Mike Moriarty

Weekly Log

March 19-23
- Asked for any pertinent issues from the staff and students.
- Staff really wants tutorials on computer basics (ie. flash drive usage, internet safety, etc.)
- Decided that we still need a viable solution to the document storage problem.
- Began research and looking into content filtering for the online browsing.
- Researched fireboxes:
  - Seems outdated, and it's quite expensive ($1000+)
- Discovered a problem on Comp 6 where msword opens to a student's document instead of opening to a blank document. Fixed.

March 26-30
- Settled times with Bob on tutorials for the week following break. We can give the tutorials at our normal arrival times
- Wants short tutorials (10-15 minutes) on programs we've installed and the changes we've made. Topics include:
  - Flash drive usage
  - Firefox navigation
  - Internet browsing techniques (i.e. search engines, pop-ups, etc.)
  - Student folders on server
  - anti-virus, spyware detectors, and automatic updating
- Server file network not yet ready

April 9-13
- Gave tutorials to the students
  - Talked about advantages to Mozilla Firefox.
  - Talked about smart browsing techniques.
  - Talked about Spyware/Adware
  - Showed the students what we were talking about on the computers in small groups.
- Determined that the network folder was ready for release:
  - Unveiled it on Thursday by Kevin and Ryan

April 16-20
- Fixed Microsoft Word so that it's default save location is the network folder.
- Finished up a few tutorials (gave to the kids who missed last week).
- Took a look in the science room at their lack-of-router situation.
  - Wasn't familiar with the router that was in there, must give another look.

April 23-27
- Kids were in DC, we determined we had nothing of substance to perform to the school so we decided not to go.