| |
Thought for the Week
An education isn't how much you
have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's
being able to differentiate between what you do know and
what you don't. -- Anatole France |
|
|
February is Black History Month!
|
 As
you may already know, February is Black History Month! It is
a time to educate our students on the plight of African
Americans in this country. Here are several unitedstreaming
videos you and your colleagues can use to educate your
students. To view each video, login to unitedstreaming (http://unitedstreaming.com)
and search for these titles:
- Diversity Elementary:
Race Gr.1-Gr.4
- Many Voices: Quick to
Judge (African-American Culture) Gr. 4-Gr.7
- Underground Railroad,
The: Escape From Slavery Gr.5-Gr.9
- Buffalo Soldiers
Gr.6-Gr.8
- Civil Rights: The Long
Road to Equality Gr.5-Gr.12
- Events of the Twentieth
Century: A Conversation With Rosa Parks Gr.7-Gr.12
- Events of the Twentieth
Century: Martin Luther King: The Beginning of the Civil
Rights Movement Gr.7-Gr.12
- Slave Ship
Gr.9-Gr.12
|
The African-American Migration Experience
|
 The
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's new Web
site on 400 years of black migration seeks to teach visitors
about the profound impact blacks have had on American
culture and history. The site includes thousands of pages of
text, photographs and maps about the international and
domestic migration patterns of 35 million blacks and their
ancestors.
http://www.inmotionaame.org |
Students Can Win $2000!
|
 Would
your students like to win $2000.00 scholarships and a trip
to Washington D.C.? Enter the U. S. Department of State
Doors to Diplomacy collaborative, project-based design
competition! Another excellent online shared learning
project is International Schools CyberFair. The highest
scoring Louisiana classroom in the International Schools
CyberFair competition will receive $500.00. Registration is
now open for both projects!! For more information visit
http://www.globalschoolnet.org or contact
lisa.monteith@cpsb.org |
Computer Memory Facts
|
 For
those of you that are trying to learn a little more about
computer memory (RAM) this site may be the key:
http://www.simmtester.com/page/memory. The site includes
memory faq's and glossary terms for your reference as well
as information on the latest memory trends, tech data and
articles regarding the world of computer memory. |
Looking for Jazz resources?
|
|
Check out the Jazz Appreciation
Month Website,
http://www.ed.gov/free/jazz.html. Here you will
find titles such as Drop Me Off in Harlem, JAZZ, A Film by
Ken Burns, Musical Harlem, Dr. Billy Taylor, A Conversation
on Jazz, Smithsonian Jazz, and many more. |
For Tight Software Budgets
|
 Adobe
System Inc.'s Software Donation Program allows U.S. K-12
schools or nonprofit organizations that provide teacher
training or develop curriculum for K-12 classrooms to
request a maximum of four software packages per year of the
latest versions of Adobe software. The program is managed in
partnership with Gifts in Kind International. A nominal
processing and shipping fee is charged for all software
donations. For complete information on the program, go to
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/philanthropy/software.html |
Poetry Daily
|
|
Hey! Language Arts and English
Teachers check out an online anthology of poetry published
by The Daily Poetry Association.
http://www.poems.com |
Investigating Kites
|
 It's
a bird, it's a plane, it's... It's almost spring, and in
honor of the season you can visit this site to explore the
time-honored tradition of flying a kite. Students are
invited to investigate the origin and history of kites, and
learn about Benjamin Franklin's classic kite and lightning
experiment. Follow up with the links to create your own
kites, or learn more about the actual dynamics behind kite
flying.
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/04/040802_kites.jhtml |
Print Multiple Documents in Word
|
 Printing
a number of Word documents can easily become cumbersome.
Rather than opening each file and printing individually, use
the folder list to print them all at once. Follow these
steps:
- Open the folder that
contains the Word documents you want to print.
- Press [Ctrl], and
select the files you want to print. (If the files are
adjacent, select the first file in the list, press
[Shift], and select the last file in the list.)
- Right-click the
selection, and select Print from the shortcut menu.
- Select the desired
print options, and click OK. (The selected options will
apply to all of the documents.)
Word will print the files
in the order they appear in the folder. |
Select a Cell without Triggering Its Hyperlink in Excel
|
 To
avoid triggering the hyperlink in Excel, you had to select
an adjacent cell and then navigate to the desired cell using
your arrow keys. Fortunately, Microsoft realizes what a pain
this is and provides a way to select a cell without
activating its hyperlink in Excel XP. To do so, simply hold
the mouse button down a little longer than usual when
selecting the cell. When you really do want to activate a
hyperlink, simply click and release the mouse button as you
usually would. |
Top Ten Viruses Found on CPSB Computers
|
| Here are the
top ten viruses found on CPSB computers in the past 7 days.
The stats are based on 482
infected computers out of a total of
9360 OfficeScan clients.
 The
latest OfficeScan pattern as of
2-09-2005 is pattern
2.398.00. 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.
|
|
Best on
the Net!! -- 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)
VOCABULARY
BUILDERS:
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words
Many upper elementary teachers have trouble improving their
students' limited vocabulary. Since vocabulary is a major focus of
standardized testing each year, you may want to check the resources
available here for increasing student vocabulary through online
exercises and resources; several choices are available.
WORD SCRAMBLER TOOL:
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/scramble
Enter your list of spelling words for the week, and then click to
scramble the letters and create a student worksheet. Perfect for an
extension activity to add to your regular spelling exercises.
THINGS TO DO WITH BULLETIN BOARDS:
http://www.punkyschildcare.com/preschool/bb-ideas.htm
If your classroom bulletin board is looking a little ragged or stale
lately, then try some of the wonderfully creative ideas collected
here. Learn how to refresh or recover the board without spending a
whole lot of money, as well as how to make beautiful and inexpensive
borders.
|
|
An official publication
of the CPSB Technology Department
If you have any questions or comments please e-mail the Webmaster.
For Technical Support:
tech.help@cpsb.org
Calcasieu Parish Homepage
Technology Department
Teacher Link
Best on
the Net
Tech Guides
Computer Purchasing Information
Tech Connect Archive |
