Editing User:Dave/visit/2014-07 PTA Convention Leadership Training (section)

==Notes==

Took a look at vendor offerings. Grabbed material but didn't chat.

===IT Vendors===

It's an appealing idea, that a single product could take care of our school IT needs.  The following vedors were there to help.

Unfortunately, my impression is that they're still not right.  Little mobile support, no mention of how to export data, …

====SchoolCollabo====

Quick impressions, '''[http://www.schoolcollabo.com/ SchoolCollabo]''': Looks good, started by MIT parent (smart), not too much marketing-speak, looks like they're thinking

See [[Sagamore SchoolCollabo]] for how we gave it a spin.

====PT Avenue====

Quick impressions, '''[https://www.ptavenue.com/ PT Avenue]''': Not so good, old design, simple throw-in-a-bit-of-everything thinking, poor tech (urls, asp, also work on office software, mention hardware updates)

===Yearbook Vendors===

====YearbookLife====

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====Picaboo Yearbooks====

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===Georgia Virtual===

Went to a session by [http://www.gavirtuallearning.org/ Georgia Virtual Learning], offering a wealth of learning opportunities through '''[https://www.gavirtualschool.org/ Georgia Virtual School]'''.