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Tech Tip: Print Screen Key
5/15/08
Some people believe that when they press the Print Screen Key (Prt
Scr) that the image will automatically be sent to the printer. However, the function of this key is to take
a snapshot or picture of your computer screen and copy it to the
clipboard. Think of it as if you copied
something from a document and it's now on your clipboard waiting to be pasted
into its final destination.
§ Press your Print Screen Key (Prt
Scr) and take a snapshot of your computer screen.
§ Open a graphics or word processing
program.
§ Press the Ctrl + V buttons
your keyboard to Paste the screenshot into your program for editing
and saving.
The Print Screen Key is very helpful when
you are trying to teach students the steps to use an application in programs
such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
It is also helpful when you have an error message or a problem with
your computer. Use the Print Screen Key to send a snapshot
of your screen to your technician.
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Important Teacher Notes
· Student Engagement Conference
On July 30 & 31, our district is
sponsoring a conference featuring many of our own engaging teachers as
presenters as well as visiting presenters.
Concurrent sessions will run both days, during which time there will
be eight technology integration sessions!
Registration begins May 5th. Click here
for the agenda and here
to register.
· Email address
Messages addressed to @mail.gwd50.k12.sc.us and @gwd50.k12.sc.us will be
returned to the sender after July 1, 2008, so
you should make sure that all of the people with which you correspond have
the correct email address for you.
· End-of-year procedures
Teachers will soon
receive information about the end-of-year procedure for checking in
laptops. Now is a good time to begin
backing up files and folders. Use your
flash drive, or a CD to back up information that needs to be saved. Teachers can also use their network drive
to back up information, but remember: the network drive is not accessible
from home.
· Virus protection
Look for
directions in the next newsletter for keeping your laptop virus free over the
summer break!
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Economics (From EduHound)
The mint makes it first,
it is up to you to make it last.
-- Evan Esar
§ ECONnections
Contains standards-based lesson plans adapted from NCEE printed materials for
the Internet with interactive activities for students.
§ EconEdLink
is a premier source of classroom-tested, Internet-based economic education
lesson plans for K-12 teachers and their students.
§ U.S. Treasury: Education
Learn about the major duties, functions, history of each Treasury Department
Office and Bureau.
§ Federal Reserve Education
Here you can find links to instructional materials and tools that can
increase your understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics and financial
education.
§ H.I.P. Pocket Change
A fun educational tool for students and teachers that generates interest in
coins, the United States Mint, and U.S. history.
§ The
Stock Market Game
gives students the chance to invest a hypothetical $100,000 in an on-line
portfolio. They think they're playing
a game. You know they're learning
economic and financial concepts they'll use for the rest of their lives.
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Site Survey:
Websites that Educate,
Enlighten, Entertain, and Engage
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RubiStar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Want to make rubrics
in a short amount of time? Try
RubiStar! Registered users can save
and edit rubrics online. Users can
access them from anywhere.
Registration and use is free.
·
Internet for Geography
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/geographer
This is a free, interactive tutorial that provides a
step-by-step guide to discovering and evaluating geography on the Internet. The tutorial is broken into four sections:
Tour, Discover, Judge, and Success. Students
begin by taking a tour of the Internet that introduces them to key geography
sites, next is guidance in using different search tools and techniques while
practicing Internet searching, then practical tips for evaluating Websites,
and finally examples of how others use the Internet successfully to get ideas
for using the Internet productively.
·
Dositey
http://www.dositey.com/
This site
provides numerous online language arts and math activities for students in
grades K-8. (Teachers may register for
free.) The K-2 Language Arts section
has online activities covering the alphabet, phonics, reading and writing,
spelling, and vocabulary. Math
activities go from number recognition to basic algebra and cover number
sense, time, money, and basic facts. Mindtwisters presents logic
and critical-thinking problems.
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