CNETC Technology Workshops

Below is the complete listing for completed workshops conducted by CNETC district trainers. Older trainings have been archived by fiscal year and are also available by clicking the links below.

 

Full listing of completed workshops for Fiscal Year 2005 (PDF format)

 

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June 2005


Word - One-on-One Training

 

Jennifer Byington
June 28th, 2005 @ 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Showed participant how to make a form using tables in Word, and how to utilize the spell-check feature.

Excel - One-on-One Training

 

Jennifer Byington
June 27th, 2005 @ 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Taught participant the basic functions of Excel, including using functions and formatting.

Publisher - One-on-One Trainings

 

Jennifer Byington
June 25th, 2005 @ 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

June 26th, 2005 @ 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Helped participants create a flyer in Publisher. Showed how to make headings, insert pictures and text boxes, and how to format and change font.

Internet Stars

 

Roger Cramer
June 24th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Kingsbury Middle School

Zephyr Cove

Description of Workshop: Discussed how to use powerful Internet tools in the classroom, such as Trackstar, Quizstar, Rubistar and Notestar.

Using PowerPoint in the Classroom

 

Roger Cramer
June 23rd, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Kingsbury Middle School

Zephyr Cove

Description of Workshop: Creating a basic slide show, working with text, toolbars, and printing, downloading design templates, working with custom animations, inserting multimedia. Participants worked on their own individual projects.

Digital Photography in the Classroom

 

Roger Cramer
June 22nd, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Kingsbury Middle School

Zephyr Cove

Description of Workshop: Introductions to the equipment, introductions to exposure, resolution and file formatting. How to insert pictures into PowerPoint presentations and other integration ideas.

SchoolCenter Webpages

 

Derild Parsons
June 22nd, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

June 23rd, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Numa Elementary

Fallon, NV

Description of Workshop: Learned the basics of designing an effective website using SchoolCenter. Went over the design, planning and editing stages.

Word - One-on-One Trainings

 

Jennifer Byington
June 21st, 2005 @ 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

June 22nd, 2005 @ 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Taught how to use Word, how to format documents, how to spell-check, and how to create a professional-looking resume.

Excel - One-on-One Training

 

Jennifer Byington
June 17th, 2005 @ 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Refreshed participant in basic Excel functions, and showed how to integrate mathematical functions into spreadsheets.

Internet Troubleshooting

 

Jennifer Byington
June 16th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Participants learned how to run Norton, use the disk defragmenter and scandisk, use CTRL+ALT+DEL to end frozen programs, and other common issues.

Excel Refresher

 

Jennifer Byington
June 14th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: How to use functions, how to resize boxes, and how to make a professional looking invoice.

Excel - One-on-One Training

 

Jennifer Byington
June 8th, 2005 @ 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Taught participant how to put functions in, how to do mathematical functions, how to set up spreadsheets for purchase orders.

HP Photo Editor and Printer Workshop

 

Jennifer Byington
Session 1: June 7th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Session 2: June 9th, 2005 @ 4:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: How to manipulate photos in the program, including formatting, getting rid of red eye, cropping, and putting photos in a collage.

Using PowerPoint in the Classroom

 

Roger Cramer
June 4th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Gardnerville Elem.

Gardnerville, NV

Description of Workshop: Creating a basic slide show. Working with text, pictures, using the toolbars and help menu. Participants worked on a student project--a Nevada travel guide--and then on individual projects of their own.

PowerPoint - One-on-One Training

 

Derild Parsons
June 3rd, 2005 @ 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Northside Elementary

Fallon, NV

Description of Workshop: We went over how to make a PowerPoint presentation and choose and apply themes to presentations.

Printer Workshop

 

Jennifer Byington
June 2nd, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Participants learned to hook up a printer, install drivers, format an image for printing, run a test page, clean the printer heads, and other troubleshooting.

PowerGrade - One-on-One Training

 

Judi Boni
June 2nd, 2005 @ 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Set up PowerGrade on the teacher's computer and showed her how to use it.

PowerGrade and PowerSchool - One-on-One Trainings

 

Mark Howard

June 1st, 2005 @ 9:10 - 9:40 a.m.

June 2nd, 2005 @ 3:15 - 3:30 p.m.

June 2nd, 2005 @ 3:30 - 3:45 p.m.

June 7th, 2005 @ 1:15 - 1:45 p.m.

June 7th, 2005 @ 2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

June 8th, 2005 @ 1:00 - 1:15 p.m.

June 8th, 2005 @ 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.

June 9th, 2005 @ 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

June 9th, 2005 @ 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

June 9th, 2005 @ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698

Description of Workshop: Covered issues in PowerSchool and PowerGrade such as creating assignments, organizing assignments, entering grades, changing preferences and display options, and manually overriding grades

May 2005


Egrades - One-on-One Training

 

Jennifer Byington
May 31st, 2005 @ 9:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Goldfield Elementary School
Description of Workshop: How to save files, enter assignments and scores, how to change style, how to enter and change grades, how to modify class names and grading periods, how to find and delete classes no longer needed.

Graphics Formats - One-on-One Training

 

Mark Howard

May 27th, 2005 @ 1:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698

Description of Workshop: Brief description of .bmp, .jpg and .gif formats and differences between them. Showed teacher how to locate files and change an image from one format to another.

Word

 

Jennifer Byington
May 26th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Basic Word functions were discussed and demonstrated. Participants learned formatting, inserting pictures, and constructing a general document.

Fancier Email Features

 

Cody Christensen
May 26th, 2005 @ 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Learned some neat features about email (Yahoo in particular) such as the calendar feature, alerts, and texting to your cell phone.)

SchoolCenter Webpages II

 

Derild Parsons
May 25th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Participants set up the navigation of their websites and spent time refining and editing their pages.

Email

 

Cody Christensen
May 25th, 2005 @ 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Learned how to use email and send attachments. Learned how to open and download attachments from email.

Adobe Acrobat - Beyond Just a Reader

 

Dan Combo
May 24th, 2005 @ 3:10 - 5:10 p.m.

June 9th, 2005 @ 3:10 - 5:10 p.m.

Churchill County High School
1222 South Taylor Street
Fallon, NV 89406
Vocational Building Room V-12
(775)423-2181

Description of Workshop: Learn to scan and create PDF file formats using Adobe Acrobat. Turn paper forms into dynamic forms for use on the web. Learn the various field types associated with these dynamic forms.


Digitizing Sound Files

 

Cody Christensen
May 24th, 2005 @ 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Learned how to use sound files in applications. Learned how to digitize sounds from cassette tapes and then burn to CD.

Digital Pictures

 

Cody Christensen
May 23rd, 2005 @ 3:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Students learned how to organize and share pictures using online tools such as Snapfish and Picasa2.

Digital Pictures in the Classroom

 

Roger Cramer
May 21st, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Gardnerville Elem.

Gardnerville, NV

Description of Workshop: Participants were introduced to digital cameras and how to use and maintain them. Discussed exposure, resolution and file formatting. Participants were then sent out to take pictures, which they then edited digitally and shared with the group.

Lesson Plan Formatting / Outlook Organizing - One-on-One Training

 

Karen Tuggle
May 18th, 2005 @ 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Pinon Hills Elementary School
1479 Stephanie Way
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 267-3622
Description of Workshop: I helped a teacher create a lesson plan template and organize emails by creating folders.

SchoolCenter Webpages

 

Derild Parsons
May 18th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Participants learned the basics of developing an effective webpage including content and organization of webpages.

PowerPoint

 

Derild Parsons
May 17th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Participants will learn the basics of PowerPoint and develop a PowerPoint presentation to use in the classroom.

Websites and United Streaming

 

Karen Tuggle
May 16th, 2005 @ 7:45 - 8:45 a.m.

Pinon Hills Elementary School
1479 Stephanie Way
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 267-3622
Description of Workshop: We took some time to look at United Streaming and find clips for people to use. Then I shared several useful websites with the teachers.

Organizing Files and Burning CDs

 

Cody Christensen
May 16th, 2005 @ 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: How to burn CDs, organize files, download programs. Teachers brought in CD-Rs and laptops and learned how to do all of the above.

Digital Image Basics

 

Derild Parsons
May 12th , 2005 @ 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Learn the basics of digital images; take pictures with a digital camera and use images in Word and PowerPoint.

Using Digital Pictures and Cameras with the PC

 

Cody Christensen
May 12th, 2005 @ 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Learn how to download pictures to a PC from a digital camera, and to edit, organize and print them.

Internet

 

Jennifer Byington
May 12th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Further use of Internet, refresher on email and on search engines.

PowerPoint in the Classroom

 

Cody Christensen
May 10th, 2005 @ 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

May 11th, 2005 @ 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Teachers were shown some basic commands in PowerPoint and were introduced to using PowerPoint to play Jeopardy.

File Management - One-on-One Training

 

Karen Tuggle
May 10th, 2005 @ 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Pinon Hills Elementary School
1479 Stephanie Way
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 267-3622
Description of Workshop: I showed the teacher how to set up file folders and templates in Outlook and Word. We also set up address books.

PowerPoint - One-on-One Training

 

Karen Tuggle
May 10th, 2005 @ 7:45 - 8:45 a.m.

Pinon Hills Elementary School
1479 Stephanie Way
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 267-3622
Description of Workshop: Teacher was putting together a PowerPoint presentation for a staff training. We worked together to create the presentation. He also learned many shortcuts to help him with future PowerPoint presentations.

Digital Pictures in the Classroom

 

Roger Cramer
May 7th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Kingsbury Middle School

Zephyr Cove

Description of Workshop: Participants were introduced to digital cameras and how to use and maintain them. Discussed exposure, resolution and file formatting. Participants were then sent out to take pictures, which they then edited digitally and shared with the group.

SchoolCenter Meets the One-Computer Classroom

 

Derild Parsons
May 6th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

May 11th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

May 13th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Learn the basics of designing an effective website and learn how to navigate in SchoolCenter and use it in a one-computer class.

Excel - One-on-One Training

 

Jennifer Byington
May 5th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Goldfield Elementary School
Description of Workshop: Showed how to highlight cells, change items in a cell, how to save, where to find saved files, and how to attach a file in email and send it.

PowerPoint - One-on-One Training

 

Jennifer Byington
May 4th, 2005 @ 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Goldfield Elementary School
Description of Workshop: Putting words into slides, inserting new slides, designing templates, changing slides, custom animations, running presentation.

Digital Imaging - Photoshop Elements

 

Dan Combo
Part I (Beginner): May 3rd, 2005 @ 3:10 - 5:10 p.m.

Part II (Intermediate): May 9th, 2005 @ 3:10 - 5:10 p.m.

Churchill County High School
1222 South Taylor Street
Fallon, NV 89406
Vocational Building Room V-12
(775)423-2181

Description of Workshop: Learn to use Adobe Photoshop/Elements for digital imaging. This is a beginning course and will be taught using Photoshop. Adobe Elements is a watered down version of Photoshop that is much more affordable for your classroom and home use. A comparison of the two softwares will be demonstrated. Following the short demonstation, teachers will be given several projects to complete and experiment with using Photoshop. If you have a digital camera and/or digital pictures, you will love this software.


Macromedia Fireworks

 

Cody Christensen
May 3rd, 2005 @ 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: We spent some time learning the basics in Macromedia Fireworks such as cropping, scaling, importing, exporting, effects, managing layers, text, adjusting image size and resolution, as well as several of the toolbar tools.

Groupwise 6.5 - Beyond Basic Email

 

Dan Combo
May 2nd, 2005 @ 3:10 - 5:10 p.m.

Churchill County High School
1222 South Taylor Street
Fallon, NV 89406
Vocational Building Room V-12
(775)423-2181

Description of Workshop: Learn and know more about Groupwise 6.5 than just sending and receiving email. In this seminar you will learn to create folders for storing messages from parents, colleagues and administrators. You will learn how to schedule and manage meetings using the Groupwise Calender. Learn to set reminders for upcoming meetings such as IEP's and Parent Conferences. You will be taught how to retract messages before they are opened and how to send out messages to groups of people by entering one address.


April 2005


Using Game Shows for Classroom Instruction

 

Roger Cramer
April 30th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Professional Development Center

Minden, NV

Description of Workshop: Using templates and programs to create game shows as classroom instructional tools. Participants created their own and shared them at the end of the workshop.

Computer Maintenance - One-on-One Training

 

Cody Christensen
April 28th, 2005 @ 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: One-on-one training. This teacher has a computer which was giving her significant trouble. Some programs had ceased to work, the printer didn't work, etc. She went through the steps needed to remove bad software, organize files, uninstall unwanted programs and otherwise maintain the computer.

Word

 

Jennifer Byington
April 28th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Goldfield Elementary School
Description of Workshop: How to use Word. Using shortcuts, copying and pasting, how to find and insert pictures, etc.

SchoolCenter Webpages

 

Derild Parsons
April 26th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Introduce SchoolCenter webpages and how to edit them. Participants will create and edit SchoolCenter webpages.

Digital Animation

 

Derild Parsons
April 25th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Introduce participants to the basics of digital animation. Participants will animate using Paint and digital images.

Intermediate Excel, Windows and Internet

 

Jennifer Byington
April 21st, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Formatting in Excel, time-saving shortcuts, how to sort data. Finding, saving and using images from the Internet.

Publisher

 

Judi Boni
April 21st, 2005 @ 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Go over the features of Publisher, and then have the teachers work on projects with individual help. Teachers demonstrate their projects to the class.

PowerPoint for Teachers

 

Judi Boni
April 21st, 2005 @ 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Went over basic PowerPoint use. Did a demo of some of the features. Gave participants individual help with their projects and then the class shared.

Burning CDs and Wide Format Printing - One-on-One Training

 

Cody Christensen
April 18th, 2005 @ 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: This teacher asked me to come and teach her how to copy files onto a CD. We backed up several files from her computer. I then taught her how to use video from United Streaming. She also wanted to know how to use the wide format printer, so I taught her how.

Digital Presentation Basics - One-on-One Training

 

Derild Parsons
April 12th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Participant set up a laptop computer and projector. Problems were troubleshot and instruction was given on setting up resolutions and what problems could arise.

PowerPoint for Teachers

 

Judi Boni
April 11th, 2005 @ 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Teaching teachers to enhance classroom teaching by using PowerPoint. Used demos and hands-on to help teachers create a PowerPoint presentation for their classes.

Publisher

 

Judi Boni
April 11th, 2005 @ 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Gave demo of uses of Publisher and type of publications produced with it. Demonstrated different uses of the program and then gave individual help.

HTML and WWW

 

Mark Howard

April 9th, 2005 @ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

April 11th, 2005 @ 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698

Description of Workshop: Introduction to the Internet. What do the acronyms stand for, file types, browsing and HTML. Creating simple web pages with a text editor, using tags and images.

Publisher

 

Judi Boni
April 9th, 2005 @ 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Gave demo of uses of Publisher and type of publications produced with it. Demonstrated different uses of the program and then gave individual help.

Accelerated Math Management

 

Derild Parsons
April 8th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

April 11th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Components of the Accelerated Math Assignment Book were shown and discussed. Participants were shown how to assign objectives and print assignments.

Digital Animation

 

Derild Parsons
April 7th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Introduce participants to the basics of digital animation. Participants will animate using Paint and digital images.

Intermediate Word, Windows and Internet

 

Jennifer Byington
April 7th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Formatting in Word, how to print envelopes and labels, Word shortcuts. Saving and using images from the Internet.

Digital Presentations: Build a Lesson

 

Dan Combo
Part 1: April 5th, 2005 @ 3:10 - 5:10 p.m.

Part 2: April 7th, 2005 @ 3:10 - 5:10 p.m.

Churchill County High School
1222 South Taylor Street
Fallon, NV 89406
Vocational Building Room V-12
(775)423-2181

Description of Workshop:

 

Part 1: Introductory to Advanced skill levels in PowerPoint. Build a Digital Lesson for your classroom. Scanners and a digital camera will be availble for your use. Hands-On instruction will be provided(minimal lecture at the most). This training will consist of two training lessons offered back to back. Both sessions will be provided in the same week.

 

Part 2: Part II (Follow Up)of the PowerPoint Digital Presentation Lesson. See Below: Introductory to Advanced skill levels in PowerPoint. Build a Digital Lesson for your classroom. Scanners and a digital camera will be availble for your use. Hands-On instruction will be provided(minimal lecture at the most). This training will consist of two training lessons offered back to back. Both sessions will be provided in the same week.


iMovie

 

Todd Wright
Session 1: April 5th, 2005 @ 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Session 2: April 12th, 2005 @ 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Fernley Elementary School
450 Hardie Lane, Fernley, NV 89408
Phone: (775) 575-3420
Fax: (775) 575-3428

Description of Workshop: This is a TWO day class. The first day is Apr. 5 and the second day is Apr. 12. The first session will focus on the basic features of iMovie. Participants will work through the iMovie tutorial. During the second class, participants will make a movie from their own video taken during the week before. We will also cover some advanced features and talk about ideas for incorporating iMovie into their classrooms.

PowerGrade and Excel - One-on-One Training

 

Mark Howard

April 5th, 2005 @ 9:45 - 10:15 a.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698

Description of Workshop: Discussed PowerGrade preferences and display options. Also worked with Excel and used formulas and selected ranges.

March 2005


Scandisk - One-on-One Training

 

Jennifer Byington
March 27th, 2005 @ 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Participant was shown where to find the Scandisk utility and how to run it. Was also shown how to end programs using CTRL+ALT+DEL so Scandisk will run properly.

Excel

 

Mark Howard

March 25th, 2005 @ 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698

Description of Workshop: Introduction to spreadsheets and types of data. How to enter data, use formulas, use the toolbar, select data and format spreadsheets.

Internet, Excel, Basic Windows

 

Jennifer Byington
March 24th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: How to find disc drives in My Computer, file management, refreshers on Scandisk and Disk Defragmenter, basics of Excel and using Norton Antivirus.

Publisher

 

Judi Boni
March 23rd, 2005 @ 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Give demo of Publisher uses in the classroom. Show how to create newsletters, calendars, brochures and more. Basic program use and publication of some design and layout.

AlphaSmart Management Software

 

Derild Parsons
March 22nd, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

March 24th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: We used AlphaSmart Manager and Beamer software to manage and print files from multiple Alpha Smarts.

Basic Windows, Word, Internet

 

Jennifer Byington
March 22nd, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Goldfield Elementary School
Description of Workshop: How to find disc drives in My Computer, file management, refreshers on Scandisk and Disk Defragmenter, basics of Word and using Norton Antivirus.

Spreadsheet and Presentation Software

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
March 7th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

March 8th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

March 9th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

March 14th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

March 15th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

March 19th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

March 21st, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Mount Charleston Elementary School

Pahrump, NV

Description of Workshop: Over seven workshops the participants learned basic to advanced uses for Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint, and over the course of the workshops created presentation materials and spreadsheets to use for their opening day presentations.

Basic Egrades, Excel, Internet

 

Jennifer Byington
March 15th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Goldfield Elementary School
Description of Workshop: Basics of using formulas and formatting in Excel; a refresher on Egrades and advanced use.

Egrades and Internet

 

Jennifer Byington
March 3rd, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Egrades - How to set up a class, how to add assignments, how to put scores in, how to file manage and print out reports. Internet - What type of websites to avoid, how to find and isolate viruses, how to send error reports to Microsoft, what to do if you think your computer is damaged or if it has a virus.

Integrating PowerPoint into the Classroom

 

Todd Wright
Session 1: March 1st, 2005 @ 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Session 2: March 8th, 2005 @ 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Fernley Elementary School
450 Hardie Lane, Fernley, NV 89408
Phone: (775) 575-3420
Fax: (775) 575-3428

Description of Workshop: In this two-session workshop, participants learned to integrate PowerPoint into the classroom using game show-themed lessons, such as Jeopardy and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Participants got into groups to create their own game show presentations and played them for the class.

Egrades

 

Jennifer Byington
March 1st , 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Goldfield Elementary School
Description of Workshop: How to use Egrades.

February 2005


PowerGrade - One-on-One Training

 

Mark Howard

February 22nd, 2005 @ 9:15 - 9:30 a.m.

February 23rd, 2005 @ 3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

February 24th, 2005 @ 9:10 - 9:40 a.m.

February 24th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698

Description of Workshop: Showed participant how to create assignments using PowerSchool and reorder assignments. Created categories for assignments, created assignments, and ordered assignments.

Popup Windows - One-on-One Training

 

Jennifer Byington
February 21st, 2005 @ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: How to avoid popup windows and getting a popup blocker. What to do when confronted with popups and what type of websites to avoid.

Print Server Introduction - One-on-One Training

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
February 15th, 2005 @ 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

February 17th, 2005 @ 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: One-on-one assistance. Teacher was shown the Web-based print server program version 7.1. Server ports were reviewed. Pros and cons of TCP vs. IP stacks. Status and configuration of many remote printers was demonstrated. Teacher was then guided through the installation of the Web Management program. Then she was shown how to configure it and test the device. Then the TCP port was created on a work station and the printer tested. The teacher is now able to set up and manage remote printers.

Windows 98 Setup - One-on-One Training

Bruce Ellithorpe
February 15th, 2005 @ 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: One-on-one assistance. Teacher was trained to partition a disk, format it, and do a step-by-step installation of Windows 98.

PowerPoint

 

Mike Fitzgerald
February 15th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Hawthorne Middle School

Hawthorne, NV

Description of Workshop: Using the autocontent wizard, adding and deleting text, deleting and adding slides, using wordart to make titles, inserting clipart, resizing and moving images, recording sounds, changing backgrounds and formatting, rearranging slides, spellchecking.

Basic Excel

 

Jennifer Byington
February 15th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Goldfield Elementary School
Description of Workshop: Learn how to create a spreadsheet and learn how to apply Excel in the classroom.

Digital Pictures in the Classroom

 

Roger Cramer and Karen Tuggle
February 12th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Pinon Hills Elementary School
1479 Stephanie Way
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 267-3622
Description of Workshop: Students will learn a variety of instructional strategies to effectively utilize digital photography and cameras in their classrooms. We'll explore some software programs used by many to enhance their digital creations.

Basic PowerPoint

 

Jennifer Byington
February 10th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Learning Powerpoint. Inserting and creating a neat instructional tool.

SchoolCenter Webpages

 

Derild Parsons
February 8th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: This workshop will focus on setting up and developing a SchoolCenter website with advanced features.

Schoolcenter Webpages

 

Derild Parsons
February 3rd, 2005 @ 3:00 - 6:30 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: This workshop will address the basics of SchoolCenter and have the participant leave with a functioning web page.

Basic Word Instruction

 

Jennifer Byington
February 3rd, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Navigating through Word using shortcuts.

Basic Computer Skills - One-on-One Training

 

Mark Howard

February 2nd, 2005 @ 3:15 - 3:45 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698

Description of Workshop: Taught teacher how to navigate on the desktop, exit programs properly and use PowerSchool.

January 2005


Basic Computers - One-on-One Training

 

Jennifer Byington
January 27th, 2005 @ 9:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Participant learned how to operate computer, how to connect to the Internet, how to find email, how to use search engines.

Basic Navigation Through Windows

 

Jennifer Byington
January 27th, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Basic Navigation Through windows How to register for CnetC Survey Questions

Online Forms - One-on-One Training

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
January 26th, 2005 @ 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

January 26th, 2005 @ 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

January 27th, 2005 @ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

January 27th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

January 28th, 2005 @ 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: One-on-one assistance. Teacher was trained to access online survey instruments. Completed 2-stage registration and navigated survey forms.

PowerSchool and PowerGrade

 

Judi Boni
January 24th, 2005 @ 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Helped the teacher put grades on his computer. Set him up for next semester.

PowerSchool and PowerGrade

 

Judi Boni
January 21st, 2005 @ 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Showed teachers how to put his grades into the computer system using PowerSchool and PowerGrade.

iMovie and PowerPoint

 

Mike Fitzgerald
February 2nd, 2005 @ 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

January 25th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

January 18th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Hawthorne Middle School

Hawthorne, NV

Description of Workshop: A workshop for the basic functions of iMovie and PowerPoint. Managing files, formatting and animating are all covered.

AlphaSmart Cart and SchoolCenter Webpages

 

Derild Parsons
January 18th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 6:30 p.m.

January 19th, 2005 @ 3:00 - 6:30 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Participants in this workshop will recieve an introduction to the AlphaSmart Cart and AplphaSmart Neos. Topics covered include AlphaWord, Inspiration and the use of Beaning Technology. Participants will also recieve a review of SchoolCenter WebPages and have computer access to edit their SchoolCenter WebPages.

GroupWise Web-Based Email

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
January 13th, 2005 @ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Detailed demonstration and hands-on practice. Demonstrated using address book, making groups, filing mail, sending, and accepting appointments.

Excel for Elementary Teachers

 

Mark Howard

January 13th, 2005 @ 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698

Description of Workshop: Introduction to spreadsheets and types of data. How to enter data, use formulas, use the toolbar, select data and format spreadsheets.

Installing Network Printers

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
January 13th, 2005 @ 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Made 4 installation disks and performed step-by-step installation of an HP LaserJet 2300n. These network printers are shared by 15 people and connected via a JetDirect card. Post-installation included testing and setting up page separators. Once the training was done the participant proceeded to install the network printer access on 15 computers.

PowerPoint

 

Judi Boni
January 13th, 2005 @ 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Gabbs High School
Description of Workshop: Intro to PowerPoint for teacher use in classroom.

Intro to Technology in Nye

 

Judi Boni
January 13th, 2005 @ 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Gabbs High School
Description of Workshop: Intro to mimio, grade program, Microsoft Office 2003, XP and more.

Using Game Shows for Classroom Instruction

 

Roger Cramer and Karen Tuggle
January 8th, 2005 @ 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.

Pinon Hills Elementary School
1479 Stephanie Way
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 267-3622
Description of Workshop: This class will focus on creating a game show to use in your classroom. Some of the formats we'll use are Jeopardy, Family Fued, Who wants to be a Millionaire and more. Great for the one computer classroom!

Windows Installation 101

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
January 7th, 2005 @ 2:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Made a boot floppy and had the participant do a clean install of Windows 98 second edition. Subjects covered included pre-installation activities, step-by-step installation procedures for application installations.

PowerGrade - One-on-One Training

 

Mark Howard

January 6th, 2005 @ 10:15 - 10:45 a.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698

Description of Workshop: Set up categories for assignments and added assignments. Final grades were also set up.

Mimio Training

 

Judi Boni
January 4th, 2005 @ 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Learning how to operate the Mimio.

December 2004


LCD Projector - One-on-One Training

 

Roger Cramer
December 18th, 2004 @ 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Kingsbury Middle School

Zephyr Cove

Description of Workshop: Set up projector, use with video, organize cables and equipment, discuss strategies to incorporate use in the classroom.

File Management - One-on-One Training

 

Roger Cramer
December 17th, 2004 @ 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Kingsbury Middle School

Zephyr Cove

Description of Workshop: Created folders in Windows Explorer and organized computer files, discussed new file association with programs, discussed use of Internet and saving files.

How to Post Changes to the District Website - One-on-One Training

 

Cody Christensen
December 15th, 2004 @ 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Superintendent Hardy needed to know how to post changes to the district website using Microsoft Frontpage. I showed him how and then let him try it. I also created a Camtasia Movie and posted it on the website so he and other tech coordinators could refer to it if necessary.

Mimio Training

 

Judi Boni
December 15th, 2004 @ 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Tonopah Middle School
Description of Workshop: Introduce the technology of Mimio use in teaching. Give a demonstration of some of its uses.

Build a Multimedia Lesson in Powerpoint

 

Dan Combo
Part 1: December 13th, 2004 @ 3:10 - 5:10 p.m.
Part 2: December 14th, 2004 @ 3:10 - 5:10 p.m.

Churchill County High School
1222 South Taylor Street
Fallon, NV 89406
Vocational Building Room V-12
(775)423-2181
Description of Workshop: (Spend two to four hours building a media rich presentation for the classroom. You need to bring your own lesson materials and/or content to build with. Beginners to Advanced users are Welcome.) Most multimedia presentations require more than two hours to build and complete. As such, this class will be presented into two parts. If you attend both two hour sessions to complete your multimedia project, you may earn 1 academic credit from UNR (with paid tuition.)Both days will consist of minimal lecture and lots of hands on training. Beginners to Advanced are welcome. Scanners, Camera's and Sound tools will be available for your use and training will be provided in using these tools. Take advantage of this time, earn a credit and have something rich and innovative to take back to your classroom. I will furnish a copy of all your files and burn it on a CD should you want to take it with you in that format.

Groupwise 6.5 - Beyond Basic Email

 

Dan Combo
December 9th, 2004 @ 3:10 - 5:10 p.m.

Churchill County High School
1222 South Taylor Street
Fallon, NV 89406
Vocational Building Room V-12
(775)423-2181
Description of Workshop: Learn and know more about Groupwise 6.5 than just sending and receiving email. In this seminar you will learn to create folders for storing messages from parents, colleagues and administrators. You will learn how to schedule and manage meetings using the Groupwise Calender. Learn to set reminders for upcoming meetings such as IEP's and Parent Conferences. You will be taught how to retract messages before they are opened and how to send out messages to groups of people by entering one address.

Schoolcenter Basics and Webpages

 

Derild Parsons
December 7th , 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

December 14th, 2004 @ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: This course provides an introduction to SchoolCenter Webpages and instruction on how to create them. Participants will have hands-on computer time to begin creation of their classroom web pages. Everyone who attends this workshop will leave with a functioning web page.

Digital Animation

Derild Parsons
December 2nd, 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: This workshop will focus on the basics of digital animation. Participants will use Paint and recieve a GIF animator program to animate digital images for use in the classroom.

November 2004


PC Repair - One-on-One Training

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
November 24th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Showed teacher how to disassemble and replace network cards to troubleshoot the NIC not working in her classroom. After several tries it was fixed.

Technology in the Classroom

 

Mark Howard
November 18th, 2004
3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Participants learned how to use TV Gold, computer labs and library resources. Were also given an overview of Internet use and responsibilities. Participants developed lesson plans using technology.

PowerGrade Restore Training

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
December 9th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

December 8th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

November 18th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Integration with the PowerSchool server, downloading and installing the program. Backups reviewed. Sub-directory rename and six separate installs to restore a corrupted gradebook.

Using TV Game Shows to Create Classroom Reviews

 

Karen Tuggle and Roger Cramer
November 13th, 2004 @ 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Pinon Hills Elementary School
1479 Stephanie Way
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 267-3622
Description of Workshop: Teachers will learn a variety of instructional strategies to effectively integrate the internet into the regular classroom. They will develop search techniques and an awareness of the multitude of free professional resources available. They will learn about effective internet use strategies ranging from Webquests to online projects.

School Center Basics

Derild Parsons
November 9th, 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
November 16th, 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: This course provides an introduction to SchoolCenter Webpages and instruction on how to create them. Participants will have hands-on computer time to begin creation of their classroom web pages.

Technology in the Classroom

 

Judi Boni
November 16th, 2004 @ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Multimedia, Internet and classroom resources, surfing the web, TV Gold, computer savvy and more. We will also intrduce you to Trackstar. This is a helpful web link to recommend by Power School.

Computer Maintenance - One-on-One Training

 

Cody Christensen
November 10th, 2004 @ 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: One-on-one training. We used a computer that had crashed and went through all the processes learned about before to reformat, reinstall the OS, reinstall drivers, etc. We had some unique challenges getting the computer to work. We had to put the hard drive into another computer to format it and find working drivers.

Digital Photography in the Classroom

 

Amy Huntsman
Session 1: November 9th, 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Session 2: November 10th, 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Session 3: November 15th, 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Session 4: November 16th, 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Pahranagat Valley High School
151 S. Main Street
Alamo, NV 89001
Phone: (775) 725-3321

Description of Workshop:

1-) Basic digital photography
2-) Incorporating digital photography into classroom situations
3-) Basic animations


PowerGrade Report Setup - One-on-One Training

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
November 9th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Overview of edit, delete and preview menus. Detailed training in the edit tabs. Report columns, student selection. Also advised on the methods of encoding grades for a band teacher.

TV Gold - One-on-One Training

 

Judi Boni
November 8th, 2004 @ 3:15-5:15 p.m.

Silver Rim Elementary
Description of Workshop: How to hook up and use TV Gold in the classroom.

Make a PC

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
December 17th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 7:30 p.m.

December 15th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.

December 14th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.

November 15th, 2004 @ 3:15 - 6:15 p.m.

November 4th, 2004 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Evaluate, Select and order custom computer components. Assemble hardware, install Windows XP. Each teacher will own a new PC when done. Each Teacher will have to buy their own parts.

Using Digital Images in the Classroom

Derild Parsons
November 4th, 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: This class will focus on the extreme basics of using digital images in the classroom. Participants will take pictures with a digital camera then use the images in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

STARs and Inspiration

 

Todd Wright
Session 1: November 3rd, 2004 @ 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Session 2: November 10th, 2004 @ 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Fernley Elementary School
450 Hardie Lane, Fernley, NV 89408
Phone: (775) 575-3420
Fax: (775) 575-3428

Description of Workshop: Participants learned how to use the STAR programs--TrackStar, QuizStar and RubicStar, and the visual organizer program, Inspiration.

October 2004


SchoolCenter Basics

Derild Parsons
October 26th, 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

West End Elementary School
280 S. Russell Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: (775)423-2187
Description of Workshop: Participants were shown the CCSD SchoolCenter webpages site. During this we discussed the content of the pages, what items are available to be placed on webpages, and how to navigate SchoolCenter. Participants then learned how to develop and edit SchoolCenter webpages and each created their own page.

Powerpoint

 

Amy Huntsman
Session 1: October 20th, 2004 @ 3:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Session 2: October 25th, 2004 @ 3:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Session 3: October 27th, 2004 @ 3:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Pahranagat Valley High School
151 S. Main Street
Alamo, NV 89001
Phone: (775) 725-3321
Description of Workshop: Review and enhancement of PowerPoint skills. Beginners are welcome. The goal is not only to create 2 PowerPoint presentations to be used in the classroom, but also to have ideas for getting students to use and create PowerPoint Presentations as well.

Intro to File and Print Services

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
October 24th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Discussed the pros and cons of using Windows for workgroups, Windows Server 2003, Linux, and Netware File and Print Services. Discussed detailed implementations for setting up student accounts, maintaining passwords and attending to laser printer queues.

Basic Word

 

Mark Howard
October 21st, 2004
3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Participants learned the basic uses of Microsoft Word, including file creation and file saving, formatting, inserting multimedia, creating templates.

PowerPoint - One-on-One Training

 

Judi Boni
October 21st, 2004 @ 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Showed a teacher how to create a PowerPoint for a class presentation.

Basic Word

 

Judi Boni
October 19th , 2004 @6:00-8:30 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Introduction to the word processor in Microsoft Office 2003.

Creating Literacy Centers Using Trackstar

 

Karen Tuggle
October 16th, 2004 @ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Pinon Hills Elementary School
1479 Stephanie Way
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 267-3622

Description of Workshop: This class will introduce Trackstar as a tool to create literature centers in the classroom.


MGI VideoWave

 

Cody Christensen
October 15th, 2004 @ 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Learn how to create a short movie, or slide show using a digital camera, video camera, and MGI videowave.

Digital Pictures in the Classroom

 

Cody Christensen
October 15th, 2004 @ 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Digital pictures are everywhere these days. Pictures and graphics can spice up your powerepoints, beef up your web pages, and make your worksheets more appealing. Students can use digital pictures to better learn an assignment. Using pictures can be fun, but a little knowledge about how to use them can be very helpful.

Basic Computer Training

 

Mark Howard
October 14th, 2004
3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Brief history of computers and operating systems, familiarizaiton with terminology, starting and shutting down a computer, basic operations, using various applications.

Digital Pictures in the Classroom

 

Cody Christensen
October 14th, 2004 @ 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Digital pictures are everywhere these days. Pictures and graphics can spice up your powerepoints, beef up your web pages, and make your worksheets more appealing. Students can use digital pictures to better learn an assignment. Using pictures can be fun, but a little knowledge about how to use them can be very helpful.

Computer Maintenance - Installing Software

 

Cody Christensen
October 14th, 2004 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center

Description of Workshop: A discussion was held about burning CDs to back up data. A demonstration was given. Students worked in groups of two while going through the steps of installing Microsoft Office.

 

View the flyer for Cody's Computer Maintenance workshop (106 KB, PDF)

Read the detailed syllabus for the workshop (253 KB, PDF)

 


Computer Maintenance - Replacing Hardware

 

Cody Christensen
October 13th, 2004 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center

Description of Workshop: Students worked in groups of three while going through the steps of replacing the CPU, memory, and hard disk drive on Dell GX1 computers. A discussion was held about upgrading.

 

View the flyer for Cody's Computer Maintenance workshop (106 KB, PDF)

Read the detailed syllabus for the workshop (253 KB, PDF)

 


Basic Computers

 

Judi Boni
October 12th , 2004 @6:00-8:30 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Introduce teachers to the basics of computer technology.Start up/shutdown,icons, custom view. Disktop, file organization, and more.

GradeBook Software Setup and Usage

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
October 12th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Integration with the Powerschool server, downloading and installing the program. Downloading class enrollments and taking attendance. Setting up grade scales, setting up grade categories. Introduction to the report writer.

PowerGrade - One-on-One Training

 

Cody Christensen
October 7th, 2004 @ 7:15 - 8:30 a.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Train faculty how to use PowerGrade to keep attendance and track student progress.

Computer Maintenance - Installing Windows XP

 

Cody Christensen
October 7th, 2004 @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center

Description of Workshop: Students worked in groups of two while installing the Windows XP operating system software onto four computers. Discussions about the process were held.

 

View the flyer for Cody's Computer Maintenance workshop (106 KB, PDF)

Read the detailed syllabus for the workshop (253 KB, PDF)

 


Computer Maintenance - Installing Windows XP

 

Cody Christensen
October 6th, 2004 @ 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center

Description of Workshop: Students worked in groups of two while going through the steps of using the disk defragmenter, adding and removing programs, restoring the system, scanning for viruses, backing up files, updating Windows, and reformatting.

 

View the flyer for Cody's Computer Maintenance workshop (106 KB, PDF)

Read the detailed syllabus for the workshop (253 KB, PDF)

 


PowerGrade Setup

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
October 6th, 2004 @ 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Integration with the Powerschool server, downloading and installing the program. Downloading class enrollments and taking attendance. Setting up grade scales, setting up grade categories. Introduction to the report writer.

September 2004


Basic Navigation on Internet Using PALS Website

 

Jennifer Byington
September 30th, 2004 @ 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Silver Peak Elementary School
PO Box 170
Silver Peak, NV 89047
Phone: (775) 937-2339
Description of Workshop: Finding and using the PALS website, interpreting data, improving instruction.

PowerGrade and Email

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
September 29th, 2004 @ 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Integration with the Powerschool server, downloading and installing the program. Downloading class enrollments and taking attendance. Setting up grade scales, setting up grade categories. Introduction to the report writer.

Email and Word - One-on-One Training

 

Judi Boni
September 28th, 2004 @ 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Tonopah High School
1 Tennant Drive
Tonopah, NV 89049
Phone: (775) 482-3698
Description of Workshop: Sending email, using word to send class work, how to properly format email.

PowerGrade Training

 

Cody Christensen
October 12th, 2004 @ 7:40 - 8:00 a.m.

October 6th, 2004 @ 7:40 - 8:00 a.m.

September 28th, 2004 @ 7:40 - 8:00 a.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Train faculty how to use PowerGrade to keep attendance and track student progress. I have been given 20 minutes every tuesday to provide this training to teacher at CO Bastian High School. 3 sessions will equal 1 hour.

Using Email and the Calendar

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
November 15th, 2004 @ 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

October 26th, 2004 @ 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

October 25th, 2004 @ 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

October 20th, 2004 @ 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

October 18th, 2004 @ 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

September 27th, 2004 @ 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: Sending, receiving and forwarding email. Messages, notes, memos, appointments and formats covered. Covered the ability to create and use folders. Discussed putting appointments into the calendar, deleting old mail, sending appointment invitations to groups, and making mail groups in the address book.

PowerGrade Individual Training

 

Cody Christensen
September 27th, 2004
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

CO Bastian
Caliente High School
Caliente, NV 89008 Caliente Youth Center
Description of Workshop: Filling a request to train a teacher in the use of powergrade on an individual basis. He needed training about setting up the gradebook, taking roll, and using it as a grading program.

Internet in the Classroom

 

Karen Tuggle and Roger Cramer
September 18th, 2004 @ 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Pinon Hills Elementary School
1479 Stephanie Way
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 267-3622
Description of Workshop: Teachers will learn a variety of instructional strategies to effectively integrate the internet into the regular classroom. They will develop search techniques and an awareness of the multitude of free professional resources available. They will learn about effective internet use strategies ranging from Webquests to online projects.

Intro to Basics - Groupwise Email

 

Bruce Ellithorpe
September 13th, 2004 @ 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Rosemary Clarke Middle School
4201 N. Blagg
Pahrump, NV 89060
Phone: (775) 727-5546
Description of Workshop: This is a 1 hour class that is intended to help teachers use e-mail on a daily basis.

August 2004


Microsoft Office and PowerPoint

 

Todd Wright
August 4th, 2004 @ 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

August 11th, 2004 @ 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Silver Stage Middle School
3800 Spruce Ave. Silver Springs, NV 89429
Phone: (775) 577-5050
Fax: (775) 577-5053

Description of Workshop: Introduction to PowerPoint, including examples of advanced presentations, inserting multimedia objects, and using the demo video reference CD. Participants were also given an introduction to Microsoft Excel.

iMovie

 

Todd Wright
August 3rd, 2004@ 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

August 10th, 2004 @ 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Silver Stage Middle School
3800 Spruce Ave. Silver Springs, NV 89429
Phone: (775) 577-5050
Fax: (775) 577-5053

Description of Workshop: We will focus on the basic features on iMovie. Participants will work through the iMovie tutorial. Participants will make a movie from their own video taken during the week before. We will also cover some advanced features and talk about ideas for incorporating iMovie into their classrooms.

July 2004


Lab Setup

 

Todd Wright
July 28th , 2004@ 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Silver Stage Middle School
3800 Spruce Ave. Silver Springs, NV 89429
Phone: (775) 577-5050
Fax: (775) 577-5053

Description of Workshop: Helping with the setup of Silver Stage Middle School's iBook mobile labs and assistance in professional development trainings using the mobile labs.

 



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