District Computer Lab Technicians

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Typing programs

March 21st, 2007 · No Comments

>>> Rosemary Gabel 3/19/2007 2:27 PM >>>
Hi, Peggy… we have a sub teacher here today who said you had a great typing program at Miller..
Could you please tell me what it is, or give me a website about it?  I’ve been looking for one that explains the coordination of keys and fingers a lot better [...]

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Internet Explorer or FireFox?

December 12th, 2006 · No Comments

With the problems the District is having with IE 7. I believe it is a good time to introduce the use of Firefox.
Fact: Internet Explorer has many problems, constantly being fixed with patches from Microsoft. It is vulnerable to hacker attacks, spam, etc..
Fact: Firefox doesn’t seem to have anywhere near the number [...]

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School Year 2006

October 16th, 2006 · No Comments

Time to archive last year, and start blogging for this one. Even try a new banner graphic..
I know it’s not August.. but October is when we finally catch our breath and have some time to think!
Welcome to Tom Georgii, out Teacher on Special Assignment for Technology Staff Development. He promises to organize a meeting for [...]

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Managing the occasional “unacceptable site” use….

May 1st, 2006 · No Comments

In the TechSaavy Forum (link in right column) I found this was useful enough to quote.
While at home you’re free to use the Internet for personal reasons, just as I do. When I use the Internet at home to play games, send e-mail, and otherwise “screw around.” However, when I’m at school I use [...]

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