BellNET Technology Network

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BellNET Technology Network

• Friday, March 3, 2000
• Learning to use a digital camera, a GPS receiver,
  and an AlphaSmart computer companion.

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The Digital Camera

• Easy to use!
• Easy to understand.
• Fun to operate.

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How to take pictures and review them on your
camera

• Turn on the Camera.
• Review the Settings.
• Change the Settings as Needed.
• Frame the Picture.
• Take the Picture.
• Review the Stored Image.

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Downloading and Viewing Images On Your Computer

• Install the Agfa PhotoWise software onto your
  computer.
• Using the serial cable provided, plug the jack at
  one end of the serial cable into the serial port
  on your camera.
• PC- Plug the other end of the cable into the
  serial port on your computer.
• Macintosh- Connect the other end of the cable.
  Then plug the end of the adapter into your
  computers printer or modem port.
• Launch PhotoWise (In Start Menugt Programsgt Agfa
  PhotoWisegt PhotoWise).

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• In PhotoWise, click on the View Camera Images
  icon. The images appear as a filmstrip.
• Click on the Get Camera Images icon to download
  all images.
• Once the images are downloaded, you can edit,
  print, and organize them.

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What can you do with your images?

• Insert them into documents
• Put them on home page
• Print them like pictures

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AlphaSmart Computer Companion Enables users
to type, edit and electronically store text, and
to practice keyboarding without having
to be at a computer. Its portability allows
students to use it anywhere and anytime.
Transferring text is simple. Great lesson
plans are included on the website
http//www.alphasmart.com
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Using Your AlphaSmart 3000 Computer Companion

• Turn on the AlphaSmart by pressing the On/Off key
  and start typing. Your text will appear in the
  window.
• Use the arrow keys to move your cursor in the
  text. Use the Delete key to erase.When you would
  like to open a new folder, press the F1-F8 file
  keys at the top of the keyboard. Your work will
  be saved.
• File 1 is 16 pages long.
• Files 2-5 are 8 pages each.
• Files 6-7 are 6 pages each.
• File 8 is 4 pages in length.

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Transferring Text to A Computer

• Install the AlphaSmart software.
• After the software is installed, start up any
  application that accepts text and open a new
  file. You must have a file open in this
  application in order to transfer files from the
  AlphaSmart.
• Connect the AlphaSmart to your computer using the
  Y cables that are included with the AlphaSmart
  package.
• Press the Send key on the AlphaSmart. Make sure
  you are in any application that accepts text
  input before pressing the Send key. If you press
  Send while in the Finder, you will rename the
  files on your desktop to the text that is in your
  AlphaSmart.

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• Your text will appear in the screen.
• To finish the process, save the new file.
• At the AlphaSmart, press the Clear File key to
  erase the text.
• The AlphaSmart will automatically power off after
  3-4 minutes of non-use.

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GPS Global Positioning System
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GPS Global Positioning System

• 24 Satellites orbit the Earth at an altitude of
  about 12,000 miles.
• Every point on Earth can be identified by using
  two sets of numbers called coordinates. One
  represents a horizontal (latitude) line and a
  vertical (longitudinal) line crosses it.
• The GPS receiver uses information from at least
  three satellites to determine the coordinate
  position.
• The information can be displayed in several ways
  longitude/latitude, Universal Transverse
  Mercator, or Military Grid.

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GPS 300

• Using your GPS for the first time
• Press PWR to turn the GPS 300 on.
• SELECT REGION. Use the ARROW pad to change the
  flashing text to select the appropriate region
  for your present location. Press ENTER.
• SELECT COUNTRY or STATE. Use the ARROW pad to
  change the flashing text to select the country or
  state for your present location. Press ENTER.
• ENTER ELEVATION. Use the ARROW pad to enter the
  approximate elevation for your position. If
  unknown, leave the elevation at 0. Press ENTER.
• ENTER TIME. Use the ARROW pad to enter your
  present time.
• ENTER DATE. Use the ARROW pad to enter the date.
  Press ENTER.

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• The GPS 300 will then start searching for
  satellites. As the GPS scans the sky, the arrow
  in the circle will swing around pointing to a
  satellite. The center of the circle displays the
  satellites elevation above the horizon.
• When the GPS 300 has a position fix, the word
  TRACKING is displayed in the lower right
  corner.

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To Save a Position Fix

• Position fixes can be saved for use later when
  you want to return to that position. Saved
  position fixes are referred to as landmarks or
  LMK.
• 1. To save your current position, press MARK.
• 2. Either enter a name or accept the receiver-
  generated name (LM01-LM99) and
  press ENTER. (To create a name, use the UP/DOWN
  and LEFT/RIGHT arrows. After you have entered
  the name, press ENTER.)

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Viewing the POSITION Screen

• The position screen displays the coordinates for
  your last computed position and information about
  any satellites that are visible.
• 1. Press the NAV key.
• 2. The navigation screen displays your heading
  and the speed at which you are traveling. The
  lower portion of the screen displays a moving
  compass. The triangle at the top of the compass
  points which direction you are traveling and the
  arrow points north.
• 3. If you have indicated that you would like to
  go to one of your saved landmarks, the navigation
  screen will also display the bearing and distance
  to your destination.