One of the primary goals of the MCS Technology Initiative is to assist district personnel in their effort to become technology literate. Numerous help guides have been developed through the MCS Technology Initiative and the Louisiana Challenge Grant project.

Links to these guides and other online guides and tutorials are located below. Printed copies of the guides created by Instructional Technology are available upon request.

OnCourse Lesson Plan Builder l Online Workshop Index | Windows | E-mail | Internet |Searching the Web | Web Page Construction | Microsoft Word | Microsoft Excel l Other Applications

 OnCourse Lesson Plan Builder

Online Workshop Index
Presentations or workshops presented at state and national conferences by Instructional Technology or MCS personnel

Windows

Monroe City Schools Guide to Windows XP
handout for Instructional Technology department's Windows workshop

E-mail

How Do I ...Change My Password in Office Outlook Web Access?
instructions to change your password in Outlook Web Access

Configuring Outlook Exchange
Instructions to configure Outlook Exchange

Eudora Technical Support
configuration instructions, FAQ link, supplementary software, plug-ins...

E-Mail Discussion Groups
an electronic companion to the book, Learning to Use the World Wide Web, by Ernest C. Ackermann - contains links to the Internet resources, sites, and services mentioned in the text

IECC - Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections
free service to help teachers and classes link with partners in other countries and cultures for e-mail classroom pen-pal and project exchanges

Tile.Net Listservs
lists by name, description, and domain plus a search engine

Internet

Netiquette Home Page
Your first stop on the information super highway! Learn the rules of the road before you travel....

C-Net Central
online companion to the television show...latest computer and online news plus downloads and web building tips

Common Internet File Formats (PC and Mac)
Confused by .aiff, .arj, .au (and that's just the a's)? Site provides information on the various file formats and tells you what software/plug-in is needed to deal with them and where to get it.

Internet Web Text
goal was to create an interface students could use to familiarize themselves with the Internet, how to use it, how to find information, and how to connect with people

InterNIC 15 Minute Series
a collection of Internet training materials that can be viewed online or downloaded in either HTML or PowerPoint formats

NetLingo
definitions of hundreds of words which are emerging as a new vocabulary surrounding the technology and community of the Internet and the World Wide Web

NetSpeak: Definitions of Words Commonly Heard on the Internet
find out what flamebait, spam, or snail mail means...

Searching the Internet

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
learn ways to refine and focus your search

Search Engine Watch
news, tips, and more about Search Engines

Web Page Construction

Monroe City Schools How Do I ...Pages with Publisher
Handout for the Instructional Technology Department's Publisher workshop. Includes step-by-step instructions for creating a class web site.

BigNoseBird
features over 160 pages of easy to read original tutorials to improve your webmastery skills and perk up your site

CyberBee Web Construction
step by step instructions for making a school home page, a template, design tips and design tools

Great Website Design Tips
includes tips for the beginner as well as the expert

HTML Help by the Web Design Group
founded to promote the creation of non-browser specific, non-resolution specific, creative and informative sites that are accessible to all users worldwide

PageTutor.com
free html tutorials, tables, frames and forms tutorials, a MouseOver tutorial, a solid javascript tutorial, password protection script and lots of resources for the beginning and advanced HTML author and web designer

Microsoft Word

Monroe City Schools How Do I ... Microsoft Word
Handout for the Instructional Technology Department's MS Word workshop. Includes illustrated, step-by-step instructions to the most commonly used tasks.

Microsoft Word Tutorial
provides the help you need to get started using Microsoft Word - covers text entry, formatting, spell check, bulleting, numbering, tables, ...

Microsoft Excel

Excel XP/2000: Introduction I

Excel XP/2000: Introduction II

Monroe City Schools How Do I ... Create an Interactive Puzzle

Other Applications

Monroe City Schools How Do I ... KidPix

Paint Shop Pro Resources and Tutorials

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