Job posting - St. John's Prep

Below is a snippet of a recent job posting at my school. For complete
information, please visit
http://www.stjohnsprep.org/page.cfm?p=3D235

> SUMMARY: The Technology Integration Specialist (TIS) is a staff position.=
The
> TIS
> Coordinates efforts to support and develop the use of technology as a too=
l to
> support teaching
> and learning. Serves as coach and mentor to assist faculty in implementat=
ion
> and integration.
> The TIS also plays a role in working with students and supporting
> co-curricular programs involving
> the use of multimedia resources. Minor computer setup, repair and mainten=
ance.
>=20
> ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties=
to
> be
> assigned):
> 1. Assist in the formulation of technology plans for St. John=B9s Preparato=
ry
> School.=20
> 2. Provide workshops and training for faculty in educational technology s=
kills
> and applications.
> 3. Meet with Academic Technology Director and faculty by department to as=
sess
> needs and recommend suitable uses of technology.
> 4. Assist in troubleshooting hardware and software problems. Perform mino=
r
> technical repairs.
> 5. Assist in maintaining the inventory all hardware, software and electro=
nic
> media.=20
> 6. Assist faculty in computer labs and classrooms with curriculum lessons
> requiring the use of technology.
> 7. Assist students in the computer labs with applications as needed.
> 8. Assist faculty in developing units, projects, or other educational
> technology applications within their curriculum.
> 9. Coordinate SJP production of multimedia resources for both internal an=
d
> external constituents.
> 10. Serve as a member of the Professional Development Committee
> 11. Provide quarterly reports summarizing various technology integration
> initiatives=20
> 12. Other duties as assigned by the Academic Technology Director and Prin=
cipal
>=20
>=20

This position reports to me :-)

Christopher

--=20
Christopher Butler
Academic Technology Director
St. John's Preparatory School
http://www.stjohnsprep.org

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Position in Florida for talented teacher?

Dear ISED-L Colleagues,

A grad student of mine is moving with her husband to the Tampa, FL
area. She has a job but her husband does not yet. If you are in a
school in the area or know others here is information about him and a
full link:

"My background as an educator is somewhat storied. I began my career
in advertising and design, and transitioned into education as a Teach
For America corps member in 2007. I have taught secondary science at
inner-city schools in Philadelphia since - primarily grades 7 & 8,
with summer experience in grades 10-12 with the Upward Bound program.
As an educator in a low-income charter school, I have found many of
the practices necessary to my success in business also critical to my
performance as an educator. I therefore take an organizational and
creative approach to education that centers on incremental goals and
continuous performance analysis, utilizing localized, context-focused
problem-based learning and emerging technologies to maximize student
gains.

An extension to my background as well as PDF resume, recommendations
and selected class images can be found here: http://
www.sciencewithmrmilstid.com/teacher-overview/ "

Thanks very much,
Pamela
----------------------------------------------
Pamela Livingston
livingstonp@mac.com
Author of "1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work"
Blog: http://1-to-1learning.blogspot.com
Twitter: plivings
973-476-4819

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Re: Free alternative to Basecamp

Thanks so much! I have read about this one but have not tried it out. Looking forward to taking a look.

Lorrie

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>We used Active Collab for a long while happily. It lay dormant for a few years but has been reintroduced by a new open source fork, Project Pier.
>
>I recommend it wholeheartedly.
>
>Bram Moreinis
>Hudson Valley Tech Scouts
>http://hvscouts.com

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
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Re: free alternative to basecamp

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Lorrie, Tracks is the closest thing to Basecamp that I've found that's open source. It's pretty nice, although the "jazziness" level isn't as high. The project-management capabilities are quite high. Take a look at their site here:
>http://getontracks.org/
>
>I used it a few versions ago with success.
>
>arvind

Wonderful! Thanks. That's a new one for me. I'll take a look.

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
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Re: Free alternative to Basecamp

Not surprisingly, we use Drupal. Project plans are maintained using the core Book module, and Organic Groups can create working groups around individual projects.

Cheers,

Bill

--- On Sat, 3/28/09, Bram Moreinis <bram@valstar.net> wrote:

> From: Bram Moreinis <bram@valstar.net>
> Subject: Re: Free alternative to Basecamp
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 12:45 PM
> We used Active Collab for a long while happily. It lay
> dormant for a few years but has been reintroduced by a new
> open source fork, Project Pier.
>
> I recommend it wholeheartedly.
>
> Bram Moreinis
> Hudson Valley Tech Scouts
> http://hvscouts.com
>
> I've used BaseCamp to manage the Comm & Mktg
> projects here with great success. Now that I "get"
> the project management concept, I'd like to move to an
> open source/freeware option. Do have any you would suggest?
> Keep in mind that my team is small (usually
> only 1-2 others on some projects, most projects just me)
> but that I have 25 projects running. Thanks!
>
> 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!
>
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Re: Free alternative to Basecamp

We used Active Collab for a long while happily. It lay dormant for a few years but has been reintroduced by a new open source fork, Project Pier.

I recommend it wholeheartedly.

Bram Moreinis
Hudson Valley Tech Scouts
http://hvscouts.com

I've used BaseCamp to manage the Comm & Mktg projects here with great success. Now that I "get" the project management concept, I'd like to move to an open source/freeware option. Do have any you would suggest? Keep in mind that my team is small (usually
only 1-2 others on some projects, most projects just me) but that I have 25 projects running. Thanks!

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!

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Re: free alternative to basecamp

Lorrie, Tracks is the closest thing to Basecamp that I've found that's =
open source. It's pretty nice, although the "jazziness" level isn't as =
high. The project-management capabilities are quite high. Take a look at =
their site here:
http://getontracks.org/
=20
I used it a few versions ago with success.
=20
arvind
=20
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arvind s grover
Director of Technology
The Hewitt School
45 East 75th St
New York, NY 10021
T. (212) 994-2613
F. (212) 639-9366
E. agrover@hewittschool.org
W. www.hewittschool.org
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________________________________

From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Lorrie =
Jackson
Sent: Fri 3/27/2009 12:50
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: free alternative to basecamp

I've used BaseCamp to manage the Comm & Mktg projects here with great =
success. Now that I "get" the project management concept, I'd like to =
move to an open source/freeware option. Do have any you would suggest? =
Keep in mind that my team is small (usually
only 1-2 others on some projects, most projects just me) but that I have =
25 projects running. Thanks!

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!

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Integrated Technology Symposium for School Leaders -- and more

Registration is now open for this summer's San Francisco-based [ https://www.urbanschool.org/page.cfm?p=97 ]Center for Innovative Teaching professional development workshops in late July and August. Hosted by the Urban School of San Francisco. Workshops are offered in all subject areas ranging from 1 to 5 days.

For more information: http://www.urbanschool.org/cit

Of particular interest - note the 3-day Integrated Technology Symposium for School Leaders: Digital Tools & Practices to Enhance Learning Across the Curriculum - designed specifically for school leaders (Principals, heads of school, division leaders, curriculum leaders). The Symposium will highlight visionary practices to help leaders vision for a future of a technology-rich school designed to support, enhance and extend the learning experience. The 2008 Symposium FILLED last year with attendees
from over 20 states.

Please forward this on to your colleagues. These sessions will likely fill in the next several weeks and I wanted you all to be the first to have a crack at the available spots.

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Integrated Tech Symposium: Technology Rich Learning Across the Curriculum

Monday â€" Wednesday, August 3 - 5, 2009, with optional add-on, August 6th
9:00 a.m. â€" 3:30 p.m.

Full Description at: http://www.urbanschool.org/techsymposium

Overview: Spend three full days exploring models for designing, constructing and implementing technology-rich learning environments across the curriculum. Building off The Urban School's reputation as a national leader in seamlessly integrating digital tools and practices, this symposium delves into various transformative implementations, both school-wide and in all key secondary school department areas (math, science, history, language, arts, English). Presentations and hands-on workshops will
emphasize strategies and techniques to enhance and extend student learning via increased collaboration, organization, information access, varied production and assessment.


Facilitated by:Â [ https://www.urbanschool.org/page.cfm?p=177#Levin ]Howard Levin, Director of Technology, The Urban School, ISTE Board Member, with presenters from all academic areas.

Cost: $600 (optional add-on day +$200 + discounts available)

Optional Add-on Workshop: Moving to 1:1 â€" Visioning Laptops in Your School

Thursday, August 6 2009
9:00 a.m. â€" 3:30 p.m.

Overview: This optional fourth day invites a subset of Tech Symposium attendees to spend additional time more fully exploring the potentialities of implementing a 1:1 laptop program. What are the key questions that need to be asked in the exploration phase? Who are important constituents to bring into the process? What are the associated costs and benefits? What infrastructure is necessary to support a laptop program? What are options to fully support student and teacher technical needs? How does
a Faculty develop digital practices in a coherent and manageable fashion? What have we learned along the way and what missteps can you avoid? The presenters will lead a combination of presentations, group discussions and targeted workshop planning time. The bulk of the day will be devoted to an open consultancy model where attendees will have time to begin their own planning process with constant access to expert advice.

Full Description at: http://www.urbanschool.org/techsymposium

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Telling Their Stories: Producing Web-Based Digital Video Interviews
Monday â€" Friday, July 27-31, 2009 (5-days)
9:00 a.m. â€" 3:30 p.m.

Full Description at: http://www.tellingstories.org/workshop

Instructor: [ https://www.urbanschool.org/page.cfm?p=177#Levin ]Howard Levin, Director of Technology, The Urban School of San Francisco, ISTE Board Member


Cost: $650

Overview: This hands-on workshop explores the production and web publishing of digital video interviews. The publishing of student-conducted interviews has efficacy far beyond oral history. Consider the benefits of interviews with local authors, scientists, mathematicians, community leaders, artists and musicians. Using The Urban School's award-winning projectâ€"Telling Their Stories: Oral History Archives Projectâ€"as an example, participants will learn and practice production techniques,
including interview preparation, creating and using a mobile studio, and post-production leading to a public website, complete with digital video and full transcription. See [ http://www.tellingstories.org/ ]www.tellingstories.org for examples. Participants in small groups will conduct interviews at the home of local elders drawn from the current topics of Holocaust survivors, camp liberators and Japanese-American relocation camp internees. Participants will complete all stages of production,
from preparation to interview to publication.

Full Description at: http://www.tellingstories.org/workshop

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Howard Levin
Director of Technology
aka - "Director of Digital Tools and Practices that Support,
Enhance, and Extend the Teaching and Learning Process"

The Urban School of San Francisco
415-593-9525
hlevin@urbanschool.org
www.howardlevin.com

Apple Distinguished Educator - Apple Distinguished School
Board of Directors - International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

Telling Their Stories: Oral History Archives Project
www.tellingstories.org

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Re: Looking for schools to visit - PA area - April 24th

Dave,
If you ever get an inexpensive Southwest flight to Nashville, Tennessee, we'd love to host you.
Joanne Mamenta

Joanne Mamenta
The Harpeth Hall School
Director of Communications/Public Relations
mamenta@harpethhall.org
615-346-0135
www.harpethhall.org
Teaching girls to think critically, lead confidently, and live honorably

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 1:02 PM -0500 wrote:
>For an upcoming professional development day (Friday, April 24th), our entire Upper School faculty is planning to visit other schools... to see what's going on in classrooms beyond our own four walls. We did something like this a few years ago, and it
>was very useful.
>
>There are about 20 teachers and administrators who will be looking for a place to spend the day. We're expecting to be split up among a variety of different schools, and are particularly interested in seeing what's working well for others in terms of
>technology.
>
>If you work at (or know of) a school within about a 1 hour drive of Lancaster, PA that would be willing to host one or more of our Upper School (grades 9-12, all disciplines) teachers on Friday, April 24th, please contact me. We're a fun group!
>
>Thanks,
>DAVE
>
>David Kapferer
>Lancaster Country Day School
>kapfererd@e-lcds.org
>
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Looking for schools to visit - PA area - April 24th

For an upcoming professional development day (Friday, April 24th), our =
entire Upper School faculty is planning to visit other schools... to see =
what's going on in classrooms beyond our own four walls. We did something =
like this a few years ago, and it was very useful.

There are about 20 teachers and administrators who will be looking for a =
place to spend the day. We're expecting to be split up among a variety of =
different schools, and are particularly interested in seeing what's =
working well for others in terms of technology.

If you work at (or know of) a school within about a 1 hour drive of =
Lancaster, PA that would be willing to host one or more of our Upper =
School (grades 9-12, all disciplines) teachers on Friday, April 24th, =
please contact me. We're a fun group!

Thanks,
DAVE

David Kapferer
Lancaster Country Day School
kapfererd@e-lcds.org

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Re: free alternative to basecamp

Check out LiquidPlanner (www.liquidplanner.com).

It's a very powerful web-based project management system. And, while they
charge lots of money to corporations, they will provide it free to schools.
It's a little different than Basecamp and a bit different from MS Project.
Also, the free version only allows one project, but a project can have a
very large number of task groups so you could take each of your projects and
map it to a project group.

Christopher

On 3/27/09 12:50 PM, "Lorrie Jackson" <ljackson@lausanneschool.com> wrote:

> I've used BaseCamp to manage the Comm & Mktg projects here with great success.
> Now that I "get" the project management concept, I'd like to move to an open
> source/freeware option. Do have any you would suggest? Keep in mind that my
> team is small (usually
> only 1-2 others on some projects, most projects just me) but that I have 25
> projects running. Thanks!
>
> 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!
>
>
>
>
>
>
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--
Christopher Butler
Academic Technology Director
St. John's Preparatory School
http://www.stjohnsprep.org

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free alternative to basecamp

I've used BaseCamp to manage the Comm & Mktg projects here with great success. Now that I "get" the project management concept, I'd like to move to an open source/freeware option. Do have any you would suggest? Keep in mind that my team is small (usually
only 1-2 others on some projects, most projects just me) but that I have 25 projects running. Thanks!

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!

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Re: Print Queue Managers

One thing that you might not know about Papercut is that it includes an
Internet Control module. I haven't implemented it so I can't comment on
its use.

Thanks,
Damianne President
Computer Teacher/Tech Coordinator
Khartoum American School
dpresident@krtams.org

Brian Lee wrote:
> Thank you for all of your suggestions. It's a great jump start in my
> research to eliminate wasted print outs.
>
> I'm leaning toward Papercut, but I also have an eye on Pharos. I look
> forward to saving the school money and saving our trees.
>
> Brian
>
> On 3/23/09 2:58 PM, "Peter Hoopes" <phoopes@standrews-de.org> wrote:
>
>
>> A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
>> March 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM -0400 wrote:
>>
>>> Student send a print job from their computer. Student walks over to a
>>> console nearby the printer. Student validates print job and waits for
>>> print
>>> outs.
>>>
>> Check out PaperCut (www.papercut.com). It will do exactly what you want.
>> We've used it now (not with the release station, but for management and
>> reporting) and it does a great job.
>>
>> Peter Hoopes
>> Director of Technology
>> St. Andrew's School
>> phoopes@standrews-de.org
>> =====================
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Looking for Feedback on Test Wiz ERB Reporting Tool

A few years ago we replaced Test Wiz with the Test Analysis Resource
from ISIS Affiliates (www.isisaffiliates.com
<http://www.isisaffiliates.com/> ). Their innovative approach to the
presentation and analysis of multiple years of ERB data has redefined
the way we utilize that data for curricular and instructional decision
making. It's had a significant impact on our program.

=20

Sincerely,

=20

James P. Skrumbis

Head of School

=20

Sierra Canyon School

20801 West Rinaldi Street

Chatsworth, CA 91311

Tel: 818-882-8121

Fax: 818-700-8642

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Call for Speakers, Internet@Schools West

Greetings, ISED-Lers. Here's a call for conference speakers that might
interest you. I hope to hear from some of you, especially if you're a
library media specialist or a technology specialist.
David Hoffman
Internet@Schools conferences
=====================
Call for Speakers
Internet@Schools West
October 26-27, 2009
Monterey, CA
Deadline: April 30, 2009

We're seeking presenters for our Internet@Schools West 2009 conference,
to be held in Monterey, California, October 26-27, 2008. Sponsored by
MultiMedia & Internet@Schools magazine, the conference covers practical
and timely technology-related topics and technology-based tools and
resources for K-12 media and technology specialists. It is held in
conjunction with the Internet Librarian 2009 conference.

If you're somehow keeping up in this era of change—policy change,
technology change, funding change, and more—that the K-12 education
community and all media and technology specialists find themselves in …
if you're keeping your programs at the forefront as your school or
district ramps up in these difficult and fluid times to equip all
students for life in the 21st century, we want to hear from you! Please
consider volunteering to share your ideas, insights, and successes with
colleagues at Internet@Schools West.

All speakers receive a full, complimentary registration to the
Internet@Schools West and Internet Librarian 2009 conferences, plus
great recognition from their peers. So think over your latest success
stories or technology ventures and go to
www.infotoday.com/Internet@Schools/CallForSpeakers.shtml.

Thanks! We look forward to hearing from you soon. The deadline for
proposals is April 30, so think quickly and send in your ideas!

Conference Co-Chairs
David Hoffman
Editor, MultiMedia & Internet@Schools Magazine

Susan Geiger
Librarian, Moreau Catholic High School
Hayward, California

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Information Today, Inc./MultiMedia & Internet @ Schools
14508 NE 20th Ave., Suite 102
Vancouver, WA 98686

360/882-0988
Fax: 360/882-9174

www.infotoday.com
www.mmischools.com
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Re: Online Courses Repost

Spookh,

I've held off posting since the course we (BFOIT) have
is rarely used by a student on their own. It has been,
with e-mail support. And, when I teach the course using
the website, I always have at least one student that
works on their own ahead of me. The final (advanced)
lessons are also a work-in-progress - basically because
I get few students that make it this far; but,
completing it is something I'll continue to pursue.

So, since you've asked twice... even though it might
not be what you are looking for... here's what we
have:
----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Spook=20
> Subject: Online Courses Repost
>

> I am reposting this in hope of getting a few more responses,
> since I guess many schools were on spring break.=20
>
> I would like to ask some questions about online courses.
>
> 1 - Are your students taking online courses and if so what
> are they?

Introduction to computer science/programming

> 2 - Are you creating any online courses and what are they?

Introduction to computer science/programming

> 3 - If you are creating online courses are they for
> internal use only?

No, the on-line materials have been used by others (including
public schools) over the last five or more years.

> 4 - If they are for outside use who can use them and what
> are your charges.

No restrictions on use - this is Berkeley :)

> 5 - If you are teaching online courses, do you have special
> teachers that teach them or to your regular classroom
> teachers teach online.

Teachers that I have been in communication with do not seem
to be special. One teacher was new to computer science and
programming and, so, lots of e-mail was exchanged.

> 6 - Are you using Video conferencing? Can you tell me how
> you are using it?

I have not experimented with this yet, but have been thinking
about video for at least a year. I've played with Skype, but
not in a formal setting.

> Please let me know if I can contact you with additional questions.

guyhaas@pacbell.net
http://www.bfoit.org/
http://www.bfoit.org/itp/itp.html

guy

> Thanks for taking time to answer these questions.
>
> "Spook" Hilgartner
> St. Paul's School for Girls
> Brooklandville MD

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Re: Anyone using Cymphonix

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:47:38 -0400, Hennel, David
<henneld@notredameprep.com> wrote:

>We are looking at Cymphonix Network Composer (www.cymphonix.com) as a
>solution to help shape our internet traffic and maximize our limited
>bandwidth.
>
>Our main goal is to prioritize teachers and educational web use over the
>non-educational web traffic (streaming media ,ect) that is currently
>taking place on campus. Ultimately I would also like to retire my linux
>web proxy (squid) and would look to this device for our content
>filtering as well.
>

If the only thing your interested in is making the most of your bandwidth to
provide the best connection for the most users I think the NetEqualizer
(http://www.netequalizer.com/) is worth a look. When faced with a major bill
for upgrading our Packeteer we decided to give the much less expensive
NetEqualizer a try. In a nutshell, this box takes a protocol agnostic
approach to managing traffic by progressively slowing down the top users
once your traffic hits a percentage of you connection's bandwidth (ours
kicks in at 85%). What's cool is that low bandwidth users or users with
short bursty traffic (e.g. most HTTP traffic) are completely unaffected no
matter what the load. We've used it since September and we see a much fairer
distribution of bandwidth among users (rarely is anyone over 2% of the total
bandwidth) and higher utilization on our connection so we are using all the
bandwidth we pay for. Because of it's simplicity setting it up and learning
how to configure it is a 4 hour job.

The box does contain ability to prioritize individual hosts (e.g. servers,
video conferencing hardware, etc.) as well as the ability to set hard
bandwidth caps on specific hosts or vlans.

--
Tom Phelan
Director of Technology
Peddie School
http://www.peddie.org

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Re: Anyone using Cymphonix

I installed one 4 years ago and used it for a full school year.=A0At the ti=
me it was one of the few=A0affordable solutions competing with Packeteer, a=
nd their one-price model was more appealing and affordable than SonicWall's=
.=A0=A0 It was a very good experience and I would recommend looking at them=
, however after 3 years I am sure the competition is stiffer.=0A=0APros:=0A=
--Detailed reporting and logging.=A0 I could maintain logs on=A0all=A0netwo=
rk activity for a full year (320 students and 100 faculty)=A0and go back th=
rough the history of individual machines.=A0=A0It also has good high level =
reporting that can help you=A0understand your traffic better and make good =
shaping decisions.=A0 =0A--Pretty charts and graphs.=A0 It shouldn't make a=
difference but it does.=A0 The crisp, professional looking data made an im=
pression on non-technical people, especially=A0parents.=A0 It also made it =
easy=A0to show my browsing history to students at the beginning of the year=
to help them understand the information that was being collected or could =
be collected on any network.=0A--AD integration was solid as was filtering.=
=0A--Individual machines are=A0IDed by MAC address, AD, DNS or a custom nam=
e you assign.=A0 This was especially helpful with our students laptops.=0A=
=0ACons:=0A--The interface mostly worked with Safari, but every so often yo=
u needed IE.=0A--iBooks and macs were only picked up by MAC address and I h=
ad to manually label them for ID purposes.=0A--The built in firewall was an=
emic, especially the VPN (Hopefully this has=A0changed over 3 years)=0A--Th=
e options for setting times for traffic shaping were somewhat limited.=A0 E=
xample=A0you could not set multiple times per day to allow students expande=
d bandwidth to IM (i.e. before and after school).=A0 These have likely impr=
oved as well.=0A____________________________=0AJason at jasonpj@yahoo.com =
=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: "Hennel, David" <he=
nneld@notredameprep.com>=0ATo: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0ASent: Wednesday, M=
arch 25, 2009 9:47:38 AM=0ASubject: Anyone using Cymphonix=0A=0AHello All, =
=0A=0A=0A=0AWe are looking at=A0 Cymphonix Network Composer (www.cymphonix.=
com) as a=0Asolution to help shape our internet traffic and maximize our li=
mited=0Abandwidth.=0A=0AOur main goal is to prioritize teachers and educati=
onal web use over the=0Anon-educational web traffic (streaming media ,ect) =
that is currently=0Ataking place on campus. Ultimately I would also like to=
retire my linux=0Aweb proxy (squid) and would look to this device for our =
content=0Afiltering as well. =0A=0A=0A=0AIf anyone has a good or bad experi=
ence with this product could you=0Aplease let me know.=A0 We are planning o=
n demoing the product if anyone is=0Ainterested I would be happy to give my=
feedback as well. =0A=0A=0A=0ADavid Hennel=0A=0ANetwork Administrator=0A=
=0ANotre Dame Prep School=0A=0ATowson, Maryland =0A=0A443-921-2855=0A=0A=0A=
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Systems Administrator Position Open

Systems Administrator
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School, an independent college preparatory seconda=
ry school located in Waltham, MA, seeks a Systems Administrator beginning F=
ebruary 1, 2009. CH-CH is a coed day/boarding school with 180 students and =
60 faculty/staff members. 25% of the students are international and 20% are=
domestic students of color. The School values its diversity and embraces e=
veryday principles and practices in pluralism. It embraces differences in l=
earning style and culture in a richly diverse and supportive community. The=
School seeks a Systems Administrator reporting to the Director of Technolo=
gy. The Systems Administrator is responsible for running the day-to-day ope=
ration of the network including servers, PCs, and end-user software. Candid=
ates must be well organized and diverse in all aspects of networking from s=
erver administration to end-user support on applications. Required experien=
ce: A bachelor's degree in a related field, along with 2-5 years experience=
and knowledge of Windows Operating Systems, Microsoft applications, Window=
s Server environments, Active Directory, Firewalls, Cisco and 3Com switches=
, Cisco Wireless NAC Installation and VOIP Systems. Prior independent schoo=
l experience is a plus. Please send a cover letter, resume, and three refer=
ences to: Gwen Schmuhl, Business Manager, Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School, =
785 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA 02452. Email at gschmuhl@chch.org, or fax to=
781-894-5706. No phone calls please. Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School is an=
equal opportunity employer.

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Re: Anyone using Cymphonix

We have been using the Cymphonix for 3 years now. The reporting is very
strong. It integrates well with our active directory and I think it
supports Novell's eDirectory. The bandwidth shaping has worked well.
Teachers have priority over students but students have a larger share of
the pipe since there are a lot more of them then teachers. Certain
websites that the teachers and students use for school take precedence
over other websites. The only problem that I have encountered is with
the workstation directory utility (cymdir) sometimes dropping
communication with the cymphonix box. If the box can't identify you
then you are automatically put into the default (student) group. This
will generally resolve itself within a few minutes, or the user can log
off and back on again. This doesn't happen as often anymore. Overall
we have been satisfied with it. The tech support has been great.

Bruce Montgomery
Network Administrator
Lakeview Academy =20

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of CHRISTOPHER BUTLER
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:59 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Anyone using Cymphonix

Greetings -

I've been evaluating this product for the last month. I had already
tested
the Marshall-8e6 product and in a few days I will be testing the St.
Bernard
Software iPrism box.

The biggest problem we had with the Cymphonix was distributing the local
cymdir executable that takes care of the single-sign-on process. The
distribution was fine, but we had some problems and it took us a while
to
figure out that we had a problem with our Group Policy Object. All the
while, the Macs behaved just fine.

I like the interface (but don't like that it doesn't yet support Firefox
or
Safari). I like the granular reporting and the ease of finding what I
need
in the reports without having to wait too long.

I like the filtering and ability to associated filter policies to
different
groups and users. I like that there is a web-based login to fallback to
if
the SSO is not working (and for non-domain members on the network). I
like
the bandwidth throttling, but I haven't really tweaked this yet. I
haven't
found any showstoppers.

Right now, I strongly prefer the Cymphonix over the Marshall-8e6
solution.
And, for what it's worth, their initial quotes (for a three year
agreement)
were within $100 of each other.

We'll see how the iPrism does...

Christopher

--=20
Christopher Butler
Academic Technology Director
St. John's Preparatory School
http://www.stjohnsprep.org

On 3/25/09 9:47 AM, "Hennel, David" <henneld@notredameprep.com> wrote:

> Hello All,=20
>=20
> =20
>=20
> We are looking at Cymphonix Network Composer (www.cymphonix.com) as a
> solution to help shape our internet traffic and maximize our limited
> bandwidth.
>=20
> Our main goal is to prioritize teachers and educational web use over
the
> non-educational web traffic (streaming media ,ect) that is currently
> taking place on campus. Ultimately I would also like to retire my
linux
> web proxy (squid) and would look to this device for our content
> filtering as well.
>=20
> =20
>=20
> If anyone has a good or bad experience with this product could you
> please let me know. We are planning on demoing the product if anyone
is
> interested I would be happy to give my feedback as well.
>=20
> =20
>=20
> David Hennel
>=20
> Network Administrator
>=20
> Notre Dame Prep School
>=20
> Towson, Maryland=20
>=20
> 443-921-2855
>=20
> =20
>=20
>=20
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