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Issue 19
Volume 2
January
17, 2002
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Thought for the Week
The teacher is one who makes
two ideas grow where only one grew before.
--Elbert Hubbard |
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It's Almost
Testing Time! |
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HURRY!
Win a Trip to
NECC! |
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 Global SchoolNet
Foundation Online Shared Learning Awards will recognize one current
K-12 classroom teacher, media specialist, or other school-based
educator who has distinguished him or herself in the area of online
shared learning. The educator selected for the 2002 Award will receive
a cash award in the amount of $7,500 in recognition of his or her
dedication, leadership and hard work. In addition, the winner will be
provided an expense-paid trip (travel, hotel & registration) to NECC
(2002: San Antonio, Texas, June 17-20) where he or she will be
recognized as part of the NECC program. The deadline for award
application is February 6, 2002. For more information contact Lisa
Monteith (lisa.monteith@cpsb.org),
GSN Board of Directors or access
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/GSNawards |
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 If you
are in the middle of a Microsoft PowerPointŪ presentation and want
to open a slide out of order, just type the slide number and press
ENTER. This works best when you know the number of the slide you
want. (Hint: It's a good idea to print out a copy of your
presentation for reference.) If you don't know the slide
number, there's another method you can use: Right-click the slide,
point to "Go" on the shortcut menu, point to "By Title", and then click
the slide title you want. |
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 Being
able to customize the Windows XP interface is good as long as
you realize that it's easy to loose track of where you put
things once you change them. The Taskbar is a good example of
this. It's good to remember you can always retrieve the
Taskbar by pressing Ctrl+Esc. Even if you hide the Taskbar, or
move it to a different part of the screen, you should always
be able to find it by pressing Ctrl and Esc together. |
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Looking for
a Good Educational Program on TV? |
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 The KIDSNET
monthly Media Guide describes upcoming programs on public, commercial
and cable television networks for children, families and educators
referenced by air date, curriculum areas, grade levels, supplemental
materials, related multimedia, off-air taping rights, and sources for
more information. Selected programming is targeted to children ages
preschool through high school.
http://www.kidsnet.org |
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To select continuous files or
folders, click the first item, hold down the Shift key, then click the
last. To select non-continuous files hold don the Ctrl key, as you
select the individual files you need. Pressing control Ctrl+A is a
quick way to select all the files in a folder. |
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Finding
Sites you Already Visited |
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When you are searching the Internet
and would like to go back several sites, in Netscape the "Go" at
the top will list several of the last sites visited. Just click on
the one you want to go back to. If you are using Internet
Explorer, there is a very small down arrow just to the right of
"Back" that will do the same thing. |
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How To
Clear Excel Formatting |
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 If you have
modified the cell formats in a range of cells and need to get
back to the original formatting without losing data, select the cells
you want to clear and choose Edit|Clear|Formats. Doing so will take
you back to the default format. It will leave your data intact.
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 By
default, sent messages end up in the Outbox folder and don't
actually make their way to the server until you click the Send
And Receive button, (or until Outlook automatically sends and
receives messages, based on the interval you've specified).
You can skip all this rigmarole with one simple setting change
and have Outlook send your messages right away. Simply select
Tools, Options and click the Mail Delivery tab. Under Mail
Account Options, select Send Messages Immediately, then click
OK. Now whenever you click Send you really will send the
message!
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Top Ten Viruses Found on CPSB Computers |
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Here are the top 10 viruses
for the last seven days. These stats are based on
84 infected computers out of 1724
OfficeScan clients.
 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!! NEW FEATURE!!
-- We are in the process of creating a
resource site for Calcasieu Parish educators that will feature the
best sites on the Internet. 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)
Winter Olympics:
http://teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6651.html?wtlAC=gs010201,email-t
--> The Opening
Ceremony for the Winter Olympics will begin on February 8 in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The results will be posted on TeacherVision. Find the history
of the Winter Olympics, use a quiz to learn about the
different winter sports,
discover fun ice hockey facts, and check out the
literature tie-ins related to
the Olympics.
Map Library:
http://teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5104.html?wtlAC=gs010201,email-t
--> Visit Map Library for
printable maps of U.S. states, U.S. areas, the
continents, and the world. With one easy click you can have a
U.S. state map with the
capital and the physiography.
The maps are perfect for all subjects! |
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Testing
is just around the corner - search the state's website for
practice assessment items. This site contains sample items for
grades 4, 8, 10, and 11 in the areas of mathematics, science,
English language arts, and social studies.