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Welcome to Technology in 
Lucas Local Schools

         Lucas Local Schools endeavors to provide the students with the advantages of Technology to prepare them for the workplace of the future.
     Nearly every classroom has a computer and each library/media center has a complete computer Lab.  Integrating the computer in the learning process will help provide the skills that will be necessary for the future.  
    Lucas promotes the safe responsible use of computers. Prior to using Lucas School equipment, each student/parent will be required to fill out and sign an acceptable use policy to inform the student/parent of the safe responsible use of Lucas School computers and related equipment.

Acceptable Use Policy for Lucas Local School
(this form,-  read and keep for your reference)

AUP Signature Page
(this form, - print then student and parent sign, date and return to the school)

 

Notes From: Dave Moore 

Technology Coordinator 

Lucas Local Schools has the following computer equipment:
 Pentium 2 400's up to Pentium 4 3.0 gig computers, scanners, digital cameras, media projectors, display monitors.  

I would like to recognize:
 Electronic Data Systems for their support of Lucas School. EDS has donated large groups of desktop computers, laptops, printers and other misc. computer related items

Ashland University for their support of Lucas School. AU has donated desktop computers, printers and other misc. computer related items.

Ohio Department of Insurance for their donation of desktop computers.

With the combined donations I have been able to upgrade (quantity and quality) all three computer labs at Lucas School.  

My job is  not only fixing computers but developing and maintaining the District Technology Plan, administering state and federal Grant programs including E-rate, Schoolnet, Onenet, Praise, and using digital media to inform and interact with the Students, Faculty and Community.  
Lucas School has a State/Federal mandated Technology plan that has a 3 year scope.  This Technology plan requires us to be progressive in technology applications and to include the community in the decision making process. 

 

I will from time to time post links to 
very useful (&FREE) software.

TO USE AT YOUR DISCRETION

Tip to stop frustration from Microsoft Office 2007 users:

When you think you might use the file in another computer always:
click on file
    save as 
when the dialog box opens look for the "save as type"
Change the type to word 2000/xp format (.doc)

you can also set the default file type to word 2000/xp

Open Word
Click on Tools
Click on options
Click on save tab
look for "save word files as" option 
choose word 2000/xp

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MS Office 2003, 2000 users download a Office 2007 converter.
this will allow you to read and convert (one way) Office 2007 files
Microsoft download center

 

http://www.openoffice.org/

OPEN OFFICE - A VERY POWER FULL OFFICE SUITE THAT MEETS AND IN SOME WAYS EXCEEDS MICROSOFT OFFICE (WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT)
DOWNSIDE- YOU MUST REMEMBER TO SAVE AS MICROSOFT DOCUMENT FOR COMPATIBILITY

Power Point Presentation on how to change the Open Office default file format to match Microsoft Office file format 
(this will open  in Open Office Presentations also)

GIMP
http://www.gimp.org/

THIS PROGRAM IS VERY SIMILAR TO ADOBE PHOTOSHOP.

ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE
AVG ANTIVIRUS

GOOD QUALITY NO FRILLS ANTIVIRUS - DOES NOT BOG DOWN OLDER COMPUTERS

SPYWARE

SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY
NICE SPYWARE DETECTION SOFTWARE

MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE
use with SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY



Microsoft Office downloads
converters-  updates _ and other neat stuff

auto window resizer program
This program will cause the programs of your choice to open full screen 

 Neat Graph Paper designer/printer  gpaper.exe

some nice quick reference sheets for various programs
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
windows 98
windows 2000
windows xp
Internet explorer 6

 

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