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2008-05-13T19:28:00.000-07:00

Two ways to get them:
. Go to http://www.iworkcommunity.com/ and there you will find all kinds of templates that you can use.
. Go to http://www.avery.com/ and you can find templates there also.

Printed instructions

2008-05-13T19:24:00.000-07:00

I asked about this and was told that Apple doesn’t do this any more because before they can print them they are outdated. If you go to www.apple.com then click on support at the top – then on the left you will see For Products and a drop bar, if you click on that and scroll down you can find all the programs on your Apple. Click on the one you want info on and it will take you to that page where you will find user guides and manuals that are up to d

Tech-Ease: Classroom Tech Help

2008-04-14T09:56:00.000-07:00

Go to I Tunes

Go to I Tunes store

Go to I Tunes U

Go to University of South Florida

Go to College of Education

Last to Tech - Ease Classroom Tech Help

Attachments

2008-04-06T20:42:00.000-07:00

Saving a Note you Wrote In Pages and Sending It As An Attachment:

1. Write note
2. Click File
3. Click Export
4. Save as "Word"
5. Name your file (at top)
6, Save to desktop
7. Click "Export"
8. Go to your online e-mail (https://webmail.dreamsbeginhere.org) or (comcast.net) or (bellsouth.net)
9. Write your letter
10: Click attachment
11. Browse for desktop
12. Find your document
13. Click Attach

A Few Web Sites to help you!!!

2008-04-06T20:39:00.000-07:00

Accents, Symbols and Foreign Scripts
Labels
I-Photo
The Digital Classroom
Mac Tips Daily! Visual Guides
Learn Pages (Word Processing)
Switching 101
Switching from PC to MAC
Marco Polo
Rubistar
The Apple Store
Shortcut Guide
Andrew's Mac Tips
Think Mac - Visual Guide

Lesson 8 - What Makes a Good Keynote Presentation?

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Format is Well Organized.
Site's structure makes sense and it is easily navigated. Multi-pages exhibit
consistency.

Format is Aesthetically Pleasing.
The page demonstrates an attractive use of graphics, color, and page layout.
Background coordinates with text colors and graphics. Graphics add meaning and are not decoration. Good examples are used.

Content is Reliable.
Information is accurate, complete, and current. It is right for the audience it was prepare for.

Content is Useful
Content is meaningful and important. Contact information is included. Get to it objective no waffle.

Content is Rich
Information is interesting and likely to be revisited. The central ideas were summarized at the end.

Lesson 4 - 7 = Keynote

2008-04-06T20:09:00.000-07:00

Keynote = Power Point

Open
Choose theme or Open Existing file …

Look at icons at top:
· New – add slide
· Play – see show
· View – 4 ways
· Theme – to change
· Master – change make up of slide
· To add to slides – Text – Shapes - Table – Charts
· Comment – add sticker to slide
· Smart Build

How to add visual interest using slide transitions.
After you’ve created and organized your slides, Â Transitions provide visual effects when you move from one slide to the next.

Adding Transitions Between Slides
Keynote provides a variety of transition styles.
You can control the duration of a transition, and you can specify when to start the transition (automatically or on click). You set up slide transitions in the Slide Inspector. Set how much time it takes to complete the
transition. Set how much time to wait until transitions that start automatically begin playing. Set the transition direction. Choose how to initiate the transition. Choose a transition. Some transitions have additional options. Click to preview the transition. The Slide Inspector button

To add a transition effect between slides:
1 Select a slide.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Slide Inspector button.
3 Click Transition.
4 Choose an option from the Effect pop-up menu.
If you see “Effects that can’t play on this computer,” the transitions listed require your
computer to have an advanced graphics card.
5 Choose an option from the Direction pop-up menu (not applicable for all effects).
6 To change how much time it takes to complete the transition, type a value in the
Duration field (or click the arrows).
7 Choose an option from the Start Transition pop-up menu.
On Click: Initiates the transition when you click to advance to the next slide.
Automatically: Initiates the transition after the amount of time specified in the
Delay field.
8 If you chose an effect with additional options (such as Mosaic, Swap, or Fade Through
Color), select your settings.
To view the transition, click the image in the Transition pane of the Slide Inspector, or
click Play in the toolbar.
If you use Cube or Flip transitions: Parts of those transitions might not be visible if “Scale slides up to fit display” is selected in the Slideshow pane of Keynote preferences
(choose Keynote> Preferences and then click Slide show). To ensure that these
transitions aren’t clipped during your slide show, either deselect “Scale slides up to fit
display” or select one or both of the “Reduce transitions to avoid clipping” options in
the Slide show pane.

To put pictures into your Keynote: (make sure you are on the slide you want to place)
Go to insert
Then to Choose
To Pictures
To Photo Booth ( or where your picture is saved)
Select your picture
Hit Insert

Zoom In /Out = View – Zoom – Zoom Level

Ctrl/apple/Esc for a hard exit

Lesson 2 and 3 we worked on the following items:

2008-04-06T19:57:00.000-07:00

Apple Core Teachers Check List: for lesson 2 & 3

____ 1. Can log into their apple laptop.
_____ 2. Can locate their dock on their desk top and can move it.
_____ 3. Can open their dashboard and use their widgets located there (knows where they can find more to download).
_____ 4. Can use Photo Booth & taken picture.
_____ 5. Have moved the icon Pages, Numbers, & Keynote to their dock. Knows what these programs are.
_____ 6. How to use FIND to locate items on their laptop.
_____ 7. How to use PAGES:
a. Choosing a template
b. Wrote a document in Pages
c. Knows what the Inspector & media keys are
d. Use media key to add to document
e. Save document
f. Print document
_____ 8. Locate and use Trash Can

Each apple core teacher report any problems and that their group had covered the above. Biggest problem reported was with printer and they were report and repairs were finished before Spring Break.

First Apple Lesson

2008-04-06T19:50:00.000-07:00

Dashboard Widgets

Dashboard itself is the environment where information and utilities are shown. The information and utilities are embodied in widgets. Multiple widgets can exist in Dashboard at any given time. Users have complete control over what widgets are visible and can freely move them anywhere they please within Dashboard. The widgets are shown and hidden along with Dashboard, and they share Dashboard. When Dashboard is dismissed, the widgets disappear along with it.
A widget is a mini-application that exists exclusively in Dashboard. From a user perspective, it behaves as a program should: it shows useful information or helps them obtain information with a minimum of required input.
A widget is a self-contained piece of code that you can move into, out of and anywhere inside the sidebar area.

Using them

Click on any widget from the “Available Widgets” box in to your “Widget” box, they will go to your dashboard, and then you can move them around until you get the layout you want. You can download many more to go on your dashboard.

Opening them

If a widget has settings, it will show a small icon on the right after it has been dropped into your “Dashboard” some require you to be on the Internet others you don’t have to be.
Click outside the widget area to close and go back to the previous screen.

Greenland Pines is going Apple

2008-04-06T19:36:00.000-07:00

On December 10, 2007 I had the wonderful job of telling my fellow teachers the we were going to change from a PC school to a APPLE school. I wrapped 7 laptop computer and had the grade level chairperson from that grade level come to the front where I gave them a package. When all the package were handed out. I had every one count from 10 backwards and told those people with the package they could open them when we got to 0 and said Happy Holidays!!! I wish You could have seen the faces when those teachers open up the packages and saw those Apple laptops. There was cheering and clapping! The next day they received their very own Apple to take home and play with over the Holidays!!!