Category: Educational Technology
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Letscrate and Dropbox: Simple Free File Sharing
I was disappointed to recently read that drop.io, the super simple online file sharing website, would be shutting down subsequent to their acquisition by Facebook. However, two nice alternatives are worth a serious look. Dropbox.com offers a great backup and sharing service allowing one to synch files from multiple devices to a single web account.…
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New Google Book Teaches the Web
Google recently released a wonderful online book to help explain web browsers and web technology to the average non-technical web surfer. Titled “20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web”, the online book features a storybook-like theme delivered via HTML 5. Google clearly explains 20 technical topics including browser security, cloud computing, cookies, open…
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Casper Software Case Study
Penn Manor’s IT Team has been featured in a Casper software K-12 case study by JAMF Software. Casper is a phenomenal Mac OS X support tool that helps our team manage, support and update over 2500 district desktops and laptops. The case study outlines our use of Casper software during the PA Classrooms for the…
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Goodbye, sweet Bloglines
Ask.com recently announced that after 5 years, the Bloglines RSS aggregator service would be shutdown. Citing pressures from social services such as Twitter and Facebook, the team at Ask.com has decided to close shop and focus on their core Q&A business model. The site will shutdown on October 1st. Taking a step back; RSS is…
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Meet Koha: Our New Library System
Penn Manor’s libraries are benefiting from a major upgrade to their online catalogs and circulation software. This August, all 10 district libraries will begin using a new library management system titled: Koha. Following the open source model, Koha is a free, community-driven library management system developed by worldwide teams of programmers and librarians. Koha is…