Beth,
Math Workshop opens on the XP's with black boxes covering up part of the
screen. We've taught our kiddos to use Alt+F4 to close the program then
re-open it and on the second opening it works fine...don't know why but it
works.
With DeepFreeze in the lab, registrations/progress for Mighty Math
Carnival, Mavis Beacon, Type to Learn Jr., etc. are not saved. The
students also need to be told that they can't save to My Documents -- the
computer reverts back to the original setup when restarted. so some
adjustments must be made.
We use Drawing for Children instead of KidPix - so no experience there.
~~Lora Linn
Lora Linn Foster, Computer Lab Aide
Madison Elementary School, Room C
472-8847
> Beth,
>
> Keller was refreshed in October. You will need to adjust settings to get
> Phonics Express to work. This is simple: right click on My Computer,
> click on properties, advanced, performance settings, advanced, virtual
> memory, change, then change Initial size to 3048, click Set, OK, OK. I got
> this information from the Porter Lab Aide (sorry I forgot the name)who
> contacted Harcourt Brace for technical support. It works well in our lab.
>
> KidPix should work fine. Micrograms will work great. The trick is getting
> them on because you will not have 3 1/2 inch disk drives on your lab
> computers. You have two options to resolve this. (1)Find an old Imac
> external drive in the media center (if you have/had Imacs). It is great
> because it plugs directly into a USB port. Load one computer with any
> Micrograms games you have. Then use a flash drive to transfer to all the
> other computers. If you don't have an external drive, load the Micrograms
> games on a classroom computer and then transfer using the flash drive.
>
> Mighty Math Carnival still works. Math Workshop does not work. Does
> anyone have any secrets on how to get it to work? I haven't had time to
> pursue this one.
>
> Good luck Beth! It's challenging but worth it! You can also reach me at
> 26239 or e-mail me at [log in to unmask] if you have any further
> questions.
>
> Holli Christensen
> Keller Computer Lab
>> Netpals:
>>
>> Our lab is hoping to be refreshed to XPs this summer (fingers crossed).
>> If you have a refreshed lab, what programs became obsolete? Did you
>> have
>> to purchase a new Kidpix program? Will the Phonics Express work? Penny
>> Panda, Clock faces, Zoombinis? I'd love to get some feedback so I can
>> be
>> prepared with programs for the teachers to use.
>>
>> Also, we'd like to get headphones. What brands and models have you had
>> the
>> best luck with? Did you go through purchasing or did the PTO buy them?
>>
>> Thanks for your help!
>>
>> Beth at Ishikawa Elem
>>
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> Keller Computer Lab
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