[Offtopic] electronic Roll (Attendance) [Scanned]

[Stephen Digby DEET]

Roland, 
are you PDA's WiFi or bluetooth ??
Do you have any manual/ guide/ log ?  (Press Release sounds so superficial).
We want to get into this !!!
 

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Stephen Digby, Learning Technology Manager
digby.stephen.p at edumail.vic.gov.au
Cheltenham Secondary College
www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au <http://www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/> 
Ph: 613 955 55 955  Fx: 9555 8617
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From: offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Roland Gesthuizen
Sent: Sunday, 3 April 2005 2:12 PM
To: Information Technology Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Offtopic] electronic Roll (Attendance) [Scanned]



Giving each staff member a wireless PDA works out at 25 cents per class with the added benefit of knowing who the missing students
are or where they are, 5 min after the start of each class, not when the PDA's are returned at the end of a route and not by using
the free labours and distracting efforts of duty students walking about. You could mark rolls with a wireless laptop but the PDA's
are instantly powered on, robust and very easy to use. In addition, doing away with Form Assembly gave us an extra 20 periods of
time release for coordination staff. Notices are instead read out during period 1 from a Moodle rss feed (or web page). I have been
asked to help prepare a media release and launch during term 2.

 

Regards Roland

 

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From: offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of VanZetten, Teresa
Sent: Sunday, 3 April 2005 12:06 PM
To: Information Technology Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Offtopic] electronic Roll (Attendance) [Scanned]

 

Roland,

I love that idea of PDAs!  When I was in Singapore recently, McDonalds was using them with the girls walking down the queues taking
orders.

 

Tom,

When I worked at Katherine High School a few years back they had quite a good system where you recorded the absentees with a 2b
pencil and a scanning sheet, the receptionist then scanned all sheets through the special scanner.  I believe they upgraded after I
left and I am sure they wouldn't mind it if called them to ask what they had.

 

Regards, Terri.

ICT Teacher

St Mary's College, Brooome.

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From: offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Roland Gesthuizen 
Sent: Fri 4/1/2005 6:50 AM 
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Subject: RE: [Offtopic] electronic Roll (Attendance) [Scanned]

Rob, we have huge plans at a wireless rollout with PDA devices/laptops using FirstClass A+ at Westall, just around the corner from
you! Additional software only costed us about $600. Drop over one day for a chat or give me a call this afternoon. Contact details
on the website.

 

Regards Roland

 

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Roland Gesthuizen - Westall Secondary College

http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au


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From: offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Tom Wursthorn
Sent: Wednesday, 30 March 2005 7:14 PM
To: offtopic at edulists.com.au
Subject: [Offtopic] electronic Roll (Attendance)

 

Hi There

 

Just wanting to find out of the schools using an electronic solution for student attendance, what are the various products\software
available?

 

I am investigating on behalf of a primary school with about 600 students.

 

Suggestions and thoughts appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance

 

regards

Tom Wursthorn

St Andrews School, Clayton South



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