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Thought for the Week
The art of being wise is the art
of knowing what to overlook.
-- William James
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TNT6 – Advance Registration Closes September 24
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 Only
2 ½ weeks until TNT6! Please visit the TNT6 website
www.cpsb.org/tnt and
“click” on “Sessions” on the left side of the page to view
the sessions that are scheduled to be presented. We have a
wide range of sessions to meet the needs of every educator
in Region V. We still are looking for presenters…..please
consider sharing what you are doing in your classroom with
technology and share the wealth with other technology using
educators in Region V. Each presenter will have your name
placed in the drawing TWICE for the computer door prize and
will receive a “special gift” in appreciation of your
willingness to share your expertise with the Region V
educational community. Join us and register now….time is
growing short!Online
advance registration will close Friday, September 24, 2004
at 4 p.m. This will allow time for all advance registration
payments to reach us before the institute on Saturday,
October 2.
PLEASE REGISTER NOW TO
AVOID DELAYS ON THE DAY OF THE CONFERENCE…..REMEMBER IF WE
DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT BEFORE 9/24/04…YOU WILL NEED TO
PAY ONSITE.
At the low registration
rate of $25.00 per person (this includes lunch and snacks)
this conference presents the best bargain around. We look
forward to seeing you! |
Register Now for INTECH II Science!
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 INTECH
2 Science, a three and one-half day experience, is focused
on inquiry-based explorations in a student-centered
environment and how technology can support this type of
learning. The training is based on the five critical
components of Louisiana INTECH; therefore only individuals
who have successfully completed a Louisiana INTECH course
will be eligible to apply.
The 3 1/2 days of training are Oct. 7, 8, Nov. 9, and Dec.
10 (1/2 day pm from 12:30 pm-4:30 pm)
Register at:
www.cpsb.org/regionv (Click on Course Registration)
For more information contact, Kim Leblanc,
kim.leblanc@cpsb.org |
Attention K-2 Teachers! Learn AnyTime, AnyWhere! Earn 12
CLU's!
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Early
and Often: Using Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom
(Online Course via Blackboard)
This is a 6-week online moderated workshop designed for
educators working with grades K-2. This course guides
participants through the use of graphic organizers, creating
original works, and implementing researched-based Internet
projects for the early childhood classroom. The cost
of this course is $50.00.
To register, go to:
http://www.cpsb.org/resources/regionv and click on
Course Registration in the left frame (if you have not
created an account, it is extremely important to do so
before registering). Then, click on Register for
Institutes, Online Workshops or Graduate Credit
Courses. Finally, select Microsoft Word Projects in
the Classroom. |
Virus Reminder
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 We
are still attempting to eliminate the Sasser Virus
from our system and need your help. There are some simple
steps you can do to help us remove this from our system.
If your computer is shutting down and giving you a
countdown, email
tech.help@cpsb.org (Be sure to include the IP address of
your computer). To find your computer's IP address:
- Click on start
- Click on run
- Type in cmd and
press Enter
- Type in ipconfig
press Enter
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Students, Get Published!
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 Technology
& Learning invites K-12 students to participate in the
fourth annual digital photography contest sponsored by Adobe
Digital Kids Club. The deadline for entry is
September 20, 2004. To read
the rules and get entry forms go to:
http://www.techlearning.com/content/contest/photos |
Set A Guinness World Record With National Geographic Kids!
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 Help
create the world's longest line of footprints! Simply
print out the online template and trace around your bare
foot or step in something such as mud or paint, and then
make your footprint. You can be creative and decorate your
footprint with markers, glitter, whatever you want! A parent
or guardian must also fill out and sign the release form for
all minors. Postmark deadline is
October 15, 2004. Ask your friends and
family to enter. They need 10,000 footprints to break the
record!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/surprise/guinness/world_record.html |
Can't find your mouse pointer?
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 Can't
find your mouse pointer? Follow these steps:
- Open control panel.
- Double click on the
Mouse icon.
- Select the Pointer
Options tab.
- In the Visibility
section at the bottom of the dialog box,
select the "Show Location of Pointer When I Press the
CTRL Key" option.
- Click "OK".
Next time you lose track of
the pointer, just press [Ctrl] and you will see a visual
alert at the pointer's location. |
Terrific Site for ESL Students
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On the menu on the left, you
will find a ton of choices. Check out the
"Dictionaries". There is even a picture dictionary. In
the "Vocabulary" section, students can use the "English
Vocabulary" to learn the pronunciation and spelling of
thousands of words by pointing to the pictures. There
is a ton of information on the site for teachers too,
including lesson plans.
http://www.rong-chang.com |
PaintShop Pro Quick Tip
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 Do
you need to rotate multiple photos at once? With Paint
Shop Pro 8's Browser, you can simply open a folder of
photos, press and hold the Ctrl key and select each image
you want to rotate. Now, choose Image File > JPEG
Lossless Rotation and the direction you would like to
rotate and you're done! It's that simple. |
Adjust Text to Fit Within A Cell
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 When
text is too long to display in a label cell, you can use
Excel's AutoFit feature to enlarge the cell enough to fit
the contents. But this can result in too much white space in
the rest of the row or column.
Rather than fitting the cell to the label size, Excel also
lets you resize the contents to fit within the cell. Follow
these steps:
- Select the cell with
text that's too long to fully display, and press
[Ctrl]1.
- In the Format Cells
dialog box, select the Shrink To Fit check box on the
Alignment tab, and click OK.
However, sometimes this
method shrinks text to the point of sacrificing legibility.
An alternate method is to wrap the label text within the
selected cell by selecting the Wrap Text check box on the
Alignment tab of the Format Cells dialog box. Keep in mind
that this method will increase the height of the cell.
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Have Dates Update Automatically
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 In
Word, you can have the current date displayed on the
document each time you open it, here are the quick steps:
- Go to Insert, then Time
and Date
- Select the date format for
your document
- Check the box Update
automatically
Make sure you save the
document. Each time you open the document, it will have the
current date. |
Top Ten Viruses Found on CPSB Computers
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top ten viruses found on CPSB computers in the past 7 days.
The stats are based on 549
infected computers out of a total of
8692 OfficeScan clients.
 The
latest OfficeScan pattern as of 9-15-2004 is pattern
2.174.00. 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 different than this, 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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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)
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