tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post3781541996564005944..comments2024-03-13T06:04:34.407-04:00Comments on The 21st Century Principal: Who Needs Microsoft Office Anymore? Another Way to Pare Technology BudgetsJohn Robinson Ed.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14155145743617621924noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-72254613063487872172011-07-05T01:10:56.935-04:002011-07-05T01:10:56.935-04:00Yes there are many alternatives available today fo...Yes there are many alternatives available today for Microsoft office and they provide good functionality so we don't need to spend any more on Microsoft office. Actually Microsoft office has god tie up around the world and with almost all PC we get that and become addicted.Professional SEOhttp://www.kizata.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-44040163785483784302011-04-21T07:47:39.740-04:002011-04-21T07:47:39.740-04:00I am agree with you it is necessary for all PC use...I am agree with you it is necessary for all PC useryashhttp://www.phpshoppy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-34123449754822954302011-01-10T17:38:22.782-05:002011-01-10T17:38:22.782-05:00You are exactly right. Students have no qualms abo...You are exactly right. Students have no qualms about using cloud apps like Google Docs. Let's face it, Google Docs will do almost everything if not everything they want to do. As Google Docs keeps adding features there will even less need to keep purchasing Office applications.John Robinson Ed.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155145743617621924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-40808171567385769282011-01-10T15:10:34.677-05:002011-01-10T15:10:34.677-05:00What is interesting to me about this conversation ...What is interesting to me about this conversation is that my students are abandoning Office in favor of Google Docs. If they work on a project for me, they choose Google Docs so they can work on it at school, in all classrooms and then at home. No more struggling with jump drives or such.<br /><br />Then when one or two groups use Google and the others don't, they want to learn how. The biggest trick is informing parents so they can allow students to have gmail accounts. If the district would allow middle school kids to have these (since they just implemented Google for HS students only), we'd be all set.<br /><br />Makes total sense to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-2720750674745376712011-01-07T13:16:20.001-05:002011-01-07T13:16:20.001-05:00Thank you. I would love to have you come and work ...Thank you. I would love to have you come and work with our staff. I have the privilege of working with one of the most Tech-savvy faculties I have ever worked with. You are more than welcome to visit with us any time. We are preparing to re-partner to join with the North Carolina New Schools Project to become one of nine STEM Health and Life Science high schools across the state. so the staff might very much be interested in hearing what you are doing in that area.John Robinson Ed.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155145743617621924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-46921753386891534522011-01-07T13:05:22.776-05:002011-01-07T13:05:22.776-05:00John,
You are always publish great stuff. Whenever...John,<br />You are always publish great stuff. Whenever you wish to talk NCVPS, give me shout and I will come and share with you or conduct presentations or talk time with Staff. Just live up interstate in Statesville. I would also love to meet you. We have a new STEM Blended Course Initiative rolling out pretty soon to districts across the state.Don Lourceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584055909850467272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-3164328807817805742011-01-07T08:51:24.584-05:002011-01-07T08:51:24.584-05:00I think there is a great deal of merit to migratin...I think there is a great deal of merit to migrating to an open source operating system environment. The money savings would be extensive. I think before we do that, we are going to need a product that is user-friendly and one that would make migration seamless. Linux is certainly one option. I think the Chrome operating system might be another candidate when it gets established.John Robinson Ed.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155145743617621924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-27155133231142908872011-01-07T08:48:57.168-05:002011-01-07T08:48:57.168-05:00I agree to a point that there is merit in the argu...I agree to a point that there is merit in the argument that students need training in the software most often used in the business world. However, perhaps it is much more beneficial for students to have training instead in word-processing environments or spreadsheet environments. It might be more beneficial to have students who can adapt to a variety of software environments, after all, Office may not be around in 20 years, or at least it may not look and function like it does now.John Robinson Ed.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155145743617621924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-72935545965565761872011-01-07T02:32:55.952-05:002011-01-07T02:32:55.952-05:00We transitioned into a Google Apps solution last y...We transitioned into a Google Apps solution last year and have abandoned MS Office as the licencing costs were becoming prohibitive. <br /><br />Most of our team is not quite ready (in their minds!) to transition to a Google Docs etc so we currently use the latest iteration of Open Office. This seems to work well for us although the presentation and DTP components are not really up to scratch for my liking.<br /><br />At some point I would like us to move into a Linux-based OS scenario but I'm not sure our team is quite ready for as big a change as that quite yet!Arthur Prestonhttp://www.headthoughts.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-7492288749620182572011-01-07T00:18:49.353-05:002011-01-07T00:18:49.353-05:00if you are talking about administrative staff then...if you are talking about administrative staff then I agree completely. when you start talking about the students realistically 99% of workplaces use Microsoft Office and the Windows operating system. To train students to use software that there future employers will just have to spend time and money retraining them on is counterproductive. Keep an eye on the business trends and when business begins to be more open to Open Source begin the transitionR. Eshelmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-3780815861884318432011-01-06T22:57:55.519-05:002011-01-06T22:57:55.519-05:00I thought about that too. I am not familiar with L...I thought about that too. I am not familiar with Linux, so I was not sure about it's user-friendliness. As far as Google Chrome, I think it will be a good operating system, but I'm not sure it's there yet. I do agree with you. There needs to be a PC operating system that is cheaper and could replace Windows.John Robinson Ed.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155145743617621924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158157279489866895.post-76427955846414448142011-01-06T17:52:05.994-05:002011-01-06T17:52:05.994-05:00Great list, I would also take it a step further an...Great list, I would also take it a step further and say eliminate the need of Windows Operating System and use Linux, or cloud-based OS such as Google Chrome OS or JoliCloud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com