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@School Help Page
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Deleting Temporary Internet Files
Every time you visit a web page part of that page is cached (stored) on your hard disc of your computer. The reason for this is to give you quicker access to the web site when you visit it again.
If you use the Internet a lot then your 'Temporary Internet Files' folder will obviously increase in size. Periodically it is good to clear out these files for various reasons:
To make your machine run quicker.
To clear out any pages with errors on.
To clear out your hard disc.
Sometimes when you visit a web site there may be some errors on a particular page due to transfer, loss of data or server down time, these pages are then cached to your hard disc and when you revisit that web page the computer could become confused as to which page is the updated page. You would then keep on receiving errors on that particular page unless you delete the Temporary Internet Files.
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Step 1
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To start the process of deleting Temporary Internet Files, firstly click on the 'Tools' drop down menu and select 'Internet options' from the list.
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Step 2
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Once the 'Internet Options' window appears make sure that the 'General' tab window is displayed.
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Step 3
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Half way down the 'General' tab window you will see a button saying 'Delete Files' in the 'Temporary Internet Files' section. Click on this button and a small 'Delete Files' window will appear.
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Step 4
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You will see in the 'Delete Files' window an option to also delete offline content - these are pages that you have viewed offline away from the internet. If you want to delete the offline content place a tick in the box and then click on 'OK'. The Temporary Internet Files will then be deleted and all you need to do then is click on 'OK'.
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Enabling your Cookies
To get the best out of the @school web site, just like the majority of web sites on the internet, your browser needs to have cookies enabled in the settings.
By doing this the site will be more effective and efficient. Just follow these simple steps;
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Step 1
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To make sure your settings for your browser are correct, click on the 'Tools' drop down menu and select 'Internet Options'.
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Step 2
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When the 'Internet options' window appears select the 'Security' tab.
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Step 3
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From the 'Security' window click on the 'Custom Level' button and another window called 'Security settings' will appear. You will see from the list that there are lots of options.
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Step 4
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In the 'Security settings' window you need to scroll down the list until you see a section called 'Cookies'.
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Step 5
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Make sure that the button displaying 'enable' is ticked in the cookie section and then click on 'OK'. Lastly click on the final 'OK' button.
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How to make @school your home page
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Step 1
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First of all click the right hand button of the mouse on the Internet explorer icon on your desktop to display a menu.
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Step 2
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From the menu click on the 'properties' option. The following window will appear.
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In the Address box type www.atschool.co.uk and then click on the 'Apply' button and then the 'OK' button.
Now every time you load your browser, @school will start automatically.
Whenever you click on the 'Home' (picture of a house) icon in your browser you will return to @school.
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Navigating through @school
There are several different ways to navigate through the @school web site to get to specific content and resources.
Firstly you can use the @school internal search feature - please see @school internal search. You can click on an area that you wish to visit and then click through the different levels until to you find your desired content.
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Step 1
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Click on the area you wish to visit e.g. Classroom Key Stage 1
You will then be presented with a choice of subjects that you can click into.
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Step 2
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Once you have chosen a subject you will be taken to the sub sections for that subject.
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Step 3
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When you then choose the appropriate sub section a list of items will appear. These include web sites, activities on the web, @school online activities, and clipart all relating to that particular area. There are small icons to help you identify the type of content that is in the list.
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How to use Activities
@school offer online activities to help with learning online. Some activities are html based and others require Shockwave Flash to work.
All activities are in line with National Curriculum and where applicable are linked with other online activities and appropriate web links. This allows the user to work through a progression of associated work without having to click back to the original list.
For example; 2 x table > 3 x table > 4 x table etc….
@school online activities also have navigation bars at the top and bottom of the page. The bottom navigation is explained below:
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Shows how many attempts you have had with a particular activity
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Displays your score for the activity
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Mark the activity, which will display ticks and crosses
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Show answers only after you have tried at least one question
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Refresh the activity at any time if you want to start again
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Print out the activity so that it looks like a proper worksheet
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View the next activity or web site that is part of this progression
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View the previous activity or web site that is part of this progression
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How to use Clipart
The clipart area not only gives you access to links to free clipart sites on the web, but also relevant clipart provided by @school.
When you are within a subject area and see this icon *** next to an item this means that there is some clipart for you to use.
When you click on the title you will see that the clipart is displayed as small thumbnails :
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To view the clipart just click on the thumbnail and a larger version will appear:
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If you want to use this clipart in another application such as a word processor then you could copy and paste the clipart. Click your right hand mouse button on the clipart and select 'Copy' from the menu that appears.
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You can then 'paste' the clipart into another application.
You can also save the clipart to your hard disc or floppy disc by clicking your right hand mouse button and choosing 'Save' from the options.
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This will then ask you where you want the clipart to be saved.
You can also change the name and type of the file.
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How to Use Search @school and Fast Find
There are two ways of searching the @school web site. One way is to type in a keyword into the 'Keyword' search that appears at the bottom of every page on the web site. This is the right hand side box :
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The type of keywords that you would type in are 'Romans', 'literacy', 'Spanish Armada', 'graphs', 'frogs', etc...
Keywords can be combined to give more specific searches, a space or a plus (+) between words is treated as AND. e.g. Roman soldier will find references to these categories combined; Roman+soldier will do the same.
A comma (,) between keywords is treated as OR. e.g. Roman,soldier will find all references to Roman and separate references to soldier.
A minus (-) between words excludes references to the word following the minus. e.g. Roman-soldier will find all references to Roman except those which include information on soldiers.
Minus (-) plus (+) comma (,) or space can be combined to give very accurate searches e.g. Roman+soldier-Britain will find all references to Roman soldiers except those referring to Britain
The other type of search is a fast search (@school Fast Find) that allows you to define what area you are looking for. For example, choosing a subject or area from the drop down menu and then search from there.
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User Name and Passwords
To use @school you will need to have a User Name and Password. These are supplied when you subscribe online either as a home user or a school.
Every User Name and Password supplied is unique and non-transferable.
You will receive an email confirming your unique details, the first time you use them you will need to ensure that you enter them correctly. This is due to our system being case sensitive and spaces being recognised as characters.
Once you are into @school you will be able to change your User Name and password at anytime.
@school also give you the opportunity to enter your user details when you like. You can enter them on the home page or if you want to, you can click through to the desired activity or weblink and when you activate the link you will be asked to enter your details.
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