April 27, 2009 See amazing digitized resources and how efficiently they are organized for teachers at the newest Library of Congress web site. Explore lesson plans, activities and projects all set up and ready to go for busy educators.
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April 27, 2009 
Update images fast with Photoshop Smart Objects
Insert
Adobe Photoshop® (PSD) files as Smart Objects in Dreamweaver CS4, and
then update the images with one click whenever the original files
change — no more need to resave and reinsert images. Images are
automatically web-optimized in your preferred HTML-friendly format.
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March 3, 2009 The Flip Video Camera
The affordable, pocket-sized Flip camcorder with one-touch recording is the perfect tool for capturing video in the classroom. With its built-in software, you can easily view, edit and upload your videos to your website or even to You Tube. Make an impressive video as you experience the Flip camera by learning to easily shoot, edit and share digital video. You’ll be an expert in no time!
Jared Covili
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March 3, 2009 PowerPoint and Soundzabound
Ross Rogers
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March 3, 2009 Alternatives to MS Office
Mitchell Jorgensen
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February 6, 2009 Excel: Projects and Conditional Formatting
Excel 2007: Learn to use comments and conditional formatting to create a “lonely” bingo game, explore conditional formatting to identify patterns or trends in numerical data, and - time permitting - see how easy it is to calculate with dates and create a sheet to countdown to an important date.
Victoria Rasmussen
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January 30, 2009 Photoshop Critical Skills
Own a version of Photoshop but you just aren’t sure how to get started? Join us in the Faculty Lounge for a brief tutorial on masking, frames, curves, and a couple fun lighting effects that will really make your images pop.
Ann Howden
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January 22, 2009 VoiceThread for Multimedia Shows
VoiceThread is an Internet service that gives you the ability to quickly create online slideshows and videos. You can add commentary to your shows by using a microphone, the keyboard, or a telephone. If you’d like, other people can then comment on your creation as well. VoiceThread allows you to create a group conversation that centers around images, documents, and videos.
Rob Bentley
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January 22, 2009 Image editing with Powerpoint
Mitchell Jorgensen
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December 15, 2008 Screen Capturing & Finding Images Online
Ross Rogers
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December 5, 2008 
Web Browsers 101
Stop by today for a look at what’s new with web bowsers. Learn new tips and tricks to make using the internet even better. In addition we will take a look at Chrome the new browser from Google.
Jared Covili
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November 21, 2008 Game Programming with Scratch
Scratch is free PC/Mac software created by MIT that makes creating computer
games and interactives easier to do. It was created with young students in
mind and allows young programmers to put their games together like they
would a puzzle. Learn how Scratch can unleash your students’ creativity
while also teaching them some programming basics.
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November 21, 2008 
Wimba Podcaster is one of the tools available to Higher Education. Podcaster allows you as an educator to leave voice messages for your students on your website. Wimba Tools also includes other voice tools as well as the ability to share your screen during online office hours. Check out these tools in Blackboard now, and for K-12 educators on my.uen in the future.
Mitchell Jorgenson
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November 13, 2008 
What another version of Dreamweaver? Yes Dreamweaver is now officially part of the Adobe collection. In this version it takes one the adobe interface and overall feel. In addition to changing the look Adobe has added some great new tools that improve the way you create and work on a web site.
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October 31, 2008 
A Google Form is a simple, powerful, and free way to create online surveys or gather data which can be emailed to anyone or embedded in a blog or website. All the responses are captured in a Google spreadsheet, and charting features make it easy to see the results.
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October 23, 2008 
Kerpoof is a free online multimedia “studio” for elementary and middle
school students. Kerpoof can be used to create artwork, animated movies,
stories, and cards. Learn how to use this free multimedia software to
encourage your students’ creativity.
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October 17, 2008 
Google Maps is an intuitive service for navigating global maps and information. It enables you and your students to look up and study addresses anywhere in the U.S. and in many other countries and get point-to-point, draggable directions plotted on an interactive street map.
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October 9, 2008 
76% of students use cell phones daily as a social toy. Learn how educators can demonstrate using this device as a learning tool inside or outside of the classroom. Have your cell phone ready during our session!
Presenter: Jared Covili
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October 3, 2008 
In this episode as Laura Hunter highlights some of the exciting new additions to eMedia, Pioneer library’s online educational video catalog.
Presenter: Laura Hunter
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