[CALIBK12] Zamzar.com?

[Forster Barbara]

I just selected a couple of computers as Office 2007 computers, did the download on those and when students have that problem, they use those particular computers.  I also ask the student after that to save as a 2003 ( I think you can do that)  so they will be compatible from then on.  
 
Barbara
 
Barbara Forster
Library Media Teacher
Dana Middle School
1775 Chatsworth Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92107
 
619 225-3897 ext 1140

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From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu on behalf of Headley Vicki
Sent: Thu 10/16/2008 4:58 PM
To: David Burt; Diane & Wayne Oestreich; CALIBK12
Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] Zamzar.com?



We¹ve done that in our lab.  It is difficult in that it will not carbon copy
clone onto computers.  Each computer has to be individually loaded with the
software.  It also will not work on ³imaged² computers.  We are running
Apple OS 10.4 in our lab.  There is so little time when you can go through
the whole lab without a class needing to come in and it takes a few hours
(for an entire lab) to do each computer individually, but individually is
the only loading that seems to work here.
Vicki


On 10/16/08 12:21 PM, "David Burt" <dburt at cuhsd.net> wrote:

> I don¹t think it will help the student with the problem, but to avoid future
> problems go to
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f
> 43-c6bb74cd1466 MS Office 2007 Compatibility Pack.  If you can download it on
> to your library  and classroom computers  people will be able to open 2007
> documents with 2003.  It only took me 6 months to get my tech people to come
> and put it on my library computers for student access.  Fortunately, the
> compute on my desk isn¹t locked down so tight and I was able to help a few
> students because it was on my computer.
> 
> 
> 
>
> David J. Burt
> Teacher Librarian
> Southwest High School
> El Centro, CA
> dburt at cuhsd.net <mailto:dburt at cuhsd.net>
> http://library.eaglesnet.net <http://library.eaglesnet.net/> 
> "No use going to class if you don't go to the library" --Ray Bradbury
>
>
> From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu [mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu]
> On Behalf Of Diane & Wayne Oestreich
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:54 AM
> To: CALIBK12
> Subject: [CALIBK12] Zamzar.com?
> 
> A student came in early this morning to try to send her file done in
> Powerpoint for Office 2007 via Zamzar.com, a free online file conversion site.
> She was to send her file to her teacher's Yahoo account.  With my great love
> for Microsoft for their 2007 hat trick, I was hoping to find some way to
> retrieve students' files that they create in the Office 2007 format, which are
> otherwise un-openable on our machines running Office 2003.  (We just bought a
> new computer for home with Vista and had Office 2003 installed on it.)  The
> student just came back to tell me her teacher couldn't retrieve the file or
> couldn't open it or something.  I told her I would pose the question to my
> wise and wonderful colleagues on the CALIBK12 listserv and told her to come
> back at lunch (1:30 p.m.)
>
> Have any of your had experience with this service?  http://zamzar.com/
>
> Diane Oestreich
> Fullerton Union High School
>
>
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