One of the website suggested was ABC Mouse, if you are using this please call I have some questions for you. I apologize I don't remember who suggested this. Thanks Robin - X25606 Robin House Computer Lab Tech Holmes Elementary On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Ivy Morrow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Thank you all for attending the meeting yesterday. It was nice seeing > you all and meeting some new ladies and getting the input. We are sorry we > didn't get to meet all of you, maybe next time at Occonnor on November 5. > Thank you Jenn for hosting next time. > If you are not on the listserve here is the address: > [log in to unmask] > Thank you Khris for staying on hold with the help desk so that we could > find out that we need to leave our computers turned on during the week but > shut them off on Fridays. > > We talked about how our labs were going and finally getting to where we > aren't so overwhelmed but that how we are bummed that we can't use the same > programs as before we had 8.1. That we also do not have rights to make > changes on the student profile that will last, such as personalized > settings or putting on printers. > Most of our schools now have the printers all numbered and some schools > have found out that either the classrooms were printing into the > library/media center or into the lab and not individual printers. > > Jason or any of the other ed trainers were not able to attend as they were > previously booked but may attend in the future. Any questions or concerns > that you have can be emailed to Jason Jacobson or Norman Peckham. > > Please do not let your students use Animal Jam because they can chat with > anyone. > > Some aide/techs are having all there students or most of their students > logging on with their own student active directory account. Students can > save this way into Documents then log off and can go to any other computer > log in using their active directory and find their work in Documents. > > Using stu(number of the school) and Mesa2014 for logging in is just fine > except that work is saved just onto a specific computer. > > SmartMath is up and running but aides/techs do not have access to student > information. > > Active Directory student information can be found by using Architeck if > you have access to it. Some of the student active directory accounts are > not working and they are working on that. > > If you receive a user profile error please call the HelpDesk 20044 > > One of the sites that was mentioned for mouse skills was > http://www.minimouse.us/. Very cute and helps with using the mouse. > > There was a question about the new math program, MyMath. Some are using it > and some aren't yet. > > Ticket to Read is really good for younger students and ELL. There is a 2 > month free trial. > This could be using in place of AR which most schools aren't using > anymore. There are things to read, prizes and games. The only drawback is > that it costs $3,000. > > We are no longer doing PARCC or Acuity. Aims is supposed to based on-line. > > 1 school is using Galileo. > > I know there are some sites and other things that were brought up that I > have missed. > > Please feel free to add to this. > > See you in November at O'Connor. > > Have a great day! > > > > -- > Ivy Morrow > Falcon Hill Elementary > 472-8629 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the MPS-LABTECHS list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://netpals.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-NETPALS.exe?SUBED1=MPS-LABTECHS&A=1