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Check back soon for more information about student laptop training in Henrico County Public Schools.

Welcome to the Tech Tips page.
Check back here frequently to learn new time-saving shortcuts & tricks that you can use on your laptop.  We’ll cover everything from how to organize your files on your computer to merging photos in photoshop.

Welcome to the Windows 7 help page! Windows 7 is the new operating system on the laptops in Henrico County.  This page was designed to supply training documents on  the new Windows 7 image.   Additionally, you can find links to various support websites. DOWNLOADS Exploring Windows 7 Transition: Mac to Win 7 Windows 7 Shortcuts LINKS Windows 7: Support site [...]

Welcome to the Microsoft Outlook help page! Outlook is Henrico County’s email solution.  In addition to emailing, Outlook can be used as a calendar, address book, and task manager.  This page was designed to support teachers use of Outlook and contains directions that have been created for Outlook.  Additionally, you can find links to various support websites. DOWNLOADS Click here [...]

jamaddux wrote a new blog post: Fairy Tale Abridgements

The students in Mr. Cross’ 8th grade English class spent some time studying abridgements. (Specifically- The Princess Bride)  After finishing their study, they were given the task of taking one of the Grimm, Perault, or Anderson  fairy tales and abridging it.  In groups, they wrote, directed, filmed, edited, and starred in their own “abridged” versions [...]

  4 months, 2 weeks ago · View

jamaddux wrote a new blog post: 7th Grade Element websites

The 7th grade students in Mrs. Greene’s science class did research dealing with a specific element from the periodic table.  After finding the information, the students created websites using the iWeb program.  Through their websites, they communicated the information they discovered using first person narratives, as if they were the element.  The students used critical [...]

  7 months ago · View