RE: [info-tech] 1:1

2009-10-28 Thread Mitch Mueller
George, I will be attending this morning. Thanks for the invite. 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 http://www.emmetsburg.k12.ia.us/

RE: [info-tech] 1:1

2009-10-28 Thread Timothy A. limbert
Two thoughts on the home internet thing: First, that's something you want to look at in the planning stages of a 1:1, because the percentage of homes with internet access (or even high speed internet) can affect how the 1:1 is implemented. One of the reasons for a 1:1 is to take learning

Re: [info-tech] 1:1

2009-10-28 Thread Karl Hehr
Going to agree with TIm on this. 1) We did a survey of our students before the roll out and found out that 96% of our students had internet at home, now some of those are just dial-up but not many. 2) Also we spoke with the public libraries in the communities that make up our district and

RE: [info-tech] 1:1

2009-10-28 Thread Timothy A. limbert
George, Is it ok if I come to that meeting this morning? If so, where and when? --- 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:

RE: [info-tech] 1:1

2009-10-28 Thread Mitch Mueller
.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] 1:1 Going to agree with TIm on this. 1) We did a survey of our students before the roll out and found out that 96% of our students had internet at home, now some of those are just dial-up but not many. 2) Also we spoke with the public libraries

RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-27 Thread Richardson,Tony
of karl_h...@s-hamilton.k12.ia.us Sent: Mon 10/26/2009 6:34 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] 1:1 Question We deployed all apple equipment and have inly one small lab for project lead the way with windows boxes in it. I have 380 student laptops in one building and about 24

RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-27 Thread Timothy A. limbert
: limbert_65 From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Richardson,Tony Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:21 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question Do your students take these notebooks home? You must have

RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-27 Thread Mitch Mueller
/ http://www.emmetsburg.k12.ia.us From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Timothy A. limbert Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:33 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question Our 1:1 is full-time. The students have

RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-27 Thread Dan Davis
-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question Dan, Pocahontas Area is doing a 1:1 with H-P Netbooks. We are in the middle planning stages. I just recently stepped into the tech position after being retired for two and a half years. I am a bit more cautious in a 1:1

RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-27 Thread Timothy A. limbert
207 one-to-one MacBooks. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Mitch Mueller Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:42 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question So how many are you currently running in Newell-Fonda

Re: [info-tech] 1:1

2009-10-27 Thread Jim Kerns
Wish I could be there. Jim -Original Message- From: George Tuttle georgectut...@hotmail.com To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Sent: 10/27/2009 8:21:59 PM Subject: [info-tech] 1:1 Techs, I've been blissfully retired for 2.5 years and have missed most of the conversation and

Re: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-26 Thread karl_h...@s-hamilton.k12.ia.us
We deployed all apple equipment and have inly one small lab for project lead the way with windows boxes in it. I have 380 student laptops in one building and about 24 teacher laptops in that building as well. We did the 1:1 with our 7-12 building. My elem is all apple too, 3 labs and 25 or so

RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-26 Thread Timothy A. limbert
We are in our second year of a 1:1 deployment in grades 9-12. All 1:1 student laptops are Apple, as are our main servers. Teachers in grades PK-3 and 9-12 all have Apple laptops, as do special-ed staff, counselor, study hall supervisor, and ELL/At-Risk teacher. Grades 4-8 are all Windows, and

RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-26 Thread George Tuttle
Dan, Pocahontas Area is doing a 1:1 with H-P Netbooks. We are in the middle planning stages. I just recently stepped into the tech position after being retired for two and a half years. I am a bit more cautious in a 1:1 deployment than my predecessor, having been on the bleeding edge

RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-26 Thread Lance Lennon
George, Are you really meeting at 10:30 pm on Wed? I realize that it would be after the substate game, but I just wanted to make sure I was reading the time correctly. Dan, Our current Superintendent has been through 2 1:1 programs and both were polar opposites. He echos what everyone would

RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-26 Thread George Tuttle
Thanks Lance. The meeting is at 10 am, Wednesday morning, pre-play-off From: georgectut...@hotmail.com To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:51:46 -0500 Dan, Pocahontas Area is doing a 1:1 with H-P Netbooks. We

RE: [info-tech] 1:1 Question

2009-10-26 Thread Murray Gafkjen
We're entering our 5th year, with the second roll-out of new laptops this fall. We went with Lenovo laptops, the first go-around was with Gateway tablets. I wish I could say that the time just flew by, but there were too many lumps along the way. Listening to George, he's on the right