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Thought for the Week
The secret of happiness is to make
others believe they are the cause of it.
-- Al Batt |
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CPSB Email
Issue
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The CPSB email server went down
on Thursday. The source of problem was due to email users
sending and receiving many large attachments and not
clearing out their mailbox by either downloading or deleting
all messages in their server mailbox. As a result, the
maximum amount of information that can be kept in the
mailbox has now been lowered to 10MB. At this point the
user’s mailbox will be frozen until he or she deletes items
in the mailbox.
For information on how to clean out your CPSB mailbox, go to
the CPSB Tech Support website at
http://help.cpsb.org and
click on the “Tech Guides” link and then look under the
“Email (Microsoft Outlook)” section to view the document
titled “Cleaning Out Your Mailbox" or click on this link to
directly access the file:
http://teacherlink.cpsb.org/tech_help/guides/Outlook/Cleaning_Out_Your_Mailbox.pdf. |
Region V
TLTC Spring Workshop Schedule
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 Region
V TLTC announces the Spring Workshop schedule. The
workshops being offered include:
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*NEW*
Early and Often: Using Technology in the Early
Childhood Classroom
-- Online Workshop ($50 FEE)
- WebQuests: Journeys for
the Classroom -- Online Workshop ($50
FEE)
- Searching for Success
-- Online Workshop ($50 FEE)
- Online Databases
-- Online Workshop ($50 FEE)
- Microsoft Word Projects in
the Classroom -- Online Workshop ($50
FEE)
- Louisiana Information
Literacy Initiative
- Introduction Excel XP
(Part 2)
- Introduction to Digital
Video
- Introduction to Windows
XP/2000 Networking
To view a detailed schedule
or to register for a workshop,
click here |
Limited
Registration! APPLY NOW!
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Region
V TLTC Online Course: Curriculum Enhancement with Technology
Spring Quarter: March 10, 2004-May 21, 2004
**Scholarship Opportunity**
The Region V Teaching,
Learning, and Technology Center will be offering an online
professional development course entitled, “Curriculum
Enhancement with Technology.” Please see the
course syllabus for course description and course
topics.
All participants MUST have
an active email address, access to the Internet and
PowerPoint software. Participants will receive three hours
of college credit from Louisiana Tech that can be counted
towards your plus 30.
Grant awardees will be
given a scholarship valued at $250.00 to cover partial cost
of course tuition. Participants will pay the remaining
$61.00 tuition fee and a $20.00 application fee.
Selection Criteria/Requirements to participate:
- Complete online
application at:
http://www.cpsb.org/scripts/online_course/online_ppt.asp
- All participants MUST
have an active email account, access to the Internet
after hours, and PowerPoint software.
- Deadline to submit a
request to participate for Winter Quarter is noon on
February 3, 2004.
If you are selected to participate in this course, you
will be notified via email on February 4th by 4:00 p.m.
For further information,
feel free to contact Kim Leblanc,
kim.leblanc@cpsb.org.
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Web Search
Secrets from TechTV
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 How
do you begin to search the Web efficiently and effectively
for the right information? Start with these dos and don'ts
for scouring the Web.
- Do use the most common
words that describe your search.
- Don't be afraid to type in
keywords that come to mind.
Here are five tips to
maximize your searches with Google.
- Try it, you'll like it
- Do what seems
obvious first.
- Don't be
intimidated. Type in single or multiple keywords.
- Don't bother with
advanced search techniques, such as +, -, quotes,
and so on, unless the most obvious keywords don't
work.
- Search for keywords
- Do provide several
keywords that you think will appear in the search
result.
- Don't format a
query in the form of a question. For example, if you
want to see Internet pages about parachuting safety
tips, type in the words "parachuting safety" without
including the words "pages" or "about."
- Use quotes
- Do use quotation
marks to perform a phrase search. For example, to
search for the book Wuthering Heights, use quotation
marks around the entire title.
- Read all about it
- Do read the
snippets. Most search engines offer summary text
with each search result. Google calls the summary
text a snippet. The snippets will help you save time
and provide an idea of what the webpage is about.
- Do save time by
picking out the best results from there.
- Looks like, sounds
like
- Do try the Web
Directory to search for a general topic and not a
keyword.
- Do try Similar
Pages to find other pages related to your search.
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Windows XP
Tip
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 Hidden
in Windows XP's System Information utility is a very good
tool for getting a lot more information about what's going
on. Go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools
| System Information. Then choose Net Diagnostics from the
Tools menu. The program will ping your DNS servers,
gateways, SMTP and POP3 mail servers, and proxies; test your
modem and network adapters; and supply very detailed reports
about your settings, as well as which tests passed and which
failed. |
Microsoft
Excel Tip
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 Did
you ever want to change the height or width of selected
columns or rows? You can apply the same change to more than
one row or column by selecting the rows or columns you want
to change and then dragging the border of one of the
selected rows or columns to the desired location. When you
release the mouse button, all of the selected rows or
columns will change to the new height or width. |
T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R. -- Kidspiration Templates
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The site has a large section of
pre-made Kidspiration templates and graphic organizers to
download and use in your classroom. Pre-K to 5th grade.
http://www.globalclassroom.org/together/kidspiration.html |
Enter Line
Breaks in Excel
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You
can control the line breaks for multiple-line headings or
labels in your Microsoft Excel worksheet, just like you do
in Microsoft Word. Here's how to do it.
- Click the cell where you
want the label or heading to appear.
- Type the first line of
information.
- Press ALT+ENTER.
- Type the second line. Then
repeat step 3 if you have additional lines to enter.
- Press ENTER when you've
finished typing.
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Moving or
Copying Files From a Single Window
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 Moving
or copying files? You don't need to see the destination on
screen, as you would dragging files across a two-paned
Explorer window, or from one window to another. In Windows
XP, every Explorer window offers "Move this file" and "Copy
this file" commands.
Open any folder window and select the file(s) or folder(s)
you'd like to move or copy. Click the "Move this file" or
"Copy this file" option from the list on the left, and in
the resulting window, navigate your way to the destination
folder. To complete the operation, click "Move" or "Copy." |
Top Ten Viruses Found on CPSB Computers
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Here are the top ten viruses found on CPSB computers in the
past 7 days. The stats are based on 118
infected computers out of a total of
6758 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.
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Best on
the Net!! NEW FEATURE!! -- Visit this site for hundreds of websites for teachers! 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)
300 THINGS TO DO ON THE 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL:
http://users.aol.com/a100thday/ideas.html
The hundredth day of school is coming up, and if you're running out
of fresh ideas on how to celebrate, find numerous creative
suggestions here. Teacher submitted ideas reflect different grade
levels, while you can find activities to celebrate as either
individual classes or as an entire school.
AN INQUIRER'S
GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE:
http://sln.fi.edu/planets/planets.html
Is the universe expanding? Could Mars possibly have supported life?
Student planetary investigators can discover what we already know
about space, and then explore the realm of science fiction in this
Franklin Institute exhibit. They can also try their hand at writing
science fiction pieces themselves in the writing labs, and then
submit their work for online portfolios.
EXPLORING RHYME:
http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/thematic_units/Poetry_Rhyme/PR_1.asp
With internet resources, explore the world of nursery rhymes,
rhyming games, and poetry through a wide variety of samples. Find a
Rhyme Machine, A Pocketful of Rhymes, Silly Stories, Barking
Spiders, and more.
SNOW SIMILES:
http://abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/December/similes.htm
How would your students describe winter? Snow is most like... what
exactly? Or January is as cold as... ? Print out this student
worksheet to either introduce your students to, or reinforce skills
in similes.
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