Technology Helps & Tech Tips / Tech Helps by Hollye Knox

DHS Campus
Instructional

Technology
Support
Services

DHS offers support services

for the following software
applications:

Audacity-Basics
CPS
Eduphoria

*Forethought

*Workshop

FileMaker Pro v.5.5
Format Factory
Macromedia

Microsoft:

*Excel

*Outlook

*Powerpoint

*Word

Schoolwires
*(Web Applications)

DHS Department
Supported
Sofware
Applications
Contact department
head for information

and support for

these software programs:
Gradespeed

Kurzweil

Pasco
Promethean

Scholastic-SAM

Textbook Software Packages

District Supported

Software

Applications

Training offered at the

district level:

Audacity

Eduphoria

*Forethought

*Workshop
Microsoft:

*Excel

*Outlook

*Powerpoint

*Word

Schoolwires

Technology Help & Tech Tips

Connectivism > Using 21st Century Tools

DISD Technology Survival Skills
Basic Technology Applications

Teacher Website Expectations
Getting Started with Schoolwires
District Cool Tools!
Burn CD with XP

CPS

CPS > Download software > Click here!

-problems with downloads? Please submit a HEAT ticket!

CPS Tutorials

CPS Help Page > Click here!

Getting Started with Lesson Plans
(for teachers who use Eduphoria Forethought for lesson planning)

Eduphoria Forethought

Moving Instructional Days in your Planner

Sharing your Planner in Forethought

Working with the district template

Common Question Helps

Audacity Basics!-
Getting Started with Podcasting

Getting Started with Google Earth!
http://www.gelessons.com/lessons/#HowTo

Cloud Computing - What is it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJncFirhjPg

Getting Started with Live@edu

Office 2007 - Getting Started-Notebook of Handouts

Twitter - What is this thing?http://www.commoncraft.com/twitter

Import/Export Favorites from IE

Inserting a YouTube video into Powerpoint!
Instructions on YouTube Video in Powerpoint (pdf doc)

Writing/Burning a CD

Archiving Email (video)

Blogs! - Getting Started

Show Favorites as a Web Page

Video Streaming Quick Start Guide

Additional Helps

Help with Eduphoria

Help with Gradespeed

Help with Microsoft Office

(Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Help with Phones

Help with Outlook Email

Help with Schoolwires (web pages)

District Tech Tips Library

Ronnie's Techology Helps

from Crownover Middle School!

Summer Checkout Form

Links to Photograph and Image Sites:
(Courtesy of Carolyn Thomson)

http://photohome.com/free-pictures.html

http://classroomclipart.com/

http://www.worldatlas.com/clipart.htm

http://www.teacherfiles.com/index.html

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/index.html

http://pics4learning.com/index.php

http://sirismm.si.edu/siris/sirisimagegallery.htm

http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/index.htm

http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/historyimages/

http://www.freestockphotos.com/

http://www.imagesoftheworld.org/

http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/

http://www.gpschools.org/ci/graphics/clipart.htm

http://clip-art.kaboose.com/index.html

http://www.af.mil/photos/index.asp

Technology Helps & Tech Tips

Connectivism > Using 21st Century ToolsDISD Technology Survival SkillsBasic Technology Applications Teacher Website ExpectationsGetting Started with Schoolwires District Cool Tools!Burn CD with XP

Connectivism > Using 21st Century Tools

DISD Technology Survival Skills
Basic Technology Applications

Teacher Website Expectations
Getting Started with Schoolwires
District Cool Tools!
Burn CD with XP