Click here to download the step-by-step instructions for configuring the airport to automatically recognize the YISD Wireless Network. Special thanks to Isaac Baeza of Pebble Hills for providing this information.

Click here for a video tutorial on setting up the airport.

Yes! The Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter allows the connection of your laptop to a television for video output. The adapter is about $28 and available at CDW-G. For more information, click here.  Please Note:  External speakers will be needed for audio when using the Mini-DVI to Video Adapter.

Use of the DVD is currently available on the Mac side. Contact CT for further information.

Playing a DVD on the PC side

1.   After inserting the DVD, a window pops up with Play DVD Video highlighted. Close the window.
2.   Click on start > All Programs > Real Alternative, scroll down and click Media Player Classic.
3.   Click on File and choose Open DVD. Your DVD will play.
4.   For full screen, alt/enter (hold down the option key and press enter.)
5.   To view the controls, move the mouse to the bottom.
6.   To quit the DVD, alt/x (hold down the option key and press x.)
7.   To Eject the DVD, push the Eject button located under the power button. (PC keyboards don't have this button.)
8.   After you open Media Player Classic a couple of times, it will appear in the start menu.

Click here for a printable copy of these instrutions. 

Special thanks to Rick Benitez for providing this solution!  

Lotus client on the PC side is operational. On the Mac side, postpone use of the full client. Please use webmail (mail.yisd.net) for the next few weeks until the Mac Lotus client is updated.

The ability to set the default OS boot to Windows will be enabled by the end of the week and pushed out to the image over the network.

YISD network printers will be easily managed through a webpage. This point-and-click solution will be available soon. CT's will be briefed and may contact Doug Chamlee for further information.

Please exercise reasonable care in securing your laptop by keeping it in a locked room or closet when not in use. If you desire, you may purchase a laptop security cable which may be attached to a stationary item in your room. These cables are approximately $15 - $50 each and are either key-based or combination locks. We recommend campus-based purchases through CDW-G. Personal purchases can be made online or at local stores such as Comp USA or Best Buy.

During the first startup of these applications, you will be prompted to register. It is not necessary to register. Instead, simply click "Never Register."

In order to easily share files, you may save NeoOffice files as MSWord files (.doc). This will create a file that may be opened in NeoOffice, OpenOffice, and, if you have a license, Microsoft Office.

Tips and Tricks may be found at  http://www2.yisd.net/neoopenoffice.

Update coming soon!

YISD no longer supports AppleWorks. Teachers should archive AppleWorks documents and/or convert them to MSWord files (.doc).

Contact your CT for the first line of support. If this does not resolve the issue, the CT will work with the Service and Support Department.

If your laptop bag contained an extra power supply, please contact Cleo Flores at extension 40680.

If you would like to print at home, please bring your driver CD's along with Printer Brand (ex: HP, Epson) and Model to your CT.

The old laptops are not available for purchase. Principals and cadre members are developing a plan for their use.

All machines that are still in working order should be used as student machines. Those that are no longer operable should be sent to surplus.

The MacBook inventory will be transfered to JD Edwards and assigned to individual campuses. When laptops are transferred to new teachers, the campus will be responsible for issuing MacBooks and contracts. The campus will be responsible for replacing lost or damaged machines.

Ongoing, embedded professional development will be facilitated by each campus' Technology Leadership Cadre (TLC).  They will be supported by Instructional Technology (IT) Trainers.

Feeder Pattern	Trainer
BAHS	Carol Mortensen
DVHS	Cathy Chavez
EHS	Shelley Smallwood
HHS	Larry Snyder
PHS	Rosario Dickerson
RHS	Alex Reyes
YHS	Lorena Olmos

For support regarding your MacBook, contact your CT, your Technology Cadre, your IT support trainer, or the district Service and Support Desk.

You are expected to take reasonable care of your laptop. You will be responsible for a deductible of $750 through payroll deduction if the Laptop is lost, stolen or damaged. Please refer to your Laptop Computer Use Agreement.

Apple provides a great tutorial that will answer many of your questions. Go to the web address http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/tour for assistance. It can be printed and very easily followed.  

Follow these steps:
Open your OpenOffice application > Click on the words OpenOffice on the menu bar > Drag down to Tools > Select Load/Save > Select General > Set Always Save As to: Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP under Default file format for (Writer, Impress, and Calc).

Follow these steps:
Open your NeoOffice application > Click on the words NeoOffice on the menu bar > Drag down to Preferences > Select Load/Save > Select General > Set Always Save As to: Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP under Default file format for (Text Document, Spreadsheet, and Presentation).