Information Technology

  • Email Upgrade Update

    The staff email upgrade is wrapping up tonight. By tomorrow morning, all mail should be restored in our current mailboxes. A reminder that PM staff may access webmail here: https://mail.pennmanor.net/. Gina has posted several mini-tutorial videos on the new system. Check them out: http://blogs.pennmanor.net/gina/outlook-webmail-video-tutorials/. A big thank you to engineer extraordinaire, Chad Billman, for spearheading the…

  • Virtual School Launch

    Penn Manor is launching a new virtual school for students within the district’s attendance boundaries. Virtual students will earn a Penn Manor High School diploma and will be eligible to participate in Penn Manor extracurricular activities. Information sessions are planned for Thursday August 4, 2011 at the Penn Manor district office. Read more and register…

  • Off the Grid

    On Wednesday June 29th Penn Manor will be off the electrical grid between 2:45 PM and 4:00 PM.  During that time, the district will be conducting a mandatory test for ClearChoice Energy in which we will curtail all power usage across the district. The test is part of a demand response energy program where the…

  • Commencement 2011 Video

    Congratulations to the Penn Manor High School Class of 2011. Approximately 170 online participants viewed the live 2011 Commencement Webcast. The recorded video is also available on the Penn Manor Ustream channel.   Video streaming by Ustream

  • Ubuntu for Schools Part 3: Lenovo X120e

    This is part three of a series on our school Ubuntu Linux project.  Previous posts explained my strategic reasons for adopting Ubuntu and discussed several of the open source apps we will install on our laptops. Next, let’s discuss hardware. I decided on Lenovo’s X120e. Here’s why. I should begin by explaining the choice in…