Configuring the District Newsletter on the Website
This year we made the district newsletter electronic. In order to do this, we used a flash program called FlashPageFlip.com that will take .jpg files and create an on-line book from the images. This program can also use .swf files if you want as well; however, it will only use .jpg or .swf files. I […]
Posting Board Minutes
This document is for the district’s Treasurer and Technology Office. Any other personnel will not have access to perform this procedure. To post board minutes, perform the following: NOTE: Before you begin… after logging into WSMS and selecting the page to edit (after #3), you may want to scroll down and find the order of […]
Converting TriCaster AVI files to FLV
When we started the Tiger Tube project, we had issues trying to get the AVI files that were generated on the TriCaster to convert over to FLV files correctly. After several hours of research, I came across the following command that converted the file with no issues: ffmpeg -y -i input_file.avi -ar 22050 -f flv […]
Configuring Word to Post to Blog
Microsoft Word will allow you to place a blog post to Word Press is the blog server is configured to receive the blog post and if you have a valid username and password in order to make those posts. On our Web server, the technology department has established this on three blog servers. We will […]
Voting for the 2011 Prom Court Starts Today
Electronic Voting for this year’s Prom Court has begun. All juniors are to log into their Student Account and cast their vote. Voting will continue until Tuesday.
Photos on Site for 2011 National Honor Society
The photos from this year’s National Honor Society are now posted on the website. You can access the National Honor Society page by connecting to http://www.newton-falls.k12.oh.us/nindex.php?p=151 and the photos are available at http://www.newton-falls.k12.oh.us/nindex.php?p=171. Congratulations to all of this year’s new inductees.
Monitor your student computer usage!
It is critical that you keep an eye on what the students are doing when they are on the computer. Over the past month, we have been working with several teachers, the administration, and NEOMIN to block a program that students have been using to by-pass the filtering system to get onto social networking sites. […]
Privacy and Personal Safety Tips
Choose passwords carefully – make them difficult for other people to guess and don’t share them with anyone. Log off your computer when you’re not using it and activate your mobile’s security PIN. If you’re using a public or shared computer, cancel any auto login or ‘remember me’ functions. Don’t pretend to be older than […]
10 Tips for Internet Safety
Never give any personal information to anyone you meet online. That means first or last names, phone numbers (they can be used to track down you home), passwords, birth dates or years, or credit card information. Never meet up with anyone you don’t already know. Don’t tell anyone your schedule; don’t say where you’ll be […]