Information Technology
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Open Campus, Open Source, Open Schools
Teams from Penn Manor, Hempfield and Manheim Township are planning a unique online learning partnership that blurs the boundaries of traditional school buildings and district attendance areas. Beginning this fall, students will have the opportunity to enroll in district-sponsored online courses taught by teachers from each partner high school. Dubbed “Open Campus,” the long-term goal of the partnership is to provide quality…
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Ubuntu for Schools: Project Update
This is part 4 of our story documenting the adoption of Ubuntu. Read parts one, two and three. Approximately 9 months ago, the Penn Manor IT Team began researching a laptop solution for everyday student computing. Our intention was to provide a sufficient number of devices to meaningfully increase technology access for all district elementary classrooms. Given…
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Welcome Tom
I am pleased to announce that Tom Swartz has joined my staff as the building technology specialist for Conestoga Elementary, Eshleman Elementary and Manor Middle School. Tom was previously employed in the IT Department at Mahanoy Area School District. He was selected from a competitive pool of over 90 highly qualified candidates. Tom will spend…
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Is Your Password on The List?
We’ve all been taught never to use “password” as a personal password, right? Though it may seem obvious that such a password is easy to guess, “password” is a frequently used, and easily hacked, password according to a recent study preformed by SplashData. The mobile software company recently published their annual list of the worst…
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Parent Seminar: Internet Security, Privacy and Cyberbully Threats
Parents are invited to an Internet safety briefing on November 10, 2011 at 6:30PM at Letort Elementary School. Charlie Reisinger, Penn Manor’s Technology Director, will discuss how the average student (and adult) leaves his or her personal footprints across the Internet and how technology and media companies track that information. Topics also include Facebook, cell…