Issue 29

Thought for the Week
Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
-- Plato

NOMINATE NOW!

All full-time classroom teachers are eligible for the 12th annual Disney American Teacher Awards. To nominate a teacher please visit the following site: http://disney.go.com/disneylearning/ata/index.html
Nominations are due by March 31. Once a teacher is nominated the application packet to apply for the award is due May 25.

Four NETS for Better Searching

We've all struggled to find the right web site! This site walks you through the sometimes tricky process of queries and searches. http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm

Locking The Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Toolbar

One of the new IE 6 features that we like is the ability to lock down the toolbars. It seems our toolbars were always changing (or someone was changing them for us). But, in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, you can right-click a toolbar and choose Lock the Toolbars. This is a toggle command. If "Lock the Toolbars" is checked, the toolbars are locked. If it isn't checked they are not locked.

Macintosh Startup Guide

Sometimes it is necessary to startup a Macintosh computer from a CD. For instance, if you need to reformat a hard drive, run disk first aid on the hard drive, or restore system software. To boot from a CD, do the following: Insert a CD that contains system software such as the Mac OS Software Install CD or the Software Restore CD that came with your machine. 2. Make sure that the Caps Lock key is not on. 3. Hold down the "C" key on the keyboard and choose Finder menu item: Special > Restart. When you see the "Mac OS" screen with the words "Starting Up," release the "C" key. Once it finishes starting up, you can use the CD to perform the necessary actions such as installing or restoring system software. As a double check, to make sure that you have booted from the CD and not the hard drive, the icon for the CD should appear in the upper right corner of your desktop above your hard drive icon. If not, simply repeat the procedure above to ensure that you are booting from the CD.

Great Resource!

The Gateway to Educational Materials^SM is a Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. GEM is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and is a special project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. Teachers, parents, administrators can search or browse The Gateway^SM and find thousands of high quality educational materials, including lesson plans, activities, and projects. http://www.thegateway.org

Save All Your Word Documents at Once in Word & Excel

If you know the "secret" key, you can save or close all of your open documents in one step. Hold down "SHIFT" and click the File menu. When you hold down "SHIFT", two new options appear on the File menu: "Close All" and "Save All". To save all your open documents at once, click "Save All". Or, to close all your open documents, click "Close All"; Word will prompt you to save your changes before closing any documents.

Internet Explorer Tip

To type a website in the address bar of your browser without the "http://www." or ".com", enter the address and press control+enter to quickly place the "http://www." and ".com" for you. (For example, you would type yahoo then press control+enter and IE would convert it to http://www.yahoo.com)

Article Summary: (A continuing series ... part 8 out of 10)

Success is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life By Rick Pitino (with Bill Reynolds) ISBN# 0-553-06668-4 Hard work comes with a price. And those who pay the price are less willing to surrender to obstacles that come their way. Anyone can "showboat" for a day, a week, or even a month. But "steady at the helm" keeps the boat afloat and sailing in the right direction. Look at stumbling blocks as opportunities to succeed. Be flexible, and adjust your course so that you do not get sidetracked. Eliminate the word "quit" from your vocabulary and replace it with "persistence." The PHD's (Poor, Hungry, Driven) will come out on top because they are willing to stay the course.

Top Ten Viruses Found on CPSB Computers

Here are the top 10 viruses for the last seven days. These stats are based on 45 infected computers out of 2261 OfficeScan clients.

The information shows the name of the virus, the number of infected files found, and the percentage of the virus from the total. ALL school board employees need to ensure that their Dell, Compaq, HP, IBM or other PC classroom computers stay virus free. Go to the following link to download the district copy of OfficeScan: http://teacherlink.cpsb.org/officescan and your computer will automatically be updated daily to scan for the latest viruses. You must install the software using Internet Explorer 4.0 or later (Netscape will not work!!!!!) Please answer "Yes" to all prompts as the software installs. If you have any questions, please contact the CPSB Help Desk at tech.help@cpsb.org.

Best on the Net!! NEW FEATURE!! -- We are in the process of creating a resource site for Calcasieu Parish educators that will feature the best sites on the Internet. We would love to hear from you about the best educational sites you have found on the web. Please submit, via email, the sites you feel merit inclusion. Send to tech.connect@cpsb.org. Please include the URL and a short sentence about the site.

Featured Sites: (These sites were submitted by teachers in Calcasieu Parish)

The PBS Kids' Democracy Project: President for a Day!: (Grades K-2)
http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/presforaday/index.html
--> An interactive web site where kids get to sit in the Oval Office and call the shots.

National Geographic's Inside the White House: (Grades 6-8)
http://www.pbs.org/weta/whitehouse/whhome.htm
--> Your newly-elected student presidents get to decorate the Oval Office and learn what type of president they will be.

The American Experience features sites on the Presidents: (Grades 9-12)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/frames/featured/featured.html
--> A look at the inauguration of President George W. Bush and past presidents.

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