Inservice+Descriptions

Email Did you know that in addition to your email, you have a calendar, task lists, and notes features included with the school division's webmail? This session will acquaint you with Kerio webmail. You'll learn how to set up your email account for optimal usage, how to use the search features, how to create your own email lists, and how to use the many other features of this powerful program. Oct. 12—Pam Elgin

Beginning FrontPage Create a Web site for your classes! Enhance your students' learning and keep parents up-to-date on what's going on in class. This course will teach you everything you need to know to easily begin creating your Web site using Microsoft FrontPage. Oct.24—Mike Sebolt

PowerPoint Learn to make a simple PowerPoint presentation. This one hour in-service is designed for the first-time or beginning PowerPoint user. Participants will be provided with an orientation to the software and hands-on experience creating a presentation. (Dayna, I pulled this from the last brochure. Feel free to change it.) Nov. 9—Dayna Wells

Digital Camera Workshop This class will be taught in a workshop format. You will have the opportunity to take pictures with a digital camera, pratice downloading them to your computer, and then learn to edit them using common photo editing software. Everyone needs to bring a digital camera: If you have your own, please bring it! If not, please check one out from your school and bring it along with you. Jan. 9—Tina Coffey

FrontPage Workshop Already have a class Web Site? Just need some time to work and ask questions? This is the session for you! This will be a working/learning time for participants to fine tune class sites and get individualized help. Prerequisite: Beginning Frontpage Feb. 6—Mike Sebolt

Web 2.0 There is a new emerging family of tools to use for promoting collaboration, knowledge building, and problem solving, it's called Web 2.0 These tools include things like blogging, wikis, podcasting, social bookmarking, and RSS. So what are those weird words, and how will they affect the world? What does it mean for your classroom? How can you use them? Come learn about all these exciting tools and be inspired! Feb. 15—Tina Coffey

Advanced PowerPoint Learn about some of the advanced features that PowerPoint has to offer. We will be manipulating master slides, saving as web pages, and recording audio, plus more.

Mar. 13—Dayna Wells

Movie Maker/ Photostory Do you have lots of digital pictures just waiting to be shared? Have you ever wondered how to put those images into a video along with music and special effects? Come join us for a fun session using these two free programs from Microsoft. Apr. 19—Pam Elgin