Jim: Perhaps you could mention that fluency with WORD and EXCEL (or comparable packages) is a great boon to a student, and how students can go about increasing their command of these programs. Steve. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steven J. Gilbert, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology & Department Chair State University of New York, College at Oneonta E-MAIL: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Phone: 607-436-2557 FAX: 607-436-3753 Home Page: http://employees.oneonta.edu/gilbersj/stevepage.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ________________________________ From: Teaching Breakfast List on behalf of Jim Greenberg Sent: Mon 6/5/2006 10:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Freshman Orientation to Technology Tbers, I was recently asked to do a technology orientation for our incoming EOP students. This got me to thinking about what our incoming students need to know. Here is my list. Comments? Orientation to Blackboard Where the computer labs for students are located and their hours What is Print Quota and how much do they have (how to get more) The student Computer Help Desk... where it is and what they do Turnitin authentication paper checking service What else do you think they should know about? Mr. James B. Greenberg Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center Milne Library SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820 email: [log in to unmask] phone: 607-436-2701 fax: 607-436-3081 IM: oneontatltc "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever"