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Who decided we should have a new website? The Technology Department formed a committee that decided on a new web page creation package called NovuSolutions that can be used to easily create District, departmental and teacher web pages.
What is the reason for the change? NovuSolutions was primarily purchased to allow schools, teachers and departments who have no previous web page design experience the opportunity to easily create great looking, informational, and functional web pages. The new design of these web pages is much more user-friendly, as well as aesthetically pleasing. The Amphitheater homepage, for instance, has become much easier to navigate. You can now visit any school, department, or District web page directly from the homepage simply by using the menus provided. Previously, you would have had to navigate through several different pages and links to get to the page for which you were looking.
Where can other examples of this new format be seen? Many schools and departments are currently working on creating their new pages and a few have even completed them. They include schools such as La Cima, Mesa Verde, Wilson, IRHS, AMS, and Painted Sky. Departments that have new pages are Graphics and Printing and Benefits.
Why should teachers create a web page using NovuSolutions? Web pages are one of the easiest and most informative ways to communicate with your students and their parents. Not only can you provide them with information about yourself and your classroom, you can also post homework schedules, class calendars, favorite Internet links and field trip information. NovuSolutions provides you with the perfect opportunity to create your own web page because you don’t have to have any previous experience to create a completely functional and appealing web page.
When can you learn how to make pages using NovuSolutions? The Technology Department will be offering introductory classes on how to use this new program throughout the fall semester. Look for a printed schedule of classes in your mailbox toward the middle of August or visit techreg.amphi.com.
How do you get help with your web page if you have already taken an introductory class? The Technology Department will also be offering various specialty classes such as uploading pictures and files to your web page, adding educational Internet links, and work sessions. If you have a general inquiry please contact your school’s technology coach or Peggy Steffens (psteffen@amphi.com), Patti Greenleaf (pgreenle@amphi.com), or Nicole Stephens (nstephen@amphi.com).
I hate spam, I really do. I am talking about junk email of course. Well, we are trying to help combat the problem. Recently, we installed a filtering system for the District. We are removing around two thousand spam email messages a day, but other spam is still getting through. There is hope though. The new system learns as it filters spam. It does not just learn what to stop; it also learns what to push through. In computer speak it is separating the ham from the spam. Yes, you read it right. Proper mail is called ham. The new system will hopefully become more and more effective over time. We are still working on the system and hope to come up with a way for you to submit spam for automatic learning. If you suspect that proper mail is not getting through please contact either Chris Bonhorst or me. Hopefully over time, less and less spam will get through. We are easing into it slowly to try and ensure delivery of the proper mail.
So once again, you may be saying, “why do I care and what does this have to do with education?” Well, recently blogs have been entering the realm of education in numerous ways. Many teachers ask students to keep journals, and now you can do it electronically with ease. One of the best examples I have seen was by Will Richardson from New Jersey Hunterdon Central Regional High School at the National Education Computing Conference. Mr. Richardson provided blogging opportunities for his journalism and English Literature students. In his Journalism blogs he provided students with articles and topics to discuss, and students responded to the teacher and their peers on the topics and provided links to sources that provided support for his/her beliefs. In his English Literature class, he had the students read the book The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kid. The students had to post to the class blog about:
Two free sites where you can start your own blog are:
Nice Net - www.nicenet.org/
Blogger - new.blogger.com/home.pyra
If you would like to see more examples of blogs including a blog from a library, a corporation, journalists and other school examples go to www.amphi.com/teachers/psteffens/blogging.html. Blogging is a great way to get students, parents and the community involved in meaningful discussions on any topic. We are also offering a District Technology Class on Blogging on October 16th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. so sign up and learn more. Blog On!
So we have created a blog on Literacy in the 21st Century. Anyone can participate. Even if you didn’t attend the conference you can join the blog and read the comments of other people who attended and add your own ideas. Mary Ann McClung is administering the blog. To join:
Click on Links on the left hand side. Add some of your favorite literacy links that others might use.
We hope to see you all in the Literacy in the 21st Century blog.
Network Support Staff have setup a SPAM filter file server. Jamie Gurulé (Graphics and Printing Manager) installed software at the high schools and middle schools that makes it possible for the Print Shop to produce student report cards. The Student Information Systems group upgraded the District student management system, SASIxp. There were many other items that happened over the summer.
The School Facilities Board (SFB) has finished cabling and network equipment installations. This was the continuation of a project that started in 2001-2002 school year. The project was suspended when expenditures had exceeded the original $100 million allocated. The funding issues were resolved last school year. From March through June, Qwest personnel upgraded network systems at schools throughout the District. The majority of the work done was to add additional data cabling to classrooms.
For the past year the District had allowed two email systems, GroupWise and Netscape. GroupWise is the District's newest email package. In order to provide better communication services, the Technology Department will now only support the GroupWise mail system. Department staff is currently installing the GroupWise software on administration, support staff, and teacher computers. Since the current version of GroupWise does not work with Macintosh computers, Coronado school will still have the option to keep their Netscape email setup.
Currently there is only a test version of GroupWise for Macintosh. The final version, or production version, of the software is not scheduled for delivery until sometime this fall. Once the software is available, arrangements will be made to switch Coronado to GroupWise.
Some of the advantages offered by GroupWise are:
For example, if a person dialed
911 from room 132 at Keeling Elementary School the following would
be displayed to Emergency Services:
(520) 696-6994
Keeling Elementary
2837 Los Altos Ave.
Rm 132
Then the call center would dispatch the appropriate emergency units (police, fire department, and EMT’s). Obviously, this would help in assuring safety by promoting a more precise response from Emergency Services. Furthermore, E911 would also limit the number of “accidental” calls and, therefore, limit false alarms.
The projected installation of E911 services will happen around late October, barring any unforeseen difficulties. So if anyone has any questions or concerns regarding E911 services, you can contact me, Tom Gill, at ext. 5220 or email me at tgill@amphi.com.
By formatting information from SASI, Lighthouse Grade Reporting allows quick and easy grade reporting. All grades will be electronically submitted directly to the Docutech printer for fast printing. What used to take 10 – 24 hours will now be completed in 15 – 45 minutes, depending on the size of the school. Graphics and Printing will then fold and prepare all grades for distribution. I would like to personally thank Steve Frost, Seth Butler, and the school registrars for all the time and effort that went into planning and implementing this program.
Safari is a free web browser created by Apple for Mac OS X computers. In many ways it is already superior to Internet Explorer, and many users have already switched over to it entirely.
Here are some of the benefits Safari provides to users:
Safari is faster. Safari was developed to launch faster, load pages faster, and handle sophisticated web sites (such as those that utilize Java) faster than other Internet browsers in use today. In most cases, Apple has been very successful at accomplishing this objective.
Safari can utilize “tabbed browsing.” When browsing the Internet, many people like to connect to several web sites at one time. With many browsers, you must open a new window for each site you go to. Your desktop becomes quite cluttered in a short period of time, and finding the window that contains the web site you want can be confusing. Safari offers you a technology called “tabbed browsing.” All windows are contained within a single browser window, but you are presented with “tabs” that represent each site. You can easily switch back and forth between sites by selecting from these tabs.
Safari can block pop-up windows. Pop-up windows containing ads are one of the most annoying things about surfing the Internet. With Safari, you can block these windows from cluttering your desktop and interfering with your Internet experience.
Keep in mind, there is still room for improvement in Safari. Occasionally you will run into a web site that will not display properly. At this time, Apple has even accounted for this. Safari users have access within the browser to report bugs and problem sites directly to Apple with just a few mouse-clicks. Apple then takes the information you send them and improves the application for the next release. This method has improved the capabilities of the browser at a rapid pace.
Should you have any questions, or would like further info, please browse to www.apple.com/safari, or email me at jshoffner@amphi.com.
Teachers First - www.teachersfirst.org/matrix.htm
Marco Polo - www.marcopolo-education.org/
Education World - www.educationworld.com/
Blue Web’s - www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators - school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Eduscapes - eduscapes.com/
Top 101 Sites for Educators - www.assortedstuff.com/top101
TrackStar - trackstar.scrtec.org/
Scholastic - teacher.scholastic.com/
Eduhound - www.eduhound.com/
Gateway to Education Materials - www.thegateway.org/
The Teacher’s Guide - www.theteachersguide.com/
Pro Teacher - www.proteacher.com
Try one of these portals the next time you are looking for educational sites to use with your students.
Bulleted List
Do you want to add a bulleted list to your Amphi Web Page? It’s easy
with a little HTML code. Add the following lines to your text box.
<ul>
<li> first item in list </li>
<li> next item in list </li>
<li> repeat as many times as you want.</li>
</ul>
An example of this might be:
To Be Successful in Class, you need to:
<ul>
<li> Pay Attention </li>
<li> Complete Homework Assignments </li>
<li> Work Well with Others</li>
</ul>
Your web page would look like this:
To Be Successful in Class, you need to:
Now go to the place you want the image and type the command
<img src=“URLaddress”>, so for my example with the picture above,
I would type
<img src=“http://www.amphi.com/teachers/images/FC88667570A24 F998154073F1B7C295.gif”>
We want ordering technology equipment to be as simple as it can be for you. That’s why we have tried to standardize as much as possible what we will be buying as a District. If you click on www.amphi.com/~technology/prices.htm, you will see several categories: Computers, Printers & Peripherals, Cameras & Scanners, Telephone Equipment and Video Equipment. By clicking on any one of these links, you will see the specifics of equipment that we are recommending. We try to keep it as current as possible.
If you click on Computers, for instance, you will see that we changed the computer manufacturer from Gateway to Hewlett Packard/Compaq. There are three computer choices right now. They all have a CDRW (CD burner), but one has a regular 17” monitor, one has a flat screen display, and one has a DVD-CDRW. There is also information for a 17” flat screen display (no computer), for those of you who want to upgrade your monitor. The prices are slightly better than the old computer prices. You will see the ordering information on the left hand side, along with a link to the quote itself. The quote needs to be sent along with the requisition to Purchasing. These quotes are all using the WSCA contract, so there’s no need for any additional quotes.
Please give me a call or email me if you have any ordering questions – I will be happy to help. Happy Ordering!
There are other levels of software that each site has purchased. Each site is then responsible for keeping track of the amount of purchased licenses for each piece of software and how many machines it can be used on at one time. Each site should have information on hand at all times so that they can provide proof of license if requested.
All software manufacturers have a Software License Agreement or EULA known as “End User License Agreement.” When you purchase a piece of software that license will tell you what you can and cannot do! These companies make it a habit to prosecute those who do not follow their agreement. If you purchase and install software for your personal home computer, you may be breaking the law by installing the software on your District computer or by sharing that software with others around you. Please read your agreement before installing any software to a District machine. If you should have any question please feel free to contact the Technology Department for help.
Second, it is crucial for teachers to make both electronic and hard copy backups of their grade book regularly. Easy Grade Pro makes it pretty easy to make a backup. Every time you close a grade book it will ask you if you want to make a backup.
You can make a backup to:
You will want to also make a hardcopy backup of your grade book quite often. Go to the Print Reports section, click on the Charts tab and print out at least the Score Chart. You might also want to print the attendance chart if you think you will need it.
While educating students is our primary goal, we in the Technology Department believe that supporting, educating and empowering the technology users in the District is equally important. As the new school year starts out it is important to be reminded of District standards and guidelines.
Compaq deskpro computers were purchased with Student First money and are for student use. These computers cannot be in an area of the classroom that is deemed a “teacher only” area. A “teacher only” area might be a teacher’s desk, the area directly behind the teacher’s desk or any other area of the room that a student might not normally have access to. Students must have access to these computers. Compaq computers were purchased to equalize the student to computer ratio across the state.
Most of these computers were installed by early 2001. Compaq has now notified us that many of these may have defective drives. Some of these computers were shipped with Fujitsu drives. Fujitsu has confirmed that there are issues with these drives that cause them to fail. IKON Solutions is working closely with the Technology Department to replace the drives in any Compaq that has a Fujitsu drive. We are trying to identify all Compaq computers, determine if the drive is Fujitsu and set up a time to have the drive replaced. If you have a Compaq computer in your classroom the chances are good that you will have the drive replaced. We are working hard to minimize any inconvenience this many cause. Please remember to save any important files to the server. Whether you have a Compaq or not, saving important files to the server will ensure that your files are safe in the event of any hard drive failure.
Need SASIxp Training? SASIxp “Training Online” is Available at the SIS Office
SASIxp training is now available for:
1. Basic Applications (The Basics, Enrollment, Emergency/Health,
Discipline, etc).
2. Query (Everybody needs to know how to query data!).
3. Attendance (Period or Daily).
4. Scheduling (Basic and Mass).
Advantages over traditional classroom/lab training environments:
1. When entering dispositions please put most severe action first. The upgraded version will display and keep them this way. You no longer need to enter MD: in comment section.
2. Only use ”day” and “hour” fields when it pertains to out-of-school suspensions. Due to District and State reporting, we only need to see out-of-school suspensions in these fields.
3. When entering notes you no longer have to expand the window.
4. There is a new report called DIS04 which gives you, in detail, a monthly breakdown of each offense type.
5. When entering referred by, please be consistent with how you enter names. This is very important when we are gathering data for district reports.
The general rule of thumb is to clean your scanner once a month.
If you scan an extremely large number of sheets, scan sheets that are
in poor condition, or receive poor results from your scanner, you may need
to clean the scanner more often. In general, remember to clean the scanner
once a month. There are three main areas of the scanner that need cleaning,
and they are.
1. Transport bed: Unlatch the read head and carefully lift it back until it “catches,” then spray canned air directly on the transport bed area. This removes large amounts of dust and other types of debris. You may then use a dampened lint- free cloth and wipe along the transport bed.
2. Drive Rollers: There are generally three drive rollers that must be cleaned, two drive rollers and one pick roller. Lightly dampen a clean lint-free cloth, with soapy water and wipe the rollers free of debris while slowly turning them.
3. Read Head: Lightly dampen a lint-free cloth with glass cleaner, and gently clean the surface of the read head. Do not use a general-purpose cleaner or soapy water to clean the read head.
How to Quickly Input Student Information Into Your Easy Grade Pro Gradebook
The first step is for the SASI administrator at your school to create a query and to save it as tab delimited information. The SASI steps would be to set the Query’s output as “export” then type in the following query: ASTU ACLS AMST PermNum LastName FirstName CrsTitle SectionID BY SectionID IF TchNum = XXX (the XXX is the teacher’s Number as shown in the Teacher file and shown in the section for each class that teacher teaches). Save the information to a floppy disk and give it to the teacher, or you could email the file to the teacher.
The next step would be for the teacher to convert that file to a tab-delimited
file in Excel. Follow these steps:
Open Excel.
Be in a new workbook.
On the Menu bar, click on File, select Open.
In the Open Dialog Box, indicate the location of the file, and in the
File of Type box in the bottom left, select All Files.
Double click on the SASI file.
Select Delimited fields, click Next.
If the delimiter is different than Tab (if you can see information
in the columns in the window, leave it as is) select it, otherwise click
Next.
Indicate data format for each column; if it is a date field make sure
you enter the correct date format, click Finish.
Save the file in Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt) format. Select File,
Save As, in the Save As Dialog window where it says “Save as type” select
Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt). Decide the location to save the file
to and the filename and click Save.
The final step would be to import that file into Easy Grade Pro. Please
follow these steps:
Open Easy Grade Pro.
If it opens into a grade book file, close that file. Don’t make a back
up of it.
In the window that appears select Create a New Gradebook.
Give the grade book a name and save it.
In the next window that appears select Import Classes.
Select ‘Easy Import’ of Students. Click Next.
Give new class a name and indicate the term.
Locate the text file that has that class information. Click Open.
In the next window give a Format Name (can be anything, for instance,
Class Import) and then on the left you will see the information to be imported.
In the right column, you would indicate the label for the information you
want to import by clicking on the triangle and selecting the label for
that field. You would not have to use all the information on the left side
if you don’t want to. Click Next.
The next window will show you what the information will look like.
If correct click Import Records.
It will ask you if you want to import again, if you do click Yes or
No. (For instance if you want to import another class.)
This time instead of selecting ‘Easy Import’ of Students you can select
the Other Formats tab and then find the Format Name you gave (i.e. Class
Import) Click Next.
Decide if you want to import to current class or new class.
Give new class a name and indicate the term.
Locate the text file that has that class information. Click Open.
The next window will show you what the information will look like.
If correct, click Import Records.
Continue process until you have imported your entire class list.
Hopefully, this will help you with the entering of student records into your grade book. From that point forward you would finish creating your grade book as in the past. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 696-5218.
V 2245 Bioethics-Genes and Environment: Is it nature or nurture, genes or environment? What can we change and what is genetic? What makes someone smart or slow, aggressive or passive? This fascinating look at the study of identical twins may give us insight into these controversial questions and the implications of finding answers we may not want to learn.
V 2246 Bioethics-Genes and Body Type: do genes determine being overweight? If so, then how important are exercise and diet? Case studies in England and the United States take a look at the genetics of body type and shed some light on the scientific and social implications of being overweight.
V 2247 Bioethics-Genes and Personality: How much of our personality is built into our genes? Separate identical twins at birth, then bring them back together years later, and what do you get? Some wild and scary similarities. This video looks at the controversial results of twins research on personality, which casts serious doubt on how much our upbringing influences our likes, dislikes, and habits.
V 2248 Body Story, Fighting Disease-Allergies: It hurts when a wasp stings you, but it’s dangerous if you happen to be allergic to them. Learn why a sting may be just a pain to one person but cause an extreme histaminic response-and possibly death in another.
V 2249 Body Story, Fighting Disease-Germs: You may know that handling raw chicken is not a good idea, but do you really know how a person gets salmonella food poisoning? Watch as we follow the actual symptoms of this infection and learn the science behind how our bodies respond to it.
V 2250 Body Story, Fighting Disease-The Flu: Travel inside the body of Holly Jones, a 25-year-old motorcycle courier who becomes a victim of the cellular war between her immune system and the influenza virus. Watch her immune system-an army of cells-fight to protect her body from unfriendly invaders, and see the toll the battle takes on Holly.
V 2251 Body Story, Trauma-Broken Bones: Meet 11-year-old Lisa Mason. After she accidentally crashes her bike and breaks an arm, we travel inside her bones and see how these tough honeycombed structures of calcium, phosphate, and flexible collagen withstand pressure and heal themselves when necessary. This is not for funny bones. It’s a serious matter.
V2252 Body Story, Trauma-Heart Attack: An intricate system of vessels, arteries, muscles and electrical impulses, the cardiovascular system keeps oxygen-rich blood pumping through our bodies. But what happens when that system is challenged by fatty cholesterol plaque? Journey inside 45-year-old John Palmer’s body to experience a heart attack up close.
V 2253 Body Story, Trauma-Trauma: The human body is an amazing machine, able to repair itself under most circumstances. What if those injuries are severe or go undetected by medical professionals? Learn how healing becomes a team effort on the parts of the patients and doctors.
V 2254 Body Story, Growth and Development-Infancy: They may look like miniature versions of adults, but babies have a lot of physical and intellectual changes to go through before they so much as cry. Discover how their brains, as well as their bodies, begin growing from day one so they can meet some of their own basic needs.
V 2255 Body Story, Growth and Development-Puberty: Is it love, or is it just raging hormones? Those teen crushes are the result of a major renovation of the human endocrine system that takes place as children become adults who are ready to reproduce. Watch as Darren and Natalie experience firsthand this upheaval called puberty.
V 2256 Body Story, Growth and Development-Metabolism: Is starving yourself the best way to lose that extra weight? Although it may seem like a quick fix, it’s actually better to alter your metabolic rate by balancing your fuel intake and caloric burning. In other words, eat right and exercise!
V 2196 To Kill a Mockingbird starring legendary actor Gregory Peck and based on Harper Lee’s 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Brock Peters is Tom Robinson, a field hand on trial for the rape of a white woman. Prejudice reigns supreme in the backwoods town where this trial takes place. And as an intolerant 1930’s society rebels, Atticus prepares his defense while trying to raise his children.
V 2197 Treasure Island Charlton Heston is the infamous pirate Long John Silver in this Robert Louis Stevenson classic story about a young cabin boy, Jim Hawkins, who despite his youth proves a courageous adversary. A secret treasure map, snatched by Jim from the dying captain Billy Bones and the terrifying Blind Pew becomes the prize in a swashbuckling battle on land and sea.
V 2198 Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry This is a powerful drama starring Morgan Freeman of a Mississippi black family’s struggle to keep their land and their dignity during the depression. This is all seen through the eyes of a young black girl named Cassie Logan. Cassie experiences the conflicting mysteries of kindness and cruelty, tenderness and anger with one shelter she can trust – her family – when her world seems to be falling apart.
V 2199 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings based on the best-selling autobiography by Maya Angelou, an all-star cast adapts I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Her life began in vicious, racist, Depression-era Arkansas with the sensitive Maya being shunted between her grandmother’s house and her mother’s – where she was raped…and withdraws into total silence. Finally, she speaks again and, in her valedictory address, shares her realization.
V 2200 The House of Dies Drear based on the book by Virginia Hamilton this eerie ghost story with a twist reaches back to the days of slavery and underground railroads. Spooky antics begin when a modern-day black family moves into a historic old house that seems to be haunted by murdered abolitionist Dies Drear. Dramatic special effects help build suspense as Walter Small and his son Thomas seek to discover the secrets of the legendary haunted house.
V 2201 Inherit the Wind The famed “Scopes Monkey Trial” is the focus of this blistering courtroom drama about a Tennessee high school teacher on trial for daring to teach Darwinism to his students. The controversial subject of evolution versus creation causes two polar opposites to engage in one explosive battle of beliefs: Spencer Tracy portrays a crafty defense attorney to Frederic March’s pompous, bible-thumping prosecutor.
V 2202 The Call of the Wild Richard Dreyfuss narrates this adventure based on Jack London’s best-selling novel about a dog and a miner who explore the Great North.
Some exceptions to these call-in procedures are the high school service requests. The on-site Technician must first address high school calls. For CDO, this is Bill Maginnis. For Amphi High, this is Phillip Boucher. And for Ironwood Ridge, this is Randy Boren. The on-site Technicians are usually able to address most of the computer- related problems. If they require further assistance, the on-site Technicians will initiate a service call on the “Hotline.” Hopefully, by following these guidelines, we will all be on our way to future happy computing.
By the way, please remember to back up your work daily and save to your school’s local server.
One of the most popular classes this summer focused on the new web page solution the District has called Amphi Teacher Web that allows people to create pages without knowing HTML. You can check out examples of some of the pages created at www.amphi.com/teachers/psteffens/amphiweb.html. Many of our classes focused on information that teachers could take back and utilize in their classes. Teachers were excited about all the hands-on activities they were able to make to take back to their classes. Also popular this summer were GroupWise Email Basics, Advanced Email, and GroupWise Calendar as people prepare for the District switch to GroupWise from Netscape Messenger.
The Fall schedule should be online August 12th and in your mailboxes sometime that week. Look for the old standard classes to be offered and some exciting new choices like Manipulating and Creating Pictures Using Microsoft Photo Editor, Blogging in the Classroom, Enhancing Reading Through Technology, and Outlines in Word and PowerPoint. We will be offering quite a few GroupWise email and calendaring as well as Amphi Teacher Web classes.
The best way to register for classes is through our online site at http://techreg.amphi.com/ after August 12th. If you haven’t registered for classes recently and have forgotten your ID#, give Nicole a call at 5215 or at the web site click “Forgot Member ID# Click Here!” To register for classes, click on the Register link and click either Register or New Registrant so that you have an opportunity to update your information like phone number, etc.
KartOO is programmed in Flash and has a simple first screen for entering information. However, once you enter a search term and click on OK, KartOO launches a query to a collection of search engines, compiles the results and places them in a series of interactive maps. The graphic presentation shows the 10 first results as balls with the size being proportional to the relative relevance. When you hover on top of the ball, a short description is shown. If you want to see more results, another map appears just by clicking on the appropriate link. The educational value to this search engine is that it helps organize topics in way students might not have previously considered. The site is excellent for visual learners because they identify relevant results based on size, lines, and color. The links have plus (+) and minus (–) signs to allow you to quickly add or delete words to your search. Consider trying KartOO for your next search.
You can reach me, Tom Gill, at extension 5220 or email me at tgill@amphi.com.
So what’s the solution to this problem? Make sure your password is hard to guess and easy to remember. The best way to do this is using mnemonics. Here are a few suggestions:
Use the first letter of each word in your favorite tunes/poem:
“Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light” = oscysbtdel
Use a sentence that you can remember with a date:
“Mike was born 1/15/89” = mwb11589
How to change your email password
If you are using GroupWise…
Go to Tools and pull to Options.
Double click on Security.
Click on the Password Tab.
Type your Old (current) password.
Press Tab.
Type your New Password in both New Password and Confirm Password boxes.
Click OK.
Click Close.
If you are using Webmail
Go to http://www.amphi.com/~technology/email/passwords/passwordchange.html
and follow the instructions on the web page.
.doc Microsoft Word Document
.xls Microsoft Excel Document
.ppt Microsoft PowerPoint Document
.pub Microsoft Publisher
Document
.exe Executable File (program)
.kid Kidspiration document
.ins Inspiration document
If you would like to see a list with the most common file formats go to www.ace.net.nz/tech/TechFile Format.html. This list might help you if you see a document on your computer or someone sends you a document as an attachment and you need to know what program is required to open it.
1. Confirm that the virus message says either “Cleaned” or “Quarantined.”
2. If it says “Quarantined” then you must do some more work to completely
delete the virus from your system.
Below is a step-by-step procedure to clean a quarantined virus:
1. Click on your Start button in Windows.
2. Highlight the Programs menu with your mouse pointer and next to
it a list appears, select Symantec or Norton Antivirus Corporate edition
and then select the same name again that appears to go into the controls
of this program.
3. On the left hand side you should see a “View,” selection with a
“+” next to it, click on this plus sign.
4. You will now see a number of selections, choose the one that says
quarantine by clicking on it.
5. From here right click on the file that is displayed and choose delete
permanently.
6. Now select Start Delete. This should give a successful message.
7. Close out of these windows and you have now removed this virus from
your PC.
Note: Very seldom is there ever a time you will need to recover a quarantined file, but be aware if the Virus attaches itself to a file you use, you may want to have your Tech Specialist call the Technology Hotline at 5078.
1) Please make sure your computer power cords; cables and network cable are all plugged into the computer as well as your surge protector/power strip. Some computers are moved during the summer for cleaning or relocation.
2) Make sure you have power to the computer evidenced by the power light indicator on the computer as well as the monitor.
3) When you turn on your computer, you will get several different boot
up windows followed by your network login screen. If you successfully
login, you should see your desktop with icons. If you have a freezing
problem at this or any screen up to this point, please reboot the computer.
You may go the Start key and select Shut Down, press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice,
or depress the power button on the computer. After the rebooting
process you may find yourself running scan disk. When scan disk is
complete, your computer should boot as normal. Sometimes the rebooting
process is all that is necessary to get you up and running, however,
if you have the same or similar problem, you may need to try the reboot
process once again. Hopefully, these steps will rectify the problem,
but if not, contact your site Tech Specialist.
The Amphitheater District has a voicemail system that allows you to call any number in the School District by using only the last four digits. It is a good idea to forward your phone to voicemail if you are teaching or away from your desk.
To call another phone on the new system:
1. Press your extension button or pick up the phone.
2. Type the 4 digit number (you do not need to dial 9 or the
696 prefix)
For example, to call:
Cross dial 5920
La Cima dial 6730
Coronado dial 6610
To Forward your phone to Voice Mail:
1. Press the Forward Button
2. Type 5100
3. Press the Forward Button
To get to your Voice Mail Box on-site quickly do the following:
1. Pick up Your Phone
2. Press the Message Button
3. Press the Pound sign (this enters your extension number automatically)
4. Type your password and press the pound sign
Voice Mail Hints
When you are in Voice Mail and listening to your messages you can press
the following:
2 - lets you skip the introductory remarks of who the message is from
and when they sent it
6 - skips to the next message, you can press this any time during the
message
1 - moves you back a little in the message
3 - moves you a little forward in the message
76- deletes the message
The Literacy Engagement Collaborative participants will be involved in staff development and lesson planning and creation that helps them become more familiar with technology and find effective and innovative ways to incorporate technology in reading and writing curriculum. The Literacy Engagement Collaborative meets on various Thursdays throughout the year. After completing the requirements these participants will receive a digital camera and scanner or a computer projection panel for your classroom and a $500 stipend.
The Integrated Curriculum Collaborative participants should have a fairly
strong foundation with regards to integrating technology into their curriculum
and will be involved in staff development and lesson planning and creation
that incorporates higher-level thinking and authentic assessment with the
state standards and using the NWEA Learning Continuum and technology to
enhance learning. The Integrated Curriculum Collaborative meets on various
Wednesdays throughout the year. After completing the requirements these
participants will receive a computer with a CD-ROM RW or a
computer projection panel for your classroom and a $500 stipend.
Any Amphitheater teacher can apply for either group but people applying
for The Integrated Curriculum Collaborative will have to demonstrate what
they have previously done in regards to integrating technology into the
curriculum and writing lesson plans.
Contact Patti Greenleaf at 5218 or Peggy Steffens at 5213 for an application or informational pamphlet. The application can also be found at http://www.amphi.com/~edtech, click on Training Materials, click on General Materials and then click on Ed Tech 2003-04 Application. Please submit completed applications to Patti Greenleaf in the Technology Department.
It is important every year to update your Name and Greeting in the voicemail
part of our phone system. The steps are listed below.
Entering Your Name into the System
1. Connect to the Voice mail system with your password
2. Press 89
3. Press 5 to record - wait for the tone and state your first and last
name and extension.
4. Press the # key to end the recording.
5. It will repeat what you have said, if you like it press 83 to log
out, or repeat steps 2-4 again until you are happy.
Recording your Greeting
1. Connect to the Voice mail system with your password.
2. Press 821
3. Press 5 to Record
4. Say your Greeting
5. Press the # key to end the recording.
6. To review the greeting press 2, to add more to it press 5,
to delete it press 76 and then follow steps 2-4 to record again,
7. Press 83 to log out.