New Technology 2010-2011 School Year







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Monday, August 23, 2010Friday, June 18, 2010Staff E-Mail Is Now Open![]() DIRECTIONS: • Your Username & E-Mail address have not changed (Sample_a@nrschools.org) • Your Temporary Password: nr + Last 4 of SSN (Example: nr1234) • Login with your username only, not your full e-mail address (Example: Sample_a) • The first time you login, you will be prompted to change your password (minimum 6 characters) • Messages from your old E-mail account have been migrated to your new Gmail account • If you're unable to login to your account, please send a message to Helpdesk@nrschools.org from an alternate e-mail account for assistance Click Here To Login To E-Mail New features included with Google Apps for Education: • Gmail E-Mail – 7 GB of storage – 100% Compatibility with Smart Phones, Outlook, Apple Mail, Outlook Express, Eudora, Thunderbird, and more. • Google Docs – Upload, create, and share documents with others. Track changes, etc. Supports all Microsoft Office core products. Store 1000’s of files on the web. • Google Sites – Create class web pages, Wiki’s, Blogs from one account. • Google Calendar – Add events from Desktop or Smart Phone. Share Calendar with others. • Google Contacts - Sync your contacts to your desktop from your Smartphone For more information, feel free to visit Google Apps for Education on the web: http://google.com/support/a/users/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=161939 Monday, June 14, 2010Staff E-Mail Is Now Closed Until 6/21/10![]() • All E-Mail Accounts will be shut down on Monday June 14th • New E-Mail services begin for all staff Monday June 21st • Temporary Password: nr + Last 4 of SSN (Example: nr1234) • All current messages will be migrated to new accounts • Username & E-Mail address will not change (Sample_a@nrschools.org) • Technology staff will be available during first week of school for assistance • Professional Development during 1st quarter of school year New features included with Google Apps for Education: • Gmail E-Mail – 7 GB of storage – 100% Compatibility with Smart Phones, Outlook, Apple Mail, Outlook Express, Eudora, Thunderbird, and more. • Google Docs – Upload, create, and share documents with others. Track changes, etc. Supports all Microsoft Office core products. Store 1000’s of files on the web. • Google Sites – Create class web pages, Wiki’s, Blogs from one account. • Google Calendar – Add events from Desktop or Smart Phone. Share Calendar with others. • Google Contacts - Sync your contacts to your desktop from your Smartphone For more information, feel free to visit Google Apps for Education on the web: http://google.com/support/a/users/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=161939 Thursday, March 25, 2010Important Lawsuit Notice...Many users have been reporting a suspicious e-mail arriving in their inbox lately. If you receive this message, or something similar, feel free to delete it. It's a hoax. You're not being sued, at least not by these guys.... For more information, feel free to visit the Snopes Web Site. ------ March 25, 2010 Marcus Law Center 350 Broadway, Suite 300 New York, NY 10013 To Whom It May Concern: On the link bellow is a copy of the lawsuit that we filed against you in court on March 15, 2010. Currently the Pretrail Conference is scheduled for April 15th, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. in courtroom #12. The case number is 3478254. The reason the lawsuit was filed was due to a completely inadequate response from your company for copyright infrigement that our client Danilison Inc is a victim of. http://www.marcuslawcenter.com/s/r439875.doc Danilison Inc has proof of multiple Copyright Law violations that they wish to present in court on April 15th, 2010. Sincerely, Marcus Law Center Marcus Law Center LLP ------ Friday, March 12, 2010Web Spotlight: TeacherTube![]() TeacherTube's goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. They are seeking to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It's a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill. Feel free to click here to get started. Thursday, March 11, 2010Apple iPad - Released on 4/3/2010Apple announced that the iPad will ship in April, writing that the device will "be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. Consumers will be able to pre-order their units starting March 12th, with pick-up at Apple retail stores. For more information, be sure to visit the official Apple Web Site. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thursday, OCTOBER 29, 2009Parents: Edline Activations Available During Conferences![]() Be sure to stop by the computer lab at your child's school during Parent/Teacher conference nights to get your free activation code for Edline. A technology support expert will be available in person to help with your activation. Note: All parents are welcome, you do not need to attend conferences to receive your Edline activation code. Just drop by the computer lab at the schools below. Schedule: New Richmond High School - November 5th, 2009 (5:00PM - 8:30PM) New Richmond Middle School - November 5th, 2009 (5:00PM - 8:30PM) New Richmond Elementary School - November 5th, 2009 (5:00PM - 8:30PM) Locust Corner Elementary School - November 9th, 2009 (5:00PM - 8:00PM) Monroe Elementary School - November 9th, 2009 (5:00PM - 8:00PM) New Richmond Elementary School - November 9th, 2009 (5:00PM - 8:00PM) What is Edline?: Edline provides the world’s leading technology solutions that help schools improve student performance by harnessing the power of parental involvement, supporting teachers, and engaging the learning community. Access Anywhere: Parents can view their child's grades, assignments, and progress anytime from any computer with access to the Internet. It's FREE: Edline is free to all parents of New Richmond Schools. Get Started: Please contact your child's school for more information about Edline and to get your activation code. Thursday, OCTOBER 1, 2009Microsoft Office Live Now Available - FREEMicrosoft is now offering its Office Live service for free. This service has great features that can help educators store, collaborate, and access documents easily. Access Anywhere: Stop carrying a flash drive. Access your documents from any computer that can access the web. Home or school. Free Online Storage: Store up to 5GB, share with anyone, and collaborate on a single document with other teachers. Works with Programs You Know: View Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint files from your Web browser anywhere you have access to the Internet. Click Here to get started. Thursday, OCTOBER 1, 2009Geometric Transformations - NRE Videoconference![]() New Richmond Elementary School 5th & 6th grade students were able to experience a live videoconference with the Ft. Worth Texas Science Museum on September 30, 2009. New Richmond EVSD continues to be a leader with distance learning integration in the classroom that benefits our students academic performance and experiences throughout the school year. Monday, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009SmartBoard Training - Central Office![]() Great news! I have worked it out so all teachers who have a new SmartBoard in their classroom will be provided with training. Even better news, the training will be a ½ day session held here in the district and Mr. Durbin has agreed to provide subs for each of you so everyone can attend this training session during a regular school day. These sessions will be held at the Board of Education room (3rd floor), at the Market Street Central Office building. (212 Market Street, New Richmond) See you there! Thursday, August 18, 2009Thursday, May 14, 2009NRHS Autopsy - VideoconferenceMrs. Minning and Ms. Wilkens took the opportunity to schedule another fantastic distance learning session for their science students involving a real Autopsy presented by COSI and the Ohio State University. Mrs. Minning’s Forensic classes connect with COSI several times a year to Experience a REAL autopsy from start to finish. Students are guided by a forensic pathologist and follow a videotape of an actual autopsy from beginning to end. Students work through the “case” and solve for cause of death. How to Find Elementary Classroom Grants![]() There are many small grants from $100 to $500 available for individual classroom teachers that can significantly improve the delivery of the instruction that you can provide. Here are three ways to go about finding them: locating lists of requests for proposals, posting a small project online for individual donors to contribute and searching for a corporate foundation whose giving priorities match your program's objectives. Knowing where to look for these grants is just one piece of a larger process that involves an in-depth analysis of your classroom's needs and opportunities, careful strategic planning and creation of a competitive proposal that will resonate with the funder. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.... Tuesday, April 28, 2009New Summer PD Schedule Released - Soita![]() Soita has released their new Summer Schedule for PD training. "Learn with it, leave with it" workshops include some of the following: Intro to Digital Cameras Intro to iPods Making Music with Garageband An iPod Touch, the Internet, and You! Airliner by SMART Technologies Intro to the SMART Document Camera Intro to the Digital Camcorder Intro to Flip Video Netbooks, Cloud Computing, and Open Source Software Integrating a GPS into Your Classroom -And More- We are members here in the district. While we don't have any PD funds available to send staff to these workshops at this time, I would encourage you to attend yourself if you're interested in obtaining any of these products for personal use. You can view full schedule by clicking here. If it sounds too good to be true....![]() If you received the following e-mail lately, it's a hoax. "I am Mr. James Lynnwood our client died in air crash along with his family, (US$14.7M)left behind in our bank,nobody has put application for the claim. I am asking for your asisstant since I have all the details for you to claim the Funds,if you are interested forward to me your names, cell, Phone/fax, profession,age and country and His Name is Dr. George Brumley. You can confirm http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html Mr. James Lynnwood." Track Swine Flu via Google Maps![]() If you're interested in tracking swine flu cases there is now a Google maps app to help. Click here to view. Wednesday, April 1, 2009How Can I Tell If My PC Is Infected?![]() I've been getting this question a lot about the Conficker Worm that everyone has been hearing about so much lately. One of the easiest ways to tell if your PC is infected with the Conficker Worm is to attempt to browse out to web sites that offer security prevention against the worm: microsoft.com sophos.com norton.com symantec.com kaspersky.com These are just a few. If you can access these web sites you should be in good shape. Also, don't foget to run an online virus scanner to make sure as well. You can run this one from Microsoft's web site: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm?s_cid=sah If you're unable to access that tool, or any anti-virus web sites but can browse to other pages on the web, your PC may be infected. Sunday, March 29, 2009Conficker Worm Information![]() As of this writing, the New Richmond Exempted Village School District has not been infected with any known cases of the well publicized Conficker Worm. All Windows computers are vulnerable to this infection worldwide. Conficker cannot infect Apple Mac computers. A security patch was released by Microsoft in October of 2008 and the technology department has worked hard since then to ensure that this patch has been applied to our network of over 1,000 computers. However, because our network could become infected at anytime, it's always best to report any suspicious activity on your computer to the district technology helpdesk. If you suspect that your personal/home computer may be infected, or would like more information on what to do to prevent an infection, please visit the following web site from Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/worms/conficker.mspx You can also scan your computer from a secure Microsoft web site to check and see if your personal computer is infected. http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm?s_cid=sah You can watch the story reported via 60 Minutes about Conficker and how it works here: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4901282n The New Richmond EVSD Technology Department will continue to monitor all computers in our school district for this threat. Friday, February 27, 2009SmartBoard Training - Central Office![]() Great news! I have worked it out so everyone who currently has a SmartBoard in their classroom will be provided with more training. Even better news, the training will be a ½ day session held here in the district and Mr. Durbin has agreed to provide subs for each of you so everyone can attend this training session during a regular school day. These sessions will be held at the Board of Education room (3rd floor), at the Market Street Central Office building. (212 Market Street, New Richmond) See you there! Wednesday, February 18, 2009OSU Students use iPods for Medical School Study![]() ![]() The Ohio State University's medical school has joined the ranks of colleges replacing cumbersome textbooks with the Apple iPod touch this year. OSU med officials say the iPod lets students study high-quality images of organs and body parts in the palm of their hand, on the fly. A welcomed change from the days of flipping through textbooks to find pictures and directions for surgical procedures. Technology Empowers Differentiated InstructionAlthough many educators realize technology's enormous potential to help them differentiate their instruction so that all students can learn, regardless of students' needs, abilities, or learning styles, it might be hard for them to find concrete applications of this approach to emulate in their classrooms. But in a Jan. 28 webinar from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), experts provided several examples of classroom projects that can help all students learn while keeping them engaged. The webinar, titled "Differentiated Instruction + Tech = Powerful Learning," was presented by Grace Smith and Stephanie Throne--authors of the book Differentiating Instruction with Technology in K-5 Classrooms and the soon-to-be-published Differentiating Instruction with Technology in Middle School Classrooms. Both authors are former educators. Smith and Throne described differentiated instruction (DI) as a strategy that is centered on the belief that students learn in many different ways. They also said DI is a collection of best practices from gifted, traditional, and special education. "Some educators think it's a new model, but it isn't," said Throne. Both presenters agreed that DI is student-centered, offers multiple paths to learning, and is grounded in assessment practices. They also cited research that shows students are more successful in school and find it more satisfying when they are taught in ways that are responsive to their readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles. According to the presenters, teachers can differentiate four elements of instruction: content, process, product, and learning environment. They also can differentiate instruction based on student traits, such as readiness, learning profile, interest, and affect. Finally, educators can differentiate instruction through a range of instructional and management strategies, including software, video streaming, and the web. "Above all, DI should be used to promote 21st-century skills," said Smith. "This includes digital-age literacy, inventive thinking, effective communication, and high productivity. A mastery of these skills will lead to student achievement." Both authors said technology is a great choice to consider for DI, because it helps to personalize instruction, enhances learning with multimedia components, can help students construct new knowledge, and motivates students with their work. "We also like to give students choices in their learning, because offering choices gives students a way to make decisions about what they will do in order to meet class requirements," said Smith. One way to do this is to create and present what the authors called a "tic-tac-toe board," or three-by-three grid, of suggested activities from which students can choose to demonstrate their understanding of a topic. This helps students make their own choices and also gives the teacher an idea of his or her students' interests. College Web Design Courses Fail With BossesWeb site development experts said in a recent survey that colleges and universities lag behind in using the latest in web design technology and ignore foundational lessons that would produce college graduates ready for the rapidly changing profession. The survey, called "Teach the Web," was released Jan. 20 and includes opinion and advice from 32 web design professionals who are considered some of the most knowledgeable and respected in the world. James Archer, an executive at Phoenix-based Forty Agency, a marketing company, said in the survey that campus bureaucracies move slowly when approving new curriculum, while the web design industry "moves fast enough that the curriculum is obsolete by the time they get around to committee approval." Forty Agency does not hire graduates of university web development programs, Archer said. "The culture of large educational institutions has, in my experience, consistently proven itself unable to cope with the demands of such a varied and fast-moving industry," Archer said. "I know many good people are trying, but I've yet to see anyone come out of a university program knowing what they'd need to know in order for us to hire them. Most of the time, they've been brought a long way down the wrong path." Leslie Jensen-Inman, an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she teaches design, business, and technology, wrote the "Teach the Web" survey and said web design college instructors should embrace the business's harsh realities. "Let's face it. Technology moves fast; academia doesn't," Jensen-Inman, a member of the Web Standards Project Education Task Force, wrote in the survey's introduction. She said campus officials should build relationships with leaders in the web design industry and use their advice to shape faculty approaches and college courses. "As the people who will hire our students, they should have input about what type of students we are producing," Jensen-Inman wrote. Several experts said slow-moving changes in university curriculum result in students learning about program such as Photoshop that will be considered outdated by the time they graduate and apply for jobs. Because web design firms see constant change and updates to technology, some experts said students should develop basic knowledge to attract employers. Molly Holzschlag, an author and web standards advocate, said "general awareness of the web, social networking and culture, strong spoken and written language skills, [and] enthusiasm and commitment to life-long learning" would signal to employers that a recent college graduate is capable of keeping up with ever-changing technology. "Everything else can be taught, and will be taught, over and over as time goes on," said Holzschlag, who has written more than 30 books on web design. "Therefore, it's the broadly educated, open-minded, and self-motivated individuals who would get my attention." Wednesday, February 11, 2009Critical Internet Explorer 7 Security Patch Released![]() The stars of yesterday's security bulletins from Microsoft were a couple of flaws in Internet Explorer 7 (not earlier versions). These were rated critical so it's obvious you have to take them seriously, but in fact it's more serious than that. A few months ago Microsoft started including an "Exploitability Index" value to show how easy it should be to construct a successful attack using the vulnerability they were disclosing. In many cases, a vulnerability may be critical because the consequences of it being exploited are serious, but in fact it is not so easy to exploit. Yesterday's Internet Explorer vulnerabilities were give an Exploitability Index value of 1, which translates to "Consistent exploit code likely." Microsoft adds the note "Consistent exploit code can be crafted easily." See the monthly security bulletin summary and click on Exploitability Index for all this. For some reason, Microsoft does not include these Exploitability Index values in the individual security bulletins, such as the one for Internet Explorer yesterday. What this means is that you can expect, or at least you should assume, that attack code to exploit this vulnerability will be on the Internet very soon. It will be pushed through all the usual channels, some of which are hard to avoid, such as ad banners. Yesterday's SQL Server vulnerability also received an Exploitability Index value of 1 and, in fact, according to Microsoft "Post-authentication, functional exploit code has been published." This means that a user who can authenticate on the server can exploit the flaw to take control. It's just a matter of time before there is plug-in code to exploit it through a SQL injection vulnerability. To install any newly released patches, run Windows Update from your PC. Tuesday, February 10, 2009Web Spotlight: TeacherTube![]() TeacherTube's goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. They are seeking to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It's a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill. Feel free to click here to get started. Watch Out For Valentine's Day VirusMcAfee has found a particularly cute one. Follow a link in spam e-mails they have been monitoring and you get to this web page: Everyone loves puppies, and this message tries to get you to download the "Valentine Devkit" which, you have probably already guessed, is a Trojan horse program. McAfee had just recently issued a general warning about Valentines-related threats, but experienced users should be on the lookout for these things every year, or even in the love off-season. Google Sync with iPhone Available![]() There are a few caveats with this beta, as one might expect: the main one is that you cannot use the sync capability if you already synchronize with an Exchange account, as there can be only one ActiveSync config on the iPhone or iPod touch at any time. Setting up sync with Google will also nuke your local contacts and calendar on the device, so back up before you proceed. Still, this represents a big step forward in the delicate dance of Google services in cooperation with Apple's mobile gear. If you configure sync for your device, let us know how it goes! Early comments note that the lack of multiple calendar support is a showstopper -- if that applies to you, check out the NuevaSync option. Update: You can apparently sync up to five calendars to the phone, see here for details. Click Here to get started. Or Here. Monday, December 8, 2008IRS Tax Refund Scam----------------- After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a Stimulus Payment. Please submit the Stimulus Payment Online Form in order to process it. A Stimulus Payment can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline. To access the form for your Stimulus Payment, please follow next URL: http://www.bebeseguro.net/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/visualchars/_vti_cnf Note: For security reasons, we will record your ip-address, the date and time. Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and indicated. Regards, Internal Revenue Service ----------------------- Monday, November 10, 2008Friday, September 12, 2008New Richmond High School - New Fight SongAs featured on Channel 5 (WLWT), Bootsy Collins personally creates new fight song for New Richmond.
Click
here to view the video on the WLWT web site.
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![]() Tuesday, August 12, 2008GradeQuick Web & Edline Help Guides
GradeQuick Web Help Guide:
GQWeb_Teacher_Guide.pdf
Edline Help Guide - Full Edition
TeacherEdlineGuide_FULL.pdf
Friday, August 8, 2008Sunday, June 22, 2008Google Apps Available For The 2008-2009 School Year![]() Google Apps will give us a custom email address, tools for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations, a shared calendaring system and access to a flexible intranet system. This feature will be available to all students and staff for the 2008-2009 school year. More information will be presented soon! You can also find more information by clicking the link below: http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/users/user_features.html Thursday, May 15, 2008Edline Interactive Classroom - Arriving for the 08-09 school year district-wide With
Edline’s Interactive Classroom, you can bring classroom
web pages to life with online discussions, electronic
homework hand-in, interactive assignments and online
assessments. These features allow us to access popular
Blackboard features from a familiar application such as
Edline.Some key features include: Online discussions that maximize participation Integrate online discussions with instructional content on any web page to engage students at the point of interest. Leverage your Edline data to easily target or restrict certain students within your classroom. (Teachers can review all comments before they are posted.) Interactive assignments Easily post homework that integrates online practice exercises, quizzes, or worksheets. Students complete the learning activities completely online. No paper! Homework hand-in Quickly create a homework “drop-box” where students can submit documents or other files to hand in their homework electronically. Flexible online tests & quizzes No more waiting at the copier! Create your own online exams for your students to take. Choose from several different components: text entry fields, radio buttons, drop-down lists, file attachments and more. Automatic grading Assignments can be graded automatically with no intervention by the teacher. Grades can then be transferred to your GradeQuick gradebook. Track and review student responses Track which students have and have not submitted a response. With a single click, send an e-mail reminder to students who have not submitted a response. NOTE: We will be providing training on all of these new Edline features this fall to all staff. Saturday, May 10, 2008&"Mr. Combs is Cool!" New Richmond Elementary School VideoSummer Upgrade - Faster Computers, More Tools, United Streaming & More!During the summer break, we will be performing a much needed upgrade to the network at all buildings which will increase the speed we have to the Internet. The upgrade will most benefit the buildings that currently experience the slowest access (Locust Corner, Monroe, and the Central Office) but will benefit all buildings in the district. Some of the key features
for this upgrade:
Wednesday, May 7, 2008New Video Conferences at NREMrs. Meyer’s 5th grade class participated in a program via distance learning that discussed transportation in the Ohio region prior to 1825 and how the construction of canals changed the lives of many Ohio residents in many ways. The 45 minute video conference was an excellent educational experience for children that allowed them to ask questions and be included in other activities during the session. FREE Internet Safety Course AvailableClermont County ESC is
offering a FREE course on Internet Safety to all
Clermont County teachers. The 2 hour course reviews
the following:
This course increases
awareness on the importance of recognizing the dangers
of children using the Internet. ![]() ![]() ![]() Saturday, May 3, 2008Web Washer is now our new web filtering softwareOur Internet Service
Provider (HCCA) has updated our web filtering software
to a new product called Web Washer. You’ve probably
noticed the new ‘block’ screen when you’re accessing web
pages that were available before the upgrade. ![]() Thursday, May 1, 2008Conserve paper when printing from the web Have
you noticed how much paper you waste printing from the
Web? Between the random blank pages with only a line or
two of text on them, and pages you print just to save a
paragraph or two of content, chances are a lot of trees
have given up their pulp while you gather and print
information from the Web.With HP’s Smart Web Printing, you’ll get rid of all those extra wasted pages. This free Internet application is a convenient and user-friendly solution to this annoying and expensive problem. It enables simple, predictable Web printing and gives you control over what content you want to save and how you want it printed. Smart Web Printing gives you the power to:
HOW IT WORKS Surf the Web and keep multiple Web pages open as you research. When you’re ready to compile and print your research, choose the content, graphics or images you want by selecting Smart Web Printing from your Web browser’s toolbar, and simply dragging your cursor around the object you want to save. Then you can print it immediately; it’s scaled to match the size of your paper. Or you can place the clip in a Clip Book for editing later. Smart Web Printing is available now free for everyone, even if you don’t currently use an HP printer. DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL Click here to download and install Tuesday, April 29, 2008New Richmond EVSD Video Page Now AvailableThe video page is now
available on the district web site. Be sure to view our
new district video page for recently uploaded school
related videos such as:
Click here to access the video page. ![]() Saturday, April 26, 2008Ms. Davis (NRMS) and her new iPod Nano![]() Sherie Davis has found an exciting way to utilize an iPod Nano into her classroom by having particular audio-based exams podcasted to her students: “Did my homework with the new ipod. I bought the iTalk accessory from Circuit City (online) to record the tests on the iPod. Just got it yesterday so I was able to record a science test for the trial. It was very simple to use!!! After recording the test, I plugged the iPod into the computer, copied the file into my documents and then through the student (S) drive, pasted a copy of the test -into an individual student folder. Works great! Plan on putting into use for the next test!!!! Thanks so much!” Friday, April 25, 2008Picasa and Tux Paint - NRE & LCE Labs![]() Picasa is a free software download from Google that helps you:
Tuesday, April 22, 2008Mrs. Connie Hammer (5th Grade Teacher - NRE) Utilizing Her SmartBoard Airliner in the ClassroomWith the AirLiner slate teachers can interact wirelessly with their SMART Board interactive whiteboard from 52 feet away. The battery-free tethered pen allows them to control any software application, write notes and highlight information in digital ink. SMART’s AirLiner wireless slate enables our teachers to instruct from anywhere in the classroom and allows students to interact with information from their seats. Multiple slate users can write at the same time as someone at the SMART Board interactive whiteboard. Monday, March 31, 2008Friday, March 28, 2008 |
Contact Us Helpdesk@nrschools.org (SMS) Text - 5137263036 (Voicemail) 513-726-3036 District Technology Staff Matthew W Prichard Director of Technology ext. 12221 View Bio Tanya Carter Network Administrator ext. 15357 View Bio Julie Edmondson LAN Technician ext. 12220 View Bio Steve Wolf LAN Technician ext. 15357 View Bio Google Apps Help: Basics Gmail (nrschools.org) Calendar Google Docs Google Sites Using Outlook Learning Center Mobile Devices Technology Essentials: Technology Plan Edline Login Edline Help (Parents) Edline Help (Teachers) Google Apps Login GradeQuick Web Help GradeQuick Web Plugin SmartBoard Help Distance Learning United Streaming Login DASL Login Technology Standards District Technology Profile: Over 1,050 Desktop Computers & 100+ Laptop Computers running Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Mac OS X 14 Student/Teacher Computer Labs 12+ Windows 2003, Windows 2000 & Novell Servers 100 Mbps Local Area Network connected via high-speed fiber optic cabling (LAN) 100 Mbps direct access link to the Internet 90 Interactive Classroom Whiteboards (SmartBoards) 18 Bluetooth Wireless SmartBoard Airliner Classroom Devices 18 district iPods (Podcasting in the Classroom) 30 Digital Cameras and Digital Camcorders United Streaming Access District-Wide (Discovery Education) 6 Mobile Distance Learning Video Conferencing Classroom Units (VTEL) Office 2000, XP & Office 2007 (District-Wide) Web Filtering Capabilities for inappropriate content (District-Wide) 80 District Public & Private WiFi wireless access points District E-Mail Accounts (All Staff & Students) Google Applications & GMail (All Staff & Students) Adobe Photoshop (Advanced Photography) Sophos Anti-Virus (District-Wide) 15 Camera Network Ready Video Surveillance Unit (NRHS) Electronic Internet Based Grade reporting tool (Edline) Electronic Network Based Grade Books (GradeQuick) District-Wide Centralized (SIS) Student Information System (DASL) Internet-Based Student Lunch and Fee Payment System (EZ Pay) 250 Black & White or Color laser and inkjet printers CCC Educational Computer Lab (NRE) Novanet Graduation Academy Lab(Central Office) |