Be sure to sign up for only my class pages that pertain to your child. There is an option to sign up for "all of Mrs. Ruffing's pages" and if you do that you will end up with a variety of notices that do not pertain to your child's class. Also, be sure to sign up on schoolnotes for all of the teachers your child has and not just the homeroom or major subject teachers. Be sure to include your child's name so that we know to whom the email address belongs if it does not contain your last name.

One way you can help your child in a variety of curriculum areas is to be sure your home computer equipment is up-to-date and contains current browsers, media players, plug-ins, and other essential applications such as Adobe Reader. Students will have activities to do at home in many subjects that require technology use and they will be frustrated if their home computer has not been updated. I suggest having more than one browser installed on your home computer, In the event that a site does not seem to display correctly in one browser you can see if you get better results with another. The browsers are a matter of preference. On our school computers we have installed Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Firefox, though lately some versions of Firefox have been having issues. Safari is also a browser that can be used on PCs as well as Macs. We are a PC environment here at OLPH. We are excited to roll out new laptops and PCs this year for student use, as well as a brand new computer lab, science lab/art room, and kindergarten classroom! In addition, all of our classrooms are equipped with Smart Boards, document cameras, and projectors.

Students and parents are always welcome to contact me via the schoolnotes link at the top of the page.

Have a great school year!

 
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Technology Grade 8