student wiki and blog posting in grade 3-5

We are wondering how you handle this at your schools, most expressly if you=
have the parents sign off on any kinds of forms , permissions, etc.
In addition, does the teacher have free reign s to what can be put on the w=
iki or has your school developed a set of guidelines for faculty in this re=
gard?
Any helps or documents you could share would be appreciated.
thanks

Nancy Jones
M.S. Integration Specialist
Sacred Heart Schools
6250 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago,Il 60660
nancy.jones@shschicago.org

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ay enjoy the fruit of our work, but for others..."
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Re: Math assessments for incoming 2-8 students

Please keep this thread public.
Deirdre

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Mitch Bostian <
mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org> wrote:

> All --
>
> Our admissions team is overhauling our admissions process and they are
> looking for a good in-house tool to assess prospective students' math
> ability and knowledge: something other (or in addition to) large-scale
> standardized tests, that could be administered in a relatively short (one
> hour) period of time.
>
> While I'm aware that this specific tool might not exist, I'd love to hear
> about math assessments that other K-8 schools use for incoming/prospective
> students -- or resources for finding same.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mitch
> *****************************
> Mitch Bostian
> Middle School Director
> The Berkeley School
> 1310 University Avenue
> Berkeley, CA 94702
>
> (510) 665-8800 ex. 254
> mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org
>
> www.theberkeleyschool.org
>
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--
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Director of Admission and Financial Aid
Baker Demonstration School
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Wilmette, IL 60091

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Re: Digital Portfolios

Hi, Lisa

We are also interested in Mahara, and we've installed it on a test Linux
server. So far, my Linux expert (running our Moodle and Zimbra servers) is
pretty unhappy about how complex it is at the server level, and how it
appears to have some rough edges to work out.

In my limited testing of it so far, I very much like it's conceptual premise
(student-centered, student choice about sharing, groups, profile page,
artifact pages, portoflio pages) but it's look and feel is pretty white and
bare bones. Our students and faculty are used to Moodle, which also isn't
that attractive, but we wonder if Mahara needs to go through one or two more
development generations first. Also, it may not have the full support
forums and investment of Moodle and Zimbra to fall back on yet.

So, good conceptually, and we're interested. We need to test more next.

Jim Heynderickx

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Lisa Sjogren <lisa.a.sjogren@gmail.com>wrote:

> Please excuse the cross posting.
>
> My team and I are doing some research about digital portfolios to use with
> our students. We currently use Moodle with an SSO option to integrate
> Google
> Apps for our students and are thinking we would like include Mahara. Does
> anyone have any experience with this tool and integrating it within Moodle?
> Benefits, integration ideas, pit falls, things to avoid?
>
> Many thanks!
> Lisa Sjogren
>
> SIGilt Communications Officer
>
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Math assessments for incoming 2-8 students

All --

Our admissions team is overhauling our admissions process and they are =
looking for a good in-house tool to assess prospective students' math =
ability and knowledge: something other (or in addition to) large-scale =
standardized tests, that could be administered in a relatively short =
(one hour) period of time.=20

While I'm aware that this specific tool might not exist, I'd love to =
hear about math assessments that other K-8 schools use for =
incoming/prospective students -- or resources for finding same.

Thanks!

Mitch
*****************************
Mitch Bostian
Middle School Director
The Berkeley School
1310 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702

(510) 665-8800 ex. 254
mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org

www.theberkeleyschool.org

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Center for Innovative Teaching - San Francisco and DC

Registration is now open for the fifth annual Center for Innovative Teaching (CIT) summer workshops. See:

www.centerforinnovativeteaching.org

With great excitement, this year's CIT has gone bi-coastal with sessions in both San Francisco and the Washington, DC, area. CIT offers workshops for middle and high school educators in key academic, co-curricular and leadership areas, plus an Integrated Technology Symposium for school leaders and educational technologists.

I personally lead CIT's third annual Integrated Technology Symposium for School Leaders -- designed specifically for heads of school, assistant heads, principals, curriculum directors, technology specialists and other academic professionals who are seeking ways to create broad, cross-disciplinary exposure to best practices in technology integration. An optional add-on day has been scheduled for those interested in creating their own 1:1 laptop program. The Symposium is offered twice this year,
once in DC, June 21-24, and once in San Francisco, July 26-29.

I also teach the fifth annual digital oral history workshop, Telling Their Stories: Producing Web-Based Digital Video Interviews, July 19-July 23, in San Francisco.

Please encourage your colleagues to explore the offerings by visiting our website at www.centerforinnovativeteaching.org, or feel free to email me with any questions.

Regards,

Howard

___________________________________________________________

Howard Levin
Director of Technology
aka - "Director of Digital Tools and Practices that Support, Enhance, and Extend the Teaching and Learning Process"
Apple Distinguished Educator in an Apple Distinguished School

The Urban School of San Francisco
415-939-1957 m
415-593-9525 w
hlevin@urbanschool.org
www.howardlevin.com

Project Founder and Director
Telling Their Stories: Oral History Archives Project
www.tellingstories.org
___________________________________________________________

Summer Workshops - www.centerforinnovativeteaching.org

Integrated Technology Symposium for School Leaders
&
Telling Their Stories: Producing Web-Based Digital Video Interviews
___________________________________________________________

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Re: What an opportunity....

Thanks Dave for the heads-up on this. We will ask our students. They were
all buzzing about the State of the Union, so we will see if we can get some
further interest.

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://www.lwhs.org/tech

> From: Dave Baker <dbaker@mttam.org>
> Reply-To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:40:44 -0800
> To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Subject: What an opportunity....
>
> The President will respond to a collection of your questions in a live
> YouTube interview at the White House NEXT WEEK. Submit now, and vote often.
>
> If you can, shoot a video of yourself asking the question and attach it to
> your submission (please keep it under 20 seconds). After your votes are
> in, we'll collect a shortlist of the top questions, ensuring we cover a
> range of issues, minimize duplicate questions, and include both video and
> text submissions.
>
> This is your opportunity for an exclusive interview with the President, so
> be sure to submit great questions and vote for the ones you think should
> be asked.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/citizentube?feature=ticker#p/c/EB843ABAF59735FD
>
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Digital Portfolios

Please excuse the cross posting.

My team and I are doing some research about digital portfolios to use with
our students. We currently use Moodle with an SSO option to integrate Google
Apps for our students and are thinking we would like include Mahara. Does
anyone have any experience with this tool and integrating it within Moodle?
Benefits, integration ideas, pit falls, things to avoid?

Many thanks!
Lisa Sjogren

SIGilt Communications Officer

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Educon 2.2 Get Together-- See you there!

Hi, All

Things are looking good for our get together tomorrow night at Educon 2.2.
There are about 30 to 35 ISED-L and ISEN Ning types planning to head over to
http://www.publichousephilly.com/ right after the 6-8 p.m. event. The
address for the Public House is 2 LOGAN SQUARE [18th Street between Arch and
Cherry] PHILADELPHIA [P] 215.587.9040.

We also have a special guest planning to attend. For maps and more details,
see http://isenet.ning.com/forum/topics/educon-22-get-together

I sent out private invites to most planning to attend two weeks ago, and
there's been no change since then. If you don't walk over with us after the
6-8 p.m. event, just ask for the Jim Heynderickx group when you arrive at
the Public House. There's a good chance we'll have their private room.

Dinner is optional-- just come for drinks and chat if you can. It doesn't
look like I will have any trouble with my flight tomorrow, but please carry
on in good spirits if I have any delays.

Other than that, I'll see you tomorrow evening!

Jim Heynderickx
Director of Technology
American School in London

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What an opportunity....

The President will respond to a collection of your questions in a live
YouTube interview at the White House NEXT WEEK. Submit now, and vote ofte=
n.

If you can, shoot a video of yourself asking the question and attach it t=
o
your submission (please keep it under 20 seconds). After your votes are
in, we'll collect a shortlist of the top questions, ensuring we cover a
range of issues, minimize duplicate questions, and include both video and
text submissions.=20

This is your opportunity for an exclusive interview with the President, s=
o
be sure to submit great questions and vote for the ones you think should
be asked.

http://www.youtube.com/citizentube?feature=3Dticker#p/c/EB843ABAF59735FD

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Re: Looking to visit schools in the Nashville area

Ensworth, University School and Harpeth Hall. All are terrific schools with differing approaches to tech. Then drive 3 hours and visit us!

Michael Christopher
Assistant Headmaster - School Advancement
Lausanne Collegiate School
1381 West Massey Rd
Memphis, TN 38120

901-474-1045 work
901-601-1113 cell

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Language / Media Lab

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Re: Teacher candidate screening

Demonstration of lessons that integrate technology into "regular"
curriculum is a must - not just typed lessons, but video or live
examples. Classroom management w/ tech is a key piece when integrating,
so it's important to observe this.

Bernadette Roche

Director of Technology
Oakhill Day School
www.oakhilldayschool.org
bernadette.roche@oakhilldayschool.org
816.436.6228

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ademola Popoola
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:04 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Teacher candidate screening

You might also want to use ISTE's NETS Standards for
Teachers<http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/200
8Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm>as
a guide...

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:58 PM, libby mueller <libby@ejmueller.com>
wrote:

> Request that a candidate's application reflect his/her current
skills:
> allow only electronic submission of all supporting documents. Have a
> candidate upload digital elements and links to elements that
demonstrate
> his/her skills: movies, podcasts, blogs, graphics, webpages, online
> surveys,
> online newletters, interactive quizzes, worksheets, and games that
s/he has
> created, used in various content areas, and embedded in his/her
> instruction.
> Require all applicants to reply to the job posting electronically.
> ----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Mitch Bostian
> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Teacher candidate screening
>
> Probably goes w/out saying, but please keep this public! Great
> question/idea.
>
> Mitch
> *****************************
> Mitch Bostian
> Middle School Director
> The Berkeley School
> 1310 University Avenue
> Berkeley, CA 94702
>
> (510) 665-8800 ex. 254
> mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org
>
> www.theberkeleyschool.org
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 27, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Dorothy Bialke wrote:
>
> > I will be hiring a 3rd grade teacher this spring to start in the
fall. I
> would like to have a prescreening electronic form that will give me an
idea
> of the candidates current skills relating to integrating technology
into
> instruction and also their interest in and ability to learn about
> technology in education. Have any of you used such a form/survey and
if so
> will you please share?
> >
> > Dorothy Bialke
> >
> >
> >
> > Dorothy Bialke, Principal
> > St. Raphael's Catholic School
> > 7301 Bass Lake Road
> > Crystal, MN 55428
> >
> > 763-504-9450 ext. 352
> >
> > Visit us online:http://srsmn.org/
> > My Blog: http://dorothybialke.srsmn.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [ For info on ISED-L see
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ISED-L
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--=20
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Re: Teacher candidate screening

This comment recently came up on twitter:from @acmcdonaldgp
Just thought of authentic tchr interview question. Give tchr comp and 5 min=
utes to answer a very challenging question. Practical?

My response was that it would truly show how creative and innovative a cand=
idate could be. "Answer" could be in any form - verbal, typed, visual, pres=
entation, ???

It has possibilities.
~Jayme

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of libby mueller
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:59 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Teacher candidate screening

Request that a candidate's application reflect his/her current skills:
allow only electronic submission of all supporting documents. Have a
candidate upload digital elements and links to elements that demonstrate
his/her skills: movies, podcasts, blogs, graphics, webpages, online surveys=
,
online newletters, interactive quizzes, worksheets, and games that s/he has
created, used in various content areas, and embedded in his/her
instruction.
Require all applicants to reply to the job posting electronically.
----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Mitch Bostian
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Teacher candidate screening

Probably goes w/out saying, but please keep this public! Great
question/idea.

Mitch
*****************************
Mitch Bostian
Middle School Director
The Berkeley School
1310 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702

(510) 665-8800 ex. 254
mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org

www.theberkeleyschool.org

On Jan 27, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Dorothy Bialke wrote:

> I will be hiring a 3rd grade teacher this spring to start in the fall. I
would like to have a prescreening electronic form that will give me an idea
of the candidates current skills relating to integrating technology into
instruction and also their interest in and ability to learn about
technology in education. Have any of you used such a form/survey and if so
will you please share?
>=20
> Dorothy Bialke
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Dorothy Bialke, Principal
> St. Raphael's Catholic School
> 7301 Bass Lake Road
> Crystal, MN 55428
>=20
> 763-504-9450 ext. 352
>=20
> Visit us online:http://srsmn.org/
> My Blog: http://dorothybialke.srsmn.org
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> [ For info on ISED-L see=20
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L
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Re: Teacher candidate screening

You might also want to use ISTE's NETS Standards for
Teachers<http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm>as
a guide...

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:58 PM, libby mueller <libby@ejmueller.com> wrote:

> Request that a candidate's application reflect his/her current skills:
> allow only electronic submission of all supporting documents. Have a
> candidate upload digital elements and links to elements that demonstrate
> his/her skills: movies, podcasts, blogs, graphics, webpages, online
> surveys,
> online newletters, interactive quizzes, worksheets, and games that s/he has
> created, used in various content areas, and embedded in his/her
> instruction.
> Require all applicants to reply to the job posting electronically.
> ----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Mitch Bostian
> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Teacher candidate screening
>
> Probably goes w/out saying, but please keep this public! Great
> question/idea.
>
> Mitch
> *****************************
> Mitch Bostian
> Middle School Director
> The Berkeley School
> 1310 University Avenue
> Berkeley, CA 94702
>
> (510) 665-8800 ex. 254
> mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org
>
> www.theberkeleyschool.org
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 27, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Dorothy Bialke wrote:
>
> > I will be hiring a 3rd grade teacher this spring to start in the fall. I
> would like to have a prescreening electronic form that will give me an idea
> of the candidates current skills relating to integrating technology into
> instruction and also their interest in and ability to learn about
> technology in education. Have any of you used such a form/survey and if so
> will you please share?
> >
> > Dorothy Bialke
> >
> >
> >
> > Dorothy Bialke, Principal
> > St. Raphael's Catholic School
> > 7301 Bass Lake Road
> > Crystal, MN 55428
> >
> > 763-504-9450 ext. 352
> >
> > Visit us online:http://srsmn.org/
> > My Blog: http://dorothybialke.srsmn.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: Teacher candidate screening

Request that a candidate's application reflect his/her current skills:
allow only electronic submission of all supporting documents. Have a
candidate upload digital elements and links to elements that demonstrate
his/her skills: movies, podcasts, blogs, graphics, webpages, online surveys,
online newletters, interactive quizzes, worksheets, and games that s/he has
created, used in various content areas, and embedded in his/her
instruction.
Require all applicants to reply to the job posting electronically.
----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Mitch Bostian
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:30 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Teacher candidate screening

Probably goes w/out saying, but please keep this public! Great
question/idea.

Mitch
*****************************
Mitch Bostian
Middle School Director
The Berkeley School
1310 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702

(510) 665-8800 ex. 254
mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org

www.theberkeleyschool.org

On Jan 27, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Dorothy Bialke wrote:

> I will be hiring a 3rd grade teacher this spring to start in the fall. I
would like to have a prescreening electronic form that will give me an idea
of the candidates current skills relating to integrating technology into
instruction and also their interest in and ability to learn about
technology in education. Have any of you used such a form/survey and if so
will you please share?
>
> Dorothy Bialke
>
>
>
> Dorothy Bialke, Principal
> St. Raphael's Catholic School
> 7301 Bass Lake Road
> Crystal, MN 55428
>
> 763-504-9450 ext. 352
>
> Visit us online:http://srsmn.org/
> My Blog: http://dorothybialke.srsmn.org
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Teacher candidate screening

Probably goes w/out saying, but please keep this public! Great =
question/idea.

Mitch
*****************************
Mitch Bostian
Middle School Director
The Berkeley School
1310 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702

(510) 665-8800 ex. 254
mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org

www.theberkeleyschool.org

On Jan 27, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Dorothy Bialke wrote:

> I will be hiring a 3rd grade teacher this spring to start in the fall. =
I would like to have a prescreening electronic form that will give me =
an idea of the candidates current skills relating to integrating =
technology into instruction and also their interest in and ability to =
learn about technology in education. Have any of you used such a =
form/survey and if so will you please share?
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> Dorothy Bialke
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Dorothy Bialke, Principal
> St. Raphael's Catholic School
> 7301 Bass Lake Road
> Crystal, MN 55428
>=20
> 763-504-9450 ext. 352
>=20
> Visit us online:http://srsmn.org/
> My Blog: http://dorothybialke.srsmn.org
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>=20
>=20
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>=20
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Teacher candidate screening

I will be hiring a 3rd grade teacher this spring to start in the
fall. I would like to have a prescreening electronic form that will
give me an idea of the candidates current skills relating to
integrating technology into instruction and also their interest in
and ability to learn about technology in education. Have any of you
used such a form/survey and if so will you please share?

Dorothy Bialke

Dorothy Bialke, Principal
St. Raphael's Catholic School
7301 Bass Lake Road
Crystal, MN 55428

763-504-9450 ext. 352

Visit us online:http://srsmn.org/
My Blog: http://dorothybialke.srsmn.org

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Re: Parent Conference bookings online

Jayme,

We looked at pickAtime, Teeso, and Virtual Paragon and selected pickAtime.

Used it last November to schedule conferences for 1,200 students JK-12.
It worked very well for us. Parents and faculty told us it was very
convenient and easy to use. Prior to pickAtime, our conferences were
scheduled using mostly manual processes. The most important requirement
for our selection was ease of use, but another major selling point for us
was pickAtime's integration with our WhippleHill portal. We easily
uploaded all our course and roster info from WhippleHill to pickAtime.
The other very nice feature was single signon. Parents and faculty simply
clicked on the pickAtime link within their portal logon and instantly had
all their conference info in front of them.

Feel free to call me and I can give you more info if interested.

Dave
MICDS Director of Technology
314-995-7478

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Google docs is free easy intuitive and worked fine for us with 363 kids
>Toddler to 8th grade....
>
>Deirdre
>Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jayme Johnson <jjohnson@VILLAGE-SCHOOL.ORG>
>Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:06:48
>To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>Subject: Parent Conference bookings online
>
>Hi!
>I know this topic has been discussed before. We're looking at
>schoobookings.net<http://www.schoolbookings.net/> and
>pickatime.com<http://www.pickatime.com/>.
>Does anyone have feedback about either of these services? Any others that
>we should be considering? We're starting out with parent-teacher
>conference scheduling for approx. 290 students/200 families for our
>PreK-6 school.
>
>Thanks,
>Jayme
>
>Jayme Johnson
>Director of Academic Technology
>jjohnson@village-school.org
>twitter: @jaymej
>
>Village School
>780 Swarthmore Avenue
>Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
>310.459.8411 ext 120
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Re: Looking to visit schools in the Nashville area

Jim,=20

I HIGHLY recommend Harpeth-Hall. Their librarian is Karen Douse, who is
also on the board of the Online School for Girls.

Aeronia L. Poole
Educational Technology Specialist
& Smartboard Certified Trainer
The Madeira School
DoT Educational Technology Center
703.556.8350

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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Jim Landskroener
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:34 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Looking to visit schools in the Nashville area

Good morning Group! I'm likely to be in Nashville for a few days at =20
the end of March and thought I might arrange a visit to one or two =20
schools to look at interesting tech programs, curricula, hardware/=20
software implementation within the classroom (you get the idea). I =20
would be grateful for any recommendations.

Thank you!

Jim Landskroener
Kent School
Chestertown, MD

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Re: School Continuity Plan

I've done several and just finished up one for CareFirst Blue Cross /
Blue Shield. I find that the National Institute for Standards and
Technology is a great resource. If you do an Internet search on NIST IT
Contingency Planning you will get a few templates and guides.

Also, Federal Emergency Management Agency has put together some
information at http://www.ready.gov/business/plan/planning.html

In addition, there's been several studies of problems after 9/11 and
Katrina out on the Internet. The two biggest lessons were:

1) Human life is the most important resource so make sure you have
really good contact information with multiple modes of communicating in
place including phone / text / email / web. That should be your number
one priority. Also try to have some kind of check-in and bulletin board
to leave messages. Sahana - http://www.sahana.lk/ - is a free and open
source disaster management tool and you can take a look at their site to
get some ideas. They are currently running a site for Haiti and are
used by New York City for their disaster management plans.

2) Treat it like an insurance policy. Over 65% of businesses without a
disaster plan never made it back into business after an incident.

Hope this helps - feel free to ask me questions.

On Tue, 2010-01-26 at 14:33 -0800, Steve Taffee wrote:

> Does anyone have a school continuity plan they are willing to share? I have
> seen general guidelines, but never an actual plan. Whether its a weather
> disaster, H1N1, locusts, or whatever, I'd like to see an example plan for
> both academic and business continuity.
>
> Tks.
>
> s
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