until I used one and now I can't stand not having one. As one of those =
people who is interrupted all the time to schedule rooms, I keep the =
week's calendar open on one monitor and do my work on the other one. It =
is also a larger monitor, so any graphics/webdesign/document editing =
tasks move over to that monitor and I use the laptop for email/ticket =
system, etc. Also as we move more and more to mobile computing, we are =
finding people more amenable to using a tablet/laptop if they have the =
extended monitor, keyboard and mouse. So at their desks, the =
tablet/laptop is just a cpu, while in the classroom, it is a slate and =
effective teaching tool. Finally, I just got a new Dell tablet, which I =
LOVE. It is much easier to hold and to read than the Lenovo I was =
using. I'm just getting used to it but I am able to write on it more =
comfortably and it is thinner in height, lighter, and wider in landscape =
mode than the Lenovo...in other words, worth the price difference IMHO. =
Good luck with the new school! Vi
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Vi Richter
Academic Technology Coordinator
Information Technology Services
Phillips Exeter Academy
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Derrel Fincher
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 5:46 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Best Platform for a New School
Once they get used to it, they use it for just about everything. Those =
who regularly communicate outside the school via email (admissions, =
purchasing, etc.) often have email on one screen and a window into their =
respective programs on the other so they can check information or write =
replies--no more toggling between programs. Division secretaries do the =
same. But the biggest time saver is work-flow. Those who use it =
effectively will often have a main document in one window, and will =
cycle between programs and projects in another. Anybody who is =
frequently interrupted, like most of the secretaries) quickly learn to =
keep their main project on one window, and they can open and close other =
items as needed.
We also have a laptop purchase incentive plan for all staff (legal and =
tax reasons here drive a large part of the way we have set it up) and =
the second monitor with the laptop makes a huge difference in usability.
I've even had one of the secretaries hug me after she started using =
two--and how often does that happen to IT?=20
BUT most people will tell you they don't need a second monitor until =
they actually use a second monitor, then you can't pry it out of their =
hands. I've also outfitted the computers in the upper school art rooms =
with dual monitors. We got the second monitors mostly by ordering new =
computers with two monitors--it's much cheaper that way.=20
Derrel
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Derrel Fincher
Technology Director
Graded - The American School of S=E3o Paulo (Associa=E7=E3o Escola =
Graduada de S=E3o Paulo) dfincher@graded.br | http://www.graded.br ( =
http://www.graded.br/ )
(55 11) 3747-4837 | Fax (55 11) 3742-9358
>>> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:56 PM, in message
<BEE90C664115B446A455B90757747D48323110@MAIL.sevenhillsschool.org>,
Renee Ramig
<rramig@sevenhillsschool.org> wrote:
> How are your clerical staff using the 2nd monitor - which tasks,
which
> software?
>=20
> Thanks,
>=20
> Renee
>=20
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