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New Faculty/Staff Computer Orientation for IPFW Network Resources

Thursday, 8/21/08, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, 8/21/08, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Monday, 8/25/08, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 8/26/08, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Macromedia DreamWeaver 8 Basics

(Dreamweaver is a web page editing software used for personal and departmental web pages.)

Taught by Pam Zepp

Friday, 8/22/08, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pt 1 - Wednesday, 8/27/08, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Pt 2 - Thursday, 8/28/08, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, 9/3/08, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, 9/4/08, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 9/16/08, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

  Prerequisite - Preliminary knowledge of, or training in:

• Word processing software
• Multi-tasking across multiple windows
• Basic experience using the World Wide Web

What you will learn...

1. Design a simple Web site
2. Work with tables
3. Insert graphics
4. Work with CSS styles
5. Insert links
6. Introduction to the IPFW Icon Library

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Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

Taught by Kathy Skurzewski

Thursday, 9/11/08, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, 9/18/08, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Friday, 9/26/08, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

What you will learn...

1. Basic tools and features
2. Creating a new slide show
3. Working in different views
4. Creating and refining an outline
5. Working with templates and auto-layouts
6. Customizing slides with transitions and animation
7. Inserting & linking tables and charts
8. Inserting audio files and video clips
9. Rehearsing
10. Speaker notes and Speaker tools
11. Printing options

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MS Word 2007, Essentials

NOTE: Two-part classes are just the basic 2 hr. class broken down for people who can't get away from the office for 2 hours at a time.
Taught by Pam Zepp

Monday, 8/18/08, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Pt 1. Tuesday, 8/26/08, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Pt 2. Thursday, 8/28/08, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, 9/2/08, 1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 09/17/08, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

What you will learn...

• use the Ribbon and Mini toolbar
• utilize views and styles
• align text using tabs and indents
• sort information
• format bulleted and numbered lists
• create headers and footers
• create cover pages
• add bibliographies and footnotes

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MS Word 2007, Mail Merges

Taught by Pam Zepp

  What you should know -

1. Create and save documents using Word
2. Format text
3. Sort information

What you will learn...

1. Create merge data files in Microsoft Word and Excel
2. Use Microsoft Access as a merge data source
3. Populate a document with merge fields
4. Perform a mail merge
5. Create and execute conditional merges

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Excel 2007 Basics

NOTE: Two-part classes are just the basic 2 hr. class broken down for people who can't get away from the office for 2 hours at a time.
Taught by Pam Zepp

Thursday, 8/21/08, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pt 1, Tuesday, 9/2/08, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Pt 2, Thursday, 9/4/08, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Friday, 9/5/08, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

What you will learn...

• become familiar with the Excel 2007 interface and spreadsheet terminology
• enter various types of data into a worksheet
• work with formulas and functions
• create a simple chart
• import text-delimited data into excel
• format cells and ranges
• create named ranges and use them in formulas
• customize printouts
• explore excel templates

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Excel 2007 Data Management

(this was the Lists class in Excel 2003.)
Taught by Pam Zepp

Pt 1 - Monday, 9/8/08, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Pt 2 - Tuesday, 9/9/08, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Pt 1 -Thursday, 9/18/08, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Pt 2 - Friday, 09/19/08, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

  What you will learn...

• work with built-in and custom lists
• specify data validation criteria
• protect a worksheet
• work with text functions to separate and concatenate text
• convert data to a table and work with table features
• sort and filter data
• create, replace, and remove subtotals
• record and use a macro
• create and format a pivot table
• link data between worksheets
• create a pivot chart

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Nvu Web Design Tools for Personal Sites

NOTE: Nvu should not be used for editing departmental pages. .
Taught by Kathy Skurzewski

Tuesday, 9/09/08, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 09/30/08, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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  What you will learn...

1. Format Web page background color
   
2. Insert and format a graphic
   
3. Format text using HTML styles
   
4. Format an unordered list
   
5. Create hypertext links and an email link
   
6. Create the layout for a Web page using a table
   
7. Create a navigation bar with internal links
   
8. Publish a Web site via my.ipfw.edu

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GroupWise E-Mail Basics
(Overview for new users)

Taught by Pam Zepp

Friday, 9/5/08, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

What you will learn...

1. Setting Preferences
2. Preparing and Sending e-mail
3. Managing Incoming e-mail
4. Replying / Forwarding
5. Printing, Storing, Saving messages.
6. Working with attachments
7. How to send, view, and open incoming attachments.
8. Archiving e-mail messages
9. Department specific settings
10. Accessing mail from off-campus

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Blackboard Vista - Getting Started

Taught by Han Fei (HF), Scott Vitz (SV) and Mandi Witkovsky (MW)

Thursday, 8/14/08, 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.(HF)
Tuesday, 8/19/08, 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. (SV)
Monday, 8/25/08, 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. (HF)

What you will learn...

• Resources on the eLearning web page
• The Browser Tune-Up
• Logging in
• The My Blackboard home page
• Course templates
• The course tool bar
• Navigating inside Blackboard Vista 4

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Blackboard Vista - Uploading and Managing Content

Taught by Han Fei (HF), Scott Vitz (SV) and Mandi Witkovsky (MW)

Thursday, 8/14/08, 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (HF)
Tuesday, 8/19/08, 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.(SV)
Monday , 8/25/08, 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. (HF)
Monday , 8/25/08, 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. (SV)

What you will learn...

• Page headers and footers
• Uploading your syllabus
• Uploading files
• Organizing content
• The file manager

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Blackboard Vista - Communication Tools

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Blackboard Vista - Assessments & Assignments

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Blackboard Vista - Course Management Tools

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Blackboard Vista - Grade Book

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