Technology Information

ARCView 9.2 Revised Registration Numbers:  ArcView 9.2: UNK118215946 3D Analyst 9.2: UNK297783065 Spatial Analyst 9.2: UNK406466577 Adobe Creative Suite 4 Serial Numbers: Web Standard 4.0 Universal English Macintosh: 1324-0849-5507-9237-5839-0668 Web Standard 4.0 Universal English Windows: 1324-1946-7346-7830-6971-9488 Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0:  Install Code: 1057-1048-1122-7964-7818-1153 Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0:  Install Code: 1057-1463-3910-9581-9619-8570 Antidote Software Serial Number and Code : Serial Number: RFW - YVX - Q2Y - QGR - H70 Code: A7 - YPGB2 - NM87E - 36MJE - RXTWP - 0HYND - 99999 Bitstrips for Schools: On-line comic creation –  bitstripsforschools  bitstripsforschools How to Register Information Britannica: Offers encyclopedia access and related materials for students of all levels. Access to maps, history timelines and teacher resources available.  Link: http://school.eb.com/ (elementary schools only) Username: peel Password: home

Career Cruising: Career Cruising is an online, searchable data base of careers. Students can complete c omplete a  personal profile and generate matched careers.  Link: www.careercruising.com School specific username and password: Contact Career and Guidance @ 2313. March 2009 Newsletter  or  November 2008 Newsletter  Portfolio Enhancements

CDX Automotive Resource Kit: Requires download of the Ontario: Activation System Patch (zip file). Can be downloaded from www.cdxglobal.com Clicker 5 with Paint:

S/N: P03K 174K WXKJ JL9V  Activity Key: A69XYPCF

For those who have either IE 7 or Vista at home, the Clicker 5 application requires a download from the site to run properly. Go to the clicker website: http://cricksoft.com/us/downloads/ which provides a patch for both Vista and Explorer 7 Comic Life:  Registration: For Windows: Serial Name: OSAPAC License Agreement Serial Number: CMLFW1-D1D9-AD66-E5DC-D6C0-0170 *Note, registration name and number must be exactly as indicated above, and as p rinted on the CD

For Macintosh: Serial Name: OSAPAC License Agreement Serial Number: comiclf999-3156-821V-E1C0-SC90-H53Q

E-STAT Internet Access: Statistics Canada - data base access and teacher/student resources. User Name: peelsb Password: estat

As in the past, if students and teachers access E-STAT through the PDSB network, they are not required to enter a User Name and Password. Visit the E-Stat Website Ebsco:

Print and electronic journals, online access to more than 100 research databases, thousands of e-journals, and e-commerce book procurement. Includes Student Research Center, Ontario Education Resource Bank and Canadian Reference Centre  Link: http://search.ebscohost.com/ Username: pdsb Password: proflib

Epson TeamBoard Software: TeamBoard software is free for teachers to use and offers an easy to navigate introduction to the interactive experience .

Click here to download the TeamBoard software at home. You will need to navigate to the drivers and download section of the page. Serial Number: PC7FOZ1782L

Explore Learning - Gizmos:

Gizmo logins were distributed to schools as per OSAPAC licensing as follows: Math Teachers 7-12, Science Teachers 9-12. Please contact your IT-RT or Patrick McQuade for login information. Introduction to Explore Learning movie tutorial Teaching with Gizmos movie tutorial "How to" Movie Tutorials FINALE 2008: Serial Number: HFNS-003874 Geometer's Sketchpad 5: School License:  License Name: ONTARIO PEELDSB  Authorization Code: KA7458-UTTTH7-P4BA49-EVD2H2 Student License:  License Name: ONTARIO PEELDSB STUDENT 2010-2011  Authorization Code: 4G9DHA-8WBMNA-AHY4OY-QRE12U Click here for a student home-use license installation guide.

Grolier: An educational portal providing access to information from many electronic sources. This online suite consists of eight databases.  Link: http://go-ontario.grolier.com/ Username: peeldsb Password: peel8567

Info Trac: Free access to a core of digital information resources, including full-text of magazines, newspapers, journals, essays, encyclopedias, dictionaries and eBook collections. Password: trillium (password required from home only, for all Info Trac databases listed below)

Elementary Middle School Secondary

MathTrek (All Versions): Password: drowssap Mathville 1 (K-3):

An on-line mathematics resource that students may access from school or home machines.  Link : http://www.mathville.com/grade1 Username: fun121 Password: numbers

Naxos Music Library: Music library which features over 75,000 tracks o f multiple genres.  Link: http://www.naxosmusiclibrary.com/ Username: peel01 Password: peel01

Ontario Education Resource Bank: IMPORTANT Please read this document regarding how OERB can be used within schools. Flyer - Student/Parent Access  Link: http://resources.elearningontario.ca/ Student Login: Username: PDSBstudent Password: oerbs Teacher Login: Teacher Username: PDSBteacher Teacher Password: oerbt

Passport to the Internet:  Link: http://mnet.hypernet.ca/e/ Username: onedt10 Password: wut4kx

Peel Student Password Practice: Peel Student Password Practice program mimics the school computer login process. This would be beneficial for students new to using Peel computers or those who need additional practice. Speak to your PC LAN Technician to gain access to this program.

SMART Notebook 10.x:

Teacher take home installation rights are available for teachers in schools where a SMART brand Interactive White Board 48” or larger has been purchased. WINDOWS: Click here for a single Windows computer download   MAC/APPLE: Click here for a single Mac computer download   Activation Code: NB-AEDAW-BIKJS-N4T3V-EWCEP

Smart Ideas: Smart Ideas does not ask for a serial number during install. Instead, it is requested the first time the application is run. Failure to enter the serial number results in a 30-day trial copy. The serial number is the same for Smart Ideas 4 or 5. Serial Number: ideasontsbda8b599g788f

Universalis on line: Link: Universalis on line Username: peeldsb (Code Site *) Username: peeldsb (Identifiant personnel) Password: peel8567 (Mot de passe)

Word Q  Install Code: 739-845508-971  Home Use Serial Number: 152-562809-224

Premier Assistive Technology has created a wide assortment of tools that make your computer read to you. Peel Distric t School bo ard has made these progr ams available for y ou to us e at hom e.  Have your computer read your favourite web page, PDF file, email, homework, or even read a book. There is also a program on this site that will let you convert your documents into audio files so you can listen to them on your MP3 player. These tools are also great for proofreading and editing your homework. You can go to www.PremierAtHome.com and download and install the products you need.

The limitation is that these programs can only be installed on co mputers owned by the stud ent, parents of th e stud ent, or Peel board staff. Please hono ur thi s. How do I get this so ftware? 1. Go to www.PremierAtHome.com. Enter the login information. 2. Type in the following Login Name and password and then click the LOG IN button

Peel Password: access Login:

3. From this screen you may select information on Gettin g Started or select one of the tabs for Products, Start Downloading, Support or Contact Premier Literacy. Your will also see the Peel board logo on this page. SCREEN INTERFACE FEATURES

Download and Installation Instructi ons 1. Select the product you want to download and install The "Start Downloading" tab will take you to the download page. There are many different products you can download and install from this page. Just click on the software title to download it. (See *Recommended Programs to Start below)

2. Make sure you select the Save button in the window that opens. This will prompt you where you want to save the setup file on your personal computer. Make sure you make a note of the name and location where you save the file.

Once the file has been downloaded, go to the location where you saved the file. Double-click on the filename to launch the installation program. Follow the prompts during the installation to successfully install the tool. 3.

Support – If you have a question or need help at any time, click on the Support tab. You’ll find links to view video tutorials and access product manuals and FAQs if you want to learn more about how a tool works. There are also phone numbers and email addresses so you can contact Premier Literacy’s Customer Service or Technical Support departments for additional assistance. Or call the Premier Tech Support Hotline at: (647) 477-5173 – a dedicated support line for Peel District School board parents and staff. Recommended Programs (in order): • • • • •

Premier Floating Toolbar Talking Word Processor (TWP) Ultimate Talking Dictionary (UTD) Universal Reader (UR) PDF Equalizer

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Scan and Read Pro (SNR) Talking Calculator E-Text Reader

E-Library Included -over 1,500 digital books (click on: http://premierathome.com/Products/ELibraryCompleteListing.php) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Before you download and use Premier Literacy’s tools, you will want to make sure your home computer meets the following minimum system requirements. If your system meets these requirements and you have any issues once you download and install the software, be sure to contact Premier Literacy Technical Support at 815-927-7390, Option 2. • • • • •

Microsoft Windows XP, Vista 512 MB of RAM recommended 200 MB of free disk space Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers SVGA Monitor with a minimum 800x600 DPI resolution

 Additi onal Voic es  – Premier works with whatever "voices" (speech engines) that you have installed on your computer. There is a higher quality voice to download from the Premier at Home website under the "Start Downloading" tab. ( Anna English Female Voice) More advanced users may wish to upgrade to higher quality voices. They can be purchased online at http://www.cepstral.com/downloads for a nominal cost.

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Devices to help read aloud to students when on the computer After opening internet explorer, your students can all make use of the T-POINTER device. You can change the t-pointer delay to 2-3 seconds depending on the student. By using the t-pointer device, your struggling readers will be able to select appropriate web pages because it will read portions of the page to them. If they want to read more than just a title, they can highlight a portion and click READER. This will read all of it to them. Premier is not currently compatible with apple products. If your students are looking for a similar program to help them with reading and writing at home, they can download a program called WORD Q. It works in a similar fashion to premier. Notes on PREMIER:      

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For voices- VW Paul is a good one, it is a new voice that has been upgraded. Always use the V10 version of premier. Click on TWP (Talking word processor) Choose text and copy and paste it into the TWP If you highlight it will only read the section that is highlighted. Prediction- turns green when on. Computer will guess what you are saying. Click once and it will read it to you, click twice and it will put the word into the sentence. If you want the program to predict more, do into prediction and hit options you can have it change for number of words it predicts- you can have more to choose from. You can also make the words bigger. From the top menu bar. Word Repeat - For younger students Sentence Repeat-For older students, ELL's to read the sentence again. Helpful to them.

PREMIER for help with Summarizing & Determining the Main Idea Click  Read--> Options--> Tracking and highlighting. Main Idea/ Summarizing tool--> Highlight and extract , then click summarize. Students can use this as a tool although the summarizing feature is of course, never as good as the students doing it themselves. Extract colours- you can teach to extract based on the colours-i.e. make blue unknown words. This is awesome for when students have large amounts of information and need to classify it in some way. You can extract the colours separately and then use that to take different pieces of information.  

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OTHER GREAT INFORMATION ALL CASI grades have been put into Premier format- you can access it by clicking: Board services-special education support- EQAO- premier Old EQAO tests in Premier format are available by clicking: Teaching and Learning--> TLCP--> Share it!