tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78190102012-02-05T00:08:15.039-07:00News, notes, commentary, philosophy, and position papers on all things technical in Weber School District. Weber School District is a k-12 school district with 28000 students and over 4000 staff. How Instructional Technology is implemented in Weber District is the focus. The Blog is maintained by Dave Brooks, Director of Technology for Weber School District (WSD) in Ogden UT.Dave Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15624052613534065012noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7819010.post-1163877801789874882006-11-18T12:23:00.000-07:002006-11-18T17:52:58.367-07:00

I am often asked by teachers and administrators what kinds of items they might purchase for their classrooms and schools to increase the level of technology available and enhance learning. Teachers are willing to expend their funds from the legislature, and administrators are making investments with their trust land monies. Parents and community councils value these types of investments and

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At the risk of boring you to tears, I would like to explain the district leasing program. To understand the rationale behind the Weber District computer leasing program, it’s helpful to have some historical context of the way it ‘used to be’. It’s also important to understand the difference in purchasing teacher computers as opposed to lab or instructional computers. So here goes with a little

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During the upcoming November 2006 school board meeting, the Weber School District board of education will consider a second reading of the draft for the district Appropriate Use Policy. There is an assumption that the revised policy is being addressed to increase the presence of "Big Brother" or that the "district is watching everything I do" Hence the title of this blog "Appropriate Use Policy

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Blog. You have all heard the word. If you are like me you, are also not that clear on what it is and what function it serves. This edition of the Weber Technology blog is to explain blogs and “blogging” and answer fundamental questions about their use in an educational setting. This entry is kind of a recursive blog — using a blog to define a blog (my head hurts)The word BLOG is actually a

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Computers are amazing tools. Unfortunately, the operating systems needed to make the computer functional are not so amazing. The operating system (OS) is the part of the computer that handles disk read and write, user authentication, the desktop, user management and interface. In short, the OS is the part of the computer with which you are most familiar. On some 90% of the systems in the United

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Every summer, the technical services department undertakes a rigorous schedule of equipment replacement, software upgrades, and system setup for the coming school year. As you will see, this is a daunting task. The purpose of this blog article is to layout the schedule of work and provide staff with necessary information. During the 10 weeks of the summer this year, Tech Services will replace

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As you read this blog, consider these *statistics:The average age of first Internet exposure to pornography...11 years old The largest comsumer of Internet pornography....12 to 17 year old age group Percentage of 8-16 year old having viewed porn online.....90 % (most while doing homework) Percentage of 15-17 year olds having multiple “hard core” exposures .....80 % Frequency percentage of sexual

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I am often asked about purchasing laptops with school funds for teachers to use. Currently, the policy and practice of the district is to strictly limit the use of laptops within the district. Most of the time the answer to these requests is “no”.This policy may change in the future as our infrasturcture improves to address some of the concerns and issues raised by widespread use of laptops in

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