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Below are the dates and times for Adobe Connect demonstration sessions for the remainder of September and the new sessions for October. These sessions will demonstrate the primary features of the meeting room and answer questions that you might have. No registration or RSVP necessary.
*Friday, September 25, 2009, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
*Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m
*Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
*Thursday, October 15, 2009, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
*Monday, October 19, 2009, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
*Friday, October 30, 2009, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Here is the link to the meeting room: https://breeze.psu.edu/r54559680/. Please come when you like, learn about the new features, different ways to use Adobe Connect, ask questions, stay for a few minutes. Feel free to pass this on to friends and colleagues. Members of the Penn State community can arrange for an on-site demonstration by contacting your ITS Consultant
If you plan to join our demonstration session through Adobe Connect, please read through the Getting Started information at http://meeting.psu.edu/quickstart and test your connection in advance with our generic test meeting room at https://breeze.psu.edu/testmeetingroom/.
If you have any questions or problems entering the test meeting room, help is available by emailing breeze@psu.edu.

Below are the dates and times for Adobe Connect demonstration sessions for the remainder of September and the new sessions for October. These sessions will demonstrate the primary features of the meeting room and answer questions that you might have. No registration or RSVP necessary.
*Friday, September 25, 2009, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
*Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m
*Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
*Thursday, October 15, 2009, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
*Monday, October 19, 2009, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
*Friday, October 30, 2009, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Here is the link to the meeting room: https://breeze.psu.edu/r54559680/. Please come when you like, learn about the new features, different ways to use Adobe Connect, ask questions, stay for a few minutes. Feel free to pass this on to friends and colleagues. Members of the Penn State community can arrange for an on-site demonstration by contacting your ITS Consultant
If you plan to join our demonstration session through Adobe Connect, please read through the Getting Started information at http://meeting.psu.edu/quickstart and test your connection in advance with our generic test meeting room at https://breeze.psu.edu/testmeetingroom/.
If you have any questions or problems entering the test meeting room, help is available by emailing breeze@psu.edu.

Outlook 2007: Download PSU Sports Schedules to Outlook Calendar
For this information go to the following link:
http://www.gopsusports.com/ot/sched-download.html
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The ANGEL team has received feedback that it's difficult for course editors/instructors to tell whether an item is available to students or hidden from them. The icons for items that are hidden are "greyed out" (have a lower opacity) than the icons for items that are available to students.
To address this issue, the ANGEL team has created a new set of icons that we plan to release in a future update. We would like the community's feedback on these icons.
Please take a moment to review this image of the Lessons tab in grid mode with the new icons, then vote in the poll. If you have any suggestions for the icons, please make them in the comments.
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I found this topic on the Connect Users Group and thought I would share this upcoming event on
Thu, Oct 22, 2009, 11:30 AM Pacific.
To register for this free online meeting visit:
http://adobechats.adobe.acrobat.com/k12usergroup/
"Adobe Education Leader, Dave Forrester will provide information on four different professional development models using Adobe Connect Pro Meeting and Adobe Presenter 7. At the same time, Dave will provide some information on best practices using Adobe Connect Pro and some additional valuable resources."

I was looking to see what Digital Commons (http://digitalcommons.psu.edu/) here at Penn State offers for support and tutorials for Adobe Presenter and found an interesting and useful link to a demo of Presenter on YouTube (http://youtube.com).
I was impressed so I typed "Adobe Presenter" in the YouTube search and several more very good introduction sessions and tutorials were listed. All for free!!
Also several good videos came up just focusing developing better more effective presentation skills for delivery via the Internet.
Worth a look. All the sections are short and to the point.

Proceed to the Adobe Presenter download site:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4563
The Adobe Presenter 7.0.5 update is now available for download from the Adobe site. If you currently have a Adobe Presenter 7 license you will not need to acquire an additional license. For those that do not have a license, they are available for Penn State faculty and staff at the Penn State Computer Store. For purchasing information please visit https://shop.computerstore.psu.edu/products2.cfm/ID/3387
Quote from Adobe's Presenter update site:
"The Adobe® Presenter 7.0.5 update addresses a number of issues across the entire product. Adobe recommends that all Adobe Presenter 7 users apply this update. Get more details on issues resolved by visiting http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/506/cpsid_50677.html
This update requires that Adobe Presenter 7.0.2 be installed on your system. To determine which version of Adobe Presenter you have currently installed, choose Adobe Presenter Help > About Adobe Presenter. The version number appears in the top right corner below the close dialog box button. "
Proceed to the Adobe Presenter download site:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4563

A selection of Penn State theme images sized for the Penn State Professional template have been uploaded to http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt/portfolioheaders. These can be edited as desired, but are limited to non-commercial use.

In this session, we will explore some basic options to change the color scheme and home page photo of the portfolio. To complete this step, you should have created the portfolio blog

Change Color Scheme
You can change the color scheme of your portfolio with the Styles option in the Design menu. The most up to date instructions are at http://kb.its.psu.edu/psu-all/hd/select-blog-styles-colors-fonts/?search...read more

In this session, we will explore some basic options to change the color scheme and home page photo of the portfolio. To complete this step, you should have created the portfolio blog

Change Color Scheme
You can change the color scheme of your portfolio with the Styles option in the Design menu. The most up to date instructions are at http://kb.its.psu.edu/psu-all/hd/select-blog-styles-colors-fonts/read more