Tech Tips

Do you wish you could be notified of new email messages without having to constantly login and check your Gmail? Well, with the help of a magical little Firefox extension called "Gmail Manager", your wish has come true!

Gmail Manager works by installing a status bar in the bottom right corner of your Firefox browser window. It will display the number of unread messages you have in your inbox, and scrolling over with your mouse will display a short snippet of the first 10 messages, letting you see the date, sender, subject and first line of your emails, all without opening any windows. Clicking on the status bar will open a tab and log in to your email.

There are several settings you can tweak by right-clicking on the status bar and choosing "Preferences," including sound notification and automatic login when you start Firefox. One of the great things about Gmail Manager is it can manage multiple Gmail accounts, so if you have a personal Gmail account as well as your Athens Academy webmail, you can check them all quickly and easily without opening multiple tabs (this feature is for Gmail accounts only.)

Installation is easy --- just visit https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1320 and click the "Install Now" button. Once it installs, it will prompt you to restart Firefox, and once it restarts there will now be an envelope icon in the bottom right corner. Click on this icon to add your Athens Academy webmail account and any other Gmail accounts you may have, set up the preferences as you like them and you're done!

Posted by Mr. Bishop at 2:02 PM | Permalink

Recently, the PBS program Frontline broadcast an interesting episode titled "Growing Up Online" which focuses on how the internet has radically transformed the childhood experience.

Click here for more information or to watch the documentary online.

The Media Center will also be purchasing a DVD copy for checkout as soon as it becomes available.

Posted by Ms. Rodgers at 10:10 AM | Permalink

Upcoming Changes in Athens Academy Printers

In order to speed up and improve the printing services at Athens Academy, all printers are moving from the server MILLEDGE to the server GRADY. Our printers are currently installed on both servers, so we will never lose any printing services during this transition.  Please follow the steps outlined below at your earliest convenience but BEFORE Friday, February 1. At that time, we will uninstall the printers from MILLEDGE and printing will only work through GRADY.

The quickest and easiest way to do this is:

1. Close out all windows and click on Start, then Printers and Faxes. Right-click and choose Delete for any printer that references the server MILLEDGE. Close this window.
   
2. Double-click on My Computer.
3. Type the following into the address bar and press return: \\grady 
   
4. In a moment, a list of all the printers available to you on GRADY will appear. To make this list more easily read, click on View then choose Details. The notes in the Comments field will help you choose the correct printer.
5. Double-click the name of the printer which you would like to add. When a box appears, this printer is installed and ready to use. Please do this for all the printers you will need.
6. To make a printer your default printer, close out all windows and click on Start, then Printers and Faxes. Right-click on the printer you want to choose as your default and select Set as Default Printer.

Posted by Mr. Woods at 2:37 PM | Permalink

UC Berkeley is also posting webcasts of many of its courses. Here is the link to the list of courses offered online.

Posted by Ms. Rodgers at 3:57 PM | Permalink

Visit the Notely website.

Notely is a collection of online tools designed to help all students organize their notes, schedules, task lists, to-do lists, and more! Check out all the video demos to see if this might be a tool for you.

Posted by Ms. Rodgers at 3:52 PM | Permalink

Both Yale and MIT have started posting course materials on the web. Many of these course materials include syllabi, course notes and/or transcripts from lectures, exam materials, and even streaming video. The best part? All materials are free for anyone to access and use.

Posted by Ms. Rodgers at 11:05 AM | Permalink

1. Go the Faculty & Staff or Student homepage
2. Click on the “Webmail” link in the left hand column under “Related links”
3. Log in (please contact the Help Desk if you need your password reset)
4. In the upper left hand corner of the webpage, click on the link that says “Calendars”
5. Your Athens Academy Google Calendar should display in a new tab or new window

Click here to view a video demonstration on Accessing Your Athens Academy Google Calendar. (More Athens Academy Google Calendar tutorials are available on the Tutorials Homepage.)

Posted by Ms. Rodgers at 10:44 AM | Permalink