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Table of Contents
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Training
Opportunities
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There will be no classes offered this month. If
you have specific software questions or concerns, please contact Londa
at londa.posvistak@smes.org. |
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Reminder: Planning
to Spend Your Tech $'s |
 It's April. How many Tech Bucks have you
earned so far? We have
individuals on campus who've been training with Londa on a regular basis,
and they've amassed an impressive number of hours (and bucks).
You earn
tech bucks for technology training whether you train with Londa or learn on your
own. Prizes will be available for purchase with the tech bucks at the end
of the year. They are non-transferable. Whether you're a
beginner, novice, or advanced user, you should aim for
approximately 20 hours of professional development hours in technology
each year. See "Surfing the Web" below for a great teacher (and
staff) website that
offers easy-to-follow tutorials, templates, etc. You can access this site
anytime you have a few minutes. And remember to contact Londa in order to
get your tech bucks! |
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Tech Tips |
Q:
I never sent
this particular e-mail message. Who is this person and why did I get an undeliverable
e-mail back???
A: Many e-mails are sent to
multiple recipients. If you used the “reply to all” feature in an email
that you received – and one of the email addresses was wrong - you would
receive an email back with the message about it being undeliverable. |
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Did You Know?:
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Units of Storage |
| Bit (b) |
Smallest possible unit of binary data. Expressed as a
one or a zero. |
| Byte (B) |
Eight bits of data, roughly equivalent to one typed
character. |
| Kilobyte (Kb or K) |
2^20 or 1,024 bytes. One typed page = approx.
3Kb |
| Megabyte (MB) |
Roughly one million or 1,048,576 bytes. The King James
Bible = 4.46MB |
| Gigabyte (GB) |
About one billion or 1.073,741,824 bytes. One DVD =
4.7GB |
| Terabyte (TB) |
Approx. one trillion bytes or 1,024 GB. "Toy Story"
digital image = 21TB |
| Petabyte (PB) |
About one thousand TB, or a million GB. |
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~Jim Rue, First Time Systems |
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Bonus Feature: Spell Cheque |
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I halve a spelling
checker,
It came with my pea see.
It plainly marks four my revue
Mistakes I dew knot sea.
Eye strike a key
and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait aweigh.
As soon as a mist
ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the era rite
Its rarely ever wrong.
I've scent this
massage threw it,
And I'm shore your pleased too no
Its letter prefect in every weigh;
My checker tolled me sew.
Author Unknown |
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Education World: An Online Resource for Educators
Looking for more classroom templates (awards, language
arts, graphic organizers, etc.), easy-to-follow tutorials;
a site where you can "chat" with other educators about
ways to integrate technology in your classrooms; etc.?
Education world is a great resource, not only for
educators but also for those who work in a school setting.
In particular, the tutorials are really easy to follow and
can be printed out. Here's what you can expect:
- a search engine for educational Web sites only, a place
where educators can find information without searching the
entire Internet;
- original content, including lesson plans, practical
information for educators, information on how to integrate
technology in the classroom, and articles written by education
experts;
- site reviews;
- daily features and columns;
- teacher and principal profiles;
- Wire Side Chats with the important names in education;
- employment listings.
Education World's goal is to make it easy for educators to
integrate the Internet into the classroom. Our April website
recommendation!
http://www.educationworld.com
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Technology
Assistance
 If you need
help with
technology, call the
helpline at ext. 697 or email
help@smes.org
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Provide as
detailed
description of the problem as you can, and include the best times for
someone
to come by.
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