The Boy Scout Motto . . .Be Prepared!

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Before anyone gets sick

Students are encouraged to have a “study buddy.”  These people can be a go-between for sick students and their respective faculty members.  Likewise, faculty should have a “teaching buddy.”  The buddy should have a copy of the syllabus and access to the Blackboard course and the Mediasite presentations, if appropriate.  Faculty uncomfortable with this should at least give the Office of Educational Technology (OET) access to the Blackboard courses (we already have access to the Mediasite presentations) so we can give the “buddy” appropriate access if necessary due to illness.

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Picture Perfect!

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Need to have students upload there image to a homepage?  Do they upload an enormous picture?  Send them to this site  Picnik which lets them upload a photo, specify the dimensions they want and then download the resized image.  Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Mediasite not just a YouTube Video!

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Many of you have been using Mediasite recordings as a way to deliver your online courses, but some of you may not realize its full potential beyond distance learning. “Turn classroom lectures into instant online courses. Mediasite records your instruction and webcasts it live, automatically. Learners can watch it in real-time, later on-demand or listen … Read more

Who’s watching what?

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You have been making recordings of your lecture using Mediasite.  But are they watching, listening?  If they are how long?  Mediasite 5 now can generate reports which will generate that information and more.  Whether it be a specific presentation or a specific user we can quickly and easily compile a report for you with your … Read more

RSS Feeds

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From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS “RSS (most commonly translated as “Really Simple Syndication” but sometimes “Rich Site Summary”) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.” You can subscribe to this blog’s RSS by clicking the link on the bottom right.  … Read more

I see you, do you see me?

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Though we are just steps away in OET we sometimes use communicator to talk.  With the webcams on our computers we even have audio/video capability!   Stop by our department if you would like to see a demonstration in either Communicator or Skype.   We also have additional webcams for loan. Jean’s Webcam

Team Viewer

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Need to share information such as a PowerPoint Presentation, Excel Worksheet or perhaps a Test Review?   But you do not want the recipient to actually have access to the file?  This tool let’s you connect remotely with another computer and you can present your desktop for the recipient to view but not download. Works … Read more

Delicious!

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Not just a word to describe chocolate cake but a handy tool for bookmarking.

From the Delicious Help Page http://delicious.com/help/about

What is Delicious?

Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. With emphasis on the power of the community, Delicious greatly improves how people discover, remember and share on the Internet.

Things you can do with Delicious

Bookmark any site on the Internet, and get to it from anywhere

Instead of having different bookmarks on every computer, Delicious makes it easy to have a single set of bookmarks kept in sync between all of your computers. Even if you’re not on a computer you own, you can still get to your bookmarks on the Delicious website.

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Camtasia

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Camtasia is screen recording software that records your on screen activity, audio, and web cam video. Camtasia also provides a PowerPoint Add-In so you can easily narrate a PowerPoint file and share it with your students. Camtasia Training.  In addition to recording class lectures, you can use Camtasia to provide learning resources to students, take … Read more

Embed Utube Videos in PowerPoint 2007

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Play YouTube Flash Video Online in PowerPoint with Internet Access In PowerPoint 2007, go to PowerPoint Options -> Popular -> click “Show Developer tab in the Ribbon”. In the Control Toolbox, click the last icon “More Controls” which is displayed as hammer plus wrench. In the set of controls available on your computer, select “Shockwave … Read more

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