Information Technology
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Penn Manor at PETE&C
Penn Manor students and staff were prominently featured at the PA Educational Technology Conference (PETE&C) this past week. On Sunday, Shelby Foster conduced a pre-conference workshop on Moodle basics. Monday featured two poster sessions from Pequea staff: Kevin Bower and Carin Leisure. Kevin demoed the Tech-it-Out parent tech showcase initiative while Carin showed off her…
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India Calling
Students at Central Manor recently had the opportunity to sharpen their reading skills while participating in the district’s first international voice call. Via Skype, students spoke with Gautam John, a representative from Pratham Books in Bangalore India. Pratham Books is a non-profit trust dedicated to publishing high-quality children’s books in multiple languages. Pratham has generously donated…
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Learning via Desktop Video Conferencing
Students and teachers at Central Manor and Pequea Elementary are involved in two outstanding video conferencing projects. First up is a unique video “Reading Buddy” program staring Central Manor 4th grade student’s in Mrs. Piatt’s classroom and residents at Brethren Village Retirement Community in Lititz PA. Mrs. Piatt’s students have begun holding weekly reading sessions for Brethern Village…
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An Extra Second for 2008
As we approach 2009, here is an interesting article about an additional “leap” second to be added tonight: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/31/take-a-flying-leap-second/ Happy New Year! – The Penn Manor Technology Team
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New Blogs at Penn Manor
If you haven’t notice, we’ve added a large number of new blogs to the main Penn Manor blog directory. To make finding your favorite blog easier, a new dynamic list is posted here: http://blogs.pennmanor.net/list/. If you are interested in creating a blog site for your classroom or department, please contact a member of the Information Technology…