Thursday, October 1, 2009

Did you know...

Did you know…3 out of 4 school leaders say they DON’T have enough IT staff?
Did you know…55% of leaders say they cannot adequately manage their networks?
Did you know… 63% of leaders say they can’t plan for new technologies?
Did you know…they are numerous grants for schools that wish to advance their technologies?
Did you know…much of new technology in schools is going into Limited-English-Proficient students?
Did you know…Photosynth, a panoramic website by Microsoft, brings the world into 3D and even tags pictures?
Did you know…Some gradebooks are given out free…some are upwards of $3000 dollars?
Did you know…Most security put on a school website is set by the district?
Did you know…Someone used a computer virus to steal $325,000?
Did you know… a school district with 1,000 PCs would need a staff of 20 and an annual tech-support budget of $1.4 million?

3 comments:

  1. Did you find any information about free software available to schools?

    Where are these facts coming from?

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  2. See my source list.

    And yes, but the free software is just about the most basic HTML page I have ever seen.

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  3. 10/2/2009
    -finished essential question worksheet
    -located sources
    -finished did you know? Blog
    -developed foundation questions
    -set up interview
    -Peter J. Computer Science at Pitt (Ph.D. candidate – MSDOS Attacks)
    GOALS
    -finish webliography
    -identify new sources/information
    -stay focused

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