Hello. I am the Director of Technology at the Webb School of Knoxville, in Knoxville Tennessee. No, I don't speak with an accent ;-) I have been working at Webb since 1994 and started with pretty much nothing in the way of technology on campus at the time. Lots of things have changed over the years, and I have been lucky enough to be there it shepherd and guide those changes.
We are a Pre-K 12 college prep private school and we have had a 1:1 program since about 2011. We use Apple iPads in grades Pre-K - 8, and Apple MacBook Air computers in grades 9 - 12.
Like everyone, we have had an interested year and a half, but we are looking forward to hopefully getting back to something that looks closer to "normal" in our school in August.
I am sure we do things in similar ways as many of you out there, and I am sure that we do something differently. I am always happy to discuss why we made the choices that we made, how we are using technology at the school in general and in the classrooms, and how talk about what works well, and what could use some improvement.
I am looking forward to fruitful discussions and learning from everyone here. Feel free to contact me if you have questions about using or managing Apple products, using Interactive displays in classrooms, virtual classrooms, LMS, etc. You know the list goes on and on ;-). I am always happy to help another school if I can.
Jim M.
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James Manikas
Director of Technology
Webb School of Knoxville
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 12:50 PM
From: Ashley Cross
Subject: Introduce Yourself
Share more about yourself to get to know one another better. Below there are some ideas to get you started, but feel free to add any information you would like.
Tell us about yourself (who are you, what do you do, where are you from, what is your background, what is the name of your school).
What's your school like (number of students, grade range, boarding/day)? Are you a team of one or do you have lots of support? Who is on the tech team?
What does technology look like at your school?
Feel free to add a personal note if you would like (hobbies, pets, family, favorite travel destinations, music/movies).
We're so thrilled you are here!
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Dr. Ashley Cross
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Access Points Community Manager
www.theatlis.org
888-502-8547
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