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Professional Development Needs |
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following is a list of the proposed computer training sessions for next
year. Check those that you would be interested in attending. |
Webmail
Basics using
Microsoft Outlook Web Access
One 3-hour session |
- Navigating in Outlook Web Access
- Handling Spam and Junk Mail
- Locating school district email addresses
- Creating a distribution list
- Creating a contact list
- Using attachments
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Introduction
to Microsoft Word
Three 2-hour sessions |
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Using
the tool and menu bars
- Creating, editing, formatting, saving and printing a document
- Using Drawing tools and Word Art
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Inserting
graphics from Clip Art and the web
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Advanced
Microsoft Word
Three 2-hour
sessions |
- Using text boxes, borders, columns,
numbered and bulleted lists
- Using outlines, charts, margins and tabs
- Customizing Word Toolbars and personalizing
settings
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Using
Mail Merge to create parent letters and mailings
- Using Word and Word templates to develop
brochures, letters, calendars, etc.
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Developing Web Pages for Elementary Educators
Four 2-hour sessions |
This is an
introductory class geared to elementary teachers who wish to create web
pages to communicate information to parents, students and the public. This
information might include schedules, homework assignments, spelling lists
and class highlights. Instruction on how to display class photographs will
be included.
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Introduction to
Microsoft
Excel
Three 2-hour sessions |
- Navigating in a spreadsheet (columns, rows,
cells)
- Increasing and deleting number and size of
columns and rows
- Formatting and sorting cells and columns
- Working with formulas
- Creating charts and graphs
- Creating a spreadsheet to calculate grades
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Advanced
Microsoft
Excel
Three 2-hour sessions |
- Working with formulas and functions
- Using the Autofil feature
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Absolute
and Relative Referencing
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Inserting Graphics
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Linking
Spreadsheets
- Merging an Excel spreadsheet into a Word
Mail merge document
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Fun
With Spreadsheets
Three 2-hour sessions |
Integrate real life situations with
technology and enjoy using spreadsheets with your K- 5 students to:
- alphabetize lists
- create charts and graphs and pictographs
- build databases
- create self-checking drill and practice
- create daily logs or journals for any topic
- build grade books
- and many more cool, easy Excel projects
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Introduction
to Microsoft
PowerPoint
Three 2-hour sessions
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- Inserting new and duplicate slides
- Inserting text, graphics, animations and
sound
- Applying slide layouts, design templates,
animation schemes and transitions
- Adding custom animation
- Setting up a show
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Advanced
Microsoft
PowerPoint
Three 2-hour sessions |
- Using Action Buttons to individualize slide
order
- Using advanced custom animation
- Using Action Settings
- Creating PowerPoint presentation to use in
the classroom
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Introduction
to Microsoft
Publisher
Three 2-hour sessions |
- Insert, delete, move and resize text boxes
and graphics
- Insert Word Art and auto shapes
- Flip or rotate objects
- Use draw features of Publisher
- Insert Word Art
- Align or distribute objects
- Create a bi-fold or tri fold document
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Advanced
Microsoft
Publisher
Three 2-hour sessions |
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Insert Design Gallery
Object
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Use templates to create
documents
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Create Publisher document
to use in the classroom
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Computer
Basics
Two 2-hour sessions |
- Managing documents (saving and retrieving
files, creating folders)
- Printing to the classroom or lab printer
- Basic Software Support Strategies (What to
do when a software program crashes, etc.)
- Using Email
- What is the Intranet and how can it
help you?
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Teacher
Tools
Three 2-hour sessions |
- Creating worksheets, etc. in Word and Excel
- Using Mail Merge
- Using digital cameras and inserting
pictures into documents
- Using the district resources on the
Intranet
- Finding appropriate Internet resources to
create word puzzles, find clip art, create calendars, print outline maps
and teacher forms, etc.
- Locating and using Internet resources to
plan lessons and projects
- Using Web Mail, attachments and
distribution lists
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Teaching
with the Resources of the Internet |
- using
search engines efficiently
- finding
curriculum and research information and lesson plans
- using the
Internet for student research
- using web
projects, web quests, and interactive games
- designing
Internet lesson plans
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Please list any
other topics of interest to you. |
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Check the times of training that would be best for you. |
immediately after school (3:45)
evenings (7:00)
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Check the length and distribution of training that would suit you best |
two or three 2 hour sessions over the course of one or two weeks
one
or two 3 hour sessions
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Check the location that you would prefer. |
I would attend a session if it was offered in centrally located school.
I would only attend a session if it was offered in my own school.
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Would you be interested in teaching a computer class? |
No
Yes |
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If yes, please list the classes that you would feel comfortable teaching. |
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Any other comments or suggestions: |
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