to be more cost effective to replace equipment that was lost / broken
than pay for tracking. I have found that most of the smaller, entry
level technology (mp3 players, digital cameras, digital video cameras,
etc.), only last us 2-3 years if we are truly letting students use them
as much as possible. They are supplies not capital items. I think we
should track them like we would a library book, with some type of
check-out system. =20
As for laptops and high end peripherals, you might have tighter reigns
on how they are checked out and returned. We are pretty loose here, and
last year we lost three laptops (they disappeared) and had two broken.
(This does not include keyboards which break all the time, and Lenovo
just sends us out new keyboards under warranty.) That is only five out
of about 300, so a pretty good percentage and much cheaper to replace
than paying for tracking.
Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School
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Subject: Re: tracking portable electronics
For a more cost effective alternative, you can use Orbicule Undercover
for
the Mac.
Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School
> From: "Brown, Jill" <BROWNJ@aa.edu>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators
<ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:40:41 -0700
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: tracking portable electronics
>=20
> Can anyone recommend companies/programs that facilitate tracking
portable
> electronics to get them returned if they are stolen, for us to
recommend to
> our parents/students for their home owned equipment?
>=20
> I looked through the archives and came across one recommendation,
Computrace.
> Computrace is a school solution with Lo Jack being their home
solution. Any
> feedback on Lo Jack and/or other services?
>=20
> Thank you,
> Jill
>=20
> Jill R. Brown, PhD
> Director, Educational Technology
> Albuquerque Academy
> brownj@aa.edu
> (505) 858-8831
> 6400 Wyoming Boulevard, NE
> Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
> Fax (505) 828-3320
>=20
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