So much comes across our desks but take time and review – Ensuring the security of your Internet sessions and sensitive information Posted 10-17-2014 http://www.ecu.edu/cs-itcs/allnotices.cfm Please use the following directions to disable SSL on your Windows computers that are not installed by ITCS. This is the only way toensure the security of your encrypted Internet sessions … Read more
In case you hit delete when this came across please take a moment and review! Having trouble viewing this e-mail? Visit the Learning Technologies Digest blog http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/learningtechdigest for the past newsletters archive. September 9, 2014 ECU Faculty and Staff: We hope your semester is off to a great start. We invite you to take a … Read more
Am posting what my cohorts sent out yesterday in case you didn’t read – Visit the Learning Technologies Digest blog http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/learningtechdigest for the past newsletters archive. September 9, 2014 ECU Faculty and Staff: We hope your semester is off to a great start. We invite you to take a few minutes to catch up on the … Read more
MDR 7 Instructions Quick Start (handout) MDR 7 Instructions (installed) Mediasite, installed in many ECU classrooms, records a face-to-face lecture and also allows faculty to post other multimedia such as presentations, audio/video files as well. Students – both on-campus and DE – can then view the lecture and class materials as often as needed after the class … Read more
In Japan, they have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Haiku poetry has strick construction rules, each poem has only 17 syllables; 5 syllables in the first, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third. They are used to communicate a timeless message, often achieving a wistful, yearning … Read more
There is Skype but for a more secure and supported tool, Lync Lync adds sharing and collaboration tools so users can meet online, give a presentation, brainstorm using a whiteboard, share desktop/applicationsand more. One of the most-requested Lync features is the ability to invite non-ECU participants to a meeting or presentation. Available for both Mac … Read more
Lync 2010 is a secure chat and online communication software available to ECU faculty and staff. Sporting all the features of its predecessor, Communicator 2007, Lync adds sharing and collaboration tools so users can meet online, give a presentation, brainstorm using a whiteboard, share your desktop/applicationsand more. Great way to communicate instantly with a colleague! … Read more
You have moved up in the technological world and now have two monitors. So now you want to compare two word documents, two powerpoint presentations or two excel files but they still open in the same window. In order to have multiple windows open of an application you must open the application the long route … Read more
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
“Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard, Moodle, and other eLearning systems. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment, or moved from one eLearning system to another. Whether you are a veteran of online testing or relatively new … Read more