Revised Professional Blog Instructions Posted

I have replaced the old Professional Blog Instructions under the Class Handouts section with Professional Blog Instructions Revised. If you are having any problems with your Professional Blog, print these instructions and follow them. If you still have problems, email me or call me.

Making Your Posts Look Better
Click the Edit button in the Blog Post box. Uncheck everything that is checked. Save. This makes your posts not appear as posts!

A Couple of Reminders

We will be having our word processing final exam the last half of class on Monday night. Review everything we did on the word processing diagnostic, make sure you are comfortable with those operations and you will do well on the final. Also, read the last few posts and practice your spread sheet tasks. Use the posted instructional videos and handouts. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!

I still do not have any word on the ACCESS video but as soon as I do I will let you know. Stay tuned!

ACCESS Lab Visit Changed To ACCESS Lab Video

Due to a variety of factors, you will not have to visit an ACCESS Lab. We will, instead, do a video which you will watch. Dr. Strange will do a visit to the Daphne Lab, conduct several interviews, and create an ACCESS Lab video tape. You will be expected to watch it during the time you have set aside to make a visit to an ACCESS lab. The video will be available by April 15.

Spreadsheet Handouts and Videos

Spreadsheet Handouts are now available in the Class Handouts section to the right.
Spreadsheet Videos are now available in the Instructional Videos section to the right. Study these handouts and use these videos when preparing for your exam. Practice, practice, practice!! Its the only way to get good at spreadsheet or any of this stuff for that matter.

New Technologies and Education

Technology is constantly changing and as future teachers you must be able to identify what is on the cutting edge and how you can apply the new technology to what you are doing in the classroom. I have listed below several links I would like you to preview and explore for a discussion in class Monday night.

Twitter

Twitter is a free service that lets you keep in touch with people through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

Click Here to view "Twitter in Plain English" by, Lee Lefever

Delicious

social book marking is sort-of a community of bookmarks and you can sign up for free. Click Here To view an introduction to social networking by Lee Lefever.

Also, visit Delicious on the web

Is the Internet Making Us Stoopid?

Writer Nicholas Carr, has just written an article for The Atlantic Monthly with the provocative title, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"

Click Here and listen to the interview listed under the title listed above.

Blog Post Assignments Part 2 and Other Important Additions

The Blog Post Assignments Part 2 handout is now available. Click Here

Under Class Handouts on the right I have added the following -

Spreadsheet as Database Instructions
Alt and Title Instructions
A link to the WAVE accessibility tool

Under Instructional Videos on the right I have added the following -

Spreadsheet as Database 1
Spreadsheet as Database 2

Take a look at all of these items and use them!