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Sharepoint!

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Working with others?  Problems with attaching large files to emails.  Why not set up a Sharepoint site. SharePoint is a browser-based content management system that allows groups, such as a project team or class, to set up a centralized, password-protected Web space for document sharing, online meetings, event planning and more. Sites are initially limited … Read more

It Can Happen to You Too!

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You planned on showing a VHS tape in class.  You popped the tape in, hit VCR on the Crestron Unit, hit Project Source and you could hear it but not see it.   Unfortunately this scenario has happened in recent weeks.  One way to avoid having to just listen to your tape is to have … Read more

Screenshot on the go!

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Their homepage states “Sure, there are loads of free screen capture tools, but this is not another cheesy, spreadsheet-looking one. This one offers directness, ease of use, and does it with style.” This one works, it’s free and easy to use. PrtScr Hint:  To get a square/rectangle capture press control and left click. Snag-It costs … Read more

The Boy Scout Motto . . .Be Prepared!

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Before anyone gets sick

Students are encouraged to have a “study buddy.”  These people can be a go-between for sick students and their respective faculty members.  Likewise, faculty should have a “teaching buddy.”  The buddy should have a copy of the syllabus and access to the Blackboard course and the Mediasite presentations, if appropriate.  Faculty uncomfortable with this should at least give the Office of Educational Technology (OET) access to the Blackboard courses (we already have access to the Mediasite presentations) so we can give the “buddy” appropriate access if necessary due to illness.

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Picture Perfect!

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Need to have students upload there image to a homepage?  Do they upload an enormous picture?  Send them to this site  Picnik which lets them upload a photo, specify the dimensions they want and then download the resized image.  Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Mediasite not just a YouTube Video!

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Many of you have been using Mediasite recordings as a way to deliver your online courses, but some of you may not realize its full potential beyond distance learning. “Turn classroom lectures into instant online courses. Mediasite records your instruction and webcasts it live, automatically. Learners can watch it in real-time, later on-demand or listen … Read more

I see you, do you see me?

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Though we are just steps away in OET we sometimes use communicator to talk.  With the webcams on our computers we even have audio/video capability!   Stop by our department if you would like to see a demonstration in either Communicator or Skype.   We also have additional webcams for loan. Jean’s Webcam

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