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Please Note: These half-day seminars are underwritten by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and will be offered at no cost to participants.
 
 Full-Day Seminar (AM) 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PC-F01 PIMS Data Magic using Microsoft Excel® and Access®
Nancy Cheris, PDE; Cindy Happel, Chambersburg Area School District
Target Audience: Emerging Technologies, Technology and Ethics, Technology Directions/Trends: Issues, Innovations, and Research
Presentation Strands: Technology Leadership
Session Level: Intermediate
Computer Platform Used for this Workshop: Windows*
Use Excel® and Access® features to analyze sample PIMS pre-submission and post-submission data. Import without losing leading zeroes and ISO formats; add column labels quickly; find missing and bad data; check for completeness; fix common errors; run and write queries to supplement your toolbox. Sharing encouraged. Bring a flash drive. Leave happy!
 
 Half-Day Seminar (PM) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
HALF-DAY (PM) SEMINAR – 1:00 – 4:00 PM
PC-G01 E-rate Survival 2011!
Julie Trill-Schell, PDE
Target Audience: Pre-K, K-8, 9-12
Administration/School Board/Business Officer, Technology Director or Coordinator/Instructional Technologist
Presentation Strands: Policy/Planning/Funding
Technology and Ethics
Session Level: All
Are you an expert on the latest E-rate changes? Are you prepared to submit a successful new Form 471? Can you pass an E-rate audit? This session will cover all of the new E-rate rules in detail and go over the new Form 471 in order for PA applicants to be successful!