Tech Tips
The Document Camera a/k/a Elmo! (not your ordinary muppet)
When I first joined Allied Health and we moved into this building I was asked if the rooms had Elmo’s. Elmo’s I wondered, isn’t he on Sesame Street? Well I shortly found out that ELMO meant Electronic Imaging Equipment which are our document cameras! Did you know that in each classroom there is a document … Read more
We have Answers!
Got a question about Blackboard, Office, ECU, Banner? Check out ECU’s newest portal “Ask.ecu.edu”. Click here to see what it looks like. The OET has also created a Blackboard site for CAHS in which you are enrolled. Lots of information, tutorials and demos can also be found here. Just login to Blackboard and click … Read more
It’s Live, NOW!
Did you know that all Mediasite recordings are broadcast live? Students who have access to the catalog for a course can click on the lecture link and view the presentation. While viewing live students have the ability to click the “Ask a Question” icon and send their question directly to the instructor. Mediasite will automatically … Read more
is that all there is? Not just for recording lectures . . .
Mediasite recorders and recording software are great tools for lecture capturing for delivering to Distance Ed students as well as lecture review for Face to Face students. But is that all there is? With the addition of two portable recorders the College of Allied Health Sciences has 12 recorders, 10 in classrooms and 2 portables … Read more
There be dragons…
Our department, as Mediasite content managers, have recently been reminded of certain copyright issues. For those of you who record classes, either with Mediasite or other means, there is a wrinkle in the copyright law that you should be aware of. Those who teach in face-to-face classrooms have a great deal of power to use copyrighted material under Section 110 of the copyright law. They can, for example, legally show entire Hollywood movies as part of their class presentation. However, once a “digital network” becomes involved (such as for transmitting the performance to a place outside the classroom, such as a distance student watching live, or a digital recorder or server that contains a copy of the performance), Section 110 places a load of restrictions on the teacher. The nature of these restrictions is too complex to discuss here but I will be glad to discuss them with anyone who asks.
From the perspective of the professor recording a course, BE CAREFUL. You can show the in-class students an episode of “Seinfeld” or “Gone with the Wind,” for example, but you cannot place this on your Mediasite
Who killed the mouse?
The last person to use the room? If the wireless mouse in your lecture room is dead do not worry. These mice all have rechargeable batteries located on the desk, they are those small items with a blue charging base. Still not sure where they are call OET and we will be glad to demonstrate! … Read more
Did you get an invite?
No not to the upcoming royal wedding! But to Yammer! From Yammer’s website https://www.yammer.com/about/product#what-is-yammer , “Yammer is a simple real-time communication tool for organizations. Yammer was created by people who wanted a better way to connect and share with people at work. . . . it becomes more powerful the more people that join.” There are various Yammer … Read more
I pad for beginners
So you got an iPad for Christmas and want to know a few tips? Here are a few that you may want to try out: How to delete apps: Tap and hold down the icon of the application you want to delete. The icon will start to wiggle and an X will be next to … Read more
tick, tick, tick . . .
Was the essence of the commercial I watched last night. iPhone 4 is now available online through the Verizon network today (Verizon is a member of Pirate Perks). This blog has not explored mobile devices and their impact yet so today we will begin with “phones”! So have you been wanting to get the I … Read more