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zoom help on Mac

by AJH

Feb 6, 2009

Saw a cool short cut on Tammy Worcester's page. To zoom in use Control + two fingers. It zooms in on the screen. Does anyone know how to undo that feature, or zoom back out?

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JenZ Some of my students accidently zoom in using their mouse on the internet. I have found if you right click on the image, a choice will be there for zoom out. Works perfectly!

Feb 19, 2009

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"control - " (at same time) will zoom back out On 2/06/09, Greg wrote: > On 2/06/09, AJH wrote: >> Saw a cool short cut on Tammy Worcester's page. To zoom in >> use Control + two fingers. It zooms in on the screen. Does >> anyone know how to undo that feature, or zoom back out? > > On a laptop, control+two fingers moved up zooms in. Move > your fingers down to zoo...See More

Jun 15, 2009

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Mac Lab

by Mary Jo

Feb 20, 2009

I teach digital media for 11-12th. My computers are breaking down and having RAM problems. I have a few G5 imacs-non intel and several G4 imacs- They are loaded with the max of RAM. I also run the Adobe create suite programs which use tons of RAM. Any suggestions or options to salvage my lab. Or does apple offer any incentives for upgrades?

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Neal HDs get fragmented, also if you do not reserve at least 20% of HD space for VM and overhead you can have problems.

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the On 2/20/09, Mary Jo wrote: > I teach digital media for 11-12th. My computers are > breaking down and having RAM problems. I have a few G5 > imacs-non intel and several G4 imacs- They are loaded with...See More

Feb 20, 2009

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Need ideas, writing grant: 3-5th laptops in classroom

by need equipment and program ideas

Feb 21, 2009

We've been told to submit a list of equipment that we would use in 3rd grade self-contained classrooms if we had laptops on carts in a wireless school. We currently have computer projectors. We assume we would love having document cameras, would want digital cameras. What other equipment would you ask for?

Programs: right now we have a PC...See More

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Which is better: Kidspiration or KidPix Deluxe 3

by for MacOSX

Feb 21, 2009

Which would you purchase for 3rd graders, or would you purchase either. We will have laptops on carts to share between 2 classes.

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Karen Pond In our K-3 computer lab we use KidPix Deluxe 3 and Inspiration. The students in grades 1-3 use both, K uses KidPix. The 3rd graders have just finished studying three different countries and have loved using KidPix to create their own slideshows.

Mar 17, 2009

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De-frag the hard drive?

by Wondering

Feb 24, 2009

When I had my old G3 beige desktop mac, I had to defrag the hard drive using Norton Utilities.

I now have a G4, running OS 10.4.11. Do I need to defrag the hard drive on this computer, and if so, how do I do it???

Thanks for any help!

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Tom On 2/24/09, Wondering wrote: > When I had my old G3 beige desktop mac, I had to defrag the > hard drive using Norton Utilities. > > I now have a G4, running OS 10.4.11. Do I need to defrag > the hard drive on this computer, and if so, how do I do > it??? > > Thanks for any help!

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Feb 24, 2009

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OP with nfm, just thanks! On 2/24/09, Tom wrote: > On 2/24/09, Wondering wrote: >> When I had my old G3 beige desktop mac, I had to defrag the >> hard drive using Norton Utilities. >> >> I now have a G4, running OS 10.4.11. Do I need to defrag >> the hard drive on this computer, and if so, how do I do >> it??? >> >> Thanks...See More

Feb 24, 2009

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Pages in iWork

by JD

Mar 24, 2009

Does anyone have a project for 4th grade Social Studies that is done in Pages that is different or outstanding that can be used in a training workshop?

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Neall Look through Apple Learning Interchange, you have to create a membership but it's free.

Lots of lesson plans and other help.

Good Luck

N. On 3/24/09, JD wrote: > Does anyone have a project for 4th grade Social Studies > that is done in Pages that is different or outstanding that > can be used in a training wor...See More

Mar 25, 2009

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cd stuck

by princess

Mar 26, 2009

I have a cd stuck in the drive of my flat screen screen imac. The icon will not load onto the finder. The cd will not eject. I have tried all the commands, restarts I can think of, I think it is physically stuck. There is no pop out button or hole. How do I get the thing out?

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princess my mac had to go in for surgery toda

Apr 3, 2009

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Paulie On 3/26/09, princess wrote: > I have a cd stuck in the drive of my flat screen screen > imac. The icon will not load onto the finder. The cd will > not eject. I have tried all the commands, restarts I can > think of, I think it is physically stuck. There is no pop > out button or hole. How do I get the thing out?

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Apr 5, 2009

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What causes a computer to go to a black screen?

by Paulie

Apr 5, 2009

I was using my flatscreen iMac that is 4 years old and had just uploaded photos to iPhoto and then went to do something on my b log. My b log wasn't loading properly so I shut down and re-started from the plug in button because computer would not let me shut down correctly. Now, all I get is a black screen. Well, when I first turned it back on, the...See MoreI was using my flatscreen iMac that is 4 years old and had just uploaded photos to iPhoto and then went to do something on my b log. My b log wasn't loading properly so I shut down and re-started from the plug in button because computer would not let me shut down correctly. Now, all I get is a black screen. Well, when I first turned it back on, the apple screen showed and then it went black immediately .

I left it for a month now unplugged and not running. I tried to see if anything will happen by plugging it in and pushing the start button but all I have is a black screen. Is it dead?

If so, why doesn't iPhoto tell you how many photos you can load to a computer? Approximately . . . or give a warning? Is that why it has a black screen?

I have a hand me down laptop Apple computer also. I was the fourth owner. A little over a year ago, I sorta put it on the shelf and didn't use it because I had the desktop one going and that was sufficient for awhile while I was getting settled in my new apartment. One day I wanted to take it somewhere to use so I recharged the battery but the screen was just black. It worked the last time I used it. Why is this happening? I can hear it turn on tho.

I am glad I never got rid of any of my old computers because I am now using my 8 year old one for this. When I crashed it, they wanted almost enough to buy a new computer so I bought a new one instead of having it repaired. I eventually fiddled with it and fixed it myself -- well, so far, so good. I found many of my photos but not all. Also discovered that I had saved many of them on zip disks so am not too upset.

Please suggest how to proceed with the flat screen and laptop. In 4 more months I will have enough to buy a new computer but would rather fix the old ones if there is a way for me to do it OR if there is a possibility to do so by the shop. I will have to take it to Oregon sicne the Apple place closed here in Vancovuer that was in a store that closed down.

I kinda wanted to get laptop fixed as it has a couple programs on it I don't have available to restore since they were free when I downloaded them. Are they gone?

OK, enough talk. ANy help or suggestions?

Thank you!

Paulie

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Neal On 4/05/09, Paulie wrote: >Well, when I first turned it back > on, the apple screen showed and then it went black > immediately . > > I left it for a month now unplugged and not running. I > tried to see if anything will happen by plugging it in and > pushing the start button but all I have is a black screen. > Is it dead? ...See More

Apr 6, 2009

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Paulie On 4/06/09, Neal wrote: > How long did you leave the black screen up? Seconds or > minutes? In some cases I have waited 10 minutes for a Mac to > boot (I wouldn't wait more than 30). > > During the wait time is the power button glowing or pulsing? > > Have you tried resetting the PRAM or PMU? if not follow the > link below. ...See More

Apr 17, 2009

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Smart Boards vs Promethian Help before we get stuck with a

by loser. Need pros and cons of both. RandyAk4

Apr 6, 2009

Our school is switching from writing on shovels with a burnt stick to something more modern. We will equip the school with either Smart boards or Promethian boards that both do about the same thing.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Any actual users with experience would really help too.

Thanx

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Smart User The one thing you have to consider with Promethean is you have to use their pen. If you lose the pen your board will not be interactive or work with your finger. Smartboards can be used with both your finger or the pens.

On 4/06/09, loser. Need pros and cons of both. RandyAk4 wrote: > Our school is switching from writing on shovels wit...See More

Apr 16, 2009

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K. Fair I've had my Promethean board for almost two years now. My Kindergarten students love it. We have never lost track of our three pens. There are lots of online resources, many teacher contributing. I have not had experience with SMartBoards.

On 4/06/09, loser. Need pros and cons of both. RandyAk4 wrote: > Our school is switching from wri...See More

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