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This guide provides essential tech tips for parents to support their children with digital tools. Learn how to log into Blackboard, locate teachers' courses, and effectively manage electronic submissions via the digital dropbox. Discover practical advice on using email and attachments for paper submissions, as well as printing options available at school. Additionally, explore eBooks, databases, and various online resources like NC Wise Owl and NoodleTools for research. Enhance your parental skills in technology by completing our brief survey.
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Parental Skills NightFall 2010 Tech Tips and Tricks
Pre-Survey • Please complete the short survey at your computer. http://snipurl.com/MHSParentTechTips
Blackboard 1 • Logging into Blackboard vs. Guest Access 2 • Finding a Teacher’s Course 1 2
Electronic “Turn In” • Blackboard Digital Dropbox
Electronic “Turn In” • E-mail (and Attachments)
Paper “Turn-In” .rtf • Printing • Print Station (No Log-in Access) • $0.10 black and white printing • $0.50 color printing • Before School, At Lunch, After School • Flash Drive
Searching Google • Advanced Search
Has this ever happened to you? ARGHHH • It’s Sunday night at 10:30 – your son has been playing video games for the last six hours. You tell him to head to bed and he says he can’t because he has a project due tomorrow.
eBooks and Print Books • Media Center Website – Click on “Media Center” • PowerSearchebooks or click on the Catalog tab 1 2
1 Databases:magazines, newspaper, etc. • Media Center Website – Click on “Media Center” • Click on individual databases – • Global Issues in Context • Opposing Viewpoints in Context • Student Resources in Context 2 • Other Resources: • NC Wise Owl • Public Library
Citing Souces • NoodleTools • MLA Advanced • Create ONE list per project • Help at: • http://mhs.wcpss.net • Media Center OR • http://millbrookmediacenter.pbworks.com
Questions Tech Support: http://mhs.wcpss.net Select Media Center and scroll down OR http://millbrookmediacenter.pbworks.com Parent Help or Technology Help