because the same machines are also running iMovie, Final Cut and some
have Vectorworks, etc. 64 bit Adobe apps really makes a difference.

Jonathan
................................
Jonathan Mergy <jmergy@lwhs.org>
Director Of Technology
Lick-Wilmerding High School
755 Ocean Ave, SF CA 94112
P:415.585.1725 x365
http://www.lwhs.org

> From: Carl Campion <ccampion@mac.com>
> Reply-To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 13:20:51 -0400
> To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Subject: CS4 & large iMac
>
> Hello list
>
> We noticed toward the end of the year a the complexity of the
> Illustrator or Photoshop projects increased the performance of our now
> three year old iMacs decreased. I believe the issue is a lack of
> actual video RAM. Last summer I bumped the ram to 4GB which helped but
> isn't the cure.
>
> Moving up to a new 27" unit with actual video RAM and a larger work
> area is a logical solution. Before making this move I'd like any
> feedback on CS4 and this current generation of iMacs.
>
> thanks
>
> Carl Campion
> Director of Technology
> Archmere Academy
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=128874 ]
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CS4 & large iMac

Hello list

We noticed toward the end of the year a the complexity of the
Illustrator or Photoshop projects increased the performance of our now
three year old iMacs decreased. I believe the issue is a lack of
actual video RAM. Last summer I bumped the ram to 4GB which helped but
isn't the cure.

Moving up to a new 27" unit with actual video RAM and a larger work
area is a logical solution. Before making this move I'd like any
feedback on CS4 and this current generation of iMacs.

thanks

Carl Campion
Director of Technology
Archmere Academy

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