Ed2Go Summer 2008 Course Descriptions:

Register for continuing education online courses at www.ed2go.com/dtcc. Starting dates for these Continuing Education online courses are: April 16, and May 21.

Note: All courses require Internet access, E-mail, Netscape or Internet Explorer Web browser, and Windows (except the Mac courses!). Some courses have additional software requirements as noted below.

• An Introduction to Effectively Teaching for ESL/EFL:
English language teachers enjoy a wide range of opportunities and face a daunting set of challenges. You teach more than a subject—you're teaching skills that will open up the entire world to your students! This course will show you innovative ways of teaching vocabulary and grammar, listening and speaking, and reading and writing. But more than that, it will give you a deeper understanding of who your students are and who you are as a teacher. So join us on this journey of becoming a more reflective and effective English language teacher!


• Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom: Differentiated instruction (DI) is becoming a mainstay in classrooms across the country as educators are starting to see the ways that the traditional classroom setting limits their ability to reach diverse learners. Join us on this journey through 10 practical DI integration strategies! Count on at least three sample integration lessons on each strategy, and just think of all the ways that you can apply them to improve learning outcomes for your students.
  
  
• Integrating Technology in the K-5 Classroom: Join us for an exciting and fun-filled tour of the technology-friendly classroom. Educational technology is advancing at an astounding rate, offering today's busy teacher quick and easy solutions for more interactive lesson plans, exciting WebQuests, and challenging assignments. Discover the power and creativity that technology can bring to your classroom as we look at basic integration, subject-specific activities, and smart ways to make your integration seamless. Take your teaching to another level with these fun new ways to incorporate technology into your lesson plans.
  
  
• Microsoft Excel 2003 in the Classroom: Learn the basics of Microsoft Excel 2003 while exploring ways both you and your students can benefit from this powerful program. You'll learn Excel terminology, how to use the toolbars; how to sort data; how to insert formulas for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, how to create colorful charts and graphs; and much more! Throughout the course, you'll explore standards-based lesson plans and activities that will allow you to pass your Excel knowledge on to your students, no matter what their grade level. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid understanding of the basic functions of Excel, and a wealth of ideas for integrating Excel technology into lesson plans across your curriculum.
  
  
• Microsoft Word 2003 in the Classroom: Mastering Microsoft Word can make you a more productive and creative teacher. Throughout this course, you’ll learn to create, open, edit, and save documents, as well as create tabs and margins, change alignment and line spacing, add clip art and tables, and complete a host of other exciting tasks. As you get more familiar with this program, you'll likely find that it enhances your teaching in ways you didn't think possible. Join us on this exciting journey into Microsoft Word.
  
  
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 in the Classroom: If you're an educator, this course will help you discover the exciting possibilities of using PowerPoint for--and with--your students. You'll master a variety of uses for PowerPoint in the classroom, and you'll be able to create compelling lessons and presentations filled with text, graphics, sound, and video. You'll be able to use PowerPoint templates or create your own dynamic presentations that will increase interest in any subject you teach.
  
  
• The Classroom Computer: Discover how the classroom computer can ignite a desire for learning in your students! You'll discover a wide variety of simple, field-tested techniques guaranteed to unleash the power of the computer throughout your curriculum.
  
  
• Enhancing Language Development in Childhood: Follow your child's lead and have fun while enhancing language development! In this fun and user-friendly course for parents, teachers, and caregivers, you will discover how children learn to process language and how they become proficient speakers and thinkers.
  
  
• Using the Internet in the Classroom: Harness the power of the Internet to make your textbooks and lessons come alive! Teach your students how to locate and evaluate Internet resources. Improve the caliber and amount of discussion through the use of e-mail and discussion boards. The Internet can make teaching easier--this course will show you how.
  
  
• Guiding Kids on the Internet: Work the Web with your kids! This essential course for teachers, leaders, and parents will give you the confidence you need for helping children get the best from the Internet.
  
  
• Big Ideas in Little Books: Increase student performance on standards important to your district by learning how to develop your own work books, lab manuals, booklets, activity kits, visual aids, and manipulatives targeting those standards. The instructor--a former K-12 teacher who is also the author and developer of over 50 products for the educational market--will walk you step-by-step through the process of creating a wide variety of instructional materials. You'll also learn how to profit from your ideas by offering the products you develop for sale through catalogs, stores, and trade shows.
  
  
• The Creative Classroom: Creativity will abound in your classroom as you tap into your students' hidden talents. Learn creative new approaches to learning labs, activities, exercises, assignments, field trips, and evaluation methods. Think beyond the textbook and challenge your students by making your classroom a creative classroom!
  
  
• Solving Classroom Discipline Problems:
Why do some teachers enjoy peaceful, orderly classrooms while other teachers face daily discipline battles? The answer is that many teachers have not been taught the secrets to solving discipline problems. This course reveals those secrets and presents a step-by-step approach to effective, positive classroom discipline. Teachers continually rate this course one of the most valuable they have ever taken.


• Survival Kit for New Teachers:
Are you a new teacher who feels anxious about entering your first classroom? Whether you’re already teaching, a newly credentialed graduate, or a substitute looking to transition to full-time, this course will provide you with all the time-tested tools, tips, and tricks you need to make your early years in the classroom a breeze.

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• A to Z Grant Writing: A to Z Grantwriting is an invigorating and informative seminar specially created for executive directors, organizers, board members, community volunteers, development officers, and individuals who want to learn a 'bird's eye' view of the grantwriting process and learn how to: research and develop mutually beneficial relationships with potential funding sources, organize a grantwriting campaign and keep track of all funding sources, requests and donations, Prepare complete proposal packages, and dissolve crisis management and submit one hundred proposals a year in ten hours a week.
  
  
• Writing Effective Grant Proposals: Learn to prepare grant proposals that get solid results for your favorite organization or charity. Over $200 billion annually is available for worthy causes and most people don’t know how to prepare the application that will deliver needed funding. Avoid the mistakes that get applications for wonderful projects tossed into the wastebasket! Learn how to write professional proposals that actually succeed.
  
  
• Advanced Grant Proposal Writing: Do you know the best way to present information in a grant proposal? In this course, an experienced grantwriter will show you how to research and write winning proposals that get funded. Learn what to do--and, more importantly what not to do--on every part of your proposal. Gain a full understanding of the criteria funders use to determine whether your grant proposal gets funded or rejected. You'll become expert at ferreting out corporate, foundation, and government grantmakers, and you'll know how to tailor your responses to information found in the peer review criteria. You'll also discover a number of significant finishing touches that can give your project the edge over others. You'll know the best type of paper to use, which buzzwords to include, which fonts work best, and which types of graphics and formatting techniques will make your proposal more competitive.
  
  
• Becoming a Grant Writing Consultant: Good grant writing consultants are always in demand. Learn how you can use a basic knowledge of grant or proposal writing to become an expert in the red-hot grant consulting field. This is one field where your creative writing skills can touch thousands of people and literally make a difference in their quality of life.
  
  
• Get Grants!: Learn how to develop successful, fundable grants from experts whose proposals have garnered millions in funded projects. This course will give you the skills you'll need to prepare professional, competitive, and compelling grant proposals. You'll understand what funding agencies are looking for and how best to approach them. Your proposals will help you and your organization successfully Get Grants!
  

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• 101 Tips and Tricks for the iMac and Macintosh: 101 tips, trick and shortcuts to help you become more efficient and productive in using your Macintosh or iMac.
  
  

• Human Anatomy and Physiology: Human Anatomy and Physiology focuses on the structure and function of the human body. In this course, you'll gain an understanding of basic chemistry, the human cell, and the anatomy of the body's organ systems and the jobs that they do. You'll also learn how our organ systems work together to allow us to process sensations, think, communicate, grow, move, reproduce, and stay alive. In addition, we'll talk about different disorders, recent advances in medicine, and ways to take care of our bodies.
  
  
• Medical Terminology: A Word Association Approach: This course teaches medical terminology according to each body system. Multiple graphics, study tips and unusual facts make for a most enjoyable course.
  
  

• Introduction to Microsoft Outlook 2007: Learn the essentials of Microsoft Outlook 2007 from an expert instructor who's already helped thousands become productive and confident with previous versions of Outlook. Get up and running quickly with the most important aspects of the program, and even create a Google Gmail account for class assignments and personal use.
  
  
• Introduction to Windows Vista: Windows Vista is a radical departure from the Windows of yesteryear. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced Windows user, you won't want to miss out on everything this powerful new version has to offer. In this course, specifically designed for beginners and casual users, you'll learn to use Vista's best and most important features.
  
  
• Introduction to the Internet: Master the ins and outs of the Internet with this informative, behind-the-scenes look at the World Wide Web, e-mail, Gopherspace, Newsgroups, FTP, chat, telephony, Telnet, and more.
  
  
• Keyboarding: Use the computer program FasType for Windows to learn the basic skills of touch-typing. You will also need to have a working copy of FasType for Windows from the TrendTech Corporation installed on your computer. This product is available for $25 from http://www.trendtech.com
  
  
• Computer Skills for the Workplace: Learn the fundamental computer skills you need to succeed in today's workplace. You'll discover practical applications for email, word processors, spreadsheets, and databases, gaining a working foundation for the critical computer skills you need to survive in the modern job market.
  
  
• Introduction to Windows XP: Whether you're new to Windows or an experienced PC aficionado, there's a lot to learn in the all-new Windows XP. This course covers all the basic skills and concepts needed to use a computer. This course will teach you how to work with text, pictures, photos, sound, music, DVD, Interactive TV, and video; create shortcuts, customize the interface, take full advantage of the Internet, and even build your own local area network (LAN). You'll even learn how Windows XP supports the new Microsoft .NET strategy and XML - a new language that's poised to revolutionize the way we use our computers.
  
  
• Introduction to Microsoft Outlook 2003: Harness the communication and information management power of Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. Take advantage of its redesigned interface and new features to become more organized and productive than ever before.
  
  
• Introduction to Linux: Learn how to navigate through the world of desktop Linux, and use the free office productivity, multimedia, and Internet software packages included with Linux. Also learn how to use your Linux desktop to access the Internet to browse web sites, download files, chat with friends, and work with e-mail.
  

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• Instant Italian: This dynamic course makes learning Italian fun and surprisingly easy. You'll learn how to ask directions, book a room, order a meal, and much more—in Italian! Phonetic spellings of each word and phrase make mastering pronunciation a breeze. The course audio even lets you hear and practice Italian with a simple click of your mouse. Cultural notes are included throughout the course to help you better understand the Italian people and their way of life. This course will prepare you to speak basic Italian in a wide variety of settings and situations, and it promises to enrich your experiences while traveling in Italy. Benissimo!
  

• Beginning Conversational French: Discover how easy it can be to learn common words and phrases for both leisure and business. This course makes pronunciation simple, with phonetic spellings for every word and phrase you need to learn. The course even includes audio, so you’ll be able to hear and practice the language with little more than a click of your mouse! You'll also learn cultural tips in each lesson that will make you more comfortable in a foreign setting. After finishing this course, you'll be prepared to speak French in a wide variety of settings and situations.
  
  
• Speed Spanish: This powerful course teaches six easy recipes you can use to glue Spanish words together into sentences. With the powerful methods taught in this course, you'll be able to engage in conversational Spanish in no time. ¡Qué Bueno!
  
  
• Speed Spanish II: Gain comfort in Spanish-speaking situations by learning even more clever new recipes you can put to immediate use. Our Speed Spanish courses are unlike any other Spanish classes you may have ever taken. When you've completed both this course and its predecessor, you'll be well on your way to fluency.
  
  
• Speed Spanish III: Master your ability to speak, understand, and read Spanish by taking the final installment in our unique three-part Speed Spanish learning series. In this advanced-level course, you'll learn the final six recipes that will serve as templates to help you create any Spanish sentence you want.
  
  
  

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• Everyday Math: Ever find math baffling? This course can help you gain confidence in your basic math skills so you can start using math to your advantage. You won't find any theory or memorization here. Each of your lessons will be filled with practical exercises and information that you can put to immediate use. You'll get valuable hands-on experience and advice on using a calculator; determining the proper amount to pay in tips, discounts, and taxes; managing your income and expenses; checking your bills and bank statements for errors and overcharges; comparing investment vehicles; shopping for the best loans; buying a home; determining the right amount of paint, carpet, or tile for your next home improvement project; converting from one type of currency to another; calculating the chances that something will happen; interpreting a graph; comparing test results; understanding a statistical survey; and more.
  
  
• Achieving Success with Difficult People: Do you know people whose behavior makes completing even the simplest tasks difficult? Would you like to learn how to have more successful relationships with difficult bosses, co-workers, students, neighbors or family members? Join this class and get helpful information for understanding yourself, solving people problems, and improving your relationships and personal and professional productivity.
  
  

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• Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007:
Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 to create impressive slide presentations filled with formatted text, images, video, audio, animation, charts, and hyperlinks. Find out how to save your presentations so you can share them with others over the Web or on CDs.


• Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2003: Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 to create impressive slide presentations formatted with filled with formatted text, images, video, audio, animation, charts, and links to the Web. You'll also learn how to save your presentations in HTML so they can be shared with others over the Web, and you’ll discover some of the exciting new features exclusive to PowerPoint 2003, such as the Package-for-CD feature, the Research task pane, and the updated PowerPoint Viewer.
  
  

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• Introduction to PHP and MySQL:
Learn how to create an interactive Web site, allowing visitors to post and retrieve information provided by you or your site's visitors. You'll see how to use the PHP programming language to generate dynamic Web sites that automatically change as your data changes. You'll also learn how to use the popular MySQL database server with PHP to store and retrieve data over the Web.


• Introduction to Alice 2.0 Programming:
Learn how to write three-dimensional animation and game programs while learning object-oriented programming principles at the same time. If you're a novice programmer who wants to master programming concepts like decisions, loops, methods, and arrays, this course is for you! While building fun interactive worlds (including a flight simulator), you'll also learn more advanced programming concepts like arrays and event-driven programming. When you're finished, you'll be able to apply these concepts to other programming languages, like Java, C++, C#, or Visual Basic.


• Introduction to ASP.Net: Learn how to create exciting, interactive, and professional Web sites with ASP.NET. In this hands-on course, you'll begin by adding the power of interactive controls to your Web pages, and you'll discover how you can use style sheets to give every Web page you create the same clean and consistent look and feel. You'll find out how to connect to a database and put the information it contains on public display. Then, you'll develop a true community-based Web site that allows users to register, log in, create and update profiles, and post messages to a forum. You'll also explore the issue of Web security, and learn some simple things you can do to secure your site against some common attacks.
  
  
• Introduction to Java Programming: If you want to learn computer programming but don't have any prior experience, you'll enjoy a tour of Java, one of the most widely used computer languages in the world. It’s a breeze to learn in a friendly and supportive environment. Start with the basics of program design and go on to write your own programs and integrate input and output, calculations, decision making, and loops. Build your knowledge and confidence with easy-to-understand examples and plenty of skill-building exercises. So whether you just want to try it out to see if you like it or plan on doing more with Java, this is a great place to start!
  
  
• Introduction to Visual Basic.Net: Visual Basic .NET is the most widely used programming language and development tool for creating Windows applications. The Visual Basic .NET programming language is very easy to learn, and the Visual Basic .NET development environment enables you to rapidly build Windows applications with little more than a few clicks of your mouse. By the end of this course, you will be writing your own sophisticated Windows applications. You'll also understand event-driven and object-oriented programming concepts that will help you master both Visual Basic .NET and other programming languages.
  
  
• Introduction to Visual Basic 2005: Visual Basic is the most widely used programming language and development tool for creating Windows applications. The Visual Basic programming language is very easy to learn, and the Visual Basic 2005 development environment enables you to rapidly build Windows applications. In six short weeks, you'll learn how to write Windows applications using the Visual Basic programming language and the Visual Basic 2005 development environment. You'll also learn principles of object-oriented and event-driven programming that you can use, not only with Visual Basic, but also with other programming languages you may want to learn.
  
  
• Intermediate Visual Basic.NET: Gain in-demand skills writing sophisticated Windows programs that access and modify business databases and implement Structured Query Language. This course will be ideal if you are a Visual Basic .NET programmer and you want to upgrade your programming skills or prepare yourself for a new and exciting line of work.
  
  
• Introduction to C++ Programming: Learn how to program in C++, even if you have no prior programming experience! Create programs for Microsoft Windows using Borland C++ Builder. Learn Object-Oriented techniques, how to create windows and forms, and how to program in a step-by-step nature. This course is ideal whether you're an enthusiast, a business person hoping to advance your career, or someone who already knows how to program but wants to move ahead to C++ and Object-Oriented Programming.
  
  
• Introduction to C# Programming: Learn the fundamentals of computer programming with the hot new C# programming language. You'll begin with an exploration of input/output operations, decision making, looping, and object oriented programming principles. Then, you'll gain hands-on experience using sequential data files, and you'll build your very own Graphical User Interface (GUI) application. Learn to program the right way: by using a state-of-the-art language to build impressive and professional-looking applications on your schedule and on your very own computer.
  
  
• Intermediate C# Programmer: Build upon your current knowledge of programming logic by writing Graphical User Interface applications in the C# programming language. Learn how to write applications with menus, toolbars, and files, and find out how to interact with databases and write SQL queries.
  
  
• Introduction to Perl Programming: Learn Perl, a powerful and easy-to-use scripting language used on PCs, servers, and on the Internet for a wide range of programming problems. Perl is as capable - and often as fast - as C, C++, and Java, but is easier to learn and does not require the sort of software development tools and environments required by those languages. Perl is also more portable and supported on a greater variety of computers than many other computing languages. Perl programming skills are especially valuable for Web developers, software developers, and system administrators.
  
  

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• Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007:
Discover dozens of shortcuts and tricks for setting up fully formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently. Learn the secrets behind writing powerful formulas, using functions, sorting and analyzing data, creating custom charts, creating 3-dimensional workbooks, building links, and creating macros and custom toolbar buttons.


• Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2003: Discover dozens of shortcuts and tricks for setting up fully formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently. Learn the secrets behind writing powerful formulas, using functions, sorting and analyzing data, creating custom charts, creating 3-dimensional workbooks, building links, and creating macros and custom toolbar buttons.
  
  
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2003: Learn how to work faster and more productively by using many of Excel 2003's powerful features, such as the PivotTable, Solver, and AutoFilter. Build worksheets with decision-making capabilities, and learn to use advanced graphing techniques.
  
  
• Advanced Microsoft Excel 2003: Maximize your investment in Microsoft Excel by learning advanced techniques that most users don't even know exist. In this practical, hands-on course, you'll learn how to use scenarios and data tables to quickly perform multiple what-if analyses. You'll discover a variety of advanced pivot table techniques, like creating calculated fields and calculated items. You'll be able to use validation to protect the integrity of your worksheets from other, less experienced users. You'll become adept at consolidating and importing data, and you'll master the art of conditional formatting to highlight duplicate entries and other common worksheet problems. Impress your coworkers by learning how to add functional and eye-catching controls to any worksheet, and find out how to nest one function inside another to accomplish just about anything Excel has to offer.
  
  

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• Introduction to Microsoft Access 2007:
Learn how Microsoft's powerful and award-winning database can help you manage, store, search, analyze, and display important business, personal, or scientific data. You'll gain practical, hands-on experience with tables, relationships, custom data entry forms, queries, mailing labels, macros, and more. Increase productivity, reduce data entry errors, conduct comprehensive searches, and produce handsome and professionally formatted reports.


• Introduction to Microsoft Access 2003: Learn how to use this powerful and award-winning database to store, locate, print, and automate access to just about any type of important information.
  
  
• Intermediate Microsoft Access 2003: Learn how to create real-world business databases using Microsoft Access 2003. Master the secrets of making the computer--not people--do all the work. Create tables, queries, forms, reports, and macros for managing contacts, products, orders, invoices, and receipts. Pull all the pieces together with a single, easy-to-use switchboard.
  
  
• Introduction to Database Development: A number of powerful tools are available to help you build databases and database applications. However, if you do not apply a systematic, structured approach to the use of those tools, you will probably produce systems that fail to meet user needs. Many projects bog down or are never completed for lack of a disciplined approach to development. This course will guide you step-by-step through all the phases of a system development project to guarantee that the resulting product will not only work as it was designed to work, but also that the design truly responds to user needs
  
  
• Introduction to SQL: Learn the key concepts of Structured Query Language (SQL) and gain a solid working knowledge of this powerful and universal database programming language. You'll learn the basic structure of relational databases, how to read and write simple and complex SQL statements, and advanced data manipulation techniques.
  
  
• Introduction to Oracle: Learn how to use the Oracle database management system to plan, organize, and manage your data. This course will introduce you to the Structured Query Language (SQL), Oracle's SQL*Plus, and other valuable tools used to develop, manage, and reference an Oracle database. You will learn how to create an Oracle database, build various database objects for the database, and write simple SQL statements that access the data from the database.
  
  
• Intermediate Oracle: Gain hands-on experience with Oracle's PL/SQL programming language, with expert assistance from an IT veteran. PL/SQL is Oracle's procedural language extension to Structured Query Language (SQL). This course will give you the skills you need to write powerful and flexible programs using that language. You'll learn the building blocks and core features of PL/SQL, and you'll begin building fully functional PL/SQL programs with procedures, packages, debugging routines, database structures, triggers, and cursor processing.
  

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• Introduction to Dreamweaver 8: Learn to harness the power of this industry-standard Web design program from a Silicon Alley veteran. Master the basics of document creation and how to insert and format text, images, hyperlinks, tables, multimedia files, and other types of Web page content.
  
  
• Introduction to Dreamweaver MX 2004: If you want to be a Web designer, you need to know Dreamweaver MX 2004. In this highly interactive, project-oriented course, a Web pro will help you harness the full potential of this industry-standard development tool. You’ll find out how to create, arrange, and format text, images, hyperlinks, tables, and various other media types. You’ll also examine intelligent page design - with an emphasis on avoiding common layout errors.
  
  
• Introduction to Microsoft FrontPage 2003: Learn the essentials of Microsoft’s popular Web site-building software. You'll begin with an introduction to basic Web design principles, and you'll explore the interface and features of the FrontPage program. Then, you'll learn how to manipulate words and images to create a site worthy of publishing to the Internet. By the end of the course, you'll be armed with all the knowledge you need to create an attractive, well-designed, and functional Web site.

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• Creating Web Graphics with Photoshop CS3: Learn how to use Photoshop to create and save graphics for the Web. You'll create these graphics for a Web site of your choice as you develop a Web page lesson-by-lesson, from idea to Internet.
  
  
• Introduction to Photoshop CS3:
If you're a photographer, a graphic artist, or you just want to alter your old family photos, Adobe Photoshop is the program you most need to learn. This hands-on, project-oriented course is filled with detailed, step-by-step instructions you'll have no trouble following as you learn how to edit photos, create basic paintings, and prepare your images for printing. Discover how to improve photographs by removing flaws, correcting poor exposure, or adding new elements using the newest techniques Photoshop CS3 has to offer. You’ll even learn how much fun it can be to paint again without the usual mess. And, best of all, you won't need any prior artistic ability or Photoshop experience to take this course.


• Introduction to CorelDRAW X3:
Enhance your company newsletter, logo, or letterhead, boost your personal Web page, or design an original greeting card using dazzling images you’ve created with CorelDRAW. Learn how to add brilliant colors, designs and exquisite text to your original artwork and then export them with ease to other computer applications, such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and the Web.


• Introduction to Flash 8: Learn how to create exciting interactive animations from a working Flash designer and author with more than a decade of experience in Flash development. Discover how to create animations, build online applications, manage photos, integrate video, and upload your very own Flash presentations to a Web site.
  
  
• Introduction to Flash MX 2004: In this six-week online course, you'll learn how to use Flash MX 2004 to create dynamic, entertaining, and interactive Web sites and other projects. You'll discover the basic tools and techniques for making a Flash movie. You'll use Flash to create and modify graphics and text, build simple animations, and design Web site navigation buttons. Before you know it, you'll have a solid understanding of Flash and how best to make it work for you.
  
  
• Introduction to Photoshop CS2: If you want to work with graphics, Photoshop is the program you will most need to learn. This hands on, project-oriented course is filled with detailed step-by-step instructions you'll have no trouble following as you learn how to edit photos, create basic paintings, and prepare your images for printing. Discover how to improve photographs by removing flaws, correcting for poor exposure, or adding new elements. You’ll even learn how much fun it can be to paint again without the mess to clean up. And, best of all, no prior artistic ability is required to take this course.
  
  
• Intermediate Photoshop CS2: Learn the secrets of professional image editing from a 2006 nominee to the Photoshop Hall of Fame. If you already understand the basics of the Photoshop toolset, this course will help you explore new and better techniques you can use to create images, edit photos, and combine existing images in amazing ways. You'll also increase your productivity by learning how to make non-destructive changes to your images without rebuilding or redoing any work.
  
  
• Introduction to Macromedia Director MX 2004: Master the world’s leading multimedia production tool and gain skills that are in high demand. Learn how to create high-impact applications for distribution on CD-ROMs and the Web. Combine text, graphics, audio, video, and animated elements to create dazzling interactive presentations, even if you're completely new to the world of multimedia and animation.
  
  
• Imaging for the Web Using Fireworks MX: Tap into the power of Fireworks MX to create dynamic Web graphics, including logos, buttons, rollovers, image swaps, animation, and more. Learn to use Fireworks alone to produce interactive Web pages without writing any code, or integrate your creations with Dreamweaver or Flash for a truly remarkable total Web solution.
  
  
• Design Projects for Adobe Illustrator CS2: Practice while you learn the fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator CS2 with useful design projects. Master Illustrator's drawing tools, including the Pen tool. Learn how to use Illustrator’s many image-editing features. Reinforce your Illustrator skills as you explore the elements of composition, color, and typography, along with secrets of good graphic design.
  
  
  

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• Introduction to CSS and XHTML: Learn how to design, create, and post your very own site on the Internet's World Wide Web. Discover low-cost marketing techniques and search engine strategies.
  
  
• Creating Web Pages: Learn how to create state-of-the-art Web sites using modern CSS and XHTML techniques. Take your existing HTML skills to the next level and start building sites like the pros.
  
  
• Creating Web Pages II: Are you using HTML to its fullest potential? In this hands-on course, you'll become adept at using color, tables, and frames to give your Web pages a more polished and professional look, improved navigation, and more organization. Beef up the fun factor with audio and interactive forms, and learn how to save hours of time and effort with Cascading Style Sheets.
  
  
• Marketing Your Business on the Internet: Find out how you can affordably market your business on the Internet from an e-commerce expert. In this practical, hands-on course, you'll learn little-understood secrets about the types of businesses that thrive on the Web. Then, you'll discover proven methods that will help you establish an Internet presence and build an online brand identity. You'll even learn several low-cost promotion strategies that you can use to drive visitors to your site.
  
  

• Introduction to Microsoft Word 2007:
Learn how to create and modify documents in Word 2007, the most popular word-processing program available.


• Introduction to Microsoft Word 2003: Learn how to create and modify documents in Word 2003, the most popular word-processing program available.
  
  
• Intermediate Microsoft Word 2003: Learn how to create and modify documents in Word 2003, the most popular word-processing program available.
  
  
• Advanced Word 2003: Learn how to build time-saving macros, customize your toolbars, create shortcut keys, crank out form letters and mailing labels, perform queries, and much more.
  

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For further information or questions, please contact Becky Roehrs at 919-686-3516 or conedonline@durhamtech.edu