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Applying in LAUSD: Distributing Your Resume

I haven’t posted content in forever since I’m busy switching careers from the information technology sector to education. Oh who am I kidding… the reason I didn’t post is I got lazy. Actually, I’m posting now because I’m busy. I’m in Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) District Internship program so I can get a teaching credential. Meanwhile, I have to find my own teaching job, which means– yep… I’m back in the jobhunting game.

With new adventures come new experiences, which means I learn more. And, since this site is about things I learn, that means more content! Woohoo! However, comics are still on hold because of laziness. :oP :o) Sorry!

I’m trying to find a job teaching either physics or computers at one of LAUSD’s high schools or middle schools. My first step is to find schools I’m interested in teaching at, then distribute my resumes to them. If you’re also doing the jobhunt thing, you may find some of the tips below helpful, even though you’re not applying for a teaching job in LAUSD.
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Create a School Library Catalog For Cheap

Some friends of mine were building a library for an elementary school and what library is complete without a nifty electronic catalog? I set out looking for free catalog software and found the ideal system: A free web application that could be installed and run on pretty much any junky old computer and accessed locally (or publicly, if you wish).
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Using Gmail to Check Your UCLA Email

UCLA email can suck sometimes because of the crappy web interface and the relatively low 75MB storage limit. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the features and storage capacity of Gmail applied to your UCLA email?
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A Bare-bones Guide to Securing Your Home Wireless Network

Wireless routers are great nowadays because you can just plug them into your modem and yay, you can now connect wirelessly to your router and surf the net. And so can your neighbors. And their moms.
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