FOG – another "cool tool"
Many school districts use Ghost for desktop imaging. I suppose we have multiple versions floating around of varying ages. Some have suggested that this product is quite expensive. I assume …
WinDirStat – "cool tool"
On a visit to Ballard County today, I was shown a tool called WinDirStat. Many of you may be using this, but I was unaware of the tool. I’ll include …
Interactive classroom technology – wasted investment?
After a great meeting with our technology coordinators on Wednesday and a couple of conference calls yesterday, my mind is spinning with thoughts about technology – where we’ve been, where …
Carrels in library/media centers
I happened across a good discussion regarding carrels in library media centers. From a privacy perspective, they’re very nice and would serve to keep a student from becoming distracted. However, …
Classroom wins makeover
There were several things that I took from an article I first found using this link: First, the linked eSchoolNews highlight says “Kentucky classroom…” The only problem is that the …
Online anonymity creates a mob mentality
This was the title of a recent article in the St. Petersburg Times. David sent this to our team and several others. This concept of ‘gossip sites’ has been a …
Desktops and ‘client management’ tools
I received an email from a vendor the other day, asking me to pass along information about their client management tools. I didn’t sent it, since that tends to open …
KSBA article awareness – ARRA & Title I
Many of you may have already seen this, but I wanted to make you aware of a KSBA article discussing communication to districts regarding ARRA and Title I funding. The …