Here are the results of a survey with 353 responses in a school of 1250 students regarding laptop/netbook/internet device ownership. Do you have a personal laptop, netbook or internet device you could bring to school on a daily basis? Yes 138 39% No 207 59% If you were required to have a personal laptop, netbook […]
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Internet Upgrades
Dr. Kearney has been upgraded to 100Mbps fibre as well as a 10Mbps fiber upgrade to Baldonnel. Bert Bowes is scheduled for a 100Mbps upgrade this fall as well as Charlie Lake to 10 Mbps. Working with PLNet on upgrades for all in town schools to at least 10Mbps fibre over the next few years. […]
Staff Accounts Procedure
I’ve included the procedure around staff accounts below. Schools and individuals do not need to send work orders regarding their account status, moves, name changes, creation, deletion etc. This will be handled by payroll and HR. Please note that employees not on contracts will not have accounts maintained as per long standing procedure. This means […]
New websites for Bert Bowes and Dr Kearney and their twitter accounts
Please note that the websites for Dr Kearney and Bert Bowes have changed. http://kearney.prn.bc.ca http://bowes.prn.bc.ca Quick updates can be found at twitter @sd60bowes and @sd60kearney Their courses on moodle are now available at http://learn.prn.bc.ca
Online Games, Bandwidth and Social Responsibility
I just wanted to remind people before we get in the full swing of things in the next couple of weeks around Online Flash Games, Bandwidth, and Social Responsibility Our internet bandwidth is a shared resource in our schools. The use of online games, streaming music etc for non educational purposes can significantly reduce the […]
Old laptops from WWP
A question arose about the laptops replaced by the new lease in our 1:1 program. We did lease 900 new laptops which will go into the hands of grade 6 and 7 students and their teachers. The 4yr old macbooks they replaced were moved into the carts in grade 8 and the middle schools to […]
Rough Draft: Technology Learning Passport
I was reading a post from Educational Paradigms which I’ve linked to below in my rough draft and thought that this could be a good way to help differentiate inservice and professional development for our staff. What was 10 things all teachers should know has turned into three categories with some specific things I hope […]
EFAP Video
Below is a description of the Employee & Family Assistance Program for SD60 from Patrick Crawshaw of Brown Crawshaw Inc. For personal matters whatever they may be you can contact them confidentially at 1-800-668-2055 or on the web at https://www.browncrawshaw.com/
Document Camera Draw
Please use the comment link below to enter your name and school for the: I’m Glad I Read the Tech Services News Email Section – Document Camera Draw School’s without any document camera will be given first chance at the draw!
Summer Students
Thank you for all the applications for 25-135 Technology Summer Students. We have filled both positions.