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By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:21:23 +0000

In case you hit the lottery we used Promethean boards for Mac and PC. You might also think about applying for the Apple Distinguished Educator award next year when it opens again. You get a lot of chances to meet some really interesting people and there are some other benefits (like a free interactive board last year provided by the company rather than Apple although I forget the brand). Tom

By: dan

dan — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:53:19 +0000

Nope. The hardware, to the best of my knowledge, is still prohibitively expensive and the software (again, to the best of my knowledge) is still PC only.

Those answer remotes, though, beaming up responses to the board, are awfully tempting.

By: Notes from The Paperless Classroom

Notes from The Paperless Classroom — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:26:47 +0000

It’s over a year later. Have you graduated to a Smart Board yet?

By: dan

dan — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:04:06 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Brian. It’s weeird for me to think about SLV in the late-80’s. I imagine my portable would’ve been a patch of field right about then.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:25:11 +0000

Dan,
As a graduate of SLV high in 1988 it is exciting to see it’s name appear in a blog. This post about your tech station is inspiring. I agree with you. Overheads are a thing of the past. You can never see them and they lock you into one position.

Your comment about that you store everything reminds me of an article I read about the Microsoft Programmer who is cataloging his life on his computer. His theory is that memory is so cheap you should never throw anything away. Sounds like you agree with him.

I also enjoyed that fact that you don’t use file cabinets. That is one of my goals, however in administration it is a little more daunting.

I am forwarding your post to one of our tech savvy math teachers. I know that he would enjoy it. Keep up the good work. I am eager to continue reading your posts.

Brian
Aptos Junior High

By: Graham Wegner

Graham Wegner — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:29:17 +0000

Dan, that is a great set up and is certainly an excellent way to go in your role as a high school teacher. Even better that you have only relied minimally on the school to set you up. Look, I really like what you write here and your viewpoint is challenging my mindset more than you’d realise. Is it possible to contact me via e-mail as there is something I’d like to clarify away from the blog re: your Biggie Smalls post? It’s no big deal just unsure of what you mean at the end and don’t want to make a fool of myself here by misinterpreting anything.

By: dan

dan — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:20:35 +0000

The laptop, digital projector, Keynote software, and wireless presenter's remote were courtesy of Best Buy's Teach Award. I take the laptop home every night and I lock the projector up. If you can afford the investment, you're well set for a few years, and if everything's working well, the returns are nearly exponential. My lessons are preserved digitally for years to come. And by lessons, I mean, everything -- not just the problems sets I assigned or the curriculum I covered, but the flow of the lesson, the pacing, the script. I'll tinker some, sure, but on account of all this tech (gracias, Best Buy), next year is going to be a very easy place. Any way I can help, just drop a line.

By: Simon Job

Simon Job — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:02:57 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I was going through some of your old posts last night, and wondered about your setup for using Keynote.

So, #5 came through a grant. Do you mind answering whether #1 is yours or owned/supplied by the school?

Do you have to lock #5 and #1 every night (or when your out of that classroom)?

The height of technology in my classroom is a #2, I’m thinking I need to bite the bullet and equip myself with a similar setup because it seems unlikely that school will.