Quick Technology Tips for Schools

Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  • News forum
  • E-mail me comments or ideas at t.sextro@holtonks.net
    
    
• Topic 1
  

  Topic 1

  • Editable PDF files
  • Training movie on how to create an editable PDF file URL
  • Other ideas for editable pdf's Page
• Topic 2
  

  Topic 2

  • Teacher laptop backup
  • Lacie Home Page URL
  • Losing teacher data Page
• Topic 3
  

  Topic 3

  • Spare Computers
  • eSchool News article - discusses support issues URL
• Topic 4
  

  Topic 4

  • NETA Conference
  • NETA Conference Podcast URL
  • NETA web site URL
  • Jason Ohler web site URL
  • Leslie Fisher URL
  • Dan Buettner web site URL
  • Blue Zones Quest URL
• Topic 5
  

  Topic 5

  • Macs as PC's
  • Interesting reading URL
  • Dept.'s where dual boot could work Page
• Topic 6
  

  Topic 6

  • Research and Development
  • Current R&D projects Page
• Topic 7
  

  Topic 7

  • Recording School Board Meetings
  • Holton Board Meeting Podcast URL
  • Tips Page
• Topic 8
  

  Topic 8

  • Help Desk Software
  • PMOS Help Desk - The Help Desk that we selected URL
  • K12Tracker Help Desk URL
  • TroubleTrakkerPro URL
  • Holton USD 336's Help Desk URL
  • Knowledge Base capability Page
• Topic 9
  

  Topic 9

  • Internet Safety
  • Kevin Honeycutt's web site URL
  • ABC news clip on web safety URL
  • MACE - Computer conference URL
  • Teen blogging article URL
  • Wiredsafety.org article URL
  • Digital dirt URL
  • Netsmartz Workshop Site URL
  • Myspace Article URL
• Topic 10
  

  Topic 10

  • Calendar Programs
  • Now Up To Date Home page URL
• Topic 11
  

  Topic 11

  • Enhanced Classroom Sound System
  • Eye on America segment URL
  • Plantronics CS-50-USB URL
  • Article on Plantronics headset URL
  • Wireless Anchor Speaker - Anchor AN-130BP URL
• Topic 12
  

  Topic 12

  • Redundant Internet Bandwidth
  • What is BGP? URL
  • Sonicwall home URL
• Topic 13
  

  Topic 13

  • Zoomerang
  • Zoomerang's web site URL
  • Index of our Zoomerang Surveys File
  • Computer Replacement Survey File
  • Grant Survey File
• Topic 14
  

  Topic 14

  • Instant Messaging
  • Link to AOL Instant Messenger URL
  • What is Jabber? URL
• Topic 15
  

  Topic 15

  • Network Monitoring Software
  • Intermapper Web Site URL
  • USD 336 intermapper server - runs on a PowerMac 5260! URL
• Topic 16
  

  Topic 16

  • Quia - An online tool to build quizzes or tests
  • What is Quia? PDF file attached
• Topic 17
  

  Topic 17

  • Wireless Networks
  • 802.11 N article URL
  • Intel and 802.11 N URL
  • 802.11 N - will it make 802.11 b & g obsolete? URL
  • Is your network secure? Page
  • What is WEP? URL
• Topic 18
  

  Topic 18

  • Jamie McKenzie
  • Jamie McKenzie's Web site URL
  • We're too busy Page
• Topic 19
  

  Topic 19

  • Moodle
  • Moodle Home Page URL
  • Holton USD 336's Moodle Server URL
  • Winfield Schools & Moodle Page
  • Winfield Moodle Server URL
• Topic 20
  

  Topic 20

  • Inexpensive laptops in the near future
  • Inexpensive PC laptop URL
  • Inexpensive $200 laptop URL
  • More about security URL
  • Security and the $100 laptop URL
  • NECC & laptop prototype URL
  • Laptop visionary blasts Gates URL
  • Bill Gates mocks the initiative URL
  • Wired article on this initiative URL
  • Realplayer Instructions Page
  • MIT's laptop website URL
  • Another realplayer video to watch URL
• Topic 21
  

  Topic 21

  • Annotating Powerpoint presentations with its virtual pen
  • My feelings about Whiteboards Page
• Topic 22
  

  Topic 22

  • An overlooked technology - the Video Projector
  • Projectors and our district Page
  • Eiki home page URL
  • Vendors home page URL
• Topic 23
  

  Topic 23

  • Use Marratech Pro for Online Tutoring
  • Marratech and After School Tutoring Page
  • Outsourcing tutoring services URL
  • Marratechs Web Site URL
  • Marratech & Firewalls Page
• Topic 24
  

  Topic 24

  • Asterisk - your schools next phone system?
  • Learn more about Asterisk - the Open Source Phone System URL
  • Asterisk and Holton USD 336 Page
  • The Phone system design Page
• Topic 25
  

  Topic 25

  • the Ipod and Schools
  • Podcasting in schools URL
  • Innovative use of the Ipod Video - submission for listener URL
  • iPod Video Directions Page
  • Libraries turning to ipods article URL
  • Thoughts from our middle school library media specialist - 1-25-2006 Page
  • The vision Page
  • Student iPod survey File
  • Student impact with iPod Shuffles File
  • Copyright and the Shuffle Page
  • Adding our own audio content Page
  • Example - Custom Multiplication mp3 file - (13.3 MB's) URL
  • Example - Multiplication worksheet File
  • Podcasting Explained part 1 URL
  • Podcasting Explained part 2 URL
  • Movie explaining Audacity & Podcast Maker URL
  • USA Today article on ipod use at Duke URL
• Topic 26
  

  Topic 26

  • USB Flash Drives in Schools
  • USB and Holton USD 336 Page
  • What is a USB drive? URL
  • Discuss USB Drives Forum
  • Training movie on USB Drives URL
• Topic 27
  

  Topic 27

  • Snapz Pro
  • Snapz Pro web site URL
  • Technology Support Example URL
  • Snapz Pro with a Wacom Tablet Page
  • Math Example URL
  • Discuss Snapz Pro Forum
• Topic 28
  

  Topic 28

  • United Streaming
  • The United Streaming Site URL
  • Projectors and United Streaming Page
  • United Streaming Presentation URL
  • United Streaming Testimonials URL
  • Discuss United Streaming Forum