Did you know that you can create specific calendars in Outlook that are separate from your Outlook calendar and then can look at together (as overlay) or separately (click on the down arrow next to Open Calendar and create “new Blank Calendar”. You can also create a calendar in the Microsoft App Planner and export that … Read more
There are a lot of apps available with your Office 365 subscription. Yes outlook groups are no longer functional but Teams are a handy way to collaborate not only with colleagues but students as well. I have had a recent dialog about sharing calendar and have been reviewing the Planner App. “With Planner, team members … Read more
So now what, you have mailbox space of 100Gb so no more mailbox cleanup messages! But sometimes too much is too good, how best to organize? Here are some tips from Microsoft This is a helpful one: Conversation Clean Up is most useful on Conversations with many responses back and forth, especially with many … Read more
Today marks the Exchange mailbox migration to Office 365 for the DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES for more information and some troubleshooting tips please go to this link. Since course groups are no longer available you might want to try using Teams. Microsoft Teams is a hub for collaboration allowing you to interact, share content and collaborate in a … Read more
Try these I recently found on a random search PowerPoint Presentation Hack #1. Use Poll Everywhere To Ask Your Audience Questions and Keep Them Engaged – available in all classrooms PowerPoint Presentation Hack #2. Use Control + B to Make The Presentation Screen Black and Draw Attention Back to You – and see who is paying … Read more
Went to a session sponsored by the College of Business about Microsoft Teams and found out how it might work well in your classes, departments and inter-departments. Here are some of the highlights – Can embed google drive, dropbox and has better integration with office 365 You can create teams, invite members both ECU and … Read more
Audience response devices, or Clickers, are designed to actively engage students during the entire class period, gauge students’ level of understanding of presented material, and provide prompt feedback to the instructor. Neat article on it’s use in classroom. Polling Options As an instructor, you can create instant polling questions from Web content, PDF’s, Microsoft Office products, … Read more
I have blogged about Microsoft Teams and asked if anyone wanted to join. The question is what do they do and how will they help myself and my students. “Microsoft Teams brings conversations, content and apps together in one online interface for faculty, students, staff and even non-ECU collaborators. Join us Wednesday, October 17, when Microsoft … Read more
Posted this last September and repeating now. “ Hurricane Season is in full force this year. And last year’s letter M is not a distant memory for most of us. Nor was I(rene) a few years ago. So I will repeat myself this week and remind everyone that with technology you can keep up with … Read more
Fall Semester 2018 begins. Some start up tips/reminders How do I make my course available to students?Control Panel > Customization > Properties > Set Availability > Yes How do I copy my course from one semester to the next? Blackboard Course Copy Guide How do I merge (or collapse) two or more course sections? Blackboard … Read more