{"id":152497,"date":"2024-01-11T12:15:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T17:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=152497"},"modified":"2024-01-16T10:16:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:16:04","slug":"spring-2024-tech-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=152497","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2024 Tech Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can technology make you a better student? Join Alison Thornton from Technology Support Services to receive training on the Google products that available to you at NMC as well as Canva.<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScj-Swm_-jH1i1jbiiMd11qGG1jCGyovTRaM5R_Y5oO6Iqc9A\/viewform\"><\/form>\n<h3>TECHNOLOGY AT NMC AND ZOOM AND MORE\u2026<\/h3>\n<p><em>Monday, January 15, Noon\u20131 p.m. or 5:30\u20136:30 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\nLearn about all the awesome technology resources you have available to you at NMC. Plus learn Zoom at the same time, including polls, breakout rooms, reactions, and more!<\/p>\n<h3>FILE MANAGEMENT &#8211; GOOGLE DRIVE &amp; NETWORK DRIVES<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, January 17, Noon\u20131 p.m. or 5:30\u20136:30 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\nCome join a demonstration of how to save your files (word processing, presentations, and more) to various locations at NMC, so that you make sure they are backed up and easily accessible to Moodle.<\/p>\n<h3>\nGOOGLE DOCS<\/h3>\n<p><em>Monday, January 22, Noon\u20131 p.m. or 5:30\u20136:30 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\nGoogle Docs is a word processing software that is easy to use and allows convenient access. It is a great resource for your academic and vocational coursework.<\/p>\n<h3>\nGOOGLE EMAIL AND CALENDAR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, January 24, Noon\u20131 p.m. or 5:30\u20136:30 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\nUsing Google Email and Calendar is a daily requirement at NMC. Come to this overview to make sure you know how to use the daily tools you will be required to use!<\/p>\n<h3>\nGOOGLE SLIDES<\/h3>\n<p><em>Monday, January 29, Noon\u20131 p.m. or 5:30\u20136:30 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\nGoogle Slides is free and easy-to-use presentation software. Come watch an overview of how to use this software.<\/p>\n<h3>\nCANVA PRESENTATION BASICS &#8211; NEW!<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, January 31, Noon\u20131 p.m. or 5:30\u20136:30 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\nCanva is a free (go to canva.com to sign up for a free version) and easy to use for graphic design, documents, presentations and more! Come watch an overview of how to use fonts, colors, elements, photos, audio and video in this software. 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