"At our school, teachers have a Mozella mailbox where their emails are downloaded to--retained on their school issued laptop computers.I believe they may also be retained for some time as webmail on the server...but, I haven't figured that one…"
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Anyone using Virtual Desktops in a 1:1 Environment?
Started Sep 19, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
We're planning for a 1:1 program and a vendor has suggested using a Virtual Desktop solution in a BYOD environment.I'm skeptical for several reasons:I have not heard good things from people who have…Continue
PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs
Started this discussion. Last reply by Cat White Mar 31, 2011. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Pitched the 1:1 to administration on Tuesday. Went well (Hooray). I detected “device obsession” in the air. “We can’t tell students they can’t have their Macs!” Two things I've learned from…Continue
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Larry Blodgett replied to Cat White's discussion Email retention in the group Technology Integration
Cat White posted a discussionAnyone using Virtual Desktops in a 1:1 Environment?
We're planning for a 1:1 program and a vendor has suggested using a Virtual Desktop solution in a BYOD environment.I'm skeptical for several reasons:I have not heard good things from people who have tried itThe infrastructure seems expensiveWhy bother letting student "choose" a Mac and then force them into a PC environment virtuallyOn the one hand this seems to provide a comfortable environment so that teachers can expect students to have access to certain programs. On the other, it seems like…See More
Cat White replied to Shannon Thomas's discussion Tattoos in the Workplace"I have a sizable yin-yang tattoo on my left shoulder blade--no one sees it unless I deliberately show it. I got it someplace relatively hidden and in a place where I won't stretch too much as I age. It's still in good shape after 13…"
Cat White replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"Are the students primarily self-taught on the computers then (so far as "hot to use" goes)? Are their parents providing support (I know it's more likely the former than the latter)? What if you have a student who is, for…"
Christopher Casal replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"My apologies if I mislead, we are not a specific 1:1 school.
We are an elementary school of 800. Every student has access to a system of some kind (mostly Mac, but a fair number of Windows systems too, all with access to a file server with…"
Matt Montagne replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"Thanks for the props! To be fully transparent, I do work at a small private school in the San Francisco Bay area and we are well resourced. However, I do believe that such a digital learning model scales to a wide range of K12 schools and districts.…"
Matt Montagne replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"Thanks, Cat. No, we don't have any such required curriculum. As a matter of fact, we don't even mandate that teachers use the laptops. If teachers don't want to use them, they don't have to. This has 'lowered the…"
Cat White replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"I share your concern about data plans and access. So are you using MS Office or something else (not clear from your post). Having some familiarity with it in the US is still a good idea, I think."
Christopher Casal replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"The general population is not familiar with MacWrite and when comparing an application to someone unfamilair with it, in my experience, it is most easy to compare to Microsoft products (just because I have a copy of the original Progressive Networks…"
Cat White replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"Super docs--thanks for sharing.
Do you have any required tech-related courses or a curriculum component that teachers have to implement?"
Cat White replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"Christopher suggested "device agnostic" but is in a Mac 1:1 environment.
How about the rest of you? PC? Mac? BYOT (Bring Your Own Tech)?
Are you one platform or open to all devices? How is that working?"
Cat White replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"Not a good assumption at our school. We did a video project in English 11 (we have Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and I provide the orientation trainings). Students were expected to work in labs on school computers so we could provide support,…"
Matt Montagne replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"we launched a 1-1 laptop learning model last fall and allow our families and students to choose their own computer as long as it meets minimal specifications (click here to see our laptop learning comprehensive FAQ doc).
In addition to being…"
Christopher Casal replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"We are a Mac school but everything I do is agnostic....
... I use Blogspot, Wikispaces, DropBox, Twitter, and Google Apps the most. I teach students on both iWork and MS Office (and I spend a good amount of time on how to export files in…"
Christopher Casal replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"I'm aware of the acronym definitions. I'm also aware of how they are generically used in most situations.
PC has long been the generic catch-all for a Windows machine. In fact I don't think I've ever known a Linux user to refer…"
Cat White replied to Cat White's discussion PCs vs Macs in 1:1 programs"On board with the "device agnostic" apps (we're already a G-Apps for Edu school).
On a practical basis, how do teachers provide help with "how-to" when there are a dozen different devices in the classroom? …"
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