St. Margaret’s Episcopal School
A Publication for SMES Faculty October
2000 Volume 2, Issue 2.
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National Gallery unveils art site for kids: The National Gallery of Art debuted a Web
site designed to get youngsters more interested in art. Read about the new site
at http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cti453.htm or visit it directly at http://www.nga.gov/kid
Net users shop for electricity, gas: As deregulation in the energy industry
proceeds, customers are beginning to shop online for bargains on electricity
and natural gas service. Read about the trend at http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cti478.htm
Universities considering e-textbooks: University students may soon get a break
from carrying heavy backpacks as several textbook publishers begin offering
electronic editions of their publications. Read about e-textbooks at http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/crh416.htm
Bibliomania
Bibliomania offers the complete texts of
hundreds of classic
literary works formatted for browsing on the
Web. You'll find public-domain reference books, novels, short stories, drama,
poetry, biographies, science texts, and other works.
A keyword search tool is included.
Training on line:
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr158.shtml
Free tutorials in PowerPoint, Hyperstudio, Technology in the classroom and more!
There will be a working session for Creative Writer on
November 17 in the Lower School Lab from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00. This is for those individuals who
already have a web page created in this program. Please notify Cheryl Henderson by Nov. 10 if you plan to
attend. Cheryl.Henderson@smes.org
October 9 Mail Merge, Part One
October 16 Mail Merge, Part Two
October 23 Microsoft Excel
October 30 Microsoft PowerPoint
November 6 Club Photo
(A free online service to share photos)
Each class will be in the US Tech Lab, Rm 79, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Email Londa.Posvistak@smes.org
to reserve your seat.