Tech Brown bag sessions are intended to provide short (1-hour) technology session that focus on the computing needs and interests of JCCC faculty and staff. Sessions are coordinated by the Ed Tech Center and Staff and Organizational Development. Sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. (See locations below.)
Snacks and soft drinks are available courtesy of Staff & Organizational Development.
March 4 Location |
Learn the Practical Uses of SharePoint for Your DepartmentYou can use SharePoint for file sharing and document management as well as manage projects and promote team collaboration. With SharePoint you can create and view an intranet that shares up-to-date news and info. Or use it to create a picture library; create tasks, lists and more. SharePoint’s motto is “If you build it they will come.” Video Archive |
Michael Rea |
March 11 Location |
Exploring the My Site SharePoint SpaceSharePoint users have a dedicated personal SharePoint site that is password protected, backed up, and searchable from any computer connected to the internet. In this session, learn how to leverage the unique capabilities of My Site. We’ll take a look at the profile information stored there, how to track the work of colleagues outside your immediate workgroup, and aggregate your own documents and data in a robust searchable format. Video Archive |
Keith Krieger |
March 25 Location |
Home and Office Privacy IssuesPrivacy issues affect users at home, at work, in shopping malls and even on line. This session will provide you with the information you need to reduce data leakage and safeguard your identity Video Archive |
Rochelle Boyd |
April 1 Location |
Anything You Can Do I Can Do BetterTired of going to sessions to learn about software that only runs on Windows? This session will focus on nifty software tips and tricks for Mac users. Video Archive |
Marziah Karch |
April 8 Location |
Web 2.0 Apps: Collaboration and Productivity ToolsThis session will touch on such topics as the effective use of Wikis, building online communities with social software (Ning), task and online project management tools (Basecamp), microblogging (Twitter) and more. Video Archive |
Keith Krieger, Nick Greenup and Jonathan Bacon |
April 15 Location |
Coming Soon: Goodbye CDS, Hello Hannon-HillCDS was innovative in 2001, but time has passed and we’ve outgrown it. Over the next year, we will be introducing Cascade Server with a variety of template choices and new features. Get a glimpse of what’s to come for JCCC’s Web site. Video Archive |
Julie Haas and Karen Davis |
April 22 Location |
The Macintosh and Virtualization with Virtual PC, VMWare Fusion & Boot CampOS-confusion! Windows on your Mac. Video Archive |
Marziah Karch and Keith Krieger |
April 29 Location |
Telling Your Story with VideoDiscuss the required steps/ planning required to effectively communicate a concept in a video format. We will discuss such topics as storyboarding, script writing and pre-planning the video shoot. Video Archive |
Bob Epp |
May 6 Location |
What a Semester! What’s Next?It’s been a busy semester with new video archives, the transition to ANGEL, clickers, Second Life, Google Mail, grassroots video, lecture capture, web conferencing, SharePoint and more. In this session we’ll discuss what’s happened, what’s next on the technological horizon (for Summer and Fall 2009) and share some tips you may have missed along the way. Video Archive |
Ed Lovitt, Keith Krieger, Jonathan Bacon, Michael Rea, Mary O’Sullivan, Randy Crenshaw |
