Scheduling Computer Labs - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T10:06:35Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/scheduling-computer-labs?feed=yes&xn_auth=noWe use this service at our sc…tag:www.classroom20.com,2015-07-07:649749:Comment:10724132015-07-07T18:00:56.614ZMack Poonehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MackPoone
<p>We use this service at our school and it works great. It is way better than using Outlook/Exchange which we tried to use before and it provides us a way to schedule seats within our labs so that we can get better utilization. Instead of one teacher bringing a group of 10 students into the lab and blocking out the entire computer lab (30 computers), the system allows other teachers to schedule the seats not used.</p>
<p>We use this service at our school and it works great. It is way better than using Outlook/Exchange which we tried to use before and it provides us a way to schedule seats within our labs so that we can get better utilization. Instead of one teacher bringing a group of 10 students into the lab and blocking out the entire computer lab (30 computers), the system allows other teachers to schedule the seats not used.</p> Google Forms and Google Calen…tag:www.classroom20.com,2015-07-02:649749:Comment:10718022015-07-02T11:49:48.456ZShamblesguru (Chris Smith)https://www.classroom20.com/profile/shambles
<p>Google Forms and Google Calendar are probably the way to go ...</p>
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<p>You'll find other options at</p>
<p><a href="http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/ITlabs/" target="_blank">http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/ITlabs/</a></p>
<p>and</p>
<p><a href="http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/assetmng/" target="_blank">http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/assetmng/</a></p>
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<p>Have fun</p>
<p>Google Forms and Google Calendar are probably the way to go ...</p>
<p></p>
<p>You'll find other options at</p>
<p><a href="http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/ITlabs/" target="_blank">http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/ITlabs/</a></p>
<p>and</p>
<p><a href="http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/assetmng/" target="_blank">http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/assetmng/</a></p>
<p></p>
<p>Have fun</p> Hi Brandt,
Yes, I know this…tag:www.classroom20.com,2015-06-26:649749:Comment:10704752015-06-26T18:07:45.959ZMark Larshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MarkLars
<p>Hi Brandt,</p>
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<p>Yes, I know this is six years old topic. However, decided that I will leave here my answer anyway. Maybe some of the readers will find it helpful. We are using/developing resource scheduling software at <a href="http://www.labandresourcescheduler.com/" target="_blank">www.labandresourcescheduler.com</a>. It's easy and intuitive. Maybe you would like to share your experience with this scheduler if you have any? I will be happy to discuss anytime. </p>
<p>Hi Brandt,</p>
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<p>Yes, I know this is six years old topic. However, decided that I will leave here my answer anyway. Maybe some of the readers will find it helpful. We are using/developing resource scheduling software at <a href="http://www.labandresourcescheduler.com/" target="_blank">www.labandresourcescheduler.com</a>. It's easy and intuitive. Maybe you would like to share your experience with this scheduler if you have any? I will be happy to discuss anytime. </p> As a classroom teacher I agre…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-16:649749:Comment:2639742009-01-16T15:11:31.437ZElise Muellerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/elisem
As a classroom teacher I agree. There seems to be a tipping point (1:2 or 1:3?) where the lab is no longer needed. I passed that point this year and no longer schedule lab time at all. I will continue to work to achieve this "tipping" point in all classrooms in my building. I believe teachers won't genuinely move forward with new technologies until they own them and have access to them as Nancy says, "when they need 'em and for how long they need 'em." Push the computers into classrooms!
As a classroom teacher I agree. There seems to be a tipping point (1:2 or 1:3?) where the lab is no longer needed. I passed that point this year and no longer schedule lab time at all. I will continue to work to achieve this "tipping" point in all classrooms in my building. I believe teachers won't genuinely move forward with new technologies until they own them and have access to them as Nancy says, "when they need 'em and for how long they need 'em." Push the computers into classrooms! Most of my colleagues that us…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-16:649749:Comment:2639622009-01-16T14:56:51.426ZJenny Murphyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JennyMurphy
Most of my colleagues that use electronic calendars, use the calendar within their email system.<br />
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We use FirstClass for our email system and it has a calendar built into it. I created a public calendar and invited only the people from my school so it appears on their FirstClass desktop.<br />
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I've heard of others using Google Calendar for this - although they'd have to log into a Google account to edit the calendar.
Most of my colleagues that use electronic calendars, use the calendar within their email system.<br />
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We use FirstClass for our email system and it has a calendar built into it. I created a public calendar and invited only the people from my school so it appears on their FirstClass desktop.<br />
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I've heard of others using Google Calendar for this - although they'd have to log into a Google account to edit the calendar. You can setup shared folders…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-16:649749:Comment:2638462009-01-16T11:52:22.327ZDoug Walkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Doug
You can setup shared folders and calendars then. They are available right in outlook. I use a similar system. I thought it was the best option. Everyone checks their email. They will have access to it from anywhere. They can also see the availabilty of all equipment or rooms in one place. We use them for laptop carts, document cameras, smartboards, projectors and labs.
You can setup shared folders and calendars then. They are available right in outlook. I use a similar system. I thought it was the best option. Everyone checks their email. They will have access to it from anywhere. They can also see the availabilty of all equipment or rooms in one place. We use them for laptop carts, document cameras, smartboards, projectors and labs. We use a microsoft exhange se…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-15:649749:Comment:2633652009-01-15T17:57:06.285ZScott Beiterhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Skleros
We use a microsoft exhange server. Being more of a teacher than a techie I can't be more specific.
We use a microsoft exhange server. Being more of a teacher than a techie I can't be more specific. We had this problem last year…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-15:649749:Comment:2632812009-01-15T16:23:31.396ZGeneralChaoshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GeneralChaos
We had this problem last year at my school so I used Zoho.com to create a web application.<br />
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Normally you would have to sign in to use it, but made a copy of it public for this forum. Go ahead and try it out, you can't hurt anything.<br />
<a href="https://creator.zoho.com/ap00/copy-of-reservelab/#View:LabCalendar1">https://creator.zoho.com/ap00/copy-of-reservelab/#View:LabCalendar1</a><br />
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So any teacher with a browser can just go to this address type in their…
We had this problem last year at my school so I used Zoho.com to create a web application.<br />
<br />
Normally you would have to sign in to use it, but made a copy of it public for this forum. Go ahead and try it out, you can't hurt anything.<br />
<a href="https://creator.zoho.com/ap00/copy-of-reservelab/#View:LabCalendar1">https://creator.zoho.com/ap00/copy-of-reservelab/#View:LabCalendar1</a><br />
<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1922795437?profile=original" alt="" width="749" height="468"/></p>
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So any teacher with a browser can just go to this address type in their name and put a checkmark next to when they would like to reserve the lab(the times the labs don't have computer classes). This also keeps track of who reserved the lab and when, so that the schedule can be adjusted as needed.<br />
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Any Microsoft solution would not work for our school, since both the network admin wouldn't install it and the district wouldn't pay for it if he would(our school still uses MS Works 4.0). So this was a solution that works great for our school. We use meeting room manager.…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-15:649749:Comment:2631982009-01-15T14:43:10.074ZIvan Nieveshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/IvanNieves
We use meeting room manager. Server based product, limited to 10 users at a time (we've never had a problem). Tied into active directory for authentication. Dead simple to use. Our users log in to the calendar through a web browser.<br />
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We tried public folders for a while, then scheduling assistant in outlook. This meets our needs the best.<br />
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We use meeting room manager. Server based product, limited to 10 users at a time (we've never had a problem). Tied into active directory for authentication. Dead simple to use. Our users log in to the calendar through a web browser.<br />
<br />
We tried public folders for a while, then scheduling assistant in outlook. This meets our needs the best.<br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1922795162?profile=original" alt="" width="955" height="718"/></p> Outlook is only software that…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-15:649749:Comment:2630892009-01-15T11:19:28.001ZDoug Walkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Doug
Outlook is only software that manages and organizes email. It is not email software. There has to be an email service that is used. It could be exchange. Find out what email program you are using. If it is exchange you can setup public shared calendars. Other email programs offer similar features that work with outlook as well.
Outlook is only software that manages and organizes email. It is not email software. There has to be an email service that is used. It could be exchange. Find out what email program you are using. If it is exchange you can setup public shared calendars. Other email programs offer similar features that work with outlook as well.