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Sanako Spring 2013 Newsletter is out: Nottingham University now boasts 11 Sanako Study 1200 language labs…
…for about the same size undergraduate student body (wow!), emphasizes need for training (I trained in their lab when it was still a Sanako Lab 300). Read the whole Sanako Spring 2013 newsletter here.
Protected: LRC Language Teaching with Technology Faculty Showcase Spring 2013
How NLP and IR and LG are used by spammers now
You need to know a little bit about “yours truly” to find this spam comment interesting (which, if you follow the links, eventually leads to a discount wrist watches site).
How a teacher can easily restart the Sanako Study 1200 licensing classroom server when experiencing a crash
- Try clicking and running this (http://goo.gl/lTVLc), if you see that:
- this is for
- if your sanako tutor hangs with status message "verifying tutor" and you are confronted with the error dialogue "Connection to the communication platform has been disconnected and the system is not able to communicate with the classroom server anymore"
- And if you run the classroom server on the same computer as the tutor (as we do)
- And if you have checked your "network connection", like gone to a website, and it is restored (e.g. If you simply had unplugged your the cable)?
- And if you do not want to "restart your system if needed" since, as in our case, that takes a big chunk time out of your class
- Hint: this can’t fix your network if that is the root cause, but may be able to work around temporary service outages.
More Deepfreeze maintenance spontaneous reboots
This is not after hours of inactivity, merely minutes, and – compare the file dates – well within during opening hours
How to make (and cancel) a room/resource booking without conflict by sending a meeting request from OWA and OUTLOOK–the ultimate training…
…using animated .gifs. Note the update for Outlook (desktop) users at the bottom. (Slower? Click the Links.)You can not only book lrcroomcoed434@uncc.edu like this, but any resource listed here.If you need the classroom repeatedly or other advanced features, read on.
To Book:
0.25sec,0.5sec, 0.75sec, 1sec, , 2sec, 3sec, 4sec, 5sec, 6sec, 7sec, 8sec, 9sec, 10sec. 1.5sec
To Cancel booking (why so?):
0.25sec,0.5sec, 0.75sec, 1sec, , 2sec, 3sec, 4sec, 5sec, 6sec, 7sec, 8sec, 9sec, 10sec. 
Both book and cancel booking: Compact: 0.25sec,0.5sec, 0.75sec, 1sec, , 2sec, 3sec, 4sec, 5sec, 6sec, 7sec, 8sec, 9sec, 10sec. 1.5sec
Or including unmarked frames: 0.25sec, 0.5sec, 0.75sec, 1sec, 1.5sec, 2sec, 3sec, 4sec, 5sec, 6sec, 7sec, 8sec, 9sec, 10sec.
And now in addition 2 screencasts (make/cancel reservation) for our OUTLOOK (desktop) users:
How a teacher can see student computer screens in Sanako Study 1200–the ultimate training summary
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