Category: Ubuntu
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High School 1:1 Laptop Program Announced
Penn Manor continuously cultivates a culture of learning to better prepare our students for life after high school. Educational technologies are central to this mission. Today, we are undertaking the next great step in student learning opportunities. Next school year, all Penn Manor High School students will be issued a district-supplied laptop as part of…
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Rock the Schoolhouse with Open Source
I’m thrilled to be representing Penn Manor at the 2012 Central PA Open Source Conference at Harrisburg University on Saturday, October 27th. My session is titled: “Rock the Schoolhouse with Open Source” and will cover Penn Manor’s exploration of high-quality, affordable classroom technology. Along with our custom Ubuntu student laptop initiative, I’ll discuss how Android…
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More Classroom Linux Laptops
Penn Manor technology staff have been busy with a huge summer upgrade for elementary schools. To support our goal of increased student access to technology, each classroom in grades one through six will be receiving 6 new Lenovo x130e laptops. Both middle schools and the high school will receive additional student laptops as well. Over…
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Central Manor’s Digital Learning Island
Penn Manor recently hosted the annual IU13 Partnership Convention. District board members and school leaders converged on our school to celebrate and tour our latest school building renovation project, Central Manor Elementary School. The school features several new facility and technology updates. However, the key showcase zone is the new digital learning island located in…
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Ubuntu for Schools: Project Update
This is part 4 of our story documenting the adoption of Ubuntu. Read parts one, two and three. Approximately 9 months ago, the Penn Manor IT Team began researching a laptop solution for everyday student computing. Our intention was to provide a sufficient number of devices to meaningfully increase technology access for all district elementary classrooms. Given…