Staff Technology
Hey Teachers! Would you like to access your network files from home?
Now you can! Click here for instructions!
We have three district wide resources for this year, all of which have great educational potential.
If you are an Instructor, please look into these!
You may give out the usernames and passwords for ProQuest and for CultureGrams to your students. They and their parents can use them at home!!
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UnitedStreaming Videos
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/
Set up your individual account using the passcode: 3E13-E494
- Very educational videos at all levels
- teacher page has all sorts of ideas
- you should learn how to download your videos ahead of time.
- ESD101 no longer sends out educational videos: this is their replacement
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ProQuest Publications
http://www.proquestk12.com
Login using the following:
Username: 35-14076
Password: bigchalk
This is a serious educational resource!
It consists of three parts:
- ProQuest Online (A reference databases offer comprehensive publication collections for research. From general reference to advanced subject matter, ProQuest has it all.)
- eLibrary (more than 1,500 full-text sources. Includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips.)
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eLibrary Elementary (eLibrary with a young learner-tested design.) Note – ELibrary elementary is perhaps not as elementary as it should be.
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CultureGrams World Geography and Cultures
Go to http://online.culturegrams.com
Login using the following:
Username: wellpinit
Password: cgrams
CultureGrams contains information about countries from around the world and about all the 50 states. It includes:
- World Edition
- Kids Edition
- States Edition
- Photo Gallery
- Famous People
- Recipe Collection
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How to set up a signature in Outlook 2007
- Click on Tools - > Options
- Click on the Mail Format tab.
- Click on the Signatures button
- Click on New
- Enter a name (proabably YOUR name) :)
- In the box under Edit signature, enter in what you would like to appear at the bottom of your messages. Full name, Job title, email address and phone number are the basics most people expect to see.
- In the upper right, under Choose default signature, use the drop down to pick the one you just created.
- Click OK.
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How to set up an automatic reply in Outlook 2007 (out of office or vacation)
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http://www.edpubs.gov/ provides free books and training materials for K - 12 employees.
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Smarter Balanced is a state-led consortium developing assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts/literacy and mathematics that are designed to help prepare all students to graduate high school college- and career-ready.