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Typing curriculum support

by Gary S.

May 28, 2014

I made a program to support touch typing. See it here [link removed]

Hope you like it.

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3 Day Miraculous Prayer

by kmd

Aug 19, 2009

Hail Mary, Mother of the Son of God. I pray to You for Your help in my hour of need. Holy Mother, help me deliver my request to the Lord Jesus Christ (make request) and send the Holy Spirit to help me make this wish a miracle/reality. Forgive my sins and allow me to walk proudly as God's servant. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior and Teacher to gu...See More

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help with google sites

by first time with web site

Aug 22, 2009

I'm trying to create a class web site but I'm having problems using google sites. I have my side bar set up but when I click on it, nothing happens. I know I have to link it to something but how do I do it? ex. on the side bar I have Weekly Spelling Lists, I want to click on it to go to a page that I have typed in the list. Help.

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Bob/VA I'm not at all familiar with google sites. However, assuming you have X amount of server space that is "yours" you should be able to upload your file to the site and give it a unique name. Locate that file, copy it's "address" paste, or type, that as mentioned below.

I manage a website for my little league - I have 90mb of space to play wi...See MoreI'm not at all familiar with google sites. However, assuming you have X amount of server space that is "yours" you should be able to upload your file to the site and give it a unique name. Locate that file, copy it's "address" paste, or type, that as mentioned below.

I manage a website for my little league - I have 90mb of space to play with. I don't want to clutter up the home (or other pages) with volumes of stuff that have to be waded through if they are not of interest to the user. I upload my files to the server and create hyperlinks that point to the whatever it is file. Those interested click on the link and it opens the file - those not interested aren't forced to read through it.

Again, it's not really that difficult - once you walk through it you'll "own" it... (-8

Question - why are you using word pefect? MS Word is much more commonly used - Adobe pdf files are practically universal.

If you respond to this post an email address that goes through TNet and I'll send you a link to my site to give you an idea.

Bob

On 8/23/09, first time with web site wrote: > Bob, thanks for the advice but what I'm trying to do is take > files from my hard drive and add them to the google site. I have > completed them in Corel word perfect. Now what do I do? > On 8/22/09, Bob/VA wrote: >> You have to create a hyperlink to the website page you want >> them to see. >> >> Open the website page you want - copy the url - go to your >> list - highlight whatever you've name the page - click on >> Insert - scroll down to Hyperlink - click on that - it opens a >> window where you paste (or type in) the url. >> Repeat for all in your list - using the appropriate website >> pages of course lol >> >> If your, for example, spelling lists are files stored on a >> server you would have to copy the address for each weeks list >> as the hyperlink. >> >> It really is easier than I'm probably making it sound.. >> >> >> >> On 8/22/09, first time with web site wrote: >>> I'm trying to create a class web site but I'm having >>> problems using google sites. I have my side bar set up but >>> when I click on it, nothing happens. I know I have to link >>> it to something but how do I do it? ex. on the side bar I >>> have Weekly Spelling Lists, I want to click on it to go to >>> a page that I have typed in the list. Help.

Aug 23, 2009

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Ron I agree with the PDF. If your version of WP does not have PDF capabilities, then download a free copy of OpenOffice. Then do this: 1) Save each WP document as a RTF 2) Import the RTF into OpenOffice 3) Save as PDF 4) Select file and then export/put/upload to your site

Hint: Give them good clean filenames with no special characters except f...See More

Aug 25, 2009

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Display on laptop is sideways

by workout

Aug 23, 2009

I inadvertly hit a combination of keys that turned my display sideways. I have and Compaq tc4400 tablet. Help!

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bookworm Kids are constantly doing this to our computers in our lab. It's so frustrating to those who don't know how to fix it. In our lab, we must log in first in order to change it. On 8/24/09, Peter wrote: > On 8/23/09, workout wrote: >> I inadvertly hit a combination of keys that turned my >> display sideways. I have and Compaq tc4400 tab...See More

Aug 24, 2009

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CTJS There is a setting on the monitors in my computer lab where I can block this option. You may want to look into it. I agree, it is annoying.

On 8/24/09, bookworm wrote: > Kids are constantly doing this to our computers in our lab. It's > so frustrating to those who don't know how to fix it. In our lab, > we must log in first in ord...See More

Aug 26, 2009

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web design

by gr. 7 teacher

Aug 26, 2009

I'm thinking of setting up a classroom web site that I can update everyday with homework, school information, etc. I am looking for an easy, free web site. Any suggestions??? I would like something really easy and simple to use. Thanks

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Cybrary Man I agree with the previous poster who recommended School Notes. It is easy to use and it is a good starting website. Eventually you can go on to a more sophisticated type of website.

I remember years ago I used School Notes.

Sep 10, 2009

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Evan Two easy sites:

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Oct 2, 2009

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Kindergarten lessons

by Leslie

Aug 28, 2009

HELP!!! I have two kindergarten classes for 42 minutes each. What do you do with your kindergarten students in computer class? Leslie

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Sylvia H On 8/28/09, Leslie wrote: > HELP!!! I have two kindergarten classes for 42 minutes > each. What do you do with your kindergarten students in > computer class? > Leslie Hi, I also play Simon Says. It's amazing how many kids and adults think that the monitor is the computer. I also teach one letter of the keyboard each week. I have a tall...See MoreOn 8/28/09, Leslie wrote: > HELP!!! I have two kindergarten classes for 42 minutes > each. What do you do with your kindergarten students in > computer class? > Leslie Hi, I also play Simon Says. It's amazing how many kids and adults think that the monitor is the computer. I also teach one letter of the keyboard each week. I have a tall sheet of paper with 3 letters on it one over the other. The first one has Q, A, Z. We talk about the letter A and how it has an upstairs neighbor Q and a downstairs neighbor of Z. Then I have the kids raise their hands if they have an A, Q or Z in their names. We practice their name a lot. Some kids have it so easy like Ian and Noah while the Stephanie's and Elizabeth's have a rough time of it. They love learning how to change the size of the letters and the color. We spend a couple of lessons learning how to turn on and off the computer. Our computers require you to press CTL ALT DEL simultaneously and then type a Password. It takes a while for everyone to get that. Shutting down the computer correctly takes more time. When they know how to do both I give them a certificate or a pencil with a piece of paper taped to it like a flag saying I Can Turn the Computer On and Off so they can take it home to mom and dad. We also practice inserting disks or CDs. We use KidPix extensively with Kindergarten. There are books out of different projects to do with KidPix. We have a variety of games that reinforce the skills they learn in their classroom in phonics and counting. There are many online games that can be bookmarked or you can create shortcuts for ( although half my kids already know how to go to Disney and Nickelodeon and Club Penguin ). There are some Clifford games that deal with sounds for example and Sesame Street does a letter and a number a day. Drawing programs are a lot of fun. Sammy's Science Center and Bailey's Book House have several activities for Kindergarten age but the kids favorite is A to Zap. There's an activity for each letter of the alphabet.

Kindergarteners can write simple stories if you give them a list of words to copy. For example. Ask them to tell about who lives in their house and write down for them father, mother, sister, brother, dog, cat, and ask them for other words they need to know to describe their family. Or have them copy simple poems for holidays.

You can make cards ( can take a lot of colored ink ) or bookmarks. Kids like to take things home.

Sep 9, 2009

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Dawn Ankney On 9/07/09, CTJS wrote: > It looks like you have a great class. I use CyberSmart too in > my classroom and I really like it. > > I clicked on your games. How do you feel about the pop-up ads? > Do you think they are appropriate for the age level. I had one > ad that popped up asking about an optical illusion where you > either ...See More

Sep 14, 2009

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Keyboarding to Down's Syndrome Student

by Carol

Aug 29, 2009

I will be teaching keyboarding to a Down's Syndrome high school student this year. She is very adept on the computer. Does anyone have experience with this? Any suggestions?

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Keyboards

by Laura

Sep 2, 2009

What does everyone use to minimize germs on computer keyboards?

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Cybrary Man Disinfecting wipes work well: [link removed]

Sep 5, 2009

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Laura On 9/05/09, Cybrary Man wrote: > Disinfecting wipes work well: > [link removed];

Thanks for the tip.

Sep 7, 2009

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1st day activities

by Katie

Sep 3, 2009

Any good ideas to share for what you do on the first day with students? I have 9th graders, and have been looking for a technology/computer skills inventory, but want to try something more interactive as well..(i might not have access to the computers on the first day...)

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