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Category Archives: Technology Committee
Our First District Technology Committee Meeting of the Year!
Yesterday afternoon the district’s technology committee held its first meeting of 2012-13. It was well attended, and the conversations were engaging and purposeful. This is a team dedicated to actively advocating for their schools and for district resources. The … Continue reading
Moving on…
Change is a familiar partner to any technology director, and it’s something we learn to embrace and harness for the good of those we serve. Today marks a day of significant change for the Department of Instructional Technology. John Calvert, … Continue reading
South High School Students Skype with Author
On Friday, May 4, 2012 a large group of students filled Ms. DiSavino’s classroom at South High School to participate in a Skype videoconference with Hanah Tinti. Ms. Tinti is the author of The Good Thief, a novel the students read … Continue reading
Bring Your Own Technology Debuts at Clarkstown’s High Schools
As part of our ongoing efforts to increase the use of technology as a learning tool, teachers and students in both of our high schools now have the opportunity to bring their own technology devices to school and have access to our … Continue reading
There will be No H:/ Drive After July 1, 2012 for Students in Grades 6-12
At the last the technology committee meeting, members agreed that it is important to begin (now) informing grade 6-12 teachers that student work will be saved “in the cloud” next year as opposed to local servers. Specifically, students will be … Continue reading
District Sponsored Student Gmail
Students in grades 6-12 will have access to gmail, provided in a secure environment via our district’s Google Apps domain. Student addresses are username@student.ccsd.edu (replace “username” with the student log in username). By default, students will be able to send … Continue reading
A Bit About Netbooks for Teachers (including FAQs)
In late December, many secondary teachers received netbook computers to replace classroom desktops. This idea was supported by principals, the technology committee, and teachers who were consulted prior to its implementation. Some teacher users are not as satisfied as we … Continue reading
Thirty Two Ways to Use Google in 50 Minutes
I recently viewed an online presentation titled “Google Apps in Classrooms and Schools: 32 Ways to Use Google Apps in 50 Minutes” It provides interesting examples of how Google Apps can be used with students. While many in our district … Continue reading
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Daniel Pink: Drive
I am currently reading Daniel Pink’s latest book, Drive, and I am intrigued with the information he presents regarding motivation of professionals and how it runs contrary to what many believe, including those making decisions regarding education reform. E. Matsuda, … Continue reading
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Using Google Hangouts to Collaborate (and save time)
This afternoon a half dozen Clarkstown Google Educators participated in an online Google Hangout to discuss the guidelines regarding professional development workshops as well as to explore some of the capabilities of Hangouts. One person was on a wireless Nexus … Continue reading →