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

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Use Drupal in your School? Join the Drupal Schools Network

You may use Drupal for your school site, but are you exploiting if for
teaching and learning? Drupal is a great way to support social learning
and collaboration between schools and school/community partnerships.
Check out http://youthvoices.net and http://teachingmatters.org for
examples.

Drupal is not easy, though. Without an in-house expert or a big budget
for outside help, schools rarely make their Drupal sites do the powerful
things promised. Empowering students to help is an important step, and
one I promote through the Hudson Valley Tech Scouts (http://hvscouts.com).

However, even tech-savvy students need help, and the discussions on
drupal.org require significant open source savvy to follow. By the time
students figure out how navigate those boards to solve problems, they
are ready to graduate; and though they may be tempted to continue to
help afterwards, college can be a distraction. K12 schools that use
Drupal need a place to help each other learn how to do things and solve
problems, and to share ideas for teaching and learning.

I have decided to create this space, just launched Friday: the Drupal
Schools Network: a place for educators and school stakeholders in
Drupal schools to find each other and share teaching ideas and tech
support. Please visit http://drupalschools.net and think about how this
could serve your school, and perhaps sign up?

- Bram

P.S. Game Face Web Design will support and host this site as an open
resource: no fees, and no self-promotion for the company or services.

Bram Moreinis

Principal, Game Face Web Design

http://www.gamefacewebdesign.com

Director, Hudson Valley Tech Scouts

http://hvscouts.com

Friday, October 30, 2009

Several unrelated tech things: Summercore, Music, Job Opening, Tech Saturdays

Several unrelated tech announcements

(1) Summercore Update: we are currently seeking to identify schools for
the Summer of 2010 and 2011 for hosting our 5 day workshop. One Summercore
is open to everyone is at Horace Mann School (Bronx NYC) the week of July
12-16, 2010 and another is at St. Mary's Episcopal School (Tampa FL) the
week of July 26-30, 2010. You can read more about Summercore by going to
www.summercore.com including this quote: "I especially appreciated the
teacher modeling that occurred during the workshops.This helped me better
understand how to put the use of computers in the classroom into
perspective with it being an educational tool rather than a distraction
from the important job of teaching/learning.The many helpful hints about
gaining student attention were extremely valuable."

(2) Incredible Music Web site: several friends and colleagues at a NYC
music school have produced a wonderful hands on drill and practice music
Web environment with tremendous depth regarding music theory. See
http://www.theoryinabox.org/portal.php and if particularly interested,
send me an email and I will give you a login/password for 3 weeks which
the Head of School is allowing me to share.

(3) Innovative job in Academic Technology and Classroom Innovation:
another friend and colleague has posted this "out of the box" job opening
Emma Willard two hours North of NYC. See
http://www.emmawillard.org/employment/lubin_chair.php and feel free to
pass this on to anyone you know.

(4) We continue to seek old computer equipment for our project in Harlem
as we try to address the digital divide in this "little town" which
unfortunately is chock full of Yankees fans. You can read more about our
efforts at http://www.techsaturdays.org and can contact me if you have any
donations of old laptops, monitors, desktops, keyboards, ethernet cables,
mouse pads etc that you would be willing to ship to NYC. We will take most
items (not printers) as long as not broken. Thanks as always.

Happy Halloween everyone ... Steve

Steve Bergen (sbergen@cstorefront.org)
CIO and Computer Teacher, The Children's Storefront
70 East 129th Street, New York, NY 10035

Please support the Storefront Billion Penny drive by going to
http://www.billionpennyproject.org/

An Independent School in Harlem
Web site: http://www.thechildrensstorefront.org
Tech Saturday Info at http://www.techsaturdays.org

also co-director, The "Summercore" Teaching Company
until the Pats go 19-0 ... http://www.summercore.com
you can "follow Summercore" by going to
http://www.twitter.com/summercore

Re: Access to Library Resourses from home

Maura,

The solution I have most often seen at both school and public libraries
is OCLC's EZproxy (http://www.oclc.org/ezproxy/). Most databases will
allow you to authenticate by the static IP range assigned to your
organization by your ISP. Then, if you install EZproxy on your network
and make it accessible from the web your students will be able to access
your database subscription off campus. Even if IP authentication is not
possible, for some databases, EZproxy is able to pass your
organization's credentials to the database. Granted the configuration of
some databases is more difficult than others, as I have personally
learned this week. However, most vendors seem to be willing to assist
with the configuration. Some even have specific EZproxy instructions
listed on their websites. EZproxy supports several authentication
schemes including LDAP. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any
technical questions.

-Matthew

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Re: Access to Library Resources from home

It will be most helpful if you choose the same password and login to use ac=
ross the databases. You can speak to the vendor about your options. They do=
not always volunteer that information and you end up with confused student=
s and multiple passwords.

Linda Jacobs Swarlis, Ph.D.
Director of Information Services and Library

56 S. Columbia Avenue
Columbus, OH 43209
614.252.0781 ext. 129
FAX: 614.252.0571
lswarlis@columbusschoolforgirls.org
www.columbusschoolforgirls.org

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Phelan
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 3:37 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Access to Library Resources from home

Who ever said procrastination doesn't pay off?

This is an issue that has been on my "someday" list for a while and now it
looks like I can skip the research phase and skip right to implementation.
Chris's solution is exactly the type of solution I've been looking for. I
wasn't aware that the database providers supported authentication by
referrer link and didn't think to ask. For most, I bet this is the best
solution. It should be reasonably if not very simple to set up given the
existence of any password protected portal, it eliminates most of the issue=
s
with the other types of solutions such as setting up proxies, etc., etc.

Thanks Chris!

--=20
Tom Phelan
Director of Technology
Peddie School

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Butler, Christopher <
cbutler@stjohnsprep.org> wrote:

> We have a secured page on our website that only students and faculty have
> access to (using their computer login username/password). That page list=
s
> links to all the 3rd party databases that we use (Gale, Infotrac, ProCon
> Online, etc...). I worked with each of the database vendors and we were
> able to establish authenticated referrer links to all their systems, so
> that
> as long as a user clicked on the link on our secured page, they were
> automatically logged in to the database system.
>
> A few of the databases now have per-user accounts rather then per-school
> accounts and while those links are on the same library page, the students
> are required to enter their own username & password.
>
> Christopher
>
> Christopher Butler
> Director of Information Services
> St. John's Preparatory School
> http://www.stjohnsprep.org
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Jean Bruce <brucej@ensworth.com> wrote:
>
> > As a librarian I have to ask why remote access is not by user name and
> > password? When our students are on campus they have access to all our
> > databases via the IP range that I provide to our vendors- we then ask f=
or
> > remote access via password which in most cases we provide.
> >
> >
> > Jean M. Bruce, MLS
> > The Ensworth School
> > Devon Farm Campus
> > Head Librarian/AP Coordinator
> > Nashville, TN 37221
> > www.ensworth.com
> > 615 301 5416
> >
> > "The purpose of research is not simply to retrieve data, but to
> > participate in a conversation about it." Douglas Brent
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/30/09 12:09 PM, "Jason Hyams" <jhyams@st-agnes.org> wrote:
> >
> > Maura,
> >
> > We recently setup an application terminal session for students to acces=
s
> > Westlaw from home. I use the "2X Application Server" to share a
> > Internet Explorer window to remote users. Application terminal service=
s
> > can also be done with Citrix.
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Jason Hyams
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A forum for independent school educators
> > [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Maura Fennelly
> > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:53 AM
> > To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: Access to Library Resourses from home
> >
> > We are looking into providing some kind of Proxy server or VPN access
> > to students so they can use Library databases and online training from
> > home. Does anyone have any suggestions or caveats?
> >
> > Thanks, Maura
> >
> > Maura Fennelly
> > Technology Dept
> > Archbishop Mitty High School.
> >
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> >
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Re: Access to Library Resources from home

Jean,

I was curious as to the same thing. All of our resources are web based. We
give the students the passwords for the proprietary databases so that they
may use them at home. Our library catalog is web based, too, so kids can
look up books from home.

Michelle

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Jean Bruce <brucej@ensworth.com> wrote:

> As a librarian I have to ask why remote access is not by user name and
> password? When our students are on campus they have access to all our
> databases via the IP range that I provide to our vendors- we then ask for
> remote access via password which in most cases we provide.
>
>
> Jean M. Bruce, MLS
> The Ensworth School
> Devon Farm Campus
> Head Librarian/AP Coordinator
> Nashville, TN 37221
> www.ensworth.com
> 615 301 5416
>
> "The purpose of research is not simply to retrieve data, but to
> participate in a conversation about it." Douglas Brent
>
>
>
>
>
> On 10/30/09 12:09 PM, "Jason Hyams" <jhyams@st-agnes.org> wrote:
>
> Maura,
>
> We recently setup an application terminal session for students to access
> Westlaw from home. I use the "2X Application Server" to share a
> Internet Explorer window to remote users. Application terminal services
> can also be done with Citrix.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jason Hyams
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Maura Fennelly
> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:53 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Access to Library Resourses from home
>
> We are looking into providing some kind of Proxy server or VPN access
> to students so they can use Library databases and online training from
> home. Does anyone have any suggestions or caveats?
>
> Thanks, Maura
>
> Maura Fennelly
> Technology Dept
> Archbishop Mitty High 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 ]
> 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
>

--
------------------------
Michelle S. Ohnstad, MLIS
Head Librarian/Library Dept. Chair
La Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla, CA
Web: http://www.ljcds.org
michelle.ohnstad@gmail.com
mohnstad@ljcds.org

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

Re: Access to Library Resources from home

Who ever said procrastination doesn't pay off?

This is an issue that has been on my "someday" list for a while and now it
looks like I can skip the research phase and skip right to implementation.
Chris's solution is exactly the type of solution I've been looking for. I
wasn't aware that the database providers supported authentication by
referrer link and didn't think to ask. For most, I bet this is the best
solution. It should be reasonably if not very simple to set up given the
existence of any password protected portal, it eliminates most of the issues
with the other types of solutions such as setting up proxies, etc., etc.

Thanks Chris!

--
Tom Phelan
Director of Technology
Peddie School

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Butler, Christopher <
cbutler@stjohnsprep.org> wrote:

> We have a secured page on our website that only students and faculty have
> access to (using their computer login username/password). That page lists
> links to all the 3rd party databases that we use (Gale, Infotrac, ProCon
> Online, etc...). I worked with each of the database vendors and we were
> able to establish authenticated referrer links to all their systems, so
> that
> as long as a user clicked on the link on our secured page, they were
> automatically logged in to the database system.
>
> A few of the databases now have per-user accounts rather then per-school
> accounts and while those links are on the same library page, the students
> are required to enter their own username & password.
>
> Christopher
>
> Christopher Butler
> Director of Information Services
> St. John's Preparatory School
> http://www.stjohnsprep.org
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Jean Bruce <brucej@ensworth.com> wrote:
>
> > As a librarian I have to ask why remote access is not by user name and
> > password? When our students are on campus they have access to all our
> > databases via the IP range that I provide to our vendors- we then ask for
> > remote access via password which in most cases we provide.
> >
> >
> > Jean M. Bruce, MLS
> > The Ensworth School
> > Devon Farm Campus
> > Head Librarian/AP Coordinator
> > Nashville, TN 37221
> > www.ensworth.com
> > 615 301 5416
> >
> > "The purpose of research is not simply to retrieve data, but to
> > participate in a conversation about it." Douglas Brent
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/30/09 12:09 PM, "Jason Hyams" <jhyams@st-agnes.org> wrote:
> >
> > Maura,
> >
> > We recently setup an application terminal session for students to access
> > Westlaw from home. I use the "2X Application Server" to share a
> > Internet Explorer window to remote users. Application terminal services
> > can also be done with Citrix.
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Jason Hyams
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A forum for independent school educators
> > [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Maura Fennelly
> > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:53 AM
> > To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: Access to Library Resourses from home
> >
> > We are looking into providing some kind of Proxy server or VPN access
> > to students so they can use Library databases and online training from
> > home. Does anyone have any suggestions or caveats?
> >
> > Thanks, Maura
> >
> > Maura Fennelly
> > Technology Dept
> > Archbishop Mitty High 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 ]
> > 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
> >
>
> [ 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: Access to Library Resources from home

We have a secured page on our website that only students and faculty have
access to (using their computer login username/password). That page lists
links to all the 3rd party databases that we use (Gale, Infotrac, ProCon
Online, etc...). I worked with each of the database vendors and we were
able to establish authenticated referrer links to all their systems, so that
as long as a user clicked on the link on our secured page, they were
automatically logged in to the database system.

A few of the databases now have per-user accounts rather then per-school
accounts and while those links are on the same library page, the students
are required to enter their own username & password.

Christopher

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

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Jean Bruce <brucej@ensworth.com> wrote:

Re: Access to Library Resources from home

As a librarian I have to ask why remote access is not by user name and pass=
word? When our students are on campus they have access to all our databases=
via the IP range that I provide to our vendors- we then ask for remote acc=
ess via password which in most cases we provide.

Jean M. Bruce, MLS
The Ensworth School
Devon Farm Campus
Head Librarian/AP Coordinator
Nashville, TN 37221
www.ensworth.com
615 301 5416

"The purpose of research is not simply to retrieve data, but to
participate in a conversation about it." Douglas Brent

On 10/30/09 12:09 PM, "Jason Hyams" <jhyams@st-agnes.org> wrote:

Maura,

We recently setup an application terminal session for students to access
Westlaw from home. I use the "2X Application Server" to share a
Internet Explorer window to remote users. Application terminal services
can also be done with Citrix.

Thank you,

Jason Hyams

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Maura Fennelly
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:53 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Access to Library Resourses from home

We are looking into providing some kind of Proxy server or VPN access
to students so they can use Library databases and online training from
home. Does anyone have any suggestions or caveats?

Thanks, Maura

Maura Fennelly
Technology Dept
Archbishop Mitty High School.

Re: Access to Library Resources from home

Maura,

Thank you,

Jason Hyams

We are looking into providing some kind of Proxy server or VPN access =20
to students so they can use Library databases and online training from =20
home. Does anyone have any suggestions or caveats?

Thanks, Maura

Maura Fennelly
Technology Dept
Archbishop Mitty High School.

Re: Access to Library Resources from home

I recommend an SSL solution using something like Juniper. It will connect =
to any LDAP you have for credentials and the entire things is website drive=
n for the end user. The client is installed when needed via the website an=
d it is very easy for the end user. We setup a specific URL for connecting=
to our servers and it works great. Be mindful of bandwidth needs for runn=
ing with VPN. You may want to look at alternate methods to accomplish the =
same tasks.
m

Matt Pearson=20
Director of Technology, Security and Safety, MCDS=20

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Maura Fennelly
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 9:53 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Access to Library Resourses from home

We are looking into providing some kind of Proxy server or VPN access =20
to students so they can use Library databases and online training from =20
home. Does anyone have any suggestions or caveats?

Thanks, Maura

Maura Fennelly
Technology Dept
Archbishop Mitty High School.

Access to Library Resourses from home

We are looking into providing some kind of Proxy server or VPN access
to students so they can use Library databases and online training from
home. Does anyone have any suggestions or caveats?

Thanks, Maura

Maura Fennelly
Technology Dept
Archbishop Mitty High School.

deadline approaching for STEM for Girls Think Tank

The 2009 STEM for Girls Think Tank will be here in just two weeks. For the past three years, Harpeth Hall has sponsored the STEM for Girls Think Tank for curricular leaders in girls' schools around the world. This year the Think Tank be held in Nashville
TN on November 11-13, 2009, and we invite participation by teachers from all independent schools.

The STEM for Girls Think Tank is an annual gathering of the educational leaders from around the country who are passionate about educating young women. The purpose of our conference is to find ways to better prepare and encourage young women to study
the four STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) with the long-range goal to have more young women pursue careers in these fields. The event allows for open-ended discussion among attendees as well as a keynote speaker and a few brief
formal presentations. Facilitators will lead each of the STEM discussion groups in conversations centering around sharing best practices, brainstorming ideas on how best to encourage our students to pursue studies in the four STEM areas, and planning
future STEM-related initiatives and collaborations.

Registration will close on November 4 so register now if you plan to attend. Please go to our website to register - https://www.harpethhall.org/podium/default.aspx?t=36644&rid=1227
Spaces are also still available for the pre-conference day at Vanderbilt University.

When making travel arrangements to Nashville, please remember to check Southwest airlines as it has quite a number of direct flights to Nashville. Our conference hotel is now full. Check our website for other suggestions on places to stay.
Transportation is not provided to/from hotels other than the Hampton Inn Green Hills. If you stay in downtown Nashville, please be aware that the Country Music Association awards are the evening of November 11- downtown traffic will be challenging, but
you might see a celebrity or two!

If you have already registered - we look forward to seeing you very soon. We will send an email on November 6 with all of the final details about the day at Vanderbilt as well as parking information and last-minute announcements. Feel free to go ahead
and check out the STEM for Girls wiki at http://stemforgirls.wikispaces.com for information and beginning discussions.

Let us know if you have any questions.

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

Attn: Florida Schools

Hello!

If you're planning to attend FCIS, why not join many of your marketing, communication and tech colleagues at the finalsite bootcamp on November 18th from 10 am to 3 pm at Trinity Preparatory School? Presentations from independent school educators as well
as finalsite staff. From social media to SEO, from web 3.0 to web sustainability, you'll be inspired to push the envelope with your school's online presence. For more information or to register, go to http://bit.ly/3EO3aX or feel free to contact me
off-list. Hope to see you there.

Lorrie

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

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Two weeks until NEIT!

Greetings!

It's now just two weeks until the NEIT conference at Mohonk. Can't you almo=
st smell the earthy scents of the fireplace and taste the delights of the d=
esert table? If the NEIT wiki is a harbinger of things to come, this year's=
gathering looks to be

engaging, inspirational and down right fun. Be sure to include your voice =
in the conversations already started here<http://neit.wikispaces.com/>.

Get acquainted with our Keynotes

We couldn't be happier to be joined on Wednesday afternoon by Siva Vaidhyan=
athan, and on Friday morning by Michael Wesch.

Siva Vaidhyanathan is a cultural historian and media scholar, and is curren=
tly an associate professor of media studies and law at the University of Vi=
rginia. His session is titled "The Googlization of Everything: How one comp=
any is disrupting culture,

commerce and community ...and why we should worry". It will be a critical i=
nterpretation of the actions and intentions behind the cultural behemoth th=
at is Google, Inc.

Michael Wesch, dubbed "the explainer" by Wired magazine, is a cultural anth=
ropologist exploring the effects of new media on society and culture. His v=
ideos on culture, technology, education, and information have been viewed b=
y millions, translated in

over 15 languages, and are frequently featured at international film festiv=
als and major academic conferences worldwide. His session is titled "Mediat=
ed Culture / Mediated Education".

There are a few of Michael Wesch's videos posted on the official NEIT confe=
rence page<http://www.nysais.org/page.cfm?id=3D4&verbose=3D330>.

See what the NEIT conference has to offer

Are you registered for the 2009 NYSAIS Education and Information Technology=
Conference (NEIT2009)? If not, why not? It's not too late to register.

Still on the fence? Watch the slideshow below for some ideas on why you nee=
d to be there. Bring your library and technology colleagues, as well. We're=
looking forward to seeing you there.

More Information & Registration

For registration and further information on the 2009 NEIT Conference, check=
the official NYSAIS page.<http://www.nysais.org/page.cfm?id=3D4&verbose=3D=
330>

To start gathering ideas and to collaborate on the process, visit the NEIT =
wiki.<http://neit.wikispaces.com/>

Best Regards,

The NEIT Committee

Re: Groupwise book available

We moved to Exchange 2007.

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 Brian Lee [blee@mph.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:19 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Groupwise book available

To what product did you change to?

I'm looking into moving my school from MS Exchange to Gmail by next summer
(Google Apps for Education).

Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School

> From: Bill Griscom <griscomb@lancastercountryday.org>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.E=
DU>
> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:58:23 -0400
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Groupwise book available
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> We recently moved away from Groupwise and have a virtually brand new Grou=
pwise
> 7 book collecting dust. If anyone is interested in "Novell Groupwise 7 -
> Administrator Solutions Guide", you're welcome to it. Just cover S&H and =
I'll
> mail it at no charge.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> 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
>
>
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Re: Groupwise book available

Google Apps...At the time, I was a one-man department and needed to
outsource. I loved it. I've since moved to another job, but I'd 100%
change to Google Apps again.

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>To what product did you change to?
>
>I'm looking into moving my school from MS Exchange to Gmail by next summer
>(Google Apps for Education).
>
>
>Brian Lee
>Manlius Pebble Hill School

Re: Groupwise book available

We moved to Live@edu last summer, since we are a Microsoft campus, and
the students are VERY happy with it. You might want to check into it.

Judith Claire Robison
St. John's Catholic Prep
Director of Technology=20

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Lee
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:19 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Groupwise book available

To what product did you change to?

I'm looking into moving my school from MS Exchange to Gmail by next
summer
(Google Apps for Education).

Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School

> From: Bill Griscom <griscomb@lancastercountryday.org>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators
<ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:58:23 -0400
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Groupwise book available
>=20
> Hi everyone,
>=20
> We recently moved away from Groupwise and have a virtually brand new
Groupwise
> 7 book collecting dust. If anyone is interested in "Novell Groupwise 7
-
> Administrator Solutions Guide", you're welcome to it. Just cover S&H
and I'll
> mail it at no charge.
>=20
> Thanks.
>=20
>=20
> Regards,
>=20
> Bill Griscom
> Director of Information Services
> Lancaster Country Day School
> 725 Hamilton Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
> 717.392.2916 x. 246
> griscomb@lancastercountryday.org
>=20
>=20
> [ 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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Re: Groupwise book available

To what product did you change to?

I'm looking into moving my school from MS Exchange to Gmail by next summer
(Google Apps for Education).

Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School

> From: Bill Griscom <griscomb@lancastercountryday.org>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:58:23 -0400
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Groupwise book available
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> We recently moved away from Groupwise and have a virtually brand new Groupwise
> 7 book collecting dust. If anyone is interested in "Novell Groupwise 7 -
> Administrator Solutions Guide", you're welcome to it. Just cover S&H and I'll
> mail it at no charge.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> 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
>
>
> [ 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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Re: Groupwise book available

I might as well reply with an add to this - I have the Groupwise 7 User's
Handbook (different from the Administrator Solutions), Netware
Administrator's handbook(6.5) and a Zenworks 10 book. Same offer - cover
S&H.

Instant Novell Library!

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Hi everyone,
>
>We recently moved away from Groupwise and have a virtually brand new
>Groupwise 7 book collecting dust. If anyone is interested in "Novell
>Groupwise 7 - Administrator Solutions Guide", you're welcome to it. Just
>cover S&H and I'll mail it at no charge.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>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

Groupwise book available

Hi everyone,

We recently moved away from Groupwise and have a virtually brand new Groupw=
ise 7 book collecting dust. If anyone is interested in "Novell Groupwise 7 =
- Administrator Solutions Guide", you're welcome to it. Just cover S&H and =
I'll mail it at no charge.

Thanks.

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

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Re: Websites beyond the "official"

Not yet, except for one which was not a "social site". In fact, it was an outside entity
that challenged fair use of a copyrighted but no longer offered book. Copyright was
followed, but lawyers got into the way. We have been hesitant to challenge the "new"
[IMHO] unconstitutional, view of copyright law.

What can I say? It's a new world!

>Hi David,
>
>I am curious if you have had any incidents of teachers, parents or students reacting
>badly to website content created by a teacher either in collaboration with students or
>on their own? Have teachers acted out and spoken on behalf of the school? Are we
>talking about sites like Facebook or other sites like Nings, voicethreads, etc. etc.
>
>Just curious,
>m
>
>Matt Pearson
>Director of Technology, Security and Safety, MCDS
>

Re: Websites beyond the "official"

For eportfolio's for education, you might want to look at Mahara - it
won two awards last year and it's free and open source software -
http://mahara.org

On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 16:45 -0400, David F. Withrow wrote:

> Our official policy is that these kinds of activities need to be part of the official
> site. There are good reasons to do this. 1.) Even at a rudimentary or cursory level we
> can monitor what is going on. [This school is, after all, responsible for official
> communication with our constituents.] 2.) Parents are reassured that what is posted is
> "official" because we do monitor the classroom pages frequently. 3.) We have discovered
> some limitations with the products some teachers use. In those rare cases we have a
> disclosure policy for the teachers, parents and students.
>
> In light of some of the limitations of our software we are exploring other avenues.
>
> David F. Withrow
> Director of Technology
> Harford Day School
> Bel Air, Maryland 21014
> voice: 410 879 2350 ex 33
> fax: 410 836 5918
> skype: dfwithrow
> http://www.harfordday.org
>
> The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
> - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
>
> In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.
> - Yogi Berra
>
>
> [ 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

--
Matt Burkhardt, M.Sci. Technology Management
mlb@imparisystems.com
(301) 682-7901
502 Fairview Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
http://www.imparisystems.com

Re: Websites beyond the "official"

Hi David,

I am curious if you have had any incidents of teachers, parents or students=
reacting badly to website content created by a teacher either in collabora=
tion with students or on their own? Have teachers acted out and spoken on =
behalf of the school? Are we talking about sites like Facebook or other si=
tes like Nings, voicethreads, etc. etc.

Just curious,
m

Matt Pearson
Director of Technology, Security and Safety, MCDS

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of David F. Withrow
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:45 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Websites beyond the "official"

Our official policy is that these kinds of activities need to be part of th=
e official
site. There are good reasons to do this. 1.) Even at a rudimentary or curso=
ry level we
can monitor what is going on. [This school is, after all, responsible for o=
fficial
communication with our constituents.] 2.) Parents are reassured that what i=
s posted is
"official" because we do monitor the classroom pages frequently. 3.) We hav=
e discovered
some limitations with the products some teachers use. In those rare cases w=
e have a
disclosure policy for the teachers, parents and students.

In light of some of the limitations of our software we are exploring other =
avenues.

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

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

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

Re: Websites beyond the "official"

Our official policy is that these kinds of activities need to be part of the official
site. There are good reasons to do this. 1.) Even at a rudimentary or cursory level we
can monitor what is going on. [This school is, after all, responsible for official
communication with our constituents.] 2.) Parents are reassured that what is posted is
"official" because we do monitor the classroom pages frequently. 3.) We have discovered
some limitations with the products some teachers use. In those rare cases we have a
disclosure policy for the teachers, parents and students.

In light of some of the limitations of our software we are exploring other avenues.

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

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

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

Re: Color laser printer

Our school purchased an HP Color Laserjet 3600n for our lower school =
computer lab and have been very pleased with it. The setup was very =
easy. Teachers also have the option of printing to the lab printer if =
they need color copies instead of the other printers in the building. I =
have had to replace the black cartridge once since we got the printer =
about half way through the school year last year. The color cartridges =
will probably last a couple or three more months before they will need =
to be replaced. We try to monitor the usage to conserve ink and paper, =
but still print a good bit.

On the print status report from the printer, it states that the three =
color cartridges were installed on Jan. 7, 2009 and they each have =
between 3100 and 3600 estimated pages remaining. I installed the black =
cartridge on Aug. 18, 2009, and it has about 6500 pages remaining. We =
use HP cartridges and order them ink from www.think4inc.com, which has =
better prices than most places.=20

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 Tim Smith
Sent: Tue 10/27/2009 12:01 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Color laser printer
=20
Hello all-

=20

We are looking to replace our old color laser printer in the lab. We
would like to get something that supports extended toner cartridges
(8000 pages or so) as well as a something that won't cost an arm and a
leg for toner. We aren't looking for something that prints super
quality but good quality would be nice. Networkability is a must.
Also, it's a lab situation so occasionally there will be multiple kids
trying to print at the same time, so something that doesn't time out
easily would be nice. Any ideas?

=20

Thanks in advance,

Tim

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Re: Teacher Assessment/Professional Development

you speak of words like "create"... doesnt someone have this done already
for ISTE standards?

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

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Libby Mueller <libby@ejmueller.com> wrote:

> A good method for assessing teachers' levels of technology proficiency is
> to require teachers to submit a portfolio demonstrating a variety of
> technology skills. Align the skills you want to evaluate with what "21st
> century" skills you have embedded or want to embed in your unit planning and
> curriculum. Also, articulate your expections for skill level of the
> portfolio's contents, using, as a starting point, your state's technology
> proficiency standards for both students and teachers. Create a skills
> scoring rubric: Basic/Proficient/Advanced/Expert.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Sommermeyer [mailto:jsommermeyer@clhscadets.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:45 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Teacher Assessment/Professional Development
>
> How are you planning to assess? 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 On Tue, Oct 27,
> 2009 at 12:20 PM, Stephanie Oberle < soberle@francisparker.org> wrote: >
> My colleague and I have been charged with the task of finding a program or >
> sources that would help us assess the level of technology each staff member
> > has and then make an Individualized learning plan for each member to fill
> > the gap. We have looked into > Atomic Learning and eCoach. Are there any
> other options out there that you > would recommend? > > > > [ 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
>
> [ 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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>

Re: Teacher Assessment/Professional Development

A good method for assessing teachers' levels of technology proficiency is=
to require teachers to submit a portfolio demonstrating a variety of tec=
hnology skills. Align the skills you want to evaluate with what "21st cen=
tury" skills you have embedded or want to embed in your unit planning and=
curriculum. Also, articulate your expections for skill level of the port=
folio's contents, using, as a starting point, your state's technology pro=
ficiency standards for both students and teachers. Create a skills scorin=
g rubric: Basic/Proficient/Advanced/Expert.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Sommermeyer [mailto:jsommermeyer@clhscadets.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:45 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Teacher Assessment/Professional Development

How are you planning to assess? In HIS Service, Joshua D. Sommermeyer Ass=
istant Principal for Curriculum and Technology Concordia Lutheran High Sc=
hool - Ft. Wayne jsommermeyer@clhscadets.com (o) 260.483.1102 x214 (c) 26=
0.446.7658 skype - jsommermeyer twitter - jsommermeyer On Tue, Oct 27, 20=
09 at 12:20 PM, Stephanie Oberle < soberle@francisparker.org> wrote: > My=
colleague and I have been charged with the task of finding a program or =
> sources that would help us assess the level of technology each staff me=
mber > has and then make an Individualized learning plan for each member =
to fill > the gap. We have looked into > Atomic Learning and eCoach. Are =
there any other options out there that you > would recommend? > > > > [ F=
or info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ] > Submissions to ISED-L=
are released under a creative commons, attribution, > non-commercial, sh=
are-alike license. > RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS=
&L=3DISED-L > [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ] Submis=
sions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, attribution, non-c=
ommercial, share-alike license. RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts=
/wa.exe?RSS&L=3DISED-L

Re: Teacher Assessment/Professional Development

Please keep this thread public. We are interested in doing this.

Thanks,

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

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>How are you planning to assess?
>
>
>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
>
>
>On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Stephanie Oberle <
>soberle@francisparker.org> wrote:
>
>> My colleague and I have been charged with the task of finding a program or
>> sources that would help us assess the level of technology each staff member
>> has and then make an Individualized learning plan for each member to fill
>> the gap. We have looked into
>> Atomic Learning and eCoach. Are there any other options out there that you
>> would recommend?
>>
>>
>>
>> [ 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

Color laser printer

Hello all-

=20

Thanks in advance,

Tim

Re: Teacher Assessment/Professional Development

How are you planning to assess?

In HIS Service,

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Stephanie Oberle <
soberle@francisparker.org> wrote:

> My colleague and I have been charged with the task of finding a program or
> sources that would help us assess the level of technology each staff member
> has and then make an Individualized learning plan for each member to fill
> the gap. We have looked into
> Atomic Learning and eCoach. Are there any other options out there that you
> would recommend?
>
>
>
> [ 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
>

Teacher Assessment/Professional Development

My colleague and I have been charged with the task of finding a program or sources that would help us assess the level of technology each staff member has and then make an Individualized learning plan for each member to fill the gap. We have looked into
Atomic Learning and eCoach. Are there any other options out there that you would recommend?

Re: eBooks

We started streaming books and applications 4 years ago with Appstream.
I added Altiris software virtualization to the streaming application 3
years ago so now we are streaming virtual applications/eBooks.

Both Altiris and Appstream were purchased by Symantec last year and now
they have combined the product into the Symantec Software Virtualization
Suite.

No more CD's.. students can open their eBook the first day of class and
access the book/application from any computer, anywhere.

Thank you,

Jason Hyams

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Lee
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:27 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: eBooks

What is your setup? I am curious.

Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School

> From: Jason Hyams <jhyams@st-agnes.org>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators
<ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:14:34 -0500
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Re: eBooks
>=20
> St. Agnes uses eBooks in our math and foreign language classes. We
have
> an application streaming server that streams the books to the students
> so we can maintain license control and auto removal at the end of the
> school year.
>=20
> Some faculty members copy and distribute workbook pages to the
students
> via OneNote and have the students complete and turn in the assignment
> via the section drop box.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Thank you,
>=20
> Jason Hyams

Websites beyond the "official"

Hello all,

Just a quick probe for those of you with an official school Website: what's
your policy regarding teachers who are interested in building/actively using
personal websites - which exist outside of the school's official website -
to share school-related content with their students/parents?

If allowed, how are issues of security (student names/photos), quality
(appropriate content), school identity (logos, colors, etc.) and tech
support addressed?

Thanks for the consideration.

Ryan Karr
Webmaster
Frankfurt International School
ryan_karr@fis.edu

Re: converting Movie Maker files to video DVD

We use Movavi Video Studio to convert files to various formats.

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Merricks
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:45 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: converting Movie Maker files to video DVD

At my church we use what was Ulead VideoStudio 9. Corel has bought it and =
it is now called Corel VideoStudio Pro x2
=20
=20
=20
Joe Merricks
Director of IT
Hargrave Military Academy
200 Military Drive
Chatham, VA 24531
merricksj@hargrave.edu=20
434-432-3180

>>> On 10/27/09 at 9:33 AM, in message <EDF3922A2AB7FE4699D3CF6C4102DFD902A=
6B92E@mx1.sfsnet.org>, Patricia Moser <moserp@sidwell.edu> wrote:
Speaking of video production software... does anyone have a free, sure
fire method for converting a Movie Maker video into a video DVD that
will play on regular DVD players? The solution will need to run on
either XP or Vista. We've tried a couple of solutions recommended by
various web sites, but they did not work. I'm looking for something
tried and true. If it can't be done with free software, is there a
particular program you recommend for purchase? Thanks all.
Patt

Patt Moser, Director of Information Services and Upper School Head
Librarian
Sidwell Friends School
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Re: eBooks

What is your setup? I am curious.

Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School

> From: Jason Hyams <jhyams@st-agnes.org>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:14:34 -0500
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Re: eBooks
>
> St. Agnes uses eBooks in our math and foreign language classes. We have
> an application streaming server that streams the books to the students
> so we can maintain license control and auto removal at the end of the
> school year.
>
> Some faculty members copy and distribute workbook pages to the students
> via OneNote and have the students complete and turn in the assignment
> via the section drop box.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jason Hyams

Re: computer purchase for science lab room

Michael,

Thanks for the update on the port requirements. My current personal favori=
te based on successes with 1:1 deployment is the Dell Latitude 2100. This =
rubberized and durable netbook is capable of running Ubuntu, XP, Vista or W=
in7. It's small form factor and durable design would make an ideal fit in =
a science lab environment with wireless b/g/n support.
Netbook: http://www.dell.com/us/en/k-12/notebooks/laptop-latitude-2100/pd.a=
spx?refid=3Dlaptop-latitude-2100&s=3Dk12&cs=3D_26=20
Cart: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Security_and_Protection/p=
roductdetail.aspx?c=3Dus&l=3Den&s=3Dk12&cs=3DRC1084719&sku=3D330-4381

Based on your need for a serial interface, I recommend locating a USB RS-23=
2 Serial to USB Adaptor for each workstation as I am not aware of any entry=
/durable/cost effective laptop/netbook devices on the market. Not as elega=
nt as built in, but equally as functional. This will add $10-15 per unit f=
or the adaptor:
http://www.usbgear.com/USB-Serial.html (First link from google:usb/serial)

Please DM me if interested in learning more about my experience with the La=
titude 2100.

Thanks
Ryan R. Fox
TADS
612.548.3333
ryan@tads.com

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Michael Chimes
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:59 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: computer purchase for science lab room

Hi Ryan - Some of the equipment requires a serial connection, some USB.
I think that's it.

Michael Chimes
Director of Academic Technology
College Counselor
Gill St. Bernard's School
Gladstone, NJ 07934
(908) 234- 1611 x204 (phone)
(908) 234-2496 (fax)

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ryan Fox
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:51 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: computer purchase for science lab room

Michael,

I have an idea in mind, but the requirement for "connect[ing] to
monitoring devices during experiments" gave me pause and I wanted to
gather further insight from you. What type and how many connections
will you need (serial, USB, firewire, etc.)?

Thanks,
Ryan

________________________________________
From: A forum for independent school educators [ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]
On Behalf Of Michael Chimes [MChimes@gsbschool.org]
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 1:35 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: computer purchase for science lab room

Hi all -

We're in the process of renovating a science lab for Physics. Our
science teachers have found that installing a wireless network for a lab
and making laptops available on-site works well for their lab work. In
our Chemistry and Biology lab rooms, we've got an array of Gateway
laptops (a couple of years old), but this new lab gives us an
opportunity to re-think the arrangement. Netbooks, laptops and
Toughbooks are all under consideration. Computers will be moved around,
will be connected to monitoring devices during experiments, will need to
access the Web for information and should be reasonably durable. Any
thoughts about a "best product?"

Michael Chimes

Director of Academic Technology

Gill St. Bernard's School

Gladstone, NJ 07934

(908) 234- 1611 x204 (phone)

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Re: eBooks

St. Agnes uses eBooks in our math and foreign language classes. We have
an application streaming server that streams the books to the students
so we can maintain license control and auto removal at the end of the
school year.

Some faculty members copy and distribute workbook pages to the students
via OneNote and have the students complete and turn in the assignment
via the section drop box.

Thank you,

Jason Hyams

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From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Bassett, Patrick
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:01 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: eBooks

Any schools out there using digital textbooks or any other form of
eBooks? If so, what's your experience been? Have a reporter who is
inquiring.

Cheers.

PFB

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eBooks

Any schools out there using digital textbooks or any other form of eBooks?=
If so, what's your experience been? Have a reporter who is inquiring.

Cheers.

PFB

Patrick F. Bassett, President
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N D E P E N D E N T S C H O=
O L S
1620 L St., NW, Washington, DC 20036
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202.746.5444 (Cell)
202-247-9667 (Fax)
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Re: Ted Sizer

I worked with a number of CES / Annenberg schools in NYC in the
mid-90s. One of them was University Heights High School, one I had
written a paper on while at NCREST, which eschewed grades for
"roundtables" comprised of teachers, parents, fellow students and
community members who conducted team reviews of student presentations of
their interdisciplinary, thematic multi-month projects.

That team of teachers, and the other faculty I knew at other such "break
the mold" schools, were so incredibly inspiring that I felt it a great
gift to have been there, then, and see how schools could work when the
faculty were empowered and visionaries led things.

University Heights was stripped of its mission by the NYS Schools
Chancellor, along with most of the other Annenberg schools, in 2001 - I
believe he wanted only "replicable models" and felt, at the time, that
the community resources and unique empowered visions behind UHHS were in
too short supply to be examples. Maybe there is back story I do not know.

I'm writing all this because the Federal Government seems to feel that
such resources exist now - they are catching on to the University
Heights model now, realizing that all the retired teachers and other
"available labor" in communities could be brought in on "learning teams"
and the like to bring more real-world context to education. Check it
out: http://www.nctaf.org

-Bram
http://hvscouts.com

p.s. Making projects like this work is going to require a new cadre of
"project coordinators" with tools to facilitate communication and
planning between schools and communities. The Drupal community just
came up with the perfect, free tool for project management and
coordination: http://openatrium.com - and if any of the schools on this
list would like to try it, my company hosts Drupal and can create free
sandboxes for you to explore it with.

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