Category Archives: Independent School

Adding Film To Minimize Glare On Large LCDs

We installed a 50″ 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 … Continue reading

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Using Dock Cleats As Cable Managers In Classrooms

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 … Continue reading

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TEDxSFED Tweets From April 9th, 2011

IF printing, here’s an alt #TEDxSFED program that won’t kill the toner. I love black too, but c’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 … Continue reading

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BYOI (Bring Your Own Internet) and K-12 Students: Perils and Opportunities

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’s … Continue reading

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TI-SmartView TI-84 Emulator and OS X 10.6.x Snow Leopard Fix

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 “Snow Leopard” seem … Continue reading

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