Category: eWalk
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Taking eWalk outside of education
I know that the word “passion†as it applies to work may be becoming cliché and over worn. It has, in fact, made the Word Ban list of 2013, but sometimes it just fits. I’m not the only one who thinks so. You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing. - Dale…
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eWalk Secrets
One of the best kept secrets and most powerful features of eWalk is the amazing ways that you can use it as a way to communicate with and work with others.
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Pineville ISD Uses eWalk to Close the Achievement Gap
Providing precise, immediate feedback to a teacher following a classroom visit is something most school administrators strive to do. Unfortunately, many principals hand write observations on paper and can’t share these notes with teachers in a timely manner. Such was the case at Pineville Independent School District in Kentucky before they adopted eWalk as their…
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The Friday lunch – Baked pasta carbonara –
This Friday our team led by the dedicated Guy St-Pierre whipped up some pasta dishes including this creation by yours truly. I call it Baked Pasta Carbonara. As usual I conducted extensive research (a Google search). Here is what Wikipedia says about Carbonora: “There are many theories for the origin of the name, which may…
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Adding a comment library in MXWEB
Have you ever found yourself completing your report cards, summative forms or walkthrough records or IEPs and typing the same thing over and over and over again? After typing “she has great classroom management skills†or “he shows great initiative in looking for ways to improve†for the 5th or 50th time, you should consider…
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Walk-throughs Result in a New Math Initiative
A few weeks ago I was observing one of my Math teachers during my regular walkthrough process. I noticed him using his personal iPad as an instructional tool. He had purchased his own VGA connector which allowed him to project the iPad image on his Promethean board. He also used a 10-foot VGA cable to…
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Why did I buy this?
In a company overflowing with smart gadgets and mobile development, why don’t I have a smart phone yet? Anyone at Media-X can usually get whatever smart phone, tablet, or whatever device is needed if they request it, and often even that isn’t required. You might turn up for work one day and find a tablet…
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Mobile development will break you against the jagged rocks of progress
Every year when we return from the holidays, I take a few short moments to sort out some of my important files in my office (read: absolute junk and electronics). This year I came across a special treasure that got me thinking about what an impossible line of work I’ve gotten myself into. Let me…
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Electronic signatures and student self-reporting
At Media-X Systems we try to do our best to be responsive to client needs and requests for enhancements to our products. In many cases, it’s been suggestions from users that have lead to our most popular new features. In December, we added several features and refined others in our most used and popular products.…
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Thank goodness it’s the Friday lunch…
It’s another Friday at Media-X and as has become tradition here, wonderful smells are wafting from the office kitchen. Most software companies don’t boast a fully functioning kitchen complete with an oven, stove and even a BBQ during the summer months. But if it’s one thing that all the employees here share in common with…