Tips

Upgrade to a wireless (Wi-Fi) network

A wireless network is a great way to enjoy the convenience of your Internet Service anywhere in the radius of your Kindergarten. A wireless modem (router) allows you to connect multiple devices such as Laptops and iPads to the network wirelessly so you can move around the Kindergarten without the hassle of cables and cords!

Portfolio Templates for Word

If you have completed our ‘Create a Children’s Portfolio’ course you will be familiar with the idea of a template. A template is a sample document with a predefined layout for images, text and font style. Templates save you time when making several similar documents. Microsoft Word lets you save a copy of any word

Portfolio Templates for iPad Pages

Our ‘iPads in the Kindergarten’ course introduces creating portfolio documents on the iPad using Pages. Pages App is a word processor designed specifically for the iPad. It doesn’t come built into the iPad, it is a paid App that can be found in the Apps store. We have created the portfolio templates in Apple Pages

Add Victorian Modern Cursive Script font in Word

This Tip applies to Windows PC Users. For more information and Mac user instructions refer to the DEECD website; www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/Pages/handwriting.aspx On the DET website linked above, Click on this link; "Regular and Bold fonts - PC format (ZIP - 30Kb) : Click Here" Select Open with Windows Explorer then press OK In the new window

Create a shared network space with an external hard drive and a modem

This Guide enables the creation of a shared network space with an external hard drive plugged into a modem, where multiple users and computers can access and share files in one central location. Note: This guide is written on Windows Vista for the configuration of an External Hard drive device & a (4 port or

File Sharing at your Kindergarten

File sharing allows multiple users and computers to access and share files in one central location when they are connected to the network via a modem router. There are two ways we suggest for file sharing at your Kindergarten; File Sharing in Windows Public Folder or, Create a shard network space with an external hard

I can’t turn the computer on, the screen is blank

“I can’t turn on the computer, the computer screen is blank”, this is a common issue that we receive calls about. Here are some troubleshooting techniques you can try to resolve the issue: Ensure the computer power cable is plugged in and turned on at the wall socket Check the cable connecting the computer to

Perform a file clean up

It’s a good time to review and clean up your computer files for a fresh start in the New Year. A clean up involves backing up your files, organising your important files and cleaning out old files you no longer need, saving space on your computer. Check how much space you have Double-click on the

Create a Contact Group in Windows Mail

By creating a Contact Group you can quickly send an email to a whole group of people at once without having to enter all the email addresses. This is handy if you send regular emails to groups of people such as parents, a Committee or subscribers to your Newsletter. (This Tip applies to Windows Vista

Can’t send emails? How to troubleshoot the issue

Sometimes, you can’t send emails because of an “Outgoing Mail Server error”. There are a few reasons why this might happen, here are some ways you can troubleshoot the issue; Check the Internet Connection (you can’t send emails without being connected to the Internet) Check large email attachments (an email won’t be able to send

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