Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Re: Social Networking Policy

Michael

This is our draft policy. It is a convoluted scenario isn't it?

Faculty Staff Guide to Responsible Social Networking

Thanks

Fred Austin
Technology Director
The Oakwood School
A PreK-12 Independent Day School=20
Greenville, NC

On Aug 3, 2010, at 10:16 PM, Michael Kris wrote:

> Does anyone have a social networking policy for faculty/staff that =
they would be willing to share via=20
> email -- guidelines for Facebook, twitter, my space etc. For example, =
what might your policy address=20
> in regard to faculty "friending" students? Any help you can give =
would be greatly appreciated. =20
> Thanks
>=20
> Michael=20
>=20
> Michael Kris
> Head of Middle School
> 817.321.0130 v 817.321.0131 f
> krism@trinityvalleyschool.org
> 7500 Dutch Branch Rd., Ft. Worth, TX 76132
> inspiring the extraordinary
> Trinity Valley School
> One of America=92s Best-Regarded K-12, Coed, Independent Schools
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Re: Social Networking Policy

We're going with a Parental Permission model that must be renewed each
school year.

Today's classroom includes the virtual as much as the brick & mortar and
we've determined that parents need to understand this evolving model of
communication.

Thanks,=20
*******=20

Joe Frost, MS CIS
Director of Technology & Operations
Department Chair Technology=20
http://www.phoenixchristian.org

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From: Michael Kris [mailto:michael@KRIS.ORG]=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 7:17 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Social Networking Policy

Does anyone have a social networking policy for faculty/staff that they
would be willing to share via email -- guidelines for Facebook, twitter,
my space etc. For example, what might your policy address in regard to
faculty "friending" students? Any help you can give would be greatly
appreciated. =20
Thanks

Michael=20

Michael Kris
Head of Middle School
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krism@trinityvalleyschool.org
7500 Dutch Branch Rd., Ft. Worth, TX 76132 inspiring the extraordinary
Trinity Valley School One of America's Best-Regarded K-12, Coed,
Independent Schools

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projectors streaming over ethernet

I am looking for recommendations for projectors which will be mounted in =
classrooms and in our computer lab. I am interested/curious about =
streaming video over ethernet cables. I would love to hear pros/cons and =
models that any of you have used to do this sucessfully. Also, did you =
need to purchase/implement addtional software to make this work?In the =
computer lab, I would like the teacher to be able to project from any =
computer. The machines in the lab are all hard-wired, as are most of our =
teacher workstations. In the classrooms, I am hoping to avoid running =
lengthy and expensive VGA cables.Thank you for any suggestions and =
ideas.Dan Berger=

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Re: Anti-Virus

Tim,

We moved from Sophos to Microsoft Forefront this year.
The Sophos product worked well but our yearly subscription (with Sophos NAC=
) went from $14 per client to $17 per client which was the deal breaker.

The price for Microsoft Forefront on our campus agreement is $5.50. =20
With 1300 client licenses we used the AV saving to purchase our Impulse Saf=
eConnect NAC.

No problems with Forefront.

Thank you,

Jason Hyams
Director of Technology
St. Agnes Academy

Office: (713)219-5445 =20
Mobile: (713)703-5867
http://www.st-agnes.org/technology


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Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 9:35 AM
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Subject: Anti-Virus

Hello All-

I'm sure this is a repeat of a conversation had on the list before, however=
, my school is looking to switch from Symantec Endpoint to something else. =
I was wondering what anti-virus software people are using. We have about =
250 computers and are looking for something to be hosted on our servers. S=
ymantec, as you know, is very pricy and just a hog on the client computers.=
We were told that AVG enterprise works quite well, but I figured I would =
get everyone's opinion first. Feel free to email me off list to share your=
experiences and opinions.

Thanks,
Tim

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Re: antivirus

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:35:02 -0500
>From: Tim Smith <smithti@grovesacademy.org>
>Subject: Anti-Virus
>
>Hello All-
>I'm sure this is a repeat of a conversation had on the list before,
>however, my school is looking to switch from Symantec Endpoint to
>something else. I was wondering what anti-virus software people are
>using. We have about 250 computers and are looking for something to be
>hosted on our servers. Symantec, as you know, is very pricy and just a
>hog on the client computers. We were told that AVG enterprise works
>quite well, but I figured I would get everyone's opinion first. Feel
>free to email me off list to share your experiences and opinions.
>Thanks,
>Tim

Tim,
Nearly two years ago we switched from Symantec to Sophos for our PCs and Macs and have been extremely happy with it as both an AV and anti-spyware software. It has a very small "footprint" and has caught several pieces of adware that slipped by our
firewall. I strongly recommend 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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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Re: iPad cases

What do you hope young kids will do with the ipads? What are your goals?

I sure hope you'll share your experiences candidly with us.

Gary

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 3, 2010, at 7:47 AM, Susan Ferris <susanferris123@gmail.com> =
wrote:

> Hi---
> We got the Apple cases for our first batch of ipads.
> I've looked at a bunch of them since and I still like this one the =
best.
> They are a little pricey but they seem to be easy to use and well-made =
---
> we will be using them with Kindergartners and 2nd graders so that is =
very
> important.
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Re: Social Networking Policy

This is our school's draft Social Technology Guidelines.

http://docs.google.com/View?id=3Ddn4gfgz_85cng75mg9


Shabbi

Shabbi Luthra
Director of Technology
American School of Bombay
www.asbindia.org=20
www.tedxasb.com
www.asbunplugged.org

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael Kris
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 7:47 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Social Networking Policy

Does anyone have a social networking policy for faculty/staff that they
would be willing to share via=20
email -- guidelines for Facebook, twitter, my space etc. For example,
what might your policy address=20
in regard to faculty "friending" students? Any help you can give would
be greatly appreciated. =20
Thanks

Michael=20

Michael Kris
Head of Middle School
817.321.0130 v 817.321.0131 f
krism@trinityvalleyschool.org
7500 Dutch Branch Rd., Ft. Worth, TX 76132
inspiring the extraordinary
Trinity Valley School
One of America's Best-Regarded K-12, Coed, Independent Schools

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Social Networking Policy

Does anyone have a social networking policy for faculty/staff that they woul=
d be willing to share via=20
email -- guidelines for Facebook, twitter, my space etc. For example, what =
might your policy address=20
in regard to faculty "friending" students? Any help you can give would be g=
reatly appreciated. =20
Thanks

Michael=20

Michael Kris
Head of Middle School
817.321.0130 v 817.321.0131 f
krism@trinityvalleyschool.org
7500 Dutch Branch Rd., Ft. Worth, TX 76132
inspiring the extraordinary
Trinity Valley School
One of America=92s Best-Regarded K-12, Coed, Independent Schools

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Social Networking Policy

Does anyone have a social networking policy for faculty/staff that they =
would be willing to share via email -- guidelines for Facebook, twitter, =
my space etc. For example, what might your policy address in regard to =
faculty "friending" students? Any help you can give would be greatly =
appreciated. Thanks

Michael=20

Michael Kris
Head of Middle School
817.321.0130 v 817.321.0131 f
krism@trinityvalleyschool.org
7500 Dutch Branch Rd., Ft. Worth, TX 76132
inspiring the extraordinary
Trinity Valley School
One of America=92s Best-Regarded K-12, Coed, Independent Schools=

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wireless tablet for Art Class

Before I buy, I thought I send out a request for feedback. I'm looking to
buy a Wacom - Intuos4 Wireless Tablet for our Art Teacher to help her
demonstrate drawing techniques and paint strokes. Is anyone else's
art teacher using this type of tablet? Is it the software or the tablet that
is most important or both? Any recommendations remembering I need to be
wireless.
Thanks,
Kathy
--
Kathy Krcma
Director of Technology and Media
Krieger Schechter Day School
410-486-8640, X283
kkrcma@soink12.ksds.edu

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Re: Anti-Virus

We switched from Sophos to NOD32 a few months ago due to cost. I liked Soph=
os quite a bit, but I also like NOD32 quite a bit, and the cost savings is =
significant for us. I've been happy with the switch so far.

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From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Tim Smith
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 10:35 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Anti-Virus

Hello All-

I'm sure this is a repeat of a conversation had on the list before,
however, my school is looking to switch from Symantec Endpoint to
something else. I was wondering what anti-virus software people are
using. We have about 250 computers and are looking for something to be
hosted on our servers. Symantec, as you know, is very pricy and just a
hog on the client computers. We were told that AVG enterprise works
quite well, but I figured I would get everyone's opinion first. Feel
free to email me off list to share your experiences and opinions.

Thanks,
Tim

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Online Gradebook Vendors

Hello, all,

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If any of you are using an online gradebook product successfully, would
you mind sharing the product name, URL or vendor with me? We are
looking for a product that will allow teachers to track grades (in a
flexible format, i.e., allowing weighting and letter grades and
comments), that will also allow students to look at their own grades via
a browser. We would want a product that is MS SQL based and uses
LDAP/AD authentication.

=20

Thanks, Vi


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Re: Anti-Virus

We use Sophos and it has been very good and easy to manage. Works will wit=
h Mac OS X as well. Our contract is up in January so I will be revisiting.=
Unless Sophos has gotten more expensive (it was a great deal at the time)=
we would really be happy to stay with Sophos.

John Caballero
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School


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From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Timothy S. Maki
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 11:25 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Anti-Virus

We are currently using Sophos and are quite happy with it.

-------------------------------------------------------------
Timothy Maki * Network Systems Manager
New Hampton School * PH/Fax: (603) 677-3451
70 Main Street * New Hampton, NH 03256

"Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean i=
t's useless." - Thomas Edison

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Hello All-
>
>I'm sure this is a repeat of a conversation had on the list before,=20
>however, my school is looking to switch from Symantec Endpoint to=20
>something else. I was wondering what anti-virus software people are=20
>using. We have about 250 computers and are looking for something to be=20
>hosted on our servers. Symantec, as you know, is very pricy and just a=20
>hog on the client computers. We were told that AVG enterprise works=20
>quite well, but I figured I would get everyone's opinion first. Feel=20
>free to email me off list to share your experiences and opinions.
>
>Thanks,
>Tim
>
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Re: classroom speaker recommendations

We mounted speakers, but we put them on the wall, beside the projection
screen, rather than the ceiling. We found that ceiling-mounted speaker
sound traveled to adjoining rooms more than wall-mounted ones, which
made for unhappy neighbors. Since the wall-mounted ones went in, noise
pollution seems to be less of an issue. =20

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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Kathleen Krcma
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:55 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: classroom speaker recommendations

Hi everyone,
We are looking to upgrade our classroom speakers, so teachers can easily
share videotapes, dvds, and online videos with their classes. Currently
every teacher's station has internal or external 2 watt computer
speakers.
Fine for some media not so good for others. We have projectors in every
classroom and the capacity to add DVD/VCRs in those rooms that need this
device. We'd like to add external speakers possibly mounted on the walls
to
allow for the entire class to hear all media. Any recommendations on the
type of speaker, brands and dealers you like would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Kathy

--=20
Kathy Krcma
Director of Technology and Media
Krieger Schechter Day School
410-486-8640, X283
kkrcma@soink12.ksds.edu

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Re: Google Sites Question

After uploading your logo try clearing your internet browser of cookies
and temp files and restart your browser, or try another computer. That
is what worked for me. It appears that the image is cached by the
browser. Hope this helps!

Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Oberle [mailto:soberle@francisparker.org]=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 10:20 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Google Sites Question

I am trying to add a logo next to the site name. I have attempted to
resize the image, choose no logo and then add an image still no luck.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Stephanie

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Re: Anti-Virus

We are currently using Sophos and are quite happy with it.

-------------------------------------------------------------
Timothy Maki * Network Systems Manager
New Hampton School * PH/Fax: (603) 677-3451
70 Main Street * New Hampton, NH 03256

"Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean
it's useless." - Thomas Edison

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Hello All-
>
>I'm sure this is a repeat of a conversation had on the list before,
>however, my school is looking to switch from Symantec Endpoint to
>something else. I was wondering what anti-virus software people are
>using. We have about 250 computers and are looking for something to be
>hosted on our servers. Symantec, as you know, is very pricy and just a
>hog on the client computers. We were told that AVG enterprise works
>quite well, but I figured I would get everyone's opinion first. Feel
>free to email me off list to share your experiences and opinions.
>
>Thanks,
>Tim
>
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Google Sites Question

I am trying to add a logo next to the site name. I have attempted to resize the image, choose no logo and then add an image still no luck. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Stephanie

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Re: Anti-Virus

Tim,

We went through this process a year or two ago for similar reasons -
when we told Symantec we were going to jump ship because of cost and
resource use, they lowered the price dramatically and informed us that a
new version was being released that took up less resources. We have
stuck with them and it worked out. However, we were looking at NOD32 and
Sophos. There are several websites out there that may help in the
decision but this one seemed to be pretty good:

http://www.av-comparatives.org/

Luke

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Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 10:35 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Anti-Virus

Hello All-

I'm sure this is a repeat of a conversation had on the list before,
however, my school is looking to switch from Symantec Endpoint to
something else. I was wondering what anti-virus software people are
using. We have about 250 computers and are looking for something to be
hosted on our servers. Symantec, as you know, is very pricy and just a
hog on the client computers. We were told that AVG enterprise works
quite well, but I figured I would get everyone's opinion first. Feel
free to email me off list to share your experiences and opinions.

Thanks,
Tim

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Re: Anti-Virus

Some people here are using NOD32, sophosl and Kaspersky. &nbsp;I have not=
heard of anyone using Mcafee. It could be that McAfee =3D Symantec.

Sent from my Palm Pre on AT&amp;T
On Aug 3, 2010 10:38 AM, Tim Smith &lt;smithti@grovesacademy.org&gt; wrote:=

Hello All-

I'm sure this is a repeat of a conversation had on the list before,

however, my school is looking to switch from Symantec Endpoint to

something else. I was wondering what anti-virus software people are

using. We have about 250 computers and are looking for something to be

hosted on our servers. Symantec, as you know, is very pricy and just a

hog on the client computers. We were told that AVG enterprise works

quite well, but I figured I would get everyone's opinion first. Feel

free to email me off list to share your experiences and opinions.

Thanks,

Tim

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iPad cases

Hi---
We got the Apple cases for our first batch of ipads.
I've looked at a bunch of them since and I still like this one the best.
They are a little pricey but they seem to be easy to use and well-made ---
we will be using them with Kindergartners and 2nd graders so that is very
important.

Susan Ferris Rights

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Re: Anti-Virus

We moved from Sophos to Vexira from Central Command this summer. Small =
client footprint and works on Windows, Linux and NetWare. Much less =
expensive than Sophos. Tech support is very good.
=20
Joe


>>> On 08/03/10 at 10:35 AM, in message <B9C4DD4E1EC23A4BB6232DD534D57C2401=
8877DB@GROVES2003-1.grovesacademy.org>, Tim Smith <smithti@grovesacademy.or=
g> wrote:
Hello All-

I'm sure this is a repeat of a conversation had on the list before,
however, my school is looking to switch from Symantec Endpoint to
something else. I was wondering what anti-virus software people are
using. We have about 250 computers and are looking for something to be
hosted on our servers. Symantec, as you know, is very pricy and just a
hog on the client computers. We were told that AVG enterprise works
quite well, but I figured I would get everyone's opinion first. Feel
free to email me off list to share your experiences and opinions.

Thanks,
Tim

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Re: ipad cases

We are also piloting iPads in the classroom this fall and are going with =
the Apple case.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of David Withrow
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 10:07 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: ipad cases

And I'll vouch for them as well. I've beaten mine up over the last three =
months and it is still sturdy and working even if a bit of cosmetic wear =
is visible.


On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Jason Johnson <jasonpj@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I would second the apple case recomendation. =A0I had initially been=20
> concerned by the apparent lack of padding but the way the edges are=20
> sewn together leaves a pucker in the rubbery fabric that is a very=20
> effective cushion. =A0It is also pretty easy to get the iPad in and =
out=20
> of the case if needed. =A0It seems to be comparatively inexpensive and =

> anything cheaper is just a sleeve rather than the always-one case.
>
>
> _J
>
> =A0____________________________
> Jason at jasonpj@yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "Mulik, Jaiwant" <jaiwantmulik@stmarksschool.org>
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Sent: Mon, August 2, 2010 10:04:02 PM
> Subject: Re: ipad cases
>
> I very much like the Apple iPad Case.
> http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC361ZM/A
>
> Good quality, lightweight, slim and allows good gripping.
>
> On 8/2/10 9:53 PM, "Carl Campion" <ccampion@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Hello...
>
> We are piloting an iPad classroom in the Fall. I would appreciate any=20
> recommendations of cases and screen protectors.
>
> thanks
>
> Carl Campion
> Archmere Academy
>
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Anti-Virus

Hello All-

I'm sure this is a repeat of a conversation had on the list before,
however, my school is looking to switch from Symantec Endpoint to
something else. I was wondering what anti-virus software people are
using. We have about 250 computers and are looking for something to be
hosted on our servers. Symantec, as you know, is very pricy and just a
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Thanks,
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Re: Google Apps Admin Tools Update - Bulk Delete User Page Added

Thanks.=20

On Aug 1, 2010, at 12:03 PM, Thomas Phelan <tphelan@peddie.org> wrote:

> This is just a quick update to let you know that I've added a page to
> the Google
> Apps Admin Tools <https://webapps.peddie.org/GoogleAppsAdmin> site which
> allows you to delete Google Apps users in bulk by simply pasting usernames=

> into a text box and/or selecting a group of users (e.g. your Class of 201=
0
> group). If you are a Google Apps school and would like access to the site
> just send me an email (tphelan@peddie.org) with your Google Apps domain.
>=20
> --=20
> Tom Phelan
> Director of Technology
> Peddie School
> tphelan@peddie.org
> http://www.peddie.org
>=20
> *About The Google Apps Admin Tools Page*
>=20
> URL: https://webapps.peddie.org/GoogleAppsAdmin
>=20
> We created the Google Apps Admin Tools site to supplement the standard
> Google Apps administrator control panel and have opened the site for use b=
y
> any Google Apps school or non-profit upon request. The site does not
> interfere in any way with the standard administrator control panel. It was=

> created to add functionality that is not offered in the standard control
> panel and to streamline other tasks which are tedious to do when using the=

> standard control panel. The site currently does the following:
>=20
> - Allows you to delete users in bulk by pasting usernames in a text box
> or selecting an entire group of users to delete.
> - Allows you to manage shared users. The primary purpose for this is to
> allow you to selectively publish your groups to the domain address book s=
o
> type-ahead will work for these groups. The standard administrator consol=
e
> does not currently contain any way to manage shared contacts.
> - Allows you to change a username (e.g. due to marriage). The stock admi=
n
> console allows you to change a user's display name, but not the username=
.
> - We still find the group management tools cumbersome, so I built a page=

> dedicated to managing groups making adding/deleting/modifying users in
> groups as easy as pasting email addresses into a test box.
> - 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, and e=
ven
> for small domains you can't export group membership information. The sit=
e
> allows you to export all users. You can also export all group membership=
s
> for each user.
>=20
> Since all Google Apps domains use the same API, it was possible allow this=

> site 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 Ap=
ps
> domain for a school or non-profit and would like to use this site, send me=

> an email (tphelan@peddie.org) requesting that I add your domain to the lis=
t
> of allowed domains--please do not send me your administrator password. Whi=
le
> 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.
>=20
> --=20
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> Peddie School
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Re: ipad cases

And I'll vouch for them as well. I've beaten mine up over the last
three months and it is still sturdy and working even if a bit of
cosmetic wear is visible.


On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Jason Johnson <jasonpj@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I would second the apple case recomendation. =A0I had initially been conc=
erned by
> the apparent lack of padding but the way the edges are sewn together leav=
es a
> pucker in the rubbery fabric that is a very effective cushion. =A0It is a=
lso
> pretty easy to get the iPad in and out of the case if needed. =A0It seems=
to be
> comparatively inexpensive and anything cheaper is just a sleeve rather th=
an the
> always-one case.
>
>
> _J
>
> =A0____________________________
> Jason at jasonpj@yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "Mulik, Jaiwant" <jaiwantmulik@stmarksschool.org>
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Sent: Mon, August 2, 2010 10:04:02 PM
> Subject: Re: ipad cases
>
> I very much like the Apple iPad Case.
> http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC361ZM/A
>
> Good quality, lightweight, slim and allows good gripping.
>
> On 8/2/10 9:53 PM, "Carl Campion" <ccampion@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Hello...
>
> We are piloting an iPad classroom in the Fall. I would appreciate any
> recommendations of cases and screen protectors.
>
> thanks
>
> Carl Campion
> Archmere Academy
>
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Re: ipad cases

I would second the apple case recomendation. I had initially been concerned by
the apparent lack of padding but the way the edges are sewn together leaves a
pucker in the rubbery fabric that is a very effective cushion. It is also
pretty easy to get the iPad in and out of the case if needed. It seems to be
comparatively inexpensive and anything cheaper is just a sleeve rather than the
always-one case.


_J

____________________________
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________________________________
From: "Mulik, Jaiwant" <jaiwantmulik@stmarksschool.org>
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Mon, August 2, 2010 10:04:02 PM
Subject: Re: ipad cases

I very much like the Apple iPad Case.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC361ZM/A

Good quality, lightweight, slim and allows good gripping.

On 8/2/10 9:53 PM, "Carl Campion" <ccampion@mac.com> wrote:

Hello...

We are piloting an iPad classroom in the Fall. I would appreciate any
recommendations of cases and screen protectors.

thanks

Carl Campion
Archmere Academy

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Monday, August 2, 2010

Re: ipad cases

I very much like the Apple iPad Case.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC361ZM/A

Good quality, lightweight, slim and allows good gripping.

On 8/2/10 9:53 PM, "Carl Campion" <ccampion@mac.com> wrote:

Hello...

We are piloting an iPad classroom in the Fall. I would appreciate any recom=
mendations of cases and screen protectors.

thanks

Carl Campion
Archmere Academy

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ipad cases

Hello...

We are piloting an iPad classroom in the Fall. I would appreciate any recommendations of cases and screen protectors.

thanks

Carl Campion
Archmere Academy

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Re: Interesting new free online LMS and possible replacement for Ning?

Ning - or really, any external service - requires a level of trust that they
will actually keep the lights on for you.

Ning isn't giving away free accounts - these entry level accounts (capped at 150
people, with a stripped down featureset) are sponsored by Pearson:
http://about.ning.com/pearsonsponsorship/ This sponsorship is currently set for
"up to three years" (from the FAQs on the above link).

So, if you are concerned about the longevity of your network, or having a
network free from branding/scrutiny from the largest textbook manufacturer in
the world, or want to ensure the privacy of the people joining your network,
replacing Ning would be a good move.

For content that can be ephemeral, or for very simple, short-term needs, Ning
can be an excellent choice. As with any work, it depends on making sure the
technology aligns with your strategic goals.

Cheers,

Bill

----- Original Message ----
From: Renee Ramig <rramig@sevenhillsschool.org>
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 9:56:11 AM
Subject: Re: Interesting new free online LMS and possible replacement for Ning?

Why do we need to replace Nings? They are giving free school basic accounts.
If Ning is working, I would say stay with it.

Renee


-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of James Lerman
Sent: Sat 7/31/2010 10:22 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Interesting new free online LMS and possible replacement for Ning?

Hi everyone,
I just came across Schoology (schoology.com) a very interesting
service that's designed as a combination LMS and social networking
site. From the demo, it seems to have great functionality and could
serve as a possible replacement for Ning.
Anyone using this or know anything more about it? Looks pretty cool.
Jim Lerman
Kean University

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Re: Wireless Options

Renee,

Cannot say enough about Ruckus. We have been running it for a couple of
years now and been very happy. We have mostly 2.4 ghz APs but a few dual
5/2.4 ghz.

We have multiple wlans that map to vlans across campus. We do mac-auth with
radius to Open Directory for one of our wlans in addition to WPA2 and also
have a couple of areas on campus where we need to do some meshing. We have
many of the Aps on POE and have been happy with coverage as well as the
'self-healing' and background scanning the system does to change radio
channels due to interference (which in a San Francisco neighborhood near the
freeway and a busy BART station is a great tool to have.)


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: Renee Ramig <rramig@sevenhillsschool.org>
> Reply-To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:22:19 -0700
> To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Subject: Wireless Options
>
> Can you please share which wireless hardware you are using, and if you are
> happy with it?
>
> We are expanding our school, and I currently have Cisco but I am looking at
> Xirrus and Ruckus. I would love input on these three systems as well as
> others that people are using.
>
> How many of you have 5 ghz systems as well as 2.4 ghz. Have you notice better
> coverage / speed of access with it? Did you move up to 5 ghz to support more
> wireless devices and has it helped?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Renee Ramig
> Seven Hills School
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FW: digital portfolios

Thanks, Jonathan. Great suggestion. I have added the group Digital Portfoli=
os on the isenet ning. Jeff Ritter at St. John's has already joined. Thanks=
, Jeff. I added a discussion and have shared a link to some great software,=
in my opinion, for DP, which comes out of a Canadian research project.=20

I hope many of you will join the discussion.

Gail Corder

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan E. Martin [mailto:jmartin@stgregoryschool.org]
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: digital portfolios

Hello Gail:

We are also interested in this, and planning to get going this winter. I
wish I knew what independent schools were leading the way, but I don't offh=
and.

High Tech High<http://www.hightechhigh.org/digital_portfolios.php?school=
=3Dhth
>and
New
Tech Network <http://schools.scusd.edu/sacnewtech/portfolio.htm> are leadin=
g the way (imho) in their sector(s) (the links go to their on-line student =
portfolios).

It'd be great to have some collaboration among independent schools working =
on this-- why don't you start a group at ISENET<http://isenet.ning.com/grou=
ps?sort=3DlatestActivity
>for digital portfolio schools and we can begin a c=
onversation, post resources, collect best practices, and support each other=
?

And certainly, (as soon as we have started the group) we should hope and as=
k that those independent schools out there who are leading already will joi=
n that group and share!

Jonathan Martin


On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Corder, Gail < corderg@trinityvalleyschool=
.org> wrote:

> I may receive funds to learn about digital portfolios and would love=20
> to learn from the best. Can anyone tell me what schools are leading=20
> the way with digital portfolios?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
> Gail Corder
> *************************************************
> Gail Corder, Director of Educational Technology/French Teacher Trinity=20
> Valley School 7500 Dutch Branch Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76132=20
> 817-321-0100 ext. 427
>
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Re: Wireless Options

Renee,

This is our 3rd year with Xirrus. We have been extremely pleased with
them. Xirrus allowed us to evaluate their equipment for a few weeks
before making a decision to purchase. They did the site survey and put
up the arrays. I am pretty sure this is still part of their standard
service. We are upgrading to wireless N at the end of this week and
they will do a new site survey and the installation at no additional
charge.

Management has been very easy and support has been great the couple of
times that I had to call them. There is a full 5 year hardware warranty
on the array that comes as part of the basic purchase.

http://www.xirrus.com/


If you want more info feel free to contact me.

Bruce Montgomery
Lakeview Academy


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Subject: Wireless Options

Can you please share which wireless hardware you are using, and if you
are happy with it?

We are expanding our school, and I currently have Cisco but I am looking
at Xirrus and Ruckus. I would love input on these three systems as well
as others that people are using.

How many of you have 5 ghz systems as well as 2.4 ghz. Have you notice
better coverage / speed of access with it? Did you move up to 5 ghz to
support more wireless devices and has it helped?

Thanks,

Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School

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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: digital portfolios

Hello Gail, Jon, et all:

GCE Chicago <http://www.gcechicago.com> is a new independent school that
uses digital portfolios. We ran a pilot program last year. We begin a
month of staff pd on Tuesday, and will officially open our doors on Sept 7.
I'm happy to be a guinea pig for our group.

If you visit our website and scroll over "GCE Chicago High
School<http://www.globalcitizenshipexperience.com/index.php/school-year/gce-school-year-learning-institute/>"
you will see a menu bar that includes "student
portfolios<http://www.gceportfolios.com>".
These were beta-portfolios which students worked on ONLY during the final
quarter of the school-year, and they didn't include the audio or video
components that are in place for this year. This fall we will have 10+
student portfolios being developed in concert with our staff portfolios.
Our full barrage of social networking strategies will be intertwined during
the coming month of staff pd and we'll invite you all to participate as
actively or passively as is appropriate for you.

I am open to any questions and would happily host several webinars
throughout the school-year in order to discuss the successes, short-falls,
and refinements.

Many thanks and best of luck,
eric

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Jonathan E. Martin <
jmartin@stgregoryschool.org> wrote:

> Hello Gail:
>
> We are also interested in this, and planning to get going this winter. I
> wish I knew what independent schools were leading the way, but I don't
> offhand.
>
> High Tech High<
> http://www.hightechhigh.org/digital_portfolios.php?school=hth>and
> New
> Tech Network <http://schools.scusd.edu/sacnewtech/portfolio.htm> are
> leading
> the way (imho) in their sector(s) (the links go to their on-line student
> portfolios).
>
> It'd be great to have some collaboration among independent schools working
> on this-- why don't you start a group at
> ISENET<http://isenet.ning.com/groups?sort=latestActivity>for digital
> portfolio schools and we can begin a conversation, post
> resources, collect best practices, and support each other?
>
> And certainly, (as soon as we have started the group) we should hope and
> ask
> that those independent schools out there who are leading already will join
> that group and share!
>
> Jonathan Martin
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Corder, Gail <
> corderg@trinityvalleyschool.org> wrote:
>
> > I may receive funds to learn about digital portfolios and would love to
> > learn from the best. Can anyone tell me what schools are leading the way
> > with digital portfolios?
> >
> > Many thanks in advance,
> > Gail Corder
> > *************************************************
> > Gail Corder, Director of Educational Technology/French Teacher
> > Trinity Valley School
> > 7500 Dutch Branch Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76132
> > 817-321-0100 ext. 427
> >
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> https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=128874]
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> > non-commercial, share-alike license.
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> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jonathan E. Martin
> Head of School
> St. Gregory College Preparatory School
> Tucson, Arizona
> www.stgregoryschool.org
> www.21k12blog.net
> Twitter:@JonathanEMartin
> 520-327-6395
> St. Gregory: Creating Leaders and Innovators for the 21st century
>
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--
Thank you,

Eric Davis
GCE Founder/Director
www.gcechicago.com
773.883.1295

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Re: Interesting new free online LMS and possible replacement for Ning?

In cases such as my ning, http:///globaleducation.ning.com, I have 3800
members which is well over the limit of 150 people for the Ning minis that
are being underwritten by the Pearson Foundation. So people who have nings
catering to large groups of people can't use that option. Secondly, there is
no guarantee that Pearson will keep up this sponsorship indefinitely, so
people may choose to move to a service that they have more control over.

I love Ning's features and ease of use, and I am very fortunate that the
good people at Think Global School have stepped up to sponsor my ning.
Otherwise, I'd seriously be looking at other options such as the ones listed
on this Google Doc: http://tinyurl.com/2cy6hjf. I've heard of Schoology,
but haven't looked at it closely.

Lucy Gray

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Renee Ramig <rramig@sevenhillsschool.org>wrote:

> Why do we need to replace Nings? They are giving free school basic
> accounts. If Ning is working, I would say stay with it.
>
> Renee
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of James Lerman
> Sent: Sat 7/31/2010 10:22 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Interesting new free online LMS and possible replacement for Ning?
>
> Hi everyone,
> I just came across Schoology (schoology.com) a very interesting
> service that's designed as a combination LMS and social networking
> site. From the demo, it seems to have great functionality and could
> serve as a possible replacement for Ning.
> Anyone using this or know anything more about it? Looks pretty cool.
> Jim Lerman
> Kean University
>
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Re: digital portfolios

Hello Gail:

We are also interested in this, and planning to get going this winter. I
wish I knew what independent schools were leading the way, but I don't
offhand.

High Tech High<http://www.hightechhigh.org/digital_portfolios.php?school=hth>and
New
Tech Network <http://schools.scusd.edu/sacnewtech/portfolio.htm> are leading
the way (imho) in their sector(s) (the links go to their on-line student
portfolios).

It'd be great to have some collaboration among independent schools working
on this-- why don't you start a group at
ISENET<http://isenet.ning.com/groups?sort=latestActivity>for digital
portfolio schools and we can begin a conversation, post
resources, collect best practices, and support each other?

And certainly, (as soon as we have started the group) we should hope and ask
that those independent schools out there who are leading already will join
that group and share!

Jonathan Martin


On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Corder, Gail <
corderg@trinityvalleyschool.org> wrote:

> I may receive funds to learn about digital portfolios and would love to
> learn from the best. Can anyone tell me what schools are leading the way
> with digital portfolios?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
> Gail Corder
> *************************************************
> Gail Corder, Director of Educational Technology/French Teacher
> Trinity Valley School
> 7500 Dutch Branch Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76132
> 817-321-0100 ext. 427
>
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> non-commercial, share-alike license.
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>

--
Jonathan E. Martin
Head of School
St. Gregory College Preparatory School
Tucson, Arizona
www.stgregoryschool.org
www.21k12blog.net
Twitter:@JonathanEMartin
520-327-6395
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Re: Digital Portfolios

.

While learning a list of schools "leading" in digital portfolios may be of
value, it may also be of value to read research articles about or
discussing digital portfolios and the links below should serve as one
starting point if this method of learning about them is desired.


<http://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8#q=%22digital+
portfolios%22+and+%22net-gold%22+and+%22temple.edu%
22&hl=en&filter=0&fp=9ab269959f1df72
>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/24u4t23>


<http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=%22digital%
20portfolios%22%20&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=ws
>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/2a6nokl>


<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22digital%
20portfolios%22%20&tbo=u&tbs=bks:1&source=og&sa=N&tab=sp
>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/2el6ong>


<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22digital%
20portfolios%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=blg:1&source=og&sa=N&tab=ib
>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/2e368y8>


<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22digital%20portfolios%22&um=
1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=blg:1,vid:1&source=og&sa=N&tab=bv
>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/29bs5sn>


<http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=
%22digital+portfolios%22+and+%28school+OR+schools+OR+college+

OR+colleges+OR+university+OR+universities%29&btnG=Search&aq=
f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/275tqhk>


Meet the Googles
<http://tinyurl.com/52t9hj>
AND
<http://sites.google.com/site/searchtoolsfamily/>


Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@temple.edu
<http://daviddillard.businesscard2.com>
Net-Gold
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold>
Index: <http://tinyurl.com/myxb4w>
<http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html>
<http://groups.google.com/group/net-gold?hl=en>
General Internet & Print Resources
<http://guides.temple.edu/general-internet>
COUNTRIES
<http://guides.temple.edu/general-country-info>
EMPLOYMENT
<http://guides.temple.edu/EMPLOYMENT>
TOURISM
<http://guides.temple.edu/tourism>
DISABILITIES
http://guides.temple.edu/DISABILITIES
INDOOR GARDENING
<http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/>
Educator-Gold
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/>
K12ADMINLIFE
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K12AdminLIFE/>
RUSSELL CONWELL CENTER SUBJECT GUIDE
http://guides.temple.edu/Russell-Conwell-Center
THE COLLEGE LEARNING CENTER
<http://tinyurl.com/yae7w79>
Nina Dillard's Photographs on Net-Gold
http://tinyurl.com/36qd2o
and also http://gallery.me.com/neemers1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neemers/
Net-Gold
Membership Required to View Photos on Net-Gold
Twitter: davidpdillard


Bushell, R. & Sheldon, P. (eds),
Wellness and Tourism: Mind, Body, Spirit,
Place, New York: Cognizant Communication Books.
Wellness Tourism: Bibliographic and Webliographic Essay
David P. Dillard
<http://tinyurl.com/p63whl>
<http://tinyurl.com/ou53aw>


INDOOR GARDENING
Improve Your Chances for Indoor Gardening Success
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/
http://groups.google.com/group/indoor-gardening-and-urban-gardening


SPORT-MED
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/sport-med.html
http://groups.google.com/group/sport-med
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sports-med/
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/sport-med.html


Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports Tourism
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/
http://groups.google.com/group/healthrecsport
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/health-recreation-sports-tourism.html

.

On Sun, 1 Aug 2010, Corder, Gail wrote:

> I may receive funds to learn about digital portfolios and would love to
> learn from the best. Can anyone tell me what schools are leading the way
> with digital portfolios?

> Many thanks in advance,
> Gail Corder
> *************************************************
> Gail Corder, Director of Educational Technology/French Teacher
> Trinity Valley School
> 7500 Dutch Branch Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76132
> 817-321-0100 ext. 427

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digital portfolios

I may receive funds to learn about digital portfolios and would love to lea=
rn from the best. Can anyone tell me what schools are leading the way with =
digital portfolios?

Many thanks in advance,
Gail Corder
*************************************************
Gail Corder, Director of Educational Technology/French Teacher
Trinity Valley School
7500 Dutch Branch Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76132
817-321-0100 ext. 427

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Google Apps Admin Tools Update - Bulk Delete User Page Added

This is just a quick update to let you know that I've added a page to
the Google
Apps Admin Tools <https://webapps.peddie.org/GoogleAppsAdmin> site which
allows you to delete Google Apps users in bulk by simply pasting usernames
into a text box and/or selecting a group of users (e.g. your Class of 2010
group). If you are a Google Apps school and would like access to the site
just send me an email (tphelan@peddie.org) with your Google Apps domain.

--
Tom Phelan
Director of Technology
Peddie School
tphelan@peddie.org
http://www.peddie.org

*About The Google Apps Admin Tools Page*

URL: https://webapps.peddie.org/GoogleAppsAdmin

We created the Google Apps Admin Tools site to supplement the standard
Google Apps administrator control panel and have opened the site for use by
any Google Apps school or non-profit upon request. The site does not
interfere in any way with the standard administrator control panel. It was
created to add functionality that is not offered in the standard control
panel and to streamline other tasks which are tedious to do when using the
standard control panel. The site currently does the following:

- Allows you to delete users in bulk by pasting usernames in a text box
or selecting an entire group of users to delete.
- Allows you to manage shared users. The primary purpose for this is to
allow you to selectively publish your groups to the domain address book so
type-ahead will work for these groups. The standard administrator console
does not currently contain any way to manage shared contacts.
- Allows you to change a username (e.g. due to marriage). The stock admin
console allows you to change a user's display name, but not the username.
- We still find the group management tools cumbersome, so I built a page
dedicated to managing groups making adding/deleting/modifying users in
groups as easy as pasting email addresses into a test box.
- 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, and even
for small domains you can't export group membership information. The site
allows you to export all users. You can also export all group memberships
for each user.

Since all Google Apps domains use the same API, it was possible allow this
site 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, send me
an email (tphelan@peddie.org) 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.

--
Tom Phelan
Director of Technology
Peddie School
tphelan@peddie.org
http://www.peddie.org

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Re: Interesting new free online LMS and possible replacement for Ning?

Why do we need to replace Nings? They are giving free school basic =
accounts. If Ning is working, I would say stay with it.

Renee


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sat 7/31/2010 10:22 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Interesting new free online LMS and possible replacement for =
Ning?
=20
Hi everyone,
I just came across Schoology (schoology.com) a very interesting
service that's designed as a combination LMS and social networking
site. From the demo, it seems to have great functionality and could
serve as a possible replacement for Ning.
Anyone using this or know anything more about it? Looks pretty cool.=20
Jim Lerman
Kean University

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Re: Wireless Options

Renee,

We also went with Aerohive about 2 years ago and have been very happy with =
the system. The price was good and to date the equipment has been very rel=
iable.

Jeff Dayton
The Madeira School

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Renee Ramig
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:22 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Wireless Options

Can you please share which wireless hardware you are using, and if you are =
happy with it?

We are expanding our school, and I currently have Cisco but I am looking at=
Xirrus and Ruckus. I would love input on these three systems as well as o=
thers that people are using.

How many of you have 5 ghz systems as well as 2.4 ghz. Have you notice bet=
ter coverage / speed of access with it? Did you move up to 5 ghz to suppor=
t more wireless devices and has it helped?

Thanks,

Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School

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