Penn Manor School District Technology Overview

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Penn Manor School District Technology Overview

• Charlie Reisinger
• Director of Technology

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Technology Team

• High School
• Shawn Beard - Senior Engineer
• Bill Griscom - System Specialist
• Middle Schools
• Dave Solon - System Technician
• Elementary
• Sherry Fleming - Central Manor, Conestoga,
  Letort, Martic
• Shelby Testerman - Eshleman, Pequea, Martic

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HS Technology Resources

• High School - 20 Mac 80 Windows 2000
• 11 Computer Labs - CAD, English, Math, Business
  Ed, etc
• Library - 50 computers
• Video Room
• Distance Learning Room
• Student file server accounts
• A computer on every teachers desk with
• Web access, email via Outlook, OfficeXP
• Network file server accounts
• Electronic GradeBook and Attendance - LetterGrade

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Middle School Tech Resources

• Middle Schools - 50 Macintosh - 50 Windows 2000
• One multimedia computer lab
• Web access, OfficeXP, Dreamweaver, etc..
• One writing lab
• Microsoft Office Internet access
• Student network server accounts
• A computer on every teachers desk with
• Web access, email via Outlook, Office2001
• Network file server accounts
• LetterGrade Attendance and Gradebook

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K-6 Tech Resources

• Elementary Schools - 95 Macintosh
• At least one computer in each classroom
• Web access, Office, multimedia software
• Bank of computers in Library/Media Center
• Apple wireless iBooks for mobile learning
• 22 iBooks per building
• A computer on every teachers desk with
• Web access, email via Outlook, MSOffice
• Network file server accounts for backup
• Abundance of digital/video cameras

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Network Resources

• Internet access in all 10 buildings
• Provided by MU Digital Alliance
• Wireless network access between buildings
• Follett online card catalog
• Video conferencing room at High School
• Server hosting
• web server, Exchange email/calendaring services,
  content filter (CIPA)

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Recent Big Projects

• Web-based High School course requests
• Act 48 Web Database
• Professional Development course tracking via the
  web
• Evening Adult Education Classes
• LetterGrade/Internet, MS Office, PowerLibrary
• iBook Mobile Labs in each elementary
• iBook Professional Development Pilot Program
• EXCENT Online Web-Based IEPs for Special Ed
• Electronic Elementary Report Cards - Web System

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Technology Leadership

• LetterGrade a First for Lancaster County
  SchoolsDecember 19, 2001, Lancaster New Era
• Teens Build Computers For SchoolJuly 9, 2003,
  Intelligencer Journal
• Awards
• Central Penn Business Journal - 2001/2002 Best of
  the Web PM website Finalist in the
  Education/Informational Category
• 2001, 2002, 2003 PA School Business Officials
  (PASBO)Award of Achievement for Lettergrade,
  Budget Website and eTalk Project

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Interesting Web Sites

• PM District Site
• www.pennmanor.net
• www.pmsd.k12.pa.us
• PM Extranet
• comet.pennmanor.net
• Software Training
• training.pennmanor.net
• LetterGrade System
• lettergrade.pennmanor.net