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When training for technology, it's easiest to go step-by-step. Learn some skills, then practice them for a bit. When you have become comfortable with them, learn more skills as needed.

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  1. Minimum Portfolio Skills
  2. Phases
  3. Additional Training Links

Minimum Portfolio Skills

By the time you have completed all the phases of training, you will have learned to post content online in your personal Web space and will have learned multiple technologies from Powerpoint and ANGEL skills to basic Web publishing and multimedia skills that can be used to enhance teaching.

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Training Phases

Use the suggested phases below to frame your personalized process. Depending on your background, you may be starting at different phases for your training.

Phases 1 - Starting from Scratch

Skills at this level include:
  • E-Mail
  • Understanding your Windows or Mac desktop
  • eLion
  • Where to get technology help
Read Get Started with Technologies to learn about more help and training resources.

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Phase 2 - Common Educational Technology Skills

Skills in this phase include:
  • ANGEL Course Managment System
  • Microsoft Word
  • Powerpoint
  • Blogs at Penn State
  • Microsoft Excel and Spreadsheets
  • Presentation and Mentoring
  • Use the Technology Classrooms

Read the Add Easy-to-Use Technology Tools to learn more about help and training resources.

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Phase 3 - Web and Multimedia

Web Skills include (choose the ones needed):
  • Web Home Page templates
  • Portfolio Pages in Movable Type
  • Dreamweaver
  • Front Page
  • HTML
Multimedia Skills include (choose the ones needed):
  • Scanning
  • Digital Photography
  • Charting with Excel
  • Screencapture
  • Drawing or Photo Editing Software
  • Audio and Video
  • Podcasting

Read the Web and Multimedia page to learn more about help and training resources.

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Phase 4 - Optional Advanced Skills

There are a wide variety of additional technologies that can be used to enhance your teaching if you wish to pursue further technology options. These may include CSS Stylesheets, Flash programming, Javascript, PHP and other programming languages and many other skills.

See the Optional Advanced Skills Page for more details.

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Training Links

These Penn State resources contain a wealth of training material for different technology topics.

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