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Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0
(Tracy Newman: 6/29/2006)

Flyer from Adobe on Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0

Blackboard: What If We Change, What If We Don't
(Jonathan Bacon: 9/23/2007)

Review of ETC plans whether JCCC moves to another LMS (other than Blackboard) or not.

Campus & Home Wireless: Where, How, Why and Oh Oh!
(Ed Lovitt: 12/7/2006)

This document includes Ed Lovitt's Presentation on Wireless Networks presented as a Technology Brown Bag session on Wednesday, December 6, 2006.

Checking Your Credit History Online
(Michael Rea: 9/9/2004)

Choosing a Digital Camcorder: Understanding all the options?
(Michael Rea: 6/18/2008)

High definition, standard definition, direct to DVD, mini DV, hard drive, flash drive, CCDs, optical zoom; these are just a few of the decisions you will have to make when looking at camcorders. If you have been thinking about buying a digital camcorder and were confused by all the options, we will be discussing the pros and cons of the different formats available. This session will also help assess your needs if you require one for instructional purposes and need to check out a camcorder from the Ed Tech Center.

Choosing and using a Digital Camera
(Tracy Newman: 8/31/2004)

Constructing Your Family History
(Jonathan Bacon: 9/29/2004)

How do you start collecting family history information? Once you find long lost cousins, horse thieves, kings and noblewomen in your ancestry, how do you keep track of all the details? What sources of information are available locally and on the Internet to assist in your research? We’ll discuss the answers to these questions and more in this session.

Converting PowerPoint to Flash
(Epp Bob, Davy Jones: 12/8/2006)

Paper discusses why and how you'd want to convert PowerPoint slideshows to Flash.

Current SPAM Trends
(Holmes Daniel: 9/4/2007)

This handout was part of a Technology Brown Bag session presented by Daniel Holmes on SPAM.

Digital Gadgets
(Marziah Karch, Jeff Kosko: 10/6/2004)

Learn about the newest electronic gadgets and gizmos. Palm and Pocket PC handhelds, wireless devices, pen drives, and more.

Discovering Your Family History Online
(Jonathan Bacon: 5/27/2005)

Includes basic information about...

Family History Record Keeping, Reporting & Research Using Your Personal Computer
(Jonathan Bacon: 6/19/2006)

Includes brief detail on Family History software and a web site with additional resources

File Management for People with Other Things to Do
(Saul Epstein: 6/19/2006)

Notes from the Technology Brown Bag session on File management

From iPhones to Mini-laptops: What’s Next in Handheld Technology?
(Jonathan Bacon, Epp Bob, Davy Jones, Marziah Karch, Jeff Kosko, Tracy Newman, Greenup Nick, Michael Rea: 6/18/2008)

In this session the Ed Tech Center staff members will show and discuss some of the recent advances in handheld devices including the iPhone/iPod Touch, Amazon Kindle, palm-sized laptops, and the Sony eReader.

From PowerPoint to Producer: a Primer
(Davy Jones: 10/27/2004)

Microsoft Producer is an add-on for PowerPoint that’s meant for creating engaging presentations. It’s a tool that can help you easily capture, synchronize, and publish audio, video, slides, and images. See how you can create dynamic presentations and training with this cost-effective tool.

Games in Education
(Tracy Newman: 6/18/2008)

We’ve all heard about using games to teach our students, but does it really work? This session will explore the theory behind the educational use of games, elements of a good game, what kinds of games work (and what kinds don’t), and things you can do to incorporate more fun into your classroom. We’ll talk about Mark Prensky’s work in game-based learning and take a look at what other teachers are doing.

Games in Education
(Tracy Newman: 2/28/2008)

Generating Form Letters & Labels with Word
(Ed Lovitt: 8/25/2004)

Has the Dust Settled: a Blackboard Update
(Jonathan Bacon: 4/4/2006)

Includes the schedule of Blackboard bug hot fixes, service packs and application packs scheduled for release from Blackboard as of March 29, 2006

How to Make an Enhanced Podcast
(Marziah Karch: 8/25/2006)

Summaries steps to create an enhanced (video & audio) podcast using GarageBand 3.

If You Could Dream: Technological Dreams and Brain Storms
(Jonathan Bacon, Epp Bob, Saul Epstein, Davy Jones, Marziah Karch, Jeff Kosko, Tracy Newman, Greenup Nick, Michael Rea: 1/31/2008)

Documentation from a Technology Brown Bag session titled "If You Could Dream: Technological Dreams and Brain Storms." Where does innovation in instruction come from? Who grows these ideas? What would you do, if you could really dream? Sessio offered a chance for faculty to brain-storm with your colleagues about ways to improve instruction, both face-to-face and online using technology? In this session, members of the Ed Tech Center and Bookstore shared new technology developments and products that might be applied to the instruction. Information will also be available about JCCC's Technology Innovation Grant program.

Microsoft Office Templates
(John Stone: 9/15/2004)

Microsoft Office Templates are a quick and easy way to create reusable documents and to download existing documents others have created that you can tweak to your needs or use the existing format. The best part is: Templates are simple, quick and very effective. You may even find there are templates for things you never knew existed that would be great for an upcoming project and now you can have the opportunity to learn more about this often overlooked element of Microsoft Office.

New Features for Outlook Web Access
(Ed Lovitt: 3/2/2006)

This document includes a list of new features available when using Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Online Photo Printing and Book Publishing Sites
(Epp Bob: 7/12/2006)

Links and information on sites that handle online photo publishing and book publishing.

Palm vs. PocketPC: The Latest News
(Jeff Kosko, Michael Rea: 2/9/2005)

We will look at the newest Palm and Pocket PC models available and the best choices for different user needs. We will also look at the new operating systems coming out and their key features, as well as hardware add-ons and accessories.

Palm vs. PocketPC: The Latest News
(: 2/9/2005)

We will look at the newest Palm and Pocket PC models available and the best choices for different user needs. We will also look at the new operating systems coming out and their key features, as well as hardware add-ons and accessories.

Podcasting at JCCC
(Epp Bob, Marziah Karch, Tracy Newman: 4/18/2007)

This handout was used at the September 5, 2007 Technology Brown Bag session on Podcasting at JCCC. It includes an excerpt from the new online course offered by the Educational Technology Center on podcasting.

Podcasting Legal Guide
(Marziah Karch: 8/25/2006)

The purpose of this Guide is to provide you with a general roadmap of some of the legal issues specific to podcasting. EFF has produced a very practical and helpful guide for issues related to blogging generally (http://www.eff.org/bloggers/). This Guide is not intended to duplicate efforts by EFF, and in many cases refers you to that guide for where crossover issues are addressed. Our goal is to complement EFF's Bloggers FAQ and address some of the standalone issues that are of primary relevance to podcasters, as opposed to bloggers.

Putting the Lid on SPAM
(Holmes Daniel: 9/4/2007)

This PowerPoint presentation offers statistics on the amount of SPAM received and filtered out by JCCC. It also includes information of specificf steps the college is taking to reduce SPAM and what the individual user can do to control and reduce SPAM.

Putting the Lid on Spam – Managing Spam at JCCC
(Holmes Daniel: 9/13/2006)

This session will introduce the spam e-mail problem and how it impacts JCCC. We will discuss the technology currently in place to reduce the spam that makes it to your inbox and how successful it actually is. If you are interested in what the college is doing to manage Spam and how you can help, this session is for you.

Simple Video Editing
(Tracy Newman: 6/18/2008)

This session will cover simple video editing techniques, starting with a very brief look at free tools (Windows Movie Maker and iMovie) and then moving on to look at the “lite” versions of professional software (Adobe Premiere Elements and Final Cut Express). We’ll look at the interface(s) and how to do simple tasks such as trimming clips, arranging them on the timeline, adding transitions, manipulating audio, and exporting your finished movie. The basics are easy to learn, so come learn how to make your own movies!

Styles in Word and FrontPage
(Jonathan Bacon, Michael Rea: 10/14/2004)

A style is a tool that helps you format a document. It contributes to a larger goal, too— to make your document stylish. This document explores styles in Word: what they are, how they behave, and how to use them to your benefit. It explores styles in FrontPage: styles enable you to quickly format a whole group of page elements in one simple task. It also explores the use of predefined styles and creating your own set of styles for different objects.

Take Back Your PC from Pop-ups, Hijackers & Virus Attacks
(Jeff Kosko: 8/14/2005)

Learn how to safeguard your computer from Internet transmitted malicious software, which if undetected and not removed can cause a host of escalating problems, including excessive pop-up ads, hijacking of your browser’s homepage, and general slowdown and unresponsiveness. We will show you how to check for and remove these threats with commonly available free and shareware type software programs.

Thwarting Identity Theft
(Saul Epstein: 9/22/2004)

Using the Web to Answer Anything
(Marsha Cousino, Judi Vaughn: 10/20/2004)

Bibliography of interesting personal and professional sites.

Using Video Assignments in the Classroom and Online
(Tracy Newman: 10/23/2008)

Videoblogging What is it and why would you want to?
(Tracy Newman: 6/18/2008)

What is a Videoblog? • Blog (= weblog) comprised of video entries • Different formats and styles • Easy to do!

What Everyone Doesn't Know about PowerPoint
(Jonathan Bacon, Epp Bob, Ed Lovitt: 9/5/2006)

PowerPoint is one of those applications that everyone knows a little bit about, but there’s a lot “under the hood” that users ignore or are unaware of. In this session the following resources were suggested as ways to increase your knowledge of PowerPoint and better utilize the hidden power of PowerPoint.

Wikis: Easy Collaboration for All
(Marziah Karch, Tracy Newman: 9/19/2006)

While most people have heard of Wikipedia, few know how to make a wiki or what to use it for. In this session, we’ll talk about how to create your own wiki and why you would want to use one in your classrooms. Join us to find out about Peanut Butter Wikis and see examples of current educational wikis.