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Collaborating with a Global Community
In this Spotlight, instructors will identify how to connect themselves to a global community, reflect on the best global project(s) to introduce into the classroom and plan the necessary steps for implementing a project.

Creating Engaging Presentations
In this Spotlight, instructors and students will learn techniques to create engaging presentation using several tools and media, understanding best practice for using text, audio, and images.

Effective Online Teaching & Learning
In this Spotlight, teachers will learn how to identify emerging practices for delivering effective online instruction, begin reflecting on how they can include those practices in their teaching, and build understanding of where to locate technology how-to support materials.

Engaging with Interactive Whiteboards
This Spotlight will discuss "interactivity", "engagement", and the benefits of using an IWB. The Spotlight also focuses on identifying classroom activities that can be enriched through the use of an IWB and demonstrates how to use the technical tools available in IWB software. Additionally, resources for extended learning and professional development are provided.

Evaluating Web Resources
In this Spotlight, learners will discover how search tools work, learn to refine searches to quickly and easily find needed materials, and understand guidelines for using Web resources responsibly.

Supporting Accessible Instruction
This Spotlight will allow instructors to understand the requirements to provide accessible materials and assistive technology under IDEA, practice creating documents and forms that are accessible to students using assistive technology, and build awareness of the barriers assistive technology can help students overcome.

Video Storytelling in the Classroom
In this Spotlight, learners will generate video story ideas, identify proper video techniques to use in communicating messages to the audience(s), and reflect on how to incorporate the project in the classroom.

Moving to the Cloud Workshop
Most organizations host their applications and storage locally, but that is all changing. This online workshop covers the basic concepts behind cloud computing, a relatively yound and rapidly changing mode of delivery. In this workshop, you’ll learn of the organizational advantages and the considerations you may need to make before moving to the cloud with particular attention paid to privacy and security concerns.

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AutoCAD 2012 Training
The AutoCAD® 2012 online training series covers many of the tools and features that are most useful for two-dimentional drafting. You will learn how to use the software to your advantage to streamline the creation of precise drawings, from simple to complex. You’ll also learn multiple methods for changing a drawing if you need to, and for viewing it in a way that is most helpful.

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Captivate 5.5 Training
The Adobe® Captivate® 5.5 training series explores key features for creating eLearning content. You’ll learn how to create different types of projects, add audio and video to project slides, and create objects for visual enhancement and user interaction. Also learn how to work with existing Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, create quizzes and question pools, and publish your finished project.

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Excel 2011 – Advanced Training
The Microsoft® Excle® 2011 – Advanced online training series provides several ways to enhance the data in a workbook. You’ll learn how to create custom date, time and number formats; use data validation rules; create advanced sorting and filtering options; and use outlines. Also learn how to link and consolidate data within a single workbook of between multiple workbooks; use Goal Seek and Scenarios; protect your data; and share Excel® data with Microsoft® Word.

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Flash CS5 – Advanced Training
Adobe® Flash® CS5 Professional software is an advanced authoring environment for creation rich, interactive content for digital, Web, and mobile platforms. Dig in deeper and learn how to set parameters, use components and ActionScript™, work with audio and video and more in this online training series.

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Google Docs – A Focus on Documents Training (Expanded)
Familiarize yourself with Google’s™ online, free spreadsheets with this training series. Learn how to create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere on any computer, import your existing documents, and organize your work into folders. You’ll also be guided in publishing your documents and how to collaborate online with other users in real time.

Google Docs – A Focus on Spreadsheets – Intro Training
Familiarize yourself with Google’s™ online, free spreadsheets with this training series. Learn how to create and share your work online and access your spreadsheets from anywhere on any computer, import your existing spreadsheets, and organize your work into folders. You’ll also be guided in publishing your spreadsheets and how to collaborate online with other users in real time.

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iPad/iPad 2 Training (iOS 4) (Expanded)
iPad® is a mobile device that you can use to watch movies, create documents, surf the Web, check e-mail, use as an eReader and much more! This online training series will introduce you to the basic features and functions of iPads and iPad 2s running on iOS 4.

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iPad/iPad 2 Training (iOS 5)
iPad® is a mobile device that you can use to watch movies, create documents, surf the Web, check e-mail, use as an eReader and much more! And now, with the introduction of iOS 5, you don’t even need to have a computer to set-up of manage your iPad! This online training series will introduce you to the basic features and functions of iPads and iPad 2s running on iOS 5.

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Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) – Universal Access
Mac OS® X 10.7 (Lion) from Apple® provides a number of accessibility features that allow users to navigate and interact with their computers in a variety of ways. In this series, you will learn how to use Univeral Access tools such as VoiceOver, text to speech, Multi-touch gestures for your mouse, and many more features designed to improve the Mac experience for people with vision, hearing, or physical difficulties.

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Word 2011 – Advanced Training (Expanded)
The Microsoft® Word 2011 – Advanced series will make working with large documents easier. You’ll learn how to use Notebook and Publishing Layout view as well as how to organize your document text using Outline view; create bookmarks and comments; and create a professional looking document by including a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, citations and a bibliography. In addition, this online tutorial series will show you how to create a mail merge to distribute large amounts of information.

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AutoCAD 2012 Training
The AutoCAD® 2012 online training series covers many of the tools and features that are most useful for two-dimentional drafting. You will learn how to use the software to your advantage to streamline the creation of precise drawings, from simple to complex. You’ll also learn multiple methods for changing a drawing if you need to, and for viewing it in a way that is most helpful.

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Captivate 5.5 Training
The Adobe® Captivate® 5.5 training series explores key features for creating eLearning content. You’ll learn how to create different types of projects, add audio and video to project slides, and create objects for visual enhancement and user interaction. Also learn how to work with existing Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, create quizzes and question pools, and publish your finished project.

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Excel 2010 – Pivot Tables Training
This online training series will demonstrate how to create and use Pivot Tables. You’ll learn how to select the appropriate data, format and sort the data, print and summarize the data, and create a Pivot Chart from an existing table. You’ll also learn how to create, format and view Sparklines and Slicers.

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Google Docs – A Focus on Documents Training (Expanded)
Familiarize yourself with Google’s™ online, free spreadsheets with this training series. Learn how to create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere on any computer, import your existing documents, and organize your work into folders. You’ll also be guided in publishing your documents and how to collaborate online with other users in real time.

Google Docs – A Focus on Spreadsheets – Intro Training
Familiarize yourself with Google’s™ online, free spreadsheets with this training series. Learn how to create and share your work online and access your spreadsheets from anywhere on any computer, import your existing spreadsheets, and organize your work into folders. You’ll also be guided in publishing your spreadsheets and how to collaborate online with other users in real time.

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Photoshop CS5 Extended – Advanced Training
Discover how you can take your knowledge of Photoshop® CS5 to the expert level in this online training series. You’ll learn the ins and outs of Camera Raw, Adobe’s® powerful photo editing compliment to Photoshop. You’ll also learn how to work with alpha channels, import video and create and refine masks as well as learn many of the exciting new features of this powerful image editing tool.

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