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One Way to Mars?
Started Jun 5, 2012
Large Interactive Panels
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Heynderickx May 23, 2012.
Any interest in an NAIS Annual meeting lunch or dinner?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Heynderickx Dec 13, 2011.
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Transitioning to a New Student Information System
Transitioning to a New Student Information System
Student Information Systems (SIS) are likely the most important database on campus. Even if they don’t do accounting, or fund-raising, they still handle the information and the work flow processes that are at the heart of the school– who are the families and the students, and what are their courses and schedules, and then reports, transcripts, attendance, and more.
We’ve been working… Continue
Student Information Systems (SIS) are likely the most important database on campus. Even if they don’t do accounting, or fund-raising, they still handle the information and the work flow processes that are at the heart of the school– who are the families and the students, and what are their courses and schedules, and then reports, transcripts, attendance, and more.
We’ve been working… Continue
Posted on June 13, 2010 at 6:00am
Epson Brightlink 450wi
We had a two hour demo of the Epson Brightlink 450Wi yesterday:
http://www.epsonbrightlink.webengager.com/Education/
Relatively impressive. Ultra-short throw. WXGA (Macbook native resolution. 2500 Lumens. Interactive pen that can make a variety of surfaces work like an interactive white board.
We've had tech issues with Smartboards for some time… Continue
http://www.epsonbrightlink.webengager.com/Education/
Relatively impressive. Ultra-short throw. WXGA (Macbook native resolution. 2500 Lumens. Interactive pen that can make a variety of surfaces work like an interactive white board.
We've had tech issues with Smartboards for some time… Continue
Posted on May 20, 2010 at 2:00am — 24 Comments
Microsoft Office in the Cloud, But Served Locally?
At a previous school, we used Microsoft Sharepoint for class pages for several years, but we could never get past the cross-platform loss of functionality. If you were in IE, it was full featured. If you were in Firefox or on a Mac, it was part featured. Same with Office access to the online file repositories in Office vs. Mac Office. And don't get me started on Outlook vs. Entourage.
Anyway, time passes, and maybe Google Docs is putting pressure on MS. The new Sharepoint 2010 that… Continue
Anyway, time passes, and maybe Google Docs is putting pressure on MS. The new Sharepoint 2010 that… Continue
Posted on May 15, 2010 at 3:30am
iWorks vs. Microsoft Office
Hi, All
Here's a dilemma. In a 70 percent Mac / 30 percent Windows school that has standardized on Microsoft Office, does it make sense to introduce iWorks to a fair percentatge of users.
Let's assume there are real benefits to using Keynote, for example. However, do those benefits outweight the possible sharing problems with non-Keynote users. Is it possible that having two options for presenations (and word processing, spreadsheets) could have a negative effect on… Continue
Here's a dilemma. In a 70 percent Mac / 30 percent Windows school that has standardized on Microsoft Office, does it make sense to introduce iWorks to a fair percentatge of users.
Let's assume there are real benefits to using Keynote, for example. However, do those benefits outweight the possible sharing problems with non-Keynote users. Is it possible that having two options for presenations (and word processing, spreadsheets) could have a negative effect on… Continue
Posted on May 7, 2010 at 8:05am — 4 Comments
The Worms Crawl In, The Worms Crawl Out
When is a worm a good thing? When it makes you upgrade your Wordpress software and start blogging again.
Thanks to a warning from a colleague, I learned that older versions of WordPress were being targeted by worms. My blog was running on a "very old" WordPress version, so this weekend I did a long backup, and then revamped it back up to the latest version. I did the same for the family sailing blog, and our photo gallery site.
Better still, I learned how to post directly… Continue
Thanks to a warning from a colleague, I learned that older versions of WordPress were being targeted by worms. My blog was running on a "very old" WordPress version, so this weekend I did a long backup, and then revamped it back up to the latest version. I did the same for the family sailing blog, and our photo gallery site.
Better still, I learned how to post directly… Continue
Posted on September 20, 2009 at 4:00pm
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Lower TCO and higher ROI for families/students is the appeal these solutions have for me. I still feel 1 to 1full on laptop programs are prohibitively expensive for the majority.
I do hope to attend Lausanne again Jim, but we'll have to see how it stacks up with the summer workload. TSS is a year round non profit with Residential Ed. groups all summer and along with supporting the work of TSS Wildlife Expeditions and the Conservation Research Center, I may have to take a break next year. Reminds me to get Stuart my new info soon.
London seems to suit you and I'm glad to hear that's the case. You both got lucky methinks...
Cheers!
Good to see you too, my friend. We are enjoying Wyoming very much. Takes a bit of getting used to (like you wouldn't know anything bout that...LOL). I feel I'm already making a great deal of difference here at TSS and that is making the transition somewhat easier. Excellent work going on here. Still interested in hearing about how yours is going...
I saw your interest in the OLPC thread/project and recall our discussion some 5 years ago about getting to this point and beyond. I will follow that one (and your take on it) with great interest.
Happy holidays to you and yours Jim!
It would be wonderful to coordinate a dinner at NAIS in NYC :) I'll put that dicussion up next week unless you beat me to it. thanks!
The one in the picture above is a Sigma 38 I sailed on the Solent with a sailing group. It competed in the Fastnet race this year (but needed new standing rigging afterwards). I regret not sailing when we lived in Maryland-- but I did take a Rainbow 24 out on the Chesapeake during a visit to the AIMS retreat a couple of years ago.
Sorry for the obscure Spinal Tap reference!
You can find the ICT listserv for ECIS (European Council of Independent Schools) at
http://listserv.ecis.org/archives/ict.html
Cycling in London is fun, but today we just walked in Hampstead Heath and faced some of the craziness at Piccadilly Circus as my daughter had a party to attend there. We caught a glimpse of Michael Caine and Jude Law as they did the red carpet thing for opening of Sleuth at the Odeon West End.
Is there a list-serv or site for overseas schools? I'd like to pursue connecting to more international schools. Like Fred, I've also appreciated your blog and hearing about your experiences biking the streets of London :)
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