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We are so excited to place at your fingertips total access
to Thomas Street Elementary School. PLEASE take a
few minutes to read quickly through these instructions about
how to make the most out of your visit to our web site.
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Any
time you see this icon it is notifying you that it is
a direct link to that Teacher/Administrator's email.
Clicking it will launch your default email program allowing
you to email this selected teacher or administrator. |
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Any time
you see this icon it is notifying you that it is a direct
link to that Teacher's/Administrator's web page.
Clicking it will take you directly to that Teacher/Administrator's
web page. |
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underlined word(s) |
Many
times you will see a word or many words underlined.
This means the word or group of words are a HYPERLINK
(link) to another web page. For example the words
"underlined word(s)" there to the left are
a link to this First Time page. When you place
your mouse over a link, the pointer will change to a
hand with a pointer finger on it. Place your mouse
over these words to the left to see this work, then
click on it to "follow" this link. NOTE:
Links will be different colors. This example is
RED, but others may be BLUE or GREEN or BLACK, or whatever,
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A few quick technical tips
to help you on your journey through our web site.
- YOUR
WEB BROWSER:
A Web BROWSER is the program you use to browse the
web. The most popular companies that provide this
software are Netscape and Microsoft.
The web browser that
we have designed for is Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.
Netscape's browser (depending on the version you have)
will work properly, but occasionally there may be a renegade
image or line of text that is not displayed properly in
the Netscape browser. Presently, Internet Explorer is
on version 6.
You may download Internet Explorer 6.0 by clicking
HERE (this is HIGHLY recommended). Please be
ready to spend 30 minutes or more downloading this installation
file. You can check your version of Internet Explorer
if you are using it now by clicking on the HELP menu choice
at the top of your browser. It will be the last
menu listing near the middle of the top of the screen.
Then you should see an option called "About Internet
Explorer" - this will then display information about
your version, including a version number.
WHAT IF I HAVE INTERNET EXPLORER BUT IT'S NOT VERSION
6? We recommend downloading the newest version.
The main reason is the fast pace of today's technology.
Many of today's web sites are being designed and developed
around TODAY'S technology.
WHY INTERNET EXPLORER? Good question.
It may actually come down to a designer's preference.
Many Netscape versions have not been consistent with today's
HTML (the programming language of the web) Design techniques.
Netscape is on version 6 right now and this version will
display web pages differently than Netscape 4 or version
4.6 or version 4.7.
- YOUR
INTERNET CONNECTION SPEED:
This
is the connection method that you "get on" the
internet. Many homes are through a modem. Many offices
and businesses are connected to the internet either through
a LAN (local area network), ISDN, or T1 connection.
The later three are much, much faster than a home modem.
Our web site
has been optimized for fast loading. Since a majority
of our site includes images, download time for a web page
will average 15 to 20 seconds...sometimes a little longer.
This will of course be different depending on your connection
to the internet. If you have questions about your
internet connection, please consult your network administrator
at your office, or call your ISP (Internet Connection
Provider) at home.
- YOUR
PERSONAL PRIVACY AND SECURITY
Our web
site does not make use of "cookies" or any other
method of gathering information secretly from you and
your visits to our web site.
Any time you
fill out an online form to our web site, your information
is being sent via email to the displayed email addresses
and no where else. We do not do any tracking or
secret trailing on your actions while you visit our site.
- YOUR
CHILDREN'S NAME AND OTHER INFORMATION
All children/students
that are displayed on the Thomas Street Web Site have
had the Parental Permission Form signed.
A
form has been sent home that required your signature and
permission to allow us to post pictures that may include
your child on our web site. NEVER will the full
name of a child be shown. If there is a photograph
of two children at our Fall Festival, the caption would
simply say: "Tony and Beth have fun playing
with the water balloon display". Any work displayed
on a teacher's web site will always only include the child's
first name.
NOTE: We STRONGLY encourage you to sign this form
if you have not yet turned it in. Allowing us to
display the fun and satisfaction that your child is encountering
at Thomas Street not only helps to promote our school,
but will allow you to tell relatives, friends, or even
your own child that they are on the Thomas Street Web
Site! This is a perfect way for distant relatives
to see "Tony" and pictures of what he is doing
at school! That is our goal, to bring together our
school with you, the community and the world.
If
you ever have any questions about the Thomas Street Elementary
Web Site,
you may email the current principal at
conwjm@tupelo.k12.ms.us
or the Web Site Administrator at
webmaster@thomasstreetschool.com
WE
HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR VISIT!!!
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