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

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Re: Liabiltiy Waiver Agreement??

All,

We currently sell all of our old lab desktop machines and a few laptops
every year. And like Tom wrote, many of our purchasers are staff members
who may not feel they can afford a new machine. We have no problems
whatsoever. Why?

1) We have them sign a paper which says "as-is".
2) We ask them, point blank.. "You understand that we can't support and
fix this machine for free, correct?" Since we do work on non-school Macs
(we're authorized), we just charge our normal rate if they need fixing
after the sale.
3) We charge $50 per desktop and $75 per laptop. Buyers know they are
getting a dirt-cheap price and therefore acknowledge the risk. They also
know that we wouldn't sell them something that is dead, BUT we tell them
we don't know how long it will last. For $50, they are willing to take the
shot.

I don't have my document handy, but I'll provide it to anyone upon direct
request.

Peter Hoopes
Director of Technology
St. Andrew's School
phoopes@standrews-de.org
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Re: Liabiltiy Waiver Agreement??

Tom, your experiences selling your used laptops to members of your school
community provide an excellent example of why it is rarely a good idea to
do business with friends. Your revised policy of selling them wholesale
seems like the better call.

Ross Lenet
Sidwell Friends

Re: Liabiltiy Waiver Agreement??

I agree in principle with the other posts in this thread, but in practice we
found it was more complex.

Those who bought our used laptops were often staff members on the lower end
of our salary scale who did so because they had trouble affording a new
computer. For them the $200 or so we charged was very significant. When a
laptop we sold them stopped working after 6 months we didn't feel right just
saying "To bad, as is means as is!"

Another easy to underestimate effect of holding the line on this policy is
that it can become a negative internal PR issue for the tech department and
even for the school. Bad feelings can have very real effect when trying to
win support for new initiatives, etc. so holding the line on "as is means as
is" can be a Pyrrhic victory for the tech dept in the long run.

For these and the other reasons I mentioned in my other post, we have found
that selling our used laptops wholesale is much better than selling them
retail to members of our school community.

--
Tom Phelan
Director of Technology
Peddie School

P.S. If you do sell them retail and your state has a sales tax, you almost
certainly need to pay the sales tax.

Re: Liabiltiy Waiver Agreement??

A lawyer friend of mine recently blogged about implied warranties for
consumers, from the other side (what rights does a buyer have), and
David's words of wisdom might be as wise as they are succinct.

Clearly marking that something is sold "As is" or "With all faults"
might cut into re-sale value, but it is probably also the safest way
of covering your bases:
"The sale of a good carries an implied warranty that the good is
merchantable.=A0 This means that the good is of fair average quality, is
fit for the ordinary purpose for which the good is to be used,
conforms to the promises of fact made on any labels, or would
otherwise pass without objection based on industry standards."

His full post is here:
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/IT-watch-blog/buy-that-extended-h=
ardware-warranty-at-your-own-peril/

Hope that's helpful, would love to hear how it turns out.

-Michael

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 6:05 PM, David F. Withrow
<DavidWithrow@harfordday.org> wrote:
>
> As is is As is. Who doesn't get that? =A0Really?!?
>
> IMHO.
>
> David Withrow
> Harford Day School
>
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Re: Liabiltiy Waiver Agreement??

As is is As is. Who doesn't get that? Really?!?

IMHO.

David Withrow
Harford Day School

Re: Liabiltiy Waiver Agreement??

Up until about 4 years ago we sold our 150 or so decommissioned laptops (we
are a 1:1 and we own all laptops) that were still in good enough shape to
sell. We paid students in June to do an extensive set of tests and then we
re-imaged them to make sure they were in good working order. Sales were
brisk and we made a nice return on the old equipment.

Now to the point. We were never able to solve the problem you are dealing
with. No matter what document we had buyers sign (I think we gave a 90 day
warranty) we would have people come back up to a year later and ask if we
could service a broken laptop. The difficulty for us was that we felt bad
for the buyer because they did paid a few hundred dollars for the laptop. On
the other hand, dealing with these issues was a distraction that we simply
didn't have time for. It was also sometimes hard to draw the line between
problems due to defects vs. problems due to misuse.

In the end we decided that it just wasn't worth it to us sell our old
laptops "retail" due to the significant time we had to spend prepping them
for sale, handling the sale, and then dealing with the inevitable returns
which we always made good on even if we took a loss. We now pack up all of
our decommissioned laptops and sell them wholesale to one reseller of used
laptops who gives us a fair price and a certificate of transfer so we can
prove that we didn't dump them in a dumpster. Considering all of the time
and headache we save, even though we don't bring in as much money we think
this is much more cost effective and would never go back to selling retail.
When faculty and others ask me why we don't sell laptops any more, I am very
honest with them. I simply say that we cannot service them or provide a
warranty and therefore we don't feel right selling something that might
break in 6 months.

--
Tom Phelan
Director of Technology
Peddie School

P.S. Before I came to Peddie I was the tech director at Newton Country Day.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Ademola Popoola <popoola@gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
>
> We sell our out of production laptops/desktops to our faculty and staff. We
> would like them to agree to/sign a waiver of liability stating that the
> machines are being as is; and the school takes no responsibility for
> providing repair services... yada, yada, yada.
>
> Does anyone have a dcoument llike this they'd be willing to share?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> A. Popoola
> Sacred Heart Schools
>
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Liabiltiy Waiver Agreement??

All,

We sell our out of production laptops/desktops to our faculty and staff. We
would like them to agree to/sign a waiver of liability stating that the
machines are being as is; and the school takes no responsibility for
providing repair services... yada, yada, yada.

Does anyone have a dcoument llike this they'd be willing to share?

Thanks in advance.

A. Popoola
Sacred Heart Schools

Re: Time server question

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is apple support doc=A0correct it every time (even though it is for a diffe=
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____________=0AFrom: Carl Campion <ccampion@mac.com>=0ATo: ISED-L@LISTSERV.=
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by 2 Apple client/server lists (I don't know why)=0A=0A=0AI was informed t=
oday that the iMacs in one of our studios were displaying different times. =
This is curious because they are imaged from the same master that is config=
ured to get its time from the school's time server. Indeed they were off by=
about 4 minutes. When I went to the system preferences and selected Date a=
nd Time they all synced to the server.=A0 I have seen this occasionally but=
not for a group of computers. I am afraid of them drifting more than 5 min=
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Re: Time server question

I was having similar issues. It would happen most often when using boot
camp, booting from Windows back into Leopard. The mac would not
authenticate with AD. After I logged into a local account the time
would sync back up. I found a program that resolved this by syncing the
time before the user logs on. It is called netTime.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/28110/nettime

Hope this helps,
Bruce Montgomery
Lakeview Academy

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ann Hamel
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:49 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Time server question

Please keep this public - we have AD login issues when our Macs stop
getting
their time from Apple.

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Carl Campion <ccampion@mac.com> wrote:

> Here is another technical question, it was wasn't accepted by 2 Apple
> client/server lists (I don't know why)
>
>
> I was informed today that the iMacs in one of our studios were
displaying
> different times. This is curious because they are imaged from the same
> master that is configured to get its time from the school's time
server.
> Indeed they were off by about 4 minutes. When I went to the system
> preferences and selected Date and Time they all synced to the server.
I
> have seen this occasionally but not for a group of computers. I am
afraid of
> them drifting more than 5 minutes from the servers. I would
appreciate any
> input.
>
> thanks
>
> Carl Campion
> Archmere Academy
> 302-798-6632x823
>
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Re: Time server question

Possible Solution:
Set your time server to a different server. You can try free ones on the
Internet (http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi) or make your own time
server.

Are your Macs managed? Maybe something is giving them time.

I don't know how your computers can go out of sync for short period of time
because they should keep on ticking normally even if they don't connect to a
time server. I believe you have 5 minutes leeway for the Macs to log in.

Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School

> From: Carl Campion <ccampion@mac.com>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:07:20 -0400
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Time server question
>
> this is the start of their second year
> On Sep 30, 2009, at 7:55 AM, Brian Lee wrote:
>
>> How old are the Macs? Maybe they need new batteries?
>>
>> Brian Lee
>> Manlius Pebble Hill School
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: Ann Hamel <ann.hamel@gmail.com>
>>> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>>>>
>>> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:48:36 -0400
>>> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>>> Subject: Re: Time server question
>>>
>>> Please keep this public - we have AD login issues when our Macs
>>> stop getting
>>> their time from Apple.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Carl Campion <ccampion@mac.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here is another technical question, it was wasn't accepted by 2
>>>> Apple
>>>> client/server lists (I don't know why)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I was informed today that the iMacs in one of our studios were
>>>> displaying
>>>> different times. This is curious because they are imaged from the
>>>> same
>>>> master that is configured to get its time from the school's time
>>>> server.
>>>> Indeed they were off by about 4 minutes. When I went to the system
>>>> preferences and selected Date and Time they all synced to the
>>>> server. I
>>>> have seen this occasionally but not for a group of computers. I am
>>>> afraid of
>>>> them drifting more than 5 minutes from the servers. I would
>>>> appreciate any
>>>> input.
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> Carl Campion
>>>> Archmere Academy
>>>> 302-798-6632x823
>>>>
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>>>
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Re: Time server question

this is the start of their second year
On Sep 30, 2009, at 7:55 AM, Brian Lee wrote:

> How old are the Macs? Maybe they need new batteries?
>
> Brian Lee
> Manlius Pebble Hill School
>
>
>
>> From: Ann Hamel <ann.hamel@gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> >
>> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:48:36 -0400
>> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>> Subject: Re: Time server question
>>
>> Please keep this public - we have AD login issues when our Macs
>> stop getting
>> their time from Apple.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Carl Campion <ccampion@mac.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Here is another technical question, it was wasn't accepted by 2
>>> Apple
>>> client/server lists (I don't know why)
>>>
>>>
>>> I was informed today that the iMacs in one of our studios were
>>> displaying
>>> different times. This is curious because they are imaged from the
>>> same
>>> master that is configured to get its time from the school's time
>>> server.
>>> Indeed they were off by about 4 minutes. When I went to the system
>>> preferences and selected Date and Time they all synced to the
>>> server. I
>>> have seen this occasionally but not for a group of computers. I am
>>> afraid of
>>> them drifting more than 5 minutes from the servers. I would
>>> appreciate any
>>> input.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Carl Campion
>>> Archmere Academy
>>> 302-798-6632x823
>>>
>>> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
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>>>
>>
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Re: Time server question

How old are the Macs? Maybe they need new batteries?

Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School

> From: Ann Hamel <ann.hamel@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:48:36 -0400
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Time server question
>
> Please keep this public - we have AD login issues when our Macs stop getting
> their time from Apple.
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Carl Campion <ccampion@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Here is another technical question, it was wasn't accepted by 2 Apple
>> client/server lists (I don't know why)
>>
>>
>> I was informed today that the iMacs in one of our studios were displaying
>> different times. This is curious because they are imaged from the same
>> master that is configured to get its time from the school's time server.
>> Indeed they were off by about 4 minutes. When I went to the system
>> preferences and selected Date and Time they all synced to the server. I
>> have seen this occasionally but not for a group of computers. I am afraid of
>> them drifting more than 5 minutes from the servers. I would appreciate any
>> input.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Carl Campion
>> Archmere Academy
>> 302-798-6632x823
>>
>> [ 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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>>
>
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Re: Time server question

Please keep this public - we have AD login issues when our Macs stop getting
their time from Apple.

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Carl Campion <ccampion@mac.com> wrote:

> Here is another technical question, it was wasn't accepted by 2 Apple
> client/server lists (I don't know why)
>
>
> I was informed today that the iMacs in one of our studios were displaying
> different times. This is curious because they are imaged from the same
> master that is configured to get its time from the school's time server.
> Indeed they were off by about 4 minutes. When I went to the system
> preferences and selected Date and Time they all synced to the server. I
> have seen this occasionally but not for a group of computers. I am afraid of
> them drifting more than 5 minutes from the servers. I would appreciate any
> input.
>
> thanks
>
> Carl Campion
> Archmere Academy
> 302-798-6632x823
>
> [ 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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Time server question

Here is another technical question, it was wasn't accepted by 2 Apple
client/server lists (I don't know why)

I was informed today that the iMacs in one of our studios were
displaying different times. This is curious because they are imaged
from the same master that is configured to get its time from the
school's time server. Indeed they were off by about 4 minutes. When I
went to the system preferences and selected Date and Time they all
synced to the server. I have seen this occasionally but not for a
group of computers. I am afraid of them drifting more than 5 minutes
from the servers. I would appreciate any input.

thanks

Carl Campion
Archmere Academy
302-798-6632x823

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Re: Music and Video - the tools of choice for schools

Hi Don,

We are using Sibelius and Practica Musica in our music program. We have a =
1:1 program so we have a network user license that allows our students to a=
ccess the software as needed in and out of class. I know we've had a few s=
tudents plug their electric pianos/organs into their laptops to grab music =
as well. We also just ordered a whole bunch of software for an updated mus=
ic recording lab/studio. I can't remember all the software but I included =
in that was Logic Express (Mac) and ProTools.

Currently we are in the process of migrating from the Windows platform to t=
he Macs, so our video editing is split at the moment. We have been using A=
dobe Premiere Elements on the Windows laptops. This year the video teacher=
is exploring both iMovie and Final Cut. We have only been in session for =
3 weeks, so I don't think he's come to any final decision yet. We have als=
o used Adobe Premiere on a few special projects. We are using MacBooks and=
Lenovo Laptops and Sony DV Camcorders. We just purchased a few Sony Camco=
rders that record directly to SD cards which have been met with great excit=
ement so far - very small and no moving parts to break down.

We are currently doing podcasts, but that may be coming soon.

Hope this helps.

Kris

Kristopher Wiemer
Academic Technology Coordinator
Deerfield Academy
413-774-1804
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From: A forum for independent school educators [ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On=
Behalf Of Don McNamee [dmcnamee@kristin.school.nz]
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:56 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Music and Video - the tools of choice for schools

Hello all,

We're in the final dash for the end of the school year down here in New Zea=
land and are planning
and researching new projects to take shape for Jan/February 2010.

Our Music and English (Media) faculty (Middle and Senior Schools) are hopin=
g to update and improve
their current software and hardware in the coming months. They're proposals=
are taking shape - and
I'd like to offer a balanced view of the tools that schools and ed professi=
onals use for:

Music - notation and sequencing software (as well as the hardware that is u=
sed)

Media - video editing (and possible podcasting) software (as well as the ha=
rdware that is used).

Any thoughts or recommendations that you could all suggest?

Thanks for your input....

Regards,

Don

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Music and Video - the tools of choice for schools

Hello all,

We're in the final dash for the end of the school year down here in New Zealand and are planning
and researching new projects to take shape for Jan/February 2010.

Our Music and English (Media) faculty (Middle and Senior Schools) are hoping to update and improve
their current software and hardware in the coming months. They're proposals are taking shape - and
I'd like to offer a balanced view of the tools that schools and ed professionals use for:

Music - notation and sequencing software (as well as the hardware that is used)

Media - video editing (and possible podcasting) software (as well as the hardware that is used).

Any thoughts or recommendations that you could all suggest?

Thanks for your input....

Regards,

Don

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ooops... here is the video link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqrBzuOwGqQ

Yes we can?

http://www.hopenhagen.org/

...if you need some inspiration watch this video of a 12 year old speaking
at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.

Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

Have you all heard about this school that's starting up?
http://www.thinkglobalschool.com/

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Miller, Paul <Miller@nais.org> wrote:

> You could consider creating a semester school or other major global program
> at your school. You can actually do this during a sabbatical by applying to
> become an NAIS fellow at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership (SEGL),
> a new semester school in DC. Fellows teach for one semester and also have
> time to work on their project, which their school is obligated to implement
> as a condition of the Fellowship. NAIS will provide a small amount of seed
> money for the project.
>
> Noah Bopp runs the school www.schoolforethics.org
>
>
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Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

Great idea, Jim!

Now, I'll steal that and say I'd do something similar to Jim except
with cycling and not with children (since at the moment, I don't have
any).

The study of cycling and fitness cover your sciences, and in-depth
cultural studies present themselves wherever you choose to go!

-Baker

Baker Franke
Computer Science Dept.
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
773.702.5419

On Sep 29, 2009, at 1:52 PM, Jim Heynderickx wrote:

> I'd sail around the Med for a year on our 34 foot boat with our two
> kids
> along (ages 10 and 12).
>
> The goal would be to "boat school" the kids using a combination of
> online
> resources and networked authorities, at the same time as creating in-
> depth
> learning experiences based on the countries and cities we would
> visit, with
> a focus on history and nature (not to mention the physics and
> mathematics of
> modern seafaring).
>
> In additional to reporting back on the learning and teaching
> experiences on
> our small craft, I'd also like to visit local schools, to discover how
> technology is playing a role in schools in other cultures.
>
> Sound good? Send your donations to www.... :)
>
>
> Jim Heynderickx
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Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

You could consider creating a semester school or other major global program=
at your school. You can actually do this during a sabbatical by applying t=
o become an NAIS fellow at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership (SEG=
L), a new semester school in DC. Fellows teach for one semester and also ha=
ve time to work on their project, which their school is obligated to implem=
ent as a condition of the Fellowship. NAIS will provide a small amount of =
seed money for the project.

Noah Bopp runs the school www.schoolforethics.org

________________________________________

------------------------------

Re: policies on recording classes

Hi!

I can only answer question #2 - yes, we allow laptops in class, both to
access course content and to share work. In fact, our middle school program
is a 1-to-1 program. We have recorded portions of my class during theatre
units, to analyze vocal expression and/or body language of the actors.

I have to say, I am wondering what the sources of all these concerns are,
especially "equity" and "privacy." My curiosity is piqued!

Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School

Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

I'd sail around the Med for a year on our 34 foot boat with our two kids
along (ages 10 and 12).

The goal would be to "boat school" the kids using a combination of online
resources and networked authorities, at the same time as creating in-depth
learning experiences based on the countries and cities we would visit, with
a focus on history and nature (not to mention the physics and mathematics of
modern seafaring).

In additional to reporting back on the learning and teaching experiences on
our small craft, I'd also like to visit local schools, to discover how
technology is playing a role in schools in other cultures.

Sound good? Send your donations to www.... :)

Jim Heynderickx

Re: microphone for miniDV camcorder

Hi,

I sent this to my video guy. Here is his reply:

Two choices here - if the camera has a microphone jack you can get a
handheld one (like what a TV reporter holds.) This will give good audio
for one person. The other choice in this area is a lapel microphone.
This is small and clips on to you. This is what the use on talk shows.
These will help when the audio is one person. If you are filming a group
you have less choices. They do sell external microphones but he newest
canons do not have a "shoe" on top to mount the microphones. We have
some old Sony's that do and microphones for them. If you move up to
higher end HD camcorders then you have more choices for microphones.
Radio Shack sells a lapel mic for about $30.

Hope this helps.

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Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 7:03 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: microphone for miniDV camcorder

Hello list:

I am interested to adding an external microphone to a Cannon miniDV =20
camcorder with the hope of improving the audio quality . Any =20
recommendations ?

thanks

Carl Campion
Archmere Academy

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Re: policies on recording classes

We have starting investigating this pen as a tool ourselves and have exactl=
y the same concerns. I will be curious to follow this thread and find out w=
hat others are doing.

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EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Flanagan
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:40 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: policies on recording classes

Dear Colleagues,

We recently had the opportunity to explore the use of the Pulse Pen for a=
student with dyslexia. After the pilot exploration of the recording devi=
ce, several interesting questions have arisen. Teachers express concerns =
about equity, privacy, informed consent, full disclosure, acceptable usage=
, and consequences for inappropriate usage, among many other ramifications=
of recording class discussion and lecture.

I am writing to all of you to ask:

1. What is your policy for determining accommodations involving assistiv=
e technology for students who have diagnosed need?
2. Do you allow tape recorders, laptops in class and other types of techn=
ological tools to allow students to access course content, or demonstrate =
their understanding of material?
3. What types of discussions has your school had about students recording=
classes, either audio or video, with laptops?

Many thanks for your experience and wisdom in the field!

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policies on recording classes

Dear Colleagues,

We recently had the opportunity to explore the use of the Pulse Pen
for a student with dyslexia. After the pilot exploration of the
recording device, several interesting questions have arisen. Teachers
express concerns about equity, privacy, informed consent, full
disclosure, acceptable usage, and consequences for inappropriate
usage, among many other ramifications of recording class discussion
and lecture.

I am writing to all of you to ask:

1. What is your policy for determining accommodations involving
assistive technology for students who have diagnosed need?
2. Do you allow tape recorders, laptops in class and other types of
technological tools to allow students to access course content, or
demonstrate their understanding of material?
3. What types of discussions has your school had about students
recording classes, either audio or video, with laptops?

Many thanks for your experience and wisdom in the field!

Monday, September 28, 2009

Donors Underwrite Registration Cost of Interactive Tech Conference for Teachers

Hi,

The Langley School recently received funding to underwrite the registration cost of an October 8th and 9th [ www.langleyschool.org/creativepursuits/ ] interactive technology conference for educators unable to attend due to cuts in professional
development funds. The cost of the October 8th and 9th, two-day conference is $400.

One unique feature of the conference is that many of the workshops will be taught by classroom teachers with students present. Sessions are limited and some are completely sold out. To learn more about the workshop offerings, tech playgrounds, raffle
prizes, and morning keynotes, please visit www.langleyschool.org/creativepursuits/

If you or someone you know would like to attend the Creative Pursuits conference, please contact me at creativepursuits@langleyschool.org.

Kind regards,
Lee Nelms, Ed.D.
Director of Technology and Communication
The Langley School
1411 Balls Hill Road
McLean, VA 22101
lnelms@langleyschool.org
(703) 356-1920 x731
(703) 790-9712 - fax
(571) 263-4196- cell

"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn." - John Cotton Dana, Prominent Figure in 19th Century Public Library Movement

Re: microphone for miniDV camcorder

Sure....I use an external wireless mic that i purchased from radio shack
170MHz Lapel mic system Wireless Mic System 32-157

Norman

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Carl Campion <ccampion@mac.com> wrote:

> Hello list:
>
> I am interested to adding an external microphone to a Cannon miniDV
> camcorder with the hope of improving the audio quality . Any recommendations
> ?
>
> thanks
>
> Carl Campion
> Archmere Academy
>
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>

--
Norman Constantine
Director of Technology Integration
Wakefield School
The Plains, VA

microphone for miniDV camcorder

Hello list:

I am interested to adding an external microphone to a Cannon miniDV
camcorder with the hope of improving the audio quality . Any
recommendations ?

thanks

Carl Campion
Archmere Academy

Re: Faculty and Social Networking Sites

We don't have a formal policy, but we were getting more and more middle
school students inviting faculty to be friends on Facebook. We just
recently put out an email reminding teachers and other staff about
professionalism when being friends with current students. We asked that
they treat the online relationship like they would at school. We
discouraged their being friends with current students, but we did not
totally ban the practice. =20

We actually encourage being friends with alumni, so they can stay in
contact, but again remind them about professionalism on their social
networking site.

A lot of our teachers are friends with parents (current and former). We
have not put out a policy on this....yet.

The above policies all have to do with Facebook which we don't use with
our students. However, other social networking sites like Nings that we
do use with our students, we ask that the teachers create an account
that is just used for school, and that the accounts the students have
are also used only for school. Students are welcome to create their own
Ning sites, if their parents say it is okay, but the site they have at
school can only be used for school work.

Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Whitney Miller
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 9:40 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Faculty and Social Networking Sites

Hello,

I have been asked to chair a committee that will develop our school's
position on the use social networking sites for faculty members. I
know that there are many issues to disucss--teachers friending students,
parents, etc. If you have a policy that
would be willing to share, then I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance for your help, =20

Whitney Miller
Academic Technology Director
Hutchison School
901-507-2467

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Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

I'm taking an unpaid 1-week study trip to Reggio Emilia, Italy to see
the most mature systemic use of project-based learning, student
empowerment and reflective practice in the world.

The increasingly less imaginative uses of computers in schools could
stand an injection of ppwrful ideas & a recognition that we stand on
the shoulders of giants.

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 28, 2009, at 9:15 AM, "Backon, Joel" <jbackon@choate.edu> wrote:

> Some great suggestions so far. I'd like to study how technology is
> being used to support differentiated instruction. That would involve
> visiting schools, and talking with those in educational research and
> technology. Since differentiated instruction is the most labor-
> intensive activity for a teacher, I'd like to learn if there is
> potential in software design and artificial intellegence to ease the
> burden for teachers, and provide an effective mechanism for one-to-
> one diagnosis and/or learning when mainstream instruction falls
> short for specific students.
>
> Joel
>
>
> On 9/28/09 9:35 AM, "Fred Bartels" <fred_bartels@rcds.rye.ny.us>
> wrote:
>
> Just to get the question out of the way... no, my school does not
> provide
> sabbatical years.
>
> However, let's just imagine that a school did provide sabbaticals,
> and a
> requirement of the year was that you spend time investigating in depth
> some question related to education and information technology.
>
> What would you spend the year investigating?
>
> Thanks for any brainstorms you are willing to send the list's way.
>
> Fred
>
>
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Faculty and Social Networking Sites

Hello,

I have been asked to chair a committee that will develop our school's position on the use social networking sites for faculty members. I know that there are many issues to disucss--teachers friending students, parents, etc. If you have a policy that
would be willing to share, then I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance for your help,

Whitney Miller
Academic Technology Director
Hutchison School
901-507-2467

Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

Some great suggestions so far. I'd like to study how technology is being us=
ed to support differentiated instruction. That would involve visiting schoo=
ls, and talking with those in educational research and technology. Since di=
fferentiated instruction is the most labor-intensive activity for a teacher=
, I'd like to learn if there is potential in software design and artificial=
intellegence to ease the burden for teachers, and provide an effective mec=
hanism for one-to-one diagnosis and/or learning when mainstream instruction=
falls short for specific students.

Joel

On 9/28/09 9:35 AM, "Fred Bartels" <fred_bartels@rcds.rye.ny.us> wrote:

Just to get the question out of the way... no, my school does not provide
sabbatical years.

However, let's just imagine that a school did provide sabbaticals, and a
requirement of the year was that you spend time investigating in depth
some question related to education and information technology.

What would you spend the year investigating?

Thanks for any brainstorms you are willing to send the list's way.

Fred

--
Joel Backon
Director of Academic Technology / History
Choate Rosemary Hall
333 Christian St.
Wallingford, CT 06492
203-697-2514

Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

Kris,
This is a fabulous idea. If anyone was to plan this, a wonderful resource w=
ould be the Australian ISTE Affiliates:
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Membership/Affiliates/Directory_=
of_ISTE_Affiliates/ISTE_Affiliates_in_Australia.htm=20
There are wonderful things going on in Australia.
Jill

________________________________________
From: A forum for independent school educators [ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On=
Behalf Of Wiemer, Kristopher [kwiemer@deerfield.edu]
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 7:48 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

I've heard some really interesting things about the use of technology in th=
e Australian schools. I would want to spend the vast majority of my sabbat=
ical visiting a variety of schools in Australia, at least 2-3 days per scho=
ol, observing classes and talking with teachers and technology directors. =
I'd want to see what worked, what didn't, and why, and how students feel ab=
out using technology. I'd like to compare that with my experience back her=
e and come up with some strategies for implementing what works for them in =
my school, which of course would also be shared by others.

Kris

Kristopher Wiemer
Academic Technology Coordinator
Deerfield Academy

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-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Fred Bartels
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 9:35 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

Just to get the question out of the way... no, my school does not provide
sabbatical years.

What would you spend the year investigating?

Thanks for any brainstorms you are willing to send the list's way.

Fred

Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

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Re: Change in co-managers

I echo Fred and all the others with gratitude and recognition of your
leadership. More than hoping that your project is green, I hope you
survive.
-Ann

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Fred Bartels
<fred_bartels@rcds.rye.ny.us>wrote:

> Just want to add my note of thanks to all the work that Curt, Ed, Marti
> and David have done over the years to make ISED an incredibly valuable
> resource for all of us.
>
> Curt, Good luck with the building project. I hope it's green!
>
> Fred
>
> A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
> >Dear All,
> >
> >This is just a note to let you know I am moving on from my duties as
> >an ISED-L co-manager. The largest building project in my school's
> >history will occupy much of my time for the foreseeable future. Tom
> >Phelan from the Peddie School has graciously agreed to take my place,
> >so please join me in welcoming him on board. Thank you, Tom.
> >
> >Thanks to all of you for your patient cooperation around listserv and
> >subscription management issues and for your active participation in
> >ISED-L.
> >
> >Special thanks go to Ed Siegfried, Marti Weston, and David Withrow,
> >the current and former co-managers these past six (I think) years. I
> >have learned a great deal from all three. I hope David won't mind if
> >I gve an extra shout out to Ed and Marti. Their enduring commitment to
> >ISED-L has been an extraordinary labor of love for more years than I
> >can recall. Kudos to them for this artful clinic in making and keeping
> >professional commitments with class, style, and a goodly measure of
> >elbow grease.
> >
> >See you online.
> >
> >Curt Lieneck
> >Director of Information Technology
> >University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
> >
> >[ 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 ]
> 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
>

Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

Wonderful Contemplation, Fred!
=20
MVS has formally established one sister school (in Nanjing, China) and =
informally pursued three others. I would propose using the year to =
formally visit sister schools to experience their school cultures =
first-hand, while also extending the arrangements/opportunities for future =
teacher and student exchanges. Our unofficial goal is a formal exchange =
relationship on each "habitable" continent. Antarctica remains research =
based . . .
=20
Happy Monday,
=20
Sam
=20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Samuel Wagner, V
Head of Upper School
The Miami Valley School
5151 Denise Drive
Dayton, OH 45429

swagner@mvschool.com=20

MVS Phone: 937.434.4444, ext 128
MVS Fax: 937.434.1033
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>> Fred Bartels <fred_bartels@rcds.rye.ny.us> 9/28/2009 9:35 AM >>>
Just to get the question out of the way... no, my school does not provide
sabbatical years.=20

What would you spend the year investigating?

Thanks for any brainstorms you are willing to send the list's way.

Fred

[ 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=3DISED-L

The Miami Valley School is the Dayton area's only independent college =
preparatory school. Experience excellence at MVS.

Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

Great question....
I love visiting other schools as a way of gathering good ideas, so I'd
probably use the year to travel and talk to other educators. I specifically
would want to visit schools with great design, creative academic programs
that leverage technology, and/or effective professional learning
communities. I'd also be interested in visiting schools that are known for
having particularly visionary leadership. Maybe I would interview various
people and podcast these interviews, so that others could learn along the
way, too.

Lucy Gray
Education Technology Specialist
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 Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Fred Bartels
<fred_bartels@rcds.rye.ny.us>wrote:

> Just to get the question out of the way... no, my school does not provide
> sabbatical years.
>
> However, let's just imagine that a school did provide sabbaticals, and a
> requirement of the year was that you spend time investigating in depth
> some question related to education and information technology.
>
> What would you spend the year investigating?
>
> Thanks for any brainstorms you are willing to send the list's way.
>
> Fred
>
>
> [ 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
>

Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

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Re: What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

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What would you do with a one year sabbatical?

Just to get the question out of the way... no, my school does not provide
sabbatical years.

What would you spend the year investigating?

Thanks for any brainstorms you are willing to send the list's way.

Fred

Re: Change in co-managers

Just want to add my note of thanks to all the work that Curt, Ed, Marti
and David have done over the years to make ISED an incredibly valuable
resource for all of us.

Curt, Good luck with the building project. I hope it's green!

Fred

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Dear All,
>
>This is just a note to let you know I am moving on from my duties as
>an ISED-L co-manager. The largest building project in my school's
>history will occupy much of my time for the foreseeable future. Tom
>Phelan from the Peddie School has graciously agreed to take my place,
>so please join me in welcoming him on board. Thank you, Tom.
>
>Thanks to all of you for your patient cooperation around listserv and
>subscription management issues and for your active participation in
>ISED-L.
>
>Special thanks go to Ed Siegfried, Marti Weston, and David Withrow,
>the current and former co-managers these past six (I think) years. I
>have learned a great deal from all three. I hope David won't mind if
>I gve an extra shout out to Ed and Marti. Their enduring commitment to
>ISED-L has been an extraordinary labor of love for more years than I
>can recall. Kudos to them for this artful clinic in making and keeping
>professional commitments with class, style, and a goodly measure of
>elbow grease.
>
>See you online.
>
>Curt Lieneck
>Director of Information Technology
>University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
>
>[ 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

Re: digital recording device

I would suggest using an iphone or itouch with headset so the class knows
that he is doing it besides just telling them he is doing it. Lapel mic also
works. Anonther option is wireless mic and a video camera in the corner of
the room. Any mp3 voice recorder will actually do. The key is to just do
it...experiment, find what works best for him and the class.

Norman
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Jayme Johnson
<jjohnson@village-school.org>wrote:

> If I may tag onto this question,
> There is a teacher at our school who would like to podcast social studies
> lectures. What is the best way to record the lecture while he is giving it
> to the class. He does not want to sit and record the lecture at his desk,
> but walk around and interact with the class while speaking.
>
> Thanks, in advance, for any advice you lend.
> ~Jayme
>
> Jayme Johnson
> Director of Academic Technology
>
> Village School
> 780 Swarthmore Avenue
> Pacific Palisades, California 90272
> 310-459-8411 x120
> http://www.village-school.org
>
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Stephanie Oberle <
> soberle@francisparker.org
> > wrote:
>
> > I have a French teacher who would like to begin podcasting in his class.
> Do
> > you have any suggestions for digital recording devices for him to use?
> >
> >
>
> [ 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
>

--
Norman Constantine
Director of Technology Integration
Wakefield School
The Plains, VA

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Re: Smart Board Recommendations

I installed a 685i this summer. It has been very reliable compared to
the 1st generation 680i in my classroom. We really like the "no
projector in our eyes" feature.

In both installations we mounted it a a few inches higher than what
is recommended on the template

We have several Sympodiums that have been reliable

On Sep 24, 2009, at 6:00 PM, Norman Maynard wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> It's been a while since I really looked into SB technology, and am
> wondering
> if anyone can summarize the options of what has *actually worked in
> the
> classroom.*
>
> I am looking at a very small space and so am wanting something
> self-contained" without the need for a projector, but I am unclear
> as to
> what tnat might mean in terms of functional limitations.
>
> Any advice gratefully appreciated!
>
> Norman Maynard
>
> [ 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

Re: digital recording device

Jayme,

You'd probably need to do some experimenting to see what type of recording
you'd be happy with. Since people are usually going to listen to podcasts on
headphones or computer speakers, and since voice intelligibility is really
important (as opposed to a recording of a chorus or a rock band), the most
effective way to record is to have the speaker closely miked. You're trying
to minimize the amount of background noise as well as the echos of the
speaker's voice.

Your two basic choices: use a stationary mike (perhaps on one of the units
discussed previously) or have the speaker wear a lavalier (lapel mike). The
former will pick up lots of room noise/reflections and have a variable
volume depending on where the speaker is in relation to the mike. The
lavalier will eliminate most background noise but it can pick up clothing
noise as the speaker moves and you have to fuss with it a bit to get the
right placement.

I'd suggest you try to find someone with some experience with sound
equipment and have them help you try some things out.

Mark Whipple

Computer Science Teacher
Instructional Technology Specialist
(Amateur Recording Engineer)
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
Cambridge, MA

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Jayme Johnson
<jjohnson@village-school.org>wrote:

Re: Change in co-managers

Hi!

Congratulations, Curt, and thank you for all you've done and your unfailing
professionalism. And I join you in special-thanking Ed, Marti, and David.
The co-managers of this list have been role models to me for over a decade
now.

Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School

Re: Change in co-managers

Thanks Curt-and good luck!

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Curt Lieneck <clienec@ucls.uchicago.edu>wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> This is just a note to let you know I am moving on from my duties as an
> ISED-L co-manager. The largest building project in my school's history will
> occupy much of my time for the foreseeable future. Tom Phelan from the
> Peddie School has graciously agreed to take my place, so please join me in
> welcoming him on board. Thank you, Tom.
>
> Thanks to all of you for your patient cooperation around listserv and
> subscription management issues and for your active participation in ISED-L.
>
> Special thanks go to Ed Siegfried, Marti Weston, and David Withrow, the
> current and former co-managers these past six (I think) years. I have
> learned a great deal from all three. I hope David won't mind if I gve an
> extra shout out to Ed and Marti. Their enduring commitment to ISED-L has
> been an extraordinary labor of love for more years than I can recall. Kudos
> to them for this artful clinic in making and keeping professional
> commitments with class, style, and a goodly measure of elbow grease.
>
> See you online.
>
> Curt Lieneck
> Director of Information Technology
> University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
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