re: [info-tech] Skype
We use Skype quite a bit here, and have seen no major problems (technical ones, anyway). We've never really had any trouble with Skype traffic getting through, and I'm not sure why, really, because I don't feel like I've done anything special to make it work. Our firewall setup is simple, and our content filters are fairly open. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Jim Kerns" Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 9:46 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Skype Quick question: Who uses Skype, and do you have any issues getting the traffic past your content filter? Our content filter stops it as P2P traffic (which it really is...). I could get past that if I could use a specific port, but Skype is all over the place on ports, and you can only set a static inbound port, not outbound. I am working with the vendor (Deep Nines), but I am curious what others are doing. Google Talk anyone? Jim Kerns Spencer Community Schools 23 East 7th St P.O. Box 200 Spencer, Iowa 51301 jke...@spencer.k12.ia.us 712.262.0339 ext. 1022 FAX 712.262.1116
Re: [info-tech] Managing iPods/iPads and Magic TV Remote
That's exactly how I'm doing it. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Kruse, Jon" Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 10:23 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] Managing iPods/iPads and Magic TV Remote We have 40 iPod Touches and are using my desktop with one cardless iTunes account that I refill with gift cards. I use the iPhone configuration utility to lock them down. On Nov 9, 2010, at 10:07 AM, Chad Frerichs wrote: > > I would also love to know how people are managing iPads/iPods in their districts. Is anyone using the Casper add-on? I think that is the route I am going to go. > > Chad Frerichs > Director of Technology > Spirit Lake Community School District > > > On Nov 9, 2010, at 9:51 AM, Karl Hehr wrote: > >> >> I need help on a couple items today: >> 1) If you have iPods/iPads in your district how are you managing them? >> 2) I have a TV in my cafe that I want to come on at a certain time and turn off at a certain time, what magic tools would allow me to do that? >> >> Karl H. Hehr >> Technology/Curriculum Director >> South Hamilton CSD >> www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us >> 515.827.5418 (W) >> 515.708.3379(C) >> 515.827.5368 (F) >> >> >> Luddite by Degrees >> 1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. >> 2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. >> 3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things >> >> --- Douglas Adams >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --- >> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] >> >> - >> Archived messages from this list can be found at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ >> - >> > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] > > - > Archived messages from this list can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ > - -- Jon Kruse Technology Coordinator Laurens-Marathon CSD --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
re: [info-tech] Student Email Addresses
I also put a fairly small limit on mailbox size, to keep large attachments under control, and force them to clean out their inbox from time to time. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Tim Limbert" Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 1:36 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: re: [info-tech] Student Email Addresses First question: I set their passwords, lock them out of changing them, and keep them on file. This way, I'm not concerned with bad passwords, and it allows me to easily log in as them, and check out their account if I need to. I also make sure that parents have a copy of the username and password. Second question: We do reference email in the student agreement(s). School email is for school-related communication only, no harassment, threats or bullying, and no using the school address to sign up for personal websites/services. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Sarah Freking" Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:54 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Student Email Addresses We are finally moving to school sponsored email addresses for our students, and I have two inquiries to make of the group. 1. Do you keep track of student email passwords in a list, or do you let them create their own passwords and also change them at will? 2. Did you put anything specific in your AUP concerning student email use? And if so, what? Thanks so much for your responses. Sarah Sarah M. Freking, District Technology Director Storm Lake Community School District Storm Lake, IA 50588 Phone: 712-732-8100 Fax: 712-732-8101 Cell 712-299-8682
re: [info-tech] Student Email Addresses
First question: I set their passwords, lock them out of changing them, and keep them on file. This way, I'm not concerned with bad passwords, and it allows me to easily log in as them, and check out their account if I need to. I also make sure that parents have a copy of the username and password. Second question: We do reference email in the student agreement(s). School email is for school-related communication only, no harassment, threats or bullying, and no using the school address to sign up for personal websites/services. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Sarah Freking" Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:54 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Student Email Addresses We are finally moving to school sponsored email addresses for our students, and I have two inquiries to make of the group. 1. Do you keep track of student email passwords in a list, or do you let them create their own passwords and also change them at will? 2. Did you put anything specific in your AUP concerning student email use? And if so, what? Thanks so much for your responses. Sarah Sarah M. Freking, District Technology Director Storm Lake Community School District Storm Lake, IA 50588 Phone: 712-732-8100 Fax: 712-732-8101 Cell 712-299-8682
re: [info-tech] Quick Survey - Student Accounts
I keep a list (spreadsheet) of all user credentials. I keep a hard copy filed in the office. If someone forgets their password, they come to me, and I can print them off a copy of the login sheet they were given at the beginning of the year. I will generally change their password at this point, just in case. We change all staff and student passwords at the beginning of the school year (and any time we're concerned that it may have become compromised). --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Koenck, Chris" Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 9:14 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Quick Survey - Student Accounts I would sure appreciate any responses to the following questions regarding student passwords when you get a chance 1. What is your procedure when a student forgets their logon password? Who handles this request? 2. Do you maintain a list of student passwords, and if so, who do you share that list with? 3. How often do you change student passwords? I am just curious what other districts are doing regarding this problem. It's not a big deal at this point in the game, but it seems to be an issue during the first few weeks of school and of course that is when we are bombarded by a million other things. Chris Koenck Director of Technology Okoboji Community Schools Milford, IA 51351
[info-tech] new SmarterMail
Liking the new SmarterMail interface. Thanks, Scott! --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
RE: [info-tech] Backup Systems/UPS Systems
APC Smart-UPS 2200XL. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "McKenney, Kurt" Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 9:49 AM To: "info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us" Subject: RE: [info-tech] Backup Systems/UPS Systems Cyberpower 1500AVR http://www.amazon.com/Cyberpower-CPS1500AVR-1500VA-6-Outlet-Serial/dp/B6 HVLP/ref=sr_1_1?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285685228&sr=8-1 I got two of these on sale a while back, they weren't quite up to the task after we started adding equipment, so I added another and they do a great job. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] on behalf of Mitch Mueller [mmuel...@emmetsburg.k12.ia.us] Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 8:14 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Backup Systems/UPS Systems What are others using for UPS Systems and where did you buy them from? If you could be fairly specific of what kind of battery backup system you have that would be great. Thanks in advance. Mitchell Mueller Emmetsburg Community School Network Administrator mmuel...@emmetsburg.k12.ia.us www.emmetsburg.k12.ia.us Twitter ID: mmueller2680
re: [info-tech] Student Health
We use a program (from the state I believe) called "Individualized Healthcare Plans for the School Nurse" (IHP). Windows only. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Chad Frerichs" Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 8:27 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Student Health Just wondering what everyone is using for recording student visits and other health related information. We are needing a new system and our nurse is reluctant to use JMC due to its inadequacies. Thank you, Chad Frerichs Director of Technology Spirit Lake Community School District --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
re: [info-tech] Library Software
TLC. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Richardson,Tony" Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 4:55 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Library Software Quick Survey - what is everyone using for Library software? Thanks, Tony Richardson, Network Administrator / Director of Technology Humboldt Community School District trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us
re: [info-tech] Internet connection problems?
Have not noticed a problem with internet connection. I do have a problem maintaining a stable connection to reality, though. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "McKenney, Kurt" Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:46 AM To: "info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us" Subject: [info-tech] Internet connection problems? Anyone else having problems maintaining a stable connection to the internet?
re: [info-tech] Student Email Accounts
We are using SmarterMail hosted through the AEA for grades 5-12 at the moment. Have you looked into Google Apps for Education, and getting all students set up with Gmail? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Sarah Freking" Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 8:14 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Student Email Accounts I'm interested in what other districts are doing about student email. We've never had a solution here, and it's turning into a real problem for us as we try to do more and more with wikis and blogging and so forth. Do you have email addresses for your students? What grades? Do you get parental permission? And so on. Just what is your policy and what solution do you use? Thanks! Sarah Sarah M. Freking, District Technology Director Storm Lake Community School District Storm Lake, IA 50588 Phone: 712-732-8100 Fax: 712-732-8101 Cell 712-299-8682
re: [info-tech] AUP Violations
That's a tough one, and your last sentence is really the key. Taking the computer away, or removing internet access, means you've got a kid not functioning at all. So, you trade one problem for another. I think you definitely have to choose your battles. I know you were just giving a hypothetical, but do you really want to fight a battle over a kid typing something nasty on his computer when you happened to be looking? I might take a "no blood, no foul" approach there. Now, if he were using school email to send that sentiment to other students, that might be a very different story. I think we're definitely having to re-evaluate what we consider acceptable/unacceptable behavior in a 1:1 environment. Do we have rules that are essentially unenforceable? Are we creating unwinnable battles? Are we driving our students to find sneaky ways to "express" themselves? When I, as the tech coordinator, see something that concerns me while monitoring student laptops, I have to ask myself whether what I'm seeing qualifies as harmful, or merely irritating. Most of the time, it's the latter. I might grab a screenshot, and pass it on to the teacher or principal, and let them handle it as they see fit. I also try to constantly remind students of their lack of an expectation of privacy, and I try to do it in a positive way (pop up a chat window, and say, "Hey, Bobby, it looks like you're having some trouble with xxx. Do you need some help?" And we educators have to constantly remind ourselves of the challenges that a 1:1 environment poses in terms of classroom management, curriculum and instruction. Engagement, rigor and relevance all become much more urgently necessary in a 1:1 environment. We have to engage the students, provide a relevant curriculum, and instruct in a way that makes it impossible for them to be successful if they're not on task. This has never been possible for every single student, and it probably never will, laptops or no. But that's our challenge, and the success of 1:1 learning depends on how well we meet this challenge. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Koenck, Chris" Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 10:00 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] AUP Violations Just curious what other districts are doing for students who violate AUP's. Do you have a 1st Violation, 2nd Violation, 3rd Violation set of consequences as a minumum punsihment? Or is it "punishment fits the crime" and is unique in every case? This is especially tough for us 1:1 schools and I would like to hear how you are handling these incidences. For instance, we have high school kids who know they are being monitored, but still decide to type "F*** this school" in a Google search. I would like to kick the kid off the internet for a while for something like that. But in a school system that is so integrated with technology, it is tough to enforce the rules and make teachers have to provide alternate plans for student who cannot access technology. Thoughts. Chris Koenck Director of Technology Okoboji Community Schools Milford, IA 51351
re: [info-tech] Quick survey
We allow to both by default. Individual students can have it blocked if there are problems. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Richardson,Tony" Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:51 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Quick survey Quick survey - How many schools out there allow YouTube access to teachers? How many allow access to students?
Re: [info-tech] ARD Issue
I've never had this problem before. I do not, as a rule, simply change the MAC address in a computer record, as I've had some weird results with that. I delete the record, re-create a new one, and drop it back in the right management groups. Still not sure why I'm having this problem. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Karl Hehr" Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 5:34 PM To: "info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us" Subject: Re: [info-tech] ARD Issue Ah ok. Hmmm well I follow the same procedure. I or into WGM and change the MAC address to match the new machine if it is a replacement. I have seen no issues. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2010, at 3:36 PM, "Tim Limbert" wrote: Ok, I should clarify. I answered without thinking too hard. If it's a loaner, I name it differently. If it's a permanent replacement, I name it the same. Presumably, the original one would get fixed and re-allocated somewhere else later. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Karl Hehr" Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 3:33 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] ARD Issue I have all loaners marked as (StuLoaner--) I don't change the computer name to match so I can keep track of which machines are loaners. Karl H. HehrTechnology/Curriculum DirectorSouth Hamilton CSDwww.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us515.827.5418 (W)515.209.9767 (C)515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams On Sep 3, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Karl Hehr wrote:So you give the loaner the same name as the students' machine that he just turned in? Karl H. HehrTechnology/Curriculum DirectorSouth Hamilton CSDwww.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us515.827.5418 (W)515.209.9767 (C)515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams On Sep 3, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Tim Limbert wrote:Anyone with an Apple network: I'm having a problem I haven't had for the last two years. Here's the scenario: I image up a laptop for a kid, enter his machine record (Ethernet MAC address) into WGM and put that computer into the proper management groups.Everything works dandy, laptop getting proper management, ARD interacting properly with the laptop.Then, something goes wrong with that laptop, and I need to give him a loaner.I remove the computer record for the old laptop from WGM, create a new one for the new machine, put it in the proper management groups, and image a new machine for him.Now, although the kid can login and sync, and management is working fine, ARD refuses to interact with the new laptop at all. It shows up in the list under Scanner, but if I double-click on it, absolutely nothing happens. Sometimes the laptop shows as offline with a black icon, even though it's running and on the network. If I do a Get Info on that laptop, there is no Login and Password shown in the Info screen. The two laptops had the exact same image, both deployed with Casper. This has happened in every case where a person has had to switch laptops. After the switch, I can't access the machine through ARD. Something about DNS I don't understand, perhaps? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
Re: [info-tech] ARD Issue
Ok, I should clarify. I answered without thinking too hard. If it's a
loaner, I name it differently. If it's a permanent replacement, I name it
the same. Presumably, the original one would get fixed and re-allocated
somewhere else later.
---
Timothy A. Limbert
Technology Coordinator
Newell-Fonda CSD
712.272.3324
---
http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com
Twitter: limbert65
Onverse avatar SurdeahP
Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
From: "Karl Hehr"
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 3:33 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: Re: [info-tech] ARD Issue
I have all loaners marked as (StuLoaner--) I don't change the computer
name to match so I can keep track of which machines are loaners.
Karl H. HehrTechnology/Curriculum DirectorSouth Hamilton
CSDwww.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us515.827.5418 (W)515.209.9767 (C)515.827.5368
(F)
Luddite by Degrees1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is
normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world
works.2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and
exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.3)
Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of
things
--- Douglas Adams
On Sep 3, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Karl Hehr wrote:So you give the loaner the same
name as the students' machine that he just turned in?
Karl H. HehrTechnology/Curriculum DirectorSouth Hamilton
CSDwww.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us515.827.5418 (W)515.209.9767 (C)515.827.5368
(F)
Luddite by Degrees1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is
normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world
works.2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and
exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.3)
Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of
things
--- Douglas Adams
On Sep 3, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Tim Limbert wrote:Anyone with an Apple
network:
I'm having a problem I haven't had for the last two years. Here's the
scenario:
I image up a laptop for a kid, enter his machine record (Ethernet MAC
address) into WGM and put that computer into the proper management
groups.Everything works dandy, laptop getting proper management, ARD
interacting properly with the laptop.Then, something goes wrong with that
laptop, and I need to give him a loaner.I remove the computer record for
the old laptop from WGM, create a new one for the new machine, put it in
the proper management groups, and image a new machine for him.Now, although
the kid can login and sync, and management is working fine, ARD refuses to
interact with the new laptop at all. It shows up in the list under
Scanner, but if I double-click on it, absolutely nothing happens.
Sometimes the laptop shows as offline with a black icon, even though it's
running and on the network. If I do a Get Info on that laptop, there is no
Login and Password shown in the Info screen.
The two laptops had the exact same image, both deployed with Casper. This
has happened in every case where a person has had to switch laptops. After
the switch, I can't access the machine through ARD. Something about DNS I
don't understand, perhaps?
---
Timothy A. Limbert
Technology Coordinator
Newell-Fonda CSD
712.272.3324
---
http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com
Twitter: limbert65
Onverse avatar SurdeahP
Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
Re: [info-tech] ARD Issue
Yes. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Karl Hehr" Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 3:17 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] ARD Issue So you give the loaner the same name as the students' machine that he just turned in? Karl H. HehrTechnology/Curriculum DirectorSouth Hamilton CSDwww.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us515.827.5418 (W)515.209.9767 (C)515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams On Sep 3, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Tim Limbert wrote:Anyone with an Apple network: I'm having a problem I haven't had for the last two years. Here's the scenario: I image up a laptop for a kid, enter his machine record (Ethernet MAC address) into WGM and put that computer into the proper management groups.Everything works dandy, laptop getting proper management, ARD interacting properly with the laptop.Then, something goes wrong with that laptop, and I need to give him a loaner.I remove the computer record for the old laptop from WGM, create a new one for the new machine, put it in the proper management groups, and image a new machine for him.Now, although the kid can login and sync, and management is working fine, ARD refuses to interact with the new laptop at all. It shows up in the list under Scanner, but if I double-click on it, absolutely nothing happens. Sometimes the laptop shows as offline with a black icon, even though it's running and on the network. If I do a Get Info on that laptop, there is no Login and Password shown in the Info screen. The two laptops had the exact same image, both deployed with Casper. This has happened in every case where a person has had to switch laptops. After the switch, I can't access the machine through ARD. Something about DNS I don't understand, perhaps? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
[info-tech] ARD Issue
Anyone with an Apple network: I'm having a problem I haven't had for the last two years. Here's the scenario: I image up a laptop for a kid, enter his machine record (Ethernet MAC address) into WGM and put that computer into the proper management groups.Everything works dandy, laptop getting proper management, ARD interacting properly with the laptop.Then, something goes wrong with that laptop, and I need to give him a loaner.I remove the computer record for the old laptop from WGM, create a new one for the new machine, put it in the proper management groups, and image a new machine for him.Now, although the kid can login and sync, and management is working fine, ARD refuses to interact with the new laptop at all. It shows up in the list under Scanner, but if I double-click on it, absolutely nothing happens. Sometimes the laptop shows as offline with a black icon, even though it's running and on the network. If I do a Get Info on that laptop, there is no Login and Password shown in the Info screen. The two laptops had the exact same image, both deployed with Casper. This has happened in every case where a person has had to switch laptops. After the switch, I can't access the machine through ARD. Something about DNS I don't understand, perhaps? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
re: [info-tech] Google Education Apps Schools
Oops, meant to send that direct to Dorothy, not the list. Sorry. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Tim Limbert" Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 4:05 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: re: [info-tech] Google Education Apps Schools I'd like to attend that training, if it's possible. Thanks! --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Dorothy DeGroot" Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 3:07 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us, libme...@aea8.k12.ia.us, sic...@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Google Education Apps Schools For those schools currently in the early stages of Google Apps implementation...there will be 2 days of Google-sponsored training in Ames late in September. We are able to submit the names of several districts within our AEA who would be good candidates for this statewide training. If you/your district has an interest in this training...please contact me. I would need some particulars from you... I don't know the details of the two days yet. Thanks, Dorothy P.S. - I have talked to two districts already...so those districts do not need to reply. Dorothy DeGroot ddegr...@aea8.k12.ia.us Instructional Media/Technology Consultant Prairie Lakes AEA, Zones 4-5-6 500 NE 6th St P.O. Box 802 Pocahontas, IA 50574 712-335-3588 x2027 866-540-3858 x2027 FAX 712-335-4600 In times of change, it is the learners who will inherit the earth while the learned will find themselves beautifully equipped for a world that no longer exists. (Teacher Librarian, October 2007).
re: [info-tech] Google Education Apps Schools
I'd like to attend that training, if it's possible. Thanks! --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Dorothy DeGroot" Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 3:07 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us, libme...@aea8.k12.ia.us, sic...@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Google Education Apps Schools For those schools currently in the early stages of Google Apps implementation...there will be 2 days of Google-sponsored training in Ames late in September. We are able to submit the names of several districts within our AEA who would be good candidates for this statewide training. If you/your district has an interest in this training...please contact me. I would need some particulars from you... I don't know the details of the two days yet. Thanks, Dorothy P.S. - I have talked to two districts already...so those districts do not need to reply. Dorothy DeGroot ddegr...@aea8.k12.ia.us Instructional Media/Technology Consultant Prairie Lakes AEA, Zones 4-5-6 500 NE 6th St P.O. Box 802 Pocahontas, IA 50574 712-335-3588 x2027 866-540-3858 x2027 FAX 712-335-4600 In times of change, it is the learners who will inherit the earth while the learned will find themselves beautifully equipped for a world that no longer exists. (Teacher Librarian, October 2007).
RE: [info-tech] Windows Demo Software...
I second LanSchool. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Richardson,Tony" Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 4:08 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Windows Demo Software... We use LanSchool it has been reliable and stable for us. Thanks, Tony Richardson, Network Administrator / Director of Technology Humboldt Community School District trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us on behalf of Pearson, Jeremy Sent: Wed 8/25/2010 10:18 PM To: AEA 8 Tech Cord's List Subject: [info-tech] Windows Demo Software... Good evening- We have used Vision (originally from Altiris, most recently from Geneva Logic) in our computer labs to demo out to the screens of the rest of the lab. It also allows the teacher to monitor all of the lab computers from the teacher computers. We always seem to have issues with them, and are looking for what people are using on their Windows machines. We use a couple of Faronics products, so I am looking into their Insight product, but looking for suggestions of other products as well. Also, if you have used a product, and it hasn't performed, that would help us too. Again, this is a Windows environment. Thanks, and get to sleep!!! Jeremy ___ Jeremy Pearson Supervisor of Information Technology Fort Dodge Community School District 104 South 17th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 http://www.fort-dodge.k12.ia.us (515)574-5676 voice (515)574-5324 fax
Re: [info-tech] Point2Point Wireless
Will check. They've been in a box for a year, so I've forgotten their specs. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Karl Hehr" Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 9:11 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] Point2Point Wireless I could give them a shot, what are the specs so I can research them a little. Karl H. HehrTechnology/Curriculum DirectorSouth Hamilton CSDwww.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us515.827.5418 (W)515.209.9767 (C)515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams On Aug 25, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Tim Limbert wrote:We used Motorola 25 Mb units to connect our Newell and Fonda buildings this last year, and they worked awesome. Might be overkill for 150 yards. I do still have the old Cisco Aeronet (sp?) 11 Mb units we took out and replaced with the Motorola radios. I have the wireless units and the antennas. Want 'em? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Karl Hehr" Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:59 AM To: "Info-Tech" Subject: [info-tech] Point2Point Wireless I need to get a Wi-fi signal to the bus barn. It is about 150 yards from the elementary to the Bus barn. We have been using an old Linksys Wap11 Wireless hub to send the signal through a window and then connects to a Wireless to Wired bridge with an antenna that is poking through the wall of the buss barn. So I need to be able to send a RELIABLE signal to the bus barn for the transportation director. The computer in the barn has a wi-fi card so we could skip the bridge, but the barn is made of metal. Also I have been told it has to be cheap. I suggested a Pringals can wifi cannon but it was shot down. So what does this mind-trust have for ideas? Karl H. Hehr Technology/Curriculum Director South Hamilton CSD www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us 515.827.5418 (W) 515.209.9767 (C) 515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees 1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
re: [info-tech] Point2Point Wireless
We used Motorola 25 Mb units to connect our Newell and Fonda buildings this last year, and they worked awesome. Might be overkill for 150 yards. I do still have the old Cisco Aeronet (sp?) 11 Mb units we took out and replaced with the Motorola radios. I have the wireless units and the antennas. Want 'em? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Karl Hehr" Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:59 AM To: "Info-Tech" Subject: [info-tech] Point2Point Wireless I need to get a Wi-fi signal to the bus barn. It is about 150 yards from the elementary to the Bus barn. We have been using an old Linksys Wap11 Wireless hub to send the signal through a window and then connects to a Wireless to Wired bridge with an antenna that is poking through the wall of the buss barn. So I need to be able to send a RELIABLE signal to the bus barn for the transportation director. The computer in the barn has a wi-fi card so we could skip the bridge, but the barn is made of metal. Also I have been told it has to be cheap. I suggested a Pringals can wifi cannon but it was shot down. So what does this mind-trust have for ideas? Karl H. Hehr Technology/Curriculum Director South Hamilton CSD www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us 515.827.5418 (W) 515.209.9767 (C) 515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees 1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
[info-tech] JMC -> Nurse software
Anybody have any tips on importing student data from JMC into the "Individualized Healthcare Plans for the School Nurse" (IHP) software? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
re: [info-tech] Safari 5 and Network Homes
Does that apply to Portable Homes, also? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Karl Hehr" Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 11:22 AM To: "Info-Tech" Subject: [info-tech] Safari 5 and Network Homes If you are using Network Homes, DO NOT upgrade to Safari 5, wait for a fix to be released. Karl H. Hehr Technology/Curriculum Director South Hamilton CSD www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us 515.827.5418 (W) 515.209.9767 (C) 515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees 1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
re: [info-tech] Projectors
We've got kind of a mess of projectors here, because we've tended to buy whatever's cheapest at the moment. My favorite of the ones we have is the InFocus IN2104EP. And we generally use multimedia speakers either plugged into the projector's sound out port, or just connected to the laptop that's presenting. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Chad Frerichs" Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 8:53 AM To: "info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us" Subject: [info-tech] Projectors I know this has been asked on here before, but here I go again. What projectors are people using in the classrooms? Plus, are you utilizing the built in projector speakers or are you using external speakers of some kind? My question on the speaker is really, is a 7 watt projector speakers sufficient for a classroom? Thanks, Chad Frerichs Director of Technology Spirit Lake Community School District
re: [info-tech] ipod touches
We've been using the 8GB Touches in our lower elementary, and found them to be more than sufficient. Also, here's a wiki created by the teacher that facilitates that program: http://itouchwiki.wikispaces.com/ --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Buenz, Tim" Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 9:54 AM To: "info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us" Subject: [info-tech] ipod touches Hi, Our elem. is getting some ipod touches from the school foundation. For those of you that already use them I have several questions: What size ipod touch HD would you recommend? Where do you get the apps? The App Store? What apps do you use that you'd recommend? Thanks in advance! - Tim Buenz Director of Technology Jefferson-Scranton Comm. Schools 204 W. Madison Street Jefferson, IA 50129 (515)386-9256 Fax (515)386-3591 http://www.jscsd.org "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future" -John F. Kennedy
[info-tech] Reliable Printing?
Anybody use Reliable Printing for toner? Lots of sales calls claiming HUGE volume cartridges, with "graphic-quality" toner, that saves HUGE $$$. I'm skeptical. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
Re: [info-tech] iPad + eWalk
So, anybody running the Touch version? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Karl Hehr" Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 2:16 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] iPad + eWalk On May 14, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Tim Limbert wrote:Anybody doing eWalk on iPad? Comments? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. Is there an optimized version of the software for the iPad yet? Karl H. HehrTechnology/Curriculum DirectorSouth Hamilton CSDwww.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us515.827.5418 (W)515.209.9767 (C)515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams
[info-tech] iPad + eWalk
Anybody doing eWalk on iPad? Comments? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
[info-tech] barcode wand
Can anyone recommend and good (and preferably cheap) barcode scanning wand (the type you use like a pen, and actually drag across the barcode)? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
RE: [info-tech] net access issue
(forgot to try that, D'oh) It does work when logged in as another domain user (not necessarily the domain admin). Which means, it's something in that user's local profile? Should I log in as local admin, trash local profile, log in as user to create new profile? I'd back up documents from their profile first. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Jason kehoe" Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 3:08 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] net access issue Can you get out by logging in as domain admin or ALL domain accounts fail? --Jason From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Tim Limbert Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:15 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] net access issue Need a little help from the experts: My Windows XP clients are authenticating through Open Directory on our Mac server. I have one machine that refuses to access the internet when a domain user is logged in. If I log in as the local admin user, I get on the net just fine. If I log in as a domain user, it logs in just fine, and applications run fine, but it has no internet access. Doing an ipconfig shows that it's talking to the domain server, and has an IP address. None of my other Windows clients are having troubles. Any suggestions? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
RE: [info-tech] net access issue
Yes, can ping on internal network by IP. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Frerichs, Chad" Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:46 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] net access issue Can you ping things? By IP or otherwise? ---- From: Tim Limbert [mailto:limbe...@newell-fonda.k12.ia.us] Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:43 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] net access issue Do not run a proxy. Cannot get to web sites, even ones on internal network, by IP. Should mention that this is not limited to IE. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Jason kehoe" Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:36 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] net access issue Do you run a proxy? How about a DNS issue. Can it get to Google by IP http://208.67.216.231/? --Jason From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Tim Limbert Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:15 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] net access issue Need a little help from the experts: My Windows XP clients are authenticating through Open Directory on our Mac server. I have one machine that refuses to access the internet when a domain user is logged in. If I log in as the local admin user, I get on the net just fine. If I log in as a domain user, it logs in just fine, and applications run fine, but it has no internet access. Doing an ipconfig shows that it's talking to the domain server, and has an IP address. None of my other Windows clients are having troubles. Any suggestions? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
RE: [info-tech] net access issue
Do not run a proxy. Cannot get to web sites, even ones on internal network, by IP. Should mention that this is not limited to IE. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Jason kehoe" Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:36 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] net access issue Do you run a proxy? How about a DNS issue. Can it get to Google by IP http://208.67.216.231/? --Jason From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Tim Limbert Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:15 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] net access issue Need a little help from the experts: My Windows XP clients are authenticating through Open Directory on our Mac server. I have one machine that refuses to access the internet when a domain user is logged in. If I log in as the local admin user, I get on the net just fine. If I log in as a domain user, it logs in just fine, and applications run fine, but it has no internet access. Doing an ipconfig shows that it's talking to the domain server, and has an IP address. None of my other Windows clients are having troubles. Any suggestions? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
[info-tech] net access issue
Need a little help from the experts: My Windows XP clients are authenticating through Open Directory on our Mac server. I have one machine that refuses to access the internet when a domain user is logged in. If I log in as the local admin user, I get on the net just fine. If I log in as a domain user, it logs in just fine, and applications run fine, but it has no internet access. Doing an ipconfig shows that it's talking to the domain server, and has an IP address. None of my other Windows clients are having troubles. Any suggestions? --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1.
RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad...
Ok, it just stripped them from the reply. I get it now. Duh. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Richardson,Tony" Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 5:01 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... I'll have to remember them next time. LOL Thanks, Tony Richardson, Network Administrator / Director of Technology Humboldt Community School District trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us on behalf of Tim Limbert Sent: Fri 4/30/2010 4:22 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... You forgot your tags. Some of us are slow, and we'll take it literally. D'oh, I forgot mine, too! --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Richardson,Tony" Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 2:12 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... Now that Kurt has been beaten into submission by philosophy and stoned to death with apples can we move on? From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of McKenney, Kurt Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 2:13 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... Would everyone have been happier if I directly called it the idiot-savant of the computer world? It is very good for some what I would consider limited tasks, but almost torture for use in many common tasks. For example, I am using this ipad for connecting to a terminal server, and running outlook 2010. However, even though it will do it, it is taking at least three times longer to type than it would on my cell phone. Further tests on the ibook and kindle apps have also proven disappointing to the teachers who have tried it and they are not used to or willing to compromise. But, I still insist that it is a very usable tool. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Tim Limbert Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 1:54 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... I agree about the language, not so much about the unsolicited opinions. If Kurt had what he considered to be an educated opinion about a potential educational device (and one that we've been discussing quite a bit), I don't think it's unreasonable to "review" it. I disagree with some of his premises and conclusions, but that's not a problem. Am I off-base about that? I honestly ask, because if I had an iPad in my possession, I probably would have posted my opinions about it here, too. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Lance Lennon" Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:38 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... I concur with Karl on this one. As much as I dislike some of the items that I have to support, if they are for the good of the students and the betterment of education, then I support them. Also agree with the reminder that this list is public and that offensive and off color remarks have no place here. This list is incredibly useful but is not the proper forum for venting and / or placing unsolicited critiques of new technologies. On Apr 30, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Karl Hehr wrote: Congratulations, you have poked me with a stick enough times to illicit a response. This review had no purpose and was "unsolicited". This list exists to answer questions, support and learn, not o offer "opinions" on products unless asked for. http://www.pcworld.com/article/195320/is_hps_slate_dead.html Your precious Slate might be DBA (Dead Before Arrival). In your "review" of this product did you download and use the Pages, Keynote, or Numbers, all productivity tools? Also, it is no big secret that you are an unabashed Apple hater so how may I ask were you objective? Is the iPad (or any other product) perfect, heck no. Comparing a product IN YOUR HAND to a product THAT DOES NOT EXIST is a pointless argument. Can you do that same things on an iPad you can do on a laptop, no. The iPad is a MOBILE device and NOT a computer. Can your Blackberry edit videos, upload to goog
RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad...
Oh my gosh, I put in sarcasm tags, and it stripped them out when I sent the email. Sort of removed the whole point of my message! Lol. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Richardson,Tony" Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 5:01 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... I'll have to remember them next time. LOL Thanks, Tony Richardson, Network Administrator / Director of Technology Humboldt Community School District trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us on behalf of Tim Limbert Sent: Fri 4/30/2010 4:22 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... You forgot your tags. Some of us are slow, and we'll take it literally. D'oh, I forgot mine, too! --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Richardson,Tony" Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 2:12 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... Now that Kurt has been beaten into submission by philosophy and stoned to death with apples can we move on? From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of McKenney, Kurt Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 2:13 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... Would everyone have been happier if I directly called it the idiot-savant of the computer world? It is very good for some what I would consider limited tasks, but almost torture for use in many common tasks. For example, I am using this ipad for connecting to a terminal server, and running outlook 2010. However, even though it will do it, it is taking at least three times longer to type than it would on my cell phone. Further tests on the ibook and kindle apps have also proven disappointing to the teachers who have tried it and they are not used to or willing to compromise. But, I still insist that it is a very usable tool. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Tim Limbert Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 1:54 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... I agree about the language, not so much about the unsolicited opinions. If Kurt had what he considered to be an educated opinion about a potential educational device (and one that we've been discussing quite a bit), I don't think it's unreasonable to "review" it. I disagree with some of his premises and conclusions, but that's not a problem. Am I off-base about that? I honestly ask, because if I had an iPad in my possession, I probably would have posted my opinions about it here, too. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Lance Lennon" Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:38 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... I concur with Karl on this one. As much as I dislike some of the items that I have to support, if they are for the good of the students and the betterment of education, then I support them. Also agree with the reminder that this list is public and that offensive and off color remarks have no place here. This list is incredibly useful but is not the proper forum for venting and / or placing unsolicited critiques of new technologies. On Apr 30, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Karl Hehr wrote: Congratulations, you have poked me with a stick enough times to illicit a response. This review had no purpose and was "unsolicited". This list exists to answer questions, support and learn, not o offer "opinions" on products unless asked for. http://www.pcworld.com/article/195320/is_hps_slate_dead.html Your precious Slate might be DBA (Dead Before Arrival). In your "review" of this product did you download and use the Pages, Keynote, or Numbers, all productivity tools? Also, it is no big secret that you are an unabashed Apple hater so how may I ask were you objective? Is the iPad (or any other product) perfect, heck no. Comparing a product IN YOUR HAND to a product THAT DOES NOT EXIST is a pointless argument. Can you do that same things on an iPad you can do on a laptop, no. The iPad is a MOBILE de
RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad...
You forgot your tags. Some of us are slow, and we'll take it literally. D'oh, I forgot mine, too! --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Richardson,Tony" Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 2:12 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... Now that Kurt has been beaten into submission by philosophy and stoned to death with apples can we move on? From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of McKenney, Kurt Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 2:13 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... Would everyone have been happier if I directly called it the idiot-savant of the computer world? It is very good for some what I would consider limited tasks, but almost torture for use in many common tasks. For example, I am using this ipad for connecting to a terminal server, and running outlook 2010. However, even though it will do it, it is taking at least three times longer to type than it would on my cell phone. Further tests on the ibook and kindle apps have also proven disappointing to the teachers who have tried it and they are not used to or willing to compromise. But, I still insist that it is a very usable tool. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Tim Limbert Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 1:54 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... I agree about the language, not so much about the unsolicited opinions. If Kurt had what he considered to be an educated opinion about a potential educational device (and one that we've been discussing quite a bit), I don't think it's unreasonable to "review" it. I disagree with some of his premises and conclusions, but that's not a problem. Am I off-base about that? I honestly ask, because if I had an iPad in my possession, I probably would have posted my opinions about it here, too. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. >From : "Lance Lennon" Sent : Friday, April 30, 2010 10:38 AM To : info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject : Re: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... I concur with Karl on this one. As much as I dislike some of the items that I have to support, if they are for the good of the students and the betterment of education, then I support them. Also agree with the reminder that this list is public and that offensive and off color remarks have no place here. This list is incredibly useful but is not the proper forum for venting and / or placing unsolicited critiques of new technologies. On Apr 30, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Karl Hehr wrote: Congratulations, you have poked me with a stick enough times to illicit a response. This review had no purpose and was "unsolicited". This list exists to answer questions, support and learn, not o offer "opinions" on products unless asked for. http://www.pcworld.com/article/195320/is_hps_slate_dead.html Your precious Slate might be DBA (Dead Before Arrival). In your "review" of this product did you download and use the Pages, Keynote, or Numbers, all productivity tools? Also, it is no big secret that you are an unabashed Apple hater so how may I ask were you objective? Is the iPad (or any other product) perfect, heck no. Comparing a product IN YOUR HAND to a product THAT DOES NOT EXIST is a pointless argument. Can you do that same things on an iPad you can do on a laptop, no. The iPad is a MOBILE device and NOT a computer. Can your Blackberry edit videos, upload to google docs, read books to you, edit pictures in photshop, or run Windows 7 NO it is a freakin mobile device. Next issue, did you even look at the tools available to deploy and control the administrative side of an iPad? The Wifi iPad goes through the same filters as all my computers when it is here on campus. Why is it so bad that a kid might spend some time looking at YouTube videos? (Different Diatribe for a different day) Now on to the next issue. It is not our job to decide what should and shouldn't be used in education, it is our job to listen to what is needed and make it happen. Even if the request is technically difficult or even requires a change in
Re: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad...
I agree about the language, not so much about the unsolicited opinions. If Kurt had what he considered to be an educated opinion about a potential educational device (and one that we've been discussing quite a bit), I don't think it's unreasonable to "review" it. I disagree with some of his premises and conclusions, but that's not a problem. Am I off-base about that? I honestly ask, because if I had an iPad in my possession, I probably would have posted my opinions about it here, too. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Lance Lennon" Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:38 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... I concur with Karl on this one. As much as I dislike some of the items that I have to support, if they are for the good of the students and the betterment of education, then I support them. Also agree with the reminder that this list is public and that offensive and off color remarks have no place here. This list is incredibly useful but is not the proper forum for venting and / or placing unsolicited critiques of new technologies. On Apr 30, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Karl Hehr wrote: Congratulations, you have poked me with a stick enough times to illicit a response. This review had no purpose and was "unsolicited". This list exists to answer questions, support and learn, not o offer "opinions" on products unless asked for. http://www.pcworld.com/article/195320/is_hps_slate_dead.html Your precious Slate might be DBA (Dead Before Arrival). In your "review" of this product did you download and use the Pages, Keynote, or Numbers, all productivity tools? Also, it is no big secret that you are an unabashed Apple hater so how may I ask were you objective? Is the iPad (or any other product) perfect, heck no. Comparing a product IN YOUR HAND to a product THAT DOES NOT EXIST is a pointless argument. Can you do that same things on an iPad you can do on a laptop, no. The iPad is a MOBILE device and NOT a computer. Can your Blackberry edit videos, upload to google docs, read books to you, edit pictures in photshop, or run Windows 7 NO it is a freakin mobile device. Next issue, did you even look at the tools available to deploy and control the administrative side of an iPad? The Wifi iPad goes through the same filters as all my computers when it is here on campus. Why is it so bad that a kid might spend some time looking at YouTube videos? (Different Diatribe for a different day) Now on to the next issue. It is not our job to decide what should and shouldn't be used in education, it is our job to listen to what is needed and make it happen. Even if the request is technically difficult or even requires a change in firewall policies. We are here to support education and the staff that has been hired to educate. We are not the gate keepers saying what can or will be done. I suggest, discuss, and implore but ultimately it is not my say. I want to unblock Facebook but my board says no, so I have to listen. Last bit, this is an archived and posted on the internet listserv so your comment about the "retarded" kids will now go down in all Internet history, which as an educator first I am embarrassed for you. As IT professionals in education we need to function in a different manner and work within a different rule set than our counterparts at Aviva or Wells Fargo. Karl H. Hehr Technology/Curriculum Director South Hamilton CSD www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us 515.827.5418 (W) 515.209.9767 (C) 515.827.5368 (F) Luddite by Degrees 1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things --- Douglas Adams On Apr 30, 2010, at 10:25 AM, Stanzel, Matt wrote: > Actually, rumor has it the HP Slate has been kicked to the curb: > http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/29/hewlett-packard-to-kill-windows-7-table > t-project/ > > So maybe the holdouts can just pick up their iPad instead of waiting > for > the Slate now (me included). > > -Original Message- > From: Richardson,Tony [mailto:trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us] > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 8:33 AM > To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us > Subject: RE: [info-tech] First 18 hours with an IPad... > > Wonderful! Good to hear! It will keep some of us from wasting our > districts money on this device. > > -Original Messag
re: [info-tech] IPad / ITouch programs for School Administration...
We use iPod Touches in the lower elementary. Here is the wiki page of our facilitator that lists the apps she uses. http://mustangacademy.wikispaces.com/iTouch+Applications --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "McKenney, Kurt" Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:41 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] IPad / ITouch programs for School Administration... Since God has a sense of humor, I am now responsible for an iPad (on order will be here any day) and an iTouch (can't actually touch it because the principal has it at home. I have been asked to find apps for the elementary principal, and likely the High School, and Middle School principals, and the Superintendent to make these paperweights into productive devices. Ok, let's be honest, we are not going to log into the domain. We are not going to print no matter how much they demand the ability to do so. But is anyone using the Ipad or Itouch, and if so what apps work for you? --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
re: [info-tech] VNC
Pocahontas is using DyKnow to do this. I don't have a working knowledge of it, but it was described to me as being fairly equivalent to ARD. http://www.dyknow.com/ --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Lance Lennon" Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 9:49 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] VNC What is a good (For pay) software for PC's that does what ARD (Apple Remote Desktop) does for the macs. View multiples at once, install packages, take screen shots, lock screens etc. Perhaps VNC does that all now, but I am unaware of that. Thanks -- "If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." ~Robert X. Cringely -- Lance L. Lennon District Technology Director Eagle Grove Community School District 515-448-4749 --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
RE: [info-tech] Pushing out programs
Remember, we're Apple, so startup scripts are not an issue. And Apple Remote Desktop will push out to computers that aren't on the domain, as long as they're on the subnet. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Mitch Mueller" Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 2:49 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Pushing out programs Ok, so with what scripts, like the start-up scripts? How about computers that aren't on the domain. Mitch Mueller Network Administrator Emmetsburg Community Schools 205 King Street Emmetsburg, Ia 50536 mmuel...@emmetsburg.k12.ia.us http://www.emmetsburg.k12.ia.us http://ehawktech.blogspot.com Twitter: mmueller0926 From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Tim Limbert Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 2:24 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Pushing out programs I use Apple Remote Desktop to monitor laptops, to push out software, to remotely control, and to chat with students. Also, we are in the process of rewriting our policies. Our current ones are not well done, and I'd rather share good ones with you. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. >From : "Mitch Mueller" Sent : Monday, April 05, 2010 12:32 PM To : info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject : RE: [info-tech] Pushing out programs What do you guys use to push out programs across your network? Mitch Mueller Network Administrator Emmetsburg Community Schools 205 King Street Emmetsburg, Ia 50536 mmuel...@emmetsburg.k12.ia.us http://www.emmetsburg.k12.ia..us http://ehawktech.blogspot.com Twitter: mmueller0926
RE: [info-tech] Pushing out programs
I use Apple Remote Desktop to monitor laptops, to push out software, to remotely control, and to chat with students. Also, we are in the process of rewriting our policies. Our current ones are not well done, and I'd rather share good ones with you. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com Twitter: limbert65 Onverse avatar SurdeahP Onverse address Metroview Penthouse 15, house #1. From: "Mitch Mueller" Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 12:32 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Pushing out programs What do you guys use to push out programs across your network? Mitch Mueller Network Administrator Emmetsburg Community Schools 205 King Street Emmetsburg, Ia 50536 mmuel...@emmetsburg.k12.ia.us http://www.emmetsburg.k12.ia.us http://ehawktech.blogspot.com Twitter: mmueller0926
re: [info-tech] Spirit Lake School District
Good luck in your new job, Dan! --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "Dan Davis" Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:31 PM To: "info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us" Subject: [info-tech] Spirit Lake School District All techs; After much deliberation, I have resigned my position as Network Administrator of the Spirit Lake Community School District. I have been offered, and accepted, another IT management position for a private business within the Lakes area. I have truly enjoyed working with all of you over the past 6+ years, in learning, designing, and implementation of educational technologies. My last day with the district will be March 23rd. Dan Davis Network Administrator Spirit Lake Comm School District (712)336-3707 ext. 1300 dda...@spirit-lake.k12.ia.us
Re: [info-tech] iPAD and 1-to-1
I believe the iPad runs the iWork suite, doesn't it?
Tim
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I don't have a touch, so I may be missing this app. What I did not see were
applications for Word Processing, spread sheets, and presentations.
Although with the web access I suspect that can be accomplished with Google
Docs (Not that it is a real great replacement). This may also be a reason
to make sure you get "Digital Rights" when (ok IF) you purchase new
textbooks. With 10 hour of battery life, solid state drive, I could see
that it has some potential.
Jason and I have been discussing an education device at the time the Kindles
came out. What the iPAD offers hits most of our discussion points.
Although I am still waiting for the iCAR version that would replace my car
radio/GPS.
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Subject: RE: [info-tech] iPAD and 1-to-1
> Seriously, I would like to get one in my hands and see what it can and
> cannot do. Then like Tim said, a tight plan on how to integrate it,
> deploy it, and manage it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chad
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Re: [info-tech] Google Wave
I would love one, Lance!
Tim
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Sent: Nov 4, 2009 8:23 AM
I have 20 google wave invites to give out, And I am not even going to
charge for them.
FREEBIES
first 20 request win.
By the way they are going to come from my wife's account (long story
and if you want to hear about it, then you are too bored and need to
get back to work)
Have a great Wednesday.
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>>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
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Re: [info-tech] Survey
We use Google Forms all the time. Simple and free. Tim Limbert Newell-Fonda Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Keith Stoeber" Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:21:31 To: Subject: [info-tech] Survey We are looking at creating an online survey to distribute to our community to get some feedback for our School Improvement Advisory Council. I am wondering what others are using to do online surveys? Thanks, Keith Keith Stoeber Network Administrator Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track Coach Sioux Central CSD 4440 US Highway 71 Sioux Rapids, IA 50585 (P) 712-283-2571 x 5900 (F) 712-283-2285 "Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation." - John F. Kennedy
Re: [info-tech] Google Chrome OS
Yeah, it's basically a Linux kernel plus the Chrome browser. I'm anxious to
see it.
Tim
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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:18:37
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Subject: Re: [info-tech] Google Chrome OS
I've heard it will be built using Linux as its' 'base', but I'm not
sure what shape it will ultimately take. I haven't heard about any
open betas though.
Sent from my iPhone.
On Oct 13, 2009, at 11:14 AM, "Mitch Mueller" wrote:
> Does anyone out there know if Google has released a beta version of
> its
> Operating System yet? Been using Google Chrome Browser for awhile
> now and
> just wondering if anyone knew any info about this.
>
> Thanks
> Mitch Mueller
> Network Administrator
> Emmetsburg Community Schools
> 205 King St.
> Emmetsburg, Ia 50536
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> (712)852-2966
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re: [info-tech] Google Chrome OS
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html If a beta becomes available, I want it, too! --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "Mitch Mueller" Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:15 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Google Chrome OS Does anyone out there know if Google has released a beta version of its Operating System yet? Been using Google Chrome Browser for awhile now and just wondering if anyone knew any info about this. Thanks Mitch Mueller Network Administrator Emmetsburg Community Schools 205 King St. Emmetsburg, Ia 50536 mmmuel...@emmetsburg.k12.ia.us (712)852-2966 http://www.emmetsburg.k12.ia.us --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
RE: [info-tech] Tech Support for Outside Endeavors
Hey, I'm not saying it makes good business sense --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "Frerichs, Chad" Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 1:02 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Tech Support for Outside Endeavors And you do that all free of charge? I am not talking about "hey, you could try this..." but actually fixing issue? Chad Frerichs Director of Technology Okoboji Community Schools ------------ From: Tim Limbert [mailto:limbe...@newell-fonda.k12.ia.us] Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:09 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Tech Support for Outside Endeavors I'm kind of with Kurt on this. My school doesn't have a formal policy about this, and my admins and I feel it's a good thing to help the staff/community when we can, so I do provide some tech support to teachers, parents, local churches, daycare, etc. We just make it clear that it may have to wait until higher priorities are taken care of. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "McKenney, Kurt" Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:05 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Tech Support for Outside Endeavors Ok, from personal experience there is an unwritten policy that I help the staff with anything that benefits the school. For example. If a teacher is taking a class that will affect their ability to interact with the kids, I help them deal with the various technical aspects of that class assuming that I have time. If however I do not have time, then they must wait until I do. If they refuse to wait until I do have time. There's an old saying. Don't mess with the computer geek. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Frerichs, Chad Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 10:16 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Tech Support for Outside Endeavors I have been asked by our superintedent to find out what other schools do in the following hypothetical situations. 1. A teacher has been employed by the state outside of their regular school contract to develop curriculum for the state. The teacher encounters a software issue while developing said curriculum, and asks for technical support from the school district's IT personel during the regular school day. 2. A teacher is working on their administrative degree. They encounter an issue accessing the university's library portal while at school during the contract day. They seek assistance from the school district's IT personel to fix said issue. Things to remember: I charge $60-$80 an hour for outside-my-contract technical support. The distrcit does not allow me to work on my outside-contract-hours jobs while here at work. I do not use school-owned equipment to complete any of these outside-contract-hours jobs. The issues encountered were not 'quick fixes' or simple advice. Some of our tech team thinks we should create some sort of policy to regulate such situations, others do not. We would like to see what other districts are doing in similar situations if anything. Thanks, Chad Frerichs Director of Technology Okoboji Community Schools
RE: [info-tech] Tech Support for Outside Endeavors
I'm kind of with Kurt on this. My school doesn't have a formal policy about this, and my admins and I feel it's a good thing to help the staff/community when we can, so I do provide some tech support to teachers, parents, local churches, daycare, etc. We just make it clear that it may have to wait until higher priorities are taken care of. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "McKenney, Kurt" Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:05 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Tech Support for Outside Endeavors Ok, from personal experience there is an unwritten policy that I help the staff with anything that benefits the school. For example. If a teacher is taking a class that will affect their ability to interact with the kids, I help them deal with the various technical aspects of that class assuming that I have time. If however I do not have time, then they must wait until I do. If they refuse to wait until I do have time. There's an old saying. Don't mess with the computer geek. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Frerichs, Chad Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 10:16 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Tech Support for Outside Endeavors I have been asked by our superintedent to find out what other schools do in the following hypothetical situations. 1. A teacher has been employed by the state outside of their regular school contract to develop curriculum for the state. The teacher encounters a software issue while developing said curriculum, and asks for technical support from the school district's IT personel during the regular school day. 2. A teacher is working on their administrative degree. They encounter an issue accessing the university's library portal while at school during the contract day. They seek assistance from the school district's IT personel to fix said issue. Things to remember: I charge $60-$80 an hour for outside-my-contract technical support. The distrcit does not allow me to work on my outside-contract-hours jobs while here at work. I do not use school-owned equipment to complete any of these outside-contract-hours jobs. The issues encountered were not 'quick fixes' or simple advice. Some of our tech team thinks we should create some sort of policy to regulate such situations, others do not. We would like to see what other districts are doing in similar situations if anything. Thanks, Chad Frerichs Director of Technology Okoboji Community Schools
RE: [info-tech] Bulk Email
Yeah, we put quite a bit on the web page, teachers are putting more and more on blogs, and parents and students can access a lot of information through JMC Parent Access, so I don't think we're emailing much out. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "McKenney, Kurt" Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:57 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Bulk Email Powerschool allows parent access to student information and probably receives about as much attention as anything sent home does. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Richardson,Tony Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:04 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Bulk Email Do all schools send out massive amounts of bulk email? Our district sends out as much junk mail as a spammer does. Is there a better solution. 2 -3 secretaries at a time will be bulk mailing to hundreds of parents at a time and wondering why there are delays in mail delivery to these people. They send out things like daily assignment, newsletters, lunch balances, etc.. What does everyone else do with these? Post them on a website maybe? Thanks, Tony Richardson Technology Coordinator Humboldt Community School District trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us Phone: (515)332-9706 "Learning and Success for All"
re: [info-tech] 2 questions
The second one, I believe, is Voice Over. Go into System Preferences, then Universal Access, then turn off Voice Over. Kids will sometimes accidentally hit the key combo to turn that on. Why it makes the duplicate menu entries is beyond me, but it does. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "Jackie Fonley" Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:23 AM To: "Info Tech" Subject: [info-tech] 2 questions Good morning! Two questions for everyone to start their Tuesday: 1) In Word -- how do you fix the Formatting Palette from "disappearing" to the bottom of the screen? 2) For the Mac users: what settings get changed when 2 of everything shows up in the blue apple menu? Also--everything becomes a "box" on the screen. I am sure kids have messed with something . . . but I am not sure what and it's a minor annoyance that messes with things every once in a while. Thanks, and have a great Tuesday! Jackie --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
re: [info-tech] IPODS
We've got a bunch of Touches. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "Richardson,Tony" Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 9:44 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] IPODS I have a Special Ed teacher who wants to try out an IPod what model is everyone buying Thanks, Tony Richardson Technology Coordinator Humboldt Community School District trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us Phone: (515)332-9706 "Learning and Success for All"
Re: [info-tech] Photoshop Alternative
Check out http://aviary.com/
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From: "Karl Hehr"
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 9:43 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: Re: [info-tech] Photoshop Alternative
Gimp for Photoshop.
Karl H. HehrTechnology/Curriculum DirectorSouth Hamilton
CSDwww.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us515.827.5418 (W)515.209.9767 (C)515.827.5368
(F)
Luddite by Degrees1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is
normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world
works.2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and
exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.3)
Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of
things
--- Douglas Adams
On Sep 18, 2009, at 6:22 AM, Brad Kruse wrote: The Rabiner Treatment Center
is part of our school district and we work with them. They have about 70 -
100 students and their own teachers. They need about 30 licenses of
Photoshop. We have a building license for CS3 but that seems overkill for
their building. What is a good alternative for Photoshop. Also, is there
an alternative to Acrobat. Thanks.Manson Northwest Webster-Home of the
Cougars!
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[info-tech] Thanks, Jason!
Jason Kehoe is a steely-eyed missile man. Verified our firewall as the cause of the problems, and made us a replacement out of a linux box. It's working great, and will keep us running until we replace the FortiGate. Thanks, Jason! --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65
Re: [info-tech] Fortigate Firewall
I have a Fortigate 60, and it seems fine, but it's not like I have vast experience with different firewalls. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Richardson,Tony" Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:34:12 To: Subject: [info-tech] Fortigate Firewall Anyone out there using a Fortigate firewall. If so how do you like it? Email me off the listserv with details. Thanks, Tony Richardson Technology Coordinator Humboldt Community School District trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us Phone: (515)332-9706 "Learning and Success for All"
Re: [info-tech] Internet Slow?
Our internet is very inconsistent. Normal for a bit, then dog slow for a while, inaccessible at times. Can't find a cause internally. Tim Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Jackie Fonley Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:00:58 To: Subject: Re: [info-tech] Internet Slow? I think we've been working OK here. I've been receiving emails OK all morning. Just tried and internet seems OK for me. But I'm just getting in. On Aug 27, 2009, at 10:05 AM, Richardson,Tony wrote: > Just now received my own email back at 10:05 > > From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech- > ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Richardson,Tony > Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:32 AM > To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us > Subject: [info-tech] Internet Slow? > > Is the internet slow for anyone else or is it just this district? > > Thanks, > Tony Richardson > Technology Coordinator > Humboldt Community School District > trichard...@humboldt.k12.ia.us > Phone: (515)332-9706 > > "Learning and Success for All" >
Re: [info-tech] Mail Server Update
Thank you, Scott! Much appreciated! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Scott Fosseen [Prairie Lakes AEA]" Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:58:14 To: emailhosting; ICN-Internet; Info-Tech Subject: [info-tech] Mail Server Update Mail should be working correctly again. It just finished processing 26,000 email messages. If you want the technical details: The default for the "Declude" spam processor is to use up to 15 threads to process incoming email messages. This was to ensure that lower end servers would not crash with using too many resources. Per recommendations of Declude this setting has been upgraded to 250 threads, or allowing the server to process 250 messages at a time. With this setting the mail server was able to process 26,000 emails in less than 45 Minutes. I am not sure exactly what started the processing latency, it could be the service window on Monday, or it could just be that the mail load increased on the server with the start of school. Regardless of what was the initial cause, I am confident this issue has been rectified. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me. _ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Your are asked to notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency. Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. - _ Scott Fosseen - Systems Engineer - Prairie Lakes AEA - http://www.aea8.k12.ia.us/tech _ If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. _ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] - Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ -
re: [info-tech] Prairie Lakes AEA Upcoming Computer Sale
Oops. Replied rather than forwarded. Ignore that. ---Timothy A. LimbertTechnology CoordinatorNewell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324---iChat/AIM: tlimbert65Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "Tim Limbert" Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:45 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: re: [info-tech] Prairie Lakes AEA Upcoming Computer Sale !! ---Timothy A. LimbertTechnology CoordinatorNewell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324---iChat/AIM: tlimbert65Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "Mike Schmidt" Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:35 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Prairie Lakes AEA Upcoming Computer Sale Prairie Lakes AEA will hold a computer sale for the public from 7:30 AM -10:00 AM Sept. 15 in the garage of the Pocahontas AEA building located at 500 NE 6th Street, Pocahontas, IA. The public sale includes Gateway 450E series notebooks (computer, power supply and Windows XP operating software) and Gateway E-4100-C series desktops (computer, 15" LCD monitor, keyboard, mouse and Windows XP operating software). No additional applications exist on the computers. All computers have been tested and prepared for resale. Machines will be sold "as-is". All sales are final with no warranty and no returns. These computers are available for $100 per machine with peripherals as listed above. Cash only; no checks or credit cards. Schools may pay via purchase order provided during the sale. Buyers can purchase as many computers as desired, however, quantities are limited and sales are on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 7:30 and buyers will line up to purchase one ticket for each computer they would like to obtain. Tickets will then be 'traded' for computers at the appropriate sales stations. Approximately 30 desktops and 225 notebook computers are available. Please direct any questions you may have to mschm...@aea8.k12.ia.us. Computers are five years old and have been used by the AEA for the duration of that time. The machines have the following specifications: E-4100-C Desktop: - Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.8GHz w/ 521K L2 advanced transfer cache and 533MHz FSB - Intel 865G chipset - 512MB PC2700 333MHz DDR SDRAM dual-channel (expandable to 4096MB) - 40GB Ultra ATA100 5400rpm hard drive - Integrated ultra ATA100 and serial ATA150 controllers - 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive - 48x/24x/48x CD-RW/DVD combo drive - 6 bay mid-tower case with 250-watt power supply - 8 USB 2.0 (2 front, 6 back), 1 serial, 1 parallel, 2 PS/2, 1 RJ-45 Integrated LAN, 1 VGA, 1 microphone (front audio ports) - 15" LCD flat panel display (Gateway branded, model will vary) - 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX200 AGP Graphics 450E Notebook: - Intel Pentium M Processor 1.5GHz - Intel Centrino Mobile Technology - 512MB 333MHz DDR SDRAM (2-256MB modules - no additional slots) - 40GB 5400rpm Ultra ATA hard drive - Modular 24x/0x/24x CD-RW and 8x DVD combo - PC Card Expansion slot - 2 USB 2.0, 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 VGA, 1 Parallel, 1 Serial and 1 PS/2 - 15" SXGA+ TFT active matrix display - ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 w/32MB DDR video memory - One primary lithium ion battery - can be expanded with additional modular lithium battery (not included) - Integrated V.92 56k modem - Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter - Integrated 802.11 b/g wireless networking card _ Mike Schmidt Network Administrator Prairie Lakes AEA 8 1235 5th Avenue South Fort Dodge, IA 50501 phone: 515-574-5500 ext 2115 fax: 515-574-5336 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. You are asked to notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency. Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.
re: [info-tech] Prairie Lakes AEA Upcoming Computer Sale
!! ---Timothy A. LimbertTechnology CoordinatorNewell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324---iChat/AIM: tlimbert65Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: "Mike Schmidt" Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:35 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Prairie Lakes AEA Upcoming Computer Sale Prairie Lakes AEA will hold a computer sale for the public from 7:30 AM -10:00 AM Sept. 15 in the garage of the Pocahontas AEA building located at 500 NE 6th Street, Pocahontas, IA. The public sale includes Gateway 450E series notebooks (computer, power supply and Windows XP operating software) and Gateway E-4100-C series desktops (computer, 15" LCD monitor, keyboard, mouse and Windows XP operating software). No additional applications exist on the computers. All computers have been tested and prepared for resale. Machines will be sold "as-is". All sales are final with no warranty and no returns. These computers are available for $100 per machine with peripherals as listed above. Cash only; no checks or credit cards. Schools may pay via purchase order provided during the sale. Buyers can purchase as many computers as desired, however, quantities are limited and sales are on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 7:30 and buyers will line up to purchase one ticket for each computer they would like to obtain. Tickets will then be 'traded' for computers at the appropriate sales stations. Approximately 30 desktops and 225 notebook computers are available. Please direct any questions you may have to mschm...@aea8.k12.ia.us. Computers are five years old and have been used by the AEA for the duration of that time. The machines have the following specifications: E-4100-C Desktop: - Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.8GHz w/ 521K L2 advanced transfer cache and 533MHz FSB - Intel 865G chipset - 512MB PC2700 333MHz DDR SDRAM dual-channel (expandable to 4096MB) - 40GB Ultra ATA100 5400rpm hard drive - Integrated ultra ATA100 and serial ATA150 controllers - 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive - 48x/24x/48x CD-RW/DVD combo drive - 6 bay mid-tower case with 250-watt power supply - 8 USB 2.0 (2 front, 6 back), 1 serial, 1 parallel, 2 PS/2, 1 RJ-45 Integrated LAN, 1 VGA, 1 microphone (front audio ports) - 15" LCD flat panel display (Gateway branded, model will vary) - 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX200 AGP Graphics 450E Notebook: - Intel Pentium M Processor 1.5GHz - Intel Centrino Mobile Technology - 512MB 333MHz DDR SDRAM (2-256MB modules - no additional slots) - 40GB 5400rpm Ultra ATA hard drive - Modular 24x/0x/24x CD-RW and 8x DVD combo - PC Card Expansion slot - 2 USB 2.0, 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 VGA, 1 Parallel, 1 Serial and 1 PS/2 - 15" SXGA+ TFT active matrix display - ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 w/32MB DDR video memory - One primary lithium ion battery - can be expanded with additional modular lithium battery (not included) - Integrated V.92 56k modem - Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter - Integrated 802.11 b/g wireless networking card _ Mike Schmidt Network Administrator Prairie Lakes AEA 8 1235 5th Avenue South Fort Dodge, IA 50501 phone: 515-574-5500 ext 2115 fax: 515-574-5336 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. You are asked to notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency. Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.
