fall seminar series
Fall 2006
Our STICs put on a series of FREE technology seminars in the College of Education! Click below to see what topics were covered.

summer institute 2006
Summer 2006
See what our third-year STICs learned during the 2006 Summer Institute!

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Technology in Teacher Education -Nevada (TITE-N), through its Partners Consortium, works to increase the proficiency of pre-service teachers in applying modern technology to K-12 instruction in the College of Education
at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Pre-Service Teachers
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Finding INformation

Often I get the question: "How do you know about that?" Much of my technology knowledge comes from online searches, but the process is often slow and tedious. To speed up this process for you, I have included below links that I commonly use. I will update this page regularly. It was last updated on

software
www.tweakxp.com - Find resources to make your laptop smoother, faster and trouble free.

Palm Handhelds
http://www.palmone.com/us/education/

the google for sounds
Need a sound clip? Try findsounds.com.

Adobe Phototshop Elements Tutorials
There are alot of good Photoshop Elements tutorials online. Below are some of the ones that I use often when teaching Photoshop Elements. Follow these, and you will be well on your way.
Create a background image for your webpage

Fixing a scanned image
Harness the power of layers
Quickly fix photographs
Animate with layers
Create a greeting card
Liquify gallery
Masking with the selection brushes
Stitch together a panorama
Create a slideshow
Create web photo galleries

Movie Maker2
Good Movie Maker 2 tutorials are difficult to come by. Below are some of the better ones that I have come across.
How to learn to use Movie Maker 2 - Comprehensive site--start here.
Windows Movie Maker Site
Windows Movie Maker 2 Tutorial - Capturing Video
Video Montages from Still Pictures with Movie Maker 2
Windows Digital Media Add-ons - Good examples
Photostory 2
Creating your own effects for Movie Maker 2

equipment
Good, reliable and consistent equipment reviews are often hard to find online. Below are the few that I use for getting dependable information.
www.dpreview.com - Digital still camera reviews
www.pricewatch.com - Find the best prices for any equipment online
www.newegg.com - My favorite place to buy equipment online

DSl
www.dslreports.com - Get news, reports, tweaks and check your connection speed.

 

 
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