Tutorial

Description

File Format/Size

Dates of Training

Basic Computer File Management, Internet Skills How to create folders, cut/copy/paste documents and folders, renaming/deleting files,  Internet basics of browsing, setting favorites, downloading files/pages for later use, how to logon to the network, etc. MS Word, 690kb, 18 pages 9/21/05, 2/14/06
Beginning MS Word Basics of word processing including data entry, formatting pages, setting margins, headers and footers, formatting text, tables, borders, spell check, etc. MS Word, 461kb, 15 pages 10/12/05, 3/2/06
Beginning MS PowerPoint Basics of creating presentations, animating text, slide trasitions, formatting text, tables, inserting pictures/movies, adding sound effects, etc. MS Word, 636kb, 16 pages 10/19/05, 3/16/06
Making the Grade Electronic Gradebook How to use Making the Grade to setup classes, add students,  create seating charts, average grades, drop lowest grades, reset grade report/printing range, etc. MS Word, 120KB, 11 pages 10/26/05
Protect Your PC This includes three anti spyware programs, tutorials on how to use them as well as protecting your email, using antivirus software, Windows Updates, Windows System Restore, Windows Firewall, and how to disable active scripting in Internet Explorer.  It also has a copy of Win Zip 10.0 trial program and Mozilla's Firefox browser. WinZip 8.1, 25mb 12/6/05
Beginning MS Excel Basics of organizing text and numeric data, formatting text, conditional formatting, entering basic formulas, creating charts, etc. MS Word, 1.2mb, 24 pages 12/21/05
Email Basics This email tutorial shows you how to setup your own email account on any pc using Outlook Express.  It also teaches you how to read, send, organize, and delete email messages with step by step instructions and pictures. MS Word, 4.8mb, 30 pages 1/25/06
Photo Editing Basics This presentation helps cover the subjects of manipulating digital images including acquiring, editing, and saving them.  It discusses differences among file formats, and has screen shots of toolbars of common editing programs. MS PowerPoint, 1.2mb, 17 slides Lewis & Clark Rediscovery Project Summer 2003
Photoshop Elements tutorial/activities This document has screen shots of the menus and tools in Photoshop Elements image editing software.  Explanations of all the menu choices/tools are included and a review activity is included at the end.  This goes along very well as an additional resource to use with the above presentation. MS Word, 991kb, 8 pages Lewis & Clark Rediscovery Project Summer 2003

 

Resource

Description

File Format/Size

Numonics Whiteboards This online training was created to help John Marshall faculty who weren't able to attend the training with Numonics corporation.  Take the basics training before the softkeys training.   External website
SAS in School Curriculum Pathways This 25 page document was taken from SAS's official participant manual.  It includes all five subject areas and breaks them down into topics.  It also lists Quick Launch numbers for the Student Gateway, numbers for the topics, and as well as the titles of Classroom Activity, Web Lesson, Project, Web Inquiry, and InterActivity for each topic. Adobe PDF document, 261kb
Windows Update and Norton Anti-virus Live Update Instructions This small handout can be modified and used with your faculty.  It may have changed since Microsoft constantly changes their website and Symantec upgrades its software.   MS Word, 38kb, 2 pages
Microsoft Office Updates This small handout should be photocopied and distributed to any person who runs Microsoft Office.  It explains why and how those office products should and can be updated to protect against program crashes, loss of data, and security glitches specific to Office software. MS Word, 154kb, 2 pages

 

Links

Description

SAS in School / United Streaming / MarcoPolo Mark Moore's training page on the WVDE website with links to official training materials.
www.gradebusters.com/cgi-bin/32bit.cgi This is where you go to download the trial version of Making The Grade electronic gradebook software.
www.soltesz.info Dave Soltesz's webpage that has links to Lewis & Clark Related technology lesson plans and webquests, Economics and Environmental impact of Lumber Industry in WV, Media from Toyota International Teacher trip to Japan, Media relating to the Japanese American Memorial in Washington, DC, Images of Asian Art from Smithsonian Museums, Images of the Cahokia Mounds historic site, Misc. Images of Washington, DC, Sample movies of Kar2ouche storyboarding software, training resources for TurnItIn.com's Plagiarism Prevention.
http://boe.mars.k12.wv.us/curriculum/curriclm.htm Marshall County's (Bill Burrall's) Curriculum page that offers links sorted by subject matter with many links for cool teacher and student sites, and professional development opportunities.
Plagiarism Prevention Resources - TurnItIn.com Official training resources (instructor/student manuals, quick start guides/films) from iParadigms, LLC.
www.21stcenturyskills.org The Partnership for 21st Century Skills website.  This is the self described "the leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st century skills into education. The organization brings together the business community, education leaders, and policymakers to define a powerful vision for 21st century education and to ensure that students emerge from our schools with the skills needed to be effective citizens, workers, and leaders in the 21st century."


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