WorkshopsUsing PowerPoint Learn how to use Powerpoint effectively. We'll cover some of the basics and focus on embedding images, video and using clean, simple design to create good PowerPoint presentations. Laura Blankenship Web Design with Contribute With an eye to simple editing, we will introduce people to using Contribute to create and edit web pages. Like using a word processor, Contribute allows you to create pages and edit them without needing to know html. We'll cover the basics and help you get started creating or editing your own pages. Laura Blankenship Web Design with Contribute A repeat of the workshop above, due to high demand! RSS: What's it all about? RSS (Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is a way of getting timely information delivered to your computer screen in a streamlined way. Many websites offer RSS feeds, which you can view through a simple program called a "newsreader." Use RSS to keep up with news and weather, read blogs, find new books and articles, and much more! We'll teach you the nuts and bolts of RSS, and help you set up subscriptions to feeds of your choice. Susan Turkel, Arleen Zimmerle Excel Supported Work
Time Need help with Excel? Want to learn more about its features?
Have specific tasks you want to accomplish? Then join two local Excel
gurus to work on what you need to know. This workshop will be a completely
hands-on, help-you-learn-what-you-need workshop. Podcasting What is podcasting? How do I make one of my own? How do I find them? How do I download them to my MP3 device? How can they be used for educational purposes? Find out the answers to all these questions and more as we explore podcasting in depth. Laura Blankenship, Ben Johnston, Mike Zarro What's new in my field? Setting up journal article alerts Find out about easy-to-use tools that you can use to keep up with the literature of your field. You can subscribe to email alerts listing new articles from your favorite journals or on your favorite topics, thanks to the library's subscriptions to cross-publisher databases. We will give you an overview of some of these tools, and help you set up your alerts. Susan Turkel, Terri Freedman SPSS Hands-on work time for learning how to use the statistical package, SPSS. David Consiglio Creating a better survey Learn how to create good survey questions and what tools are available for creating and analyzing them. David Consiglio Previous years' workshops:
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