http://www.scribd.com/people/view/2068-algona81 This a feed for documents on Scribd written by algona81 30 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:50:20 GMT Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:50:20 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/4021248/Software-on-the-PESD-Network-Image Software on the PESD Network Image The above picture is the “network software image”: it shows the software programs available to PESD teachers. The image for students is similar, but some programs that are available to teachers are not available to students. Here are some software highlights: • • • • • • Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, etc. Smart Technologies: Smartboard Tools, Smart Notebook, Smart Recorder. You can use the Smart Technologies software even if you don’t have a Smartboard. Tuxpaint: drawing software for younger students. Gimp: powerful photo-editing soft Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:50:20 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/4021248/Software-on-the-PESD-Network-Image http://www.scribd.com/doc/3979205/fix-technology If your technology hardware (computer, printer, projector, etc.) is broken: • • Call the MIS Help Desk at 4096, or Email MIS Support with the following message: o In the Subject line, type the name of your school and a brief description of your problem (for example, Lowell – printer won’t print) o In the body of the message, give your room number, phone number, and a few more details about the problem * Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:43:25 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3979205/fix-technology http://www.scribd.com/doc/3397529/Smart-Notebook-10-Toolbars Quick Reference Notebook software Version 10 Toolbars Notebook software toolbar The Notebook™ software toolbar gives you access to a number of tools to help you work with your Notebook file. By default, the toolbar appears at the top of the Notebook page. When you are working at the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard and you prefer to sit, or are working with young students, it may be more convenient to move the toolbar to the bottom of the page. To do this, press the double-ended, vertical arrow on the far right of the toolbar. Toggle move toolbar Display the previous Notebook page Display Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:55:31 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3397529/Smart-Notebook-10-Toolbars http://www.scribd.com/doc/3182663/Web-Page-Strand-calendar Camp Plug and Play/Web Page Strand Monday, June 9 10:15-11:45 12:45-2:15 Laying the Plan pages, foundation images, and style of Web sheets pages and examples of Web page design Tuesday, June 10 8:00-12:00 1:00-2:30 Field Trips NVU overview & begin site Wednesday, June 11 8:30-10:00 10:15-11:45 Record Record audio & audio & create slide show create slide show Thursday, June 12 8:30-10:00 10:15-11:45 Continue Embedding building site media Friday, June 13 8:30-10:30 10:45-12:00 Final Closing session touches and feedback 2:30-4:00 Recording software 4:10-5:00 Optional Session: Macs for Windows Use Sat, 31 May 2008 16:17:41 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3182663/Web-Page-Strand-calendar http://www.scribd.com/doc/3157187/Word-Doc-Beyond-Basics Range Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona and northern Mexico Habitat Desert slopes and flats Flowers Blossom The magnificent Saguaro Cactus, the state flower of Arizona, is composed of a tall, thick, fluted, columnar stem, 18 to 24 inches in diameter, often with several large branches (arms) curving upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern cacti. The skin is smooth and waxy, the trunk and stems have stout, 2-inch spines clustered on their ribs. When water is absorbed , the outer pulp of the Saguaro can expand like an accordion, increasing the diameter of the stem and Thu, 29 May 2008 20:39:51 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3157187/Word-Doc-Beyond-Basics http://www.scribd.com/doc/3121504/dont-take-notes So, a few weeks ago she got her son, a Junior at SUNY, to show her how to run a particular program, and she sat their ready, with pencil and paper in hand. Her son said, “Mom! What are those for?” She told him that she was going to take notes and he said, “Mom! Put that away.” So they went through the program in a number of ways, and basically played with it, and she said that her perceptions of technology changed dramatically that day. She said that she had always tried to write down the steps and learn the steps, rather than just running the program. She said that it was her tendency to take Wed, 28 May 2008 00:54:03 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3121504/dont-take-notes http://www.scribd.com/doc/3120715/Saguaro-Cactus-Article Range Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona and northern Mexico Habitat Desert slopes and flats Flowers The magnificent Saguaro Cactus, the state flower of Arizona, is composed of a tall, thick, fluted, columnar stem, 18 to 24 inches in diameter, often with several large branches (arms) curving upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern The skin is smooth and waxy, the trunk and stems have stout, 2-inch spines clustered on their ribs. When water is absorbed , the outer pulp of the Saguaro can expand like an accordion, increasing the diameter of the stem and, in this way, c Tue, 27 May 2008 22:02:46 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3120715/Saguaro-Cactus-Article http://www.scribd.com/doc/3053941/nvubasics Web Design with Nvu Website: http://etc.usf.edu/te/ Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a "new view") is a free, cross-platform program that provides an easy-to-use WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface for web page authoring and editing. Nvu has many of the features of more expensive commercial programs such as Macromedia Dreamweaver and Microsoft Frontpage. With Nvu, you can work on your web page using the graphical interface, or you can quickly switch to code view to make changes to the HTML code. Note: If you’re installing Nvu on a Mac, make sure you copy the program to your Applicatio Thu, 22 May 2008 18:43:57 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3053941/nvubasics http://www.scribd.com/doc/3053732/dunbar-podcast-article * Thu, 22 May 2008 18:19:11 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3053732/dunbar-podcast-article http://www.scribd.com/doc/2600203/digital-natives Marc Prensky Digital Natives Digital Immigrants ©2001 Marc Prensky _____________________________________________________________________________ Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants By Marc Prensky From On the Horizon (NCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5, October 2001) © 2001 Marc Prensky It is amazing to me how in all the hoopla and debate these days about the decline of education in the US we ignore the most fundamental of its causes. Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach. Today’s students have not just cha Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:49:22 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/2600203/digital-natives http://www.scribd.com/doc/263358/smarttools-taskbar .rabksat eht ni raeppa lliw noci slooT draobtramS ehT .4 .slooT draobtramS no kcilC .slooT draobtramS >erawtfoS draobtramS>smargorP llA ta tniop neht ,tratS no kcilC .3 :t’nsi ti fI .ereht si noci slooT draobtramS eht fi ees ot rabksat eht kcehC .2 .ni goL .1 :rabksat eht ot noci slooT draobtramS eht dda ot woh si ereh ,emi tnaem eht nI .eussi siht evloser ot gnikrow si SIM .draobtramS eht no etirw tonnac uoy ,rabksat eht ni slooT draobtramS tuohtiW .ni gol uoy emi t yreve rabksat eht ot noci siht dda ot evah uoy ,eussi noi tallatsni krowten a fo esuaceb ,revewoH .rabksat eht ni yltnena Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:44:22 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/263358/smarttools-taskbar http://www.scribd.com/doc/242455/How-to-Put-the-Smartboard-Tools-Icon-in-the-Taskbar How to Put the Smartboard Tools Icon in the Taskbar The taskbar is a row of icons that lives in the lower right corner of your monitor. It looks similar to this: The icon that looks like a little Smartboard is the Smartboard Tools icon. It is supposed to live permanently in the taskbar. However, because of a network installation issue, you have to add this icon to the taskbar every time you log in. Without Smartboard Tools in the taskbar, you cannot write on the Smartboard. MIS is working to resolve this issue. In the meantime, here is how to add the Smartboard Tools icon to the taskbar: 1. L Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:56:16 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/242455/How-to-Put-the-Smartboard-Tools-Icon-in-the-Taskbar http://www.scribd.com/doc/231028/Splitter-Box Back of CPU (left) Splitter Box (below) VGA Cable (output 2 from splitter box/input to monitor) VGA Cable with white adapter (output from CPU/input to splitter box) Split VGA/Audio Cable VGA Cable (output 1 from splitter box/input to wall) Note: the small audio cable goes to the audio port on the back of your computer. (output from splitter box/input to CPU) Make sure splitter box is plugged in * Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:12:56 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/231028/Splitter-Box http://www.scribd.com/doc/184902/kain-curriculum-map Multimedia Curriculum Integration Map Digital Video II - Final Course Project Template Name: John Kain Teaching Assignment: 9th Grade Social Studies Subject Focus for Project: Treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II Please complete a minimum of 9 rows in the table below for a semester of content covered. Month/Grading Period (Minimum 1 semester) Content and Essential Questions (Power Standards) Strands, Concepts Covered (Skills) Assessment (Formative &/or Summative) Multimedia Utilization and Activities (Minimum 1 Digital Resource Required) (Control + Click to open hyperlinks) Who Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:03:14 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/184902/kain-curriculum-map http://www.scribd.com/doc/126702/kain-curriculum-map Multimedia Curriculum Integration Map Digital Video II - Final Course Project Template Name: John Kain Teaching Assignment: 9th Grade Social Studies Subject Focus for Project: Treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II Please complete a minimum of 9 rows in the table below for a semester of content covered. Month/Grading Period (Minimum 1 semester) Content and Essential Questions (Power Standards) Strands, Concepts Covered (Skills) Assessment (Formative &/or Summative) Multimedia Utilization and Activities (Minimum 1 Digital Resource Required) (Control + Click to open hyperlinks) Who Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:55:00 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/126702/kain-curriculum-map http://www.scribd.com/doc/126297/kain-curriculum-map Multimedia Curriculum Integration Map Digital Video II - Final Course Project Template Name: John Kain Teaching Assignment: 9th Grade Social Studies Subject Focus for Project: Treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II Please complete a minimum of 9 rows in the table below for a semester of content covered. Month/Grading Period (Minimum 1 semester) Content and Essential Questions (Power Standards) Strands, Concepts Covered (Skills) Assessment (Formative &/or Summative) Multimedia Utilization and Activities (Minimum 1 Digital Resource Required) (Control + Click to open hyperlinks) Who Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:07:19 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/126297/kain-curriculum-map http://www.scribd.com/doc/103040/tech-camp-notes 6/10/07 You need iLife 6 on your Macbook. Focus on academic standards. Outcomes: 1. Make a standards based podcast 2. Learn the podcast 3. Connect podcast to your classroom reality Field trip…Pima Air and Space Museum. What is a standard that I teach? Think of narrated radio show. 3-5 minute narration that goes with pictures that goes on the Web. We teach the enhanced version….with photos. Take a lot of pix that support a curriculum standards. Nose art on airplanes…shapes Come to your chart…brainstorm list of lesson ideas. The end result is to have a standard based podcast. Everyone do Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:14:51 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/103040/tech-camp-notes http://www.scribd.com/doc/41657/Lab-upgrades PESD Technology Learning Center Information Site: Room: Computer Model Numbers and Quantity: Software installed: (list programs that are not a part of the basic image) Requested Software to be installed or added to the image: Printers: (Type and number): Projection system/equipment: Power/extension cords: Room arrangement: /var/www/apps/collegelist/repos/collegelist/trunk/collegelist/tmp/scratch2/41682.doc| 2/9/2008 | 1 * Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:46:08 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/41657/Lab-upgrades http://www.scribd.com/doc/30666/Flickr-Basics Newbie's Guide to Flickr | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Teacher/Desktop/Flickr%20Ba... Webware Cool web apps for everyone Go Home About Contact How-to Newbie's Guide to Flickr By Josh Lowensohn – March 30, 2007, 3:00 PM PDT Flickr is a popular photo-sharing and hosting service with advanced and powerful features. It supports an active and engaged community where people share and explore each other's photos. You can share and host hundreds of your own pictures on Flickr without paying a dime. There's also a pro service that gets you unlimited Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:27:47 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/30666/Flickr-Basics http://www.scribd.com/doc/30664/deliciousquickstart A QuickStart Guide for del.icio.us social bookmarks by Wesley Fryer www.speedofcreativity.org Updated 4/12/2007 Tags A tag is simply a word you use to describe a bookmark. Unlike folders, you make up tags when you need them and you can use as many as you like. The result is a better way to organize your bookmarks and a great way to discover interesting things on the Web. After you are logged in, click HELP and choose to install a tool for saving bookmarks (depending on your web browser) Sign up for a del.icio.us account: In your web browser (I recommend FireFox) go to del.icio.us and in the up Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:22:31 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/30664/deliciousquickstart http://www.scribd.com/doc/30655/how-to-turn-off-office-features two or three . net: How to turn off annoying MS Word Features file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Teacher/Desktop/how_to_turn... « My Two Cents (10/18) - More Islam in the News | Main | Beheading Nations - The Islamization of Europe's Cities » How to turn off annoying MS Word Features UPDATE 10/20/2006 Added turning off Personalized Menus Here's my list of things to turn off. Man, they are annoying. Enjoy. 1. Creating New Styles for Every Format Change Problem Someone at Microsoft thought it would be helpful to create a feature called "Keep track of formatting" that would create and mo Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:56:42 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/30655/how-to-turn-off-office-features http://www.scribd.com/doc/27155/heard-lab PESD Technology Learning Center Information Site: Heard Room: 213 (computer lab) and Media Center Computer Model Numbers and Quantity: 30 Dell Optiplex GX260s (in computer lab): 13 Dell Optiplex GX620s (mostly in media center) Software installed: (list programs that are not a part of the basic image) Synchroneyes, Power DVD, Audacity Requested Software to be installed or added to the image: Everything on the “Basic Computer Image” proposed by Instructional Technology, plus: Typing Pal, Rosetta Stone, Starfall, Galileo, Learning.com, Photoshop Elements, Synchroneyes, Photoshop Elements, Ge Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:34:37 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/27155/heard-lab http://www.scribd.com/doc/27154/herrera-lab PESD Technology Learning Center Information Site: Herrera Room: Media Center (Herrera doesn’t have a computer lab) Computer Model Numbers and Quantity: 11 Dell Optiplex GX620s Software installed: (list programs that are not a part of the basic image)None Requested Software to be installed or added to the image: None at this time Printers: (Type and number): 1 HP Laserjet 5n; 1 Dell 5210n; 1 Brother MFC 7820 Projection system/equipment: None Power/extension cords: Round table with column in middle with AC outlets; long table with AC tower and power strips Room arrangement: 4 computers Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:32:17 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/27154/herrera-lab http://www.scribd.com/doc/27088/capitol-lab PESD Technology Learning Center Information Site: Capitol Room: Media Center (no lab at Capitol) Computer Model Numbers and Quantity: 12 Dell Optiplex GX 620s; 4 Dell Optiplex GX260s Software installed: (list programs that are not a part of the basic image) The Graph Club, Power DVD Requested Software to be installed or added to the image: None at this time Printers: (Type and number): 1 Dell 5210N Projection system/equipment: Portable data projector, portable Smartboard, pulldown screen Power/extension cords: Power strips, in-floor AC outlets Room arrangement: 4 computers 3 computers Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:06:21 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/27088/capitol-lab http://www.scribd.com/doc/27085/edison-lab PESD Technology Learning Center Information Site: Edison Room: 601 – Media Center (no lab at Edison) Computer Model Numbers and Quantity: 11 Dell Optiplex GX620s Software installed: (list programs that are not a part of the basic image) 1 computer has the Brother scanner software Requested Software to be installed or added to the image: none at this time Printers: (Type and number): 1 HP Color Laserjet 4500n; 1 HP Laserjet 5N; 1 Brother MFC7820N Printer/Scanner Projection system/equipment: portable projector, wall-mounted Smartboard Power/extension cords: power strips, in-floor AC outlets Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:35:24 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/27085/edison-lab http://www.scribd.com/doc/26498/Lab-upgrades PESD Technology Learning Center Information Site: Room: Computer Model Numbers and Quantity: Software installed: (list programs that are not a part of the basic image) Requested Software to be installed or added to the image: Printers: (Type and number): Projection system/equipment: Power/extension cords: Room arrangement: /var/www/apps/collegelist/repos/collegelist/trunk/collegelist/tmp/scratch0/26522.doc| 2/9/2008 | 1 * Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:48:45 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/26498/Lab-upgrades http://www.scribd.com/doc/21972/Using-Your-Webcam Using Your Webcam 1. Power up and log in to your computer, then plug the webcam into a USB port. If you have two USB ports, one on top of the other, the webcam may prefer the lower port. 2. Clip the webcam to the top of the laptop monitor. Sliding it on from one side may work best. 3. Double click on the Logitech Quickcam shortcut on the desktop. 4. The Quickcam pane will open. Click on the Quick Capture link in the upper right corner. *4. The Quick Capture pane will open. You may have to wait a couple seconds for the software to recognize the camera. Then you should see live video of whateve Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:36:13 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/21972/Using-Your-Webcam http://www.scribd.com/doc/13298/Coming-of-age *Coming Of Age: An Introduction To The NEW Worldwide Web Coming of age: an introduction to the new world wide web Featuring case studies and how-to articles by leading practitioners in the world of education By Terry Freedman (Ed) 2 *Coming Of Age: An Introduction To The NEW Worldwide Web Preliminary information Publishing © 2006 Terry Freedman and individual contributors. The right of Terry Freedman to be identified as the editor of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in Great Britain as an electronic book in Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:26:00 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/13298/Coming-of-age http://www.scribd.com/doc/12587/Using-Your-Wireless Using Your School’s Wireless Network Emerson Court and some PESD schools have a campus-wide wireless network. This means if you have a laptop computer with a wireless card, you can connect to the Internet or the PESD network wirelessly from most areas of your school. This is different from the wireless connection that some schools obtain through a portable wireless access point (WAP). WAP connectivity is usually limited to one or two classrooms, while the campus-wide network is just that: campus-wide (or nearly so). Here are the steps to connect to a campus-wide wireless network: 1. Make sur Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:35:46 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/12587/Using-Your-Wireless http://www.scribd.com/doc/12585/Microsoft-Producer Microsoft Producer: Become a Digital Video Maestro PESD #1 John Kain, Tech Integration Specialist *Our Agenda  Overview of Producer *Our Agenda  Overview of Producer  Import media content *Our Agenda  Overview of Producer  Import media content  New Presentation Wizard *Our Agenda  Overview of Producer  Import media content  New Presentation Wizard  Synchronize slides with video *Our Agenda  Overview of Producer  Import media content  New Presentation Wizard  Synchronize slides with video  Publish your presentation *Our Agenda  Overvi Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:30:26 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/12585/Microsoft-Producer