TWTW Teaching with the Web	The Instructional Technology Journal of Greenwood School District 50 http://www.gwd50.org Volume 3, Number 20 June 1, 2008
Action Required: Keeping Viruses Off Your Laptop Over the Summer 6/01/08 Your laptop automatically gets virus definition updates from your school's server. Over the summer, you are not connected to our network, so you must keep your antivirus program up-to-date via the "LiveUpdate" function. 1. Connect to the Internet. 2. Click Start/Programs. Choose "Symantec Client Security," then "Symantec Antivirus." 3. Click the "LiveUpdate" button. 4. In the LiveUpdate window, click the "Next" button to find and download updates. You may need to click “Next” several times, and the updates may take a few minutes. 5. When the updates are completed, click the "Finish" button which will return you to the "Symantec Antivirus" window. Close this window. 6. Complete this process once a week for the summer. You can always re-open the "Symantec Antivirus" window and check the date for your Virus definitions. Teacher Laptops and Projectors All teacher laptops and projectors must be checked in by the school’s media specialist before the end of school. Once everything is inventoried, teachers may check out their laptop for the summer. Teachers moving into the new schools, Woodfields and Merrywood, have different instructions so that their laptops can be reformatted for the new schools. If any of the laptop or projector components are lost, the replacement costs are posted below. Lost items may be replaced by the teacher using the teacher supply money provided by the state at the beginning of the school year. Now is a great time to back up files on your laptop. 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. Directions for backing up files (written by OCS technician, Donald Mack) can be found on the new “Technology Survival Guide” webpage. Laptop components: Laptop (replacement cost = $1087) AC power adapter and cable (replacement cost = $79) Mouse (replacement cost = $15) Network cable (replacement cost = $12) Laptop bag (replacement cost = $59) Laptop manuals and CDs (replacement cost = $45) Projector components: Projector (replacement cost = $808) Remote control (replacement cost = $50) Video cable (replacement cost = $65) Power cable (replacement cost = $29)	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! · Summer Sites Do you want to become more comfortable with using the internet and experience some interesting and amusing not-necessarily-education-oriented websites? Once again for the summer, the TWTW will offer an annotated list of sites for your “down time.” Look for the first list in the next issue. If you have any fun or interesting sites you’d like to share, please send them to Cindy Hughes, hughesc@gwd50.org. · Caution! Do not use the laptop while it is sitting on the bed or on some other soft surface. The cooling fans on the bottom of the laptop require constant air flow – setting the laptop on the bed will close off that air flow and will cause components in the laptop to overheat. Always set the laptop on a flat surface so its “feet” will leave enough space for the air to be pulled in by the fans on the bottom of the laptop. Also, when using the laptop on your lap, be sure to leave clearance for the air flow. Site Survey: Websites that Educate, Enlighten, Entertain, and Engage · Rock Cycle Animations (Gr. 6-12) http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualization/collections/rock_cycle.html Rock Cycle Animations is part of a larger site, On the Cutting Edge that includes a set of visualization collections for geo-science. These animations include some of the most common processes of rock formation including crystallization of magma to form igneous rock, rock erosion to create sediment, transportation of sediment, deposition of sediment to create sedimentary rock, and more. · Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Age (Gr. 6-12) http://www.ipreducation.com/ Copyrights and “copy wrongs” for middle and high school. It offers educators a broad-based curriculum (for middle and high school students) that is designed to foster a greater understanding of intellectual property. · I Know my Shapes and Colors: A WebQuest for Grades PreK-2 http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest_orig/webquest_orig009b.shtml This is an excellent activity to help children learn and/or review shapes and colors. The WebQuest is designed to be completed in five 20-minute sessions. One extension activity and one take-home activity also are included. First and second graders should be able to complete this WebQuest on their own, working alone or with a partner. Younger students will need assistance or teachers might want to complete the activities as a group.
	The Laptop-and-Projector Project Website Tech Project: http://www2.gwd50.org/TechPlans/TechPlan2006.htm Resources: http://gwd50.schoolwires.net/16891058111442710/site/default.asp? Previous TWTW Issues: http://www2.gwd50.org/techplans/TWTW-Index.htm Instruct. Tech. Specialist: http://www.gwd50.org/1689105110365557/site/default.asp Be safe and enjoy your time with your family!