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Spring 2010 Demonstrations and Workshops

If you want to attend more than one event, you must register for each separately. Please contact stcs@osu.edu with any questions or concerns.

Demonstrations Spring Quarter

  1. Introduction to Social Bookmarking: Delicious & Diigo Sara, Jeff,
    1. Thursday, April 22, 12:30-1:30, Scott Lab E0241 (confirmed)
    2. Come and learn about social bookmarking and what it can do in your classroom. Hear about the differences as well as projects using these technologies.
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/brgsc
  2. Creating an Interactive Webspace: Woodpress & Joomla Sara, Jeff, Angelo, Jaime,
    1. Thursday, April 29 12:30-1:30, Scott Lab E0241 (confirmed)
    2. Ever wanted to get your classes or your students out on the web? Here's your opportunity! Learn about these two resources that can be an easy tool for you or a fantastic internet workspace for your students.
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/brgxo
  3. Introduction to Web-Based Media Sharing (Drop.io, blip.tv, youtube, vimeo), Sara, Jeff, Marie, Brianna,
    1. Thursday, May 6 12:30-1:30, Scott Lab E0241 (confirmed)
    2. Creating and sharing your media is a snap with these internet tools! Come and hear about the different tools and programs to make your media-sharing projects succeed!
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/brgKt
  4. Introduction to GarageBand, Chad, Heather, Angelo,
    1. May 13, 5pm Scott Lab E0241
    2. From musical ballads to podcasting, Apple's Garageband application can help you convey your message with pizazz! Creating dynamic projects has never been more simple than working with fully integrated aspect of Apple's iLife suite.
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/brjIl
  5. Introduction to GarageBand, Chad, Heather, Angelo,
    1. May 14, 12:30pm Scott Lab E0241
    2. From musical ballads to podcasting, Apple's Garageband application can help you convey your message with pizazz! Creating dynamic projects has never been more simple than working with fully integrated aspect of Apple's iLife suite.
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/brkh1
  6. Finding your Place on the Web: Carmen, Wordpress, Dreamweaver, Joomla, Blogger
    1. When it comes to finding your place on the web it can be quite an intimidating task. You might ask yourself questions like: What are my options? Is it difficult? How long will it take? How much will it cost? But rest assured because we STCs have been there before and we've made it our goal to provide fast, low-cost solutions for the everyday person. Whether it be a blog to share with your friends and family about your summer vacation, or a website to sell a hobby or craft, we have a solution for you. So sign up for our web demo and let your voice be heard. What are YOU waiting for?
    2. Sign up: http://is.gd/brkb8

Workshops (Workshops are limited to 12, depending on availability of STCs to support (support ratio of no more than 3 participants per STC)

  1. Introduction to Google apps, Marie Martin, Jeff,
    1. 4:30-6:00 pm May 3
    2. This introduction will cover Gmail and Google Docs. We will show you how to create an account with Google and setup their Gmail service (you can even incorporate your OSU Webmail accounts into Gmail!). From there, we will show you how to use and utilize Google Docs for collaboration and always have access to your documents on the web!
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/brj27
  2. Advanced Google apps, Marie Martin, Jeff,
    1. 4:30-6:00 pm May 5
    2. Advanced Google Apps will cover Google Calendar, Google Reader and Google Wave. Google Calendar is the best way to keep your schedule, and the schedule of everyone else, recorded and up to date and Google Reader is an excellent way to keep track of all of the blogs and websites that you read. Recently, Google introduced their new App, Google Wave. We think Google Wave is excellent for group work and sharing ideas, and after this workshop, we think you will too!
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/brj5f
  3. Introduction to Twitter, Jeff, Heather, Chris, Angelo, Marie Martin,
    1. 4:30-6:00 pm May 10
    2. This hands-on workshop will introduce you to setting up a twitter account, finding and following others on Twitter, and interacting with them.
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/brjjT
  4. Advanced Twitter Jeff, Heather, Chris, Angelo, Marie Martin,
    1. 4:30-6:00 pm May 12
    2. This hands-on workshop will cover creating and using hashtags for topics and events, sorting and managing multiple twitter streams, and introduce 3rd-party applications that help manage your tweets. Participants should already be familiar with twitter basics (creating an account, following others on twitter).
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/brjnB
  5. Introduction to Facebook, Jeff, Heather, Chris, Angelo, Marie Martin,
    1. 4:30-6:00 pm May 17
    2. This will be a hands-on workshop introducing how to set up a Facebook account, customize your account, find and add friends and become fans of pages. We will cover creating photo albums and uploading photos, notes and videos. There will be some basic information on privacy settings, but we encourage those with lots of interest in protecting their privacy to attend Facebook Advanced.
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/briVV
  6. Advanced Facebook Jeff, Heather, Chris, Angelo, Marie Martin,
    1. 4:30-6:00 pm May 19
    2. A more in-depth look at privacy settings, how not to be found, how to show some people some things and other people other things. This workshop will introduce you to creating Facebook Fan Pages, Groups and Events. We will also cover Facebook Applications and Facebook Mobile.
    3. Sign up: http://is.gd/briYj