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Title |
Description |
|---|---|
| Advanced Excel 2007 |
Pre-requisite: Beginning and Intermediate Excel 2007
Description: Copying and Linking cells and worksheets in Excel. |
| Advanced Topics in PowerPont 2007 |
Prerequisite: PowerPoint 2003
Description: Advanced topics in this one-hour session include inserting audio and video into presentations, creating a photo album, and "packaging" your presentationfor CD or network drive. |
| AntiVirus & Pop Ups |
Description: Wondering why your system is running so slow? Tired of those pop ups? Want to know what causes these problems and how to get rid of them? Celan out garbage, anti-virus, adware. |
| Applicant Search for New Employees |
Pre-requisite - Windows, Mailmerge Using Word 2007
Description: Learn how to Manage the search process for potential candidates applying for a position at NVCC. |
| Banner for Staff |
Description: Learn the basic Banner Terminology, Navigating around Banner, Access Student Data, and Faculty and Course Data for advisement of students. |
| Banner Student Reporting |
Pre-requisite - Intermediate Access
Description: Using Banner data with Access, create your own databases and manipulate your data. |
| Banner Web for Faculty |
Description: Learn to use the Web for Banner to view your schedule, view your student's transcript, phone number, etc.; allows for registration overrides, submit your final grades. |
| Beginning Access 2007 |
Prerequisite: Familiarity with using the mouse & windows
Description: Learn to design a database, set up input screens, query a database, and create reports. |
| Beginning Excel 2007 |
Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a mouse & windows.
Description: This one-hour session will begin with understanding worksheets and workbooks as well as cells, rows and columns. Learn to enter data into cells, format data, edit, move & copy data. |
| Beginning Office 2007 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint) |
Prerequisite: Familiarity with using the mouse & windows.
Description: For the true beginner, this 5-hour class will cover the basics of Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint. |
| Beginning Word 2007 - New User |
Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a mouse and windows.
Description: For the true beginner in Word Processing. Learn how to Open, Close and View a document. Other topics include editing, spell-checking & printing. |
| Creating a Publisher 2007 Publication |
Prerequisite: Familiarity with the mouse and Windows, Office 2007 applications.
Description: This two-hour class will introduce users to the different types of publications available in Publisher. Users will create a newsletter and learn how to email newsletters in Publisher. Topics include creating a publication from scratch or from a design template, adding test, object, or picture, and flowing text around objects. |
| Creating Surveys using Front Page |
Description: Learn to create survey forms in Frontpage XP and collect results in an Access database. |
| Creating/Managing Assessments in WebCT Vista |
Description:
This 3-hour class is sponsored by the staff from the System Office, Francine Skalicky and Tobi Krutt. This class is an in-depth look at the topics for creating and managing asignments and creating quizzes, self tests and surveys in Vista. Face-to-face documentation link:
http://www.commnet.edu/academics/webct/documentation_vista.asp |
| Designing InfoPath Forms |
Prerequisite: none
Description: In this one-hour session, users will learn to modify an existing form, design a new form, create views, and validate form data. |
| Digital Video |
Learn "tips and tricks" for shooting great video with a digital video camera in this 2 1/2-hour class. NVCC’s expert, Ed Nolan, will lead the class and share his expertise, including his list of “do’s and don’ts. The college has four cameras available for training. You may bring your own if you prefer, along with a tripod if you have one, and join us for some great fun. We will also learn to transfer the video to computer and view the video through RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, and QuickTime. |
| Email Scams |
Learn how Phishing, Bank Fraud, Suspicious Attachments and other email scams work and how to protect against them. |
| Entering Final Grades into Banner |
Learn how to use the Web for Banner to submit your final grades. |
| Entering Mid-Term Grades In Banner |
Learn how to use the Web for Banner to submit your Mid-term grades. |
| Exploring and Designing in WebCT Vista |
Description:
This 3-hour class is sponsored by the staff from the System Office, Francine Skalicky and Tobi Krutt. This class is an in-depth look at the topics "Exploring in Vista" and Designing in Vista". Face-to-face documentation link:
http://www.commnet.edu/academics/webct/documentation_vista.asp |
| Intermediate Access 2007 |
Pre-requsiite - Beginning Access 2007
Description: Customize your access Database, build a form, create reports and labels. |
| Intermediate Excel 2007 |
Pre-requisite: Beginning Excel or similar competency
Description: This one-hour session will show users how to create formulas to calculate values using the Function Wizard in Excel. Various examples will be demonstrated in class. |
| Intermediate Word 2007 |
Pre-requisite: Beginning Word 2007
Description: Learn to add Page Numbers, set Tabs, create Headers and Footers, Create Tables. |
| Internet Security |
Learn how to protect yourself from internet scammers.
Learn all about the latest tactics which are being used in order to steal your personal information.
Want to know what Phishing is? (And no, it has nothing to do with catching Fish!)
Learn all about web site and email Spoofing, Viruses, Trojans and what you can do to protect yourself. |
| Intro. To Windows Critical Updates |
Description: Learn how to prevent the "worms & virus'" from invading your home & work computer. |
| Learn how to use USB Drive and backup Personal Folders |
Learn how to use a USB flash drive! These devices, also referred to as thumb drives, can store an enormous amount of data in a very small compact form factor. 1000 floppy's worth of information can be stored on a single 1GB stick.
In this class you will learn the basics on how to use a flash drive. From plugging it in to actually coping files and managing those files.
During part 2 of the class, you will learn how to back up one of the most critical files on your system - the Personal Folder email file. This file can vary in size depending on how many emails your save to it and unfortunately is not backed up on the server as some of the other emails are. PST's reside on the local drive and are thus susceptible to drive failure. Learn how to prevent a potential disaster by being pro-active and backing up this file on a regular basis! |
| Mailmerge 2007 |
Description: Learn how to use mail merge in Microsoft Office Word to produce envelopes and labels for mass mailings. Explore how to go beyond the basics to create personalized form letters |
| Managing Exchange E-Mail |
Description: Managing Exchange E-Mail
Learn how to determine the size of your Outlook folders, how to manage attachments, how to archive Outlook folders, and create rules to organize e-mail. |
| Managing Files and Folders |
Description: Topics covered in this class include::
- How can you avoid having problems locating, managing or naming your files.
- What happens when you delete a shortcut?
- File naming conventions and how they affect the integrity of your data.
- Lost a file? Find out where it went and if you can get it back.
- Where should you be storing your data and why? |
| Managing/Presenting Content inWebCT Vista |
Description:
This 3-hour class is sponsored by the staff from the System Office, Francine Skalicky and Tobi Krutt. This class is an in-depth look at the topics "Presenting Content in WebCT Vista" and "Managing Content in Vista". Face-to-face documentation link:
http://www.commnet.edu/academics/webct/documentation_vista.asp |
| Mandatory Introduction to Banner |
Description: You will learn the Basic Banner Navigation Techniques and an Introduction to the General Person Module. A Banner account will be isssued upon completion of this class. |
| MyCommnet |
See the NEW myCommNet portal. Learn how to login, access WebCT, Online Banner and Library Services. |
| Office 2007 |
What’s different in Office 2007?
A one hour hands-on training session that will help you get comfortable and productive with the new look and feel of Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007. |
| Outlook 2003 Email |
Prerequisite: none
Description: This one-hour class will introduce the user to reading, sending, and forwarding email messages. Other topics include attachments to email, using Word as your email editor, distribution lists, and signatures. |
| Outlook Calendars & Meetings |
Prerequisite: Proficiency with Outlook 2007 email.
Description: In this one-hour session, calendar topics will be covered, including calendar views, multiple calendas, adding appointments, scheduling meetings, and sharing calendars. |
| Outlook Web Access |
Learn to use Outlook Web Access (OWA) to read your email at home or on the road. |
| PDF |
In this introductory course, you will learn to create Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Class time will be used to learn the Acrobat environment, understand the PDFWriter and Distiller. Converting Word documents to PDF files, adding bookmarks, and thumbnails will be presented. |
| PowerPoint 2007 |
How to make a computer presentation, for faculty with no experience in PowerPoint. |
| Publisher Quick Start 2007 |
Description: This is a 1-hour Quick Start class to introduce the software and create a Newsletter. |
| SCT Banner 7.x Computer Based Training |
Description: This course will provide the foundation for using the newest version of Banner (7.X) and allow you to become familiar with the new interface and components. A question and answer period will follow the training session. |
| Smart Classroom |
Learn the basics of using a Smart Classroom. Topics will include getting started using the Computer, Projector, Document Camera, DVD/VCR and the Smart Panel. There will also be a question and answer period. |
| Teaching Tools |
Description:
This 3-hour class is sponsored by the staff from the System Office, Francine Skalicky and Tobi Krutt. This class is an in-depth look at the teaching tools in Vista, including chat and whiteborad, email and discussions. Face-to-face documentation link:
http://www.commnet.edu/academics/webct/documentation_vista.asp |
| Transition from Excel 2003 to 2007 |
Prerequisite: Proficient in Excel 2003
Learn the the New User Interface as well as the Contextual Tools, Live Previews, Galleries, File Formats, Mini Bar, etc. |
| Transition from Outlook 2003 to 2007 |
Learn the New User Interface as well as the ribbon and its components. |
| Transition from Word 2003 to Word 2007 |
Prerequisite: Proficient in Word 2003
Learn the New User Interface as well as the Office Button, Tabs, Groups, Page Layout, Headers & Footers, Live Preview, Styles, Themes, etc. |
| Travel Authorization - Data Entry |
Prerequisite: Basic Excel 2007
Description: How to enter the Data on the electronic Travel Authorization Form on an Excel spreadsheet. |
| Vista |
This one-hour session will introduce the new Vista version of WebCT. Faculty will log into a Vista course as a student to experience the look and feel of a Vista course from the student’s perspective. Faculty will have the opportunity to compare the current version to the new Vista version using email, discussions, content modules, etc. Finally, faculty will view the Build and Teach tabs within Vista to the introduce the designer/instructor interface. This session is scheduled in a computer lab (24 stations) and faculty will have a hands-on experience. |
| Vista Open Lab |
Description: Work one-on-one with the Vista training staff to add content to your Vista course. Bring your content files and syllabus in Word format. Some experience with Vista is required. |
| Vista Session 1, A Start with Vista |
Description:
Chapters 1 and 2:
"Exploring Vista" and "Designing in Vista" |
| Vista Session 2, All About Content |
Description:
Chapters 3 and 4:
"Presenting Content in Vista" and "Managing Content in Vista" |
| Vista Session 3, Assignments and Who's Online |
Description:
Chapters 5 and 6: "Creating and Managing Assignments and Group Activities" and "Communicating with Students: Who's Online, Chat and Whiteboard" |
| Vista Session 4, Discussions and Quizzes |
Description:
Chapters 7 and 8: "Leveraging Discussions" and "Creating Quizzes, Self Tests and Surveys" |
| Vista Session 5, Assessment and Gradebook |
Description:
Chapters 9 and 10: "Managing and Evaluating Assessments" and "Mastering the Gradebook" |
| Vista Session 6, Orienting Your Students & Using Selective Release |
Description:
Chapters 11 and 12: "Orienting Students to Your Section" and "Customizing Content Delivery with Selective Release" |
| VOIP Telephone Use |
Voice over IP. Learn how to use the new telephone integrated system. |
| Windows XP |
Description: For Faculty only. This one-hour class is an introduction to the Windows XP operating system. Learn to navigate the Windows desktop as well as discover the differences between Windows 2000 and XP. |
| Working with InfoPath Forms |
Prerequisite: none
Description: This one-hour class will introduce the user to Infopath forms. Topics include how to complete forms, update form data, view and sort form data, import and export form data, and sharing/publishing forms. |