Keeping Zoom Chats Private on Multi-Display Presentations

Projectors and big TVs are a handy way to share the distance learning kids on Zoom with the on-campus students in your classroom.  However, sometimes you may want to chat privately with a Zoom participant, which can be problematic in such a setup.  Fear not, there is a work around.

First, share a screen on Zoom, any screen, doesn't matter.  Your viewer will change to a floating toolbar (probably docked to the top of the screen).

Click "More" at the right of the toolbar, and select "Chat" from the top of the menu.

Your efforts will be rewarded with a free-floating chat window, which you can drag to a more private screen.

Adding Languages to Chromebooks

 

Enter this address into the browser: chrome://settings/languages

 

A window called “Languages and input” will open, and two languages (English (United States) and English) will be displayed.

 

Click the Add button (bottom left)

 

An “Add language” mini window will appear.

 

Click the down arrow and select Japanese - 日本語

 

(Note: For our Chinese students, this will be Chinese (Simplified) - 中文 (筒体).)

 

Click OK.

 

On the right side of the window, look for the Input Method section.

 

Check the Google Japanese Input (for US keyboard) box.

 

A Configure box will appear, but the presets are what we want.  No need to click this. (I’m not sure about whether Wen will feel the same for Chinese. We plan to meet on Friday 9/29 to walk through the process)

 

Click Done.  Close the window.

 

Now, you should see the language button (marked US) in the bar at the bottom right of the home screen.

 

The toggle for switching between languages is “Control-Shift-Space”.  Toggle until you get to あ (The language options will be US, INTL and あ).  Alternatively, you can click on the language button and make a selection each time you want to switch languages, but this is cumbersome!

HP Laserjet M601 Default Print Tray

(This works on most HP printer models)

Occasionally when an irregular size paper is used the default print tray gets stuck on Tray 1 (which is the manual feed). When you want to automatically use Tray 2 you have to select OK, then tray 2, then OK again.

These are the tray settings you need to get the printer back to defaulting to Tray 2:

· Tray 1 set to Letter and Plain

· Tray 2 set to Letter and Plain

· User Requested Tray – Exclusively

· Manually Feed Prompt – Always

· Size/Type Prompt – Display

· Use Another Tray – Enabled

· Alternative Letterhead Mode – Disabled

· Duplex Blank Pages – Auto

· Image Rotation – Alternate

· Override A4/Letter – Yes

If all settings in “Manage Trays’ are set right, check that Manual Feed is set to disabled under ‘General Print Settings’

Connect Wirelessly to LG TVs

1. With TV on, press   + K on your teacher laptop to open casting settings.
2. Select your TV from the list of available options (ID# is on the back of the TV, and on the remote)..
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. The first time the computer connects to the TV, you will be prompted to accept the connection on the TV using the remote. You should only have to do this once.
4. When connection completes you'll have the option to let your TV remote control your computer when you connect, which can be handy with slide shows.
5. You can chose to duplicate or extend your screen by pressing   + P for projection settings:
   
   
   
   
   
6. To disconnect, click "Disconnect" on the toolbar.
   
   

   

   
   

If the Computer Won't Connect....

Sometimes, especially if you travel between different rooms and TVs, you might run into an instance where the devices don't want to talk to each other.  This can be easily resolved in one of the following ways:

1. Unplug the TV (from the battery backup, if you have one), and hold the power button (located underneath in the center of the frame) for 10 seconds, then plug it back in.
2. If that doesn't work, then the issue is with the computer, and you'll need to tell it to forget the TV, then reconnect.  At the bottom of the wireless devices list, click on the link "Find other types of devices", select your TV and click "Remove".  You should be able to reconnect using the directions above. 

If neither of those work, put in a tech ticket, and I'll have to get some chicken blood and candles...