The Dallas County
School District
Dr. Fannie Major-McKenzie, Superintendent

 
Links (Technology Related)

 Adobe Reader- Use this to open Adobe PDF files. Once loaded on your computer, it will automatically default to read all Adobe PDF files.

 Ask the Expert- Click here to get excellent advice or help on computing and/ or application problems.

 Belarc- The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser.

 Bonnie's Front Page Instructions- Some easy to follow helpful hints for FrontPage Web Administrators.

 Digital Curriculum- DigitalCurriculum™ is a curriculum video-on-demand teaching and learning system that integrates full length videos, key concept video clips, still images, teacher guides, lesson plans, and interactive online assessments and assignments into a comprehensive learning tool.

 Excel Lessons to Use With Your Student- Here is a great listing of Excel exercises and learning lessons for yourself or to use as class activities.

 Foxit Reader- this free download reads PDF files and allows copying and pasting of text in pdf's.

 Housecall- This will perform an online virus scan for your computer. It won't protect you from viruses that may be introduced to your machine, but it will clean your machine of any present viruses.

 Microsoft Office Training and Help- There are many great resources available on the Microsoft site.

 MovieMaker, PowerPoint and IMovie Help files- Here are some great how to's on Movie Maker and PowerPoint and iMovie. It is good. It has lots of pictures to see with directions.- from Bonnie Ellison

 PC Suite- An Office alternative. Make sure to download the FREE version. This is a great free alternative to Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.

 PDF Creater- Free download that lets you create a PDF file from any application.

Spybot Search and Destroy- This is a free program that will scan your computer for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software.

 Technology Lesson Plans-  Great plans to implement technology in the classroom.

 Tech Hints for Dallas Co. Schools- 
How to send a grouped email to everyone in your school
How to check the status of an email that you have sent
Check the status of an email that you have sent to see if it was delivered and/or read

 Using PowerPoint for Jeopardy and Other Games- This is the site for downloads and information on creating PowerPoint Games for your classes to review and learn with.

 Winzip- Use this to unzip, zipped files. When using make sure to use the Evaluation Program.

 VCW Photo Editor. This is an imaging editor program. Make sure to load the FREE version.

Links (Tech Lesson)

 Google 101- Here is the hand out used when we teach the Google 101 Search Engine Class.

 FrontPage Lessons- Interactive lessons on using FrontPage.

 FrontPage Lessons- arranged by topic. Great! Quick and easy lessons on how to do what needs to be done.

 Lynda's Link for those in the Lynda's Professional Development Team.