Keep Macs in the TDSB!

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   Name: Chris Higgins on Nov 18, 2009

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   Name: Alison De Santo on Nov 18, 2009

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   Name: Chi Chi Godin on Nov 18, 2009

   Comments: Mac at home, PC at work. Teaching media is soooo hard on a PC. Give kids materials they can really learn on.

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   Name: John Atherton on Nov 18, 2009

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   Name: Sarah Doucette on Nov 18, 2009

   Comments: Mac computers can teach students so many things in so many different way, especally for boys who learn better with the hands on approach. Every subject in the school curriculum can make use of the user friendly mac computer.

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   Name: Anonymous on Nov 18, 2009

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   Name: Michael Higgins on Nov 18, 2009

   Comments: The Macs provide a very user friendly fromat for the children to learn and complete some very advanced projects.

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   Name: Megan Kenzie Vernon on Nov 18, 2009

   Comments: I am very disappointed that the TDSB has not been able to work out a financial deal or technical support for Apple computers in our schools. Apples are student-friendly, secure, stable computers that teach our students to think outside the box and not follow the path of big corporations. Let the voices of our staff and students be heard: Bring back the macs!

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   Name: Mary McCarthy on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Kevin Winn on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: Macs are used exclusively in the creative Arts at every College and University in Toronto.

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    Name: Michelle Teixeira on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: Very, very shortsighted!

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    Name: Steve Westwood on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Jim Strachan on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Bea Meglio on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Michael Goldberg on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Darryl Withrow on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: Obviously a decision made by people who have never used a Mac lab to teach students. For 10 years I had a Mac lab and for the last 3 have taught in a PC lab. I can honestly say that my program has suffered because of this switch to PC. My software is not as intuitive and my students have a harder time creating, what used to be simple projects. This decision is short sighted and not based on what is best for the students.

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    Name: Lisa Bhimsingh on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: I have an all Mac Computer Lab and students have been very engaged in using the iLife applications. Would hate to think that this would no longer be available to them.

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    Name: Joanne Coniam on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Barbara Sandler on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Susan-Jane Bynoe on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: Macs are more user friendly for our students. I am upset by the decision to prevent us from purchasing them.

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    Name: Adam Shalaby on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Susan Hudson on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: Not only are Macs being phased out of classrooms and offices, but systems are being put into place that are not Mac-friendly, such as Academic Workspace, which will not work on my Mac with its OS 10.6. This is extremely short-sighted, and puts those of us who have been using Macs for their entire teaching career at a distinct disadvantage. Susan Hudson CL of Math, West Hill C.I.

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    Name: J. Sider on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: This seems so typical--making decisions without going to those who actually do the teaching!!!!

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    Name: Kirk Dale on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Bryan Roy on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Colin McAuley on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: I use Macs in the classroom everyday with the youngest of students. The Mac allows my students to demonstrate their knowledge quickly, easily and in an engaging way.

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    Name: Virginia Wheeler on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: Please do not take away this important educational tool. Sad that these things are done "behind closed doors" without consulting the frontline educators.

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    Name: Linda McKee on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: My library has a multimedia production and design lab made up of Macs, our students make web pages, photobooks, movies, documentaries, podcasts, as part of project-based learning, this library initiative is for all students, authentic learning with a real audience, Linda

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    Name: Michael Adams on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: I would like to be able to use Macs for Media Literacy tasks. Getting rid of them seems to fly in the face of everything I have heard from the IT field about Macs being best suited for creating graphic design projects. The new Arts curriculum suggests integrating Media Lit with Visual Arts, Dance, Music and Drama. Macs would well support this integration.

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    Name: Anonymous on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Robert Karulas on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Cindee Davison on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Brad Parolin on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Catherine West on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: There is no replacement for the program Garage Band on a PC - Audacity does not come close. For a music teacher Mac is important.

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    Name: Joshua Ball on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: As a dual platform user, I can state that there are advantages to Mac!

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    Name: Anne-Marie Klein on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Nina on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Peter Yu on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: This is NOT the time to abandon Macs. The instability of Windows-based computers wastes incredible amounts of learning time. Macs are worth the higher cost!

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    Name: Paula Johnson on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Grace Markwell on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Scott Baker on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: This decision appear to be made without input from stakeholders and on incomplete or misleading information.

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    Name: Anonymous on Nov 18, 2009

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    Name: Diana Maliszewski on Nov 18, 2009

    Comments: We have both in our school and do not have problems. For multimedia projects, my students prefer the Macs. We can handle both.

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    Name: Ryan Andersen on Nov 18, 2009

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