Category: General Articles
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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
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2011 School of Excellence in Technology Award
I’m thrilled to report that Penn Manor School District has been named a 2011 School of Excellence in Technology by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA). Penn Manor is being recognized for outstanding IT infrastructure, technology policies, instructional technology programs and school board commitment to technology. When skilled teachers and students fuse technology resources with…
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Ubuntu for Schools Part 2: Apps and Software
I previously blogged about our upcoming elementary school Ubuntu Linux project. An important aspect of the migration consists of identifying the software commonly used in our classrooms. After gathering data from our current elementary Mac laptop fleet, we were able to identify the programs most often utilized in classrooms. We were not too surprised to…
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Award Winning Blogs at Penn Manor
I’m thrilled to announce that Penn Manor’s blogging initiatives have been recognized by the PA School Public Relations Association with a 2010 Communications Contest Award of Honor in the Social Media category. Our district blog directory has mushrooms to over 125 active classroom, building and department sites. Great job PM staff bloggers! Read the full…
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Google’s Art Project is Awesome
Would you like to stroll through the Palace of Versailles, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum or The Museum of Modern Art from the comfort of your classroom? Now you can, courtesy of Google. The search giant recently unleashed a phenomenal collection of virtual tours of the world’s most famous art museums. Known as Google Art Project, students and…