Category Archives: Technology

remind101

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Michael J. Elson

Instantly message a class of students or their parents from your computer. Safe.  Teachers never see students’ phone numbers.  Students never see theirs. Students and parents join by sending a text message. No computer needed. Another Beta project as a safe … Continue reading →

Budget Time!

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Michael J. Elson

Everyone – It’s budget time again! As we have done in the past, ALL technology budget requests must be completed online. DO NOT fill out paper requests. You can access the directions and the online request form here: http://shortlinks.sapublicschools.com/budget If … Continue reading →

End of the Year Procedures

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Über Geek

<![CDATA[A few notes for the end of the year with regard to the computers in your classrooms: 1. Be sure you remove all your personal data. You may store it on the network (H: Drive) or on your USB drive. … Continue reading →

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Über Geek

<![CDATA[The past two CPP Mini-Tech classes have centered around Google Apps for Education, so it seems relevant to have some other opinions on the subject. Please take some time to read this post at The Innovative Educator outlining why Google … Continue reading →

Win a wireless computer lab for our school.

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Michael J. Elson

Image via Wikipedia Enter the 9th annual Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes for your chance to win one of three grand prize wireless computer labs for your school, including 20 notebook or tablet computers, interactive whiteboard, mobile cart, projector, printer, … Continue reading →

Google Wave Invites

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Michael J. Elson

I’ve got Google Wave invites to give away to the first eight (8) educators who comment on this post! (Please include your school or how you are involved with education in your comment.) What is Google Wave?  Watch below to … Continue reading →

100 Great Google Docs Tips for Students & Educators | AccreditedOnlineColleges.org

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Michael J. Elson

For students and teachers, the Google Docs collection provides a streamlined, collaborative solution to writing papers, organizing presentations and putting together spreadsheets and reports. But besides the basic features, there are lots of little tricks and hacks you can use … Continue reading →

Mobiles to Help Learning?

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Michael J. Elson

I found this fascinating quote today: Looks like Notre Dame high school in the UK is taking the bull by the horns and moving forward with an initiative to allow the use of mobile phones for educational purposes during class … Continue reading →

Google Moderator

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Michael J. Elson

Google Moderator makes it easy to gather and prioritize questions or opinions on any topic from a group of people. Please take a moment to participate in the following: “What is your most pressing question about technology in our district?” … Continue reading →

Helpdesk Updates

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Über Geek

<![CDATA[ With a new year comes new opportunities. Several of you have asked for a way to submit tech requests at home. As a result of these teacher requests, the backup tech request system is going live this year. The … Continue reading →