Archive for December, 2009

DERNSW WCS Online Survey for students.

December 10, 2009

Just finished creating a Survey (in the form of a Quiz) in Moodle of the previous posting- will publish to H/CC Moodle- Soon http://hccweb2.org/hcclearnsys/

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Our School Survey of DERNSW Usage (Draft)

December 10, 2009

DRAFT- doN’T AnSWer these QUesTioNs!
WiFi Access
* What ‘out of school’ WiFi access points/shops/etc. have you attempted to use with your Netbook?
* What ‘out of school’ WiFi access points/shops/etc. has been successful?
* Have you got WiFi Internet access at home?
* Have you been able to access your home WiFi Internet access?
SOFTWARE
* What software/applications ‘on’ your Netbook [...]

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DER Netbook Tips & Tricks- Internet Favorites

December 10, 2009

Creating folders within Favorites -> Internet Explorer (IE Browser) to store Internet addresses.
Start Now! You will NEED to save your favorite (bookmarks) 100’s + over the next few years.
It is MUCH easier to save them into ‘category folders’ that you have created in IE.
Internet Explorer (IE) -> Add to Favorites -> Organise Favorites -> [New [...]

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More… DER Netbook Tips & Tricks- Saving Power

December 10, 2009

To make the MOST of your Netbook you MUST fully charge the Netbook before school.
The Netbook has a ‘SMART’ battery which:
* only allows charging when it is needed eg. under a percentage of full
* does NOT care if you leave your Netbook plugged in all the time while @ home
Leaving WiFi (Wireless) and Blue tooth [...]

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eldoom – moodle from the other side

December 10, 2009

We’re looking forward to working with Year 9 SRC reps tomorrow to find our their views on DER and to share some thoughts with them.
We’ll be posting some of the input on the blog which has been created for the day. For a sneak peek, check out
http://hccweb3.org/eldoom

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even more Tips & Tricks

December 10, 2009

Tips & Tricks emailed to our Yr9 students.
WiFi Connection @ School
You would have noticed WiFi access points fixed to the ceilings of ’some’ rooms in; Library, H, J and D block. We have received info. that WiFi access points will be extended to every roomin our school … SOON???
WiFi access points SPILL out into adjacent [...]

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