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Tami Brass

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Teaching with Netbooks - Resources

From recent listserve and Twitter discussions, it sounds like many of us are going to be using some sort of netbooks this year. My school did a pilot of the Intel Classmate Convertible this spring which has lead us to adopt them as our primary machine for our middle school 1-1. (Details of the pilot can be found on my blog.) I'm spending much of my summer looking for resources and po… Continue

Added by Tami Brass on July 2, 2009 at 6:18pm — 3 Comments

Laptop Survey Results In

I've posted the results of the laptop survey on my blog. Thanks to all who participated. I hope you'll find the information as useful as I have. Continue

Added by Tami Brass on March 5, 2008 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Laptop Survey Results In

I've posted the results of the laptop survey on my blog. Thanks to all who participated. I hope you'll find the information as useful as I have. Continue

Added by Tami Brass on March 5, 2008 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Calling all schools using portable computing (1-1, carts, etc.)

My school, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, has had a 1-1 laptop implementation since 2001. This year, SPA’s technology committee is evaluating it’s laptop program implementation. We’re surveying parents, students, and faculty to find out what works, what needs fixing, and what’s missing.

Our current technology implementation in a nutshell:

  • We are a k12 independent school with a k-5 campus and a 6-12 campus. T
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Added by Tami Brass on January 7, 2008 at 3:38pm — No Comments

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Thanks for your input! We have a liberal filtering policy which only blocks, porn, gambling and hate sites. My teachers have been upset because they do not want to be the Facebook "police". We set up a disciplinary OU that restricts access to any fu…
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We don't block facebook at our school. I actually just did a history research paper with my students where they created Facebook fan pages for early 19th century reformers. Anyway, during class, when kids are using their computers, I circle around t…
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This is a reaction to my earlier video post about using Facebook in the classroom.
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Is anyone using, have used, or have any opinions on the HP tablets?
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I have a copy of their white paper on online gaming and how it actually improves a student's understanding of civics.
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Nice way to sum it up, Joseph. I enjoyed the exchange here. I agree w/you on cars in my comment above, but the way. Cars certainly allow us to go places and do things that simply are not possible without them (kinda like the Internet I suppose). My…
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Hey Beth, We don't block facebook and other social networking sites. For the most part, this works for us. It doesn't mean our students aren't off task periodically, but I wouldn't point to facebook/social networks as the reasons for off task behavi…
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Your slideshow is great---to the point! I may be using part of it---thanks!
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How are our discussions about safety on the internet evolving as students (and adults) become increasingly connected through social networking and other means? Have we changed our tone, and how?
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