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Becoming a World-Class Negotiator
Tweet Online meeting with students from GazaUpper School history teacher Peter Shulman and IT director Richard Kassissieh first gave us a quick overview of the history of Israel and Palestine, focusing...
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Kids in the Driver's Seat: Learning with Technology
TweetBy Richard KassissiehOver the span of decades, the practices of good progressive education have changed little: focus on the individual, teach from each student’s experience, and encourage...
View ArticleSnow Leopard
TweetApple has released operating system 10.6, also named "Snow Leopard." Currently, Snow Leopard is not compatible with the Catlin Gabel wireless network, which means that computers running Snow...
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Technology Professional Development Day
TweetTen teachers attended our professional development day today. Seven also presented! Interestingly, all but two were from the Upper School. We followed a model in which teachers did all the...
View ArticleSeniors Yale Fan and Kevin Ellis named semifinalists in the Siemens...
TweetEach student completed an original scientific research project and wrote an 18-page paper describing his or her work. Only six Oregon students were named semifinalists (4) or finalists (2). The...
View ArticleTeen Sex Culture and Technology
TweetGrowing PainsOur teens consider much of what goes on in the social lives private, not for parent consumption. Our youth are typically not voluntarily sharing with us the details of daily life,...
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Thinking Critically About Facebook
Tweet Middle School Workshop What do middle school students need to know about Facebook? On January 13, Middle School head Paul Andrichuk and information technology staff members Daisy Steele and...
View ArticleTake Kindle for a spin
Tweet Overnight checkout available through IT department The Information Technology department now has an Amazon Kindle available to families for overnight checkout to evaluate whether or not they...
View ArticleKevin Ellis and Yale Fan describe their award-winning projects
TweetRecorded at the upper school assembly of February 18, 2010.
View ArticleSenior Yale Fan qualifies for 2010 U.S. Physics Olympics
Tweet American Association of Physics Teachers announces the 2010 U.S. Physics Team Selection Out of more than 3,000 students who undertook a rigorous exam process, Yale emerged as one of 20 students...
View ArticleRobotics program director Dale Yocum named technology educator of the year
Tweet Congratulations, Dale! The TechStart Education Foundation named Dale Yocum Oregon's technology educator of the year. The award honors a teacher who is:An effective, engaging instructor who...
View ArticleTechnology upgrades
Tweet A lot happened during the summer This summer IT and facilities staffers installed a completely new wireless network that provides improved speed and security. If you bring your own computer or...
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Has Technology Changed How We Read?
TweetBy Paul AndrichukFrom the Fall 2010 CallerThe scene repeats itself at coffee shops all over Portland; people staring at their computer screens as they move from site to site, document to document....
View ArticleCatlin Gabel co-founds online academy
Tweet New initiative expands student opportunity Catlin Gabel has helped found a new nonprofit organization called the Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of ten leading independent day schools...
View ArticleMajor Sophos Anti-Virus Update May 2012
TweetSophos, the Anti-Virus software packaged installed on all desktops and laptops at Catlin Gabel will be significantly upgrading its software sometime in May. The new update will be approximately 85...
View ArticleCrash Plan Pro Selected for Faculty/Staff Backup Solution
TweetGetting regular, reliable, and restorable back ups for faculty and staff has always been problematic. In the past we trained users to manually backup their important files to our servers. Although...
View ArticleLaptop Program Showcase and Technology Fair
Tweet Wednesday, May 16, 5 - 7 pm If you have questions about the 1:1 laptop program in the Upper School, please stop by the our Laptop Program Showcase and Technology Fair. Teachers from many of the...
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Laptop Program Showcase a Success!
TweetThe Laptop Program Showcase was a great success with a strong turnout of interested parents and students. Demonstrations of technology use in the curriculum were provided by many disciplines...
View ArticleIT Associate Director Daisy Steele featured in KATU-TV news story
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View ArticleEmail Upgrade - MAIL CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
TweetHello and Happy Summer! We will be upgrading our email system beginning Wednesday afternoon, July 3. Email will be UNAVAILABLE July 3 & 4. Some mailboxes will be available beginning July 5th....
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