| iTech Updates 2/12/09 |
| What's New? |
| i-Safe Training for TISs and Library Media Specialists |
| On Wednesday, February 4th, participated in a certificate workshop facilitated by representatives from UB and Nardin Academy. i-Safe is an organization committed to education Internet users how to browse the web safely. By registering at www.iSafe.com and participating in the day long training, partipants are prepared to share the i-Safe curriculum with their colleagues and students. For a complete agenda of the day's topics, the file I-Safe Internet Training and Certification" will be available to download soon. |
iTech Updates 1/21/09 |
One of our colleagues had questions about Lotus Notes and sending messages to groups of individuals [mass email]. Essentially what you are doing is emailing to a "group" either created by you or one that you have identified in the Buffalo Address Book and added to your Address Book. These directions are based on the client version of Lotus Notes which runs directly on your laptop or desktop PC. The steps are slightly different for the web-based version. Check back for an update to this post for those directions. |
1. Mass email to all Notes Users -create a new memo -search for "notes" in Buffalo's Address Book -HIGHLIGHT the Notes group(s) that you want to contact and CLICK the TO button |
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| * you can also add the contact to your address book by HIGHLIGHTING one
or more and then CLICKING on the little book icon (the version that you
see in the images) or the COPY button |
2. Mass email to all Guidance Counselors -same process as above * Note the multiple groups for Guidance |
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3. Mass email to all School #37 Users -same process as above *be sure to click on the DETAILS...button to quickly browse the list of recipients for accuracy |
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| I hope this helps. Feel free to drop an email if you have questions, If you need me to walk you through it we can setup some time to get together. |
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| iTech Updates 1/15/09...revised 1/19/09 Live Video Streams of Presidential Inauguration on the Web | |
| Where to watch the inauguration: CNN and CSPAN are two of many news agencies providing a live video stream of President Elect Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration. The IT Department is working on making a live feed available to all schools via the web If you are planning to watch the video with your students on the whiteboard, here are a few tips to get you up and running (this is assuming that you are using your laptop on which you are an administrator).
WNYRIC, the IT and PR departments all suggest the following viewing guidelines:
Here's a partial list of links and sites for online vieiwng: (Some direct links to the stream were not available on Sunday when this was posted.)
 Special Note: for best results, use your ethernet cable to access the internet directly from the wall jack. A wireless connection will drive you nuts. If you need an ethernet cable see me ASAP. | |
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iTech Updates 1/14/09
Lab Calendar Goes DigitalEffective February 1, 2009, the sign-up sheets for computer lab use
will no longer be posted outside the doors to rooms 203 and 200. All
requests to reserve the computer lab in room 203 and the LMC will be
done online. A handout detailing the process will be attached to this
page by Friday, January 16, 2009. Hardware Upgrades Coming to Futures Academy IT technicians have been working in the building the last two weeks to
install new hardware. Two of these installations will greatly effect
the way we do things at Futures. The first is building-wide [pervasive]
wireless access points to replace the limited and sometimes buggy
wireless access that we have now. The second is the installation of new
switches in the wiring cabinets. When the switches are in place, you
should see a noticeable speed boost when using the web. Especially when
in the lab or LMC and multiple computers are being used. You will also
see a difference when streaming video. 
