K to the 8th User Group Meeting

Our first K to the 8th User Group meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 28th 2006. from 4:00-5:30 at the Highline B labs,
suite 110

K to the 8th User Group

Agenda

Pop up Blocker

Editing Students

District Administration

Transferring Students

Lessons Highlights

Other Issues

Open Forum

Serviceware Face Lift!

When was the last time you visited serviceware?
The helpdesk has been entering new support information daily to help provide alternative support to self motivated users. With Infinite Campus (SIS) questions dominating the wire, visit Serviceware for quick answers to common questions. Many of the answers you are looking for are in IC. Open the window that you would like help with and click on the Help tab. Look for your anwsers in the Quick Reference sheets located at the bottom of the page. The quick references can also be printed fore future use. Stay tuned for more on IC.........

Welcome Back!

If you have not visited the Support for Technology Integration blog you could be missing out on FREE Resources from CDE.
Pay them a visit and post questions, comments and sugesstions

Alan November Visits APS!

APS warmly welcomes Alan November.
Alan presented a wide array of ideas to our staff on Oct 31st at the Aurora Convention Center in Aurora Colorado.
From Blogging and Wiki's to Internet Phone connections and it's potential use in classrooms all very intriguing ideas. The information that impacted me most was "are any of us ready for the new world economy and are we preparing our students to function effectively in a world without borders"? Other school districts are likely faced with very similar questions. How these questions are addressed today will effect communities and our nations ability to compete. The future is in our hands..... I'll leave it at that for now.

Some Sites to visit that Alan shared with us.
Alan November's site has a wealth of information
Other Sites of Interest.
Internet Phone Service
Blogging and Collecting Blog information using RSS and XML
Wiki Encyclopedia Information
Moodle is a free course management system
Looks like a Long Road Ahead. I'll walk with you.
Yet another Blog from ME!

More to Come!

New Version of LANSchool Available

LANSchool has released its newest version of LANSchool to all APS licensed lab users.
The newest version is 6..5.0.7

What you need to know before installing

• Pre 6.5 versions should be uninstalled prior to installing 6.5.0.7

How to Uninstall

• Uninstall LANSchool from the computers by launching the LANSchool installer and selecting remove LANSchool

Who to contact to get the latest version?

• if you have an existing lab license contact JASONB@hline.aps.k12.co.us
• if you are new and want to order LANSchool for your lab contact PAULM@hline.aps.k12.co.us
• If you want to learn more about LANSchool go to LANSchools web site

How do I install the new version

• Open the LANSchool folder and double click ls_setup.exe

Whats New!

• Send and retrieve files from student computers
• Update all computers with 6.5 version or newer remotely (No need to have to touch each computer to update to newer versions)
• Turn off web browsing for specific computers in the lab

Much Much more.......

Thanks Jason!

Microsoft Office 2003 Available for Installation

Microsoft Office 2003 Suite of applications is now available for installation.

Things you need to know before downloading /installing Office 2003

• If you choose to install Office 2003, Office 2000 will be uninstalled from your computer
• You must have Windows XP or newer OS on your computer to install Office 2003
• Existing documents will not be removed from your workstation by installing Office 2003
• You will still be able to read Office 2000 docs and others that use Office 2000 will still be able to open the docs you send/share with them

What you get!

• Access 2003
• Excel 2003
• PowerPoint 2003
• Publisher 2003 New!!!
• Word 2003

How do I install Office 2003?

• From start > Run type, APS2003 this will launch the installation

Technology Training Services will be offering Workshops for all Office 2003 applications in the near future.

Currently we offer 2 1/2 hour One day workshops for non-certified employees.

Course posting are located on the TTS website

New Employee Orientation

Its that time again!!!!!
New and old employees alike will be arriving soon.
They will have questions. Will you have the answers they need to.... What is my login name.....???? How do I login get my email? Who changed my password? What's that user folder for and how do I get one? What is my password?
Need answers?????
Follow the link below for some great refreshers.

APS New Employee Orientation Information and Tutorials Page

For you self help folks both facilitators and school power users go to
Knova (AKA Serviceware) for answers.

Don't forget Helpdesk technicians are available to lend a hand Mon-Fri 7-4:30 pm @ 28303

WELCOME BACK! :-)

TIE Conference 2005

Stay in touch with colleagues, share fun and important information !!!!
Here's the spot.
This is a great introduction to the blogosphere if you're new to this exciting world!
Learn How to submit comments anonymously here:

The APS Tech Blog is available 24/7.
Have you attended an interesting session?
Would you like to communicate with other APS staff attending TIE?
Add your comments.........Or register your name and have others contact you via email.
APS WebAccess

Click the links below to view the TIE Conference home page, schedule & calendar, thread & session information .

TIE Conference 2005

View the Conference 2005 schedule

Coming Soon! Microsoft Office 2003

Microsoft Office 2003 will be available soon for all users who wish to upgrade and use the newest versions of Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Updating to the new version of Office is not mandatory.........

To learn more about the new features of Office 2003 click on the link below.

Microsoft

TTS Courses will be offered for the new Office 2003 products beginning in the the fall of 2005.