Information Technology

  • Blogging at PASBO

    I’m here with a live group of business leaders from all over the state for the PA School Business Officials annual conference in Hershey PA. The group is attending my “Blogging Basics” seminar and learning about the communication benefits of blogs and microblogging. The group homework assignment is to post a comment about the workshop…

  • Webkinz Online – Guest Writer

    This week we feature a guest writer: Bri Reisinger, 6th grade student at Central Manor. Lately there has been a great deal of talk about online virtual environments and Bri has written a brief overview of one popular online world: Webkinz.

  • CFF Training, Tech Planning, Course Selection

    February and March are turning out to be busy months in technology land. Three big events happened this week alone: On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 60 High School Classrooms for the Future Teachers participated in the first day of MacBook instruction. Jim Weber from Apple was onsite to lead the “out-of-the-box” training. Jim did an…

  • Free PDF File Converters

    Thanks to the magic of technology, converting a file to PDF is simple and free. Here are a few excellent resources for converting your files to PDF:

  • Free AntiVirus Software

    The technology team often fields questions about home computer care, feeding and troubleshooting. Lately, we’ve been receiving a great number of inquiries regarding home anti-virus programs for Windows. While we continue to recommend Mac systems, staff and students who are running Windows at home may want to check out a no-cost alternative to paid anti-virus…