Tech Help Form
Teachers are encouraged to ask a member of the tech team before submitting tech help forms to me. You may also submit a tech help form to me.Please see the tech help form on GoHollyRidge.com. You can find the tech help form on the links tab.
Holly Ridge Website
We are in the process of redesigning the Holly Ridge website using Wordpress. Wake County recently purchased several templates for Wordpress. They also have a support team that we can contact if we have any questions. Our main contacts will be Lisa Luten (Director of Marketing Communications) at lluten@wcpss.net and Paul Cory (WCPSS Webmaster) at pcory@wcpss.net. I will provide you with the other contacts when I receive those.Wordpress Template to be Installed: http://richlandcreekes.wcpss.net/
Let me know if you would like to create a page or assist in the overall website development.
Wordpress Resources
http://wordpress.org/support/
http://www.youtube.com
Don't Forget about the CPS Clickers and Mobi Board!
After teachers have settle in this year, let's demonstrate how to use both the CPS Clickers and Mobi Board with the Smartboard. These technologies are really cool and have not been utilized at this school.Check out my how-to's for installing and using the CPS Clickers and Mobi at GoHollyRidge.com.
Problems with CPS Clickers/Mobi Boards with Smartboards
The eInstruction device manager service and the SMART Response Hardware/Software Services conflict with each other when they are both in the start up menu. You will need to disable both of these from automatically starting up. Teachers will need to manually run them using the sart menu. This should fix the problem.
How to Remove eInstruction and Smartboard from the Start Menu
Click on Start > Programs > Startup. You should see the eInstruction Device Manager in the Startup folder. Move the eInstruction file to the desktop or delete it.
Wireless Access for Ipod Touches/Ipads
Many teachers have asked about using personal ipads and ipod touches in the classroom. To set up a wireless network on an ipad, follow the instructions below and ask me for the network key. To set up a wireless network on an ipod, simply enter the network key.Our Subscription to Voicethread
Wake County has a subscription to Voicethread. Stacey has created logins for each teacher. Watch the video below to learn more about Voicethread.Installing Programs from the Shared Folder
Audacity, Ladibug, Photo Story, SMART Gallery, Google Earth, Elmo Image, CPS, Ipevo, and Boxlight can be installed from the shared folder. I have already installed Audacity, Ladibug, Ipevo, Photo Story and SMART on the teacher computers.To install any of the above applications, follow these instructions:
Click S Drive > Go to the Groups Folder > Select the Staff Folder > Choose the Software for Laptops Folder.
For Boxlight Software:
Simply copy/paste the LightPen2 folder to the desktop to install or download LightPen2 from the boxlight website.
SMART Gallery:
Teachers may need to go to the shared folder to install the SMART Gallery. The lesson toolkits have already been installed. To install the SMART Gallery, choose the SMART Gallery folder and double click the SMARTessentials icon. A gallery essentials setup will appear. Select all of the content items by checking "All Categories." Click "Okay" and wait for the download to finish.
For SMART Driver and SMART Notebook:
Submit a tech help form to me and I will install the software with our license number.
