Tech Tips

Planning ahead!

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Fall semester is not that far away so why not check your calendar, review this blog and decide to embrace one or more of the new technologies I have blogged about. See what others are doing and what works. Calendar a day/time for Professional Development. Check out the OET training calendar or ITCS’s training calendar, … Read more

Which one is it?

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As I go to meetings and offices throughout the college I am seeing more and more I Pads.  So how do you use yours?  Check email, take notes, check weather, watch videos, play games?  Any of these or all of these?  Did you know that Blackboard, Centra, Mediasite, Yammer, Twitter and Tegrity all have apps … Read more

No excuses!

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Did you know that with our newest upgrade to Mediasite 6.02 students can watch lectures on virtually any mobile device!  There is a Mediasite App for phones and students can just launch the catalog directly in their browser to view on their IPad.  Students also now have the ability to search within a presentation for … Read more

What is everyone talking about?

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Not talking but Yammer!!!  Lot’s of great ways to use this tool.  Think about incorporating it into your Summer classes.  Training sessions are offered via ITCS training calendar or via OET’s training calender.  Yammer with it’s recent acquisition will soon allow desktop sync capability and file folder sharing.  Click here to find out more!

All locked up!

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Not your test in Blackboard but your student’s ability to access information on their computer while taking a test.  Lockdown browsers when run on a computer prevents the student from printing, copying, screen capturing a test.  Students are also unable to navigate to other locations within their Course Management System or on the Internet.  Securexam … Read more

27, 26, 25, 24 . . . .

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Not just days until I leave for Sicily but to the end of the semester!  Spring semester is winding down so here are a few end of semester tips/reminders: SafeAssignments – when using this tool in Blackboard make sure you “Synchronize your Course” whenever you deploy a Safe Assignment so that it checks against the … Read more

Take the Leap!

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Into Lecture Capture!  The CAHS has two lecture capture options, Mediasite is located in rooms 1305, 1335, 1340, 1345, 1410, 2305, 2345, 2365 and 3405.  Tegrity,  currently being tested, is now located in 2330, 2350, 2425 and 3350.  The only requirement for the instructor is to put on the mic, make sure it is turned … Read more

Dropbox not Blackboard

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You know it is no longer a part of Blackboard but a handy software program that let’s you share files.   Here are just a few of the things that can be done with the Dropbox program:

File Sync – Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.

  • 2GB of online storage for free, with up to 100GB available to paying customers.

File Sharing – Sharing files is simple and can be done with only a few clicks.

  • Shared folders allow several people to collaborate on a set of files.

Online Backup – Dropbox backs up your files online without you having to think about it.

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