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Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

Message from SchoolMessenger on Distance Learning

Solutions for Remote Learning Needs Webinar
Available On Demand 

Attendees of the live event were very appreciative of the timely and helpful webinar.

If your school or district is considering remote learning, view the on-demand webinar and learn which of … Read the rest

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Posted on February 11, 2020

Protect your Windows Computers

From: Top of Form

Bottom of Form

From Dan Price on Dec 10, 2019 on www.makeuseof.com

We’re going to use data from AV-TEST to help you make your decision.

1. Windows Defender


Windows Defender isn’t the same proposition as it … Read the rest

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Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019

Font Size: Points vs Pixels

For months, I have talked about color contrast issues. The basic rule is as follows:

In order to meet Level AA guidelines for color contrast under 1.4.3 of the WCAG, text to background color contrast must be 3:1 or greater … Read the rest

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Posted on August 26, 2018August 23, 2018

Tools and Sites for Educators

Free Tool of the Month: Flipgrid

Flipgrid is a video discussion platform used by millions of PreK to PhD educators and students. Most importantly, educators are 100% in control of video moderation and access control. It works on almost any … Read the rest

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Posted on August 23, 2018August 23, 2018

Use of Flash is Strongly Discouraged

Flash has had serious security issues for years.  The following news item was posted on arstechnica.com on August 21st.

 Chrome 69, due to be released on September 4, is going to take the next step toward phasing out support for … Read the rest

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Posted on August 19, 2018August 15, 2018

What are the Most Popular Programming Languages

Asking programmers for their favorite programming language is much like asking which religion is their favorite or which politician do they think will do the best job (ok, let’s assume that none of the above is not a valid option). … Read the rest

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Posted on August 6, 2018

New YouTube Videos for the 2018-19 school year

New Code of Student Conduct videos highlight important reminders for students in the new school year

Aug. 3, 2018 – As hundreds of thousands of students in Orange County Public Schools head back to class, Monday, Aug. 13, the district … Read the rest

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Posted on July 31, 2018July 30, 2018

Use External Link Pages Wisely

Using a whole content page to link to another site:

In this first case, another site could be another OCPS site other than your own, or it could be a site outside of OCPS. An example might be a reference … Read the rest

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Posted on May 11, 2018May 11, 2018

Open Lab – Monday, May 14, 2018

Monthly May Open Lab will occur on Monday May 14th. Registration for all open labs after this one must be placed using Canvas

 

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