tutorial

23 Jul

What's the deal with Pinterest?

in Ask AL, training tutorial, tutorial

Wondering what all the Pinterest buzz is all about? This quick Pinterest overview video will help you get started ASAP. And when you're ready for your first "pin", just click the Pinterest button on one of the Atomic Learning pages, like this one: http://www.atomiclearning.com/spotlight/Creating-Engaging-Presentations.

16 Nov

An Ask AL Answer: How to Upload iPad Pages Documents to Google Docs

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Thanks to Johah in Indiana for this question. Learn how to connect pages from your iPad to Google docs. The directions are the same on any iOS.

Have a question you didn't find answers to on Atomic Learning? We invite customers to let us know what training questions they have by emailing AskAL@atomiclearning.com.

25 Aug

An Ask AL Answer: How to add and adjust a table in SMART Notebook 10

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Thanks to Matt in Ohio for this question. Learn how to add and adjust a table in SMART Notebook 10 for Mac. The directions are the same on PC.

Have a question you didn't find answers to on Atomic Learning? We invite customers to let us know what training questions they have by emailing AskAL@atomiclearning.com.

04 Aug

STEM Education: Learn the Basics of Game Development with GAME:IT

in Atomic Learning, new, students, teachers, training, tutorial

Check out the new tutorial series on GAME:IT. Created by award winning high school technology teachers specifically for high schools, GAME:IT 11.1 is a revolution in STEM education. 

The Atomic Learning online series on GAME:IT is an introductory level game development course. Featuring training for 11th and 12th grade students, users will learn the basics of game development, programming & graphic design along with the accompanying physics and math concepts used in building a real, working game.

This training series will give you a snapshot of the curriculum, demonstrate how to purchase, download and get started with Game Maker software, and show you how to easily access all course materials and support services 24/7.

13 Jun

New Content Includes Flash CS5, addition to iPad Series, and Effective Online Discussions Workshop

in Atomic Learning, K-12, new, training, tutorial, workshop

Take a look at the list of new content recently added to the K-12 site! Be sure to check out the new Effective Online Discussions workshop which highlights how to set up online discussion guidelines, assess participation in online classes, and how to handle conflict. Instructors will learn how to use online discussion effectively in their class, and will also be provided additional tutorials that illustrate how to use specific tools for managing online discussion.

Remember, these videos will all play on your iPad as well.

13 Jun

An Ask AL Answer: 6 Basic Rules on Facebook for Children

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We've had a few questions regarding how to work with children who have Facebook accounts. Check out this video to learn 6 simple guidelines you should follow.

Have a question you didn't find answers to on Atomic Learning? We invite customers to let us know what training questions they have by emailing AskAL@atomiclearning.com.

02 Jun

Over 80% of Atomic Learning tutorials now play on iPad

in Atomic Learning, iPad, tutorial

You read that right! Over 40,000 of our tutorials are now compressed and play on iPad*. Check out these stats:

  • All workshops play on iPad
  • All 21st century skills projects play on iPad
  • Nearly all Tech Integration projects play on iPad

*Be sure to choose Quicktime as your player in the My Profile and Settings area when using your iPad.

01 Jun

An Ask AL Answer: How to set up Categories to Organize Bookmarks in Diigo

in Ask AL, Atomic Learning, training, tutorial

This question was submitted by Nicole, a developer and customer from Champlin Park High School.  She wanted to have some predefined categories set up for her students that were fairly easily navigable.  It’s a bit of a workaround, but this is a decent way to get it done.

Have a question you didn't find answers to on Atomic Learning? We invite customers to let us know what training questions they have by emailing AskAL@atomiclearning.com.

25 May

An Ask AL Answer: How to video chat using your iOS using Skype

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Have a question you didn't find answers to on Atomic Learning? We invite customers to let us know what training questions they have by emailing AskAL@atomiclearning.com.

18 May

An Ask AL Answer: How to Transform Shapes in Pages on the iPad

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Thanks to our friends at East Washington School Corporation of Indiana for this question. Now, AL's answer...

Have a question you didn't find answers to on Atomic Learning? We invite customers to let us know what training questions they have by emailing AskAL@atomiclearning.com.

10 May

An Ask AL Answer: How to Save InDesign Files to Open in Older Versions of InDesign

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Using CS3, CS4 or CS5, learn how to save your files so you're able to open them in older versions of InDesign in this short tutorial.

Have a question you didn't find answers to on Atomic Learning? We invite customers to let us know what training questions they have by emailing AskAL@atomiclearning.com.

04 May

An AskAL Answer: How to Create your Presentation with Camtasia for Mac

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Want to learn how to set up and record a lecture using Camtasia for Mac? Check out this quick tutorial.

A special shout out to the folks at MNSU for helping us create this!

Have a question you didn't find answers to on Atomic Learning? We invite customers to let us know what training questions they have by emailing AskAL@atomiclearning.com.

04 May

New Content Alert: Outlook and Powerpoint 2011, updates to iPad and iPod Touch Series

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Atomic Learning has recently rolled new content to the site including updates to the iPad and iPod Touch series as well as the new Outlook, Powerpoint and Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 training. Check out the new content yourself:

Access 2010 - Intro (PC)

Epson BrightLink Projectors & TeamBoard Draw (PC)

Epson BrightLink Projectors & TeamBoard Draw (Mac)

Epson Projector Remotes (PC)

iPad: Maps

iPod touch: Clock/Calculator & iBooks

Outlook 2011 (Mac)

30 Mar

New Content Alert: Blackboard 9.1 Grade Center and additions to iPad and iPod touch Series

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Atomic Learning has recently rolled new content to the site including updates to several series as well as the new Blackboard Grade Center and GIMP 2.6. See some of the new content highlighted below - these and all new content moving forward - will play on the iPad. Watch our What's New page in coming days for all our new product releases.

Blackboard 9.1 Instructor - Grade Center

This online training series will help you become familiar with Grade Center’s flexibility and the many features that will make grading easy for educators.

GIMP 2.6 (Both PC and Mac)

In this tutorial training series, learn how to perform tasks such as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

iPad

17 Mar

iPad Users: Updated List of Tutorials that Play on the iPad

in Atomic Learning, iPad, tutorial

Check out the growing list of tutorials that currently play on your iPad* below. We continue to convert so if there's some missing on the list that you're eager to use, keep checking back!

02 Mar

Attn: iPad Users - Updated List of Tutorials that Play on the iPad

in Atomic Learning, iPad, tutorial

Check out the growing list of tutorials that currently play on your iPad* below. We continue to convert so if there's some missing on the list that you're eager to use, keep checking back!

16 Feb

iPad Users: Check Out These Tutorials

in Atomic Learning, iPad, tutorial

Curious which tutorials currently play on your iPad*? Check out the growing list below. We continue to convert so if there's some missing on the list that you're eager to use, keep checking back!

04 Feb

New Content Alert: Including Accessibility for iPad

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Atomic Learning is excited to share the new content recently added to the site which includes tutorials on Word 2011, iPhoto ’11, Garageband ’11 all for Mac as well as additions to the iPad and iPod Touch series specifically sections on Videos, Music and iTunes.

Also added were Tech Integration Projects called Interactive Multiplication – featuring ActivInspire 1.4 and Tracking & Organizing Your Topic featuring Google Reader.

17 Dec

New Content Alert: YouTube for Educators and More!

in Atomic Learning, Tech Learning, new, training, tutorial, workshop

Atomic Learning is excited to announce new content added to the site – including a workshop called YouTube for Educators and tutorials on Gliffy – as well as additions to the iPod Touch and iPad series.

Along with sharing videos, YouTube is also a forum for people to “connect, inform, and inspire others.” This workshop will discuss how to use YouTube, and how it can be an effective tool for educators wishing to incorporate the use of video in the classroom.

And, with Gliffy online diagram software, you can easily create professional-quality flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more - for free!

Log in to explore all the new content listed below that we've added.

Tech Skills

23 Sep

New Content Alert: Including Facebook for Students

in Atomic Learning, assistive technology, k12, new, training, tutorial

Following the recent launch of “Facebook for Educators,” Atomic Learning has now released a collection of tutorials entitled “Facebook for Students.” This workshop highlights the basics of using the most popular social networking site online, how to find educational and useful features, how and why one would create a group, and also provides some tips on how to be safe online and to protect your online persona.

06 Aug

New Content Alert: Over 1300 new or updated tutorials added

in Atomic Learning, Tech Learning, new, training, tutorial, workshop

Atomic Learning announces the release of new content  spanning from Google Chrome 5 to PowerPoint 2010 – Intro both for PC and a fully updated series on Google Docs – A Focus on Documents. Tech Integration Projects include Building a Blog – Google Blogger and fully updated Searching the Web – Intro. We’ve also added Facebook for Educators in this release – take a look and learn how to connect and use Facebook effectively with your students.

Log in to Atomic Learning to start viewing the new training today.

25 Jun

Atomic Learning new training vodcast: June 24, 2010

in Atomic Learning, iPad, new, training, tutorial

We've just released over 950 new training tutorials. Check out the Vodcast  to learn about our new training on Google SketchUp 7, OneNote 2010, Word 2010 Intro for PC, Photoshop CS5 Intro for PC, Flash CS5 Intro for PC, Excel 2010 Intro for PC, and Tech Integration Projects such as Video Creation with iMovie '09 and iPhoto 09 and Creating an Online Calendar with Google Docs. Of special note are the new iPad, and iPod touch series,

25 Jun

New Content Alert: Our largest tech skills release of 2010!

in Apple, Education, Microsoft, classroom, iPad, iPod, new, technology, training, tutorial

We've just released these new and updated technology skills series:

KompoZer
KompoZer, formerly known as NVU, is a complete Web authoring system that combines Web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG Web page editing. What's more, KompoZer is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking Web site without needing to know HTML or Web coding.

Google SketchUp 7
Redecorate your living room. Design a new piece of furniture. Model your city for Google Earth. In this tutorial series, you'll quickly learn that there's no limit to what you can create with Google™ SketchUp 7.

iPod touch
iPod touch® is a pocket computer that you can use to listen to music, watch movies, surf the Web, check e-mail and more!

As stated by Apple®: "The iPod touch® has a huge amount of potential in the classroom to revolutionize the way students learn and teachers teach."

iPad
As stated by Apple®: "iPad™ isn’t just the best device of its kind, it’s a whole new kind of device."

iPad is a mobile device that you can use to watch movies, create documents, surf the Web, check e-mail, use as an eReader and more! This series will introduce you to the basic features and functions of iPad.

24 Jun

Atomic Learning launches over 950 NEW tutorials, including iPad and iPod touch training

in Apple, iPad, iPod, new, training, tutorial

Atomic Learning has just released over 950 new training tutorials.  The release includes training on Google SketchUp 7, OneNote 2010, Word 2010 Intro for PC, Photoshop CS5 Intro for PC, Flash CS5 Intro for PC, Excel 2010 Intro for PC, and Tech Integration Projects such as Video Creation with iMovie ’09 and iPhoto 09 and Creating an Online Calendar with Google Docs. Of special note are the new iPad, and iPod touch series, including:

  • iPad as an i-Reader - An Orientation for Educators
    The potential appeal of Apple’s  iPad as a reader for electronic books and documents (an i-Reader, if you will) can be summed up as “Big Touch, Small Package.” This workshop provides an orientation, as much as possible from an educator’s perspective, to the e-Reading capabilities of the iPad, to some emerging trends in e-Reading, and to iPad accessibility options that are pertinent to its use as an e-Reader. There are also some practical lessons on self-publishing and managing content for reading on the iPad.
10 Jun

New Content Alert: Atomic Learning Web Site – Administrative Features

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ImageWe've added two tutorials to this series:

Selecting users in the Choose Users window
Exporting assessment reports

The administrative features of Atomic Learning are easy to use, however you may still have some questions about specific functions within the system. This tutorial series covers the functions available for users with administrative level access.

View the entire series

04 May

New Content Alert: Safari 4, Word 2010, iPhoto '09, PixWriter 3, Read:OutLoud 6, more

in 21st century skills, classroom, new, professional development, projects, tutorial, workshop

New and expanded tutorial series
Safari 4
As stated by Apple®: "It’s a browser. It’s a platform. It’s an open invitation to innovate. Safari® continuously redefines the browser, providing the most enjoyable way to experience the Internet."

View 2 free tutorials

Word 2010
Microsoft® Word 2010 offers the best of all worlds: enhanced features to create professional-quality documents, easier ways to work together with people and almost-anywhere access to your files. Use this introductory level tutorial series to watch, listen, and learn the basics of how to create high-quality documents that you can be proud of.

View 2 free tutorials

PixWriter 3
PixWriter™ is a talking picture and word processing program designed for beginning and struggling readers and writers. The program combines print, pictures, and speech allowing users to compose written documents even if knowledge of sound-symbol relationships, spelling, and alphabet skills have not been mastered. Teachers can quickly create a customized word bank that includes symbols for students to use for writing.

View 2 free tutorials

16 Apr

New Content Alert: Higher Ed Creation and Collaboration Tools

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Projects
Collaborating to Build a Slideshow Presentation – Google Docs Project

Users will be using online tools to collaborate on a presentation. Our example is about climate change and global warming, but the project can be easily adapted for any subject area. Viewers will learn how to work in a shared word processing document to collect information, and then divide up the work for creating an online slide presentation they can share on the Internet.

Creating a Photo Book – Photoshop Elements 8

For this project we will be using multimedia software to create a photo book. We’ll begin by importing digital images into a photo editing application and organizing the photos in an album. We’ll choose a theme for the photo book and create the book pages. Images will be added to the book, resized or cropped, and positioned for best effect on the pages. We’ll add and format text for titles and image descriptions....

22 Mar

New Content Alert: InDesign CS4, Easiteach, Office 2010, OpenOffice, IE8, Diigo 4, Co:Writer 6

in Adobe, Easiteach, InDesign, Microsoft, OpenOffice, new, tutorial, video

InDesign CS4 - Advanced
Adobe® InDesign® CS4 offers a sophisticated environment for design and publishing that offers many features. Take your page designing abilities to the next level with this advanced series.

26 Feb

Newly relaunched YouTube channel now online

in YouTube, tutorial, video

We've recently wrested our proper YouTube channel from the grubby hands of a spam squatter. In case anyone else is dealing with this same issue, Google has finally created a mechanism by which rightful owners can reclaim their channels.

We've uploaded many free tutorials already, along with a great video of a professional development day put on by our own Jody Ouradnik at Hopkins school district in southeastern Minnesota.

We'll be adding new tutorials and other videos often, so stop by and be sure to subscribe!

http://www.youtube.com/user/atomiclearning