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CIT BlogSpot by Jennifer Paul

If you are working with Microsoft Office 2007 or if you are working with Microsoft Works, you are not going to be able to open your work here at school. NEVER just hit the save shortcut icon!!!! Here is how you need to save these files…
Saving Files at Home

…or how to get to some sites that are blocked for students…
With our new internet filtering policy, many more sites are blocked from students this year. However, teacher filtering is much less restrictive this year.
So, how do you get access to those other sites?
First, type in the url as you normally would (i.e. www.cnn.com/video/, etc.)
If [...]

If you try to play a DVD in your computer, Windows Media player will probably pop up, and with our new Active Directory, it will not work!
To play a DVD, you need to use the new NISD DVD player.
Click Start > Programs>NISD DVD Player>NISD DVD Player.
When the window opens, click File > Open DVD.
When your [...]

Kids are spending all their time online now.  It’s a way of communicating, receiving instant news, and becoming “famous” in their eyes because of videos posted on You Tube.  There are some things that parents need to know about what their child is doing online.  Please watch the video.
Growing Up Online