[Image:81903_22607_2.png]Book resources for a presentation Minimum version: FirstClass 8.3 Audience: Business professionals Experience: [Image:9203_22631_1.png] FirstClass applications used: [Image:9203_24337_3.png][ fcp://@fc.onlinehelp.com,%237600229/En/OnlineHelp/Client Help/Calendars ]Calendars [Image:9203_31709_1.png] Summary Looking for a simple way to organize the location and resources you need for your presentation? Consider using a FirstClass calendar. Instead of sending out printed memos and filling out request forms, you can use a group calendar in FirstClass to invite participants, reserve multimedia resources, and book locations. Here is a comparison of the conventional way you may book resources and how you would do it in FirstClass. [Image:92203_31828_0.png] [Image:9203_31709_1.png] Example Michael Green is vice president of Sales and Marketing at Husky Planes. Several times a year he showcases the company's newest products for his sales staff. His presentations usually consist of a promotional videotape from the Marketing department accompanied by a slide presentation. Michael schedules the presentation, invites members of the sales department, and books the boardroom and multimedia resources all at the same time. He doesn't have to leave his office to ensure that his presentation goes off without a hitch. Here are the steps he takes to handle the arrangements: STEP 1: Schedule presentation Michael schedules the presentation in the Sales Dept Calendar by creating a new event entitled New Product Promo. This is the new event he created. [Image:8102006_91145_0.png] STEP 2: Reserve venue Each resource or location Michael wishes to book has its own calendar. When he schedules an event, he simply enters the name of the resource calendar or location calendar on the Scheduling tab of the event he is booking. If there is a time conflict, it will show immediately and he can decide how to handle it. Michael reserves the company's mid-sized boardroom using the Scheduling tab. STEP 3: Reserve resources Michael also reserves a large screen television, a video cassette recorder, and a video projector. This is the Scheduling tab where he books the resources. [Image:882006_33623_2.png] When he entered his requests on the Resources tab for the New Products Promo event, a new event appeared in each item's calendar. Husky Planes' IT department monitors the resource and location calendars and ensures that requested equipment is ready for use when scheduled. This is the calendar for the video projector that John booked. [Image:882006_32721_0.png] STEP 4: Invite participants Michael invites the members of the sales department by entering their names on the Scheduling tab. From this screen, he sees who may have a time conflict. He adjusts the date and time as needed (the booked times for the resources and locations will also change automatically). The presentation will then appear in each of their personal calendars. This is the Scheduling tab where he invites participants. [Image:882006_33910_4.png] [Image:9203_31709_1.png] Variation If Michael has content he wishes to share before the presentation, he can attach it to the calendar event at the time of scheduling or type it in the text box on the event form. This is the event he created. He attached a file for review and included an agenda in the text area. [Image:882006_32224_4.png]

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Project: Moving to a new country Grade Level: Grades 7-8  Project Level:   Curriculum Area(s): Geography, Social Studies Features we use: documents presentations  Summary Your students must quickly move to another country. They will get their families involved by surveying family members to create a list of important criteria to look for when choosing a new country in which to live. Students will choose three possible countries and conduct research on those criteria for each country. They will then use a decision-making graphic organizer to choose the country which best meets the criteria. The results of their inquiry will be communicated in a FirstClass presentation that they will explain to the class.  Teacher guidelines •       It will be necessary to gather some research material for students to use, or take them to the library. •       Global Almanacs or programs such as PC GLOBE can be used. •       Use the sample Student instructions form below to introduce the project to your class.  Instructions STEP 1: Brainstorm. Brainstorm a list of criteria in class to provide a bank of ideas for the family survey. Use a graphic organizer, such as a web diagram, to record the criteria. Families will make the final decision about which criteria are important to them and which three countries to choose from. STEP 2: Create a survey. Create a survey form in a FirstClass document and ask the students to conduct the survey with their families. STEP 3: Gather information. 1       Get students to conduct research to find information on each of the indicators for the three countries.         Note Let students know what resources they can use, such as the text, an atlas, the library, and the Internet. 2       Create a Data Collection Chart online as an organizer for them to record their information. STEP 4: Make a decision. Get students to follow the decision-making process to choose a country.         Note To model the process for them, show a sample decision-making organizer on the board or the computer. Use an easy example, such as how to decide on which kind of pizza to order. Help them follow the decision-making process. STEP 5: Compile the project. 1       Once students have decided on a country based on the decision-making process, ask them to describe the steps they have just completed in making their decision in a summary. 2       Make sure they include a paragraph on how their family might influence the culture of the new country. 3       Optional: Have them peer-edit each other's descriptions of the process and how the various factors influenced their choice. STEP 6: Presentations. Make sure their FirstClass presentations include: an appropriate title, a map of the new country, photographs, sketches, or other information about the country, and a description of the decision-making process.  Student instructions 1       Explain to your family that they must move and have three days to decide where in the world you are going to live -- other than Canada or the U.S. Everyone is in a panic! Because everyone is very busy getting ready and because you are a student of geography, you are given the task of helping to choose the country you'll go to. 2       Explain to your family that there are certain factors that must be considered in order to increase your chances of success in the new country. 3       Explain that you must think about such things as the language spoken there, the health care and education systems, available job opportunities, the climate, the political system you prefer, access to clean water, and so on. 4       List your criteria. Try to have at least six or seven items. Research and compare the criteria from country to country before making a final decision. 5       With your family, choose three countries that you will consider moving to. 6       Use a FirstClass presentation to present your findings to the class. Presentations must include an appropriate title, a map of the new country, photographs, sketches, or other information about the country, and a description of the decision-making process.