http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=789&msg_id=1292 Late for your purchase, but in case others read the thread...... My son gave me a Canon G11 (there's a G12 now). It's not small or light or cheap, but it's got the sensor used in Canon DSLR's and all kinds of manual or automatic modes. Without actually getting into a DSLR (and it is smaller than that) it gives you a lot of control and stuff to play with, if you want, or fully automatic functions. Really sharp photos, turns on really quick, big display, and a very reasonably priced underwater case, which I'll try out this Christmas. Buzz@idkfa.com (Buzz) Asked and Answered Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:08:00 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=789&msg_id=1292 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=67&msg_id=107 Well, in some ways, it really hasn't changed. The packaging is a little different. Yeah, kids still need to learn how to type. I think I might have suggested that keyboards would be disappearing by the time you guys got out of high school. Missed the timeline on that one. We have a large plasma screen in the commons area, the school website, and we'll be trying to start a student website with those insightful sort of items a student newspaper once had. The emphasis will be on creating content to fill the outlets. There's a lot more work with video than when you went through. Along the way, Word, Excel, PowerPoint....except we're using a service called Gaggle.net to issue email with a lot of oversight that incorporates Zoho apps. I'll probably focus on Zoho more than Office, per se. Guest lecturer from someone in the profession?? The honorariums aren't high, but you get to pick out which kid looks most like you did back then...... Buzz@idkfa.com (Buzz) Status Report, 2010 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:56:17 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=67&msg_id=107 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=67&msg_id=67 I'll take the honor of leading off - somewhat ironic in that not only has little changed in the past year, I could generally describe life in much the same way I did decades ago when IDKFA was in its heyday. I still go to Goldenview every workday (and a few others). For the past 4 years I've been "out of the classroom" and focused on making the technology work. This fall I ease back in with a single computer class - the direct descendant of the class a few of you might have taken back in before the day. I would be curious if an GV alumni return, as, once you've gone to high school, most people forget their middle school. But a few do not..... Buzz@idkfa.com (Buzz) Status Report, 2010 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:30:58 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=67&msg_id=67