AVG is not enough to protect your computer

Well, as some of us painfully discovered it,AVG is not the totally perfect shield. While waiting for better protection next year, you can (and should) install, in addition to AVG, Malwarebytes, which specializes in the category of malware that can make its way through AVG.
Malwarebytes has a free edition. You can download it here.
However, the free edition needs you to manually update it and manually run the scans. The update usually takes no more than one minute. The scanning takes less than 10 minutes and does not substantially slow down your computer. BUT, you must remember to do this every day for an effective protection. The $25 edition does everything autommatically, like AVG does, and you can install it on several computers.

Jude

Introduction to Smartboard and Notebook - follow up (Profile and Bethlehem)

Profile and Bethlehem teachers and teacher aides, go to this page for quick (2-6 minutes) simple tutorials to unleash the power of your smartboard, or refresh your memory about the basics. Any question,contact me.

Jude

When ideas have Sex (Conference at Oxford U)

Brilliant presentation on the cloud and collaborative culture:


Enjoy! Jude

Optimizing the image on your Smartboard

Attention to: Teachers spoiled with smartboards

Whenever you need to adjust the brightness of your projector (might make a huge difference in your room, especially a this time of the year), you will notice that the remote is not always working. It's usually due to a weak battery. Ask for a new one at the Media Center.
Also, if you are not totally happy with the quality of the picture, try the following settings:
right-click on your desktop
>properties
>settings:
in settings, use your cursor to slide to 1152x864


Jude

How to install AVG 2010-11

This posting is for Profile teachers and students. See here how to install and set up AVG

Jude

Wiki on educational technology and the life of the mind

I will be presenting a session on educational technology and the life of the mind at the 2010 Christa McAuliffe Conference along with colleague Deb Boisvert. This is the wiki where we are storing our material and ideas. Suggestions welcome.
Jude

PowerDirector 7 and 8 tutorials

A great resource to get further into videoediting using Powerdirector, including the ever popular chroma-key effect (aka the weatherman effect), good tips for organizing your media library (essential for large projects), PIP, audio mixing and much more: The PowerDirector Director Zone . Jude