Tips and Tricks

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There was a conflict with the latest verion of the Flash Player and my video tutorials that caused the audio to sound "jumbled" and out of synch. I believe I fixed all the Moodle tutorials, but please let me know if you encounter any audio problems with the video tutorials.
Moodle Resources ~ Picture Manager ~ Groupwise ~ Clickers ~ PowerPoint

PowerSchool Tips and Tutorials	Video and printable tutorials on using PowerSchool and PowerGrade!
Moodle Resources	A series of Moodle Resources that range from setting it up to writing quizzes.
District E-Mail/Groupwise Resources	Infomation on using Groupwise, checking your e-mail from home, checking e-mail that was blocked as spam and more.
Picture Manager Resources	Learn to optimize images so that they load quickly. Also crop, re-size, rotate, etc.
EdTech Profile Assessment Resources	A link to resources on taking the EdTech Profile Assessment survey.
United Streaming Handout	This handout presents a quick tour of the newly renovated United Streaming, which is available through the ETC Portal.
L4U Handout	Order VHS cassettes or DVD's through the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education. The county has lots of new VHS and DVD titles, including a whole series from Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Accessing County Public Library Resources	A five-minute video on how to access the County Public Library's online resources via our own ETC Portal.
California Streming Tutorial	This handout presents a quick tour of California Streaming, a source of online videos which is available through the ETC Portal.
Check and Retrieve E-Mail Blocked as Spam	A two-and-a-half minute video tutorial on how to review and retrieve e-mail that has been blocked as spam.
Check and Retrieve E-Mail Blocked as Spam	Printable instructions on how to check and retrieve e-mail that's been blocked as spam.
Video Tutorial on Posting PDF's on a Class Website	This is an example of a Los Ranchos teacher creating and posting PDF on their classroom Website.
Printable Tutorial on Posting PDF's on a Class Website	This is an example of a Los Ranchos teacher creating and posting PDF on their classroom Website.
Tour of the ETC Portal	A six-minute video on using the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education's ETC Portal.
PhotoStory 3 Printable Tutorial	A step-by-step printable handout on using PhotoStory 3.
Using CD Burner XP Pro Video	A six-minute video on using CD Burner XP Pro to burn a data CD.
Using CD Burner XP Pro Handout (PDF)	Printable tutorial on creating a data CD with CD Burner XP Pro.
Accessing Your P-Drive from Home	Seven-minute Video on how to access your P-Drive from home or from any computer with a high-speed Internet connection.
Accessing Your P-Drive from Home	A two-page handout with instructions on how to access your P-Drive from home. Remember: your "LONG" Novell log-in is similar to this: .ejarvis.loms.slcusd
Logging In Remotely	A very short handout showing teachers how to log on to the District network while at a different school site.
Utilizing Office Templates	Sandy Anderson has found Templates offered by Microsoft to be very useful. Her tip sheet demonstartes retreiving Word files, but templates are available for all Office programs.
M.S. Equation Editor	Follow these steps to install Microsoft Equation Editor 3.0 on Microsoft Office. Equation Editor allows teachers to insert mathematical symbols into Office documents.

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