Don Kasprzak

Conversations regarding Globalization, Internet2 and Education

March 10, 2009
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Brainstorm 10.0

Attended Brainstorm 10.0 today and had a chance to hear PC industry pundit John C. Dvorak.  Brainstorm had a great number of technology sessions for K12 Technology Directors. The most surprising session was “HD video over IP for Distance Learning” … Continue reading

February 13, 2009
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K12 Technology Plan: CIPA

K12 Teachers and Administrators have questions about some of the finer points regarding CIPA and their school district.  It appears there is a misunderstanding: not all CIPA products are created equal and more importantly your District may actually have the … Continue reading

November 10, 2008
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YouTube, K12 web filtering & CIPA

I recently posted a tweet about my work with K12 school districts regarding web content filtering issues with YouTube and was very happy to receive a couple of DMs from Angela Maiers and Elizabeth Holmes, two education professionals who I … Continue reading

November 23, 2006
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Smart technology…that’s just plain dumb

While leading a college IT team in Wisconsin our Provost was interested to explore funding smartboards in eight classrooms.  I was able to secure a full two week “kick-the-tires” evaluation from Smart Technologies’ regional reseller — a full, no-holes barred … Continue reading