Saturday Mini-Conference, October 20
Please join us on Saturday, October 20, 2012 from 8:00 am until 12 pm for the third annual SpICE mini-conference. SpICE is the Springfield Chapter of Illinois Computing Educators.
View ArticleNovember Tech After Hours
The November Tech After Hours will take place on Wednesday, November 7, from 4:00-5:00 at Harvard Park.
View ArticleDistrict Mock Voting Booth
The Springfield Public Schools website will have a mock voting system available on Monday, November 5, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
View ArticleDistrict Teachers at IETC
District teachers shared their expertise at the statewide Illinois Education and Technology Conference, IETC, http://myietc.ning.com, conference last week.
View ArticleJanuary Tech After Hours
The January Tech After Hours will take place on Wednesday, January 9, from 4:00-5:00 at Ridgely Elementary School.
View ArticleFebruary Tech After Hours
The February Tech After Hours will take place on Wednesday, February 6, from 4:00-5:00 at Graham Elementary School. Sessions offered this month are: Lion 10.
View ArticleGoogle Translate and the District Information System
The District Information System, including students’ electronic cumulative folders, can now be easily read in any of the sixty-five languages that Google Translate supports.
View ArticleReducing File Size
FIle size is expressed in kilobytes (kB), megabytes (MB) or gigabytes(GB). A simple word processed file is about 40 kB, a single JPG image is often 2-10 MB, and a single DVD can hold 4 GB.
View ArticleA Healthy iPad
A healthy iPad has at least 1 GB of available space and the current version of the iOS. Available space and version are checked in the “Settings” app. Open Settings and select General.
View ArticleApril Tech After Hours
The April Tech After Hours will take place on Wednesday, April 10, from 4:00-5:00 pm at Southeast High School in rooms 105-108. Sessions offered this month are: Lion 10.
View ArticleDistrict Website Changes
The District website was upgraded April 8. The “login” button for editing is in the upper right corner and scrolls with the user smoothly down the page.
View ArticleStudents Create ePubs
Laptops and iPads provide several options to create books that can be read from a computer or mobile device.
View ArticleSummer Apple Sessions
Summer Apple Sessions are at Lindsay Elementary School on June 4 and 5. The sessions will be provided by Bruce Ahlborn, Apple Professional Development.
View ArticleWebpages and the New School Year
The new school year, 2013-2014, officially began on July 1. Teacher and school webpages have a center feed that shows the latest material.
View ArticleFree Books for the iPad
iBooks on the iPad support ePubs, PDFs, and the Multi-Touch book. Locating free books in the iTunes store is as easy as searching on your laptop or iPad for “Free Fiction” or “Free Books...
View ArticleUpdate Your District Information
Verify your district information is correct. Communication is important, and colleagues, students and families need to be able to contact you easily.
View ArticleSaturday Technology Conference, October 19
Please join us on Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 8:00 am until 12 pm for the fourth annual SpICE mini-conference. SpICE is the Springfield Chapter of Illinois Computing Educators.
View ArticleIETC Technology Conference November 13-15
The 20th Annual Illinois Education & Technology Conference (IETC) is quickly approaching! Online registration closes next week -- Wednesday, Nov. 6! http://www.il-edtech.
View ArticleRetirement of Karen Thompson
After 24 years of service, Karen Thompson is retiring from District 186. Please help us celebrate Karen’s retirement on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 3031 Stanton Ave.
View ArticleiPad Interest
Interested in exploring some of the options on your iPad or iPod? Join us at Computer Services April 4 and 5; 10-noon, to explore the options. The agenda is attached.
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