tech+tips+3

Do you hate the annoying Desktop Cleanup Wizard that plagues many users with the occasional popup and the "balloon" that appears in the system tray? If so, please read the attachment to turn it off.

Attachments: [|Annoying Desktop Cleanup Wizard-Corrected.doc]

Have you tried www.surveymonkey.com? If not, do; it's free. You can use it to make surveys for your students. I used it last year as an end of course survey to get students' opinions about the course and the curriculum. I've also used it to make anticipation guides to use before we begin units.

Also, check out this site: http://awaitingtenure.wordpress.com/2008 /04/26/smartboards-for-poor-schools-too/

It's a bit technical for me, but on it a man explains how he has used a wii game to create a smart board. It's very cool.


 * Last semester, I became a fan of www.scrapblog.com. It is free and I think a great alternative to the traditional powerpoint presentations. Students can create their presentation as a virtual scrapbook, set music to it, whatever they like to present a topic - not just "pretty pictures."

Well, since my first tip appears on Dr. H's page how about Camstudio, a free program that allows you to record whatever you are doing on your desktop- great for making tutorials for students or staff members. If I can figure it out in two minutes you can too.

With the Presidential Election coming up I am planning a school- wide election day for our Elementary School. I found this site that will put the election on line for you and the kids just have to use an access code to pull up the candidates and vote. The site will provide you with the results of your school's vote at the end of your voting and will also put your school's votes with the rest of the nation and then let you know what the outcome of that vote is at the end of the voting week window.

www.youthleadership.net

You will need to sign up and get a school code. Happy Voting...oh don't forget the "big people's" vote on Nov 4th :-)