Quit Killing all the Trees- The story begins…

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Video of Keith Ellenburg- Technology Director, Putnam County Schools

Once upon a time, a board member looked around after a board meeting at all of the packets of paper in the board room and exclaimed aloud,

“I wonder how many trees we’ve killed this year.  We should be using technology to go paperless!

They did and they all lived happily ever after.

Well, that’s not truly the end of the story.  It was only the beginning.  In this short video below, you will see how this district’s story started with the concept of going paperless but how the story continues to evolve on how this type of technology actually helps streamline and align processes.  Not to mention the side story of how their small technology staff has been freed from the drudgery of updating the website with each agenda change and minutes.  The story continues…




Our contributor, Lisa Dubernard

Lisa is a part-time consultant for eBOARDsolutions. She has a 25 year history working in the education arena for technology-based companies such as eBOARDsolutions, Promethean and Apple. Lisa enjoys all aspects of communications from blogging to professional development to writing lesson tips and ideas.