[info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Frerichs, Chad
Are any of you using SnowCap and if so are you having issues with it. Okoboji's SnowCap is not working and we are wondering if it is a system wide issue. Chad Frerichs Director of Technology Okoboji Community Schools

Re: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Jim Kerns
Ours did not go either, email or SMS. Jim Kerns, Technology Director Spencer Community Schools 23 East 7th St P.O. Box 200 Spencer, Iowa 51301 jke...@spencer.k12.ia.us 712.262.0339 FAX 712.262.1116 Frerichs, Chad cfreri...@okoboji.k12.ia.us 1/20/2010 8:21 AM Are any of you using SnowCap

re: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Keith Stoeber
Same here at Sioux Central. This is not the first time it has done this. 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

RE: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Frerichs, Chad
Here either. It didn't work the time before last. Hmm.. Worked awesome the first year. From: Keith Stoeber [mailto:kstoe...@sioux-central.k12.ia.us] Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 8:38 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: re: [info-tech] SnowCap Same

Re: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Sarah Freking
Ours worked. However, I get the messages on my work phone, which was signed up a couple years ago, right away, but my new personal cell phone doesn't get the messages until over an hour later. I've noticed that the web site often seems out of date. Sarah Sarah M. Freking, District Technology

RE: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Mitch Mueller
Well I finally got my sno-cap that we entered in this morning around 8:30. We are looking at Twitter but does that allow text message to be sent to the community? _ From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Sarah Freking Sent: Wednesday,

RE: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Mitch Mueller
Or does anyone know of any Joomla modules or components that send SMS messages. _ From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Mitch Mueller Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:38 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech]

Re: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Beth Litterer
We use Twitter for sending text messages to cell phones. People can sign up for a Twitter account and then turn on the settings to send our tweets to their cell phone. Parents don't have to ever go back to the Twitter log-in again once they are set up if they choose not to post.

Re: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread jfonley
Do you use Iowa School Alerts? Free...currently no sms, though-if that's what you are solely looking for. A few other places we notify put it on the home page. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular -Original Message- From: Beth Litterer

Re: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Beth Litterer
We can sent out an email alerts and do home page, but wanted a way to sent notices directly to cell phones via text message. Twitter seems to fit the bill. Beth On Jan 20, 2010, at 2:40 PM, jfon...@algona.k12.ia.us wrote: Do you use Iowa School Alerts? Free...currently no sms, though-if

RE: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Mitch Mueller
Yes we are looking for the SMS messaging. And post it to our site also. _ From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of jfon...@algona.k12.ia.us Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 2:40 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech]

RE: [info-tech] SnowCap

2010-01-20 Thread Mitch Mueller
And I noticed that about twitter, that when I tried signing up today that it was very busy. _ From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of jfon...@algona.k12.ia.us Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 2:40 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us

[info-tech] JMC/SQL ?

2010-01-20 Thread Jackie Fonley
Hi! Thanks to everyone for the info with Skype -- I downloaded it today and will play around with it in the upcoming weeks. My question for today -- for those who use JMC: do you run the SQL version? This is supposed to deal with some of the others currently using message if I recall

Re: [info-tech] JMC/SQL ?

2010-01-20 Thread Sarah Freking
I, too, am very interested in the SQL version of JMC. We have fits getting anything done sometimes because of users locking each other out because of what they're doing in JMC. Are there finally actually SQL users out there? Sarah Sarah M. Freking, District Technology Director Storm Lake

Re: [info-tech] JMC/SQL ?

2010-01-20 Thread Karl Hehr
Why yes, there is. In fact I was so enamored with JMC MySQL that I switched the day before school started. I have been pleased with it, and have not seen some of the problems we had last year. Karl H. Hehr Technology/Curriculum Director South Hamilton CSD www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us

[info-tech] Need some help please

2010-01-20 Thread Mitch Mueller
This is really school or education related, but I'm looking for an old computer that will run Windows XP, that someone is willing to donate to our Church. Their computer is about to go out and of course we have no money to purchase anything. If anyone has something that they are willing to