SubscribeFebruary, 2009
Windows XP graphing calculator
Submitted by cbf on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:57pm.
In the technology demonstrations at Oak Hill last night, one of the teachersat the Smartboard demo
indicated that she could really use a graphing calculator that they could display
on the Smartboard. Microsoft has a very nice, simple graphing calculator,
as part of the Windows XP "PowerToys" available as a free download
from here.
(Unfortunately, it doesn't install on Vista, which probably menas it won't install on Windows 7 either, although it works fine if you can get it installed. There's a simple workaround here.)
Course Management Committee Update 2.24.09
Submitted by Missy_Costello on Tue, 02/24/2009 - 10:34pm.
The attached document is an update of the discussion topics of the CM committee so far this year. It also includes information on the current infrastructure and a listing of the classes that have been created at both the high school and middle school levels.
Newton North directory
Submitted by janetsville on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 9:19pm.
We have an excellent first pass of a data download from the Ed Center. Arnold Sodder is working to organize the data so that we can contact families to verify data, gather email information, and create a better database structure going forward.
The www.NorthPTSO.org site is running in Drupal?. We are working to better organize the site. The new Newton North site seems to have a direct feed for North PTSO news.
The collaboration between the NPS? and PTSO has been developing. Teachers have identified two students who are interested in working with the PTSO for database development and Drupal models. PTSO is exploring the legal ramifications for supporting work study positions.
Dell Mini-Note Project-March 2009: Update 2
Submitted by Shelley_Chamberlain on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 2:34pm.
The 1:1 learning pilot will begin the week of March 9, 2009 at Brown Middle with Ms. Efros's 8th grade science students. These past few months NPS? has worked with Dell representatives to do the following tasks:
1. Decide upon use of the netbooks (Dell mini-notes) with a cart of 30 for the class. Two sizes (9 inch and 12 inch) will be available for the students. Configuration of netbooksdone by GreenPages.
2. Partner with Stoneware to set up a "cloud" computing environment where students will use to access files and applications.
3. Research collaboration with Solutions for Learning to set up protocols for assessing the efficacy of using netbooks to promote deeper understanding of the astronomy unit.
TAC meeting at Ed Center
Submitted by Shelley_Chamberlain on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 2:22pm.
Reminder: TAC? meeting at Ed Center,100 Walnut St. room 318