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		<title>Mahara Digital Portfolios and High School Students: Some Examples</title>
		<link>http://mergy.org/2012/03/mahara-digital-portfolios-and-high-school-students-some-examples/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mergy</dc:creator>
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After a recent upgrade to get our eportfolio site version current, I realized there are not a lot of great examples out there showing students Mahara work in a high school environment. Last year at Lick-Wilmerding, our Technical Arts Department &#8230; <a href="http://mergy.org/2012/03/mahara-digital-portfolios-and-high-school-students-some-examples/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lenovo Thinkpad X130e First Impressions and Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mergy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was able to get my hands on a loaner unit from Lenovo via CDWG this week. This is the unit from Lenovo that they are specifically marketing to the education sector. I was eager to play around with it &#8230; <a href="http://mergy.org/2012/02/lenovo-thinkpad-x130e-first-impressions-and-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Secured Pages Under Public Menus Workaround in WhippleHill Podium</title>
		<link>http://mergy.org/2012/01/secured-pages-under-public-menus-workaround-in-whipplehill-podium/</link>
		<comments>http://mergy.org/2012/01/secured-pages-under-public-menus-workaround-in-whipplehill-podium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mergy</dc:creator>
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We had a need where we wanted some pages for the Parents&#8217; Association to have public pages in our public navigation but also wanted to limit access to a few of the sibling pages. This is not the default functionality &#8230; <a href="http://mergy.org/2012/01/secured-pages-under-public-menus-workaround-in-whipplehill-podium/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blocking The Big Education (Edu-Junk) Spammers</title>
		<link>http://mergy.org/2011/11/blocking-the-big-education-edu-junk-spammers/</link>
		<comments>http://mergy.org/2011/11/blocking-the-big-education-edu-junk-spammers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mergy</dc:creator>
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There are two main organizations that I know must be dishing a thousands or millions of spam a day out to the school community. I have been watching the constant spam spewing from a few sources over the last couple &#8230; <a href="http://mergy.org/2011/11/blocking-the-big-education-edu-junk-spammers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great Amplified Classroom Speakers: Epson ELPSP02</title>
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		<comments>http://mergy.org/2011/09/great-amplified-classroom-speakers-epson-elpsp02/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mergy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amplified speakers for classroom use are tough to come by. We have gone through many models. If you get desktop speakers, you need to then get wall mounts. So, you can go cheap, but adding the cost of decent wall &#8230; <a href="http://mergy.org/2011/09/great-amplified-classroom-speakers-epson-elpsp02/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Adding Film To Minimize Glare On Large LCDs</title>
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		<comments>http://mergy.org/2011/09/adding-film-to-minimize-glare-on-large-lcds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mergy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We installed a 50&#8243; LCD with built-in speakers in a very tricky and bright classroom to try and allow easy projection capabilities for the teacher and eliminate the always problematic use of normal projector systems. Three of the walls of &#8230; <a href="http://mergy.org/2011/09/adding-film-to-minimize-glare-on-large-lcds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Using Dock Cleats As Cable Managers In Classrooms</title>
		<link>http://mergy.org/2011/04/using-dock-cleats-as-cable-managers-in-classrooms/</link>
		<comments>http://mergy.org/2011/04/using-dock-cleats-as-cable-managers-in-classrooms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mergy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to computer cabling in classroom environments, no matter what you do for the long runs, you usually a mess on your hands those final few feet to the faculty equipment.
No matter what you do in your school &#8230; <a href="http://mergy.org/2011/04/using-dock-cleats-as-cable-managers-in-classrooms/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>TEDxSFED Tweets From April 9th, 2011</title>
		<link>http://mergy.org/2011/04/tedxsfed-notes-from-april-9th-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://mergy.org/2011/04/tedxsfed-notes-from-april-9th-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mergy</dc:creator>
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IF printing, here&#8217;s an alt #TEDxSFED program that won&#8217;t kill the toner. I love black too, but c&#8217;mon http://t.co/vqw5uUJ
#tedxsfed cool vibe at the place twitpic.com/4isp5k
SOMArts kinda like the tents in old Bugs Bunny cartoons- looks small on the outside, but &#8230; <a href="http://mergy.org/2011/04/tedxsfed-notes-from-april-9th-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BYOI (Bring Your Own Internet) and K-12 Students: Perils and Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://mergy.org/2011/03/byoi-bring-your-own-internet-and-k-12-students-perils-and-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://mergy.org/2011/03/byoi-bring-your-own-internet-and-k-12-students-perils-and-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mergy</dc:creator>
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Nothing New
Mobile internet connectivity is nothing new.
Back in the 1990s, many of us were running around with Ricochet modems and PPP connections on our fat heavy laptops maybe getting 19200 bps around the streets of San Francisco. For New Year&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://mergy.org/2011/03/byoi-bring-your-own-internet-and-k-12-students-perils-and-opportunities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>TI-SmartView TI-84 Emulator and OS X 10.6.x Snow Leopard Fix</title>
		<link>http://mergy.org/2011/01/ti-smartview-ti-84-emulator-and-os-x-10-6-x-snow-leopard-fix/</link>
		<comments>http://mergy.org/2011/01/ti-smartview-ti-84-emulator-and-os-x-10-6-x-snow-leopard-fix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mergy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many math teachers out there at use the Texas Instruments TI-SmartView TI-84 emulator software for their classroom presentations. The software does depend on Java. Recent updates and changes to Java versions from Apple on OS X 10.6 &#8220;Snow Leopard&#8221; seem &#8230; <a href="http://mergy.org/2011/01/ti-smartview-ti-84-emulator-and-os-x-10-6-x-snow-leopard-fix/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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