Category Archives: For Teachers

Ready for 2013-14!

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Craig

It’s been an incredible week in the technology office.  I’m so proud of the entire team! In less than a working week, we have all of the student laptops ready to go out the door for the fall on 2013-14 … Continue reading →

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2012-13 Prairie Help Desk Data Summary

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Craig

This is kind of interesting data to share after our first year of one to one computing.  The two tables below show our total ticket for the year by month and buy building.  Please remember that we only document the … Continue reading →

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SIAC SMART Goal #3 – Student Data – How Are We Doing?

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Craig

This is the second year for our student data collection for SIAC SMART Goal #3.  We administer a common summative digital literacy assessment at grades 4, 6, 8, and 10 to all students.   The goal is that 80% of all … Continue reading →

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A year of 1 to 1 computing and digital literacy at Prairie: Glows and Grows.

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Craig

About five years ago, I saw this Kevin Kelly clip an SAI event with Scott Mcleod.  I fell in love with this clip for a whole number of reasons.  I would encourage you to watch all twenty minutes. It’s well … Continue reading →

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Learning Opportunity Next Fall

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Craig

As I’m sure many of you have noticed, our PL calendar looks a little different next year.   I’m really excited that our October PL day is hitting a different week.  For the past several years the PL day in October … Continue reading →

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Tech Comfy vs. Tech Savvy Kids –Iowa 1 to 1 Conference Reflection

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Craig

A couple of weeks ago I attended the Iowa 1 to 1 Conference in Des Moines.  The organizers had the good taste to hold it on my birthday.  It was a really enjoyable day spent going to sessions, networking with … Continue reading →

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Emergency Calls and Text Messages Coming to Prairie Next Fall!

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Craig

Prairie has just signed on to partner with School Messenger to provide emergency calls and text messages to our patrons and staff starting next school year.  This means that parents and staff will have the option to receive an automated … Continue reading →

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2013 Summer Book Club Invitation

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Craig

I’ve decided to host another online book club this summer.  Just like last year’s club, we’ll keep this low key, but hopefully engaging.  The plan will be to “meet” via Google Hangout a couple of times and post some thoughts … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t I Send to Groups in Outlook Anymore?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Craig

We’ve had several reports over the last few days of teachers having trouble with sending to groups they’ve made in Outlook.  The error comes when sending to these groups – something to the nature of “unresolved recipients.”  After doing some … Continue reading →

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Save Your Power Adaptor

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Craig

I’ve been very pleasantly surprised by the durability and reliability of our new MacBook Air laptops both for students and for staff.  When we purchased these laptops, we also purchased a supplemental insurance policy to cover repair costs.  Year to … Continue reading →

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