a little bit this year, a few of the teachers sent emails to their
colleagues reporting on what was happening and urging others to manage cart
use more closely. We also moved two carts from hallways into classrooms,
from where teachers borrow them when needed.
Richard
On 3/15/10 2:21 PM, "Ed Owens" <drsloomis@mac.com> wrote:
> Granted, the MacBooks do seem significantly sturdier, but part of my
> question is prompted by being caught between teachers who don't
> supervise use of the lab (you wouldn't believe the difference between
> how the lab goes out--cords neatly wrapped, laptops all in place--and
> how it comes back--laptops in various states of charge / disarray,
> adapters left out on top of the cart instead of plugged in, the
> printer jammed) and administration who doesn't understand the amount
> of triage that goes on between lab uses. I've begun rigorously
> documenting everything (and I do mean everything), to include before
> and after photographs, but would like to try to address as much of
> this up front as possible...particularly with administrative support
> behind astringent preemptive approach.
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> On Mar 15, 2010, at 4:57 PM, Jonathan Mergy <jmergy@lwhs.org> wrote:
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>> Great point.
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>> We are rolling out a new cart with the Unibody Macbooks and they do
>> see much
>> better put together. I don't think we will see the chipping and
>> other visual
>> issues we have seen with previous models.
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>> Jonathan
>> ................................
>> Jonathan Mergy <jmergy@lwhs.org>
>> Director Of Technology
>> Lick-Wilmerding High School
>> 755 Ocean Ave, SF CA 94112
>> P:415.585.1725 x365
>> http://lickwh.at/tech
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>>> From: Richard Kassissieh <kassissiehr@catlin.edu>
>>> Reply-To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
>>> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:49:44 -0700
>>> To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
>>> Subject: Re: Mobile Lab Policys & Procedures
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>>> For what it's worth, the new MacBooks (and Pros) are much more
>>> durable than
>>> the old iBooks. Teachers supervise students as they remove laptops
>>> from the
>>> cart, put them back, and reconnect power adapters, but mostly I
>>> just think
>>> the laptops hold up better than they used to.
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>>> Richard
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>>> On 3/15/10 12:24 PM, "Ellen Baru" <ebaru@cathedralnyc.org> wrote:
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>>>> Please keep this thread open as I am also in a similar situation.
>>>> Ellen
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>>>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Ed Owens <drsloomis@mac.com> wrote:
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>>>>> I'm sure this has been covered here before, but I can't seem to
>>>>> find what
>>>>> I'm looking for in the archives.
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>>>>> We recently acquired a new MacBook lab that we are currently in
>>>>> the process
>>>>> of imaging / preparing to be made available to faculty to use
>>>>> with classes.
>>>>> Our previous mobile lab (an old iBook lab) is still usable, but
>>>>> in pretty
>>>>> rough shape, largely due to misuse / abuse by students. As part
>>>>> of the new
>>>>> rollout, we are looking to better prepare teachers to use the lab
>>>>> effectively (as well as avoid a repeat of the previous lab's
>>>>> trashing) by
>>>>> having a series of workshops to go over use & care of the lab
>>>>> along with
>>>>> some best practices.
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>>>>> To that end, I would like to know what policies / procedures are
>>>>> in place
>>>>> at your school for check in / check out and use of mobile labs by
>>>>> teachers?
>>>>> Anything you could forward to me would be MUCH appreciated.
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>>>>> Ed Owens
>>>>> Director of Technology
>>>>> Episcopal Day School
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