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2012-2013 Resources
toc Team Tech Sessions 2012/2013 iPad Integration Ideas

2011-2012 Resources
Rigor and Relevance at Central York Middle School Technology Scavenger Hunt Team Tech Sessions 2011/2012

Instructions for scanning to email:

 * 1) Make sure that no previous settings remain. If a previous setting remains, press the [Clear Modes] key.
 * 2) Press ‘Scanner.’
 * 3) The email tab should be displayed (if not, click the E-mail tab).
 * 4) Place originals in the tray or on the glass.
 * 5) If necessary, press [Scan Settings] to specify scanner settings such as resolution and scan size, density etc.
 * For example, you may choose to use a lower resolution if the file will be too large to email, or you may want to select ** color ** scanning.
 * 1) If necessary, press [Send File Type / Name] and select a file type. Make sure to select a Multi-page type if your document has more than one page and you would like all pages in one file. Specify [File Name] if desired.
 * 2) To specify the e-mail sender, [To ] should already be displayed . Press [Manual Entry] to specify the email address.
 * Press [Manual Entry] again to specify multiple recipients. Specify [CC] or [BCC] if needed.
 * You can also specify [Text] [Subject] etc. (at the bottom of the window).
 * 1) Press the [Start] key. The file will be scanned and emailed to the email recipient(s) specified.
 * 2) Press [Clear Modes] to erase your settings.

How to fill out a help ticket
The CYSD technology department's new support ticket management system is ITDirect. ITDirect is a full feature technology help desk / ticketing software  On your first ticket submission you will be required to register as a requester with some basic information such as your email address, first name, and last name. This information will be added to the database and will allow subsequent tickets to be created quickly. Below is a pdf with instructions for the initial configuration as an IT Requester. Please read over them carefully and be aware that you will be required to type a submittal password to enter a ticket. The password is cysd123. We ask that any support requests that are not emergencies be submitted to ITDirect. You will find the link to ITDirect under the Login Links on the Internal Homepage.

Computer and Digital Camera sign out procedures
//**General:**//
 * 1) Go to internal web page.
 * 2) Click on Cart Signout Lists. Select Middle School Carts.
 * 3) Enter username and password (Long district password)
 * 4) Select the dates preferred cart or lab, enter room # for the periods needed. Click on Reserve.The room # that the computers are going to be used is important so that the next person and/or the technology assistants are aware of their location.
 * Each team has a Macbook Cart assigned to it. The Macbooks on these carts have cameras and are good for podcasting and Garageband as well as the other applications. There are several other options for cart sign-out.
 * The library has eight E-Macs and a cart with 15 laptops which are the older models. If you sign out the library, you must go there to utilize the equipment unless you make special arrangements with Mrs. Why.
 * The computer lab has 28 imac minis
 * There are five Smartboards for sign-out.

Sign out Technology Equipment
(Video cameras, digital cameras, fire-wire drives (external hard drives), external dvd burner, scanners
 * Video cameras - 2 in tech room for sign out
 * Scanners - Scan to the copier. (See directions at the bottom of the page) Copier does not scan color.

Mac Shortcuts and Tips:
The following file contains Mac Shortcuts and Tips. It also contains parallel Mac and Windows operations.

**9th period instructional Assistant sign out form**
If teachers sign students up, the students will meet Instructional Assistants down in the lobby by the cafeteria at the beginning of 9th period [|9th period Sign Out for Instructional Assistants link]

Download a YouTube video
First, start watching the video in Safari on YouTube. Open the Activity viewer window from the Window menu. Look through the many associated files for the web page for the large file size one. Most of the files will be in KB. The one you want will be in MB. Once it's done loading, double click the file name in the list. That will cause Safari to download it to your desktop or wherever you have designated downloads to go.Now look on your desktop for a file called get_video. Go ahead and change the name to something.flv. The .flv tells the Mac it's a Flash Video file. VLC can play this file as is. If you want to convert the video file to play in iTunes or on an iPod, download and fire up iSquint, a freeware program. Once it's open, just drag your file to the main area and click Start. When it's done, you will have a mp4 file that you can drag into iTunes or play in QuickTime player. Sometimes this doesn't work, then try zamzar.com or convertutube.com

Posting Teacher Videos to the Media Server

 * Create your movie and export it to a QuickTime file (.mov) - smaller files work better over the internet
 * Logon to the media server with your email name and password: Click the media server link on the internal web page.
 * //Mount the 'Movies' volume.//
 * //Make your own folder, either with your name, or perhaps the specific subject (no spaces). That way you can put many movies there.//
 * //Place a link to the movie on your teacher website. It will look something like this: [].//
 * //For example: [].//

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Using the switch on the laptop carts
To plug in the cart: Make sure switch is in the off position. Plug cart in to wall outlet. Turn switch on.To unplug the cart from the wall: Turn off switch. Unplug from wall outlet.

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Talking Student Computers
How to stop the computers from talking....Hold down these keys: for laptops **fn command(apple) F5** for desktops: **command(apple) F5**

The Negative Effect
How to turn off (or on) black on white feature (the negative effect) on student computers...Hold down these four keys: **ctrl option apple 8**

How to magnify a computer screen
Turn on this effect by holding down option command 8 To magnify screen hold down option command + To demagnify screen hold down option command -

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Basic Troubleshooting
If your computer is "acting strange" (i.e. it's running very slow, it hesitates before opening things, it won't quit certain applications), try **RESTARTING** it before doing anything else. This solves about 50% of the issues

If your laptop stops responding, or a particular application stops responding, you’ll see the spinning color pinwheel that won't disappear. Follow these steps (in order) to resolve the issue. //(Remember, you may lose any unsaved changes, but if it's frozen, you can't save it anyway.//
 * Freezes**
 * 1) First, try to quit the 'frozen' application by pressing the keys <**Apple -Q**> simultaneously.
 * 2) If that doesn't work, try to Force Quit the application by pressing <**Apple-Option-Escape**> simultaneously, then selecting that application from the window displayed and clicking <**Force Quit**>.
 * 3) If all else fails, and you cannot get the Force Quit window to appear, turn on Caps Lock and hold down the power button until the Caps Lock light goes off. Your laptop will shut down. Wait a full minute before restarting your laptop.
 * 4) If the problem still continues, please submit a help ticket (You can use a student computer if yours is not working.)

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**Back up to the District Server**
Sometimes people find that a file that was stored on the server has been corrupted. In many cases, this is due to working with files while they are still on the server. __Always drag files to the your computer //before// working on them, do not work on them on the server.__ If the server connection has any problems, the file in progress could become corrupted when working from the server. After you are finished working with a file, drag it back to the server (it will overwrite the previous version as long as you haven't renamed it) and disconnect from the server.
 * Use SAFARI, //**not**// //**Firefox**// to go to the internal district home page.
 * Click on  (top left, with the Apple)
 * Log-on with your email name and password
 * Mount your home folder (your username)
 * Copy your files to the same locations (Desktop to Desktop, Documents to Documents, etc.)
 * Note: if you just want to back up your Entourage email, you may want to make it smaller first by following these steps:
 * Delete any sent items that you don't need
 * Empty the Deleted Items folder
 * Quit Entourage and other Office applications
 * While Holding down the Option Key, click the Entourage icon
 * From the Database Utility window, select Compact Database to compact and back up your database to the hard drive
 * The folder to back up your email is located in: ~username/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2004 Identities/Main Identity. The Office Identities folder will also contain your backups of Entourage databases. If space is a problem, just copy the 'Main Identity' folder rather than backing up the entire Microsoft User Data folder.
 * Disconnect from the server (eject with the finder or drag the globe from your desktop to the trash)
 * You have one GB of space, so you may need to backup movies, photos or music to CD, DVD, or external hard drive
 * If you need assistance, your building tech is available to help
 * Note:**

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