Ridgefield High School

 Welcome Students and Teachers!

		Philosophy. Technology should be integrated into a modern curriculum in a way that fosters students mastering 21st Century Skills.
		Network access.  Teachers logged into the RPS network have access to more material: Y:\Adam (Teacher Resources).
		Professional Development.  Throughout the year I conduct formal pd sessions after school; informal one-on-one training is also available.  See me for your technology integration needs.
		New Items.  Team members can log into ProTraxx to explore professional development opportunities.

Core Downloads and Links.
School Computer Labs (resources and contacts)
SMART Board Notebook Express (Beta) | Sample Training File
Java | Adobe (Reader, Flash, Reader, Shockwave) | Apple xServe for Wikis & Blogs
Spam filter | Winzip directions | SMARTBoard Resources and product information
School e-mail  |  Marketing 1 Website/Wiki
DiscoveryEducation login | Explore Africa Today
Microsoft Office Converter (work with 2007 files in 2003) | PDF Creater | Word Math add-in
Allow pop-ups for all RPS websites!

Software.
PhotoStory -- is an excellent program for creating dynamic slide shows using your digital pictures along with music and narrations.
Google Earth & Picassa.  Use this to install GoogleEarth and/or Picassa.
Audacity -- Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds.  Click here for the download.  A Mac version is available from the website.

Mac/Apple Resouces.
Since 1999 and the introduction of the UNIX-based OSX operating system, the Apple Mac has been a solid, reliable and easy-to-use computer platform.  A nice feature is the ability to run Windows on a Mac for the best of both worlds.  Apple software, such as QuickTime and iTunes, runs equally well on either platform.
iTunes - (Mac/PC; free) this program allows you to catalog your music; purchase music by the song or album; rent or purchase movies and television shows; listen to a wide variety of Internet-based radio stations throughout the world; and listen to/watch Podcasts.  Podcasts can be a recorded lecture (from MIT, for example) or informational/instructional content from professionals and amateurs from around the world.  There are many educational resources available by using iTunes.
Apple iWork08 & PowerPoint handout -- document with instructions for the process.
NeoOffice - NeoOffice is a full-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office (NeoOffice website).
iLife - Apple's version of Office

Office Resources.
Office 2007 User Interface and Default Files Types document
Microsoft Office 2007 (Microsoft website)
Templates Home -- let the Microsoft designers do the formatting for you.  There are excellent designs to help with all aspects of managing your classroom including a wide variety of subject-specific items such as lab reports or planning/writing stories.
Alternatives to Microsoft Office - CNET article; OpenOffice, Google Docs (web-based).
WordPerfect can access Word files with the proper updates.  WordPerfect support.

Contact Information.
Michael Adam
Ridgefield High School
700 North Salem Road
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 438 - 3785 x1514
(203) 439 - 4002 (fax)
E-mail

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