Sneak Peak!

Join us on a Virtual Walking tour of the New Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School!

The construction of the new Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School on Radford Road in Dubuque, is nearly complete, and most everything is "reasonably on schedule" according to principal Dale Lass. The last week of July, Dale and his immediate staff began moving into their offices. As you will see by the informal video we shot of this event, plus footage of the rest of the facility, The task of preparing for opening day of school (August 26th) appears to be daunting. Boxes of school supplies, computers, desks, lockers, lab equipment, are still piled high in places, but according to Dale, all of this will be taken care of well before the start of school.

There are only a few areas of the school that won't be finished by opening day, and that includes the auditorium. The gymnasium, however, will be complete, and large assemblies can easily be staged in the gym. The movie we produced is about 10 minutes long. The camera used to capture this video was operated by Gary Olsen whose voice can be heard on the tape in occasional conversations with staff.

Photos on this page are still frames from the movie and are linked to larger more printable versions. Just click on them to download the larger images.

Video Control Panel
For connections on anything but a high-speed network, like a phone modem. This is for DSL or higher-speed networks. Larger video, better audio.
This is for cable modems and high-speed networks (like Mediacom). Download the non-streaming file if you prefer, to keep on your own system. Windows Media File for Windows Internet Explorer and operating systems equipped with Windows Media Player. High speed Web access preferred.
If you need software to run our movies, a free copy of RealPlayer is available below in the right column. Most PCs with fairly recent operating systems have built-in players for the Windows Media file above.

 

 
Instructions For Those Outside of Our School Network (The General Public)

We are now providing a choice of RealPlayer applications for you to download and install on your computer to enable you to view the video and audio files. One is RealPlayer8 and the other is RealOne Player, which is an excellent player with many new features. It's easy to install, so just follow the on-screen steps. You will be required to register with Real.com, but these are free software applications (there are versions you can pay for if you choose, but they are not necessary for basic viewing and listening).

Which Player is Best for Me?

Of the two types of free players available, RealPlayer 8 is the traditional player that is free and will work beautifully to access Web based multimedia files from our site. There is also a new player available, which is also free, called RealONE. Either player will probably work for your operating system. If your system is older (Windows 95, NT), however, you may want to use the RealPlayer 8 software. If you are running a newer, faster system like Windows 98, ME, XP, or 2000, go for the RealOne player.

Macintosh Owners:

You can get a RealPlayer for Macintosh, Visit Real.com to download their free player options. Remember, look for the FREE players. They are sometimes difficult to find on their Web site.

Oh, and one more thing... sometimes when you click on a sound or video file in our Web site with the RealPlayer installed, you get a little commercial window that pops up on your desktop. It's annoying, but a small price to pay for the privilege of having the free RealPlayer on your system. Just click it off, and it will disappear.
Instructions For Machines on our School Network (Teachers and Staff)
We are recommending (and IT is supporting) RealPlayer8. This is for ALL computers on our network (in all school and administration buildings throughout the District). This includes all Windows 2000 machines. Click here to get the free player from our network server. If you do not have administrative priveleges, please call your building media specialist to help you.

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