Handouts & Tutorials

Backup

  • Backing up to a flash drive (limited space; docs only)
  • Backing up to an external hard drive (simplest method; requires additional hard drive)
  • Backing up your iTunes library of music
  • Backing your iPhoto library of pictures
  • Backing up your bookmarks (Firefox or Safari)
  • Backing up your iCal calendars
  • Backing up your Address Book
  • Backing up to an external drive with Time Machine (best method - only for Leopard operating systems)

Basics

  • Opening PDFs
  • Mac OS X, Tiger (10.4)
  • Mac OS X, Leopard (10.5)
  • Getting to Know Your iBook
  • Getting to Know Your MacBook
  • Resetting Keychain Password
  • Key Commands
  • Disinfecting Computers
  • Logging on to your Home Folder on the Server (Herberg)

ELL iPod Touch Resources

  • iTunes 9 video tutorials
  • List of ELL-appropriate apps, podcasts and iTunes U offerings
  • Garage Band: Making Podcasts tutorial
  • Subscribing to a Podcast


First Class Email

  • Accessing your First Class email at home
  • Complete First Class tutorial
  • Setting up or changing your email signature

iCal

  • Subscribing to iCal calendars
  • Publishing your iCal calendar

Middle School Laptops

  • Logging in to the Laptop Carts

Multimedia Help

  • iMovie HD Tutorials

PowerTeacher Gradebook

  • Video Tutorials: Steps 1-6, Setting Up Your Gradebook
  • Handout: Setting Up Your Gradebook
  • Adding a Student to Your Gradebook
  • Manually Overriding the Final Grade
  • Viewing Dropped Student and Their Grades
  • Clearing Previous Comments

PowerSchool

  • Intro: PowerSchool for Secondary Teachers
  • Intro: PowerSchool for Elementary Teachers
  • Submitting an Electronic Discipline Referral through PowerTeacher

Social Networking

  • Do's and Don'ts to Safeguard Yourself on the Internet

Wiki Websites

Writing Resources

  • Online aids & inspiration

YouTube Downloads

  • Using Zamzar to download and convert videos (video tutorial)