How to embed YouTube videos on your website, wiki, or blog.

How to save YouTube videos as MP4 files (for viewing without Internet connection).

Resources for creating online quizzes

Easy Grade Pro

Microsoft Word 2007 (or other word processing software) at home? - How to save your documents as Rich Text Files (RTFs) so you can open them at school.

How do I set the default printer on my laptop (MacBook/OSX)?

How do I set the default printer on a PC (Windows)?

What's a PDF file?

MSAD 75 Zimbra Support Page

Zimbra Webmail Login

MTA Zimbra help

Changing default program on Mac

Setting default printer in Schoolmaster

Where's my Schoolmaster icon?

Teacher Resource Page

How to save YouTube videos as MP4 files (for viewing without Internet connection).

First, click here, or copy and paste the following into your browser window: http://sharonsshare.blogspot.com/2009/03/youtube-videos-as-mp4-files.html#links

Next, either follow the guidelines on the page, or click here for step-by-step instructions.

Easy Grade Pro

With Easy Grade Pro you can create an electronic gradebook which can be used to store student information for all of your classes sections. It offers time-saving tools, provides a wealth of information, and allows you to generate professional reports.

Launch the program by simply clicking on the Easy Grade Pro icon in your application launcher window.

The Easy Grade Pro manual is available as a pdf file.

For additional information about the Easy Grade Pro software you can visit their website: http://www.easygradepro.com/

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How to work with Microsoft Word 2007 documents or files created with other word processing applications: Saving files in Rich Text Format (RTF)

It's really frustrating to work on a paper at home and then find you can't open it at school. Or to have an file created in Microsoft Word 2007-- or other word processing program -- that you aren't able to open.

To ensure you can open your text files at any location (on either a Mac or a PC) or in any text editor (Pages, MS Word, etc.), you can save them as RTF files (Rich Text Format).

To save an RTF:

Select File > Save As
Choose the location you want to save your document
Name your document
In the Save as type dropdown box, select Rich Text Format (*.rtf).

To open the file at school, open Word, select File > Open, and locate your document.

NOTE: AppleWorks is now a non-supported program. We recommend using MS Word or OpenOffice for word processing. OpenOffice is a free, downloadable software suite for word processing , spreadsheets , presentations , graphics , databases, and more. Visit OpenOffice.org for more information.

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How do I set the default printer on my laptop (MacBook/OSX)?

  • To choose a default printer on an Apple computer
  • Click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your screen.
  • Select System Preferences
  • Select Print & Fax
  • In the dropdown list near Selected Printer in Print Dialog, choose the printer you wish to be your default.

Note: The default printer may be overridden at print time by choosing a different printer in the print dialog box.

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How do I set the default printer on a PC (Windows)?

Your default printer may be set so your computer always prints to a specific printer -- so you don't have to choose it every time you print.

  • To determine what your default printer is, click on the Start menu in the lower left corner of your screen.
  • Select Printers and Faxes. This will display all the printers installed on your computer.
    The one with the small black and white checkmark next to it is your default printer.
  • To change your default printer
    • Select the printer you wish to be your default by right-clicking on it.
    • Select Set as Default Printer
      The checkmark should now be next to the printer you just selected as your new default printer.

Note: The default printer may be overridden at print time by choosing a different printer in the print dialog box.

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Setting your default printer in Schoolmaster

Schoolmaster must have a default printer selected in order to print. To select your default:

  • Select File Print setup from the dropdown menu.
  • Select the printer you want as your default.
  • Click OK.

Save a tree! When prompted for output destination choose SCREEN to preview the output prior to sending to print.

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What is a PDF file?

A PDF (Portable Document Format) is a file that requires Adobe Reader to open. All the computers in the school have Adobe Reader installed.

If you are having trouble opening a PDF file, try this:

  • Right-click on the file
  • Select Open With, which will open a selection box with a list of programs
  • Select Adobe Reader to launch the application and open the file.

If you are having trouble opening a PDF file on your personal computer, you can download the latest Adobe Reader version here.

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MTA Zimbra help

How do I send an iWorks file (Pages, Number, Keynote) as a Zimbra e-mail attachment?

While programs like MS Office and TextEdit create single files, the iWorks suite creates document bundles. Though a document bundle looks like a single file (appearing as a single icon in OSX, for instance), it is actually a folder that contains the document's various contents. You can see this by Ctrl+clicking on an iWorks file and selecting "Show Package Contents" in the contextual menu.

When sending an iWorks document as an attachment in Zimbra, you have two choices:
1- Zip the document (bundle) into a single archive by Ctrl+clicking on it and select Compress [“Filename”] . Use this method if you want your recipient/s to be able to edit your document.

2- Convert the document to a PDF from within the application. ( File > Print > PDF > Save as PDF > Save ). Use this method if you simply want to publish the document -- your recipient/s will not be able to make an edits.

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What happened to my Schoolmaster icon?

Sometimes when you login to Windows an icon may be missing from your desktop. In the past this happened frequently with the Schoolmaster icon. To access Schoolmaster, open your Novell application launcher window. Most of the common applications you use will be accessible in that window.

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Changing default programs on Macs

By default the MLTI laptops open Microsoft documents with NeoOffice; to change the default program follow these instructions.


Resources for creating online quizzes

ProProfs Free Quiz Maker allows you to create and share quizzes.Click here to go to the site (www.proprofs.com/quiz-school). Free registration is required.

The video below provides great instructions on how to use Google Docs' "Forms" application to create online quizzes. Free registration is required; if you already use gmail, your username and password will serve as your login information.

For better-quality viewing, you may wish to watch the video on YouTube. It is also recommended that you use Firefox (not Internet Explorer) as your browser.

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