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Technology Courses
9/15/09
Gary French is offering several technology courses in Greenville.
Registration is due three weeks before the class begins, but you can
call or email Gary
to see if space is available. He is
offering courses on using Promethean and SmartBoards (beginner and
intermediate), as well as Word, PowerPoint, Internet, Excel, Web Design,
Photo Shop, and Publisher. These
classes require only one face-to-face meeting and qualify for recertification
credit. For more information contact:
Gary French
Limestone College
P. O. Box 505
Clinton, SC 29325
(864) 833-3265 - office
(864) 833-7809 - fax
gfrench270@aol.com
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 Important
Teacher Notes
ŸTip: Excel Text
Wrapping - When
you need to record a lot of information into a single tiny cell, simply type
all the required data, click Enter (or press Return), and click the cell
again. Then go to Format > Cells > Alignment, choose Wrap Text, and OK.
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Send PowerPoint Handout to Word –
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Open a presentation in PowerPoint.
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Choose File > Send To > Microsoft Office Word.
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In the Send to Microsoft
Office Word dialog box, select the desired page layout for your
presentation: Handouts:
Choose either Blank Lines Next to Slides or Blank Lines Below Slides. Notes: Choose Notes Next to Slides
or Notes Below Slides. Outline:
Choose Outline only.
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Click OK. Your
chosen presentation information will appear as a new document in Word.
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Edit, format, and print the information as desired.
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Great Smokey
Mountains
 The Great Smokies are best known as
the home of the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park,
which protects most of the range. The park was established in 1934, and with
over 9 million visits per year, it is the most-visited national park in the United States.
§ Great Smokies 75th.org!
On this site you will find a rich and evolving variety of information on the
Park’s history, current issues, and future visions.
§ Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
(U.S. National Park
Service)
Explore the official site from the NPS for the mountain range straddling the
border between North Carolina and Tennessee.
§ Maps of Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
This collection documents the history, cultural aspects and geological
formations of areas that eventually became National Parks.
§ Great Smoky Mountains
Regional Project
Provides support and information for researchers at all levels who study the
Smokies and the surrounding communities.
§ Great Smoky Mountains National
Park Landforms
Contains information on various landforms (waterfalls, peaks, balds, rock
formations) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North
Carolina. Information on each landform includes maps, GPS waypoint
(latitude/longitude), and the occasional picture.
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Site Survey:
Websites that Educate,
Enlighten, Entertain, and Engage
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Field Trip Earth (K-12)
http://www.fieldtripearth.org/
Resources and information on field-based conservation research projects
around the world. Students have the
opportunity to interact with the researchers and other conservation experts.
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Shakespeare for Kids (6-12)
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=588
Lessons and activities for students to test their
knowledge of Shakespeare's plays and learn about his life and times.
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SmartBoard Resources (K-6)
http://www.elko.k12.nv.us/ecsdtc/SMART%20Boards.htm
SmartBoard Notebook lessons, informational sites, and websites for
interactive lessons provided by Elko, NV County School District.
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Chem Tutor (9-12)
http://www.chemtutor.com/
Simple, straightforward help for high school chemistry students.
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History Matters (7-12)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
A database of coursework, guides, and primary-source documents on topics in
American history, History Matters
was produced by two academic programs at the City University of New York and
George Mason University. The site is most useful for history teachers and
students, and educators can use it as a professional-development resource.
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