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Faculty/Staff Learning Materials

 

1. Blackboard
2. AdvisorTrac/ Early Alert (SAGE)
3. Microsoft Office
4. Adobe Products
5. Other

 

Blackboard    New!
TOPIC
General Topics		DOC	VIDEO
	Logging In
	Browser Test
	Managing the Course List
	Activate Your Students
	Clearing The Java Plug-In Cache
	Combine Your Courses
	Course Cartridges
	Control Panel
	Course Environment
	Course Menu
	How to Export and Import a Package New!
	Filter Students in a Combined Course
	Opening Microsoft Office Files
	Roster
	Using Student View
	Understanding Tabs
Collaborate		DOC	VIDEO
Please Visit Our Collaborate Page For Additional Training Material: Collaborate Page
	Bb Collaborate Features
	Bb Collaborate Orientation for Participants
	Bb Collaborate Overview for Moderators: A Collaborate Recording
	Accessing a Session from an Email Link
	Audio/ Video Set Up
	Collaborate Will Not Load/ Java Errors
	Preparing for a Session - Moderators
	Preparing for a Session - Participants
Content		DOC	VIDEO
	Add a Banner to Entry Page
	Add a Course Link
	Add Information
	Add Media
	Add a My Grades Area for Students
	Add a Website Link
	Build a Learning Module
	Create a Blank Page
	Create a Glossary
	Create a Lesson Plan
	Organize Content
	Set Content to Open in a New Window
	Set the Entry Page for Your Course
	Upload a Syllabus
	Copy Your Course Content into a New Course New!
	Flickr Photo Mashup
	Slideshare Presentation Mashup
	YouTube Video Mashup
Communication Tools		DOC	VIDEO
	Announcements New!
	Blogs and Journals
	Calendar New!
	Groups New!
	Discussion Boards
	Creating a Discussion Forum
	Grading a Discussion Forum
	Creating a Discussion Thread
	Replying to a Discussion Thread
	Grading a Discussion Thread
	Adding Rubrics to Discussions
	Discussion Forum Settings
	Using Voice Authoring in a Discussion Post New!
	Mail vs Messaging
	My Messages Module New!
	Sending Email
	Sending Blackboard Messages
	Chat/Virtual Classroom
	Wimba FAQ
	Creating a Wiki
Assignments		DOC	VIDEO
	Create a New Assignment
	Download an Assignment
	Grade an Assignment
	Creating a Turnitin Assignment New!
	Using GradeMark within Turnitin New!
Tests		DOC	VIDEO
	Create a Test
	Adding an Existing Question to a Test
	Adding Graphics
	Building a Pool
	Creating a Fill in the Blank Question
	Creating a Matching Question
	Creating a Short Answer Question
	Creating a True/False Question
	Delete Test Attempt New!
	Exporting/Importing Tests
	Exporting/Importing Pools
	Grade a Test
	Pools vs. Tests
	Respondus Quiz Builder - Installing and Opening
	Respondus Quiz Builder - Importing Questions from Vista
	Respondus Quiz Builder - Importing Questions from Document
	Setting Options
	Lockdown Browser New!
	Adaptive Release New!
	Adaptive Release - Adding Member Criteria New!
	Tests for Student Accommodation New!
Grade Center		DOC	VIDEO
	Create a Calculated Column
	Create Reports
	Creating a Rubric
	Customizing the View
	Email Students From Grade Center
	Enter Grades
	Export Grades to Spreadsheet
	Grade History
	Grading Periods
	Grading Schemas
	Grading with a Rubric
	Icon Legend
	Importing Grades into e-Services
	Info Sheet
	Navigate
	Organizing & Sorting Columns
	View Grade Details
	Smart Views
Blackboard Mobile		DOC	VIDEO
	Installation Instructions New!
	Best Practices New!
Other Topics		DOC	VIDEO
	e-Portfolios - Activating Your Profile
	e-Portfolios - Creating Your Portfolio
	e-Portfolios - Editing Your Portfolio
	e-Portfolios - Publishing and Sharing Your Portfolio
	Softchalk - Installing New!
	Softchalk - Creating a Lesson New!
	Softchalk - Uploading a Lesson New!
	Studymate - Installing New!

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AdvisorTrac/ Early Alert (SAGE)
TOPIC		DOC	VIDEO
AdvisorTrac- SAGE Alert Referral – Faculty Instructions
AdvisorTrac- SAGE Alert Referral – Advisor Instructions

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Microsoft Office
TOPIC		DOC	VIDEO
Excel Basics
Excel (Importing & Manipulating Data)
Excel Pivot Tables
Excel (Using Graphs)
Excel Templates
Excel Terminology
Excel (Version Compatibility)
Excel (What's New in Excel 2007)
Outlook: Creating Appointments
PowerPoint Basics
PowerPoint (Embedding a Presentation)
Visio (Formatting)
Visio (Flow Charts)
Visio (Organizational Charts)
Voting Buttons in Outlook
	Word 2007 Short-Cuts
	Excel: Protecting
	Excel: Sorting/Filtering
	Excel: Transposing Data

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Adobe Products
TOPIC		DOC	VIDEO
Acrobat Professional Basics
Acrobat Professional - Creating Forms
Contribute CS3
Photoshop: Photo Retouching
Photoshop: Design Names & Titles
	Photoshop: Filters/Brushes
	Photoshop: Graphic Editing

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Other
TOPIC		DOC	VID	WEB
Course Evaluation Reports: Faculty New!				website
Course Evaluation Reports: College/Department Administrators New!				website
Course Inventory Update Request Process				website
Cisco Unified Telephone System Coming Soon!
Adding Trusted Sites in Your Browser
Content Manager (Web Upload Program)
Disabling Pop-Up Blockers
e-Services - Entering Grades Online
Go To Meeting - Record a Meeting
Go To Meeting - Set Up Remote Meeting
IT Services Handbook
McAfee Antivirus (Installation)
MTS Telephone Billing New!
NW Campus Wireless Connection
NW Campus Wireless Connection with VPN
Remote Desktop Connection
SQL Developer
Smart Board - Quick Tour
Smart Panel (Sympodium)
Xpressions (UHD Telephone)				website
	e-Intelligence: Logging In			website
	e-Intelligence: Navigating			website
	Spam Digest

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Student Learning Materials

MyUHD (eservices) TOPIC DOC VIDEO Online Course Evaluation

Blackboard Before Using Blackboard Be Sure to Run a Browser Test! Browser Test New! The Browser Test tool performs a series of diagnostic tests to help users identify and/or resolve common configuration problems. The Browser Test module provides ample data for configuring your computer to work more efficiently with Blackboard. Please add the browser test module and test your browser before beginning course work in Blackboard.       TOPIC     General Topics DOC VIDEO   Logging In     Browser Test     Clearing The Java Plug-In Cache New!     Settings - Adding and Removing Modules from Home Page     Settings - Changing the Color Theme on My Institution Page     Settings - Editing Your Personal Information     Settings - Setting Your Privacy Options         Collaborate DOC VIDEO Please Visit Our Collaborate Page For Additional Training Material: Collaborate Page   Bb Collaborate Orientation for Participants     Bb Collaborate Overview for Moderators: A Collaborate Recording     Accessing a Session from an Email Link     Audio/ Video Set Up     Collaborate Will Not Load/ Java Errors     Preparing for a Session - Moderators     Preparing for a Session - Participants         Content DOC VIDEO   Managing Your Course and Personal Tasks         Communication Tools DOC VIDEO   Creating a Blog Entry     Using Chat and Virtual Classrooms     Adding Events to Your Calendar     Announcements and Other Notifications     Sending Email from Your Course     Using the Messages Tool     Adding the My Messages Module     Discussions - Creating a Discussion Board Post     Discussions - Creating a New Discussion Board Thread     Discussions - Replying to a Discussion Board Thread     Discussions - Organizing Discussion Board Posts     Discussions - Viewing Discussion Board Grades     Discussion - Using Voice Authoring New!     Working in Groups     Creating and Editing a Wiki Page     Viewing My Contribution to a Wiki     Linking Wiki Pages         Assignments DOC VIDEO   Submitting an Assignment   Confirm the Submission of an Assignment     Checking Your Assignment for Plagiarism New!     PeerMark Assignment     Turnitin Assignment     Turnitin: GradeMark         Tests DOC VIDEO   Taking a Test   Confirm the Submission of a Test   Lockdown Browser New!         Grades DOC VIDEO   Checking Your Grades         Blackboard Mobile DOC VIDEO   BbMobile: Installation Instructions New!           Other Tools DOC VIDEO   e-Portfolios - Creating Your Portfolio     e-Portfolios - Editing Your Portfolio     e-Portfolios - Publishing and Sharing Your Portfolio     Wimba: Getting Started     Wimba: Record a Presentation

 

 

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Training Calendar

Table of Contents

Blackboard Internet Applications Microsoft Office Multimedia Photoshop Presentation Technology Skillport Using the Computer Web Development Other

 

Blackboard     back to top

Getting Started in Blackboard (Offered Online & Face-to-Face)

This course must be completed by all Blackboard users. It can be completed online. Participants will become familiar with the Blackboard interface while learning about new features in Blackboard and the available Blackboard tools.

 

Assignments

This course covers the Blackboard Assignments tool. Participants will learn how to create, review, and grade assignments as submitted by students online. Also shown is how to associate and use a Rubric in the grading process.

 

Communication Tools

Come join us as we discuss different techniques for communicating with your students in Blackboard. We will discuss the difference between Mail and Messages, the Calendar Tool, and using Chat. We will also discuss the Notifications Dashboard and Announcements.

 

Creating Learning Modules

This course is an introduction to Learning Modules, which are used to structure learning content in a Blackboard course. In this session, you will learn how to upload files using the File Manager along with creating and customizing learning modules.

 

Discussion Boards, Blogs, Journals, and Wikis

Come join the fun as we discuss some of the tools that promote interactivity among students inside of Blackboard. We will cover how to create and manage Discussions, Blogs, Journals, and Wikis.

 

Films on Demand (Library Database)

Films On Demand is a warehouse of educational videos.  These videos can be incorporated into your Blackboard course.

 

Grade Center

Come join us as we discuss different techniques for communicating with your students in Blackboard. We will discuss the difference between Mail and Messages, the Calendar Tool, and using Chat. We will also discuss the Notifications Dashboard and Announcements.

 

Grade Book Averaging

After setting up your gradebook, come to this session to learn how to average grades using the Grade Center tool.

 

LockDown Browser

Respondus LockDown Browser prevents students from printing or copying assessments. In this session, you will learn how to convert or create exams with Respondus LockDown Browser, and see what students need to download in order to operate Respondus LockDown Browser.

 

Managing Course Content

Content collection, action links, adaptive release and creating folders. This session is designed for faculty members who want to learn how to optimize the organizational tools offered by Blackboard. In this class we will review uploading files using the Content Collection, as well as learn how to optimize the use of action links, adaptive release, and folders.

 

Managing Groups

Create and manage groups and sign-up sheets. Assign specific content to particular groups. Make tools such as File Exchange, Blogs, Journals, and others available to any group.

 

Mashups

Integrate rich media into your Blackboard course from YouTube, SlideShare, and Flickr. 

 

Mediasite

Mediasite is a lecture capture device.  The videos produced can be loaded into your Blackboard course.

 

Photoshop and Blackboard: Using Photoshop to Enhance Your Course

Imbue your Blackboard course with the power of Photoshop! The combined power of Blackboard and Photoshop will help you change the look and feel of your online course materials, adding pizzazz and capturing your students’ attention. In this class you will learn how to change the appearance of your course by creating a custom background, a custom header, and custom course icons using Photoshop.

Respondus Open Lab NEW!

Stop in for help using any of the Respondus products:

Studymate: Learn to create Studymate modules for web use (flash cards, crosswords, Jeopardy-like knowledge games, self-tests, etc.)

Respondus Test Builder: For individuals already familiar with Tests and test settings. Topics address using Respondus to create a test in Blackboard including starting and opening a file, adding questions and publishing a test to Blackboard. Bring exam files or Test Banks.

Respondus LockDown Browser: Respondus LockDown Browser prevents students from printing or copying assessments. In this session, you will learn how to convert or create exams with Respondus.

 

Respondus Test Builder

This course is best suited for individuals already familiar with Tests and test settings. Topics address using Respondus to create and schedule tests in Blackboard including starting and opening a file, saving and closing a file, adding/editing a multiple choice question, adding an image, adding an audio file, adding/editing a question set, quiz availability settings, test security settings, test submission settings, and publishing a test to Blackboard.

 

SoftChalk: Lesson Builder

Create interactive web pages for your Blackboard course with SoftChalk LessonBuilder. It's easy and quick to create professional looking pages. You do not need to know HTML code. Bring Lecture Notes or any other material you would like to put into HTML format for use in Blackboard.

 

StudyMate

Instructors will learn how to create a few of the ten interesting activities and games using simple templates, existing MS Word files, or publisher test banks all without knowing how to program HTML or Flash! These activities are usable with any web server or can be published directly to Blackboard.

 

Tests

This course will cover the Blackboard Tests tool. Participants will learn how to create tests, including quizzes/exams, self-tests, and surveys. Specific topics include question pools, adding questions, test settings and managing grades.

 

Turnitin and GradeMark

Concerned about plagiarism in your courses? Try Turnitin, an anti-plagiarism web-based tool which is available to faculty and students through Blackboard. This session will give you hands-on experience in submitting papers as an instructor to determine percentages of possible plagiarism. The tool can also be used by students to check their own paper before submitting. GradeMark gives instructors the ability to provide feedback to students by enabling editorial highlights, custom comments, and QuickMark editing marks directly on the student papers. The grades will automatically feed to the Grade Center.

 

Twitter

Students can receive instant updates from their teacher or vice versa. 

 

Voki Avatar

Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and email messages.

 

Wikis

Wikis enable active collaboration in documents by allowing users to create and revise a document using only a web browser. Educators can see the process and evolution of the work, as well as see each participant’s contributions and grade accordingly.

 

Wimba

Wimba is a live, virtual classroom environment with features that include audio, video, application sharing and content display. It facilitates a way for educators and students to interact as if they were meeting face-to-face.

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SurveyMonkey

Online surveys can easily be created using free tools on the Internet. Learn how to create them and gather data from them in this session.

 

Wikipedia & Wikis

An introduction to the concept of wikis, showcasing Wikipedia as an example of a mega-Wiki, including how to navigate, edit, etc.

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Transitioning to Office 2007

In order to make the transition to Office 2007 as smooth as possible, we provide introductory workshops and documentation on the new features of Office 2007, a comparison of Office 2007 versus Office 2003 features, as well as access to online resources about Office 2007.

 

Access:  Fun with Forms
Access forms provide a quick and easy way to modify and insert records into your database. They offer an intuitive, graphical environment easily navigated by anyone familiar with standard computer techniques.   Additional functionality surrounding creating a switchboard and limiting visibility of sensitive tables will be explored.

 

Access – Creating Dynamic Reports
Reports often represent the final product of a database.  Practice will include using the report wizard, “quick” report and report design.  Establishing report properties and examining various data sources for your reports will be explored.

 

Access: Working with Tables

Learn how to effectively design tables to create powerful databases.  Covered in the session will be the basics of designing, creating, and modifying Access tables.  Best practices surrounding field properties and formatting will be discussed.

 

Access:  Working with Queries
Explore the power of queries in Access.  Learn how to effectively “ask for specific data” from one or more tables to satisfy specific information needs.  Practice will include using the query wizard and query design features.  Creating relationships through linking tables will also be covered.  

 

Excel: What's New in Excel 2007?

Explore the new features and functionality in Excel 2007.  Learn where familiar options from Excel 2003 can now be found in 2007. Practice will include working with the new tabs, ribbons and groups.

 

Excel: Basics

Learn the basics of Office Excel 2007 interface. In this session you will insert values and labels, select ranges, and make simple calculations.

 

Excel: Importing and Manipulating Data

Learn how to import a text file into Excel, format Excel columns, use common functions, and create simple formulas.

 

Excel: Pivot Tables

A pivot table can make a huge amount of information in a spreadsheet much more manageable. This course covers how to make pivot tables using Excel 2007.

 

Excel: Charts & Graphs

For those interested in learning how to create and use Office Excel 2007 graphs.

 

Excel: Using Templates

Make the most of Microsoft Office Excel 2007; use templates to create professional, clean documents.

 

Outlook Web Access

Employees at home and on the road often find accessing UHD email over the Web convenient. This session addresses not only the basics of logging into the mail system via the Web, but covers the features in the Web interface that are different than those found in Outlook in the office.

 

PowerPoint: What’s New in PowerPoint 2007?
Explore the new features and functionality in PowerPoint 2007.  Learn where familiar options from PowerPoint 2003 can now be found in 2007. Practice will include working with the new tabs, ribbons and groups.  Time saving formatting features will be covered.

 

Powerpoint: Basics

An introductory course in designing and developing PowerPoint 2007 presentations.

 

Powerpoint: Using Multimedia

Explore the use of images, sound, and video in your PowerPoint presentations (taught in whichever version of Microsoft you use).

 

Powerpoint: Advanced Topics

Individuals interested in learning about advanced features of PowerPoint such as adding transitions, sounds, animations, and converting PowerPoint slide shows to HTML format. This course is designed for participants who have some familiarity and experience with Microsoft PowerPoint. Participants will focus on creating a custom design template and applying it to an existing presentation, inserting and editing objects (pictures), internal and external hyperlinks, animation schemes, and slide transitions. The class concludes with a discussion on how to publish PowerPoint presentations to the Web.

 

PowerPoint & Camtasia

Learn how to integrate the uses of PowerPoint and Camtasia for your students’ ultimate learning experience.

 

Visio – Flow Charts
With Visio flowcharts you can see entire business processes at a glance. You can clarify what works and what doesn’t in your team’s task and information flow, analyze problems, and identify areas for improvement. You can also document your solutions to those problems, explaining the steps in your processes in as much or little detail as you need.

 

Visio: Organizational Charts

Use Visio to create professional looking organizational charts.  Learn how to use Visio’s extensive collection of organization chart features, including a variety of different shapes, connectors, layout options, and design options.  You can create, save, and print an organization chart directly in Visio, or you can copy an organization chart from Visio into your presentation, document, worksheet, publication, or other Office document.

 

Word: Polishing Up Your Documents

Have the content, but need the flair? In this session you will learn how to make your word documents look clean, professional, and creative.

 

Word: Creating Flyers

Learn how to create a simple yet beautiful flyer in Microsoft Word. They are easy to print and Microsoft offers a huge database of images and templates.

 

Word: Form Letters

This course focuses on the use of the Mail Merge Wizard in Microsoft Word to create a basic form letter. Participants will gain an understanding of how to merge an Excel data source and a main document to create form letters that can be printed, saved, or individually customized.

 

Word: Inserting Graphic Elements

The session will help you learn to let text and images live on the same page. This includes wrapping text around images, aligning, and rotating objects. You’ll work with ClipArt, WordArt, and other images.

 

Word: Inserting Linked and Embedded Objects

When you want to create a report that does more than just present static data-for example if you want to include text from another word processing file or up-to-date data that resides in a spreadsheet-you can insert linked or embedded objects that were created in one application and then linked or embedded in another application.

This tutorial demonstrates how to insert material created in one program into another program using Microsoft’s OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) architecture, which allows the sharing of information between different types of files.

 

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Audio and Video Streaming for your Class

Optimize your students' learning experience by learning the basics of Audio and Video Streaming for your course. Learn how to create video (or just audio) and post them on the web.

 

Camtasia - Get Started Quick

Camtasia - Get Started Quick is a streamlined approach to using Camtasia in your classes. Camtasia is the complete professional solution for recording, editing and sharing high-quality screen video on the Web, CD-ROM and portable media players, including iPods. This course is intended to give you an excellent introduction to using Camtasia functionality with your courses.

 

Lights, Camera, Action

How many steps does it take to get a video to the web or on a DVD disc? Bring along your video camera to this session and we will show you how to shoot, digitize, edit, and burn or publish your videos!

 

Photostory

Photostory 3 is a free, downloadable Microsoft application that allows you to create a movie showing off your photos tastefully and musically-enhanced!

 

Podcasting for Your Class

Podcast your class! A podcast is a media file that is available by subscription over the Internet for playback on computers and mobile devices. Learn the basics and get your class on the web.

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Photoshop Open Lab NEW!

Need help with a Photoshop project? This lab will be open to anyone, where trainers will be available to help with any of your Photoshop needs or questions. Feel free to bring your own pictures or other materials!

 

Photoshop: Photo Retouching

Make photography look better by removing blemishes and red-eye, adjusting coloring, changing backgrounds, and intensifying clarity.

 

Photoshop: Design Names and Titles

Turn words into artwork; such as business names, webpage titles, paragraph headings, etc.

 

Photoshop: Graphic Editing

Create graphics for web and print. Design an icon, craft a flyer, create graphics to jazz up a website, etc.

 

Photoshop: Filters, Brushes, and Patterns

Photoshop continues to offer creative solutions! Attend this session to learn how to turn your photographs into multiple media formats, how to paint creative shapes, and how to create patterns for your webpage backgrounds.

 

Photoshop and Blackboard: Using Photoshop to Enhance Your Course

Imbue your Blackboard course with the power of Photoshop! The combined power of Blackboard and Photoshop will help you change the look and feel of your online course materials, adding pizzazz and capturing your students’ attention. In this class you will learn how to change the appearance of your course by creating a custom background, a custom header, and custom course icons using Photoshop.

 

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ITV Classroom Orientation

Learn how to operate the ITV classroom for a seamless class.

 

Teaching with Presentation Technologies

In this session you will be provided with an overview of the learning and presentation technology options that are available for faculty and students to use in the classroom.

 

Smart Panel (Sympodium)

Training on how to use the Smart Panel in a classroom setting.

 

Multimedia Cart

Multimedia carts contain computers and projectors, and you can request them to be delivered to your classroom. Attend this class and master the art of requesting and using the multimedia cart.

 

Multimedia Equipment in the Shea Street Building

Learn how to use the multimedia equipment in the new Shea Street building, such as projectors, smart boards, and powerpoint remote controls.

 

Multimedia Equipment in the Academic and Commerce Buildings

Learn how to use the multimedia equipment in the Academic and Commerce buildings, such as projectors, smart boards, and powerpoint remote controls.

 

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Skillport offers UHD the best of online learning. Aside from being top-quality learning material in a wide variety of topics, Skillport also provides several learning styles!

For more details, please visit UHD's Skillport webpage.

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Adobe Acrobat Professional: Creating Forms

Sick of Word forms? Don't know a thing about HTML forms? Using Adobe Acrobat, you can create and send forms to recipients who can fill out and submit information.

 

DVD Burning for Pictures and Movies

Learn how to create DVDs with your movies and digital pictures in formats so that you can enjoy them on your home TV through your standard dvd player! You can be way cool, too.

 

Learn How to Customize Your Laptop for use at UHD

Bring your personal laptop to this workshop and learn to use UHD’s wireless network. In addition, we will cover the following topics:

• Using e-Services
• McAfee Antivirus software
• Spyware removal
• VPN and Remote Desktop Connection
• Updating your Operating System

Requirements:

• Fully charged Windows XP laptop
• Laptop power supply
• 802.11B/G wireless card

 

Scanning Basics

Learn how to scan images and documents. Scan pages from books and articles into MS Word.

 

Securing Your PC

Computer and network security have become a very real concern in today's world. Protecting your machine, your files, your confidential network, and contributing to the overall safety of the network you use is a responsibility each of us has. This session will cover the essentials of computer and network security, virus, prevention, detection, and cleaning, minimizing spam email, and overall protection of your electronic information.

 

Setting Up a Wireless Network at Home

Wireless home networks have rapidly moved from being the exotic toys of the geeks to the norm in most computer using households. This session will help you select proper equipment and go through the installation process to establish a reliable, secure, and dependable wireless network for your home.

 

Tech Purchases: Computer

The holidays are a great time for getting or giving a personal computer. Although PCs continue to come down in price and go up in features, the decision on buying a new computer is not an easy one.

This session will help you understand what all the options and choices are so that you can make the best possible decision for your new system and familiarize you with special offers available to UHD faculty and staff.

 

Tech Purchases: Camcorder or LCD/Plasma TV

This session will help you understand all the modern options and choices among camcorders and television sets so that you can make the best possible decision. This class will also familiarize you with special offers available to UHD faculty and staff.

 

Tech Purchases: Digital Camera

This session will help you understand all the modern options and choices among digital cameras so that you can make the best possible decision. This class will also familiarize you with special offers available to UHD faculty and staff.

 

Wireless Devices - No Strings Attached

A look at portable computing devices and wireless networking. The choice of portable computing devices in today’s world can be overwhelming. A vast assortment of laptops, pda’s, Web enabled cell phones, and two-way pagers offer attractive, but confusing functionality. This program helps sort out the differences in all the devices and the accompanying wireless networking systems that promise instant communications and data access for today’s technology consumer.

 

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Contribute

Required: Clearance through the Information Technology Project Office, ext. 8111, IT contact for the UHD Web site development project.

Who Should Attend: Individuals responsible for maintaining UHD Web pages.

Learning Outcomes:

• Overview of Contribute and the UHD Web system
• Using Contribute
• Editing Web pages
• Identifying the Web pages you are responsible for maintaining
• Publishing changes to Web pages
• Adding and deleting files and folders
• Reviewing the Content Manager process

Taught on an individual basis.To schedule an appointment, please contact us at 713-221-8200.

 

Dreamweaver Basics

Interested in learning more about using a visual-based web site development tool? In this session, you will create a page using tables, use UHD templates, create list formats, insert images, tables, and links.

 

HTML Introduction

Aren't those java web editors pesky? Having this HTML knowledge can help when you need to go in and figure out what the HTML editor is doing to your page and know just what to do to fix it. Learn headings, paragraphs, emphasis, images, links, lists, and tables.

 

Google Page Creator

Google Page Creator is a free online tool that makes it easy for anyone to create and publish useful, attractive web pages in just minutes. Come to the TTLC to learn how to make your own simple, stylish website for personal and even academic use.

 

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Aver Document Camera

The Aver document camera allows you to project hard copies and objects onto a screen. The camera records fairly small videos that can be loaded into your Blackboard course.

 

Aver Pen “Smart Pen”
Smart pens allow you to turn your classroom into a Smartboard classroom. This allows teachers and students to use the pens from anywhere in the room. You can use the pens to interact and collaborate with students.

 

Banner 7 Basics

Taught by the Banner experts in each department. If you require Banner training then please contact Lupe Gongora for more information.

 

Blogging Introduction

The weblog (blog) is increasingly being recognized as an effective means of personal as well as commercial information dissemination. Explore the world of blogs and learn how to get started with your own online journal.

 

e-Intelligence (Argos)

eIntelligence is UHD’s business intelligence system, created with Argos software. This software allows UHD decision-makers to easily access data (student, applicant, course, etc) and summarize it in meaningful ways to make informed university decisions. Visit the e-Intelligence Website for more information.

 

HB2504 - E-Syllabus and E-Curriculum Vitae

Uploading your e-Syllabus and e-Curriculum Vitae is easy! We facilitate sessions on how to upload your syllabus information to the web to help faculty members adhere to the recently passed House Bill 2504. The HB2504 webpage has video and print instructions.

 

Internet Safety Issues

This is an introduction to some of the software that is available to help monitor Internet usage in your home.

 

MathType

MathType is a powerful equation editor that will revolutionize the way you create print and web-based documents that contain mathematical expressions. In this session, you will learn the basics of the MathType program from a real math professor who makes use of the program on a regular basis.

 

TurningPoint Clickers
Enhance your presentations and increase class interactivity and participation by using Turning Point Clickers as a new question/response polling strategy. Learn how to create Turning Point PowerPoint question slides to which your students/participants can respond by using their hand-held clickers. In this workshop, we will create a participant list, author question slides, and simulate a question/response polling session. Question types include graded questions; opinion, attitude, and trait questions; and single image questions. A Turning Point Clicker response system is available for checkout from the TTLC to those who have completed this training session.

 

Xpressions Unified Messaging System

Learn how to use the new voicemail system! This course introduces users to commonly used features of the Xpressions 4.0 voice mail system. Topics include the basic features, voice mailbox configuration, and using Microsoft Outlook to retrieve voice mail messages.

 

 

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Carmen Fairbanks -Training Manager fairbanksc@uhd.edu 713.222.5307 Information coming soon!
	LoShon Harvey - Support & Training Specialist harveyl@uhd.edu 713.226.5531 LoShon graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2008 with a General Business degree, and a concentration in Technology. She loves using Photoshop, and enjoys reading and writing. Her training specialties are Blackboard, Photoshop, and the Office suite programs. Her passions is online course development and eLearning.