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Changes for 2010/2011

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Student IDs CHANGING!! Student User ID format for Middle and High Schools: Firstname.Lastname Maximum ID length is 20 characters Firstname.Lastname2 - Using a numeric value to distinguish duplicates Firstname and Lastname will be truncated to limit the length to the maximum allowed characters (20). Passwords will NOT be changing. Continue with the format 12345Al? using the last five of their student number. Teachers can locate the number in STI.

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If you see the following error when you open Outlook: There is an icon in the Applications -> Teacher Apps Folder that looks like: When you double-click the icon, if Outlook is open it will close Outlook. Just re-open it. If not, it will correct the error and you can successfully open Outlook without the error. Possible Outlook Error Message..

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Discovery Stays!!! Discovery will remain available for the 2010-2011 school year due to savings we generated by renegotiating other contracts This is an expensive contract. We will track its use during the year in order to determine whether or not to try to once again find the funds to pay for it in the future. Lets make the most of it. Teachers should share ideas for its use and schools should arrange for local PD to ensure this resource is used well.

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Discovery Links to Discovery Login can be found on: Technology homepage under Links To section Teachers homepage under Technology New content includes: More math resources AIMS Multimedia McGruffs Kid Files, Teen Files, Real World Science, Wild World of Phonics Lewis & Clark Famous speeches and foreign language instruction Login Pass Codes must be kept confidential for use by our teachers and students only!

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Online Technology Inventory The inventory numbers that are collected in August will be reported to the State Department. They will be used to: Calculate our progress towards establishing 21 st Century classrooms Help make future purchasing decisions

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Skype Teachers can use Skype for instruction!!! Must use the technology departments installation of Skype This will prevent the Skype install from acting as a telephone pole for the entire Skype network Put in a technology work ticket for Skype installation Teachers must closely monitor machines where Skype is loaded

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Blocked Email Reminder Emails containing images are blocked by our filter This prevents pornography, which is often embedded into spam from entering the system If you have added an image of any kind to your email signature or use a stationary backgrounds in your emails, remove them; otherwise when the recipient replies our filter will block the return email Teachers, please forewarn parents to avoid images in their email or email signatures. Sometimes a parent claims to have sent an email, but you never saw it. This could be because they have images in the signature or they have set a stationary background in their email.

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Digital Projector Reminder Teachers with LCD-style projectors should clean the filters of dust to keep the projector working properly and extend life of bulb. (Viewsonic DLP projectors do not have filters) Do not enter technology tickets for this, teachers or school custodians should take care of this task Turn projectors off or change to black screen when not in use If purchasing, contact Technology for currently recommended brands All projectors were cleaned in the spring. Please dust your projectors every 6 months. More often if it is used heavily. This will help extend the life of the projector and bulb and keep it from overheating.

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John Dewey