Information Technology
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Meet Gina, Our New Help Desk Guru
We have another excellent addition to the Penn Manor Technology Team: Gina Kostelich. Gina joins joins us from Central York School District where she spent the past 10 years in technology support. Her role at Penn Manor will be that of Help Desk Support Specialist. Gina is easy to contact via our new help desk…
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Apple’s Free iPod Promo
If you are in the market for a new Mac, now is a great time to make a purchase. Apple is offering educators and students a free iPod Touch with the purchase of a Mac desktop or laptop. Check out the Apple Store online for details.
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Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office has long been the de-facto program for word processing, spreadsheets and presentation creation. That standard comes with a price. Even with educational discounts, MS Office can be a costly program to license, upgrade and maintain. Over the past few years, independent open-source software developers have created several free alternatives to Word, Excel and…
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Blogging Grows at Penn Manor
Penn Manor has recently installed WordPress MU, a multi-user version of the popular WordPress blogging tool. Our first teacher blogs are now online at: http://blogs.pennmanor.net/. While many sites are in their infancy, several blogs are rapidly beginning to take shape. Here’s a sample worth watching: Mr. Craig’s blog: http://blogs.pennmanor.net/craig/ Mr. Hertzog’s blog: http://blogs.pennmanor.net/hertzog/ Mrs. Smith’s…
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Congratulations to Sherry
Sherry Fleming, elementary technologist extraordinaire is retiring this month. Before becoming the very first Penn Manor elementary technology specialist, Sherry spent several years teaching at various district elementary schools. Congratulations on your retirement Sherry! All of us on the Technology Team wish you the best of luck as you cross one finish line and start…