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=Focus Sessions - Session Details=

Staff are to choose __one__ the following ‘how to’ focus sessions;

This session will be a great oppurtunity to revise the basic operations of the smartboards and will include a general question and answer session.
 * Smartboard Software (M5) - Nellie Op De Coull, Steve Veryden and Bianca Pearse **

This session will include an introduction to creating a podcast using audacity, creating sound files using microphoned headsets, creating wma and mp3 files, editing skills, how to add sound effets, amplifying sounds and viewing/listening to commercial podcasts using iTunes.
 * Podcasting / Audicity (M6) - Nic Shirrefs **

**Movie Maker (M7) - Caitlin McGrath** In this session the aim is for you to learn: · To explain how to download images and footage from the school cameras onto computers. · To use the footage / images to produce short films in WMM. · To work out how to use of this technology in the classroom and in professional settings. · Unleash the inner Scorcese and have some fun. You will need: · Paper and pen · Your school laptop · A USB / pen drive · Your lap top plug (to recharge the battery) · Any music you might want to use in your film (in MP3 format please) · Any costumes / wigs (go crazy!) / sets (there’s no James Cameron budget here!)

**Using Office to Create Spreadsheets and Other Publications (M8) - Andrew Kane** This session will cover how to set up tables in Word, organise data in Excel, compare the advantages and disadvantage of each, as well as transferring text and data from one to the other. This can be particularly useful when setting up rolls, multiple choice tests, recording assessment, creating calendars and planners, helping students organise and present work.

· Inserting a table · Adding and deleting rows and columns · Controlling row height and column widths · Merging cells · Text alignment · Text wrapping || **__Specific Skill in Excel__** · Adding and deleting rows and columns · Controlling row height and column widths · Merging cells · Text alignment & formatting · Text wrapping · Filling down number patterns & dates · Inserting formulas || ** Moodles (H9) - Dona Hartwich and Brandi Galpin** Using moodle with your class can make life easier for you. All of your resources can be always accessible online (no excuses about losing the sheet anymore!) and you can complete assessment and have it marked for you. You can make quizzes and have online discussions, and links to other websites. Make teaching easier for you – get a moodle.
 * **__Specific Skill in Word__**

**Creating Wikispaces (H8) - Rod Kirkwood and Michael Briggs-Miller** New to creating wikis? In this beginners session, you will be shown to create a wiki for your class, how to manage members, create and edit new pages, how to change the look and feel of your wiki, and inserting files and links. Ideal session for first time users of wikis.

The photo editing session will explain how to upload images to your computer and use the in built editing programs to further improve your photos. It will also demonstrate how to access free online editing software so that you can edit you images if you don't have access to photoshop. If time permits there will be a brief run through of Photoshop.
 * Photo Editing (H7) - Simone Conroy (AM Session Only) **

Information coming soon...
 * Getting the best out your edumail (H7) - Brandi Galpin (PM Session Only) **