ISTE and Microsoft PD

Microsoft in Education and ISTE are proud to sponsor this complimentary webinar series to help bring some of the most exciting innovations in education led by global experts to you.  All webinars are archived and accessible for a limited time after the original live streaming date and can be found on http://www.pil-network.com/pd/VUWebinars.

NOTE: All sessions are offered at two times, 7 am PT and 5 pm PT. Registration is only required for the AM session but will allow you access to either session.You must register 6 hours before the 7am session on the day of the webinar!!!

Office 2008 can not display equations

Two students came to see me today asking for an Office update since they could not see their science equations in their Word document.  Of course, I can't upgrade their Office and I was concerned that an entire class would not be able to see the equations on their Word documents since they had an older version of Office.  It is well documented that Office 2008 does not support the display of equations.  In searching for a solution, I came across a great tool that I had never used and would encourage all Office users to take note of.  So, if you are using 2011 to create equations in your document you will likely need to save them as .doc files and then those with 2008 version can see the equations.  The picture of the image in 2008 is not perfect, but it seems to be an effective work around.  So, the next time you are saving a document use the compatibility tool and it will let you know exactly what in your document may not be compatible with particular versions of Office.  Once you take a look at the report you can choose what version to save your document as so that it is most compatible.

 

Chrome conflicts

I often hear from students about problems they are having with their browsers, this is most frequently experienced by Chrome users.  The students love Chrome and I'd say it is our most popular browser on campus.  When students have problems with Chrome I usually must advise them to use another browser and see if the issue remains, most of the time it is browser specific and the problem is Chrome.  Unfortunately, troubleshooting Chrome issues has not been very fruitful.  However, last week a teacher started having an issue with Chrome and she wants to continue using chrome so while doing a little research I came across a troubleshooting tip for Windows users.  If you type chrome:conflicts into your Chrome URL you will see all the Modules and it will list if there is a conflict.  That would be the first place to start identifying your issues.  I will continue to post resolved issues with Chrome, this is just the start.

Logger Pro 3.8.6.2 for Mavericks

 

Logger Pro 3.8.6.2, released January 6, 2014, the update is free from any version of Logger Pro 3.

New Features of Logger Pro 3.8.6.2

• Windows 8.1 support
• Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks) support
• PAR Sensor support
• Vernier Emissions Spectrometer support
• Vernier UV-VIS Spectrometer support
• Data Sharing web application version 1.3 upgrade; Internet Explorer 10 support
• Physics with Vernier, 2nd edition experiment files updates
• Blood pressure files fully translated to Greek
• Consistent CSV export/import for localized versions
• Data set order presentation from Data Sharing is more consistent
• Better toolbar appearance in localized versions

 Go to the site to update, http://www.vernier.com/support/updates/logger-pro/

Inspiration 9.2 updater

Users currently running Inspiration 9.0.x or 9.1 can update to version 9.2.1 for ... Supports OS X 10.9 Maverick


Windows
If you originally purchased Inspiration 9 as a CD, use the CD version
If you originally purchased Inspiration 9 as a download, use the download version

Mac OS X
If you originally purchased Inspiration 9 as a CD, use the CD version
If you originally purchased Inspiration 9 as a download, use the download version

This free update adds:

• File import from and export to Inspiration Maps for iPad.

Installation notes

• Save all custom libraries, templates and documents out of the Inspiration directory before updating
• Mac users should uninstall their current version of Inspiration 9 before running the new installer

More Professional Development...Microsoft Innovative Educator webinars

Here is a series of webinars that Microsoft is doing for the Microsoft Innovative Educator program.  I have been through the 21st Century Learning Design system and thought it was very thought provoking and well done.  The sessions have been recorded so they are no longer live and you may watch them at anytime, anywhere.

https://www.eventbuilder.com/microsoft/event_desc.asp?z=93d144&eventid=1e17d5y4

PD Webinars

For those of you looking for some Professional Development technology webinars here are a few sites I have used that I think are excellent. Most sites archive old webinars  allowing you to watch them anytime, anywhere.   Take a look perhaps you may find one of interest.


 


KATE  Murray State