Mark

Weekly Log

Week of March 19
- Asked the staff and students about any new problems.
  - Staff requested tutorials on basic computer issues
- Decided that we still need a viable solution to the document storage problem.
- Looked into content filtering, both options seemed overly expensive
- Fixed template problem in Microsoft Word on computer 6.

Week of March 26
- Established times for tutorials next week
  - We can give the tutorials at our normal arrival times
  - 10-15 minute tutorials topics:
    - Flash drives
    - Firefox navigation/Basic web-browsing techniques
    - Shared file space on the network
    - Anti-virus, spyware detectors, and automatic updating
      - "Random" shutdowns that occur

Week of April 2
- Montessori spring break
- All hands meeting held
  - Discussed wireless possibilities in depth
- Planned material for tutorial

Week of April 9
- Gave tutorials
  - Discussed the changes we had made and why
    - Installed AdAware and Spybot to remove spyware
    - Installed Mozilla Firefox
      - To prevent more spyware from being installed
        No ActiveX
        Pop-Up Blocker
      - Allow for a smoother browsing experience
        Tabbed browsing
        Embedded search bar
  - Discussed safe internet browsing techniques and how to use new software
    - Do not click excessively because interactive advertisements can lead to spyware
    - Read approval windows when something is about to be downloaded, only say OK if you know exactly what is being downloaded
    - Allow updates to happen
      - Automatic shutdowns are due to Windows Update
      - AdAware and Spybot are good, don't worry if they automatically come up
- Tested Network Folder
  - Worked as desired, ready for tutorial on Thursday

Week of April 16
- Gave tutorials to a couple of students who were not there last week
  - Told students to move their work to the network drive
  - Documents on Desktops would be moved to "Unsorted" folder on the network soon
- Set Microsoft Word's default save location to the network folder
- Looked at internet problems in Science room
  - Antiquated router was unfamiliar, and given the limited time we were not able to do anything

April 23-27
- Students were in Washington, DC
- No further tasks to complete without students there, so we did not visit