March 6, 2006 - TUESDAY
Training Topic #2 - Gadgets 101 (How to make stuff from junk - soldering iron).
This week we'll be discussing how you can make a fun gadget out of ordinary discarded items.
TWE students will be encouraged to bring in their own creations to share, as well as soldering irons and misc. items to donate for future projects.
Mr. Unangst will bring:
- Old School Headphone Mod
- Arduino - Portable, programable USB CPU (see picture below)
- LCDsmartie - A custom LCD screen for displaying computer information, stats, news, rss feeds, eBay stats - anything.
- Mr. Unangst will showcase how he used custom code to create a PHP script which logs into the HelpDesk and displays our current tickets.
- Possible source for project code: Output mySQL data as XML with PHP
Review existing helpdesk tickets.
Roundtable.
February 26, 2006 - MONDAY
SNACK - Wasabi Peas - Provided by Mr. Unangst - Enjoy!
Recruiting new TWEs.
- Focus on Sophomores (next year's Juniors)- Current TWEs - Talk to four - Invite 1 (or more) student to apply.
- Packet available from Mr. Unangst.
Thinking about our new TWE WorkRoom. Contribute your ideas.
Upcoming "Grade Opportunities"...
Next presentation of Individual Projects will be March 12 - Focus on documentation, progress and time/effort thus far.
Review existing helpdesk tickets.
Roundtable.
January 23, 2006 TUESDAY
MONG: There are 4 or 5 imaged computers in the back of the library when you go to a school check the pulled equipment list before you go and replace a machine on that list then take it off the list and add it to the bottom where it says done.Nik V. and I will be doing more imaging next week so lets make it a habit to do that then we can get that list down and all the teachers back up and running.
UNANGST : Pulled 2 of these.
Seating, seating, seating...
Grades, grades, grades...
Flashing Routers... The ? for you...
January 16, 2006
Meeting details TBA.
- Individual Projects - Discuss timeline
- New Novell Client 4.91 SP3 - CD available, let's try 'Enable Automatic Update Agent'
Use the following url: http://www.woodridge.k12.oh.us/twe/novell/client/update (and if that url does not work, we will use an internal server location.)
January 15, 2006
MLK Day - No School
January 9, 2006 TUESDAY
Second Meeting Each Month - Extra Training / New Skills. (Explain).
Training Topic #1 - Web Hosting 101 (How to get your stuff or someone else's stuff online)
Also explain FTP...
January 8, 2006
Meeting has been rescheduled for the 9th. (see above.)
January 2, 2006
TUESDAY, first day back from break
- TWE Hardware Repair Sheet - Explanations, expectations & brief overview.
- Semester Exams - results posted to Progress Book.
- Timesheets - Due next Monday... Rate increase of $0.85... Juniors now $6.85/hr., Seniors now $7.35/hr. Effective 1/1/2007
- Inventory - Unclaimed
- Imaging - Mong
- Install New Printers - Unclaimed
- Help Desk - Unclaimed
December 18, 2006
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
7th Period Exam (9:26-10:26)
Written Exam
TWE CHRISTMAS PARTY
- White Elephant Gift Exchange
- THEME: Functional (Cool) Technological Item With Limited Resale Value and High Geek Value
Casserole Club
December 11, 2006
TWE PICTURE DAY - DRESS NICELY
(Brief) Comments about "proper use of TWE" logins, etc.
Two Volunteers to help Mr. Ettinger hang the projector in his room today after school. ~15 mins.
New Wiki Features.
Nik - schedule for TWE Party - can he make it.
Introducing staff to Woodridge Help Desk.
Assign Outstanding Tickets.
> 3) what is the status on the CPU that was taken from my room a long time ago
> for repairs? This was a new machine that should have been under warranty, so
> I expected the turnaround to be quicker than this.
Final gift exchange rules, etc. MUST be wrapped. Must be functional.
December 4, 2006
Independent Projects - Quick Updates
Discuss TWE Christmas Party
xampp - Nik V.
November 28, 2006
Tuesday meeting.
Discuss network issue.
November 20 2006
NO MEETING THIS WEEK
UNANGST - Meeting all day the 20th.
Short Week - 20, 21, 22 only
23, 24 off for Turkey Day
November 13 2006
Update from Unangst re: Novell Training last week
Roundtable: Update from TWEs re: last week's work / projects, etc.
Test GroupWise Calendar
- Unangst has given you "Proxy Access his Calendar"
TWE Wiki - Ink Requests
This Week:
TBA
Individual Projects
TWE Picture
Mong - Talk with/U re: ink and imaging status after meeting
Novell Client CD(where is it???)
November 6 2006
Pulling for Parts Day!
Unangst in Columbus - See PFP Project Manager for details
Meet at WMS Graveyard.
-Bring screwdrivers, toolkits, surge protectors, inventory spreadsheet, etc.
-Sebastian & Unangst - Extra boxes?
October 30
Individual Projects
Review them Together
Provide positive feedback, suggestions, brainstorms, etc.
Is this project realistic?
Does it fit our academic purpose?
TWE Picture - Say Cheese(y)
"...but today again your guys were in the %%%% and left without turning off all the computers. It is really not my responsibility to turn off the computers. I just do it. I would prefer not doing it. Please tell your guys to turn off the computers when they are finished. "
Leave a note - reminder.
Help Desk Update - Live at WHS... Live elsewhere later this week.
Help Desk Requests
- My Group's Tickets (41)
- Unassigned Tickets (21)
October 23
Sound Solution for Rollout of LCDs at WIS
Room 103 @ WIS last week...
Reminder about leaving a note when you've done some work.
This isn't always happening (STILL)...
Alan Wrench envelope is MIA
October 16, 2006
Early Release Day - Plan on working that afternoon.
-PRIORITY ONE
-Tenative plan is to do rollout of new machines at WIS.
-Monitor (screen) status / update
-PRIORITY TWO
-Graveyard Cleanup, Pulling for Parts (PFP Monday), Inventory Thoughts
-Additional Help Desk tickets
-?'s from TWEs
Clarity on Individual Projects
-"Paragraph(s) of rough ideas, what you want to do, questions you have, materials list, timeline, etc.
-Due before October 23 Meeting (so we can discuss them together).
-Role of Mr. Unangst as "Project Mentor"... guiding along the way.
-?'s from TWEs
Woodridge Help Desk
-Update
-Going Live as of 10/*/06
-Revisions made by Unangst
-Ticket closing issues (being closed w/o work actually being done)...
Woodridge Remote Support
-Now on version 2.0!
-Demo of how it works, intended users, etc.
-Use of Remote Support by TWE students... timeline for this... reasoning...
-?'s from TWEs
October 9, 2006
Brief Meeting in Peninsula
Unloading of machines for WIS
October 2, 2006
Timesheets
Using asterisks in Help Desk.
Change Automatic Updates to:
Automatic
--> Download updates for me, but let me choose when to install them.
Notify me
Turn off auto update.
TWE LOGIN --> Individual logins for TWEs
-What are your thoughts?
-Access to network storage from home!
http://woodridge.summit.k12.oh.us/NetStorage/
Coming Soon... THE TWE MACHINE
-What are your thoughts?
-OS?
-Test machine for intranet useage, staging of any linux based projects for Ind. Projects.
-Home folder vs. full root access vs. both levels of access?
Woodridge Remote Support
http://www.1hs.org/support/remote (Available only within our intranet, and for now, only with Unangst.)
What's the advantage of such a program?
Would this be useful for TWEs? Why or why not?
September 25, 2006
Parking during 7th period - Park within student spaces. Period.
Cell phone use.
Happy Birthday to Eric! Yippee!
Ink - Label with date.
Changed date format in Help Desk.
? How to default to 'teacher' login? Is there a trick?
Printers
Bags are now available for printers...
Pull out ink cartridges / toner for recycling purposes... place in box at WMS Graveyard.
Leaving a note for work done. How are we doing?
Strategy for closing tickets when a machine is dead and still needs to be pulled out...
IE xmod ticket or new ticket or wiki...
TWE PBWiki password is ________________
September 18, 2006
New work schedule / calendar / workflow.
New policy for pulling ink jet printers - put them in a bag first.
Ink cartridge installation?
CAT 5 Crimper?
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