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Volume: 2006 Issue: 3

08/03/2006

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Darryl LaGace 08/03/2006

Summer is upon us and like many of us in the K12 IT world, while others are making vacation plans we are busy reviewing our summer technology projects. more..

BEST PRACTICES

Philip Scrivano 08/03/2006

The world of education IT is a very busy place. more..

Open Source in California K-12

Dave Paulson 08/03/2006

As the age of Internet computing gathers force, a wave of change is transforming the technology we use. more..

A Primer on Open Technologies

Jim Klein 08/03/2006

In today's global marketplace, the explosive growth of digital communication has fostered new opportunities for world-wide collaboration. more..

Education, Open Source and Cross Platform Development

Charlie Burns 08/03/2006

While working on the Los Angeles Unified SIS conversion to SchoolMAX™, I was approached to see if I was interested in helping them develop an Enterprise Scheduling Engine with some very unique requirements. more..

Creating Interactive Classrooms with Moodle

Brian Bridges - John Patten 08/03/2006

Moodle is a free online course management system designed to help you create online courses and web sites. more..

Open Source for Open Minds!™

Bernard Burchette II 08/03/2006

In an article in EDUCAUSE Review, Mitchell Kapor proclaimed that the “real good” in open source is that “anyone can. more..

Integrating Samba and OpenLDAP

Jeff Davis 08/03/2006

Most of the sysadmins in K-12 that I've met generally fall into two categories: Windows or Novell users. more..

A Small-Town Pilot’s Memoirs

Scott Mohr 08/03/2006

Toward the winter of 2005, our district sought to revitalize a computer lab burdened with 30 “well-seasoned” Pentium computers. more..

Brokers of Expertise: How We Can Help Each Other Change Education

Steve Midgley 08/03/2006

Introduction, Advancements in communications and information technology over the last 15 years have changed the face of many industries. more..

School’s Out for Others: Indiana Rolls Out the Novell Linux Desktop in the Classroom

Emmett Dulaney 08/03/2006

Linux continues to experience rapid adoption among academic institutions for its affordability and accessibility. more..

Education on Open-Source vs. Closed-Source

Michelle Richard 08/03/2006

Enter the sometimes fiery debate between open-source (OSS) and closed-source, otherwise known as proprietary software where rhetoric and different philosophies go head to head. more..

E-RATE UPDATE

Fred Brakeman 08/03/2006

As much as I know everyone was on the edge of their chairs waiting for an E-rate/CTF update, we wanted to take a break and provide an update on the status of the Microsoft Ed Tech K-12 Voucher Program. more..

MEMBER PROFILE

Lisa Kopochinski 08/03/2006

When Jeff Davis is not at his job as technology and information system manager at the Standard School District in Bakersfield, you’re apt to find him wearing a skirt (well, actually a kilt) with his fellow band mates. more..

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