Office 07 Training

How is your training going on Office 07? Did you come up with any strategies which were successful in getting your staff trained? Post your ideas for implementing your trainings here! Share your successes and thoughts so we can help each other with this process!

Remember to access the files for training you can go to the STS Event page: http://technology.usd259.org/sts/events/2-3-09/2-3-09_event.html

Computer Deployment

Several of you have already received your laptops. Some of you are anxiously awaiting your new arrivals! Please take a few minutes to share with us how the deployment went if you have already experienced the process. What went smoothly and what you would do differently if you had the opportunity to do it over again.
If you are awaiting your deployment, what questions do you have that others can help answer?
Post your questions and comments so we can help each other.

Laptop Best Practices

With the new laptops coming to an elementary school near you, what are some best practices that you are planning on sharing with your staff?

MIS - Bulk Order Page

MIS is now administering Technology Bulk Orders and Instructional Space Orders for computer and other technology items.

Please [Click Here] to visit their site.

To contact them directly, please call: Susan Johnson, Computer Purchasing Clerk at 3.4235

Scanning at Your Building

How does scanning work at your building? Does a single person scan or mulitiple people? Is there a set time or is scanning completed as assessments are given? Share your building's scanning plan to give others ideas on how to best streamline this process in their buildings.

SMART Board Troubleshooting Tips

We have had a lot of questions lately about SMART Board so we thought we would give you a few ideas to help you get pointed in the right direction.

Ordering Replacement Parts:
Probably the best place to get cords, pens, AirLiner batteries is Kent Audio Visual. They seem to have many items in stock and are located in the center of the city at 1131 E. 1st Street. Their phone number is 262-4487. You can also call Kansas City Audio Visual but it seems like they take longer and they charge more in shipping. 1-800-798-5228

Downloading Software:
We are getting lots of e-mails and calls from confused teachers about how to get a product code to download SMART Notebook software;
The steps to do this are listed on our website at
http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smart.htm
Remember that you can use the same product code over and over. You can submit a serial number multiple times as well to obtain a new product code. We have found that the product codes stop working after a while. When you request a product code, you should get an e-mail almost instantly. If you don't, try again.


SMART Tech Support
At the beginning of the school year, SMART tech support was not as good as we would have liked. The wait time has increased and they were making you leave a message after 30 minutes. I understand that they have gone back to their old ways and won't make you leave a message. Yea!

You can contact them toll free at 1.866.518.6791. Another possibility is to send them an e-mail at support@smarttech.com .They also have a website at http://www.smarttech.com/support that can help you.

Squiggly Lines Issue
We still hear of boards that do bizarre things when you write on them - a bunch of squiggly lines show up. It is almost exclusively with boards that are mounted. It could be the screws that are interfering or something on the wall that is metal. You may want to call Martin Myrtle at the School Service Center for advice. 3-2012

Blinking Red Light
We have had several reports of the blinking red light which means the SMART Board doesn't work right. Who has had this problem and how did you resolve it?