Category Archives: Technical

Moodle: How big is big?

Posted on 04/19/2011 by William Stites

We’ve been using Moodle at my school for years and it’s a real workhorse for us. Moodle is used in classrooms K-12, for committees, clubs, activities and for numerous other school needs. As we are prepare for an upgrade to … Continue reading →

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Zero Inbox: Keeping yourself sane and organized.

Posted on 02/05/2011 by William Stites

For the past week I’ve tweeting about keeping my email inbox at ZERO and have gotten some funny comments back. Some threatening, some jealous, some were just mean, but really… why the hell was I tweeting about this?! Organization. A … Continue reading →

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The iPad in Education and the Questions

Posted on 01/10/2011 by William Stites

[New related post – The iPad in Education: The Apps & Deployment – 9/24/2011] Since the release of the iPad,  there have been a lot of questions about its use in the education space.   As someone who spent the last five … Continue reading →

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Time Machine and Evernote for Disaster Recovery

Posted on 11/16/2010 by William Stites

Oh my god… my hard drive crashed! What do I do now?!? How many times have you had a students or colleagues say these words to you? When they do it is as if their lives — their digital lives … Continue reading →

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A day well spent at WordCamp Philly

Posted on 10/31/2010 by William Stites

I go to WordCamp not because I am a programmer, but because I am a member of the WordPress community. I’m a user, I’m an advocate and someone with questions.  On October 30th I attended my third WordCamp, WordCamp Philly … Continue reading →

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iTunes Phishing Receipt PSA

Posted on 10/01/2010 by William Stites

Consider this my public service announcement (PSA) for the day. A number of people at my school have been reporting that they are receiving bogus emails in the form of iTunes receipts that would seem to be phishing for information. … Continue reading →

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