Neit2009+Open+Space+1+J

Open Space1 - J-Cliff View Town school just revamped entire printing system Put in 9 toshiba color copiers  Went with Atlantic Business Systems (family contact)  8 color laser ricoh printer  Strategically put them throughout the building -  Previously had quality issues with Xerox copiers -  Green issue – lots of electricity for multiple devices -  Ricoh printers are in the labs -  The new printing system at Town has been well received The greater functionality of the color printers and copiers has offset the lack of convenience that was had when printing to printer in the classroom. Also there seems to be greater equipment reliability and ease of use

-Training on new equipment took about an hour and was done in small groups -  They did not give out printing codes until everyone was trained -  $.02 B&W and $.06 color for Ricoh -  Copiers come with 60,000 jobs

-  Flo-tech will not do color for the managed printer contract -  E verything is negotiable -  Way to prevent unnecessary printing – you have to do a secure job so you must go to the printer to output your job -  Green software, green print – print proxy, dumps it into another application whenever you print, it will tell you your carbon footprint, it will cut out banners from web sites - GoPrint provides solutions to audit, track, monitor, account, control and manage print and copy in library, computer lab and higher education environments. -  Printgreener.com – free for schools (?) -  Soyprint.net – soy-based toner cartridges for HP printers developed at USC. Very little testing, but may be an interesting alternative to status-quo petroleum-based toner. - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> If you offer greater functionality and quality, it is easier to accept if people have to walk - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Green point – even a lot of networked laser printers take a lot of power - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Bill says don’t make it about saving money – it’s not all about money, it’s about technical support, ease of use, quality, functionality

Eco Font: http://www.ecofont.eu/downloads_en.html - looks like Arial, but with tiny holes in each letter. Saves up to 20% on ink use. For maximum usage, after installation set as the default font in appropriate apps.

Smart Document Cameras have helped reduce printing.

**Attendees**
Reshan Richards - The Town School - rrichards@townschool.org - www.twitter.com/reshanrichards Paul Rozenfeld - Riverdale Country School Ellen Baru - Cathedral School ebaru@cathedralnyc.org Jay Heath - Ethical Culture Fieldston (lower) - jheath@ecfs.org Jonathan Mamelok - Chapin School Bill Romanowski - Kew-Forest School - bromanowski@kewforest.org Joel Lowsky (joined at the end) - jlowsky@northcountryschool.org Bill Walsh - The Town School - bwalsh@townschool.org