Tech Tips

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

Blogging. . .

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Want to try something new for Fall Semester?  Want to get started now?  Would you like to publish your thoughts on various topics for your students to read before class?  Perhaps a blog is the best tool for you.  It is an easy way to share your thoughts, photos, and more with your friends and … Read more

Clickers!!!

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Add interactivity to your Power Point presentations.  Our Clickers (aka Audience Response Systems or just think of Millionaire’s Poll the Audience!) will allow you to put short, multiple choice questions in a Power Point presentation and get response from the students.  The students think it’s fun and you can see where you may need to … Read more

Many Students at a Distance

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Join Academic Outreach for this weekly summer series! This summer tune in as AO chats with faculty teaching Many Students at a Distance. ECU faculty are successfully teaching distance education classes with 75+ students; all with lives beyond these classes! Academic Outreach is offering this series to disseminate best practices in teaching Many Students at … Read more

Communicator – Now Available for all Faculty/Staff!

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A handy tool for quick exchange of information etc.  Yes it is basically an Instant Message tool but it is supported by ITCS and works much better than your original instant messenger. With many advanced features, Communicator 2007 works with your Outlook address book and calendar so that: •  You communicate securely with ECU colleagues … Read more

Twitter?

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Click the Watch Video Link Do you have a group of students on clinical rotation away from the classroom?  Twitter can be an effective system to let them communicate with each other and with you while they’re away from class.  Not only will it work on a computer connected to the internet but it can … Read more

Converting PDF to Word

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With Office 2007 it has become a simple step to convert word, powerpoint or even excel files to pdf documents.  But what if you want to convert a pdf to word, here is an online service which will do the conversion for you.  The results are editable duplicates of the pdf file. http://www.convertpdftoword.net/Default.aspx

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