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Printer
Questions
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My
printer is not working. What should I do?
Before asking
for help, try this:
Save your work. Quit all open programs. Shut down the computer. Turn
off the printer. Unplug the electrical cord from the printer.
Count to 5 and plug it back in. Restart the computer and try again.
The step about unplugging the cord seems odd, but it usually works when
just rebooting doesn't.
My
printer is out of ink. Who do I ask for more?
Jan White.
You have a per year allotment. One laser printer cartridge should last
a year or more. You will have 2 black and 2 color inkjet cartridges
for the year, which allows for conservative use. Do not use inkjet
printers for printing report cards. Do not use either printer for printing
class sets of handouts. If you do, your allotment probably won't last.
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Using
PowerPoint
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Our media
center has a fabulous book on Microsoft Office (which includes Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint). It shows every trick through detailed pictures.
You can see exactly what the screen should look like. It makes everything
so easy. Check it out!
Also, check
these sites for online help:
http://www.computertips.com/Microsoftoffice/MsPowerPoint/aheader.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/default.asp
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
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Email
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Netscape
7.2
- Click here to upgrade your email
Snopes.Com
- Crazy emails (with rumors and warnings, etc) get forwarded to others
at an astonishing speed. If you want to know if there's any truth to
an email before you forward it on to others, check this site. You can
find out the answers to questions such as these:
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Do Crayons Really Contain Asbestos? (No.)
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Are
People Really "Harvesting" Kidneys? (No.)
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Are
People Really Putting Infected Needles in Gas Pump Handles? (No.)
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Is
Congress Considering a Bill Which Will an Email Surcharge? (No.)
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Is
the Hunger Site Legitimate? (YES!)
Hoaxbusters
- another good site for checking the validity of emails
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Hardware
Reviews
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PC
World Online
C/Net
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Internet
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GetNetWise
- all about Internet safety
The Spider's
Apprentice - explains how to use search engines
Search Engine
Watch - another great place to learn all about using search engines!
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Program
Compatibility Wizard -
Windows
XP
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Some
older programs won't run in Windows XP. But if you use the compatibility
wizard, you can get them to work! This is a fabulous feature in XP.
Using
Program Compatibility Mode
How
to use the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows XP
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Scan
Converters
Spring
Hill has a wonderful instruction handout about scan converters - it's
in the Teacher's Folder on our network!
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How
Do You Connect a Computer to a Television?
Focus
Scan Converters
Focus
TView Gold
TView
Gold Users Manual
TView
Gold FAQ's / Troubleshooting
TView
Connections Diagram
Connecting
the TView Gold to a PC or Laptop
AVerMedia
AVerKey TV Scan Converters
AVerKey
300 Gold
Demonstrations
- Using a Scan Converter AverKey 300
How
to connect an AVerKey to a computer and TV
Note: We are not connecting to Mac computers, so no Mac converters are
needed.
Using
the AverKey With the VCR
AVerKey
Installation Instructions
AVerKey
300 Instruction Manual
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Technology Teacher Resources
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TekMom's
Treasures for Tech Teachers
The
One Computer Classroom - articles & tips from Education World.
The
Best of the Web for Teachers
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
Surfing the Net
With Kids
From Now On: The Educational
Technology Journal
NECC - National
Educational Computing Consortium
Eduscapes -
Annette Lamb has contributed heavily to this site!
School TV - resources
for media & TV production in the school
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