November, 2001
Content Guide:
Elementary
School
Middle School
High School
General
Technology Applied
Into the Classroom
STLP News
Through a Student's Eyes
The Web
Red-Hot Links
Literacy On Line
Tech Help
Tips from the Pros
Training Schedule at the Ambrose Lab
Staff
profiles
Miscellaneous
"The network is down . . . "
(humor)
The TIPS Archives
Editor: Jeffrey L.
Jones,
District TRT jjones@fayette.k12.ky.us
| This website is intended for the instructional use of students and staff of Fayette County Public Schools |
Classes for the months of November and December
Register by email: mdimasci@fayette.k12.ky.us
Suggest a class: jjones@fayette.k12.ky.us
| By Date: | November | December |
|
By Subject: |
Adobe Acrobat |
Adobe Acrobat |
| Excel/Spreadsheets |
Excel
(forms - Intermediate) |
|
| FrontPage/Web pages |
FrontPage
(Intermediate features) |
|
| Internet |
Literary Book Club |
|
| KidPix |
PowerPoint
(Jeopardy game) |
|
| PowerPoint/Jeopardy
Game |
PowerPoint
(Multimedia) |
|
| TimeLiner |
Windows2000 |
| Date/Time/Credit | Class | Presenter |
| Thursday, November 1 -- 4:30-5:30 (1 hr. PD credit) |
Introduction to Adobe Acrobat 5.0 -- Learn to use Adobe® Acrobat® to convert any document to PDF. Adobe PDF files can be opened reliably across a broad range of hardware and software, and look just like your original files. Read about Adobe Acrobat 5.0 at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/overview1.html | Jeffrey
L. Jones |
| Tuesday, November 6 -- 4:30-6:00 (1.5
hrs. PD credit) |
Creating Classroom Web Pages -- (Beginners) Learn the process of designing and creating a classroom web page ready to post to your school's web server. A great way to communicate with students and parents: use MS FrontPage to create a classroom web page that brings the school and home together in a learning environment. | Maggie
Wilson |
| Monday, November 12 -- 4:00-6:00 (2 hrs. PD credit) | Excel: Spreadsheets and Databases -- For beginners, topics covered are: entering data, functions and formulas; editing information in cells; tips to selecting multiple cells in formulas; setting margins, printing gridlines and graphing data, organizing and enhancing workbooks with cell notes, text boxes; graphing data from worksheet; using Excel 2000 as a database; using an Excel 2000 database to perform mail merges. | Mark DiMascio |
| Wednesday, November 14 -- 4:00-5:30
(1.5 hrs. PD credit) |
Using PowerPoint To Create A Jeopardy Game for Test Reviews -- In this make-and-take session, you will learn how to customize a ready-made PowerPoint template and use it to review test material with your students. This is a must for every teacher who is looking for fun and new ways to prepare kids for tests. If you can click, highlight, and change fonts like you do in Microsoft Word, then you will have no problem at all working in this class. Everything in the PowerPoint template is done for you. All that is required are the questions. | Nathan
Cornett |
| Monday, November 19 -- 4:30-6:00 (1.5 hrs. PD credit) | Introduction to TimeLiner 5.0 -- Learn to create, illustrate, and print time lines with ease. TimeLiner 5.0 has extensive graphics, web access, ability to import movies and sound, and can be converted to slide shows. | Paula
Whitmer |
| Monday, November 26 -- 4:00-5:30 (1.5 hrs. PD credit) | Learn to Use KidPix in the Classroom -- Come to Ambrose with some themes or topics in mind and we'll help you learn how to use Kid Pix Deluxe3 to create multimedia literacy projects with your K-3 students. You'll be amazed at your engaged and motivated students! | Jenni Keith and Joy Buckingham |
| Thursday,
November
29 -- 4:30-6:00 (1.5
hrs. PD credit) |
Effective Internet Use in the Classroom: Searching and Resources -- Explore great teacher and student sites. Time to explore and cache sites for classroom use. |
Barbara Barr |
| Date/Time/Credit | Class | Presenter |
| Monday, December 3 -- 4:30-6:00 (1.5 hrs. PD credit) |
Improving Your Web Page with Intermediate FrontPage Features -- Learn to use FrontPage features to ensure your web page is functioning more efficiently. This session is for participants who have established web pages and want to take them one step further. Included will be: inserting date and time; inserting a file; inserting components such as scheduled picture and scheduled include page; replacing text; working with graphics; and using the site summary. This session is NOT for beginners. |
Maggie
Wilson |
| Wednesday, December 5 -- 4:30-6:00 (1.5 hrs. PD credit) | Introduction to FCPS Literary Book Club -- The Literary Book Club has a fresh new look! This session will help teachers learn how to use this web-based resource to foster literacy. Students can now walk through the steps of creating and submitting book reviews online. Come learn how to use this exciting resource in your classroom! | Cathy
Brandt |
| Thursday, December 6 -- 4:30-6:00 (1.5 hrs. PD credit) | Using PowerPoint To Create A Jeopardy Game for Test Reviews -- In this make-and-take session, you will learn how to customize a ready-made PowerPoint template and use it to review test material with your students. This is a must for every teacher who is looking for fun and new ways to prepare kids for tests. If you can click, highlight, and change fonts like you do in Microsoft Word, then you will have no problem at all working in this class. Everything in the PowerPoint template is done for you. All that is required are the questions. | Nathan
Cornett |
| Monday, December 10 -- 4:30-6:00 (1.5 hrs. PD credit) | PowerPoint with Pizzazz -- Fun with graphics, sound, video, and more intermediate features of Power Point. How-to-make-your-own templates. Time to make-and-take. | Barbara Barr |
| Monday, December 17 --1:00-2:30 | Introduction to Adobe Acrobat 5.0 -- Learn to use Adobe® Acrobat® to convert any document to PDF. Adobe PDF files can be opened reliably across a broad range of hardware and software, and look just like your original files. Read about Adobe Acrobat 5.0 at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/overview1.html | Jeffrey
L. Jones |
| Monday, December 17 -- 4:30-5:30 (1 hrs. PD credit) | Introduction to Windows2000 Pro -- Based on Windows NT Workstation, Windows 2000Pro handles user files, hardware peripherals (including printers), and access to installed software differently than Windows9X. This class is intended for School Tech Coordinators, Tech Resource Teachers, or other educational support providers, in helping with simple support and configuration tasks. | Sam Conder |
| Tuesday, December 18 --1:00-2:30 | Constructing Forms in Microsoft Excel -- Learn to use Excel to create template forms which can be filled in and used as purchase requests, questionnaires, information sheets - for Web delivery or general use. Not for the beginner | Mark DiMascio |