Defragmenting a Hard Drive

Fragmented files broken apart and stored at several, or many, different locations on you hard drive. Defragmenting the drive puts all of the file parts back together. This makes your computer run faster and you are less likely to loose information on your drive.

File Management

This is a small booklet explaining how to create and store information on the computer. It tries to help you understand what the computer does to store your data.

Finding Files in Windows XP

Have you ever lost information you know you have entered into the computer? These instructions help you find your data on the newer computers–Teacher computers and the new lab computers in our school.

Finding Files in Windows 98

This file is similar to the one above, but is designed for use on the older teacher computers, and other White IBM compatible computers running Windows 98 in your classrooms.

Scanning for Viruses

Instructions on how to scan your computer for dangerous viruses, and correct problems that are found.

 

 

Using the H Drive

These instructions help you use the H-drive wisely. This is the safest place to store your information.  All files stored on your computer could be lost forever without following these instructions.

Viruses, Cookies, and Spam

This tutorial will help you keep your computer running smoothly and safely.

Setting your Screen Saver to Require a Password

This tutorial will help you set your screen saver so that you do not have to log out when you leave your computer to meet the District requirement of not leaving your computer accessible to students.

Protection with SpyBot

This tutorial will help you cut down the extra junk that is sent to you by helping remove information other companies put on your computer, without your knowledge, to monitor your use.

Installing SpyBot

This tutorial will show you how to install Spybot on your computer.  The previous file shows how to use the program to protect your computer from prying eyes.

Creating Work Orders

This Visual Tutorial will show you how to complete a work order to have any technical issue corrected as quickly as possible

Backing up your Data

Computer hard drives can fail.  Use this tutorial to help you maintain a safe backup of all your data.

Setting up Symantic Antivirus

This helps change the setting of the antivirus program.

Consol 1

Instructions for using Consol 1 to change school settings from the internet.  A password is required.

Behind the Spinning Hourglass

This is a presentation that gives helps you make your computer rum more efficiently.  Lots of great ideas presented here.

Valley Crest Elementary School

Be Safe. Be Respectful. Be Responsible.

Basic Computer Skills

Instruction Booklet of basic computer skills for teachers.

Basic Computer Skills

Basic Internet Skills

Basic instructions for getting information on the internet, including instructions for Netscape and Internet Explorer.

Updating your Anti Virus

Instructions to help you keep your computer’s virus program up to date to guard against computer problems.

Cleaning your Hard Drive

Instructions to easily remove un-needed, and often unknown and unused files from your computer. This will often speed your computer up.

Computer Care 101

A computer presentation to help you understand the things that you can do to help keep your computer running quickly and efficiently. This file give a clear explanation of what problems can slow you down.

Computer Care 102

This is a presentation of simple first aid measures you can use to correct many computer problems covering many of the simplest tasks.

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