Tips

Troubleshooting your SmartBoard How to clean your SmartBoard
 * Tips to help your technology usage experience:**

Firefox not displaying updated web pages for you? Follow these steps when in Firefox: Back up:
 * Click Tools > Options
 * Click Advanced tab > Network tab
 * Click clear now button next to __MB of space for the cache
 * Click OK
 * //The files on your computer that you wish to use again can be backed up either on a flash drive, or your H: drive. You have access to the H: drive (housed on the school's local server) when you are logged in with your user/pass. You can either drag and drop files to the H: folder, or the flash drive (both accessed from My Computer). If the file is open, File > Save As > change save in: to H:\ or your flash drive.//

The computers won't turn on: Logging in: Volume and headphones: HELP! My printer has jammed and the paper is stuck. Web 2.0 training: Blabberize.com to record audio with a still picture. The mouth on the still picture moves with the recording!
 * //If you have trouble powering the computers, check that the power cords for both the cpu and monitor are plugged in. They all should be plugged in to the power strip and **not** into the outlets on the floor.//
 * //Check that the power cords fit securely into the cpu or monitor. Sometimes they jiggle loose, but stay attached yet not connected. Push them in tightly.//
 * //A green light will glow on the front of the cpu if it is on. The computer can be woken up by pressing a keyboard button or moving the mouse.//
 * //The monitor is on if an amber or green light is glowing on the side next to the power button.//
 * //Both the cpu and the monitor need to be on.//
 * //If everything appears to be plugged in and the power lights are on, but nothing is working, shut down the cpu by holding the power button for 3-5 seconds. Wait about ten seconds and start it up again.//
 * //Students log in using the schools' user name and password. For Wilder-Waite: wwstudent and wwss; for Ridgeview: resstudent and ress.//
 * //You may log in using your personal user name and password. Remember to log off or shut down when you are finished.//
 * //The best way to adjust the volume on the computers is to leave the headphones plugged in and use the volume control on the headphones. **Please do not adjust the volume control on the task bar or the keyboard.** This can distort the sound through the headphones. At Ridgeview, you can also run sound through the monitor. Please leave that sound option mute on the monitor until you need to hear the sound. This option allows students to hear via headphones, and will let you hear via the monitor (only at Ridgeview).//
 * Unplug the power to the printer, and the cable connecting it to the computer
 * Remove the "back door" to the printer
 * [[image:http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/FmMrZEEmf_HWcVQadiI-Zg11942 caption="Tips - Wilder-Waite and Ridgeview Teachers"]]
 * You should be able to reach the paper that is stuck and unroll it, or remove the piece(s) that are stuck
 * Reconnect power and cable
 * Wolfram Alpha - Enter question or calculation and it will provide answers || Ning - create your own social network || Mobile computing - using mobile technology like iPod, iPhone or other phones with aps ||
 * Skype - video calls via Internet with others (computer video required) //audio calls do not require video// || Twitter - social networking to share information with others || Kindle - electronic book reader ||
 * iTunes University || Facebook- social networking to share information with others || Flip Video - inexpensive video camera has USB that flips to connect to computers ||
 * Blog - share thoughts and information with others Some examples: || bit.ly - used to provide link to web sites with a long url || 1:1 computing - one computer for each student ||
 * Wordpress || Jing - screen shot software, records voice and movement on computer programs ||   ||
 * Blogger (Google) ||^  ||^   ||
 * Wikis - create editable documents to share with others; collaborate information and changes to documents. Examples: || You Tube - using video tutorials for learning ||  ||
 * Google Docs ||  ||   ||
 * Wikispaces ||  ||   ||
 * PBWorks ||  ||   ||
 * Wetpaint (13 years or older) ||  ||   ||
 * Audiopal - create avatar and record voice to include on a web site ||  ||   ||
 * Podcasts - upload audio recording to the web like Gcast ($99/yr.) ||  ||

Thank you, Sarah Urbanc! She has provided a link to a free, phone-in podcast called yodio. The advantage to using this versus Audacity is that you can do it anytime/anywhere you use your phone. The disadvantage is that you cannot edit the recording.