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2009-02-13T07:14:00.000-05:00

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2009-02-13T06:52:00.001-05:00

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2009-02-13T06:47:00.000-05:00

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Organizing Outlook Searches - Search Folders

2008-04-20T10:36:00.007-04:00

Automatically locate emails sent and received from anyone! This tip is real easy and great for those Outlook junkies who have a hard time deleting emails. Search Folders 1. Right-click the Search Folders folder at the bottom of your Outlook folder list and select New Search Folder 2. Select Mail from and to specific people (explore the numerous other alternatives) and

Word Mail Merge Glitch onTablets

2008-04-20T05:44:00.006-04:00

After successfully trying to create labels in Office 2007 and only generating the top row, I discoverd that there is a known bug in the Microsoft tablet operating system as described in article 898630.Here's the workaround:1.When you are on step 4 of 6 in the Mail Merge wizard, tap the Tablet PC Input Panel icon on the Taskbar to open the Tablet PC Input Panel.Note If you are running Windows

Recent Technology Innovations

2008-04-15T06:24:00.004-04:00

A lot of new directions on the home tech front worth a look-see.The New York Times reports on a Polaroid type mini-printer that makes instant prints beamed from your Bluetooth-enabled cellphone or camera.LinkCasio's newest camera, the Exilim EX-F1, offers hope of truly high speed photography for the masses. Still a little rouch around the edges, this is a camera to watch.LinkThe Flip, a

Improve Tablet Performance Overnight

2008-04-14T14:00:00.002-04:00

Give your laptop a treat! Here’s how to clean and defrag it. You may wind up benefiting from a more responsive system. Open My Computer and right-click on the C drive > Properties. If you have less than 10% free space, it’s time to remove some files before you run the system clean-up procedures. If you have a lot of music or video files, you should consider overloading them to an external

AutoSummarize lengthy articles with Word

2008-04-08T12:35:00.007-04:00

AutoSummarize is a largely unknown, but amazingly helpful, tool in Word to highlight keypoints in long articles or reports. With it you have four choices: highlight key points in a documentinsert an executive summary abstract at the top of a documentcreate a new document and put the summary therehide everything but

Backing up to a CD on Toshiba Tecra's

2008-04-08T12:25:00.002-04:00

Watch a short clip on how to back up files or folders to a CD on the school's Toshiba tablets:http://www.screencast.com/users/Dr.Karolyne.Lucero/folders/Jing/media/96aa6488-299a-42b2-9fc2-117e58a1a927 How to for folks who prefer reading: 1. Insert a CD (it holds 700MB) which is a lot of data files.( If you have a lot of videos, music

Word: Shrink to Fit

2008-04-08T12:15:00.003-04:00

When your document goes over to another page by just a bit, you can save a tree and shrink it to fit.In Office 2007, press the Office button then Print > Print Preview and choose Shrink to Fit. In Office 2003, it's File > Print Preview. Here’s how visually: http://screencast.com/t/VUJy15XH

Google Search Sidebar / Firefox folders

2008-02-20T06:57:00.002-05:00

Google's Search Sidebar is incredibly convenient. Download it here. Use the Plus sign to add gadgets much as in igoogle except that they and the search window are always at your fingertips. I have a long and short term todo list and The Google Tip of the Day. When space is an issue, minimize the bar by clicking the Minus sign at the top and you can have a floating deskbar.Personally I prefer the

Updating Standalone Flash9 Reader

2008-01-30T03:44:00.000-05:00

The problem: .swf stored locally or on a network drive fail to play and request that Adobe Flash Player9 be installed The Solution: 1. Google “Flash9 Player download” and install. The browsers will need to be closed and reopened after installation. All Flash movies (.swf files) will play in Internet Explorer or Firefox.

Jing - Set-Up and Customize iGoogle

2008-01-27T14:39:00.000-05:00

This is the first in a training series of Google tools being presented to the Upper School during assemblies. As students do not have tablets with them, I am using Jing (www.jingproject.com) to create videos to reinforce the instruction. Jing videos are limited to five minutes in length. iGoogle has been pretty universally embraced by those who have tried it, as a superior organizational

Wireless Projector Tips

2007-08-30T11:21:00.000-04:00

To project on the screen while simultaneously going elsewhere on your tablet, say entering grades or googling, simply go to the icon on the lower right, the tiny projector, and hit STOP SENDING. This keeps the original image on the projector while you are free to browse. Alternatively, use the FREEZE button on the lower left corner of the NEC projector's remote to do the same thing.If the screen

Installing Printers

2007-08-24T20:49:00.000-04:00

Start > Printers and Faxes > Add a printer > A network printer > Find a printer in the directory. Click the Find Now button and navigate to the proper campus to locate your printer.

Tablet Resources

2005-05-26T13:02:00.000-04:00

Check out the Microsoft Experience Pack installed on our tablets (Start > Programs) which offers numerous free programs that can be explored from their website: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/tabletpc/experiencepack/default.mspx

Initial Reactions through mid-May

2005-05-18T22:04:00.000-04:00

Please take a few moments to share your initial expectations and reactions. Use the following questions to guide your responses and create a common format for weekly postings: # of class periods per week that the tablets were used? Frequency of personal tablet usage? Any problems with LCD projectors? How is learning changing? Any challenges and/or frustrations Positive

CCD by Katie

2005-05-09T15:45:00.000-04:00

CCD was wonderful and very inspiring! The tablets took teaching and learning to a higher level. Some of my favorite things were:dart and dash (teachers gave a 5 minute presentation of a lesson) This was great because we saw the teacher's enthusiasm along with the lesson from start to finishvery impressed with how the primary teachers were using windows journal for evaluating their students, along

April Adventures

2005-05-03T21:17:00.000-04:00

April 2005 saw the first Toshiba tablets arrive for the initial Tableteers. Karolyne and Clare attended a Tablet Workshop at the Bolles School where faculty demonstrated how their instruction had changed in less than a year of implementing tablets for faculty only.Katie, Quen, Karolyne, Joanie, Kris, and Susan attended the CCDS workshop at the end of the month where we were treated to three days