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Cool Tech Tools
Google Docs Want to avoid emailing documents back and forth to work on home and school computers? Want to share documents with classmates for easy collaborating? Then, be sure to check out Google Docs, a great way to store your document, presentation, and spreadsheet files in "the cloud" and share them with others. How to Create a Google Docs Account (pdf file) How to Video How to Create & Share a Google Doc (pdf file) How to Video Creating Images/Telling Stories
Wordle.net A great tool for creating word clouds or mosaics (like the one at the top of this page). To save images, on a PC, use Alt+Print Screen, then paste into Paint or any other image editing software to crop. On a Mac, you can use Cmd+Shift+4 to save your image as a .png file. You can also save your image to the Public Gallery. Please DON'T print directly from the image page; it doesn't work. Use the Print button below the image. Imagechef.com is a great place to make all sorts of customized images and signs like this one:  Be sure to check Flickr.com for images and Flickrcc.bluemountain.net to easily limit your search to Creative Commons-licensed images. Click here for more help with images.
Storytelling Tools/Ideas Try these tools (examples are at the bottom of the page)
Prezi.com is a great, completely online alternative to PowerPoint See the VoiceThread example below. See the ZooBurst example below. Also try Xtranormal.com and Goanimate.com GoAnimate Tutorial Videos Animoto.com Lots more digital storytelling tools Animoto makes movie making easy. Here's an example:
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Learn about Web 2.0 Tools Want to learn about Web 2.0 Tools? Check out the Teen Learning 2.0 and Tools2Create Tutorials from California School Library Association. And ask Mrs. Lofton for more information; she was one of the authors of the latest edition. :) And please feel free to email her for help, even over the summer. Avatars
Avatars are a fun way to represent yourself online while still protecting your identity. Here are a few of many sites you can use to create an avatar:  The tektek site lets you create cute or fanciful avatars.  Manga.com offers head-shot avatars  Build Your Wild Self with animal features. |
Zooburst is a great tool to try:
Library Orientations
GoAnimate.com: MCHS Library Orientation Video by Jane Lofton
Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!
Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!
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Help with Tech Issues
To save files to the school network drive:
School Computer Logins
Starting with the 2012-2013 school year, students all login to the computers with a common, or default, username and password. It is:
username: mc.2012
password: mustangs.12
Juniors and Seniors can continue to use their personal logins:
Your login is in the following format:
syyflastnamennnnn
s = student
yy = the two-digit year you will graduate
f = the first initial of your first name
lastname = your full last name
nnnnn = your student ID number. You can find this number on your student ID card.
For example, Susie Smith, graduating in 2014, with ID number 12345, would have this login: s14ssmith12345.
For Sophomores, your login is your 8- or 9-digit Permanent ID number.
If you have forgotten your password, please use the default username and password.
Dealing with Newer Document Formats, or How to Solve the "Help! The Computer Can't Read My File" Problem
- Click Save.
- Double-click My Computer.
- Double-click the folder you see on the H: drive. This is your personal network folder.
School Computer Logins
Starting with the 2012-2013 school year, students all login to the computers with a common, or default, username and password. It is:
username: mc.2012
password: mustangs.12
Juniors and Seniors can continue to use their personal logins:
Your login is in the following format:
syyflastnamennnnn
s = student
yy = the two-digit year you will graduate
f = the first initial of your first name
lastname = your full last name
nnnnn = your student ID number. You can find this number on your student ID card.
For example, Susie Smith, graduating in 2014, with ID number 12345, would have this login: s14ssmith12345.
For Sophomores, your login is your 8- or 9-digit Permanent ID number.
If you have forgotten your password, please use the default username and password.
Dealing with Newer Document Formats, or How to Solve the "Help! The Computer Can't Read My File" Problem
