Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Professional Development from SOITA


Professsional Development

Video Conferences from SOITA

Cost: $50 per session for SOITA Comprehensive Member schools; $75 per session for all others.


Each TeleTech is a fifty minutes long.

Want to do a test call with SOITA? Dial 216.48.137.41

Questions?

Contact Bob Stricker

bob@soita.org

150 East Sixth Street
Franklin, Ohio 45005
800-964-8211

Each TeleTech is presented three times:

1:15 to 2:05, 2:35 to 3;25, and 3:45 to 4:35.

February 15

The Advantages of Social Bookmarking

Social Bookmarking is a great way to save your bookmarks or favorites on the web. Protect your favorite sites from a computer crash, learn how to keep them organized, and make some friends on the way. All with a simple little tool that can be accessed from any computer. Join us to learn how social bookmarking can work for you!

February 22

Creating ePubs for the iPad

The iPad presents a wonderful opportunity to convert students' work, writing, and original stories into the ePub format for easy sharing and portability. ePub provides many advantages over PDFs including re-flowable and resizable text for reading on just about any size of device. During this session, participants will learn the ins and outs of converting Word documents and PDFs into the ePub format using the free program Calibre. We will also discuss how to sync ePub and PDF files over to your iPad and which programs you can use to read them.

March 1

How Google Can Improve Your School

Google Apps for Education offers all the tools necessary to easily and effectively promote 21st century skills: collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking in your school or district. With apps like Google Docs, Sites, Calendar, and Gmail your faculty, staff, and students will be more productive than ever before. Discover for yourself what Google Apps for Education can do and has done for countless others just like you!

March 8

Choosing the Best Accessories for Your Flip Video Camera

Tripods and cases and lenses, Oh My! Not sure which accessories to buy for your Flip Video camcorder? There are so many to choose from, but which ones are worth the money? Join us to review a collection of different accessories for your Flip Video Ultra or Flip Video Mino.

March 15

Understanding Excel Conditional Formatting

Do you want to make your Excel data easier to interpret and save time doing it? Use Excel's conditional formatting feature! Conditional formatting applies a defined format to cells that meet specific criteria. These formats might include a different background color, font color or border. The goal is to make important information stand out so it can be easily found, such as low test scores, high test scores, or amounts over budget. Doing this manually can be time consuming. Conditional formatting automatically updates when a cell meets defined criteria. Learn how to apply conditional formatting to your data.

March 22

iPad Accessories You've Gotta Have!

So you received your brand new shiny iPad, but something is missing. What could it be? The answer is simple: all of the amazing accessories that could double or triple the potential of this revolutionary and magical device. During this presentation, we will review a variety of accessories including the IPEVO Point 2 View document camera, VGA cable, camera connection kit, Bluetooth keyboard, and Pogo stylus just to name a few. Learn how these additions to your iPad arsenal can double, even triple its functionality!

March 29

Getting the Most Our of Promethean Activ Inspire

Looking for ways to build a better flipchart? Get tips on Activ Inspire software tools and features. Learn easy steps to making your lessons more functional and engaging.


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