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

Monday, August 31, 2009

Re: ISED-L Digest - 29 Aug 2009 to 31 Aug 2009 (#2009-215)

This week, we are in faculty meetings from 9 am until 4 pm, until
Thursday. I apologize in advance that our response time to your email and
voicemail will be a bit slower than usual.

Ken Weinstein

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Re: iMacs - CS3 & another issue

We have a iMac lab, running 10.5.8 . We have ot had trouble with CS3
and now on CS4, all seems fine too. However, at least one to two
students in my biggest class have the issue you describe below or
another strange thing is that Safari behaves irratically, such as not
showing the toolbar, etc. I am just watching them for now and the
couple who have the problems do like you...power button shutdown,
which seems to solve the problem.

I would love to see what others have to share,

On Aug 31, 2009, at 8:07 PM, Carl Campion wrote:

> We also noticed that at start up and/or logout from the network the
> workstations hang with nothing but the desktop background(no icons,
> dock, etc. ). I thought this was a 10.5.6 issue . We have to shut
> down the computers via the power buttonin order to get them back
> online.

Lisa Douthit
Technology Resources & Locust Systems Admin
Notre Dame de Sion
ldouthit@ndsion.edu

_________________________________
"CQ + PQ > IQ. Curiosity Quotient plus Passion Quotient is more
important than Intelligence Quotient."
~Tom Friedman

iMacs - CS3 & another issue

Happy New School year !

On day 3 of classes the graphic arts students experienced issues
while using Photoshop(part of CS3). When they saved they got the
"spinning ball of death" which required a force quit. I have been
searching the Adobe and Apple forums an found an article: http://
kb2.adobe.com/cps/402/kb402521.html that I will try tomorrow. The
iMacs are newly re-imaged and are running 10.5.7

We also noticed that at start up and/or logout from the network the
workstations hang with nothing but the desktop background(no icons,
dock, etc. ). I thought this was a 10.5.6 issue . We have to shut
down the computers via the power buttonin order to get them back online.

I would appreciate any insights, solutions, etc.

thanks

Carl Campion
Director of Academic Technology
Chemistry Teacher
Archmere Academy
302-798-6632x823

Class gifts

Hello! Pease share your school's experience with class gifts.

1. Approximately how much did the Class of 2009's class gift cost?
2. What have been the best gifts in recent years?
3. When does the gift campaign begin for the Class of 2010's class gift?
4. Approximately what percentage of seniors contribute to the class gift?
5. Any suggestions for promoting participation in the class gift campaign?

Thank you for your time and advice.

Appreciatively,

Elizabeth A. Miller
Upper School Head
Hutchison School
1740 Ridgeway Road
Memphis, TN 38119
Office: (901) 432-6644
Fax: (901) 683-0443
emiller@hutchisonschool.org

"The important goal of education is to teach a student to be self-reliant, to think for herself."

--Mary Grimes Hutchison
Founder and Headmistress, 1902-1947

stixy.com A perhaps useful free shared online bulletin board app

http://www.stixy.com/

Stixy is an interesting Web 2.0 free shared online bulletin board
application which many students who participate in various groups at your
school may find useful.

For instance, a club or a publication could use Stixy to plan and keep
track of various tasks and activities.

Definitely worth taking a look.

Fred

-------------------------
Fred Bartels
Head - Computer Department
Rye Country Day School
914-925-4610

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Re: Webinar on Alternate Reality Games as Learning Environments starts in 5 Min

Sorry you were not able to get in. Yes, it was recorded and will be linked =
off of the Classroom 2.0 site and my blog. Feel free to contact me if you h=
ave any questions. There seemed to be some interest in creating an online c=
ommunity for those interested in exploring ARG's as learning environments. =
I am going to set something up in NING or Google Groups to allow for collab=
oration in development, shared stories and the likes. You can also get info=
rmation on the game from the NAIS Classrooms of the Future site from last y=
ear. This site has everything you need to play the game by yourself except =
that these games are usually played collaboratively. By watching the record=
ing of the session, you will have more guidance through the game and it wil=
l make more sense.

Chris

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From: A forum for independent school educators [ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On=
Behalf Of Ann Hamel [ann.hamel@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 11:05 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Webinar on Alternate Reality Games as Learning Environments st=
arts in 5 Min

I would have loved to have joined - I did all the research ahead of time,
but I couldn't get it to load in either of my browsers. I hope to see the
recorded session, but I know it won't be the same.
-Ann

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Bigenho, Chris <bigenhoc@greenhill.org>wr=
ote:

> You can join the session on Alternate Reality Games as Learning
> Environments at the link below. You will play a game that will teach abou=
t
> using these games as learning environments. Come join me for the 1 hour
> session.
>
> Follow the link below, add your name and let the client load. That is it.
> You will then be in the session.
>
> PRESENTATION SITE: http://tinyurl.com/cr20live
>
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Re: Webinar on Alternate Reality Games as Learning Environments starts in 5 Min

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Bigenho, Chris <bigenhoc@greenhill.org>wrote:

> You can join the session on Alternate Reality Games as Learning
> Environments at the link below. You will play a game that will teach about
> using these games as learning environments. Come join me for the 1 hour
> session.
>
> Follow the link below, add your name and let the client load. That is it.
> You will then be in the session.
>
> PRESENTATION SITE: http://tinyurl.com/cr20live
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
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> non-commercial, share-alike license.
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>

Webinar on Alternate Reality Games as Learning Environments starts in 5 Min

You can join the session on Alternate Reality Games as Learning Environment=
s at the link below. You will play a game that will teach about using these=
games as learning environments. Come join me for the 1 hour session.

Follow the link below, add your name and let the client load. That is it. Y=
ou will then be in the session.

PRESENTATION SITE: http://tinyurl.com/cr20live

Friday, August 28, 2009

Alternate Reality Games as Learning Environments- Online session tomorrow

Tomorrow (Saturday Aug. 29th) at 11:00am CST, I will be taking people on a =
one hour online adventure that will demonstrate how Alternate Reality Games=
(ARGs) can be used as creative and engaging learning environments. The ses=
sion will take place in an online environment known as Elluminate which is =
hosted by Classroom 2.0. You can access this site at http://tinyurl.com/cr2=
0live.

Well designed games leverage the latest in learning theories and engage pla=
yers through compelling narrative. Learning should be like a good book, you=
don't want to put it down. The engaging power of narrative and creative op=
en-ended problems can be leveraged to draw students into course material. H=
ere they work collaboratively to solve problems that are ill-defined leadin=
g to the development of real-world problem solving skills. Participants in =
this session all receive a prize at the end. You can find more information =
on my blog and the classroom 2.0 links below.

Information on blog: http://bigenhoc.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/presenting-in=
-live-classroom-2-0-args/
Classroom 2.0 site: http://live.classroom20.com/
Presentation site: http://tinyurl.com/cr20live

I look forward to seeing many of you online tomorrow as we take this journe=
y together.

Chris Bigenho
Director of Educational Technology
Greenhill School
4141 Spring Valley Road
Addison, TX 75001
Ph. 972-628-5479
Fx. 972-628-5279
bigenhoc@greenhill.org<mailto:bigenhoc@greenhill.org>
www.greenhill.org<http://www.greenhill.org>

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Re: Laptop Carts

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Re: Laptop Carts

Ben,=20

Thank you so much for the wonderful birthday treat! I will definitely enjoy=
the frappuccino and appreciate your good wishes as well.=20

Mary=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Curt Lieneck" <clienec@ucls.uchicago.edu>=20
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=20
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:39:10 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central=20
Subject: Re: Laptop Carts=20

We've been running a dozen laptop carts for about six years. The best =C2=
=A0=20
carts we've found are made by Spectrum. They are large, they are =C2=A0=20
heavy, and they are not especially cheap, but the hardware, casters, =C2=A0=
=20
cable management, and sliding cart trays have made them a better =C2=A0=20
choice than others we have tried. They also look halfway decent. =C2=A0We =
=C2=A0=20
make about 400 cart deliveries and pickups every quarter and the =C2=A0=20
Spectrum carts have held up beautifully. The vendor is also easy to =C2=A0=
=20
work with on customizations to the carts. =C2=A0A couple of folks report =
=C2=A0=20
that the cart-top composite/particle board under the wood grain finish =C2=
=A0=20
will chip easily, =C2=A0but we have not had that problem even under very =
=C2=A0=20
heavy use conditions.=20

We did not have a good experience at the beginning with Bretford =C2=A0=20
carts. They have improved the product line in recent years, but still =C2=
=A0=20
lack important features.=20
The vertical slots on some models cause lots of wear and tear on the =C2=A0=
=20
laptops when the cart is moving, and without sliding trays on the =C2=A0=20
models where the laptops lay flat, your staff and the kids have to be =C2=
=A0=20
contortionists to get the laptops out of the bottom trays and to deal =C2=
=A0=20
with power cables.=20

Curt Lieneck=20
Director of Information Technology=20
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools=20

On Aug 26, 2009, at 1:03 PM, gpaoli wrote:=20

> Intellerum have nice carts....=20
>=20
> -----Original Message-----=20
> From: A forum for independent school educators=20
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Dave Baker=20
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:01 PM=20
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=20
> Subject: Laptop Carts=20
>=20
> Hope all are enjoying a smooth start to the year. =C2=A0We are exploring=
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> replacing our laptop carts (currently 20 unit Anthro carts). =C2=A0What =
=C2=A0=20
> would=20
> people recommend AND recommend against. =C2=A0We have a level campus, but=
=C2=A0=20
> the=20
> carts will roll over areas of uneven concrete.=20
>=20
> Thanks,=20
> Dave=20
>=20
>=20
> David Baker=20
> Mount Tamalpais School=20
> Dean of Technology=20
> Math Department Chair=20
> http://www.mttam.org/=20
> dbaker@mttam.org=20
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>=20

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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Re: Infectious Disease

Our school used the form letter provided by the CDC.

Paige McGee
Curriculum Specialist & Technology Integrationist
San Jose Episcopal Day School
904-733-0352
pmcgee@sjeds.com

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Does anyone have a letter drafted that would be sent to parents/students
>in
>case a student in the school, or from a neighboring school in the
>surrounding community, dies from an infectious disease (H1N1)? I have
>been
>asked to put one together, but dont want to "re-invent the wheel"
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>In HIS Service,
>
>Joshua D. Sommermeyer
>Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Technology
>Concordia Lutheran High School - Ft. Wayne
>jsommermeyer@clhscadets.com
>(o) 260.483.1102 x214
>(c) 260.446.7658
>skype - jsommermeyer
>twitter - jsommermeyer
>
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Query - math placement

I would appreciate any information you can share about the following:
=A0
1) How do you currently sequence your 6th-9th math curriculum?
=A0
=A0
2) How=A0have you formalized or dealt with placing new students to your sch=
ool in 6th through 9th? Is testing done at the Admissions level? Do you giv=
e a placement test in classes in the first week?=20
=A0
Thank you so much,
=A0
Dean J. Fusto
Head of Upper School
Assistant Head of School
www.bement.org=0A=0A=0A

Infectious Disease

Does anyone have a letter drafted that would be sent to parents/students in
case a student in the school, or from a neighboring school in the
surrounding community, dies from an infectious disease (H1N1)? I have been
asked to put one together, but dont want to "re-invent the wheel"

Thanks in advance!

In HIS Service,

Joshua D. Sommermeyer
Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Technology
Concordia Lutheran High School - Ft. Wayne
jsommermeyer@clhscadets.com
(o) 260.483.1102 x214
(c) 260.446.7658
skype - jsommermeyer
twitter - jsommermeyer

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Re: POS software for food service

Chris,

We use the POS software from Senior Systems and have been very pleased with=
it. It integrates well with MyBackpack to provide online statements.

If you have any questions, I'd be glad to answer them.

Regards,

Bill Griscom
Director of Information Services
Lancaster Country Day School
725 Hamilton Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
717.392.2916 x. 246
griscomb@lancastercountryday.org
________________________________________
From: A forum for independent school educators [ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On=
Behalf Of Chris Taylor [Chris.Taylor@TheIndependentSchool.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:43 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: POS software for food service

Just wondering if anyone has experience with Senior Systems software or
knows of software for managing sales in the cafeteria and canteen?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Chris Taylor

Head of School

The Independent School

Wichita, KS

Re: Laptop Carts

We've been running a dozen laptop carts for about six years. The best
carts we've found are made by Spectrum. They are large, they are
heavy, and they are not especially cheap, but the hardware, casters,
cable management, and sliding cart trays have made them a better
choice than others we have tried. They also look halfway decent. We
make about 400 cart deliveries and pickups every quarter and the
Spectrum carts have held up beautifully. The vendor is also easy to
work with on customizations to the carts. A couple of folks report
that the cart-top composite/particle board under the wood grain finish
will chip easily, but we have not had that problem even under very
heavy use conditions.

We did not have a good experience at the beginning with Bretford
carts. They have improved the product line in recent years, but still
lack important features.
The vertical slots on some models cause lots of wear and tear on the
laptops when the cart is moving, and without sliding trays on the
models where the laptops lay flat, your staff and the kids have to be
contortionists to get the laptops out of the bottom trays and to deal
with power cables.

Curt Lieneck
Director of Information Technology
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

On Aug 26, 2009, at 1:03 PM, gpaoli wrote:

> Intellerum have nice carts....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Dave Baker
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:01 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Laptop Carts
>
> Hope all are enjoying a smooth start to the year. We are exploring
> replacing our laptop carts (currently 20 unit Anthro carts). What
> would
> people recommend AND recommend against. We have a level campus, but
> the
> carts will roll over areas of uneven concrete.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
>
> David Baker
> Mount Tamalpais School
> Dean of Technology
> Math Department Chair
> http://www.mttam.org/
> dbaker@mttam.org
>
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Re: Directory Information -- Follow Up Question

Our directory is purely virtual now (and was last year too). Our web
site is run by Finalsite and we use the portal modules so that every
employee, student, and parent has a personal login and profile.

The directory is automatically built from these profiles (we decide
which fields are visible to different constituencies). Once community
members have logged in to our portal with their unique authentication
information, they have access to faculty, student, and parent
directories. We make visible the same information that we used to
publish in the old paper directories.

The class manager piece of our Finalsite website automatically gives
teachers email distribution lists (through the web portal) for each of
their classes for both students and parents of their students.

All of our enrollment and re-enrollment is done online and parents are
required to submit email addresses. Ninety percent of our
communication out to parents is via email.

We have received many kudos from our families for our current web-
based approach to communication and very few complaints.

Christopher

--
Christopher Butler
Director of Information Services
St. John's Preparatory School
http://www.stjohnsprep.org

On Aug 25, 2009, at 9:04 PM, Renee Ramig wrote:

> All of our school communication is done through email, so every family
> is required to give us one email address during online registration.
> (They cannot submit their completed registration until an email has
> been
> added.) Most families give us an email for each parent, but only
> one is
> required.
>
> The emails are then imported into Outlook, and I create distribution
> lists by homeroom teacher, so teachers can quickly and easily
> communicate with their parents.
>
> Renee Ramig
> Seven Hills School
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ed Owens
> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 8:12 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Directory Information -- Follow Up Question
>
> Thanks to all those who've replied so far (I've included the original
> post below for continued response / discussion). In reading through
> the replies, a follow-up question has occurred to me that would help
> in my info-gathering:
>
> For those who publish email addresses, regardless of distribution
> method, are you as a school providing those addresses or are parents
> submitting their personal email addresses for inclusion in the
> directory?
>
> Thanks again for the many quick responses.
>
> Ed Owens
> Director of Technology
> Episcopal Day School
>
> On Aug 24, 2009, at 3:41 PM, Ed Owens wrote:
>
>> Hello all.
>>
>> We are having our yearly discussion about our directory, including
>> what all to put into it (addresses, phone numbers, email addresses)
>> and what format (printed, electronic, etc.). In the interest of
>> fleshing out the discussion a little more, I wanted to get a
>> snapshot of what many of ISEDs members are doing. So, my main
>> questions are:
>>
>> 1) How is your directory published and distributed?
>>
>> 2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.
>>
>> Ed Owens
>> Director of Technology
>> Episcopal Day School

Re: Laptop Carts

We actually got rid of our old carts (not sure brand) and went with a
combination of Anthro carts (in K-5 classrooms) and shelves (no carts)
in middle school. (We just bought power strips and mounted these to the
wall, and put the laptops on widely spaced shelves.)

Students in middle school just swing by one of the two rooms where there
are laptops and grab them whenever they need them. The laptops are used
almost exclusively by small groups of students rather than an entire
class in middle school, so it was much easier to just have students go
to the laptops rather than the other way around. =20

Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of gpaoli
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:03 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Laptop Carts

Intellerum have nice carts....

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Dave Baker
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:01 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Laptop Carts

Hope all are enjoying a smooth start to the year. We are exploring
replacing our laptop carts (currently 20 unit Anthro carts). What would
people recommend AND recommend against. We have a level campus, but the
carts will roll over areas of uneven concrete.

Thanks,
Dave

David Baker
Mount Tamalpais School
Dean of Technology
Math Department Chair
http://www.mttam.org/
dbaker@mttam.org

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FW: Point of Sale & Retail Management Software Systems

On the topic of Lunch Billing, does anyone have a Point of Sale that they u=
se that they have integrated with their Student Information System.

What system are you using and do you like it?

What features are you using? Inventory System, Sales Tracking, Bar Coding? =
etc.

Thanks,

Ali

------------------------------------------------------
Ali Yares
Park School of Baltimore
Information Manager
410-339-7070, ext. 4671
ayares@parkschool.net
Blog: http://schoolsocialmedia.blogspot.com/

Park Online
Website: http://www.parkschool.net
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheParkSchool
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/parkschool
Facebook Alumni Page: http://www.facebook.com/parkschoolalumni

Re: Laptop Carts

Intellerum have nice carts....

Thanks,
Dave

David Baker
Mount Tamalpais School
Dean of Technology
Math Department Chair
http://www.mttam.org/
dbaker@mttam.org

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Laptop Carts

Thanks,
Dave

David Baker
Mount Tamalpais School
Dean of Technology
Math Department Chair
http://www.mttam.org/
dbaker@mttam.org

Point of Sale & Retail Management Software Systems

On the topic of Lunch Billing, does anyone have a Point of Sale that they u=
se that they have integrated with their Student Information System.=20

What system are you using and do you like it?

What features are you using? Inventory System, Sales Tracking, Bar Coding? =
etc.

Thanks,

Ali

Re: online resources for learning to read

Hi Terry -
I'm no longer based in a school, but here are a few of my favorite reading
resources. Generally, I try to avoid drill oriented sites, as I prefer
kids to use technology in deeper ways, but it can't always be avoided!
I think kids can be trained to use some of these web sites with a little
pre-teaching and routine setting by the teacher. For instance, the
activities at Read Write Think are more open ended, but kids could produce
something and print it out there as part of a center rotation.

http://www.readingrockets.org/
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.readwritethink.org/
within this site: http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/
http://reading.ecb.org/index.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/clf/index.htm
http://web.mac.com/jburg/GoogleLit/Home.html
http://pbskids.org/lions/
http://www.educationalpress.org/

Hope this helps,

Lucy Gray
Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education
University of Chicago
http://cemse.uchicago.edu
773-834-5214 (Office)
682-233-5829 (Google Voice)
Sent from Chicago, IL, United States

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Terry Dash <Terry_Dash@pikeschool.org>wrote:

> Hi -
>
> For all teachers/staff in elementary schools...
>
> 1)
> Does your school include Web sites for learning to read as part of your
> curriculum (for example, as one of a set of activities that kids can do
> with or without teacher assistance)?
>
> 2)
> Do you recommend these (or similar) Web sites to parents so they can help
> their kids learn to read?
>
> 3)
> If you answered "yes" to either of the above, what are your favorite Web
> sites?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Terry
> . . .
>
> Terry Dash
> Director of Technology
> The Pike School
> 34 Sunset Rock Road
> Andover, Massachusetts 01810
> ph: 978-475-1197 x6623
> fx: 978-475-3014
>
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online resources for learning to read

Hi -

For all teachers/staff in elementary schools...

1)
Does your school include Web sites for learning to read as part of your
curriculum (for example, as one of a set of activities that kids can do
with or without teacher assistance)?

2)
Do you recommend these (or similar) Web sites to parents so they can help
their kids learn to read?

3)
If you answered "yes" to either of the above, what are your favorite Web
sites?

Thanks in advance!
Terry
. . .

Terry Dash
Director of Technology
The Pike School
34 Sunset Rock Road
Andover, Massachusetts 01810
ph: 978-475-1197 x6623
fx: 978-475-3014

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Re: Directory Information -- Follow Up Question

All of our school communication is done through email, so every family
is required to give us one email address during online registration.
(They cannot submit their completed registration until an email has been
added.) Most families give us an email for each parent, but only one is
required.

The emails are then imported into Outlook, and I create distribution
lists by homeroom teacher, so teachers can quickly and easily
communicate with their parents.

Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ed Owens
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 8:12 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Directory Information -- Follow Up Question

Thanks to all those who've replied so far (I've included the original =20
post below for continued response / discussion). In reading through =20
the replies, a follow-up question has occurred to me that would help =20
in my info-gathering:

For those who publish email addresses, regardless of distribution =20
method, are you as a school providing those addresses or are parents =20
submitting their personal email addresses for inclusion in the =20
directory?

Thanks again for the many quick responses.

Ed Owens
Director of Technology
Episcopal Day School

On Aug 24, 2009, at 3:41 PM, Ed Owens wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> We are having our yearly discussion about our directory, including =20
> what all to put into it (addresses, phone numbers, email addresses) =20
> and what format (printed, electronic, etc.). In the interest of =20
> fleshing out the discussion a little more, I wanted to get a =20
> snapshot of what many of ISEDs members are doing. So, my main =20
> questions are:
>
> 1) How is your directory published and distributed?
>
> 2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?
>
> Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.
>
> Ed Owens
> Director of Technology
> Episcopal Day School
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, =20
> attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license.
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Re: Directory Information -- Follow Up Question

We distributed a printed directory (that is obsolete the before it was
printed!) and we allow access to it after a login to our Whipple Hill-based
website in addition to the iPhone app Directory function. We have varying
levels of access to the directory for students, parents, faculty and alums.

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: Ed Owens <drsloomis@mac.com>
> Reply-To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:12:07 -0400
> To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Subject: Re: Directory Information -- Follow Up Question
>
> Thanks to all those who've replied so far (I've included the original
> post below for continued response / discussion). In reading through
> the replies, a follow-up question has occurred to me that would help
> in my info-gathering:
>
> For those who publish email addresses, regardless of distribution
> method, are you as a school providing those addresses or are parents
> submitting their personal email addresses for inclusion in the
> directory?
>
> Thanks again for the many quick responses.
>
> Ed Owens
> Director of Technology
> Episcopal Day School
>
> On Aug 24, 2009, at 3:41 PM, Ed Owens wrote:
>
>> Hello all.
>>
>> We are having our yearly discussion about our directory, including
>> what all to put into it (addresses, phone numbers, email addresses)
>> and what format (printed, electronic, etc.). In the interest of
>> fleshing out the discussion a little more, I wanted to get a
>> snapshot of what many of ISEDs members are doing. So, my main
>> questions are:
>>
>> 1) How is your directory published and distributed?
>>
>> 2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.
>>
>> Ed Owens
>> Director of Technology
>> Episcopal Day School
>>
>> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
>> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons,
>> attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license.
>> RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=ISED-L
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
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Re: Lunch Billing Programs

Beth Riley will be on vacation until September 1st and may not be
available to reply to email messages until then.

Re: Lunch Billing Programs

We just implemented Mealtime and have been happy with it.

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: Catherine Wyman <cwyman@xcp.org>
> Reply-To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:13:17 -0700
> To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Subject: Lunch Billing Programs
>
> Help!
>
> Does anyone know of an OTS (low cost) lunch billing program? I thought I
> saw this before on the list, but I ignored it because we didn't need it at
> my school... My kids' school is now desperate straights as the programmer
> they paid never delivered. They have about 600 students and need to keep
> track of charges and bills. They would like to upload the student list as a
> CSV and do not need to be connected to their SIS in any way.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Catherine Wyman
>
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Re: Lunch Billing Programs

Our public school in Routt County uses Mynutrikids.com. I don't know if it's
low cost or not. Parents make a deposit online and the lunch team can view
the balances as kids go through the line.

Trenia Sanford

--
Trenia Sanford
Technology Director
Lowell Whiteman School
970-879-1350 x22
www.lws.edu

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Catherine Wyman <cwyman@xcp.org> wrote:

> Help!
>
> Does anyone know of an OTS (low cost) lunch billing program? I thought I
> saw this before on the list, but I ignored it because we didn't need it at
> my school... My kids' school is now desperate straights as the programmer
> they paid never delivered. They have about 600 students and need to keep
> track of charges and bills. They would like to upload the student list as
> a
> CSV and do not need to be connected to their SIS in any way.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Catherine Wyman
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, attribution,
> non-commercial, share-alike license.
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>

--
Trenia Sanford
Technology Director
Lowell Whiteman School
970-879-1350 x22
www.lws.edu

Re: Lunch Billing Programs

I know that OS4ED has an addtional module, but here's PSCafePOS that
integrates with a few of the open source SIS

http://www.syperiorsoft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=7

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:13:17 -0700, Catherine Wyman <cwyman@xcp.org> wrote:
> Help!
>
> Does anyone know of an OTS (low cost) lunch billing program? I thought I
> saw this before on the list, but I ignored it because we didn't need it
at
> my school... My kids' school is now desperate straights as the programmer
> they paid never delivered. They have about 600 students and need to keep
> track of charges and bills. They would like to upload the student list
as
> a
> CSV and do not need to be connected to their SIS in any way.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Catherine Wyman
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, attribution,
> non-commercial, share-alike license.
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Matt Burkhardt, MS
mlb@imparisystems.com
http://www.imparisystems.com

Lunch Billing Programs

Help!

Does anyone know of an OTS (low cost) lunch billing program? I thought I
saw this before on the list, but I ignored it because we didn't need it at
my school... My kids' school is now desperate straights as the programmer
they paid never delivered. They have about 600 students and need to keep
track of charges and bills. They would like to upload the student list as a
CSV and do not need to be connected to their SIS in any way.

Thanks!

Catherine Wyman

Re: Directory Information -- Follow Up Question

Our parents are provided the choice to opt-in. If they do, then we
publish it, if not, then it remains private.

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

Joe Frost=20
Director of Technology=20
Department Chair Technology=20
Phoenix Christian Unified Schools=20
1751 W. Indian School Road=20
602-265-4707 ext. 273=20

-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Owens [mailto:drsloomis@mac.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 8:12 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Directory Information -- Follow Up Question

Thanks to all those who've replied so far (I've included the original
post below for continued response / discussion). In reading through the
replies, a follow-up question has occurred to me that would help in my
info-gathering:

For those who publish email addresses, regardless of distribution
method, are you as a school providing those addresses or are parents
submitting their personal email addresses for inclusion in the
directory?

Thanks again for the many quick responses.

Ed Owens
Director of Technology
Episcopal Day School

On Aug 24, 2009, at 3:41 PM, Ed Owens wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> We are having our yearly discussion about our directory, including=20
> what all to put into it (addresses, phone numbers, email addresses)=20
> and what format (printed, electronic, etc.). In the interest of=20
> fleshing out the discussion a little more, I wanted to get a snapshot=20
> of what many of ISEDs members are doing. So, my main questions are:
>
> 1) How is your directory published and distributed?
>
> 2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?
>
> Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.
>
> Ed Owens
> Director of Technology
> Episcopal Day School
>
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Re: Interesting link

Jeff:

I loved the link. I am waiting for the "Twitter Anonymous 12 Step
Program".

In terms of etiquette, something I have seen on most listservs is that
people preface their post with [OFF].

[OFF] Listserv etiquette

That way people that are very busy or annoyed with off topic posts can
just skip them.

:)
Kevin

On Aug 25, 2009, at 8:58 AM, Dayton, Jeff wrote:

> I was wondering if I was crossing the bounds of list-serve etiquette,
> but I decided to take a chance.
> Thought this would help everyone start the school year!
>
> Take Care,
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Wylie
> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 8:44 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Interesting link
>
>
> Jeff, e-mails from the list don't often make me crack up. This one
> did.
> So
> I won't be a grouch for the rest of the day -- well, at least not for
> the
> next 30 minutes.
>
> Much appreciated, Pete
>
> In a message dated 8/25/2009 8:33:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> JDayton@MADEIRA.org writes:
>
> It was bound to happen:
>
> http://www.netaddictionrecovery.com/
>
>
> Jeff Dayton
> Director of Technology
> The Madeira School
> 703-556-8342
> jdayton@madeira.org
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Directory Information

Our directory (buzz book) is a hard copy. In the student section we
list the students with their land lines and cell numbers. In the
parent section we list the parents, their preferred e-mail addresses,
their home addresses, and their land lines. We print parents' cell
numbers if the house has no land line. There is cross referencing
included in the parent section -- "Smith, see also Williams". In the
back of the book we list faculty and office staff, showing campus
extensions as well as home addresses and phone numbers (unless we are
requested not to). Each student receives one copy of the book for
free, and supposedly they are charged if they get a second copy.

Peggy Dolter
John Burroughs School
St. Louis, MO
mdolter@jburroughs.org

Re: Directory Information -- Follow Up Question

Thanks to all those who've replied so far (I've included the original
post below for continued response / discussion). In reading through
the replies, a follow-up question has occurred to me that would help
in my info-gathering:

Thanks again for the many quick responses.

Ed Owens
Director of Technology
Episcopal Day School

On Aug 24, 2009, at 3:41 PM, Ed Owens wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> We are having our yearly discussion about our directory, including
> what all to put into it (addresses, phone numbers, email addresses)
> and what format (printed, electronic, etc.). In the interest of
> fleshing out the discussion a little more, I wanted to get a
> snapshot of what many of ISEDs members are doing. So, my main
> questions are:
>
> 1) How is your directory published and distributed?
>
> 2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?
>
> Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.
>
> Ed Owens
> Director of Technology
> Episcopal Day School
>
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Re: Interesting link

I thought it was purely sarcasm/humor at first, then realized it was
"real"... made it even funnier...

another case of reality being good humor...

In HIS Service,

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Dayton, Jeff <JDayton@madeira.org> wrote:

> I was wondering if I was crossing the bounds of list-serve etiquette,
> but I decided to take a chance.
> Thought this would help everyone start the school year!
>
> Take Care,
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Wylie
> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 8:44 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Interesting link
>
>
> Jeff, e-mails from the list don't often make me crack up. This one did.
> So
> I won't be a grouch for the rest of the day -- well, at least not for
> the
> next 30 minutes.
>
> Much appreciated, Pete
>
> In a message dated 8/25/2009 8:33:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> JDayton@MADEIRA.org writes:
>
> It was bound to happen:
>
> http://www.netaddictionrecovery.com/
>
>
> Jeff Dayton
> Director of Technology
> The Madeira School
> 703-556-8342
> jdayton@madeira.org
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>
>
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>
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>

Re: Interesting link

I was wondering if I was crossing the bounds of list-serve etiquette,
but I decided to take a chance.
Thought this would help everyone start the school year!

Take Care,
Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Wylie
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 8:44 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Interesting link

=20
Jeff, e-mails from the list don't often make me crack up. This one did.
So =20
I won't be a grouch for the rest of the day -- well, at least not for
the=20
next 30 minutes.
=20
Much appreciated, Pete
=20
In a message dated 8/25/2009 8:33:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, =20
JDayton@MADEIRA.org writes:

It was bound to happen:

http://www.netaddictionrecovery.com/

Jeff Dayton
Director of Technology
The Madeira School
703-556-8342
jdayton@madeira.org

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=20

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Re: Interesting link

Jeff, e-mails from the list don't often make me crack up. This one did. So
I won't be a grouch for the rest of the day -- well, at least not for the
next 30 minutes.

Much appreciated, Pete

In a message dated 8/25/2009 8:33:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
JDayton@MADEIRA.org writes:

It was bound to happen:

http://www.netaddictionrecovery.com/

Jeff Dayton
Director of Technology
The Madeira School
703-556-8342
jdayton@madeira.org

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Interesting link

It was bound to happen:

http://www.netaddictionrecovery.com/

Jeff Dayton
Director of Technology
The Madeira School
703-556-8342
jdayton@madeira.org

Re: Directory Information

McLean went only web-based this year. Our directory is password
protected -- it includes phone numbers and email addresses. For the past
3 years we were digital but we distributed a printed copy. Parents do
have the option of downloading the entire directory.

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ed Owens
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 3:41 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Directory Information

Hello all.

We are having our yearly discussion about our directory, including =20
what all to put into it (addresses, phone numbers, email addresses) =20
and what format (printed, electronic, etc.). In the interest of =20
fleshing out the discussion a little more, I wanted to get a snapshot =20
of what many of ISEDs members are doing. So, my main questions are:

1) How is your directory published and distributed?

2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?

Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.

Ed Owens
Director of Technology
Episcopal Day School

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Monday, August 24, 2009

Re: Directory Information

I forgot to mention that our Database Administrator is the one that is =
in charge of keeping information up to date for current families. She =
updates our school database and forwards the information on to our =
webmaster once a week. The webmaster updates the electronic directory =
within a day or two of receiving the changes.

Our Assoc. Development Director is in charge of keeping Alumni family =
information up to date. The online alumni database can actually be =
updated by the alumni themselves, so the webmaster does not have to do =
anything.

Renee

Re: Directory Information

1) How is your directory published and distributed? Electronic, on our =
website. Family information requires a school-wide username and =
password to access. Faculty information is public. Alumni requires =
alumni username and password (one un and pw for all alumni).
=20
2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?
Families - student name and grade, parent(s), address(es), phone, email
Faculty - school email and phone
Alumni - Name, address, phone number, year graduated from Seven Hills =
(8th grade), email address

Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School

Re: Directory Information

While we try to bring everyone into the electronic age, our directory exist=
s on our webpage - in a restricted, non-public area - and in paper form and=
it does include e-mail addresses but not cell phone numbers.

Barbara Ruth-Williams
Assistant Head/Director of Admissions
Village School
Pacific Palisades, CA
310/459-8411
BWilliams@Village-School.org

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Ed Owens
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:41 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Directory Information

Hello all.

1) How is your directory published and distributed?

2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?

Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.

Ed Owens
Director of Technology
Episcopal Day School

Re: Directory Information

1. We publish our print directory as part of the handbook and calendar.
It's also available on our website. Every faculty/staff and family gets a
copy.

2. We include name and grade of each student, parents' names, addresses,
phone numbers and email address. There is a separate section for all of
this info for faculty, as well.

One helpful page at the end of the print directory is a cross reference
for students who have a different surname than one of their parents. We
also include a class list for each grade.

Barbara Marshall - Computer Coordinator
Derby Academy
(781) 749-0746
bmarshall@derbyacademy.org

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Hello all.
>
>We are having our yearly discussion about our directory, including
>what all to put into it (addresses, phone numbers, email addresses)
>and what format (printed, electronic, etc.). In the interest of
>fleshing out the discussion a little more, I wanted to get a snapshot
>of what many of ISEDs members are doing. So, my main questions are:
>
>1) How is your directory published and distributed?
>
>2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?
>
>Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.
>
>Ed Owens
>Director of Technology
>Episcopal Day School
>
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Re: Directory Information

We are moving this year to PDF protected online directory. It includes
everything but email addresses. Hopefully we will be including that
next year. We have parents sign off on reading the Parent Handbook.
When they sign off, they receive the password to the directory. The
directory will be updated at the end of the 1st quarter and end of 3rd
quarter. Parents can still request a hard copy, but we're hoping that
will be limited. They also sign a Communication Services Terms policy
that states they will not share the password with those outside of our
community.

Bernadette Roche

Director of Technology
Oakhill Day School
www.oakhilldayschool.org
bernadette.roche@oakhilldayschool.org
816.436.6228

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ed Owens
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 2:41 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Directory Information

Hello all.

1) How is your directory published and distributed?

2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?

Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.

Ed Owens
Director of Technology
Episcopal Day School

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Re: Directory Information

This year for the first time, we have offered the student handbook and =
directory as a PDF file on Edline, so that only our families will have =
access to this information. We offer a printed copy for $5.00. We =
include students' and parents' names, addresses, home and work phone =
numbers and e-mail addresses. Parents may request to keep any =
information unpublished.

Allison Garrett=20
Lower School Technology Coordinator
Intermediate History=20

Donoho School=20
2501 Henry Road=20
Anniston, AL 36207=20
(256) 236-4459

www.donohoschool.com

agarrett@donohoschool.com

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Ed Owens
Sent: Mon 8/24/2009 2:41 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Directory Information
=20
Hello all.

1) How is your directory published and distributed?

2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?

Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.

Ed Owens
Director of Technology
Episcopal Day School

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Directory Information

Hello all.

We are having our yearly discussion about our directory, including
what all to put into it (addresses, phone numbers, email addresses)
and what format (printed, electronic, etc.). In the interest of
fleshing out the discussion a little more, I wanted to get a snapshot
of what many of ISEDs members are doing. So, my main questions are:

1) How is your directory published and distributed?

2) What do you include, particularly do you include email addresses?

Thanks in advance for any input / comments you might have.

Ed Owens
Director of Technology
Episcopal Day School

Disaster Recovery Plans

All,
We're currently in discussions to develop a Technology Disaster Recovery
Plan for our school. Before I embark on re-inventing the wheel, I wanted to
throw it out there about what other schools are doing when it come to this
topic.

Thanks,

--
A. Popoola

Re: YouTube and Firewalls...

We allow our faculty access to YouTube though our Sonicwall Firewalls.
The Faculty member must authenticate using their (Novell user login in
our case LDAP) which then allows for a 40 minute access session. If the
Faculty users needs more time they just login again for another 40
minute session. This also prevents if a faculty member forgets to
logout the session access will expires. We have also allowed many other
sites this way for each of our schools.

Ron

________________________________
Ronald Carter
Director of Technology
Shady Side Academy
423 Fox Chapel Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Direct Dial 412-968-3227
rcarter@shadysideacademy.org
________________________________

>>> Norman Constantine <nconstantine@wakefieldschool.org> 8/23/2009
5:08 PM >>>
Our Tech committee just voted to allow access to YouTube for teacher
computers. It will still be blocked on all other machines.

Norman

________________________________

From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Susan
Ferris
Sent: Thu 8/13/2009 2:03 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: YouTube and Firewalls...

Please keep this public. Thanks.
Susan Ferris Rights

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Matt Melnick<mattymel@me.com> wrote:
> We would like to allow our faculty to use YouTube because it can be
a
> wonderful teaching resource yet we are challenged to monitor its use
with
> our students. Our entire campus is protected by a firewall so a
website is
> either allowed or blocked for all. I am curious if anyone has
encountered
> this and what solutions have you come up with.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Matt Melnick
> Technology Teacher
> Independent Day School, FL, USA
>
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--
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susanferris123@gmail.com
908-568-1884

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