Software Experience

Microsoft Office Suite 2010:

I have intermediate to advanced skills using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access

Google Sites:

Websites I have developed using Google Sites:

• • It's On File (a place where I organize tools and tips for later use, work in progress)

• Dream Realizations

• Mathematics of Personal Finance for Richard McKenna Charter High School Online

• AMRobertson - Personal Finance Example ePortfolio used with MPF course above

• Computer Applications for Jefferson High School

  • Multimedia Training Course for Jefferson High School  (some parts still under construction)

• Web Design Training Course for Jefferson High School (some parts still under construction)

Google Docs

I use Google Docs on an everyday basis. All of the forms I use in my new Mathematics of Personal Finance course for RMCHS are created in Google Docs. Here are just a few:

• Investigating Income Presentation

• How Much Will I Make spreadsheet

• Example State Withholding Calculation document

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 and CS5

I taught Web Design at Jefferson High School for seven years using various versions of Adobe products.

Websites I have developed using these tools:

• BSU EDTECH ePortfolio

• Netiquette in Communication

• Assistive Technology

• Creative Commons Scavenger Hunt

• Web 2.0 Tools for Math (a jigsaw activity)

• Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers

• Let's Explore Our National Parks (a virtual field trip)

• Create an Algebra Tutorial (a Web quest)

• Fractions Unit

• The Loft Reception Center (still in construction)

Adobe Fireworks CS3 and CS5

• I used Fireworks to create all of the graphics for a Fractions Unit I created for RMCHS.

• I create and upload graphics for use in my personal EDTECH Website.

• I taught Digital Photography and Clay Animation at Jefferson High School for seven years using Fireworks.

• I use Fireworks in everyday applications when I want to create a .png file for upload.

Adobe Flash CS3 and CS5

• Front-End Estimation Tutorial created for RMCHS math students

• Front-End Estimation Quiz created for RMCHS math students

• I taught Multi-Media at Jefferson High School for seven years using Flash animation

Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS5

• I have started my own business called A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words. I use photos I have taken or that are given to me by family members and I enhance them with inspirational words. I sell them at various local craft fairs. Visit the galleries at this site to see my work. All of the photos on this site are mine, including the one in the main banner.

• I use PhotoShop for enhancing all photographic elements in my online classes.

Adobe Premier Pro CS3 and CS5 & FRAPS

I create machinima videos in Second Life using FRAPS and then edit them with Premier Pro and put them into a version suitable for upload.

• An sQ Tale

• ICCTL2012_Part I (a conference recording hosted by Dream Realizations)

• ICCTL2012_Part II (a conference recording hosted by Dream Realizations)

• ICCTL2012_Part III (a conference recording hosted by Dream Realizations)

I create short explanatory videos for my online lessons:

• Organize Your Finances

• Increase Screen Resolution and Contrast

• Using the Magnifier wtih Windows XP

• Increase the Size of Text for Better Clarity

• Enlarging the Mouse Pointer

• Change the Size of Text in Internet Explorer

I have used Premier Pro to create several DVD's that include video, audio, and/or photographs.

I have developed, produced, and deployed multiple video lessons for RMCHS.

Adobe Encore CS3

I use Encore to create the menu structure for the DVD's I create.

Adobe Soundbooth CS3

I use Soundbooth to adjust music and sounds used in DVD development.

Audacity

I create podcasts for student use:

• Rene Descartes

Other Miscellaneous Software 

• Skype (robertson.rmchs)

• Dropbox

• Contribute CS3 and CS4

• EverNote

• Adobe Ultra CS3

• Adobe Acrobat 8 and Newer

• MSN Windows Messenger

• Google Mail

• Many, Many other Web 2.0 tools