****Region V is sponsoring G.I.S. Day THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE GPSs FOR YOUR SCHOOL****

We are inviting Calcasieu Parish schools to participate in a state-wide project entitled, “Quest with GIS: Part Two."

Last year, Calcasieu had 97% of its schools participate in this project. You may recall last year the project focused on students solving emergency preparedness problems by using GIS (Graphic Information Systems) technology. Various activities were completed by the students including determining the global address of the front door of the school. Students then submitted this information to the Quest with GIS database.

The Louisiana Department of Education, through the Louisiana Center for Educational Technology, has prepared a project aligned with state curriculum standards called “Mapping the Past (Quest 2).” Region V TLTC will be sponsoring this event*. This is the second year that this event has been held and it is an opportunity for our students to participate in an activity that involves authentic, real-life application. It is designed to provide the state's children with a sense of appreciation, pride, and stewardship for Louisiana's historic locations. Students will be researching historical and cultural treasures such as a cemeteries, battlefields, or monuments and participating in lesson activities that will instill in them the importance of the need to care and preserve our heritage. Grade specific lesson plans have been developed for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 classroom teachers. Lessons span 3-5 days depending on class duration. Complete project details are available as an Adobe Acrobat file at http://www.cpsb.org/regionv/gisday.pdf.

Register for participation by going to the Region V Course Registration site (Go to http://www.cpsb.org/regionv and click on Course Registration). Create an account (if you have not registered for a Region V TLTC since summer 2004) or login if you already have an account.  Then click on the corresponding GIS Project, either K-4, 5-8 or 9-12 listed under “Register for Institutes, Online Workshops, or Graduate Credit Courses.” Registration must be completed by January 20.

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Teachers who register, collect, and submit the required data resulting in their data being displayed on the "Smart Map" at the site will receive a GPS (Note: A maximum of 5 GPSs will be given to one school.) GPS units are being supplied by the Calcasieu Parish Technology Department.

Region V TLTC is offering the Online Moderated "Workshop Math Maneuvers".  This is a 6-week online moderated workshop is designed to aid teachers in integrating and using technology to improve their math instruction. The user will navigate through six focus areas critical to building mathematical fluency. Each focus area will be supported with examples, followed by a task or tasks allowing the user to incorporate ideas, techniques, and resources to improve instructional strategies.

The cost is $50 and you will be awarded 12 CLUs for professional development for successfully completing the course.

To register, go to www.cpsb.org/resources/regionv and click on Course Registration in the left frame. You will be prompted to enter your account number (your SS# without the dashes). If you don’t have an account you will need to create one at this time. Finally, select Register for Institutes, Online Workshops or Graduate Credit Courses. You will find both the spring and summer sessions being offered.

When you want to use an existing chart format in a new chart, you can copy the existing chart and change the data source by going to Chart | Source Data. But if you need to create a number of charts based on the existing format, creating a user-defined chart type is more efficient. Follow these steps:

• Select the existing chart whose format you want to use.
• Go to Chart | Chart Type.
• On the Custom Types tab, select User-defined.
• Click the Add button, and enter a name for your new chart type.

The next time you use the Chart Wizard to create a chart, you'll be able to select your new custom chart type from the list of user-defined chart types on the Custom Types tab.

To ensure all your slides have the same background or logo on them, you may choose to use a Master Slide.  To use a Master Slide, on the View menu, point to Master, and then click Slide Master.
Do any of the following:

• To insert a slide master (slide master: The slide that stores information about the design template applied, including font styles, placeholder sizes and positions, background design, and color schemes.) that uses the default styles in Microsoft PowerPoint, on the Slide Master View toolbar, click Insert New Slide Master.
• To insert a slide master by adding a new design template (design template: A file that contains the styles in a presentation, including the type and size of bullets and fonts; placeholder sizes and positions; background design and fill color schemes; and a slide master and optional title master.), on the Formatting toolbar, click Design , point to the design you want, click the arrow, and select one of the options on the shortcut menu.
• To insert a title master (title master: The slide that stores information from the design template pertaining to styles on title slides, including placeholder sizes and positions, background design, and color schemes.) for an existing slide master, select the slide master thumbnail on the left, and on the Slide Master View toolbar, click Insert New Title Master.

When you insert a new master or add a design template, the design appears in the Slide Design task pane under "Used in this presentation". The design is then available to apply to any new slides when you are working in normal view.

The latest OfficeScan pattern as of 1-19-2005 is pattern 2.359.00. Please check your pattern by placing your cursor over the OfficeScan icon and viewing the pop-up window that appears. If your pattern is significantly LOWER than this (A HIGHER PATTERN NUMBER IS OK), please email tech.help@cpsb.org regarding this or any other question you have regarding OfficeScan.

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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