Summer Training Opportunities

   Wednesday, July 07, 2004 : TIAA-CREF    [Pick one of the following  sessions: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM or 1:00 PM-2:30 PM] Learn how to     
   access and manage your SMES Retirement account online.

   Thursday, July 08, 2004: Digital Photography     9:30 AM-2:30 PM  Spend the first half of class learning about composition with Nadyne    
   McClurg, then move to the lab and use Adobe Elements to finalize your photography.

   Monday, July 12, 2004: Digital Photography    8:30 AM-1:30 PM   ( see description above) 

   Tuesday, July 13, 2004 : Quia Web      9:00 AM-12:00 PM   Online games, quizzing and testing service available for any subject. You give  
   Quia the content and they create the fun games and evaluations for students.

   Wednesday, July 14, 2004: Word – Tables       10:00 AM-12:00 PM   Learn how to control tables in Word and use them to your advantage! 

   Tuesday, July 20, 2004: PowerPoint for Beginners     9:30 AM-12:30 PM    New to PowerPoint or want a refresher? Join us for a morning of Power
    Pointers. 

   Wednesday, July 21, 2004: PowerPoint Intermediate       9:30 AM-12:30 PM   Have a few skills in PowerPoint and want to move on?  This class is
    for you. 

   Thursday, July 22, 2004: Digital photography         8:30 AM-1:30 PM   ( see description above)

   Monday, July 26, 2004: Digital photography         8:30 AM-1:30 PM   ( see description above) 

   Tuesday, July 27, 2004: Integration!     11:00  AM-3:00 PM  Select a technology component, e.g., digital vocabulary or Web Quests, to easily
   include  in your curriculum.

   Wednesday, July 28, 2004: Front Page – Working Session       8:00 AM-11:00 AM     If you have a web page, this is the time to work with
    the assistance of our webmaster, Cheryl Henderson.   

   Wednesday, July 28, 2004: Front Page – Working Session      12:00 PM-2:00 PM – Want to start a web page?  Sign up for the class and a class
    template will be created for you. 

If you have questions or want to reserve a space, please email

 londa.posvistak@smes.org.

Tech Tips

Before You Leave Your Classroom                

Remember to do these few things with your computer and mailbox items before you leave campus for the summer. While we make every effort to keep classroom computers where they are, some changes are unavoidable and many classrooms are being used over the summer. If you want to find your technology items in September, protect it now.

1. Save all files to your folder on the S:Drive. (directions below)

2. Export Favorites from Internet Explorer to your folder on the S:Drive. (directions below)                 

3. Remove all CD’s and disks from your computer before leaving for the summer.

4. Lock up all disks and CD-ROMs.

5. Delete all unwanted messages from your Outlook Inbox, Sent Folder, and Deleted Items Folder. (more below)

6. Save important email in folders you've created in the Folder List under Outlook Today. (more below)

7. Departing personnel: Please notify the Helpline if you would like to keep your SMES mailbox active until such time that you have another account and people have been notified of your new email address. If there are emails you wish to keep, please forward them as attachments to another account. Likewise, if you have documents in your network folder that you would like to keep, save them onto a disk.

Export Favorites from Internet Explorer to the S: Drive

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on File.
3. Click on Import/Export.
4. Click on next.
5. Click on Export Favorites, click on next.
6. Make sure the top folder is highlighted (favorites) and click on next.
7. Click browse. Select the S: Drive.
8. Double click your folder to open.
9. Click on save.
10. Click on next.
11. Click on finish.
12. You will receive a message the favorites were exported successfully. Click ok.  

 Save your files to the S:Drive

• Locate your files on the C Drive.  (Check in the My Documents folder or any other folder you may have created.)
• Once located, select all files (CTRL A) and cut (CTRL X).
• Go to your folder on the S: Drive. (Double click My Computer, double click the S drive.  Double click your folder.  Paste the files into your folder (CTRL V)

Mailbox Cleanup Directions

A procedure for mailbox cleanup was set into place last summer. This summer, Technology will clean up mailboxes once again in order to make room on our mail server. If you have mail in your Inbox, Sent Folder or Deleted Items folder that you want to keep, please create and/or save your email to folder(s) that you create and label. Important: When you create Outlook folders, make sure they appear under Outlook Today - [Mailbox - your name] and not as a subfolder under "Inbox". Inbox subfolders are also subject to the 60 day rule.

Question: How do I know if I have any Inbox subfolders?
Answer:   If a plus sign (+) appears next to your Inbox folder, you have subfolders. Click on the + sign and your subfolders appear. If a minus (-) sign is there, your subfolders are already visible.

Question: What can I do if I have Inbox subfolders?
Answer:   It's very simple. With your mouse, click, hold and drag a subfolder up to Outlook Today - [Mailbox - your name]. Let go of your mouse button and your subfolder will appear in alphabetical order under Outlook Today.

Question: I'm still confused. What can I do?
Answer:   Contact help (ext. 697 or help@smes.org) for assistance

2004-05 Room Assignments

If you suspect or know that you will be assigned a different room in the 2004-05 school year, please notify the Help Line. Provide us with your current and new location. By doing this, we can make sure that network connections and equipment are properly set up.

Technology Assistance
If you need help with technology, call the helpline at ext. 697 or email help@smes.org .
               Provide as detailed description of the problem as you can, and include the best times for someone to come by.