Council Meeting Notes

Good afternoon, everyone. Here's a quick digest of my notes from our last meeting. They are admittedly brief and sorrowfully truncated, but they can serve as a conversation starter on multiple threads, or for direct correspondence with our wonderful presenters.

Craig Holland - Mac Integration Using Dual-Boot MacBooks

• Hardware advantages: Breakaway power, 8-inch hinge, extension cord in power supply, built-in camera
• Intel processor: Boot natively or as VMWare
• Windows runs virtually (VMWare concept)
• Challenges of working within the environment
• Active Directory support for both
• GPO – remote control
  
• Additional costs:
  o Virtual Software
  o OS
  o Applications
  
• Advantages: Graphics labs, iLife suite; ability to purchase one machine to use for different classes; assistive technologies; security
• Challenges: Configuration, control, etc.

Contacts: Craig Holland (Newington), Brian Drummey (Apple), Ann Kittredge (Apple)

Dale Bruckhart and Jennifer Kelleher- Microsoft Volume Licensing

• Open Licensing: Set number of licenses and number of users who can use eLearning; paid over two years if you purchase Assurance
• School Agreement: Site licensing, unlimited eLearning
• Benefits: eLearning, Premium support (otherwise ~$500 per call)
• Agreement draft available mid-April, final available June 1 (valid through June 29), purchase orders due first week in July, September 1 – August 30
• Support: (866) 230-0560, MVLS Support Center; call with enrollment number
• Contact: Dale Bruckhart (Digital Back Office)

Tom Kennedy

• Technology Staff Survey Results: http://www.learnemgood.net/moodle (techcouncil07)

Future Topics - Roundtable

• Document management and retention
• Google Earth applications
• Sketch up (Google)
• Survey to create knowledge base of common users and resources for software and hardware
• Skype