Fall 2011 - Touro College

CONTENTS
{ CREDITS }
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Issac Herskowitz
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Phil Charach
EDITOR
Miriam Gutherc
DESIGNERS
Tova Shimunova
Nechama Schechter
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Jesse Epstein
Tova Shimunova
COLUMNISTS
Irina Berman
Payam Bina
Albert Bina
Phil Charach
Jesse Epstein
Pedro Estrada
Slava Khaitov
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY TEAM
From the Desk of the
Chief Academic Computing Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
From the Desk of the
Director of Instructional Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Microsoft Work-at-Home Program - New Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Technology Workshops - Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Library Workshops - Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Adobe & Microsoft Product Discounts for the Touro Community . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Schedule of Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Graduate School of Technology Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
MS Office 2010: What’s New? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Alternative Touchscreen Technologies: The Polyvision Ē no Whiteboard . . . . . . . .19
Exploring New Features in Atomic Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Using the iPad in Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
A New Computer Lab for the Graduate School of Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Support Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
L-R: Slava Khaitov, Payam Bina, Irina Berman, Phil Charach
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