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Tutorial – Download YouTube Videos

December 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Tutorials

Now that we have some Internet connectivity people are starting to use it, and for that I say, “Hurray”! However during MAP testing we are still experiencing a little bumpiness. This is due in part to our conversion to web-based testing. This just gives a chance keep improving!

I’ve had some requests on how to download videos from sites like YouTube or Vimeo so I put together this little video.

This video is housed on our new, YouTube-like video server. I’m still figuring  out how to get the sizing right, so if you want to see a bigger version of the above video head here: http://tube.d62.org/videos/7/youtube-download-tutorial

 

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D-62′s Westerhold Awarded Illinois Superintendent of the Year – Des Plaines, IL Patch

November 20th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

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New Feature! Easy Password Protect Your Entire Blog -Edublogs – education blogs for teachers, students and institutions

February 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Blogging

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Why Wikis Still Matter | Edutopia

October 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Collaboration, Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Web2.0

This is an article by Audrey Watters for Edutopia. It is a great overview & guide for teachers on the fence about using wikis with their students.

  • Why Wikis Still Matter | Edutopia

    Wiki is a Hawai’ian word meaning “fast” or “quick.” As a technology platform, Ward Cunningham installed the very first wiki on the Web in 1995. That was two years before the word “weblog” was coined (and four years before that term was shortened to “blog”). Wikis predate Facebook and Twitter by roughly a decade. At sixteen years old, the wiki predates almost every other social media tool (other than email, of course, which historians of technology say turns 40 this year). Why then, in the face of rapidly changing technology — all the new bells and whistles and Web 2.0 tools — should we still use wikis?

    tags: article wikis edutopia edtech

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Lot’s of Edublogs Updates!

September 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Blogging, District 62 Updates

Just a quick note: when you log into your blog you will have a bunch of pull down menus at the top of your page. For example, you can log in, then go to ‘Add New’ and choose ‘Post’. That will bring you right to the new post page. There are a lot of other navigational items in the pull down so explore and see what works for you.

Also, there are a lot of new plugins & widgets that allow you to customize your site. For instance, directly to the right of this text (at the moment) is a ‘Subscribe by Email’ widget.

Also, there is a great new Google Maps plugin. Check this out!

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Cool! WordPress Powers 15% Of Websites

August 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Blogging

WordPress is what we use!!!

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/wordpress_powers_15_websites_makes_freelance_developers_millions_dollars

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Edublogs Updates!

August 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Follow this link for more: http://edublogs.org/2011/08/08/unveiling-wikis-maps-more/

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12 Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Excel from Maximum PC

February 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Blogging

Check out these neat Excel tips and tricks. You may not need all of them, but if you use Excel you’ll run into some of these!

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Shared Public Calendars

August 6th, 2010 · No Comments · District 62 Support, District 62 Updates

We have created shared public calendars for each of our buildings. The calendars exist on the email server which means that everybody has access to them right out of Entourage.

Maintenance is entering information including building reservations and meetings. Also, some buildings are entering curricular information.

Watch this short tutorial if you would like more information in a ‘show and tell’ sort of way!

I took down the embedded video for this. If you want to see the video again please follow this link.

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New Phones

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments · District 62 Updates

Out with the old, in with the new. We have begun the transition to our new VoIP phone system.  As proof here is my new phone:

New Cisco phones installed & working in d62 admin

New Cisco phones installed & working in d62 admin

…and here are most of the old phones from the admin building:

Old phones

The old phones rested in Seth's office for a few days!

The next big day for district phones is August 13. On that day we move the eight non-phase 1 buildings to VoIP

For those who are interested we are moving to a Cisco based VoIP system & our service is from AT&T.

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