Questions asked by me . . . to . . . the levy leader: 1. Will this levy replace our school server that is quite old and about maxed out? He didn't have an...
Crozier, Kevin
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Nov 2, 2003 7:08 am
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Kevin, thanks for doing the research and sharing what (little) you found. I'm kinda stuck where I think you are - wondering if indeed the decisions have not...
Hi, this is in response to the 2 questions posed regarding the BTA II Levy: 1. Will this levy replace our school server that is quite old and about maxed out? ...
Ovena, Manuel
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Nov 3, 2003 11:24 pm
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Mark - this is in response to your question in TicTech regarding the overview sheet shared with you during a BTA II Levy communication. You should have also...
Ovena, Manuel
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Nov 4, 2003 8:31 pm
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Thank you, Manny, for your explanation of what the levy does and doesn't cover. Question: Our school (John Muir Elementary) bought a server last spring from...
Sims, Elizabeth
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Nov 4, 2003 11:54 pm
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I would like to know this answer also, as Whitman purchased a new server last year as well. DLKing dlking@... ... From: Sims, Elizabeth Sent:...
King, Dianna
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Nov 5, 2003 2:06 am
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Thanks Manny, we are all very curious. My question has to do with the computers we have that are older than 5 or 6 years. In fact most of the computer lab is...
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Nov 5, 2003 6:00 am
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Thank you Dianna and Liz, Maple Elementary has also purchased a server. ... From: King, Dianna Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 4:08 PM To: tic-tech; Ovena,...
Girvin, Anne
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Nov 5, 2003 4:04 pm
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Manny, I think you are getting the idea here. Many, many of us squeezed blood from a stone to find money to buy these servers. At Arbor Heights, we also came...
Mark & Others, The time many of you bought the servers, there was no knowledge that new servers might be on the horizon. The money that was spent on the...
Kevin Crozier
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Nov 5, 2003 4:55 pm
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Hello Folks, I was wondering if any of you out there have ever seen an educational Internet browser. I'm trying to find something that will let only certain...
Rogers, Joshua
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Nov 5, 2003 4:55 pm
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Can we realistically expect LABS to be COMPLETELY replaced if the machines are 5 years or older? All of them? By the time the levy money comes around(2006 if...
Nolan, John
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Nov 5, 2003 5:37 pm
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Kiosk mode for Internet Explorer is a possible solution. It deprives students of the navigation tool bar. Consider the following scenario: A teacher wants...
Meyer, Karl
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Nov 5, 2003 5:38 pm
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Hi Josh. You can do this by modifying a current GPO (group policy object) or having a special one created. For instance you can create a specific GPO for your...
Rockwell, Neil
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Nov 5, 2003 5:38 pm
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You can simply configure Internet Explorer to only allow browsing to specific WWW sites. Use the content advisor (under tools/internet options) - and then use ...
Johnson, April
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Nov 5, 2003 5:38 pm
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I should add that this is only practical if you can somehow push these modified shortcuts out to multiple desktops. Going from machine to machine is...well...
Meyer, Karl
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Nov 5, 2003 6:48 pm
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I would like to remind everybody about the B.B. I put together last year. This is my 'Seattle Schools Technology Exchange' site. If you have any tech, be it...
Rockwell, Neil
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Nov 5, 2003 11:36 pm
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From: Kevin Crozier [mailto:kbcrozier@...] ........... We have to be careful not to regret what was spent at the time of the expenditure("why...
Greetings. I think Kevin puts it very well. For those who moved forward with technology using school and other funds, I congratulate you for your initiative...
Ovena, Manuel
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Nov 6, 2003 3:09 am
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Good Morning, I wonder if anyone uses Mozilla Firebird for their internet browser at school with students, and if so what you think of it. Thanks, Laura Nicol ...
Nicol, Laura
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Nov 6, 2003 8:28 pm
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Laura, I've use it exclusively in my classroom of iMacs running OS 9.2.2. I saw right away that web pages load more quickly / smoothly. This was especially...
Kevin Crozier
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Nov 6, 2003 11:41 pm
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See below for a good idea, a good cause, and a good place to send parents wanting to unload stuff (that we can't use in our schools). It's today and tomorrow....
There are many, many Readers' Theater editions available on the Internet these days. Aaron Shepard offered some of the first - and best, in my opinion. I've...
Tictech folks, Does anyone out there have a COLOR printer on the school network? We've been happy with the performance of the black and white network printers...
Cooper, Mary
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Nov 20, 2003 8:24 pm
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I bought an HP 1160C. It's an ink jet. It is not cost effective for a lot of printing, but it was affordable and it has been very good, no problems, no...
Nolan, John
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Nov 20, 2003 9:29 pm
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Hi Mary and all, We have a HP Color LaserJet 4600dn networked at Schmitz Park and we love it. We use our old LaserJet 4 workhorse (default) for most printing...
Tortorice, Paula
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Nov 20, 2003 9:30 pm
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We have also been very pleased with the HP Color LaserJet 4600dn, although we have somewhat restricted its use. We have three HP 2200 dn in zones in the...
O'Connor, Mary
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Nov 20, 2003 11:53 pm
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I agree with Paula...we bought a color HP 4600dn in January 2003 with PTA funding. It is networked to every computer in the school. We are still using the...
Hanson, Arlene
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Nov 20, 2003 11:53 pm
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We, too, have a nice color laser. (HP 4550). I agree. It's way better than a lot of ink jet's for color. The kids can take home some pretty cool looking...
Peter Klein
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Nov 21, 2003 4:41 pm
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My "File Server" is running OS X Server and until recently, teachers could open MS documents on it via their CWS machines. Now they can't. The only change I...