Refining Internet and Digital Skills for Genealogy (Ingle)
(draft)
Monday Organizing  
8:30 — 9:45 am File Management (filing systems, file naming, the cloud, backups, archives) Ingle
10:15 — 11:30 am Tech Tools (mobile devices, MS Office, Evernote, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) Ingle
1:00 — 2:15 pm Planning: Research Plans, Notes, and Reports Ingle
2:45 — 4:00 pm In-class computer lab: one-on-one with coordinator and practice scenarios Ingle
Tuesday Searching  
8:30 — 9:45 am Advanced Google Techniques Ingle
10:15 — 11:30 am Strategic Searching When things are Unfindable Lacopo
1:00 — 2:15 pm Deep Searches & Online Finding Aids Ingle
2:45 — 4:00 pm In-class computer lab: one-on-one with coordinator and practice scenarios Ingle
4:30 - 6:00 pm consultation by appointment Ingle
Wednesday Records  
8:30 — 9:45 am Records by Type (birth, marriage, death, census, ebooks, land, military, newspapers, obituaries, taxes, wills and probate) Ingle
10:15 — 11:30 am Records by type, continued Ingle
1:00 — 2:15 pm (Records by type, continued) Show Me the Money; Taxes, Wills and Probate Lacopo
2:45 — 4:00 pm In-class computer lab: one-on-one with coordinator and practice scenarios Ingle
Thursday Methodology & Tools  
8:30 — 9:45 am Locations, Ethnic Groups, Religions (specific locality sites, translation, handwriting) Ingle
10:15 — 11:30 am Timelines, Maps, and Google Earth Ingle
1:00 — 2:15 pm Spreadsheets 101: Excel®, The Genealogist’s Underutilized Tool Bloom
2:45 — 4:00 pm In-class computer lab: one-on-one with coordinator and practice scenarios Ingle
4:30 - 6:00 pm Consultation by appointment Ingle
Friday The Output or Product of your Research  
8:30 — 9:45 am Can a Complex Research Problem be Solved Solely Online? Jones
10:15 — 11:30 am Tech Tools for Genealogical Publishing Johnson
1:00 — 2:15 pm Photos & Digital Images: Scanning, Storage, Tools Ingle
2:45 — 4:00 pm In-class computer lab: one-on-one with coordinator and practice scenarios Ingle