"We are in a similar situation (yr 12 of 1-1 and 6+ w Lenovo tablets). Same comments regarding on-site repair support and imaging. iPads do not have robotics software; computer science programming languages; etc. The BYOD route we…"
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Melissa Wert's Discussions
Apps for Android tablets
Started Oct 17, 2011
Moving from FirstClass to GMail
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Demetri Orlando Sep 9, 2011.
Snow Day Online Learning Plans?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Barbara Fishel Feb 14, 2011.
Already looking forward to spring!
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Melissa Wert replied to Peter Cashman's discussion Which LMS? in the group Blended Learning
"Hi Peter,
I have two years' experience with Blackboard, which we gave up in favor of Moodle, primarily because of cost savings. Turns out teachers found Moodle to be more intuitive and easier to use than Blackboard as well. We are…"
Melissa Wert posted a discussion
Apps for Android tablets
We are evaluating the Lenovo ThinkPad "slate" for classroom use and wondered what educational apps people recommend. I would love to hear from both iPad and Android tablet users. It seems there are so many great educational apps for the iPad; are there Android versions as well?See More
Demetri Orlando replied to Melissa Wert's discussion Moving from FirstClass to GMail
"Hi Melissa,
We are in a similar migration. I think that a combination of groups & sites are the answer to conferences. I see conferences being used in two ways: 1) as a simple mail list 2) as a place to post documents or other…"
Melissa Wert posted a discussion
Moving from FirstClass to GMail
We are transitioning from FirstClass to GMail and would like to hear from other schools who have already gone through the process. We are especially interested in learning how to replicate, as closely as possible, FirstClass features in GMail, such as conferences and email migration. Also, we would welcome any tips to provide students and faculty as they learn this new system.
Melissa Wert commented on Craig L. Luntz's group Blended Learning
"Hi all-
I've created a Diigo group (OSB-BL) where Craig and I are (slowly, but surely) putting links to all of the tools and resources we've come across over the past year that are related to or helpful with blended learning.…"
Barbara Fishel replied to Melissa Wert's discussion Snow Day Online Learning Plans?
"We did not have a formal plan in place at Hockaday although we had talked about it when a swine flu epidemic seemed likely. The weather in the past month stimulated development of a more explicit plan which I have attached. Note it is a…"
Melissa Wert posted a discussion
Snow Day Online Learning Plans?
I already posted this in the Blended Learning Group's discussions, but wanted to ask a broader audience: I am wondering how many of you have formal plans in place for learning to continue online during snow days or other school outages. We did some pandemic planning a couple of years ago in anticipation of the swine flu outbreak that didn't hit, but did not put anything concrete in place. I would love to hear: 1. If you had a formal plan in place- some of the details/expectations of teachers…See More
Profile Information
- School:
- Harpeth Hall School
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- Nashville, TN USA
- Job title:
- Technology Integration Specialist
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- http://hh.harpethhall.org
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 9:04pm on July 1, 2010,
Laurie Bartels said… - Hi Melissa,
I am thoroughly enjoying the online class! The conversations are thought provoking, and the process is stimulating. I'm glad you and Craig decided to facilitate it.
Cheers, Laurie
- At 2:53pm on November 16, 2009,
Patrick Lynch said… - Flight was good and the feet were like ice.
:)
Thanks for everything.
Patrick
- At 2:32pm on January 31, 2008,
Dirk DeLo said… - I created a STEM group on ISENET.
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Elizabeth Allen joined Dan Teitelbaum's group
World Languages Teachers
Let's discuss current issues in world language teaching and learning (previously known as "Foreign…See More
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21st Century Skills
What do we need to do in order to better equip our students to become true leaders in a "flat…See More
Jill Brown replied to Tami Brass's discussion What hardware are you choosing? in the group Windows 8 1to1 Programs"We are just now looking at machines and are comparing the Lenovo and Fijitsu. Any current updates…"
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