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Issue 31,
Volume 5
April 14, 2005
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Thought for the Week
"You always pass failure on the
way to success." -- Mickey Rooney
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Apply NOW for BellSouth Mini Grants!
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 The
2005-2006 Bell South Mini Grant Applications have been
distributed to all principals at the April 13, 2005
principals meeting. All classroom teachers are eligible to
apply for this $500 mini grant; please see your principal
for the application packet. The Bell South Mini Grant can be
accessed electronically on the Grant Department Website:
http://www.cpsb.org/system/c&i/grants. The grant
deadline is May 31, 2005 and must be sent directly
to: Mandi Mitchell, c/o: BellSouth Teacher Mini Grant
Program, 410 Division St., Lake Charles, LA 70601. A copy of
all grant applications must be submitted with a cover
sheet to the Grant Department Office. See application packet
for details. Email
yvette.ardoin@cpsb.org if you have any questions. |
The Technology Department Announces Newest Members
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The CPSB
Tech Support Center would like to introduce our new Network
Administrator, Charles Burton. Charles is taking over this
position from Wendell Christian who will be leaving us
shortly. Charles will be administering the CPSB network and
the network staff that oversees its operation. Charles
graduated from McNeese State University with degrees in
Information Technology and Drafting as well as the
University of Phoenix in Computer Science. Charles has ten
years experience with networks and their administration.
The district will benefit from the ideas and experience
that Charles will bring with him in the position.
 “I’m
looking forward to expanding the use of
technology in the district and the role our
department can play in this.” –Charles Burton |
You can
reach Charles via the CPSB Help Desk at
tech.help@cpsb.org
The
CPSB Tech Support Center would like to introduce our
newest staff member, Leon Thomas. Leon is joining us as
a Help Desk Specialist and will be working along with
Mike Gray to help answer your technical questions. Leon
studied at Midwestern University in Business Information
Systems and has CNA training from the International
Business School. Leon has previous experience with
providing help desk support for businesses in the
Dallas, Texas area. The district is fortunate to get
someone with Leon’s experience to assist CPSB employees
with their tech questions.
 “I
look forward to getting to know the staff
and district and look forward to helping the
system move forward by assisting people with
their technical problems.” –Leon Thomas |
You
can reach Leon via the CPSB Help Desk at
tech.help@cpsb.org
By
adding a second help desk position, the Tech Support
Center will be better able to address your needs and
proactively address support issues. This will also
improve our help desk support ratio, which has stood at
3000 employees per help desk person. This now improves
to 1500 employees per help desk person. Although it is
always a challenge, the Tech Support Center staff is
committed to offering CPSB employees the highest level
of technical support possible.
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Top
100 Interactive Educational Games
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This site includes a suggested
grade level and concepts taught for each game. Remember that
most of these games require the free Shockwave plug in.
http://www.lethsd.ab.ca/mmh/games/top100.htm |
Insert the Time & Date into Documents
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 Did
you know you could automatically insert the date and time
with shortcut commands or with options at the Date and Time
dialog box? To do this, use the following steps:
- Move the insertion point
where you want to insert the date and time.
- Key Date: and then press
the spacebar once.
- Press Alt + Shift + D.
(This inserts the current date.)
- Press the Enter key.
Key Time: and then press the spacebar once.
- Press Alt + Shift + T.
(This inserts the current time.)
To change the date and time
format, you will need to use the Date and Time dialog box
under the Insert menu. To automatically update the time in a
document, click the time and then press F9. |
"Create a Graph"
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 Graphs
and charts are great because they communicate information
visually. For this reason, graphs are often used in
newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world. NCES
constantly uses graphs and charts in publications and on the
web. Sometimes, complicated information is difficult to
understand and needs an illustration. Other times, a graph
or chart helps impress people by getting your point across
quickly and visually. At this site, you will find different
graphs and charts for you to consider. Maybe it will help
explain what you are trying to show. Use homework problems,
things you have a special interest in, or use some of the
numbers you find elsewhere on this site. Have fun!
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing |
Quickly Close Unwanted Windows and Documents (Internet
Explorer)
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 A
little shortcut, Ctrl+W, can save you a mouse click by
closing out active browser windows and a number of other
programs. If you use this shortcut, always make sure you're
closing out unwanted windows and ads, and not warnings or
important documents. Note that this shortcut only closes
open files, and it will not exit Microsoft Office programs
other than IE. |
Microsoft Word Tip - Inserting a Chart
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Did
you know that Word allows users to insert several different
types of customizable charts? It's very simple. Place your
cursor where you want to create a chart in your document,
then go to the menu bar and select Insert>Picture>Chart. A
chart will appear with an open datasheet. Now you will be
using Microsoft Graph so you will notice the menu bar
change. Simply update the chart's datasheet with your own
numerical values, headings, etc., and your chart is
instantly updated. When finished, close the datasheet.
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Celebrate National Poetry Month
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April is National Poetry Month.
This website has lessons on Parts of Speech Poetry, Poetry
lessons for Teachers and students, Introduction to Poetry
and much more! Just click on the link for activities.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/National_Poetry_Month/index.shtml |
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 632
infected computers out of a total of
10,214 OfficeScan clients.
The
latest OfficeScan pattern as of
4-13-2005 is pattern
2.560.00. 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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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)
ENTOMOLOGY
FOR YOUR DINING PLEASURE:
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/03/030402_eatingbugs.jhtml
Bugs for dinner, anyone? Americans might not be particularly open to
insects for a main course (or appetizers, desserts, or breakfast?),
but several countries and cultures the world over find that larvae
and pupae are actually very much to their liking, a veritable
delicacy, in fact, in some regions (please pass the larvae salad?).
Your students will go buggy for this feature on entomology for your
dining pleasure... and they might also just be a wee bit disgusted
to find that common everyday staples such as cinnamon, for one, or
maraschino cherries for another, might very well contain fragments
of insect parts. The stories are here, along with insect exercises
and Xcursions. When finished, very likely there will be much
discussion in your class; take advantage and have your students
exercise their persuasive writing skills to create commercials or
advertisements promoting insect feasts and food products, or a
critter menu.
BOOK REPORT RECIPE:
http://www.teachersdesk.org/readreport.html
Copy out this unique book report recipe onto colorful, lively
cardstock for a permanent bulletin board display in your classroom.
CLASSROOM GARDENS AND EXPERIMENTS:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/nutrition/ideas/actnig.html
Start your students off with lots of science practice this spring,
by creating a root viewing box, watching water movement in plants,
growing carrot tops, making new plants from old ones, and more.
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