Carla,
If you go to http://www.techsoup.com/
There is a large selection of low cost software here that is "donated" by
large companies for nonprofits use. Jim
Jim Shearer
School Media Specialist
Robbinsville High School
155 Robbinsville Edinburg Road
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
609-632-0950 Ext 3176
shearer@wtpsmercer.k12.nj.us
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carla Boyington" <cboyington@SAU60.K12.NH.US>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:30 AM
Subject: [LM_NET] Question about Educational software and budgets
> Hi all.
>
> I had a god chunk of my book money taken from my budget (more than a 3rd)
> to
> buy educational software and to pay for licensing. To put it mildly this
> does not make me happy. I was wondering who else pays for this out of
> their
> book budget, what percentage, what kinds of software, etc... We have a
> tech
> integration position here and I feel she is better qualified to make these
> purchases and I also feel that if the district has decided to make them
> then
> maybe it should be with new money, not my book money. I am meeting with my
> assistant superintendent tomorrow so I'll have a better idea of how much
> control I really have in how this money gets spent. Any thoughts would be
> helpful.
>
> Thank you.
> Carla
>
>
> --
> Carla Boyington
> K-8 School Media Specialist
> Fall Mountain School District
> 17 Cray Road
> North Walpole, NH 03609
> ph: 603.445.5450
> FAX 603.445.1955
> cboyington@sau60.org
>
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