While you can’t actually “reach” your h drive at home, you can sync it. Here’s how: From school, open My Computer, and right click on your H drive. Select “Make Available Offline.” When you shut down your computer at the end of the school day, it will sync your H drive contents. Then from home, [...]
Adjusting the power scheme on your laptop: right-click on your desktop background choose Properties click the Screen Saver tab click the Power button click on the drop-down arrow for the Power schemes (presentation works well) view the different schemes and settings make any changes you desire click OK This will keep your computer from going [...]
Installing a network printer: 1. Click on the Start button 2. Click on Run 3. Type this: \\ps and click OK (the ps stands for print server) 4. Scroll down to the printer names that begin with “e” for East or “g” for GWC 5. Double click the printer you wish to install 6. When [...]
I know lots of teachers have wanted to use the Quizdom Personal Response System (clickers) this year but haven’t found the time to sit down and “play around” with the software. The software is installed on teacher laptops, so if you want to look at it over the summer (or just remember this post for [...]
I’ve had a few questions lately about upside down and sideways computer screens. There’s an easy fix to this problem! The following keystroke combinations will change your computer display: Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow — right side up Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow — sideways 90 degrees Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow [...]
There are handouts for most of the programs we use at school (and some websites too) available in the blue box to the right. Here’s how you find them: Use the arrow at the bottom of the box to scroll though the list of handouts. When you find one you want, click on it. Then [...]
I’m dedicating the next two or three posts to answering some Smartboard questions that have been asked since our recent in-services. This is one I’ve heard a lot: How do I use my Word Documents and PowerPoint shows with the Smartboard? It just so happens I ran across two really great 60 second videos to [...]
This past year I’ve noticed that a bunch of educators in our system have started blogging. One of the easiest ways to keep up with all these new blogs (in one place) is to use RSS. Here’s a simple explanation created by commoncraft: [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/AwtmOPdrEL8" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] I use Google Reader, but there [...]
I’ve been frequently asked about learning to use the Smartboard. Well, here are some links that will help you get started! First, if you are on a computer that doesn’t have the Smartboard’s Notebook software (for instance, if you are working from home), download it by clicking the link below: SMART software After you’ve played [...]
Log into your teacher account. Click on the settings tab. Select all your students by clicking on the first person, holding down the shift key, then clicking on last person. Left click on the small triangle under “program assignment.” Choose what problems to assign. Green circles will appear by each child’s name. This means they [...]
