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Virtual Technology Tour of the Putnam County Primary School

by Ed Schmidt

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Virtual Technology Tour of the Putnam County Primary School (Part 2)

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Virtual Technology Tour of the Putnam County Junior High School

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Virtual Technology Tour of the Hennepin Elementary Building

by Ed Schmidt

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Virtual Technology Tour of the Putnam County High School

by Ed Schmidt | March 15, 2010

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Feds Release Cyber Safety Booklet

by Ed Schmidt | February 25, 2010

A new booklet released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other government agencies helps parents and teachers steer kids safely through the online and mobile-phone worlds.  The booklet tells parents and teachers what they . . . read more

YouTube Computer Technology How to Videos

by Ed Schmidt

How to stop Computer Freezing How to Fix a Computer What is Internet Safety How to Solve a PC Mouse Freeze How to Shop for a Laptop read more

Search our web site using Google

by Ed Schmidt | November 23, 2009

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Virtual Technology Tours

by Ed Schmidt | March 15, 2010

To take the "Virtual Technology Tour" showing Technology being used through out the School District, click on one of the links below: High School Junior High Elementary Primary read more

Learn More about our Alert Now System

by Ed Schmidt

AlertNow’s best-of-class technology delivers voice, e-mail and emergency SMS messages at a rate up to two million per hour – quickly keeping parents and staff informed on important and time-sensitive information. In addition to . . . read more

Tips for Keeping Your Child Safe on Social Networking Sites

by Ed Schmidt | March 2, 2010

Tips For Keeping Your Child Safe on Social Networking Sites   The popularity of social networking sites and mobile phone texting among teens and even younger children opens . . . read more

Smart Board Cheat Sheet

by Ed Schmidt

  Smart Board Cheat Sheet   Connect all cables: Smart Board to computer, network cable, projector, and power cords Start computer and projector Login to computer, check to see if GREEN light is . . . read more

Internet Safety Tips

by Ed Schmidt | May 10, 2009

Never give out your address, phone number, or other personal information, including where you go to school. Trust your instincts. If you feel nervous about anything online, tell your teacher or parents about it. The . . . read more

Web Mail Login and Help

by Ed Schmidt

Teachers and staff can login to Putnam County Webmail at: http://putnam.k12.il.us WebMail Pro is based on AJAX technology for application like look and feel. right-click mouse for context menu drag & drop to . . . read more

What Exactly is Computer Memory and How Is it Used?

by Ed Schmidt

Memory is one of the core hardware components for the computer. It is the component that temporarily stores information (such as Numbers, Characters, Settings, Instructions, Files and so on) once a computer has started. The information is . . . read more

Tips for Safer Surfing

by Ed Schmidt | December 6, 2009

Tips for safer surfing Use a firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware software and keep it up-to-date Keep your operating system, browser and other software up-to-date and patched Don’t open email attachments or click on an . . . read more

Information Technology- Education

by Ed Schmidt

Information Technology- Education   Information Technology has made information about any even or phenomena taking place at any place in the world at any time, available to any person anywhere and the premise of the knowledge . . . read more

Technology and Education

by Ed Schmidt

Technology and Education Technology has completely changed the way mankind works. It has become an integral part of our lives and basic movements of man are now solely dependent upon technology. Technology has prepared mankind to work . . . read more

Guidelines for Submitting Articles to the District Website

by Ed Schmidt | August 1, 2008

(Faculty and staff only)   If you already have the rights to login and submit your own articles, be sure to put an “ending date” so that old articles do not remain visible. |If you have a need to have your . . . read more

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