Today I met with the occupational therapists of District 41 at Hadley Jr. High. We unfortunately didn't get to one of the topics we hoped to--Google Sheets basics and general charting skills--so here are some excellent guides for different experience levels. How to use Google Sheets: A Beginner’s Guide - Here is an excellent guide. [...]
Had a great morning with OT Nicole Paneque, SLP Rebecca Luedtke, and Intervener Jennifer Bradfield at Glen Crest Middle School today. One topic we discussed was how to record your computer's screen as a video! Super helpful when training students (or other staff) how to use software, and how to make your live PowerPoint presentations [...]
I got this one from Tara McCarthy, Melinda Smith, Carol Fate, and Linda Jedrzejek, so it's definitely making the rounds. Here are some red flags that this might be a dangerous phishing operation: 1. Lots of different domains. Look at the email address--see how it ends in "iteacherweb.com"? If you hover (DON'T CLICK) your mouse [...]
So there's two bits of news in this post. The first is that, as a CASE employee, you are allowed to install Office 2016 on up to 5 computers that you own, including Macs, at no cost. Yippee! Just surf to https://portal.office.com and click "Install Office" But the catch is that if you ever left [...]
Forbes is reporting that "hackers are targeting Microsoft Office 365 accounts with a worrying degree of success." The culprit? Passwords that are re-used between multiple accounts and passwords that are too simple. These collections of stolen credentials are valuable to cybercriminals because all too often people reuse them across multiple accounts and services. This leads [...]
It has been a REALLY spammy month here so I'm going to quickly go through this rogue's gallery and give you the lowdown of what to watch out for and the best course of action. Plus I've got a doozy to start with. Etta Avila sent me this one. Some notes on this one: This [...]
This past Spring I studied to earn an MCSA Certificate in Dynamics 365, which is the database technology that underlies our CIS billing system and is quickly becoming CASE's data backbone. Last Saturday, I passed my final test! Behold, my badge! This means that I can now go "full steam ahead" in helping CASE to [...]
Sorry for the clickbait title, but here's a tip that will help Mari in Accounts Payable office take care of your Amazon POs lickety split. Every Amazon product actually has a unique product number, and if you paste this number on your POs, Mari can Google it and go straight to your product page for [...]
With some exceptions, most CASE computers have been upgraded to Windows 10! If you pick up your laptop this August and your desktop looks like this: Congratulations! You live in the future! Please reference the Windows 10 Quick Start guide to cover a lot of the common questions that are out there. Windows 10 Quick [...]
With Windows 10, it's now easy to set up OneDrive Syncing to make it easier to use OneDrive and to back up your important files and folders. Use the following guide to set it up for yourself - no admin password needed! OneDrive and You
