By Dan Maas on 12/13/2006The Colorado State Auditor conducted a review of online schools in Colorado. The results were not pretty and you cna expect some legislation to come out of this one.Read More » |
By Dan Maas on 12/11/2006Thanks for checking out this tool. It is hosted by our internal web site and is part of broad array of built-in tools.Read More » |
By Dan Maas on 12/7/2006What effect does the use of word processors have on writing skills? Does the reliance on computers weaken student abilities to effectively write? Certainly, handwriting skills might be impacted, but about the quality of the product?Read More » |
By Dan Maas on 11/27/2006Many people think of online learning as a child sitting in front of a computer instead of what they would be doing in a traditional classroom. But there's more to it than that. Does online learning have a place at LPS?Read More » |
By Dan Maas on 11/20/2006For the past 3 years, LPS has leased 300+ computers per year for use in computer labs, teacher desks and other work stations. When the leases end, we usually keep the computers for a total life span of 5 years. But when you add up all the hard drive space included in all those computers… all the processors that are deployed… you might see that we are only using a small percentage of the total capacity of this resource. Is there a better way?Read More » |
By Dan Maas on 11/7/2006Education and Technology: We're kicking a 6,000 year old habit and the ramifications for education are huge. How can we keep our focus? What do we look to for consistency in an age defined by rapid change?Read More » |