September 30, 2011

Friday: As you know I will not be here today but you can text me. Here are some things that I know we need to get done or finish and some of you are involved and others not.

Devun: I would like for you to start a reformat on 2 more of Ms. Mitchell's pc's. They will be for the HS. Could you please make a list --the basics are fine--and tape to the top of them.

Ben: there is a computer on the counter that Devun will probably move--the left one. Could you please return it to Ms. Libbert's room at the MS. When finished, you can start loading software on the 2 pc's that Devun started.

Caleb: Ms. Linnenbrink at the MS would like help updating her MIMIO. could you check that out. 4 new teachers at the HS just got mimios today. Ms. Abel is one, you could install hers for her.

Curtis: Ms. Jill Verslues at the MS needs the driver changed for the Office copier so that her math formulas will print. Usually a postscript printer will do this. Go to her pc, right click on the office copier, properties, clicked Advanced, New Driver. I put the post script driver on the I drive under the Lanier LD433 copier. Ask her to try to print a math page and go get it from the printer to see if it printed the formulas correclty. If finished early, load software in the lab.

Alex: I would like for you to try to install the new Mimio on Mrs. Kristin Buschjost computer. Open the box and just read the directions. I have not had much experience but I have faith in you. If she is using her pc, Mrs. Herigon and Mrs. Northweather also got new ones. Try to get someone's installed

Grant & Emily: There is a computer on a cart for you to deliver to Mrs. Crawford at the MS. I talked to Grant about that on Thursday. Please load software when you return.

Kellen: You can either finish loading software on the machines on the counter or you can try to install one of mimio's. I will not know who does not have their's done yet or if there is anyone. I'm sure by 7th hour I will have a job for you because I'll check my e-mail during the day. Look at your phone. Please remember to get the lab shut down.

Everyone have a nice weekend.

September 29, 2011

Thursday: Before I forget to tell you, I will be gone again tomorrow. This should be it as the rest of my therapy is after school. My husband is having a procedure tomorrow that I need to drive him to and from and "take care" of him afterward.

I know, I'm blogging late again. I spent about 2 hours at the elementary fixing a printer problem, sound, and fonts issue, oh, and a login issue. We have several pc's from classrooms that are not working correctly so we will concentrate on that this afternoon and tomorrow. If there is nothing else to do, reformat one of Mrs. Mitchells old machines and start loading the usual. The reformatting instructions are handwritten and copied and out on the counter. It says Reformatting WinXP at the top. START with this step and use one of the NOBILIS silver CD's.

You can text me tomorrow, I will be sitting at the surgery center all morning and at home in the afternoon. If someone e-mails or texts with a problem, I will text you. Have a good weekend!

QUIZ ON OCTOBER 4

You will have a quiz (test) on October 4. You need to have memorized the following:

Subnet mask
Both DNS numbers
Gateway
The 10.10.? scheme for each building, printers, teachers, etc...
What do you click on to get to Device Manager
What do you click on to get to where you set the IP address that you are memorizing above
How do you ping and why do you ping? What does pinging check? What IP address would be good to use to test a ping?
Name 3 things you could check if a computer will not print to a particular printer.

If I decide to add more, I'll let you know.

September 28, 2011

Wednesday: A busy morning as usual so I'm not blogging until 1. Sorry, someone needs to remind me.

I spent part of the morning at the elementary and middle school helping deliver some of the computers we have reformatted. We are moving along with that--this is good.

We are having problems with logins still since I did the patch on the server last week. I have instructions on how to update the host file so computers will login correctly. Ask me so I can show you how to do this if you haven't done it yet.

Have a good day! (Therapy at 3 today and 8:30 a.m. tomorrow)

September 27, 2011

Tuesday: Thank you for working yesterday during my absence. I feel better today! :)

We have a few places to visit but we will also be concentrating on installing the media cards that are now here in Ms. Mitchell's computers. It is very easy. I have a webinar at 11 today and therapy at 1:30. And I'm playing catchup with e-mails and teacher requests.

Have a good day!

September 26, 2011

Monday: Sorry everyone but I am sick today and staying home. I have been up since 3 a.m. and still feeling bad plus I have to go back to the Dr. for my shoulder today to get stitches out. I am going to leave a list of a few things that I know need to be done and a list of software that needs to be loaded on some of Ms. Mitchells machines for them to be redistributed. Please check off from the list what has been done and then next person can pick up from there.

Kellen: the lab was still on when I dropped in this morning to see what I needed to leave for you guys. you promised me you would shut it down. :(

September 23, 2011

Friday: TGIF, it has been a crazy, hectic week but they are like that for quite some time. Today one of my goals is to deliver 4 computers to the elementary out of Ms. Mitchells old stack and to get one to Mr. Karsten in addition to fixing other things as they come up. I'm working on the laptop that runs the scoreboard at the stadium this morning so it will hopefully work adequately for tonights game. I haven't even checked my e-mail yet to see what else is needed but I will and let you know during your hour.

Hope everyone has a safe and relaxing weekend.

September 22, 2011`

Thursday: I know I didn't get to blog yesterday and I'm sorry but it was a crazy day. We had to get a bunch of machines fixed so they could login to the server. Scott and I loaded a patch to the server trying to make the Win7 machines see the server and keep the tree, context, and server information. But when we did that, it couldn't find it at all. Scott gave me directions on how to put a line in the Host file to point the computer to the server every time it boots. This worked AND it keeps the server, context, and tree! So the extra work is worth it. Devun, Grant, and I spent the entire hour fixing these problems. Then I spent an hour with Scott figuring out how to get the library laptops to login to the network wirelessly. We did get that accomplished also and Curtis helped me do that. There were other problems as the day progressed and everyone was very busy.

Please post what you did on Thursday even though you are doing it on Friday. :)

September 21, 2011

Wednesday: All the computers are in Mrs. Mitchell's room but we are having trouble with the tree, context, and server sticking. I'm having Scott look at this today. We will start getting her old pc's ready for shipment out to classrooms pretty quickly. I haven't decided if we will totally reformat (probably) or not. Don't forget to be specific when you blog.

September 20, 2011

Tuesday: Well, the big move has been made. During 3rd hour we installed all of Mrs. Mitchell's pc's. As of 4th hour we are still working on her pc and getting her mail, etc... backed up. She will have her new machine during 5th hour. Also today the new copy machines are coming and I have to set those up so teachers can scan from them to their e-mail accounts. Then after school, I am going to do an update on the Novell server to try to get rid of our login problems with Win7. The new media drives for Mitchell's PC's will be here tomorrow--then we will start that project and finally get around to reformatting all of her old pc's. We will be busy for some time yet.

September 19, 2011

Monday: I'm back! I have limited use of my left arm as I can not lift it very much at all and my instructions from the doctor are to lift nothing over 5 lbs. :) I start physical therapy tomorrow so I'll have more info then. Luckily my keyboard is low in my office.

I will be trying to catch up today with e-mails and little things that need to be fixed and finishing up with Mrs. Mitchell's pc's. I'm hoping the media cards come in today so we can start installing those. I have promised her we will have the pc's installed this week. Hopefully I'm not lying. Don't forget to blog every day!

September 16, 2011

Friday: Hopefully the installation of the printer at the elementary went well. The students in the morning should check the list and be sure that everyone is done. you can compare it to one of the elementary maps to see who hasn't had it installed and finish those.

If and when all the elementary staff has the color printer, then I want you to finsh the installing software on all of Mrs. Mitchell's pc's. If by chance the media cards come in, Devun or Caleb will make instruction sheets for installing those. At the end of each hour, I would like all the software returned to my desk. We need to keep track of it and since I'm gone, that is the best way.

You can text me on Friday if you have questions. If I'm sleeping, I just won't answer. :)

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

September 15, 2011

Thursday: Ok, I think I figured out the problem with the Elem color printer. I moved it to the office so it would be plugged into a different place and it started working. The wiring in the workroom must have a wire short or twisted. Anyway, I want you all to work on installing the new color printer on the teachers pc's at the Elem. Some of them are done but I am not for sure who's is and isn't. I made 2 copies of instructions and put one on a blue clipboard. Take that one with you and write down the teachers you have done. Some of you tried teachers on Wed so you might go back and see if those work now. I left the original CD with Susan if you need to get it over there but I think the I drive will work. Leave the blue clipboard on my desk for the next hour and leave enough time for yourself to blog.

Be sure to check in at the office to see if anything needs to be done before you go. If by chance all of that gets finished, then there are still 4 computers to load software on for Mrs. Mitchell's room. I would like for all of the software and thumb drives to be kept on my desk while I am gone. So after your hour, return them their please. If the media bays come in, Devun or Caleb will make instructions on how to install them and that can also be done.

Please work the entire period and don't wonder around or we will all get in trouble. I know you all will do well but I feel the need to remind you.

September 14, 2011

Wednesday: I am trying to tie up a bunch of loose ends before being gone for a couple of days. One thing we need to get done is to install the new printer on each elementary teacher's machine. They are waiting impatiently for it. I will get hours 3-7 started on it today. The other thing is to finish up Mrs. Mitchell's PC's. Angie Fredendall in the office is going to take the rest of the empty boxes so take them down to her when you open them up. I will blog at the end of today for Thursday and probably Friday so you can respond. You may need to communicate with each other through the blog or meet in the hallway outside my door. You may text me on Friday if you need. If I'm sleeping, I just won't answer. :)

September 13, 2011

Tuesday: I really need to get the blog done at the beginning of the day and I will try very hard to do that. These first few weeks of school have been crazy and having blood work done this morning didn't help.

While I am gone, you will need to check in with Angie at the beginning of each hour and ask her if there is any place you need to go to help teachers. I will tell them to e-mail her for Thursday and Friday.

If there isn't anything that she gives you, we still have 6 computers that need software. I am also hoping the media drives come in because you could also install those. Mrs. Mitchell is very anxious for her computers. We can hopefully install them early next week.

Everyone should blog every day!

September 12, 2011

Monday: Well, I am finally getting around to starting the blog for this year. I should have done it sooner but we have been so busy and I know everyone has been working. But as you all know, I am going to be gone at the end of this week for surgery and I want to be able to communicate with you through this blog. Of course we can use texting also. Everyone is expeted to respond to my blog each day and tell me what you did that hour. You don't necessarily have time every day to do it before class ends, but you can blog from any computer at any time of day. It is ideal to do it at the end of the hour in case someone needs to finish something you started. The more you tell me in detail, the more I like it. It is also a good place to leave yourself an others notes on how something is done or accomplished. You can always come back and look at it.

So starting today, don't forget to blog. It is part of your grade.

success

Finally got an email account