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Search Your Email And Files In A Flash, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg demonstrated how to use X1 to search your email, files, calendar, and more.

Results From The Student And Faculty Technology Surveys, Debbie Ginsberg

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This Brown Bag covered the results of the Student and Faculty Technology Survey and revealed the most popular technologies, the least popular choices, and explored unexpected differences between faculty and student responses.

Social Media: Blogs, Video, And Podcasting, Emily Barney

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In this workshop, Emily Barney introduced ways to create, manage, and market your content through social media, including:

• Blogging
• Web Video
• Podcasting

Exploring Internet Browsers: Beyond The Big Blue E, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg provided an overview of popular alternative browsers including the robust Firefox, Google’s Chrome browser, and Mac’s Safari browser.

Westlawnext Status Update, Debbie Ginsberg

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This Brown Bag covered the legal community’s response to WestlawNext and the future of the Westlaw web platform

Meeting Scheduling Made Easy, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg provided an overview and demonstration of tools you can use to simplify setting up group meetings.

Social Networking Sites, Emily Barney

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This workshop provided:

• An introduction to three major sites: Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter
• Tips for handling etiquette, privacy, and security on each site
• Tips for professional use
• "Power User" Tools
• Marketing strategies

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Latest Cool Tools For Smart Phones, Kindles, And Ipads, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg highlighted some of the best new apps, including apps for accessing your computer from mobile devices and new tools for legal research on the go.

Medianotes For Grading Student Presentations, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg provided an overview of CALI's MediaNotes application, with which faculty can mark up a video in much the same way as they would a Word document.

Mind Mapping With Freemind And Mindjet's Mindmanager, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg provided an overview of ming mapping including how to create outlines, plan projects, and organize ideas with popular mind mapping tools.

Video Recording Law School Classes - Options And Issues, Debbie Ginsberg

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In this Brown Bag, Debbie Ginsberg discussed the technology used to record, upload, and share videos along with issues arising from recording classes.

What's New In Windows 7, Debbie Ginsberg

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In this Brown Bag, Debbie Ginsberg gives a tour of some of the new tools available in Windows, Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Office 2007, Emily Barney, Heather Banks

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This workshop provided links and introductory tips for Office 2007.

Digital Photography, Emily Barney

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This workshop covered:

• Choosing a camera
• Camera settings
• Improving your photos
• Photo editors
• Printing photos
• Organizing & sharing photos online

Simulated Law Student: With Guest Deb Quentel From Cali, Debbie Ginsberg

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Simulations are becoming an increasingly important part of teaching practice skills. Deb Quentel, Director of Curriculum Development & General Counsel of CALI, discussed about CALI’s work with the SIMPLE project.

Pushing Powerpoint, Debbie Ginsberg

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Got PowerPoint questions? We’ve got answers. Debbie Ginsberg demonstrated step-by-step solutions to popular PowerPoint questions like “How do I embed videos?” and “Can I record a lecture directly into my slides?”

Bricks & Bytes Roundup, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg demonstrated how law schools around the country have implemented new classrooms, redesigned libraries, and reconfigured other spaces to enhance their sense of community.

Ways To Collaborate: Google And Beyond, Debbie Ginsberg

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Debbie Ginsberg demonstrated how to use online applications like Google Docs to collaborate, as well as a program called “Interwrite Workspace” that can annotate anything you present (including Word documents).

Smart Devices In Law Schools, Debbie Ginsberg

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This Brown Bag answered the questions: how can smart phones and other smart devices be used in law schools, and what can we expect in the future?

Submitting Articles To Law Reviews, Debbie Ginsberg

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This Brown Bag provided an update of the information provided in 2009 about submitting articles to law reviews, including formatting, ExpressO, and submissions policies.

New Year's Tech Resolutions, Debbie Ginsberg

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In this Brown Bag, Debbie Ginsberg demonstrated the latest enhancements to Chicago-Kent's course website applications and showsa few of their hidden features.