Independent School Educators' List (ISED-L): April 2009

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Re: Pandemic planning

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>you might also appreciate this list i made of programs I use regularly
>when teaching online:

Thank you, Jean! My school has just closed for a week because of swine
flu. These will be very helpful.

Jo Palmore
Montgomery Bell Academy
4001 Harding Road
Nashville, TN 37205
615-298-5514

Re: Pandemic planning

To supplement Blackboard, you might also appreciate this list i made of pro=
grams I use regularly when teaching online:

=0A=0A=0A=0AFree Resources (most have a private setting to shield=0Astudent=
s from the broader internet community):=0A=0A=C2=A0=0A=0A=C2=A0You can find=
them=0Athrough Google.=0A=0A=C2=A0=0A=0AI want to...=0A=0A=C2=A0=0A=0APres=
erve my threaded=0Aconversations or webliography. Evernote...=0A=0ACapture =
screen images for=0Ause in class. Grab or Jing=0A=0AHave students comment a=
nd=0Aaccess each others remarks and have the comments be written and oral.=
=C2=A0 VoiceThread...=0A=0AShare narrated and live=0Aslide presentations an=
d have the narration be available outside of class.=0ASlideshare, AuthorStr=
eam (and make them available on YouTube)=0A=0AKeep student papers organized=
and searchable =E2=80=93 and control=0Aaccess. Doclanding.com=0A=0AMeet wi=
th students=0Aone-on-one to talk, share slides, use a whiteboard, share scr=
eens, and=0Avideochat. Elluminate...=0A=0ASpice up my announcements. Video =
capture (cell) and YouTube=0A=0AHave call-in office hours=0Athat can be rec=
orded =E2=80=93 this has a private setting. Talk-shoe.com (and=0Agood for g=
roup projects =E2=80=93 I have a presentation on this that I gave to the=0A=
American Political Science Assn and to Kaplan University)=0A=0AHave excitin=
g group projects.=0ATalkshoe podcasting, narrated slides (above), and =0A=
=0AHelp students whose word=0Aprocessors are on the fritz. Google docs, Zoh=
o, OpenOffice=0A=0AShare computer screens with a group. Screenshare, Yuuguu=
.=0A=0AGive feedback on papers.=0AAdd audio comments:(Windows users can add=
audio comments easily, for others, it=0Atakes a few more twists). =0A=0AHa=
ve free form polling so=0Astudents can reply anonymously. Polleverywhere.oc=
m =E2=80=93 and students can=0Aparticipate via computer or cell phone =E2=
=80=93 during class or later. This can be an=0Aimprovement over the traditi=
onal classroom when dealing with sensitive subjects=0A=E2=80=93 but you hav=
e to trust your group; the moderate function is only available to=0Apaying =
users.=0A=0AMake silly review games =E2=80=93 or=0Ahave students make them:=
reviewgamezone.com=0A=0AText from a computer instead=0Aof a phone (and rec=
eive texts, too). Joopz=0A=0ARecord audio files.=0AAudacity=0A=0AHave a sch=
edule up so=0Astudents can make appointments to =E2=80=9Csee=E2=80=9D me. S=
upersaas.com=0A=0ASend encrypted email=0Aconveniently. Hushmail.com=0A=0ARe=
cord brief group=0Adiscussion =E2=80=93 Twitter and make a Twibe.=0A=0AShor=
ten urls and be able to=0Atrack use: Bit.ly=0A=0AConvert document formats.=
=0AZamzar=0A=0AUse windows programs on a=0Amac. Crossover.=0A=0AGrade paper=
s more efficiently.=0AFor online papers, audio comments help, but then uplo=
ading is slow. The best=0Asolution is to use macros for frequently used com=
ments. Macros are key to=0Aonline grading! Highlighting is good. Audio comm=
ents are a nice finishing=0Atouch.=0A=0A=C2=A0=0A=0A=C2=A0=0A=0A=C2=A0=0A=
=0A=C2=A0=0A=0ALog in securely when I=E2=80=99m in=0Aa coffee shop or acces=
s a remote computer at home or in the office.=0ALogmein.com=0A=0AStay organ=
ized without a=0Acentral meeting place =E2=80=93 Dial2do.com from your cell=
phone=0A=0AHave an alternate virtual=0Aclassroom in case the Moodle platfo=
rm is down. Nicenet.org and=0Ahttp://www.wiziq.com=C2=A0=C2=A0 =0A=0AMake a=
virtual office.=0A3DXplorer.com, etc=0A=0AHave a virtual desk more=0Alike =
my real desk. Bumptop...=0A=0A=C2=A0=0A=0A=C2=A0=0A=0A
Jean Binkovitz
614-364-4211

--- On Thu, 4/30/09, Karen Douse <douse@harpethhall.org> wrote:

From: Karen Douse <douse@harpethhall.org>
Subject: Pandemic planning
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 1:18 PM

With a possible case of swine flu in a nearby school, we are making plans t=
oday for how we will handle delivery of coursework in the event we will nee=
d to close school for up to 7 days. Do any of you have specific plans in pl=
ace and if so what are you
recommending to your teachers?

We have the advantage of being a 1:1 school, so our students and teachers w=
ill all have computers and internet access at home. We also use Blackboard =
so will have a place for teachers to post information.

Are you recommending any specific software solutions for coursework? Audaci=
ty for foreign language or lectures? Voicethread? OneNote shared sessions?=
=20

We'd love to hear any ideas you have in your plans.

Thanks - Karen

Karen Douse
Director of Library and Information Services
Ann Scott Carell Library
615-346-0116
Harpeth Hall School
www.harpethhall.org
Teaching girls to think critically, lead confidently, and live honorably

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Re: "Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"

Hi!

Our Four-Year Seniors get treated to dinner with faculty members of
their choice, and are eligible for a couple of major end-of-year
awards ("... given to a four-year girl who..."). Most years, they also
get a page in the Yearbook.

Next year, we will graduate the first Founders of our Middle School -
our first ever Six-Year Seniors. I'm not quite sure what, if anything,
we'll do to mark this milestone.

Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School

Internet@Schools West Call for Speakers Reminder, Deadline Extension

Call for Speakers Reminder
Internet@Schools West
October 26-27, 2009
Monterey, CA
Deadline for Proposals Extended to May 11, 2009

The deadline for submitting a speaking proposal for Internet@Schools
West 2009 is here, but never fear! We've extended it to May 11.

So if you haven't sent a proposal in already, it's time to submit your
idea! The Internet@Schools West 2009 conference will be held in
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Internet@Schools magazine, the conference covers practical and timely
technology-related topics and technology-based tools and resources for
K-12 media and technology specialists. It is held in conjunction with
the Internet Librarian 2009 conference.

If you're somehow keeping up in this era of change—policy change,
technology change, funding change, and more—that the K-12 education
community and all media and technology specialists find themselves in …
if you're keeping your programs at the forefront as your school or
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Thanks! We look forward to hearing from you soon. The deadline for
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And pass this message along to your professional colleagues and friends,
too!

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Re: "Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"

We do the same plus we have a "lifer lunch" for them, their parents and
faculty. It always features a cake with baby pictures of all of them on it.

Michelle

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Chelen H. Johnson <
chelen.johnson@breckschool.org> wrote:

> At Breck, they are featured in a spread in the yearbook plus recognized at
> Commencement.
> --chj
>
> ******************************************
> Chelen H. Johnson
> Science Teacher and Yearbook Advisor
> Breck School
> 123 Ottawa Avenue North
> Minneapolis, MN 55422
> 763.381.8280
> chelen.johnson@breckschool.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 29 Apr 2009, at 14:19 , Fleming Dennis wrote:
>
> They are recognized at graduation. There is talk we might change this to
>> another separate ceremony.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:
>> ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Sue Groesbeck
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:04 PM
>> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> Subject: "Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"
>>
>> I am interested in hearing what your school does to celebrate those
>> students who have been at the school all their lives (from K - 12...).
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Sue
>> Dr. Susan R. Groesbeck
>> Principal, Havergal College
>> 1451 Avenue Road
>> Toronto, ON M5N 2H9
>> 416-483-3519
>> sgroesbeck@havergal.on.ca
>> www.havergal.on.ca
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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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Foreign Language Oral Assessment

Hi Folks,

I'm working with my Middle School Spanish department to create a system for
recording, evaluating, and archiving oral assessments in digital format.
We've looked at piecing together a system using Audacity on lab PCs, USB
drives and external hard drives, but we'd like to see if anyone is using an
integrated system designed for this purpose. Wimba looks promising but may
be too pricey for us. Some teachers use Moodle and there appears to be an
audio recording plug-in for that, which we have not yet tried. Can you share
any experiences or suggestions?

Thanks,

Mark Whipple

Instructional Technology Specialst
Computer Science Teacher
Prospect Hill Academy
Cambridge, MA

Re: Pandemic planning

Answering my own question, we just remembered LectureScribe and thought we would share - Karen

http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~bcdean/lscribe/

Re: Pandemic planning

Karen,

The folks from edTechTalk Live are talking about this right now online
here:

http://edtechtalk.com/live

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-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Karen Douse
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:19 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Pandemic planning

With a possible case of swine flu in a nearby school, we are making
plans today for how we will handle delivery of coursework in the event
we will need to close school for up to 7 days. Do any of you have
specific plans in place and if so what are you
recommending to your teachers?

We have the advantage of being a 1:1 school, so our students and
teachers will all have computers and internet access at home. We also
use Blackboard so will have a place for teachers to post information.

Are you recommending any specific software solutions for coursework?
Audacity for foreign language or lectures? Voicethread? OneNote shared
sessions?=20

We'd love to hear any ideas you have in your plans.

Thanks - Karen

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Selling Tablets to Departing Faculty

Dear Colleagues,
We have a tablet program at my school for any teacher who wants to have
one to use in his classroom. The school owns the tablets, which are
permanently loaned to each teacher. The tablets are replaced every 3 or 4
years.

The understanding is that when a teacher leaves the school, the teacher
will return his tablet. Recently, a departing teacher has asked to buy his
tablet so he can continue to use it at his new school. Do any of you with
a tablet loan program allow teachers to buy their tablets? Is the cost
prorated?

Thanks,
Bruce

Bruce Ruble

HS Technology Coordinator
Georgetown Day School
4200 Davenport St. NW
Washington DC 20016

202-274-3270 (office)
202-274-1660 (fax)
202-744-2980 (cell)
Skype Name: bruce.ruble

Pandemic planning

With a possible case of swine flu in a nearby school, we are making plans today for how we will handle delivery of coursework in the event we will need to close school for up to 7 days. Do any of you have specific plans in place and if so what are you
recommending to your teachers?

We have the advantage of being a 1:1 school, so our students and teachers will all have computers and internet access at home. We also use Blackboard so will have a place for teachers to post information.

Are you recommending any specific software solutions for coursework? Audacity for foreign language or lectures? Voicethread? OneNote shared sessions?

We'd love to hear any ideas you have in your plans.

Thanks - Karen

School Pictures on the World Wide Web

I am wondering how schools are handling posting of photos on websites that =
you do not own, like Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, etc.

Do you have parents sign permission to allow posting of pictures in your co=
ntracts?
Do you have a policy that prevents from posting pictures on these websites?
Do you have guidelines for posting pictures on these websites?
How do you handle teachers posting pictures on personal spaces (their own F=
lickr or Facebook pages)?
How do you handle non-school related people posting pictures? For instance,=
you have a speaker come and do a demonstration and then they post the pict=
ure on their personal space, without getting a signed waiver?
Are there other issues that you have dealt with as a school?

Any information that your school has would be helpful. I noticed a lot of s=
chool pages on facebook have pictures of their students.

Thanks.

Ali

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Ali Yares
Park School of Baltimore
Information Manager
410-339-7070, ext. 4671
ayares@parkschool.net
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From: A forum for independent school educators [ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On=
Behalf Of Lorrie Jackson [ljackson@lausanneschool.com]
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 5:45 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: How do you monitor your school's brand online?

How do you monitor your school's brand online? I recently wrote a blog post=
on this (http://lorriejackson.com) with the main tools I use at Lausanne -=
Google Alerts, SocialMention,school sites like Private School Review, Twit=
ter search, etc. - but am
wondering what other free or fee-based sites you're using to watch what peo=
ple are saying about your school. Anyone using Trackur with success?

Lorrie Jackson
Director of Communications and Marketing
Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis, TN, USA)
901-474-1003
ljackson@lausanneschool.com
www.lausanneschool.com
Skype: lorriejackson
Twitter: lausanneschool or lorriej
Find Lausanne Collegiate School on Facebook!

Second Life

Dear Colleagues,
Are any of you using Second Life in your HS level courses? Are any of your
schools planning on creating a "virtual campus" in Second Life?

Having spent many hours on Second Life recently, I'm convinced that it has
great potential as a virtual classroom tool, much more engaging than IMing
or video conferencing. And, of course, there's the whole creative side of
it--making your avatar, constructing buildings, etc. And the social
interaction part--meeting not only people but creatures from around the
world. I've also seen sexual and violent things that give me pause about
using Second Life with HS kids.

I'd love to hear from any of you who have taken the plunge into SL.

Thanks,
Bruce

Bruce Ruble

HS Technology Coordinator
Georgetown Day School
4200 Davenport St. NW
Washington DC 20016

202-274-3270 (office)
202-274-1660 (fax)
202-744-2980 (cell)
Skype Name: bruce.ruble

Re: Free Online Book Creation for Students

http://www.tikatok.com/

Tikatok is a free creative community for kids under 13 where they can write=
, illustrate, and share their original stories, and have them printed out i=
nto real hardcover and paperback books. It was developed by two mothers to =
encourage the imagination and creativity of their children and children eve=
rywhere. See it in a book: How it Works.
How it works

These are some of the ways Tikatok helps children unleash their creativity:

* Kick-start the imagination - Explore a fun collection of interactive =
story templates called StorySparks(tm).
* Build a book - Easily save your words and drawings with a book editor=
that opens right in the website. No extra software to download or install!
* Get social - Safely add friends, share favorites, and collaborate wit=
h other kids.
* Show off - See your books on the front page, email them to friends, s=
end them to Tikatok book clubs, and even put them on your blog.
* Get real - Order any book as a real hardcover or paperback, even sing=
le copies! Now you're a published author.

Hugh M. Hughes, III | Academic Technology Department Head

Keystone Technology Integrator
PA Instructional Technology Specialist
____________________________
Wyoming Seminary Lower School
1560 Wyoming Avenue
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania 18704
p. 570.718.6631 Ext. 5216
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Subject: ISED-L Digest - 28 Apr 2009 to 29 Apr 2009 (#2009-105)

Faculty Evaluation

Dear List Members,

At the advice of the school's attorney, we are once again revising our
faculty evaluation system to include a short annual evaluation of all faculty
members. I believe we will leave our existing formative evaluation in
place for teachers in their first three years. Have any of your schools found
an effective and not-too-time-consuming way to create annual faculty
evaluations? The other 4 principal evaluators and I are having a hard time
keeping up with a faculty of about 125 people evaluating experienced teachers
every 3 years and new teachers annually -- we are never finished by the early
February deadline!

Thanks in advance!
Margaret Bowles
Associate Head for Academic Affairs
Viewpoint School
Calabasas, CA
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Re: no video

Thanks, Joe, I often miss the obvious but I did try different monitors
and cables. :-)

I'd appreciate any other suggestions off list. sward@acdsnet.org=20

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Merricks
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:31 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: no video

Did you switch monitors with a working system? In my days as Net Admin
here at HMA we had this occasionally. It turned out to be the monitor
in most of those cases as I recall. Also check for any bent pins in the
connector which would lead one to think about vandalism. I know these
seem obvious but it never hurts to ask.
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Joe Merricks
Math Instructor
Hargrave Military Academy
200 Military Drive
Chatham, VA 24531
merricksj@hargrave.edu=20

>>> On 04/30/09 at 8:18 AM, in message
<0146EB3E563B1C4A801626D4EBF8EF1CCFEC9A@acds-services.acdsnet.org>,
Sherry Ward <sward@acdsnet.org> wrote:
Hi all,

I've got a problem that seems to be either a bad integrated video card,
or vandalism and I'm not sure which to hope for. I've got HP dc5000 SFF
desktops and in one of my labs 3 of the 16 have this problem. When
booting up no video displays, the monitor light goes green like its
going to work for a second or two and the goes yellow. Nothing displays
at all.

I'd be hard pressed if all these units start having this problem but if
it is vandalism, that might be even harder to overcome.=20

Do any of you hardware people have suggestions for me? Or you
administrators if it IS vandalism?

I appreciate any ideas,
sherry

Sherry Ward
Director of Technology
Alexandria Country Day School
2400 Russell Road
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-837-1317 sward@acdsnet.org=20

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Alex Inman
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 12:13 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=20
Subject: Re: Phone System

We've had a ShoreTel system for about 3 years. Our finalists were
Avaya,
Cisco and ShoreTel. I love the usability and phone quality.

Alex Inman
Whitfield School

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Luke Michael <
LukeMichael@thefirstacademy.org> wrote:

> We are looking at purchasing a new phone system. We currently have
a
> digital (not IP) Avaya Definity system. We are looking at several
> different systems from Nortel, NEC and Samsung. We have about 150
> users, with all the usually features (voicemail, conferencing,
> auto-attend, bridging, etc). We are in a situation where we either
need
> to go with a hybrid system (Digital and IP) or an all IP setup.=20
Could
> anyone recommend or NOT recommend a system?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
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Re: no video

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Did you switch monitors with a working system? In my days as Net Admin
here at HMA we had this occasionally. It turned out to be the monitor
in most of those cases as I recall. Also check for any bent pins in the
connector which would lead one to think about vandalism. I know these
seem obvious but it never hurts to ask.

Joe Merricks
Math Instructor
Hargrave Military Academy
200 Military Drive
Chatham, VA 24531
merricksj@hargrave.edu

>>> On 04/30/09 at 8:18 AM, in message
<0146EB3E563B1C4A801626D4EBF8EF1CCFEC9A@acds-services.acdsnet.org>,
Sherry Ward <sward@acdsnet.org> wrote:
Hi all,

I've got a problem that seems to be either a bad integrated video
card,
or vandalism and I'm not sure which to hope for. I've got HP dc5000
SFF
desktops and in one of my labs 3 of the 16 have this problem. When
booting up no video displays, the monitor light goes green like its
going to work for a second or two and the goes yellow. Nothing
displays
at all.

I'd be hard pressed if all these units start having this problem but
if
it is vandalism, that might be even harder to overcome.

Do any of you hardware people have suggestions for me? Or you
administrators if it IS vandalism?

I appreciate any ideas,
sherry

Sherry Ward
Director of Technology
Alexandria Country Day School
2400 Russell Road
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-837-1317 sward@acdsnet.org

We've had a ShoreTel system for about 3 years. Our finalists were
Avaya,
Cisco and ShoreTel. I love the usability and phone quality.

Alex Inman
Whitfield School

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Luke Michael <
LukeMichael@thefirstacademy.org> wrote:

> We are looking at purchasing a new phone system. We currently have
a
> digital (not IP) Avaya Definity system. We are looking at several
> different systems from Nortel, NEC and Samsung. We have about 150
> users, with all the usually features (voicemail, conferencing,
> auto-attend, bridging, etc). We are in a situation where we either
need
> to go with a hybrid system (Digital and IP) or an all IP setup.
Could
> anyone recommend or NOT recommend a system?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
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no video

Hi all,

I'd be hard pressed if all these units start having this problem but if
it is vandalism, that might be even harder to overcome.=20

Do any of you hardware people have suggestions for me? Or you
administrators if it IS vandalism?

I appreciate any ideas,
sherry

Sherry Ward
Director of Technology=20
Alexandria Country Day School
2400 Russell Road
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-837-1317 sward@acdsnet.org

We've had a ShoreTel system for about 3 years. Our finalists were
Avaya,
Cisco and ShoreTel. I love the usability and phone quality.

Alex Inman
Whitfield School

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Luke Michael <
LukeMichael@thefirstacademy.org> wrote:

> We are looking at purchasing a new phone system. We currently have a
> digital (not IP) Avaya Definity system. We are looking at several
> different systems from Nortel, NEC and Samsung. We have about 150
> users, with all the usually features (voicemail, conferencing,
> auto-attend, bridging, etc). We are in a situation where we either
need
> to go with a hybrid system (Digital and IP) or an all IP setup. Could
> anyone recommend or NOT recommend a system?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
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Re: The College Board's place in education

Ann & others:

You might want to take a gander at the Independent Curriculum Group
(www.independentcurriculum.org), which is largely comprised of schools
that have eschewed or are thinking about jettisoning Advanced Placement
programs. The group is shifting its focus away from being "anti-AP" to
being more about providing a forum and a gathering place for educators and
schools interested in good curriculum design and thoughtful, intentional
teaching.

Lest those who are preparing to pounce here do so, let me say that some AP
teachers and AP courses are models of independent, thoughtful,
provocative, and innovative excellence, inspiring students and doing
everything that great curriculum and great pedagogy should do.

Anyhow, check out the ICG if you're interested. The organization is new
and just beginning to gather momentum around a more affirmative purpose,
so there isn't a whole lot "going on" at the moment. Next fall the ICG
hopes to sponsor a series of forums (or fora, I guess, but it looks funny
even to this old Latin teacher) around the country. There is also a rather
quiet Ning at http://independentcurriculum.ning.com/

And I am TOTALLY and wholeheartedly with Ross as to the outrageous amount
of free labor the CB (and the ACT, to be fair) extracts from teachers and
schools (many of whom can ill afford it in this economy) to serve and
service its testing machinery. What does it cost the average large public
school to keep the building open, pay utilities and security, and manage
various office functions around a single test Saturday? I know that
proctors and supervisors receive a stipend, but I don't imagine the CB or
ACT are paying the police and the buildings & grounds folks or the
electric bill or the IT folks who are de-functionalizing the computers for
the accommodated kids. (Do the tax-exempt CB and ACT write thank-you notes
to the taxpayers in our communities?)

Well, then...

Cheers--Peter Gow

Peter Gow
Director of College Counseling and Special Programs
Beaver Country Day School
791 Hammond Street
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467
www.bcdschool.org
617-738-2755 (O)
617-738-2747 (F)
petergow3 (Skype)

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Re: The College Board's place in education

Another one.

________________________________________
From: A forum for independent school educators [ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On=
Behalf Of Baker Franke [bfranke@ucls.uchicago.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:35 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: The College Board's place in education

I assume that most people on this list know about this website:

http://excellencewithoutap.org

It's actually changed quite a bit - the old version just had a list of
really good schools that got rid of the AP - now it's gotten a bit
fancier and it's harder to find the arguments against the AP.

But the site does have a lot of information for schools wishing to
"reclaim" their independence, and it also has the following quote
(from very high up the food chain):

"We look at whether the applicant has taken the high school=92s most
demanding courses. But whether the classes are designated as A.P. or
not is irrelevant. Abolishing A.P. classes won=92t hurt the kids."
Marlyn McGrath Lewis
Director of Admissions
Harvard University

Our own research at the Laboratory Schools revealed similar thoughts
from all but one admissions office at roughly 100 colleges to which
our students most frequently matriculate....we still have APs.

It's too late for me to offer my own rant on this right now. It would
be long and circular anyway. Just wanted to throw this info onto the
heap.

-Baker

On Apr 29, 2009, at 9:14 PM, Ann Hamel wrote:

> I wonder if this discussion needs to take place higher up the food
> chain
> - colleges and universities - that drive the secondary schools to near
> madness with all the afore mentioned work and also with the whole high
> school curriculum being replaced with AP courses that TEACH TO THE
> TEST.
> As long as higher education gives the impression this is needed to
> enter
> their hallowed halls, secondary schools will be slaves to this
> craziness. My idealistic self would like to think that we could stand
> up and just say no. Then, of course, this discussion moves to the
> parents who are also mesmerized by the power of higher education.
> As a
> group, could we make a case (research-loaded, well-written,
> persuasive,
> etc.) against teaching "AP" classes and instead teaching the knowledge
> that we feel our students need, much of which might be identified and
> quantified by an AP exam, but could perhaps be more eloquently learned
> by our students in a way that enters into their lifelong knowledge,
> not
> just what is need to know for the month of May?
>
> My $0.02 (just me, not speaking for my colleagues here at FVS).
> -Ann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ross Lenet
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:49 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: The College Board's place in education
>
> David, an AP Coordinator is essentially a logistical person. Somebody
> has
> to do the job, but I'm up for a good discussion about the College
> Board
> if
> everyone else is. In fact, in all my years on this list I don't
> remember
> a
> spirited discussion about the College Board.
>
> I'll get it going with my own rant. I wonder if everyone realizes the
> amount of (essentially) free labor the College Board extracts from
> schools. I think we'd be absolutely stunned at the megabucks that
> would
> be
> involved if schools could charge market rates for the labor needed to
> carry out the College Board's programs. I bet the dollars involved
> would
>
> be sufficient to keep General Motors afloat for a few years, and you
> can
>
> throw in Chrysler, too.
>
> Ross Lenet
> Sidwell Friends School
>
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Re: The College Board's place in education

Ah, the College Board's place in education -- what a juicy question.

I think it could be rephrased: what is the role of the College Board in the business of converting high school students into tuition-paying undergrads?

A few years back, in 2007, I did some napkin math on how much the College Board brings in via testing fees. A conservative estimate: "So, a low-end estimate of the gross from the tests is $107.5 million
for the SAT, $17.55 million for the PSAT, and $126 million for the AP,
for approximately $245.55 million dollars for one year." These numbers likely underestimate the amount of money brought in by students taking the test multiple times in an effort to increase their scores.

And now, let's look at the test prep companies: a business week article from February, 2005 (see http://is.gd/vvQe ) estimated that the test-prep industry brought in "an estimated $702 million in 2003, and that's expected to grow to $960 million" in 2004.

And while we're at it, let's not ignore the growing college admissions consultant industry, who market their wares to students of independent schools and give them advice about very important educational goals, like the value of squash (the sport, not the vegetable): http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/fashion/09squash.html

My (admittedly crazy) dream: a year of high school students boycotts the SAT and the AP, both depriving the College Board of a years worth of test revenue, and that years AP of any pretense of statistical validity. Then, colleges would need to find a different way to evaluate applicants because, the elephant in the room is that colleges need the students (or their tuition dollars) in order to survive.

For those of you still reading, my full rant on this is at http://funnymonkey.com/why-not-boycott-the-sat -- I wrote it back in December, 2007, so the numbers are a little dated. But the role of the College Board in education can be seen as one facet of what is wrong with institutionalized education: the system that should exist to support students is actually profiting off students, often to the detriment of the students.

Cheers,

Bill

Re: The College Board's place in education

I assume that most people on this list know about this website:

http://excellencewithoutap.org

It's actually changed quite a bit - the old version just had a list of =20=

really good schools that got rid of the AP - now it's gotten a bit =20
fancier and it's harder to find the arguments against the AP.

But the site does have a lot of information for schools wishing to =20
"reclaim" their independence, and it also has the following quote =20
(from very high up the food chain):

"We look at whether the applicant has taken the high school=92s most =20
demanding courses. But whether the classes are designated as A.P. or =20
not is irrelevant. Abolishing A.P. classes won=92t hurt the kids."
Marlyn McGrath Lewis
Director of Admissions
Harvard University

Our own research at the Laboratory Schools revealed similar thoughts =20
from all but one admissions office at roughly 100 colleges to which =20
our students most frequently matriculate....we still have APs.

It's too late for me to offer my own rant on this right now. It would =20=

be long and circular anyway. Just wanted to throw this info onto the =20=

heap.

-Baker

On Apr 29, 2009, at 9:14 PM, Ann Hamel wrote:

> I wonder if this discussion needs to take place higher up the food =20
> chain
> - colleges and universities - that drive the secondary schools to near
> madness with all the afore mentioned work and also with the whole high
> school curriculum being replaced with AP courses that TEACH TO THE =20
> TEST.
> As long as higher education gives the impression this is needed to =20
> enter
> their hallowed halls, secondary schools will be slaves to this
> craziness. My idealistic self would like to think that we could stand
> up and just say no. Then, of course, this discussion moves to the
> parents who are also mesmerized by the power of higher education. =20
> As a
> group, could we make a case (research-loaded, well-written, =20
> persuasive,
> etc.) against teaching "AP" classes and instead teaching the knowledge
> that we feel our students need, much of which might be identified and
> quantified by an AP exam, but could perhaps be more eloquently learned
> by our students in a way that enters into their lifelong knowledge, =20=

> not
> just what is need to know for the month of May?
>
> My $0.02 (just me, not speaking for my colleagues here at FVS).
> -Ann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ross Lenet
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:49 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: The College Board's place in education
>
> David, an AP Coordinator is essentially a logistical person. Somebody
> has
> to do the job, but I'm up for a good discussion about the College =20
> Board
> if
> everyone else is. In fact, in all my years on this list I don't =20
> remember
> a
> spirited discussion about the College Board.
>
> I'll get it going with my own rant. I wonder if everyone realizes the
> amount of (essentially) free labor the College Board extracts from
> schools. I think we'd be absolutely stunned at the megabucks that =20
> would
> be
> involved if schools could charge market rates for the labor needed to
> carry out the College Board's programs. I bet the dollars involved =20
> would
>
> be sufficient to keep General Motors afloat for a few years, and you =20=

> can
>
> throw in Chrysler, too.
>
> Ross Lenet
> Sidwell Friends School
>
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Re: The College Board's place in education

I wonder if this discussion needs to take place higher up the food chain
- colleges and universities - that drive the secondary schools to near
madness with all the afore mentioned work and also with the whole high
school curriculum being replaced with AP courses that TEACH TO THE TEST.
As long as higher education gives the impression this is needed to enter
their hallowed halls, secondary schools will be slaves to this
craziness. My idealistic self would like to think that we could stand
up and just say no. Then, of course, this discussion moves to the
parents who are also mesmerized by the power of higher education. As a
group, could we make a case (research-loaded, well-written, persuasive,
etc.) against teaching "AP" classes and instead teaching the knowledge
that we feel our students need, much of which might be identified and
quantified by an AP exam, but could perhaps be more eloquently learned
by our students in a way that enters into their lifelong knowledge, not
just what is need to know for the month of May?

My $0.02 (just me, not speaking for my colleagues here at FVS).
-Ann

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ross Lenet
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:49 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: The College Board's place in education

David, an AP Coordinator is essentially a logistical person. Somebody
has=20
to do the job, but I'm up for a good discussion about the College Board
if=20
everyone else is. In fact, in all my years on this list I don't remember
a=20
spirited discussion about the College Board.

I'll get it going with my own rant. I wonder if everyone realizes the=20
amount of (essentially) free labor the College Board extracts from=20
schools. I think we'd be absolutely stunned at the megabucks that would
be=20
involved if schools could charge market rates for the labor needed to=20
carry out the College Board's programs. I bet the dollars involved would

be sufficient to keep General Motors afloat for a few years, and you can

throw in Chrysler, too.

Ross Lenet
Sidwell Friends School

The College Board's place in education

David, an AP Coordinator is essentially a logistical person. Somebody has
to do the job, but I'm up for a good discussion about the College Board if
everyone else is. In fact, in all my years on this list I don't remember a
spirited discussion about the College Board.

I'll get it going with my own rant. I wonder if everyone realizes the
amount of (essentially) free labor the College Board extracts from
schools. I think we'd be absolutely stunned at the megabucks that would be
involved if schools could charge market rates for the labor needed to
carry out the College Board's programs. I bet the dollars involved would
be sufficient to keep General Motors afloat for a few years, and you can
throw in Chrysler, too.

Ross Lenet
Sidwell Friends School

Re: disabling Word features

Ross -
I do feel your pain. I don't face it myself as an educator, so I sit easily in my
commentary. Still, it is a bane of our existence that the College Board is so pervasive.
My son sits outside of that because he can - he does well on the tests but has decided to
forego schools tat rely on those scores. Interesting.

David F. Withrow
Director of Technology
Harford Day School
Bel Air, Maryland 21014
voice: 410 879 2350 ex 33
fax: 410 836 5918
http://www.harfordday.org

The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.
- Yogi Berra

Re: disabling Word features

David, I hear you--and I don't totally disagree. But remember that
independent schools are probably in a better position to provide a
computer on a one-on-one basis to each student in a standardized testing
situation than most schools in this country. But I have to tell you that
even at my school, where we have been known to have 110 kids take the AP
English Literature exam, it would not be a trivial matter to pull this
off. I don't feel comfortable defending the College Board, but I
understand the principle of wanting every kid to take the test under
essentially the same conditions.

Ross Lenet
AP Coordinator
Sidwell Friends School

> And the answer is .... all students today should be using word processing. This is the
> College Board living a hundred years behind the times. Not only does the College Board
> have no real relevance to success, it fails to work within the 21st Century. Until it can
> demonstrate real skills and real relevance - reject it. Shame on us and shame on them.
>
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Re: disabling Word features

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Now, if you are saying this policy is stupid, you can take that up with
>the College Board. My own feeling is until *all* students take these tests
>using a computer, the policy is reasonable.

And the answer is .... all students today should be using word processing. This is the
College Board living a hundred years behind the times. Not only does the College Board
have no real relevance to success, it fails to work within the 21st Century. Until it can
demonstrate real skills and real relevance - reject it. Shame on us and shame on them.

Re: disabling Word features

I am a little bit sensitive because my son took the CASHEE (California
HS Exit exam), and he was allowed to use the computer for the essay
portion. However, since nobody in the school district could figure out
how to disable the cut / paste portion of Word, all the students,
including my son, are now considered "passing the CASHEE with
accommodations" even though they did not actually use the cut / paste
during the test. They have to go through an appeals process to get the
test approved for actual graduation.

The teachers at each school were asked to disable spell check, grammar
and cut / paste without any instructions on how to do this. Even with a
diligent proctor that verified that cut / paste wasn't used, the state
would not authorize the final test to be counted as passing.

Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ross Lenet
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:48 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: disabling Word features

Renee, as AP Coordinator and SAT Test Center Supervisor I would never
ask=20
or expect a "regular classroom teacher" to deal with the technical
aspects=20
of preparing a computer for standardized testing. It is my responsbility

to do this. And if I coudldn't figure it out, I would enlist the help of

our IT department. Moreover, even if I thought I had things nailed down=20
technically, there is no substitute for a diligent proctor.

Ross Lenet
Sidwell Friends School

> I think the policy is only "stupid" because it is not an easy thing to
do for most teachers. Turning off spelling and grammar checking is
easy, and most teachers could do that with limited instruction. Asking
a regular classroom teacher to figure out how to disable a major feature
of a word processing program can lead to students not having the
accommodations they need.

Re: disabling Word features

Renee, as AP Coordinator and SAT Test Center Supervisor I would never ask
or expect a "regular classroom teacher" to deal with the technical aspects
of preparing a computer for standardized testing. It is my responsbility
to do this. And if I coudldn't figure it out, I would enlist the help of
our IT department. Moreover, even if I thought I had things nailed down
technically, there is no substitute for a diligent proctor.

Ross Lenet
Sidwell Friends School

> I think the policy is only "stupid" because it is not an easy thing to do for most teachers. Turning off spelling and grammar checking is easy, and most teachers could do that with limited instruction. Asking a regular classroom teacher to figure out how to disable a major feature of a word processing program can lead to students not having the accommodations they need.

Re: "Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"

At Breck, they are featured in a spread in the yearbook plus
recognized at Commencement.
--chj

******************************************
Chelen H. Johnson
Science Teacher and Yearbook Advisor
Breck School
123 Ottawa Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55422
763.381.8280
chelen.johnson@breckschool.org

On 29 Apr 2009, at 14:19 , Fleming Dennis wrote:

> They are recognized at graduation. There is talk we might change
> this to another separate ceremony.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> ] On Behalf Of Sue Groesbeck
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:04 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: "Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"
>
> I am interested in hearing what your school does to celebrate those
> students who have been at the school all their lives (from K -
> 12...). Thank you.
>
> Sue
> Dr. Susan R. Groesbeck
> Principal, Havergal College
> 1451 Avenue Road
> Toronto, ON M5N 2H9
> 416-483-3519
> sgroesbeck@havergal.on.ca
> www.havergal.on.ca
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Re: Free Online Book Creation For Students

I believe you can do that here: http://www.myebook.com/

=20

J Callahan

Tampa=2C FL
=20
> Date: Wed=2C 29 Apr 2009 14:07:36 -0400
> From: mattymel@me.com
> Subject: Free Online Book Creation For Students
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>=20
> Does anyone know of any online services that allow students to create=20
> and illustrate storybooks and then order a copy for purchase?
>=20
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>=20
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>=20
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> Technology Teacher
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Re: "Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"

We give medals at graduation to recognize these students.

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Sue Groesbeck
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:04 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: "Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"

I am interested in hearing what your school does to celebrate those students
who have been at the school all their lives (from K - 12...). Thank you.

Sue
Dr. Susan R. Groesbeck
Principal, Havergal College
1451 Avenue Road
Toronto, ON M5N 2H9
416-483-3519
sgroesbeck@havergal.on.ca
www.havergal.on.ca

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Re: "Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"

Our head acknowledges "lifer" status as part of his short spoken piece
about each senior at commencement.

Like the "Alpha/Omega" idea, but perhaps more appropriate at a PreK-12
than for our 6-12ness.

Cheers--Peter Gow

Re: Free Online Book Creation For Students

www.mixbook.com BUT like most others it just puts together pictures, so =
they will have to draw locally, and save as a jpg.

Renee

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Matt Melnick
Sent: Wed 4/29/2009 11:07 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Free Online Book Creation For Students
=20
Does anyone know of any online services that allow students to create =20
and illustrate storybooks and then order a copy for purchase?

Please respond to mattymel@mac.com if you wish to discuss privately.

Thanks,

Matt Melnick
Technology Teacher
Independent Day School, Tampa FL

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Re: ISED/Online portfolios for performing arts

Blog technology provides 90% of the services of an electronic portfolio
system at a tiny fraction of the cost and effort. Take the time to set up
and publicize standards for tagging and categories to make it really sing.
We are currently using this approach with our senior project portfolios.

Richard

On 4/29/09 10:25 AM, "James Allen" <jamesallen@HB.EDU> wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:19:29 -0400, Norman Constantine
> <nconstantine@wakefieldschool.org> wrote:
>
>> >
>> >YouTube
>> >
>
> We've used online video sharing sites before (YouTube and Vimeo), but the
> nature of these sites is such that the presentation is completely up to the
> site owner, not the content creator. We may end up embedding videos from
> YouTube/Vimeo into the final portfolio, but it would be ideal if the video
> playback was completely independent of third-party sites.
>
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Re: "Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"

They are recognized at graduation. There is talk we might change this to an=
other separate ceremony. =20

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EDU] On Behalf Of Sue Groesbeck
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:04 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: "Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"

I am interested in hearing what your school does to celebrate those student=
s who have been at the school all their lives (from K - 12...). Thank you.=
=20

Sue
Dr. Susan R. Groesbeck
Principal, Havergal College
1451 Avenue Road
Toronto, ON M5N 2H9
416-483-3519
sgroesbeck@havergal.on.ca
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Re: disabling Word features

OK I understand but given that the only thing you could cut and paste
in such a situation would be what you have already written, I am
assuming here that the user is not permitted to access information
outside of the writing environment, I see nothing that cut and paste
would give as an advantage.

On 29/04/2009, at 1:04 PM, Ross Lenet wrote:

>> Can someone tell me what the reasoning is for not having cut and
>> paste in a testing situation? There must be something I'm not
>> understanding here.
>
> Let me see if I can do a better job this time. One of the College
> Board's guiding principles is that test takers should experience
> roughly the same environment, hear the same scripts, and generally
> take tests under the same conditions as all other test takers.
>
> Now, the College Board also tries to accommodate students with
> certain disabilities, but the goal is still to minimize the
> differences in test-taking conditions as much as possible. Because
> of certain types of writing disabilities, some kids are approved to
> use a computer in the essay parts of some standardized tests.
>
> So how do you allow a student to use a computer in a way that
> simulates normal handwriting as much as possible? Well, normal
> handwriting does not allow you to magically cut a passage and
> instantly paste it to a different part of the document. So the
> College Board does not allow a computer user to use the cut-and-
> paste feature of word processors.
>
> Now, if you are saying this policy is stupid, you can take that up
> with the College Board. My own feeling is until *all* students take
> these tests using a computer, the policy is reasonable.
>
> Ross Lenet
> AP Coordinator
> Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC
>
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Re: disabling Word features

I think the policy is only "stupid" because it is not an easy thing to =
do for most teachers. Turning off spelling and grammar checking is =
easy, and most teachers could do that with limited instruction. Asking =
a regular classroom teacher to figure out how to disable a major feature =
of a word processing program can lead to students not having the =
accommodations they need.

Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Ross Lenet
Sent: Wed 4/29/2009 12:04 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: disabling Word features
=20
> Can someone tell me what the reasoning is for not having cut and paste =
in a=20
> testing situation? There must be something I'm not understanding =
here.

Let me see if I can do a better job this time. One of the College =
Board's=20
guiding principles is that test takers should experience roughly the =
same=20
environment, hear the same scripts, and generally take tests under the=20
same conditions as all other test takers.

Now, the College Board also tries to accommodate students with certain=20
disabilities, but the goal is still to minimize the differences in=20
test-taking conditions as much as possible. Because of certain types=20
of writing disabilities, some kids are approved to use a computer in the =

essay parts of some standardized tests.

So how do you allow a student to use a computer in a way that simulates=20
normal handwriting as much as possible? Well, normal handwriting does =
not=20
allow you to magically cut a passage and instantly paste it to a =
different=20
part of the document. So the College Board does not allow a computer =
user=20
to use the cut-and-paste feature of word processors.

Now, if you are saying this policy is stupid, you can take that up with=20
the College Board. My own feeling is until *all* students take these =
tests=20
using a computer, the policy is reasonable.

Ross Lenet
AP Coordinator
Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC

Re: disabling Word features

> Can someone tell me what the reasoning is for not having cut and paste in a
> testing situation? There must be something I'm not understanding here.

Let me see if I can do a better job this time. One of the College Board's
guiding principles is that test takers should experience roughly the same
environment, hear the same scripts, and generally take tests under the
same conditions as all other test takers.

Now, the College Board also tries to accommodate students with certain
disabilities, but the goal is still to minimize the differences in
test-taking conditions as much as possible. Because of certain types
of writing disabilities, some kids are approved to use a computer in the
essay parts of some standardized tests.

So how do you allow a student to use a computer in a way that simulates
normal handwriting as much as possible? Well, normal handwriting does not
allow you to magically cut a passage and instantly paste it to a different
part of the document. So the College Board does not allow a computer user
to use the cut-and-paste feature of word processors.

Now, if you are saying this policy is stupid, you can take that up with
the College Board. My own feeling is until *all* students take these tests
using a computer, the policy is reasonable.

Ross Lenet
AP Coordinator
Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC

"Lifer" - "Survivor" - "Alpha/Omegas"

I am interested in hearing what your school does to celebrate those students who have been at the school all their lives (from K - 12...). Thank you.

Sue
Dr. Susan R. Groesbeck
Principal, Havergal College
1451 Avenue Road
Toronto, ON M5N 2H9
416-483-3519
sgroesbeck@havergal.on.ca
www.havergal.on.ca

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Re: disabling Word features

Exam4 does several things for us. Students cannot "cheat" by going to thei=
r notes on their laptops or to the Internet or other any other source. We =
used to use SecurExam but their approach changed so drastically that we had=
to look for a better solution. Exam4 is used for bar exams; it is simple =
and reliable and does exactly what we want: it turns the students' laptops=
into "blue books." It also keeps backups, encrypts the file to prevent us=
ers from re-opening the exam so it can't be shared with others or altered a=
fterwards. When the software shuts down it allows users to submit it elect=
ronically. Exams are stored on a local server where I print them for the t=
eachers. The teachers love using the software because it is so much easier=
to read and to grade. All in all exam4 adds value to our laptop program, =
ensures that the laptops are in good working order and provides students th=
e opportunity to word process in an exam situation rather than having to re=
vert to hand writing.

Karl

Karl Haeseler
Director of Educational Technology
Convent of the Sacred Heart
1177 King Street
Greenwich, Ct. 06831
203-532-3159 (office)
203-512-6557 (mobil)

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Dickenson, Steven
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:30 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: disabling Word features

I'm not saying I understand the need, just that software exists to fulfill =
it. :)

S
---
Steven Dickenson <sdickenson@keyschool.org>
Computer Network Manager
The Key School, Annapolis Maryland

> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-
> L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Greg Kearney
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:26 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: disabling Word features
>
> Can someone tell me what the reasoning is for not having cut and paste
> in a testing situation? There must be something I'm not understanding
> here.
>
> On 29/04/2009, at 12:12 PM, Dickenson, Steven wrote:
>
> > There is software out there designed to turn a computer into an exam-
> > friendly word processor, but unfortunately I don't recall the name.
> > It's not free, but it really locks down the PC to prevent many
> > functions, including cut/paste.
> >
> > There is no native Windows way of restricting copy/paste functions,
> > as they're OS level. You can restrict grammar and spelling tools
> > using Group Policy. You'll need to load the ADM templates available
> > from the Office Resource Kit.
> >
> > S
> > ---
> > Steven Dickenson <sdickenson@keyschool.org>
> > Computer Network Manager
> > The Key School, Annapolis Maryland
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-
> >> L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Debbie Anderson
> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:15 AM
> >> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> >> Subject: disabling Word features
> >>
> >> I have two students who need to use laptops on their AP exams next
> >> week.
> >> The proctor just told me that grammar check, spell check and cut/
> >> paste
> >> are not allowed and wants me to disable the functions. I know that
> >> I can
> >> turn off the automatic spell and grammar checks but does anyone
> >> know how
> >> to easily disable all three functions?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I did look at WordPad which doesn't have spell check but does allow
> >> cutting and pasting. I know that my school can't be the only one
> >> trying
> >> to comply. Any and all ideas are appreiciated.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Debbie Anderson
> >>
> >> Webmaster/Upper School Technology Coordinator
> >>
> >> McLean School of Maryland
> >>
> >> danderson@mcleanschool.org
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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