Our Impact in Denton Ave. Elementary School December 10, 2007

On 12/6, one of our team members went to Denton Avenue Elementary School to set up a stand to spread the knowledge. She went during Parents Teacher Conference Day, so many parents visited the stand. It was calculated that 156 people visited the stands, and 148 handouts were distributed.

<- Our group member explaining our cause to the students at Denton Ave. Elementary.

<- Our group member informing a parent about our project.

Overall, this visit to Denton Avenue Elementary School was a great success. Many parents were willing to distribute our informative handout to the people at their workplace. One parent was a faculty member in another school, so he was willing to spread this knowledge to his school. Remember…

…you CAN make a difference!

Be Informed and Help Inform Others December 7, 2007

Below is an informational handout. If you are interested in more information, you can download this handout and learn more cool facts/benefits of putting your computer on sleep. Also, if you do not know how to set your computer on sleep mode, this flyer has the step-by-step instruction to help.

Also, if you support our cause, feel free to help by informing your friends, family and others by showing this flyer to them, or you can tell them about this blog and have them download it themselves! Thanks for all your support!

Press Here for the Flyer!

Remember….

…. you CAN make a difference!

Does turning on and off the computer too much shorten the computer’s life? December 5, 2007

Does turning on and off the computer too much shorten the computer’s life?
Even though this issue is debatable, most experts say no. Many people believe that this statement is true, so they just leave the computer on. Don’t do this! This is not beneficial for the life of the computer. In fact, turning off the computer will make the life of the computer longer since it reduces heat stress and other mechanic issues. If you happen to be turning on and off your computer 24/7 for some reason, then yes it will have an affect on your computer’s life. I believe that most of us here don’t, so it will not make a difference on the computer’s life, especially with the modern computers we have. Remember…

…you CAN make a difference!

Computer Usage in Herricks High School December 2, 2007

So, right after school one day, we went around the school to count the computers.
We catergorized the computers into 3 different catergories- off; In use; On, not in use

In the end, we went through 40 classrooms (the ones that were still opened) with a total of 92 computers.
There were:
22 computers off- 24%
19 computers in use- 21%
55 computers on, not in use- 55%

More than half the computers were on, with no one using them!
Maybe you can talk to your teacher about this because…

…you CAN make a difference!