New generation Computers

[orezok]

That's why the teachers can't get paid more... all the $$ is spent so people can surf fast.... go figure!

soundguy

Eighty eight percent of our general fund (budget) is expended on salaries and benefits. Less that one half of one percent is expended on technology. We are fortunate that our systems are so advanced that we get several million dollars a year in technology grants.

Try and take away streaming video of live events or the ability for multiple students to research and prepare video content that would blow you away.

All this is managed by vBrick to a ceiling mounted networked video projector on an 8' screen in each and everyone of our classrooms.

Much of our educational material is computerized and we are just rolling out wireless student "answer remotes" that allow a teacher to ask a question and the students can answer A thru E on their wireless device instantly. This allows the teacher to instantly know what percentage of the students "got it" and to review the material as needed. This is real time learning.

Yes surfing happens, but it is very restricted and controlled.

There is not a teacher in our district that would have it any other way. One of the reasons that we are able to recruit and retain the best quality teachers is TECHNOLOGY!

 

[JESSE1]

My Dell desktop is nearly 6 years old. I've been configuring new computers on the Dell site. Probably looking at an XPS, not sure about what I really need. Just can't configure one cheaper than about $1900 with what I want on it. Easy to spend way too much money on one. The new one will still be about half what I spent 10 years ago on my first Dell.

 

[Soundguy]

Perhaps your teachers make more money than our teachers do here in florida. All the schools my wife has taught at.. I bet the teachers would take a 1% pay rase, and stick with 'raise your hand' to answer a question, and then look at test results to see who knows the answer.

The last 2 schools my wife has been at.. say 10 ys or so, my guess is that she and her friend have the best A/V setup in the entire school. I built it.. it's computer, and a/v integrated.. setup on carts.. some of it is wireless.. some of it requires a snake.. and of course network connection for the pc.. etc.

The rest of the school thinks having morning anouncements on tv is their 'high tech' experience. ( I had to go in and fix that too.. the cable company providing our cable service and maintenance couldn't fix a video artifact problem for months.. after sending in thier techs about 7x, and having the schools IT guy look at it, i went in and fied it for them in about an hour.. turned out to be a bad crimped on end of a cable on some rack mounted gear that allowd the 2 schools to share video feeds... 10 cent cable end put on haphazardly was stumping all the cable technicians and It people.... looks like their money needed to be invested elsewhere... IMHO


soundguy

Eighty eight percent of our general fund (budget) is expended on salaries and benefits. Less that one half of one percent is expended on technology. We are fortunate that our systems are so advanced that we get several million dollars a year in technology grants.

Try and take away streaming video of live events or the ability for multiple students to research and prepare video content that would blow you away.

All this is managed by vBrick to a ceiling mounted networked video projector on an 8' screen in each and everyone of our classrooms.

Much of our educational material is computerized and we are just rolling out wireless student "answer remotes" that allow a teacher to ask a question and the students can answer A thru E on their wireless device instantly. This allows the teacher to instantly know what percentage of the students "got it" and to review the material as needed. This is real time learning.

Yes surfing happens, but it is very restricted and controlled.

There is not a teacher in our district that would have it any other way. One of the reasons that we are able to recruit and retain the best quality teachers is TECHNOLOGY!