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- SIS interfaces continue to improve
- I spent the day in training today with X2 Development Corporation, looking at course scheduling in their Aspen student information system. While we had just rolled out their SIS last year in time for student scheduling and the process went as well as could be expected (a new SIS,...
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- Late night musings on student information systems
- We're moving rapidly into the last month before we go live on our new student information system. This migration has been a long time coming and is a welcome move from an antiquated and overly-complicated product. We searched pretty extensively and evaluated several options, both client-server and web-based,...
- Blog posts 2007-06-17
- Student information systems, revisited
- It was a dark and stormy night and I was reviewing a recent dump of transcript data from our student information system. The more comma-separated values I read, the more my heart was gripped with icy fingers of dread. Duplicated records, failed imports, incorrect credit and grade calculations...It...
- Blog posts 2006-10-15
- Pearson acquires Chancery, formerly No. 2 in SIS market
- Coming on the heels of announcing that it acquired Apple Computer's PowerSchool, Pearson School Systems has bought Canadian student information systems provider Chancery Software Ltd. for an undisclosed sum, reports eSchool News. The aquisition makes Pearson the word's largest provider of student information systems SIS for the K-12...
- Blog posts 2006-06-01
- So about those student information systems...
- So about those student information systems...Not much help, just agreement with the problemWe piloted software called Powerschool, it worked decent, we got in cheaply as Beta testers, and off we were, with a nifty app that did grades, student reports, class reports, district level reports, and would do attendance as...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-22
- So about those student information systems...
- Earlier last week I read the article "Student data systems going south." I was struck by the similarity to my own post from a couple months ago (Scheduling enough said), in which I actually called for an open-source solution to these student data systems. For any of you...
- Blog posts 2006-05-21
Additional Resources
- Guess who else is married to paper?
- Another paper perilThankfully, knock on wood, I don't get sick very often.Since I hadn't been there for years, my Clinic threw away my entire medical history.Paper is a fact of life.You have to a have a paper trail, the entire concept of goingpaperless is just silliness.I am sure with the...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Students find Win 7 upgrade a tough assignment
- Well DUH!Students, retired folks, IT pros, dabblers, 'nix heads, etc. would ALL find trying to UPGRADE from a 32 bit to a 64 bit OS hard. Three words - "can't be done."There, was that hard? Why is this even news?This is newsbecause some people like to keep spreading...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- So about this SIF thing
- Difficulties in implementationLong before I retired from being a computer coordinator for our district, SIF was in the news.The reality for my district was changing Student Information Management software three times in 10 years (and a fourth since '06 when I retired). In each case, the transfer of data from...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Buy Windows 7, download now!
- Oboma wrote the codeHe heard about Windows 7 so he is winningthe Nobel peace prize and he is also takingover the Internet people do not need accessto information he needs to 'control' it..;)They really are trying!!Boy, MS is really trying in every way to push the product though it has...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- How important is 1:1 to literacy?
- I think that writing with pencil and paper is over rated. I almost never write anything with a pencil anymore. The newer generations will write even less. Better that they learn to write with modern tools. And, what better way than to give each one a laptop.Tell that to Neal...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- Log Monitor and Export 5.1.1 build 1007 (Windows)
- You may be an experienced hardware-software or system engineer, or a college student making his or her first steps towards a designer career or looking for a handy software for fine-tuning any software-hardware utility. Whatever the case may be, look no further than our Log Monitor Export, for it will...
- Software downloads 2009-10-07
- Advanced Modem Data Logger 2.4.1 build 1007 (Windows)
- You may be a professional hardware or network engineer, or an university student making his first steps towards a professional career, or a talented technology lover illuminated by a new bright technical idea and looking for a handy tool for fine-tuning your hardware-software system. Whichever the case may be, look...
- Software downloads 2009-10-07
- Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak
- Weak Passwords suckUntil about 4 years ago my organization had no restrictions on passwords. Our students got their birthdays or their phone numbers as passwords and our staff could choose whatever they wanted. Most common staff password was 1234. Well after years of security breaches and administration...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Can Apple make a Tablet PC "cool"?
- Re:Can Apple make a Tablet PC "cool"?My company is deeply involved in the production of visual materials for the scientific, technical and medical post-secondary education marketplace and they are just dying for a tool such as this for use in the classroom. With a solid customer base here, Apple can...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Microsoft's newest Windows 7 promotion: $30 price tag for students
- It's thereClick on the option that says "Need to connect to a domain?".Not for ProfessionalMaryJo,I just tried it and it is only for Home Premium at least as far as I can see.RE: Microsoft's newest Windows 7 promotion: $30 price tag for studentsThanks for the heads up MJ, I just...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Could Google Fast Flip get kids reading news again?
- "I'm a big fan of Google"Really, Chris? You're a big fan of Google? I had no idea!Seriously, though, does your school district know that you are now working full time for Google?Hard to believehe actually works for a school district given his blogs. I didn't think any...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront: Which should a Windows user choose?
- Free for business use?Interesting... According to this table, MCE can be used in servers (2008 R2) and, since there is nothing in contrary, it seems that is also free for use by businesses - most of the other free offerings (Avast, AVG...) are only free for non-commercial use.RE: Microsoft Security...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Hey, Amazon! Are you stupid?
- Edtech, or Googletech?Chris, is it possible for you to write an article where you are not excessively gushing about Google? We get the point already. For you, the sun rises and sets with Google. Google is master of the universe. Google can do no harm.As a...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-13
- Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort of
- but Obama's going to pay all my bills!RE: Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort ofDo you remember being a student? The is par for the course. It is about being pro-American, pro-'democractic' system, and respecting the office of the president."How does the President inspire you? What resonated with you from Obama?s...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
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