Join in on the Fun!! -- Registration is Limited!! (First Come—First Served)

• July 7-9, 2004 — Face-to-Face Institute
• July 9-August 5, 2004 — Online Course
• August 5, 2004 — Face-to-Face Follow-up

Overview
PalmQuest is an integration project for classroom teachers. This handheld institute will provide classroom teachers with an overview and working knowledge of the functionality of a Palm handheld to support student learning.

General Information

• Registration: $500 Includes:  Palm Zire 71 with built-in digital camera, Palm software, Online course, Course materials, Lodging and meals for institute (St. Charles Retreat Center, Moss Bluff, LA)
• Time:
  • Institute Session — Begins with registration from noon to 1:00 on July 7th and ends at noon on July 9th.
  • Online Course — July 9th through August 5th
  • Follow-up Session — August 5th from 9:00 to 3:00 (CPSB Tech Center)
• Instructors: Region V TLTC Staff

To download the registration brochure, visit: www.cpsb.org/regionv/palmquest/brochure.pdf
Pre-register at: www.cpsb.org/scripts/regionvclasses/rv_register.asp

For more information, contact Kim Leblanc, kim.leblanc@cpsb.org

Louisiana's Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) are statements of what all students should know or be able to do by the end of each grade in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. To view the GLEs:

Go to the following website: http://www.doe.state.la.us/conn/

• Select LA Content Standards on the horizontal menu bar.
• Select a content area (ELA, math, science, or social studies).
• Click the Benchmark button to the right of a content standard.
• Click the GLE button to the right of a benchmark.

For those users in the CPSB district that are not logging onto the CPSB domain because they are afraid that they are going to loose everything, don't worry because help is here.  There are two handouts that will walk you through every step. The handouts can be found at:

XP: http://teacherlink.cpsb.org/tech_help/guides/Windows/Moving_User_Profiles_Windows_XP.pdf
2000: http://teacherlink.cpsb.org/tech_help/guides/Windows/Moving_User_Profiles_in_Windows_2000.pdf

For any other guides, go to http://help.cpsb.org

Windows 95 comes with the Backup utility. To use this built-in application to regularly back up all the Word documents on your computer, follow these steps:

• Launch "MSBackup.exe", located under Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools, and select the drives you want to include in your backup.
• Go to Settings | File Filtering.
• Choose "Select All" to select all the registered file types.
• Click "Exclude" to copy these to the Excluded list in the window below.
• In this bottom window, highlight the .doc extension, and then click Delete. The .doc extension is no longer excluded from the backup.
• Choose the destination for the backup and save the file set.

Now, when you want to back up your Word documents, run Backup, select "Open File Set" from the File menu, and choose the file set you just saved. The backup program will then back up all your .doc files to the destination you specified.

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.

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

GADGET ANATOMY:
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/GadgetAnatomy.html
Let your students test their knowledge of machines by identifying the various mechanisms at play in this interactive quiz. If they get stuck, they can link to The Inventor's Toolbox to complete an illustrated reading selection on all simple machines.

SPRING SCIENCE:
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/03/032502_spring.jhtml
It's the universal time of renewal--the vernal equinox, or spring. Learn how cultures the world over have celebrated important spring rites, how history has marked spring, how we continue meaningful traditions today, and how science and the revolution of our Earth can explain the change of seasons.

TORNADO IN A JAR:
http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/toddler//games/Newgame.cfm?GameID=134
Understand the weather principles at work by creating and viewing your own tornado in a jar. This is not the soda bottle variety, though you will find the experiment equally effective. It requires only simple household materials.

BAROMETER IN A JAR:
http://www.madscience.org/Kids/Experiments/Experiment01/index.htm
Students will start paying attention to the weather once they build and monitor their own weather measurement instruments. In this project, students will build a basic barometer, judging by the water levels whether to expect warmer or cooler weather.
 

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