Showing posts with label Creating. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Creating Multiple Copies For Your Samsung Printer And Printers


Your printer is rendering a smooth service and everything is doing well. One fine day, however, you feel that you are tired of changing the property settings of your printer. Your job, though, needs you to print different types of documents quite often. How would you circumvent the problem so that you don't need to customize your printer each time you print a document. For this, you would require to create multiple copies of the same printer and printers. Making multiple copies of the same printer means creating more than one installations of the same hardware printer device on your computer.

How to Create Multiple Copies of the Same Printer?

The process is simple. Visit Control Panel and double-click Printers And Faxes icon to open the window. When the window appears, click File on the menu bar and select Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard appears, and it will guide you to installing a connected printer device on your computer, so that you can start using it. You can create another copy of the same printer through this wizard, much in the same way you installed the first copy of the printer. As you end up with the process, you have two copies of the same printer and you can see both of them in your Printers And Faxes window.

You can set different properties for both the printer and printers copies. Let us consider that the printing jobs you need to do daily, want you to switch most commonly between colored printing and black & white printing. You can rename the two copies of the printer in your Printers And Faxes windows accordingly, say as Black & White Printer and Color Printer. Now change the properties of the two printers accordingly. You may also change other properties of the printers, such as Print Quality, Copy Number, Print Order, and so on.

When you open a document and give the print command, the Print prompt box opens. There is a list menu 'Name', which allows you to select the printer from the available list. Suppose you want color printing, just select "Printers For Color Printing" from this list menu and print okay. The single selection will include everything you have customized for the copy of the printer - print quality, copy number, print order. You can create any number of copies of a printer in the same way. However, if you create multiple copies, make sure to name them according to their tasks, so that you don't confuse with them later.




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Monday, 18 July 2011

Creating the Best Math and Science Educational Experiences for Youth


In the almost 15 years since I've graduated from high school I've notice the major changes in how children are educated. I feel like I'm not old enough to be say when I was a kid things were different, but I'm saying that on a regular basis. When I was a child, parents and educators seemed to work together more to provide a quality education for children. There were learning experiences both at home and in school. I have memories of conducting science experiments both at home and in school as early as elementary school. However, I am realizing that kids today don't have the same opportunity that I did during my K-12 education.

All students don't have an equal opportunity to have a great science educational experience. I have been spending time in schools and am realizing that kids aren't engaged in enough hands on science or science that is relevant to them that make them interested in science. I was having a conversation with a 5th grader and he was talking about what he learned in science class that day. What they learned bored me to death, they were talking about a scientist that is dead and technology that is obsolete. I know that science history is an important part of science, but kids should be learning something that is relevant and current and about scientists that are alive today. But thing that I was grateful was that at least this student was learning science. I'm always curious how the state science and mathematics standards are chosen. Is the curriculum team made up of a diversity of math and science educators and professionals? Do they select the material based that provide the students with a strong foundation as well as engage them in the subjects? Do they select a curriculum that all school districts will be able to implement, including those districts and schools with limited resources? Do they consider if the curriculum is academically preparing them for post secondary education and pursuing careers in these subjects? I believe that a strong curriculum should include all these elements to ensure the academic success of our children in math and science.

In addition, most state curriculum the core subjects are language arts, math, social studies and science. However the priority of instructional time in our schools, especially in elementary school isn't always focused on equal preparation in all subject areas. There are studies that show that elementary students don't always get an adequate amount of science as a part of their curriculum. There are various reasons for this; the main reason is that not enough resources are put into science education because science is rarely on the standardized test that has become a critical part of education. Another reason is not all elementary teachers feel comfortable enough to teach their students science. With elementary school being the foundation for learning in all subject areas, if there is no strong foundation for science how will kids excel when they go to middle and high school. This doesn't create an environment for our kids to excel in science, let alone pursue careers in these fields.

In order for us to provide the best educational experience for our youth, we must hold the educational system accountable for ensuring that all subject areas have equal instructional time. We shouldn't give more subject areas more instructional time simply because our students will be tested in those subjects. The best way we can hold them in accountable is to build a relationship with the educational system at all levels; the individual schools, school district and state department of education. We want to make sure that our children are academically prepared to enter the future workforce, which will be an educated workforce.








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Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Smart School Selection Strategy - Creating a Personalized School Scorecard to Build Strong Kids


Smart School Choice builds Strong Kids

Developing a selection scorecard to place your student in the best school to meet their needs

Recently I had dinner with my friends Bill and Nancy Palmer and the subject of school choice came up; mostly because at one time they had each of their five children in five different schools. If you think that schedule sounds crazy, then you've never met the five remarkable young adults they raised who have launched successfully out into the world. It was extremely stressful at times to keep things organized but they were committed to building strong kids and were creative enough to always find options to help each child grow in strength and confidence. How did they do it? Simple, they picked the educational experiences that were the best fit for each of their children at each stage of life regardless of convenience.

Many times parents are afraid of school change, or don't realize they have so many choices available to them in guiding their kids toward their strength zone. First let's look at what makes a 'good' school actually 'good.' Since it's not really one thing it's a combination of many factors that when combined together can create a learning environment which can brings out the best in your child. Here are some of the most common elements to consider when you begin the process of selecting a school to bring out the best in your son or daughter.

-Key factors of a 'good' school:

Strong parental involvement, as the old saying goes, a school is only as strong as the level of parental support that it receives. Clear community support, especially from elected officials. Focused school leaders, especially in administrative roles. Well structured academic programs to cover different learning styles. Committed and caring teachers focused on the needs of their students. A safe and secure learning experience. Budgets that allow for extra-curricular activities to positively impact multiple areas of development, such as the arts, music, journalism, ROTC, languages and sports. Guidance departments focused on a personalized plan to help students achieve who 'think outside the box'. Smart classrooms with access to current and cutting edge computer and Internet technology. A learning experience that honors your families faith and values, instead of attacking or shaming your child for holding onto a strong system of faith.

Of course any parent would want the best for their children, but it's been my experience that the word 'best' actually floats on many variables through the different stages of childhood. So, since 'best' isn't actually a single school campus this opens the door to explore many experiences that often accelerate the learning environment for the kids who live at your house.

This can only happen when you begin to see that the main goal is to find out what needs your the child is facing to then select the school choice that can guide them to a position of greater strength. This just going along with whatever may have worked for your child last year. Remember, a child's maturity changes year to year, and for many kids this means their academic choices should change with it.

- Chart to solve the confusion of discovering the best schools

Begin to make smart school choices to help your child be their best by building a chart to literally 'score' the school options available to your child on a legal pad, running across the top of the page. You should include every option you can think of to do a complete analysis of what is available to your child.

Even if you only think that you have one option, really sit down to consider the school choices available to your child in the coming school year. This way you will be able to actually track the metrics to see a visual number at the bottom of the page to see what each school choice brings to the table in best meeting the needs of your son or daughter at any stage of their educational development.

Here's a sample of how to structure across the top of the page, except it's more personal and more powerful if you actually place the name of each of the schools you are considering in that particular column, (for instance list out the choices facing your child, like: Orange County High, Mountain Prep, Holy Family, The Community School, Math Magnet Prep, Military Leadership Academy or an online virtual school)

Smart School Options:

Public- College Prep- Christian- HomeSchool- Charter- Boarding-Private- Magnet-Military- Online or Virtual School and so on

Once you have created a list across the page of every available option you have available to meet the needs of your child, then it's time to add the list of variables, (preferably in order of importance to you in meeting the unique needs of your child), to rank or score each school choice against your own personal standard of what's most valuable to bring out the best in your son or daughter. Create this list on the left margin of your legal pad and include factors like the following.

Smart School Features includes a combination of major factors like:

Safety, Academics, Great Teachers, Strong leaders, Involved parents, PTA-PTF groups, Location, Transportation, Costs or tuition, Friends/peers, Fits child's personality, Fits career goals, Fits academic goals, School size, Well equipped classrooms, Class size to teacher ratio, Campus well maintained, Clean school facilities, Hot lunches and cafeteria, Wide range of sports, After school activities, Tutoring- academic help, Music, choirs, band, Fine arts and drama, Bible, world view or faith building classes, After school activities or child care, Clubs, FCA, DECA, OJT, and so on for social connection, School life- socials and proms, Trips- unique learning experiences, SAT or ACT prep classes, Strong guidance department, Tuition assistance programs, Partnerships with community groups (Boys & Girls Clubs, Scouting, etc), Partnerships with business groups to develop early career success, (like Junior Achievement, career training)

TOTALS of all of your comparisons of core values measured against each school option - A stronger score reveals a stronger school choice to meet the needs of your child.

Once you have developed your as many categories as fit the unique needs of your child, then it's time to go back and score each school at the top of the page against your specific priorities listed along the left column on a numerical scale of 10, (best) down to 5 (average) then on down to 1 (terrible).

Be honest and don't play favorites as you really consider the needs of the students in your family, since this process works from selecting a pre-school all the way to college. Leave any areas blank that are unknown to you, yet since this will greatly reduce the score for that particular school it indicates you need to do more research to create a fair analysis on some of the schools you may have selected for your child.

Another technique you can use is to do a detailed web search about each school, however, I recommend that you take your child with you to preview new schools with you in person. Walk the campus, talk to teachers or other students, or if possible visit the school when it's in session and 'shadow' a host student throughout the day to see what the school culture is really like first hand.

This school choice process can be repeated every year as needed based on the needs of your son or daughter. Add in the maturity level of your child to complete the process of selecting what's best by identifying where you believe your student to be at during this stage of their academic career.

Child (up to age 13) - Dependent and Irresponsible

Teen (13-19) - Developing, Maturing and Growing

Young Adult (20-25) - Independent and Responsible

It is wise to consider the maturity level of your child since some school settings will require a higher level of responsibility or independent decision making. Once you have identified the maturity level then just factor in the scores from your school choice chart to narrow down your search to find the best school. Remember, the higher the score, the more likely that it's a better fit to help your student to reach their best during this or any school year.

Strong students often are able to build strong lives, so the time you take now to guide your children into the best direction, (even if it means making the sacrifice of car-pooling different kids in different directions for several years) will lead to strong and confident young adults for a lifetime, and that's an excellent trade.

By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach




About the author - Dwight Bain is dedicated to helping people achieve greater results. He is a Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Life Coach and Certified Family Law Mediator in practice since 1984 with a primary focus on solving crisis events and managing major change. He is a member of the National Speakers Association and partners with media, major corporations and non-profit organizations to make a positive difference in our culture. Access more counseling and coaching resources designed to save you time by solving stressful situations by visiting his counseling blog with over 150 complimentary articles and special reports at http://www.LifeWorksGroup.org



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