Category: Technology

New computer: Where's the Start menu?

Windows 8 Start screen

If you’ve recently bought a new computer, or are expecting Santa Claus to leave some shiny tech in your stocking, be advised that most new Windows PCs will come with Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro. Unlike Windows 7, which is the standard operating system for all faculty and staff here at A&M-Commerce, Microsoft has …

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Training at the FCTT: Cascade for Faculty Websites

FCTT Logo Preview

Beyond FrontPage: Cascade training for users migrating from FrontPage Location:  FCTT Training Lab (Ag/IT 222) Date:  12/04/2013 Time:  1:00:PM – 3:00:PM Presenter: David Moseley Description:  Cascade CMS training targeted at faculty members migrating from Microsoft FrontPage. The Microsoft FrontPage server extension is slated to be disabled at the end of the Fall 2013 semester. This session …

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SMART Podium Training November 4th

  What Is a SMART Podium?  An interactive display panel that allows digital annotative abilities using a pen stylus. It works with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and PDF.  Using the accompanying SMART Notebook software, instructors can also annotate web pages. SMART Podiums were recently installed in 3 classrooms in the Business Administration Building.  Below are training …

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SMART Training at the FCTT

Today we had several faculty members from the Math Department, as well as a few from Literature and Languages, attend a session on SMART Notebook 11 in our training lab.  SMART Notebook works hand-in-hand with PowerPoint presentations, allowing annotation features galore. You can even save your annotations for future reference. SMART Notebook works with SMART …

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SMART Podium Demo at the FCTT

We at the FCTT were very excited to demonstrate a SMART Podium for the Math Department and The College of Business and Entrepreneurship at A&M-Commerce. Dr. KaSai Un and Dr. Pamela Webster from the Math Department were already knowledgeable with the SMART Notebook software, so it came as no surprise that they adapted to the …

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