The Graphics Lab has a fantastic NEW piece of equipment! It's a Variquest Perfecta 2400 Poster Printer that prints using 4 color ink jet technology. You can produce vibrant full-color posters in 3 sizes: Small 13" x 19", Medium 18" x 24, or Large 24" x 31". Posters...
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Black Ink Copying
Please pay close attention to whether an item has a copyright & read this: https://technology.dearbornschools.org/2019/05/28/copyright-3 Black ink copy cost is 4 cents per side for 8-1/2" x 11" at the Graphics Lab. No extra charge for 3 hole punch, stapling is 25...
Music Teachers in the Lab!
On Tuesday, November 7 the Graphics Lab hosted the Elementary Music Teachers & Lisa Meyer, Music Resource . . . for a FUN, hands-on make & take workshop! They copied, cut, colored, glued, laminated, and sang their hearts out - and...
Job Pick-Up
As many of you already know, when I run copy jobs or do other work for the schools, I place completed jobs on the Pick Up Cart in the hallway outside the Graphics Lab door & bill the school. That way I don't have to be here in order for you to pick up your job....
T-shirt Press
The Graphics Lab has a t-shirt press, but no longer has a color copier with the ability to make t-shirt transfers. However, if you have access to a Cricut machine -OR- an Ink Jet Printer (the district only supports LaserJet), then you can buy t-shirt transfers from...
Making posters!
One of the most popular activities in the Graphics Lab is poster making! Posters are great for displaying classroom rules, keeping students on track with a concept, or advertising an upcoming event. There are a couple of different ways to make posters . . . with copy...
Welcome to the Graphics Lab!
On Thursday, February 26, at the 75th Annual Founders Day Celebration, the Dearborn PTA Council presented ME with a Distinguished Service Award!! It was an extraordinary honor to be individually recognized by such a powerful organization, especially when there are so...
Measure that Bulletin Board!!
People frequently ask, "What length is a standard bulletin board?" Guess what? There IS no standard length!! But there is a common width: 4 feet. Which poses a slight problem - Kraft roll paper is usually only 3 feet wide. A great solution is to work with...
Teachers often ask . . .
Can I send students to work in the Graphics Lab? The answer: A resounding YES! High School students are welcome with permission from their teacher/coach. Students have made dance tickets, copied school newspapers, Cerlox bound creative writing books, assembled...
Fun recycled materials
A huge advocate of the cliché idiom "Waste not, want not", all kinds of "waste" items are saved here in the Graphics Lab! The following are available for the taking: Lots of 12" x 24" pieces of the extra 1 foot tail of laminate that comes out before your laminated...