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Issue 3
Volume 3
August
29,
2002
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Thought for the Week
Ultimately, the only power to
which man should aspire is that which he exercises over
himself.
-- Elie Wiesel |
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September 11
Anniversary |
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  With
the anniversary of the tragedy on September 11, 2001 rapidly
approaching the Family and Work Institute received a grant
from the Bank One Foundation to develop an educational web
site for educators to use in helping students understand this
event in our nation's history. Entitled "9/11 As History", the
site is a multidimensional program and resource for all
teachers (all grade levels), students, and parents. The
Families and Work Institute (FWI) has developed 16 web-based
lessons commemorating the events of September 11, 2001.
Curricula topics cover safety and fear, interaction with
others, empathy skills, heroes, reflective processing and
resiliency, diversity and compassion, values, social and civic
action, understanding current events and media awareness, and
history and international studies. Materials include a
reading list for students and adults, web-based student
writing exercises, and other online resources. To view
this resource visit
http://www.911AsHistory.org |
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The TNT Conference will be here soon! |
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 If
you haven't already registered for the TNT
conference, visit:
www.cpsb.org/tnt
The conference will
be here before you know it! It will be a day
full of practical workshops for all in the field
of education. there is still time to submit
a presentation:
http://www.cpsb.org/tnt/tnt4proposal.asp |
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Automatic Correction in
Outlook |
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 To have Outlook spell check every message you
send:
- Select Tools,
Options.
- Select the Spelling tab.
- Selection Always Check Spelling Before Sending.
- Click OK.
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 Microsoft
has released a second service pack for Office XP (not
to be confused with Windows XP.) This upgrade fixes
some bugs in the software as well as repairing some
potential security holes in some of the components. To
install this update on your computer, go to the URL below
and click on the “Use automatic detection to find the latest
Office product updates for this computer.”
http://office.microsoft.com/ProductUpdates/default.aspx |
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How do I
find my IP address? |
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Email
Scams |
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 Some
of you may have read the series of articles published in the Lake
Charles American Press regarding an email scam. The help desk
has numerous reports of this very same email being sent to CPSB
email accounts. The subject line on this email is "REQUEST FOR
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE." Please remember that if you get any email from
people you don't know or that seem strange, just delete them. You
can also use the Organize option in Outlook to "filter" your email
as was outlined in last weeks Tech Connect. |
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Windows 2000/XP
Key Codes |
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 New
computers that have Windows 2000 or Windows XP have the key
code for these products on a colorful label stuck to the
side or top of the computer. A list of the Dell service
number, the CPSB tag number, and the corresponding Key Code
should be kept by the user and the school. This is required
if the computer needs to have the system restored for any
reason. |
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How to
Get Hotmail and Outlook 2002 to Work Together
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Because
Hotmail is Web-based and doesn't require service through an
ISP, setting up Outlook 2002 to read your Hotmail messages is
completed in just a few simple steps:
- Connect to the Internet
and start Outlook 2002.
- Click Tools on the Outlook
menu bar, and then click E-mail Accounts on the drop down
menu.
- Click Add a new e-mail
account, and then click Next.
- Select HTTP from the
options given, and then click Next.
- Type your Hotmail address,
user name, and password, and click Next.
- Click Finish, and you're
done.
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SuperKids
Math Worksheets! |
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Move beyond flashcards, stop
copying copyrighted workbooks, and make your own printable
math facts worksheets. Have your child do one a day, and see
their skills improve.
http://www.superkids.com/ |
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Organizational Charts in Word 2002 |
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Do you ever need to create flow
charts, organizational diagrams, building plans, food
pyramids, and other visual representations of processes or
ideas? You can do it in MS Word 2002 without breaking a sweat.
- Open Word.
- Right-click anywhere on
the toolbar at the top of the screen.
- Choose the drawing
toolbar.
- From the drawing toolbar,
choose the button that looks like three balls arranged in a
circle.
- Click your desired chart
type and choose OK.
- Fill in the blanks and
voila! Instant flow chart.
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 Brain
Pop is a website that offers “short movies” for students to
watch. There is large variety of subject area and grade level
available. The “movies” are very informative and offer an
online quiz at the end. You can view two a day in your
classroom without subscribing to the service.
http://www.brainpop.com |
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Change
the Reply Address in Outlook Express |
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If
you want to have replies to your Outlook Express messages
sent to some address other than the one you used to send the
messages, you can change the reply address. To do this,
choose Tools|Accounts. When Internet Accounts opens, click
the Mail tab. Select the account name you're interested in
modifying and click Properties. With the Properties dialog
box opens, click the General tab (if necessary). Click in
the "Reply address" entry box and type in the reply address
that you want to use and click OK. Back in Internet
Accounts, click Close. Any mail generated by a recipient
clicking Reply will go to your specified Reply address. |
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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 78 infected computers
out of a total of 1798 OfficeScan
clients. (Please note that one computer was responsible
for all of the “Nimda” virus incidents reported.)
 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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