In this hands-on workshop, participants will become familiar with the basic tools for data management in Microsoft Excel. Participants learn how to import, extract, and manipulate spreadsheet data. Participants will also use some of Excel’s tools to work more efficiently, including data validation, PivotTables, and PivotCharts.
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Collaborating and communicating online has become an integral part of our day-to-day lives, but it’s often messy and hard to navigate across multiple apps and devices. Join us for a brown bag session to learn how to create and organize a virtual collaboration space with Microsoft Teams. You’ll have a chance to explore relevant features available in Teams (channels, apps, tabs etc.) and walk away with tips for setting up, organizing, and managing your Team to make collaboration more seamless.
Are you using Penn State’s Office 365 applications to enhance your teaching? Do you want to learn more about Office 365 and how the applications could potentially be used in the classroom?This 1.5 hour demonstration and discussion will walk you through how to locate Office 365 applications, identify how you can use these tools in your teaching environment, and follow up with the resources needed to get you there.
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Are you new to using the calendar features of Outlook on the Web or need a refresher of the features and tools? Join us for this session and learn how to use Outlook’s most important calendar features. Learn to do it all: Schedule meetings, respond to meeting invitations, share your calendar, and get organized for greater efficiency!
This session will acquaint members of the Penn State community with several of the primary features of the Qualtrics survey tool. Qualtrics is a robust tool that allows users to quickly create and distribute surveys, as well as report the results of surveys using a powerful reporting tool.
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With the introduction of G-suite for education alongside the existing Office 365 collaboration tools, it can be difficult to determine which tools may best suit your needs. In this session, we will compare tools available in G-suite and Office 365 for productivity, storage, and collaboration. In addition, we will work through several use cases to determine which tool(s) might be best to use for your unique needs.
Ready to use Zoom, but not sure how to get started? Join us for this demonstration session to get up and running with Zoom basics. Explore the differences between meeting and webinar, and learn how to choose the best options for your sessions. Discover important information about meeting and account settings, and a few key host tools that can help you conduct effective meetings and webinars.
Ready to start using Zoom to host a webinar, but not sure how to get started? Join us for this demonstration session to get up and running with the basics of Zoom webinars. You will walk away with important information about webinar and account settings, and an understanding of a few key host tools that will help you conduct effective and engaging webinars.
Learn to use breakout rooms and other interactive tools to increase collaboration in Zoom. Participants will experience options for having their meeting attendees interact using tools such as chat, annotation tools, and breakout rooms. Participants will also develop ideas for setting up and using these tools to get meeting attendees working together in their own online sessions.
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Want to explore more advanced options for analyzing and manipulating your data in iTwo? These hands-on training sessions build upon the topics presented in iTwo: Getting Started with Data Analysis. Over the course of 2 sessions, you’ll dive deeper into the options available in iTwo, developing more complex queries while building upon the skills you gained in the introductory training.
Self-Study Option
A self-study alternative to the online training is also available. This allows you to study the materials on your own and then take a 10 question online assessment to test-out of the training. Completing this assessment serves as the equivalent of completing the online session. This is an excellent option if you are looking to receive training and access to iTwo right away, or if you prefer to go over the materials on your own, at your own pace. Please refer to the assessment and corresponding instructions.