Your Cursor

Did you know you could change the size of your cursor? Check it out here - it might help you or one of your students to have a larger or smaller cursor! Please post your comments on this blog and not on YouTube. Thank You!

Cursor Video

Changing the Contrast

This video will show you how to change the contrast of your screen. This is great for any students or teachers with vision impairments. Please post your comments on this blog and not on YouTube. Thank You!

Contrast Video

** It was just brought to my attention that this video does not actually show to contrast changing. However, if you follow the directions, you will see it change on your computer. (Trust me it works! :)

Our Fun Ideas Page is up!

There's a new page from the Techie Teacher! It's called "Fun Ideas" and you can find it in the list of pages located on the right side of the home page. You can find all sort of ideas, found all over the internet, that you can use in your classroom on this page.





Our first "Fun Idea" is printing on Post Its! How many ideas can you come up with for what to print on a Post It note?
                          

Zooming

Here's a video about how to change the zoom on your computer. This is great for anyone that has any sort of sight impairment - students or teachers. Please post your comments on this blog and not on YouTube. Thank You!


Zoom Video

The Basics

Here you will view a video that will give you tips on the basics of your computer. It will show you the ins and outs of your dock, the basics of Finder and how to organize your desktop into folders. Please post your comments on this blog and not on YouTube. Thank You! 

The Basics Video

Welcome!

This webpage is for teachers seeking help with technology. The goal of this online community is to not only help you use new technology better, but also to give you ideas on how to use what you have in a new and different way!  Here you’ll find many different tutorial videos that are specific to District 39. 

For those of you who don’t consider yourselves tech savvy, you’ve come to the right place! Even if you may consider yourself tech savvy, we’re always learning and you’re sure to find something on this site that you didn’t know before! 

Here’s how it works: 

On the right side of this homepage is a page named "Videos." From this page simply click on the category you need. Then, find and watch the video that applies to the problem you’re having. After watching we ask that you please rate the video, located just below the video itself, and leave a comment. These comments will help others learn if the video was helpful, give us all new ideas (aka if you were able to alter the idea in any way,) etc. This website should continue to grow and become a valuable item in your technology arsenal!