The document provides information about setting up and managing various aspects of the Management Information Systems (MIS) functional team for Sycamore Business Advisors (SyBA). It includes instructions on setting up Blackboard, updating the SyBA website using SharePoint Designer, conducting video recordings using new equipment, and administering surveys using SNAP. The MIS team is responsible for technical tasks like maintaining online platforms and hardware as well as coordinating activities that add value to the SyBA program like scanning documents and purchasing an external hard drive.
Comprehensive guide to educating through zoomAbu Huraira
This document provides a comprehensive guide for using Zoom to facilitate virtual learning. It is divided into four sections for different users: Getting Started, Administrator's Guide, Teacher's Guide, and Resources. Section 1 covers how to sign up for Zoom, download the app, schedule and join meetings. Section 2 provides guidance for administrators on managing users and communicating with students. Section 3 offers teachers instructions for hosting meetings, recording classes, and delivering virtual instruction. Section 4 lists additional Zoom features and tools.
This document provides instructions for using various features in the Blackboard learning management system, including:
1) Accessing Blackboard courses, turning on edit mode, and customizing the course menu.
2) Posting announcements, adding documents and external links, creating folders, and sending emails within Blackboard.
3) Setting up discussion boards, including adding forums and threads and configuring forum settings like moderation and grading.
4) Accessing the grade center and entering student grades.
The document gives step-by-step directions for common Blackboard tasks to help instructors quickly start using the system.
A manual to help busy teachers get started with Moodle 1.9. Does not try to cover everything - just some of the most commonly used resources and activities. Does not cover every setting either.
This document provides a tutorial to help practitioners learn how to use Moodle, the online learning platform used by SABES. The tutorial covers setting up a Moodle account, navigating courses, participating in discussion forums and taking quizzes. It also compares online and face-to-face learning and provides tips for succeeding in an online environment. The estimated time to complete the tutorial is 20 minutes. After going through it, users will understand basic Moodle navigation and how to participate in an online course.
This document outlines an agenda for an instructional design consultation on using Blackboard. The agenda includes general questions, tests and grading, modules, groups, Turnitin, discussion posts, teams, Voicethread, and importing texts. Questions from participants range from setting up weighted grading and bonus points to best practices for modules, groups, and discussion boards. Participants also asked about integrating tools like Turnitin, Teams, and Voicethread into Blackboard courses.
This document provides a tutorial for practitioners new to online learning through Moodle/LiteracyTent. It covers setting up a Moodle account, navigating a Moodle course, and comparing online and face-to-face learning. The tutorial is divided into three parts: setting up an account, navigating courses, and comparing learning formats. It describes how to register, set up an account, log in, navigate course sections and lessons, participate in discussions, and take quizzes. It also highlights advantages and disadvantages of online learning compared to face-to-face and provides tips for online success.
Blackboard Collaborate is a real-time video conferencing tool that lets you add files, share applications, and use a virtual
whiteboard to interact. Collaborate Ultra opens right in your browser, so you don’t have to install any software to join a
session. New features will be available soon!
This document lists the names of famous stars from Hollywood and the music industry such as Jack Nicholson, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Sylvester Stallone, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Bowie, Goldie Hawn, Clint Eastwood, Rod Steward, Bette Midler, and Humphry Bogart among others.
Comprehensive guide to educating through zoomAbu Huraira
This document provides a comprehensive guide for using Zoom to facilitate virtual learning. It is divided into four sections for different users: Getting Started, Administrator's Guide, Teacher's Guide, and Resources. Section 1 covers how to sign up for Zoom, download the app, schedule and join meetings. Section 2 provides guidance for administrators on managing users and communicating with students. Section 3 offers teachers instructions for hosting meetings, recording classes, and delivering virtual instruction. Section 4 lists additional Zoom features and tools.
This document provides instructions for using various features in the Blackboard learning management system, including:
1) Accessing Blackboard courses, turning on edit mode, and customizing the course menu.
2) Posting announcements, adding documents and external links, creating folders, and sending emails within Blackboard.
3) Setting up discussion boards, including adding forums and threads and configuring forum settings like moderation and grading.
4) Accessing the grade center and entering student grades.
The document gives step-by-step directions for common Blackboard tasks to help instructors quickly start using the system.
A manual to help busy teachers get started with Moodle 1.9. Does not try to cover everything - just some of the most commonly used resources and activities. Does not cover every setting either.
This document provides a tutorial to help practitioners learn how to use Moodle, the online learning platform used by SABES. The tutorial covers setting up a Moodle account, navigating courses, participating in discussion forums and taking quizzes. It also compares online and face-to-face learning and provides tips for succeeding in an online environment. The estimated time to complete the tutorial is 20 minutes. After going through it, users will understand basic Moodle navigation and how to participate in an online course.
This document outlines an agenda for an instructional design consultation on using Blackboard. The agenda includes general questions, tests and grading, modules, groups, Turnitin, discussion posts, teams, Voicethread, and importing texts. Questions from participants range from setting up weighted grading and bonus points to best practices for modules, groups, and discussion boards. Participants also asked about integrating tools like Turnitin, Teams, and Voicethread into Blackboard courses.
This document provides a tutorial for practitioners new to online learning through Moodle/LiteracyTent. It covers setting up a Moodle account, navigating a Moodle course, and comparing online and face-to-face learning. The tutorial is divided into three parts: setting up an account, navigating courses, and comparing learning formats. It describes how to register, set up an account, log in, navigate course sections and lessons, participate in discussions, and take quizzes. It also highlights advantages and disadvantages of online learning compared to face-to-face and provides tips for online success.
Blackboard Collaborate is a real-time video conferencing tool that lets you add files, share applications, and use a virtual
whiteboard to interact. Collaborate Ultra opens right in your browser, so you don’t have to install any software to join a
session. New features will be available soon!
This document lists the names of famous stars from Hollywood and the music industry such as Jack Nicholson, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Sylvester Stallone, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Bowie, Goldie Hawn, Clint Eastwood, Rod Steward, Bette Midler, and Humphry Bogart among others.
A quick simple presentation about how a company needs to use the OSI Model to look at building their network. Power, Cabling, Routers, and Switches are the most important items to start with; they are the foundation of your companies infrastructure!
The document describes a series of weapon tests, including firing a P90 submachine gun, calling in a sniper who takes a headshot, and the option to throw a grenade. The tests are initiated through a series of clicks and the document provides instructions to continue through the testing rounds.
- The document provides financial results and forecasts for Monsanto Company for the second quarter of 2007 and fiscal year 2007.
- Net sales for the second quarter of 2007 were $2.6 billion, up 15% from the previous year. Earnings per share on an as-reported basis were $0.98, up 25% from the prior year.
- For fiscal year 2007, Monsanto increased guidance and now expects earnings per share of $1.60-1.65, representing 22-26% growth over the previous year, and free cash flow of $875-950 million.
La Web 2.0 permite la generación dinámica y colaborativa de contenidos a través de plataformas en línea que facilitan compartir, editar y comentar materiales. Las principales herramientas son los repositorios sociales como Flickr y YouTube para compartir fotos y videos, blogs y wikis para publicar contenidos, y redes sociales como Facebook y Twitter para comunicarse y encontrar comunidades con intereses comunes. Los repositorios sociales permiten alojar, etiquetar, votar y comentar diversos tipos de materiales compartidos por los usuarios.
Alisa Shamek's interior design portfolio includes projects creating comfortable atmospheres for those with dementia, remodeling a family home, renovating the main floor of a ski resort, drafting floor plans and creating 3D models and renderings for residential and commercial spaces. Her portfolio demonstrates experience with projects for adult day care centers, family homes, resorts, and sketches, models and designs using software like AutoCAD.
The document discusses the debate around the role and impact of advertising. It notes that critics argue advertising is meant to control people's tastes through psychological means rather than providing useful information, and can convince people a product is unique when it may not be. Supporters counter that advertising provides information to help consumers make better choices and increases competition. While economists argue advertising signals quality, rational theory holds that high-quality products advertise while mediocre ones improve quality instead. Research also finds consumers are willing to pay more for brand names, which provide information about quality that cannot be known in advance.
This document discusses various types of cyber crimes including cyber graffiti, fraud, terror, and war. It outlines the scale of these threats and notes that developing an effective strategy requires working with other organizations. It examines governmental and industry responses to these issues such as increasing cybersecurity efforts and updating legislation. The document raises questions about managing risks when sharing sensitive data with partners that may have weaker security controls.
1) Fujifilm reported revenue of 2,782.5 billion yen for fiscal year 2007, up 4.3% from the previous fiscal year. Pro-forma operating income was 207.1 billion yen, up 32.4% from fiscal year 2006.
2) Structural reforms proceeded smoothly and were completed within the fiscal year as scheduled. Structural reform expenses for fiscal year 2007 totaled 94.1 billion yen.
3) The Imaging Solutions segment reported an operating loss of 42.6 billion yen due to structural reform expenses and higher material costs, though color paper sales grew. The Information Solutions segment saw operating income rise 20.4% to 95.2 billion y
Un granjero australiano investigó la desaparición de ovejas en su granja y semanas después instaló una alambrada eléctrica. Al revisarla, descubrió una enorme serpiente que se había comido a las ovejas.
Rahul summarizes key lessons learned during his first semester of an MBA program at Leeds. Some of the main lessons included: being open to multiple solutions for problems; the importance of knowledge management and lifelong learning; having flexibility and being open to new experiences and feedback; and continuously improving through learning and innovation. Rahul expresses appreciation for others' time and welcomes suggestions to further improve himself.
This document discusses the benefits of storing videos in the cloud rather than on a personal hard drive. It notes that uploading videos to YouTube allows them to be accessed from any device, backed up in multiple data centers worldwide, and takes away the need for additional storage space and processing power on the user's own computer. The cloud offers peace of mind through backup and security of videos.
This document provides instructions on installing and configuring CakePHP to build a basic online product catalog application. It discusses unpacking and installing CakePHP, configuring the database connection, and creating a users table to store user login information. The focus is on getting CakePHP set up and a simple application that allows user registration and login started. It is designed for PHP developers who want to learn how to use CakePHP.
GE reported preliminary unaudited results for the third quarter of 2008. Revenue grew 11% year-over-year to $47.2 billion, though earnings declined due to challenges in the financial services business. Earnings from continuing operations were $4.5 billion compared to $5.1 billion in the prior year. Industrial sales increased 17% driven by growth in the energy and infrastructure segments. Orders grew 9% excluding the C&I segment. GE took actions to strengthen its financial position such as reducing leverage and improving liquidity. The results were in line with GE's previous revised guidance for the quarter.
This press release template provides guidance for writing a one page press release to announce a Green Ambassadors program at a school. It prompts the author to include their target market, mission, and key message in the first few paragraphs. A quote from a student and reasons for how global connections through the program will transform the world should also be included, along with a three sentence description of the Green Ambassadors program and its parent organization CB+.
The document outlines the contents of a committee page, including:
1. A profile section with organizational charts, teacher information, and a notice board
2. Learning documents like curricula, curricula descriptions, and annual lesson plans
3. Assessment and examination information like progress reports, annual school performance, sample bank questions, and tips for answering questions
4. Enrichment resources organized by grade/level like external links and uploaded files, photos and videos.
20 More Tips to Improve Productivity with Microsoft TeamsChristian Buckley
Presentation delivered via webinar on June 18th, 2020 by Russ Basiura (@russbasiura), a Microsoft Teams Evangelist at Accel365, and Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) a Microsoft MVP and Regional Director and the Founder of CollabTalk LLC. In this session, we share another 20 of our favorite productivity tips to help you get more out of the #MicrosoftTeams platform, adding onto the 20 tips we provided in another session in May.
A quick simple presentation about how a company needs to use the OSI Model to look at building their network. Power, Cabling, Routers, and Switches are the most important items to start with; they are the foundation of your companies infrastructure!
The document describes a series of weapon tests, including firing a P90 submachine gun, calling in a sniper who takes a headshot, and the option to throw a grenade. The tests are initiated through a series of clicks and the document provides instructions to continue through the testing rounds.
- The document provides financial results and forecasts for Monsanto Company for the second quarter of 2007 and fiscal year 2007.
- Net sales for the second quarter of 2007 were $2.6 billion, up 15% from the previous year. Earnings per share on an as-reported basis were $0.98, up 25% from the prior year.
- For fiscal year 2007, Monsanto increased guidance and now expects earnings per share of $1.60-1.65, representing 22-26% growth over the previous year, and free cash flow of $875-950 million.
La Web 2.0 permite la generación dinámica y colaborativa de contenidos a través de plataformas en línea que facilitan compartir, editar y comentar materiales. Las principales herramientas son los repositorios sociales como Flickr y YouTube para compartir fotos y videos, blogs y wikis para publicar contenidos, y redes sociales como Facebook y Twitter para comunicarse y encontrar comunidades con intereses comunes. Los repositorios sociales permiten alojar, etiquetar, votar y comentar diversos tipos de materiales compartidos por los usuarios.
Alisa Shamek's interior design portfolio includes projects creating comfortable atmospheres for those with dementia, remodeling a family home, renovating the main floor of a ski resort, drafting floor plans and creating 3D models and renderings for residential and commercial spaces. Her portfolio demonstrates experience with projects for adult day care centers, family homes, resorts, and sketches, models and designs using software like AutoCAD.
The document discusses the debate around the role and impact of advertising. It notes that critics argue advertising is meant to control people's tastes through psychological means rather than providing useful information, and can convince people a product is unique when it may not be. Supporters counter that advertising provides information to help consumers make better choices and increases competition. While economists argue advertising signals quality, rational theory holds that high-quality products advertise while mediocre ones improve quality instead. Research also finds consumers are willing to pay more for brand names, which provide information about quality that cannot be known in advance.
This document discusses various types of cyber crimes including cyber graffiti, fraud, terror, and war. It outlines the scale of these threats and notes that developing an effective strategy requires working with other organizations. It examines governmental and industry responses to these issues such as increasing cybersecurity efforts and updating legislation. The document raises questions about managing risks when sharing sensitive data with partners that may have weaker security controls.
1) Fujifilm reported revenue of 2,782.5 billion yen for fiscal year 2007, up 4.3% from the previous fiscal year. Pro-forma operating income was 207.1 billion yen, up 32.4% from fiscal year 2006.
2) Structural reforms proceeded smoothly and were completed within the fiscal year as scheduled. Structural reform expenses for fiscal year 2007 totaled 94.1 billion yen.
3) The Imaging Solutions segment reported an operating loss of 42.6 billion yen due to structural reform expenses and higher material costs, though color paper sales grew. The Information Solutions segment saw operating income rise 20.4% to 95.2 billion y
Un granjero australiano investigó la desaparición de ovejas en su granja y semanas después instaló una alambrada eléctrica. Al revisarla, descubrió una enorme serpiente que se había comido a las ovejas.
Rahul summarizes key lessons learned during his first semester of an MBA program at Leeds. Some of the main lessons included: being open to multiple solutions for problems; the importance of knowledge management and lifelong learning; having flexibility and being open to new experiences and feedback; and continuously improving through learning and innovation. Rahul expresses appreciation for others' time and welcomes suggestions to further improve himself.
This document discusses the benefits of storing videos in the cloud rather than on a personal hard drive. It notes that uploading videos to YouTube allows them to be accessed from any device, backed up in multiple data centers worldwide, and takes away the need for additional storage space and processing power on the user's own computer. The cloud offers peace of mind through backup and security of videos.
This document provides instructions on installing and configuring CakePHP to build a basic online product catalog application. It discusses unpacking and installing CakePHP, configuring the database connection, and creating a users table to store user login information. The focus is on getting CakePHP set up and a simple application that allows user registration and login started. It is designed for PHP developers who want to learn how to use CakePHP.
GE reported preliminary unaudited results for the third quarter of 2008. Revenue grew 11% year-over-year to $47.2 billion, though earnings declined due to challenges in the financial services business. Earnings from continuing operations were $4.5 billion compared to $5.1 billion in the prior year. Industrial sales increased 17% driven by growth in the energy and infrastructure segments. Orders grew 9% excluding the C&I segment. GE took actions to strengthen its financial position such as reducing leverage and improving liquidity. The results were in line with GE's previous revised guidance for the quarter.
This press release template provides guidance for writing a one page press release to announce a Green Ambassadors program at a school. It prompts the author to include their target market, mission, and key message in the first few paragraphs. A quote from a student and reasons for how global connections through the program will transform the world should also be included, along with a three sentence description of the Green Ambassadors program and its parent organization CB+.
The document outlines the contents of a committee page, including:
1. A profile section with organizational charts, teacher information, and a notice board
2. Learning documents like curricula, curricula descriptions, and annual lesson plans
3. Assessment and examination information like progress reports, annual school performance, sample bank questions, and tips for answering questions
4. Enrichment resources organized by grade/level like external links and uploaded files, photos and videos.
20 More Tips to Improve Productivity with Microsoft TeamsChristian Buckley
Presentation delivered via webinar on June 18th, 2020 by Russ Basiura (@russbasiura), a Microsoft Teams Evangelist at Accel365, and Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) a Microsoft MVP and Regional Director and the Founder of CollabTalk LLC. In this session, we share another 20 of our favorite productivity tips to help you get more out of the #MicrosoftTeams platform, adding onto the 20 tips we provided in another session in May.
The document discusses best practices for using emerging technologies and tools in education. It provides examples of Facebook for social learning and collaboration, Prezi for interactive presentations, YouTube for enhancing presentations with video, iPads for digital textbooks, and Google Docs for collaborative assignment work. The document then focuses on how YouTube could be used to incorporate video into course presentations on management skills. It also discusses how Google Docs enables real-time collaboration and feedback on assignments between tutors and learners.
Skippipe: skipping the watermark in digital contentGerard Fuguet
The document discusses removing watermarks from digital content on the Skillpipe eReader platform. It describes Skillpipe's past and current web apps for reading content online, and its retired native desktop application. The desktop app caches content locally and encrypts it, but authentication is still required. Attempts to copy the cached files to another computer failed due to machine-specific encryption. The document aims to find a way to remove watermarks from printed Skillpipe content for offline reading without image distortions.
The document discusses the emerging role of social software within IBM and its use to foster collaboration and innovation. It outlines IBM's transition to more informal and open culture and describes various social tools and platforms adopted by employees, from internal instant messaging and blogs to experimental uses of metaverse environments and reputation systems. It highlights IBM's Technology Adoption Program for encouraging early adoption of new tools and sharing of internally developed solutions.
20 MORE tips to improve productivity with microsoft teams accel365 Russ Basiu...Russ Basiura
20 More Tips. Each month we provide the 20 latest tips for how your organization can gain more productivity from Microsoft Teams. Learn how you can make your team more effective using Microsoft Teams
This document provides a session guide for teaching educators how to collaborate using Microsoft Teams. The session will last 2 hours and teach participants how to explore the Teams interface, create and invite others to teams, and add channels and tabs. During the session, participants will play a Kahoot! game, watch a demonstration of creating a team and adding members, and then have time to create their own team and collaborate by posting, uploading files, and adding apps. The goal is for educators to learn how MS Teams can be used as an effective online communication platform to help teachers and students collaborate.
Microsoft Project 2019 Step by Step is a guide to using Microsoft Project 2019. It introduces the Project program and discusses project management concepts. Some key features of Project 2019 include improved task linking, timeline view updates, and added accessibility improvements. The book also reviews new features introduced in previous versions like Project 2016 and Project 2013. It aims to help readers learn Project and effectively manage their projects.
This tutorial demonstrates how to use StepShot software to automate the creation of end-user training guides and documentation from within Salesforce. The tutorial explains how to install and configure StepShot, capture screenshots and descriptions of steps within Salesforce, and export the end-user guide into different formats. Automating this process with StepShot can reduce the time and effort needed to create training materials and allow for guides that perfectly demonstrate processes within the Salesforce interface.
The document discusses Microsoft Project 2016 Essentials, which is designed to teach the basics of using Microsoft Project 2016 software for project management. It covers topics such as creating and scheduling projects, assigning resources and tracking costs, setting constraints and deadlines, and printing and tracking project progress. The book uses single-page topic sheets to explain concepts and includes step-by-step exercises to help the reader learn how to use Microsoft Project 2016's main features.
This document provides information and instructions for various online tools that can be used to make teaching life easier, including Panopto, Prezi, Slideshare, Sophia, ScreenCast-O-Matic, Jing, YouTube, and Blackboard. Panopto allows recording and sharing of class lectures, notes, and whiteboards. Prezi is an alternative to PowerPoint for creating interactive presentations. Slideshare allows uploading and sharing of presentations online. Sophia is a site for finding and creating lessons, quizzes, and getting feedback from other teachers. ScreenCast-O-Matic and Jing allow creating simple video lessons and grading papers. YouTube and educator groups on YouTube are resources for finding lessons
The document provides instructions for using various educational apps and tools, including Pixlr for photo editing, Tagxedo for creating word clouds, graffiti generators, Microsoft Office photo editing, Slideshare for finding and sharing presentations, Screencast-O-Matic for screen recording, and websites for sourcing additional educational apps. Key steps are provided for getting started with each tool and performing basic functions like opening, editing, saving, and sharing files.
This document provides information about different online tools that can help make a teacher's life easier, including Panopto for recording and sharing lectures, Prezi for enhancing PowerPoint presentations, Slideshare for sharing presentations online, Sophia for finding and creating lessons, ScreenCast-O-Matic for creating video lessons, Jing for recording videos to provide feedback on student work, YouTube for finding educational videos, and how to access and use these tools through Blackboard. Step-by-step instructions are given for setting up Panopto and embedding files into Blackboard. Links are provided to examples and tutorials for each tool.
Does Web 2.0 herald the end of in-house development and provision of IT servi...Paul Walk
The document discusses the potential impact of Web 2.0 technologies and remote third-party services on in-house development and provision of IT services. It raises several objections to the use of external services and discusses strategies for leveraging both external and locally-developed systems. Recommendations include keeping some development capabilities in-house while adopting modern practices, leveraging existing external services, and managing rather than avoiding the risks of remote systems.
1. The document provides instructions for students to create a presentation using the web tool Screencast-O-Matic to introduce their final logo design project.
2. Students will work in groups of four to design a logo, then use Screencast-O-Matic to record a presentation explaining their design process and final logo.
3. The presentation will include screenshots and videos of their sketches, design decisions, and final digital logo without necessarily appearing on camera themselves. They will then edit the screencast into a video file to share.
This document provides an overview and instructions for using the Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing system. It describes Collaborate's capabilities for real-time online instruction, meetings, tutoring and other collaborative activities. It also outlines how to set up and use the main features of Collaborate, including audio/video, screensharing, and interactive tools like polling and whiteboarding. Pros and cons are discussed, as well as best practices for moderating Collaborate sessions.
This document contains an agenda and materials for a TrailheaDX Global Gathering event. The agenda includes an introduction, icebreaker activity, highlights video, summer 2019 release overview, and breakout session highlights. The donation to FIRST and details about FIRST are provided. Instructions for a "get to know you" bingo activity are included. The presentation materials provide overviews and details about features from the Summer 2019 release like Salesforce Celebrations, Enhanced Related Lists, Notification Builder, and more. Breakout session highlights summarize topics from sessions on creating a Salesforce vision, demo best practices, organizing an org, and more. Attendees are encouraged to share about the event using specified hashtags.
The document provides guidance on aligning stakeholders to move projects forward together by addressing conflicts. It discusses types of workplace conflicts, including task, relationship, and value conflicts. Activities are presented to practice defining problems, communicating effectively, and negotiating outcomes. Groups work through scenarios, assigning roles and prioritizing items using different communication tools. The goal is to understand different perspectives, agree on the problem being solved, and choose the best solution using negotiation and various delivery methods suited to stakeholders. Active listening, framing discussions clearly, and selecting the right communication format are emphasized for successfully aligning complex groups.
Wimba Pronto is a synchronous communication tool that allows for video calls, chat, whiteboarding, and screen sharing. The document discusses how to create a Pronto account, install Pronto at home, recover passwords, and customize profiles and status updates. Etiquette for using Pronto and holding online office hours is also covered. The benefits of synchronous learning using tools like Pronto are described as aiding community development and allowing for quick responses.
The document summarizes a presentation about Papervision3D, an open source 3D engine for Flash. It discusses downloading and setting up Papervision3D, designing interfaces for 3D applications, and provides examples of both good and bad 3D Flash applications. The presentation covers topics such as the basics of Papervision3D, getting started with 3D development in Flash, and designing effective user experiences for 3D Flash games and sites.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Ocean lotus Threat actors project by John Sitima 2024 (1).pptxSitimaJohn
Ocean Lotus cyber threat actors represent a sophisticated, persistent, and politically motivated group that poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals in the Southeast Asian region. Their continuous evolution and adaptability underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures and international cooperation to identify and mitigate the threats posed by such advanced persistent threat groups.
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
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Final Turnover Packet
1. Management Information Systems (MIS)
Turnover Packet
SyBA
Fall 2008
TEAM MEMBERS:
Geoffrey Teater
Thomas Clark
Evan Huffine
Jason Ireland
Joseph Swegman
Jacques Monnet
Lindsey Povelones
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Rebecca Stephens
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction/Task List………………………………………………………………………3
Setting up Blackboard………………………………………………………………………4
How to Breeze………………………………………………………………………………9
Website Information………………………………………………………………………...10
Using SNAPS……………………………………………………………………………….12
Video Information…………………………………………………………………………..13
Google Analytics……………………………………………………………………………17
External Hard Drive………………………………………………………………………...19
Scanning Documents……………………………………………………………………….21
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Management Information Systems functional team! As an MIS functional team
leader or the AD in charge of overseeing the team you are responsible for the following tasks:
• Setup of Peer Evaluations for the Midterm and Finals using Snap
• Blackboard
• How to tape and Breeze usage
• Maintaining and updating the website
• Maintaining the external hard drive and its contents
• Google analytics
• Progress Reports
• Google Analytics
• Value Added Projects
Value added Projects for Fall 2008:
The MIS team provided value added projects for the semester by maintaining the SyBA
website, updating the SNAP surveys, purchasing an external hard drive, and scanning all of the
classes’ previous projects onto the aforementioned external hard drive.
The members of the MIS team updated the existing website to provide more
functionality, as well as more interactivity to the site. We believe, that this will make the
existing site more user friendly and help it to further attract new business and students to the
SyBA sections of BUS 401.
Secondly, we purchased an external hard drive, funds were provided by Dr. Robinson for
the purpose of integrating the hard paper copies of past projects, into digital copies that can be
accessed easier.
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Lastly, our team took the documents and scanned them onto the external hard drive.
Sounds easy right? Scanning documents one by one on a scanner can prove to be very tedious.
Welcome to the MIS functional team of SyBA!! Enjoy!
Blackboard
Blackboard functional team was charged with the daily updates and initial set-up of
group pages. Blackboard plays an important role in the daily operations of Sycamore Business
Advisors. It is the responsibility of this team to make sure that Blackboard is up and running
throughout the semester. For example, Blackboard needs a volunteer employee to be responsible
to set-up and manage the discussion boards, group pages, announcements, and any other features
of Blackboard that the class wants to utilize. All students need to be group for e-mail and other
import purposes. This semester we chose to give students access to all group folders. This has
allowed input from all groups to one another without the need to go through e-mail.
The team that volunteers to take on the duties of Blackboard will enjoy their experience.
A few suggestions are to get into the website and navigate. You will see features and abilities of
the software. There are many functions for the team to utilize. With some navigating under your
belt, you will be ready to establish the discussion groups and group pages. The previous
semester's information was a valuable guide to in assisting us in setting up the new information.
The student/employee can post files, exchange thoughts on discussion boards, and send e-mails.
The Blackboard team must make themselves available for upgrades and changes as necessary, by
either a phone or e mail. The team is lay is on for all groups within the organization. This means
that if someone has a problem with Blackboard or other technology-related issues, this
functional team attempts to help them out in any way possible. The MIS/IT group also hears
proposal ideas from anyone within the organization, about technologies that would add value to
Sycamore Business Advisors. We highly recommend that students check out the tutorial as it
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will help them understand the functions available. The Blackboard online tutorial can be found at
the following URL: http://www.indstate.edu/cta./Tutorials/tutorials.htm. You will have to scroll
down to find the title "Tutorials for Blackboard 6.0", there you will find all capabilities of
Blackboard.
Blackboard Setup & Training
Blackboard Learning System is the course management tool that SyBA uses to
communicate and exchange files over the Internet. Dr. Sherwood or Dr. Robinson will arrange
for Blackboard employees to have teaching assistant access. This allows those students to make
changes to the control panel that other students cannot.
Getting Started
To login to Blackboard, go to http://blackboard.indstate.edu/lwebapps/login Log in using your
ISU username and password. Select the link BUS 401 A Sycamore Business Advisors. If there are
more than one Senior Business Experience click on the pencil located in the upper right-hand
comer of "My Courses" in your layout. You can then modify what classes display on your
desktop. By un-checking the box next to the Senior Business Experience BUS 401-???, you will
no longer display both classes. This will help to assure that you are looking at the current and
updated information for the class.
Managing Groups
The Blackboard Team is responsible for setting up each project team and functional group on
blackboard. To do this, select the Control Panel option and then Manage Groups. When you are
designated as a Teaching Assistance, you will see these features. They are hidden from student
view. The following is a graphic representation using screen captures to walk you through the
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process.
Blackboard is
very user-
friendly. See
graphic below.
Left: The new control panel after access is gained
Top Right: The top right box where the groups are
managed
Below: Shows where to add groups
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Next: Add group information which is shown below.
Repeat for all project teams and functional teams. After each group is set up, add members to the
groups. To add members to the group, click the Modify button and then Add Users to Group.
Click on the List All tab and select the check boxes of the employees in that group, then click
Submit. Repeat for all groups. In the fall of 2008, we included all students in every group for
them to be able to view each other's progress. We felt that we are one company and that there are
no secrets between the project teams. Sycamore Business Advisors is one entity working
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together toward a common goal. A note of caution is in order. You must use the e-mail function
inside the group that you are intending to interact with and then manually select the users that
you want to send email to. Do Not use the "Send Email" function that is accessible from the
Communication page, if you do, everyone that is enrolled in your section will receive your e-
mail.
Discussion Board
The Discussion Board works exactly like the "Manage Groups", simply open up the discussion
board link.
The following is an example of the Fall 2008 Discussion Boards and Teaching Assistant
View.
Our project teams did not use the discussion board as other classes in the past. The use of this
feature is dependent on the Project Team Leaders, the Associate Directors, and the students using
it.
To summarize, Blackboard is simple software to use and the website is self explanatory.
The best teacher is first-hand experience and that can only be taught by going to the website and
exploring and navigating.
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The MIS team is in charge of scheduling and running the physical taping process for
SyBA on the Breeze system. Instructions for how to use the system are below:
2. Plug in computer and camera (MIS Drawer)
1.Hang Curtain (located In MIS drawer in back office) from hooks above Dry Erase Board
4. Connect laptop to internet using blue Ethernet cord that is behind desktop computer in main
SyBA office
5. If prompted, go thru steps to finish camera reconnect installation (this make take a few
minutes)
6. Connect microphone/headphones
7. Remind them to be ENERGIZED AND EXCITED or their clip will be very boring
a. They can make it fun, do goofy stuff or say funny things...as long as it’s clean!
8. Log on to Breeze
a.www.breeze.indstate.edu
c. Password: mgmt401b. Username: mgmt401@indstate.edu
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a. First, Delete the original
i. Go back to "recordings"
3. Turn on computer and login using instructions in computer case
9. Click on "Meetings" towards top of page
10. Click on a folder (HR student will know which one)
a. SPC
b. Feasibility
c. Turnover
d. Leadership Positions
11. Click on "Enter Meeting Room" at bottom of page
12. Click" Documents" in large grey pod section
a. Then click from "My Computer"
b. Then locate their PowerPoint slides in "Breeze" Folder on Desktop
13. In Camera and Voice pod click on microphone/camera icon on bottom left side
14. Click "Allow access to ISU"
15. Adjust camera to show face properly and have HR student put on headset (move away from
mouth 1"+)
16. To begin recording:
i. Go to "Meeting" at top of screen
ii. Go down and click on "Record Meeting"
iii. Name meeting
1.Use this format: "Their section name -their name"
a. Example: "Directional Analysis -Greg Fischer"
iv. Meeting will begin recording immediately
17. Student should use arrows to move thru their slides, not the mouse!!!
18. Once finished, student should click stop recording in upper right hand corner
19. To Review recording
a. Click on the original Breeze tab at bottom of the screen-"Meeting..."
b. Click on Recordings
i. Click on the file that you saved the clip as (there should be a cassette tape icon
next to it)
ii. When next screen opens "click on the URL"
iii. Playback should being immediately
20. TO RE-DO A TAPING
ii. .Make a check mark next to the file you want to delete
Iii. Click on "Delete" in the middle of the screen
b. Then repeat process beginning with (Number 7 above)
21. Once you have do the final one, just log out of the system and put the curtain and camera back in the
MIS drawer where you found it. Turn off computer and place back into the case.-
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-~
"-
V5=Company Name
V6=Business Address
V7=City
V8=State
V9=Zip Code
VIO=Business Phone Number
VII=Alternate Phone Number
Vl2=Email Address
V16=Will display numbers between 1 through 5I=Strategic Business Processing
2=Feasibility Study
3=Business Plans
4=Start-up Plans
5=Other
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NOTE: I strongly suggest contacting the person above for a login. They will give you a unique
password for your ISU account. They will then tell you where to login using SharePoint
Designer. All of the website files will load in a panel to the left
Website Information
The SyBA website was designed using SharePoint Designer. The webpage was designed
with a template and contains information for both internal marketing and external
marketing. The website is stored on wwwl.indstate.edu/syba. There is a redirect from
www.indstate.edulsyba so the simpler address can be given out. The SyBA Services
Request form has been designed using SNAP. There survey is stored underneath the
bkunesl user account. Once a potential client completes the form it will redirect them back
to the home page of the external side of the website. The information is then emailed to Dr.
Robinson and Dr. Sherwood. However, this data is still in a mode that is only understood
by SNAP. So, it is necessary to use a key to fully understand what it means. This has been
included to provide you with an understanding of how to interpret the results. There results
will be delivered with a v followed by a number and a response. It does not show the
question asked. Understanding the results is as follows:
V4=Client Name
You are able to update the website by connecting to wwwl.indstate.edu/syba with
SharePoint designer and using its extensions. The website will be included on a CD in the
MIS turnover packet. You can access the website by logging in using bkunes1 as the
username and the password of 5yb@8u5401. You are able to change the password for the
website by accessing it through adpassword.indstate.edu. Then a website will ask you to
validate yourself then you may change the password. You may need to contact CJ Nasser
to have an account added, as bkunesl account may no longer have access. CJ Nasser can be
reached at cdukate@indstate.edu or x8491.
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Snaps
These are important things to know about SNAP:
• All of the old snap files and data are located on the external Hard Drive
• All the data is stored online on SNAP’s servers not ISU’s for when the surveys are taken
at:http://www.snapsurveys.com/snaponline-webhost/
Login: bkunes1@mymail.indstate.edu Password: password
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• Make sure you contact John Gallagher in the college of Education room 120 for training
on SNAPS. His contact info is on the last page of the SNAPS portion of the turnover
packet
Video
Last semester the MIS team purchased video equipment for the class in order to document class
presentations and lectures. The video camera purchased is a Sony HDR-SR10 40 GB Hybrid
HDD/Memory Stick High Definition Camcorder. Along with the camera purchase was an
Impact 816 3-Section Tripod and a Sony ECM-HGZ1 Gun Zoom Mic. This state of the art
equipment came with a user’s manual which helped with its utilization. As mentioned before,
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the video taken with the camera is to be used for future BUS 401 classes. Also, the video needs
to be cut and uploaded to the SyBA website as an example for all to see, especially those who are
interested in taking the class. The video will also be used when presenting the class to
prospective students. There were several things that were meant to be taped by the camera
operator. Also, a screenplay, “All about Bus 401-SyBA”, was developed but never completed.
The following is the screenplay that was developed for 401:
“All about Bus 401-SyBA”
1. Narrator:
a. Business 401 is a student driven class that exists to provide quality strategic process and
business development consulting services for small to mid-size businesses and not-for-profit
organizations. The students possess a number of skills that provide the clients with reliable
consulting information that can improve their business. This class allows each student
advisor to relate to real world issues that will surface during their future careers. They learn
to work through the issues and present their clients with superior work. (Footage of SyBA
Logo)
2. Narrator:
a. Business 401 does not operate like a typical college classroom. It is led by students, and
advised and overseen by experienced and knowledgeable professors. Students are
interviewed and “hired” to lead at different levels of the organization. There is one Associate
Director that is in charge of each classroom, who works directly with the Professor, and the
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other leaders to oversee and direct the daily operations of the class. There are also two
project team leaders for each class that lead and guide their consulting team throughout the
entire project. The class relies upon hardworking students that take their positions seriously,
and work professionally on each project.
-Footage of Dr. Robinson lecturing
-Footage of actually doing the interview process (reenacted)
-Footage of a leaders meeting to show how dedicated they are to the process
3. Narrator voice explaining about the Consulting Teams:
a. There are two consulting teams in each class that work hand in hand with the client in the
community. Each team meets with their client on a regular basis in order to gain information
about the business operations and procedures to ensure that their project is focused on what
the business or organization needs. There are Quality Checks throughout the project to help
the teams stay on target. A Quality Check is a short presentation given first to the professor,
then to the client, on a section of the project to ensure that the team is on the right path for the
final project. At the end of the semester, the teams present their recommendations to the
client on how to improve their organization’s issues.
-Footage of the teams interacting together
-Footage of a team’s quality check
-Footage of the teams interacting with clients
4. Narrator voice explaining about the Functional Teams:
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a. The students also work for Sycamore Business Advisors as members of a functional team
within the class. The teams include Accounting/Finance, Education, Human Resources,
Marketing, MIS, and Operations. This gives the students a great opportunity to apply
learning from their core and major classes. This allows everyone to improve and expand the
SyBA organization. Each functional team has many tasks throughout the semester, in order
to better Business 401 and Sycamore Business Advisors. Another aspect of SyBA is that
each consulting team nominates a member of their team for employee of the week to have an
incentive for the students to work hard and stay focused throughout the semester.
-Footage of a Functional Team Leader meeting
-Footage of a Functional Team meeting
-Footage of an employee of the week winner
5. Narrator voice explaining how the students learn strategic management and utilize what they
have learned at the end of the semester:
a. Like all other classes students are required to take quizzes and tests, in order to prepare for
the services that are offered. Students learn about strategic process consultations, and the
steps on how to conduct one, before we implement them for our clients. In the end, the
students know that they have used their knowledge and hard work to prepare meaningful
recommendations for the client. The best part of the project is being able to see a satisfied
client and their recommendations and presentation. The success of Sycamore Business
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Advisors stems from both the students and the clients learning and ultimately improving
throughout the entire project.
-Footage of class taking a quiz or test
-Footage of different team’s final presentations
-Footage of client being satisfied (shaking hands with member of consulting team)
6. Final Part (Actual testimonials)
-Footage of a student testimonial
-Footage of a client’s testimonial
-Footage of Dr. Robinson’s testimonial (but keep it short! HeHe)
(ROLL CREDITS)
So far, the only footage obtained of 401 is a group’s quality check and all of the final
presentations. This footage is rough and unedited. There is also no narration to go along with it.
We recommend that whoever takes on the project of making the SyBA video be knowledgeable
of video making media and computer programs. This video needs to be professional since it is
representing the SyBA.
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Google Analytics
An important tool that future MIS functional teams should utilize is Google Analytics.
Google Analytics is a service offered by Google that delivers detailed statistics about visitors to a
web site. Some of its features include:
• Keyword and Campaign Comparison (referring): a tool that identifies how
individuals came to the site (i.e. did they find the site from a search engine? An
advertisement from another site? E-mail marketing?).
• Bounce Rate: the percentage of visitors who leave the site, rather than continuing to
other pages within the site.
• Advanced Segmentation: provides the ability to isolate and evaluate all the subsets of
your traffic.
• Custom Reports: you can create and edit custom reports that present the information
you wish to utilize in an organized fashion.
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• AdWords Integration: You can purchase keywords on Google AdWords, and then
determine which keywords are more profitable for your business. (AdWords offers pay-
per-click advertising, as well as site-target advertising for text and banner-ads.)
In order to create a Google Analytics account, go to
http://www.google.com/analytics/index.html. Click the link on the right side of the page that
says “New to Google Analytics? Sign up Now”. The next step is to enter an e-mail address and
password. The MIS team will need to coordinate with Dr. Robinson, and create an e-mail
address for this account, so that future teams will be able to use it as well. After the account has
been created, it’s very simple to being utilizing the features. When you visit the Google
Analytics homepage, there is a “features” tab at the top. If you click the tab it takes you to a
page that lists all of the features (some of them are listed above), and each section is
accompanied with a video that demonstrates how to utilize that feature.
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External Hard Drive
One task that the MIS functional team was responsible for doing was to find a way to
store all the documents linked to the Sycamore Business Advisors functional teams and project
teams. We came up with using an external hard drive to store these documents on. We went to
different retail stores and researched the different external hard drives. The different things we
compared on these different hard drives were the memory capacity, the way to connect to
computer, and the price. After viewing numerous external hard drives, we wrote our
recommendation for the one that would be most practical for our use. This external hard drive
was then approved by the person that oversees the finances for BUS 401 and Dr. Robinson went
out and purchased it using money from the class budget.
The external hard drive that was purchased is the Western Digital My Book Essential
Edition. It can store a capacity of 500 GB and uses a USB 2.0 connection. This drive has a
simple setup by plugging in the drive directly to a computer and it is ready to use. We have
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created folders on the drive already that are currently being used and will be used in the future
classes. There is one folder for each functional team, where this particular team will be able to
store the information that can be helpful for the specific team. There will be information from
previous teams and will have room for future teams to add information too. There are also
folders that will be divided into the different years and the different project teams that the
projects have been done and will include a scanned copy of the entire project packet for
reference material to help other project teams. There are currently some documents scanned
from previous semesters, but there are still more documents that will need scanned by the future
teams.
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SCANNING DOCUMENTS
What this process entails is the scanning of the documents in the SyBA office, or more
specifically, the old project reports and turnover packets among many other files. We scan these
documents to create an electronic version of each of the projects so that they can be kept on file
and serve as a backup for ones that may be misplaced, lost, or damaged. By scanning these
documents into electronic (PDF Files), they will be easy to access and they will all be stored in
one place (External Hard Drive), this will help to avoid clutter in the SyBA office and will allow
for more space for other equipment and documents.
There are several ways to go about scanning these documents into PDF files. We found that of
the many ways, two proved to be the most efficient. For your reference, we chose PDF format
because it will take up the smallest amount of space and it is easy to import scans into the Adobe
software. The two ways of scanning are: using an automatic feeding copier/scanner to go
through multiple pages in a short amount of time, and using an individual scanner at a computer
and scanning one page at a time.
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The first way of scanning by using the automatic feeding copier/scanner is obviously the fastest
and most efficient. However, this method can only be used for those projects that do not have
any binding holding the projects together. Some of this binding can easily be removed and put
back on (such as spiral binding), but the person doing this must be careful not to damage the
pages in the report. To do the scanning, you will need to open up Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe
Reader) and select File and then scroll down to the Import option where you are able to select
the scanner you wish to import and scan the files from. Once you do this, load the document on
the automatic feeder and start the scan. All of these files will then be scanned in seconds into the
PDF file and all that is left to do is save the file with an appropriate name.
The second way of scanning by manually scanning each of the pages in the document can be
somewhat time consuming. This is not a very efficient process, but it is the most efficient way
compared to others with binding that cannot be removed and put back on. The way you do this
is by once again opening up Adobe Acrobat and selecting File and Import, and then selecting
the scanner you are scanning the document from. Place the first page of the document on the
scanner and scan the image. Once the scan is complete, a dialogue box will appear asking you if
you want to scan another page to the document or if you are finished with your scanning. If
there are more pages select continue to scan more pages from the document. Once you have
scanned your last page, you need to select that you are finished scanning, at this time your PDF
file will appear and all the pages will be linked together in the document. We do recommend
that this type of scanning be done in Black and White or Grey Scale if at all possible to avoid
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making the file size too large. Once you are done, save your document with the appropriate
name that is easily identified among the other files.
Note: On some scanners like Microtek scanners(available at the 24hour lab and the School
of Technology) you can first preview the scanned documents, then adjust the scanning area
before scanning the final document and saving it to your desktop, H: drive or your floppy
disk as a PDF file. You will then save each page as a PDF and at the end OPEN Adobe
Acrobat, which you will use to combine the scanned documents into one. On the toolbar,
click on “COMBINE FILE”, select the files you wish to combine( the files you have saved
as PDF). You can do that by clicking on the first one(make sure they were saved
sequentially since the order of the pages matters),holding down SHIFT and then clicking
on the last one. Click on ENTER. Then follow instructions at the bottom of the screen.
Click NEXT. You are done. You can now save the document. Next time you open it, Adobe
Reader will be used. If in the future you need to add additional pages or if you had more to
scan but wanted to do it later, that is ok. You can go through the same process of
combining files and adding files at the end of the already combined files. If in doubt, ask
somebody for help with Adobe Acrobat.