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Q & A Ask the Experts

Carrie Albin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:33:38 +0000

Question: I use Twitter in my personal life but haven't thought of a way to use it in my classroom. Do you have any suggestions on how to use Twitter for educational purposes?

Answer: Twitter has all kinds of uses in the classroom. And with the development of GroupTweet it has become even more useful. GroupTweet allows you to create a group that you can send private tweets to. As GroupTweet website states,

Q & A Ask the Experts

Carrie Albin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:31:04 +0000

Question: I would like to create some screencast tutorials this year for my students. I have heard that both Jing and Camtasia Studio are great options for doing this. Do you have any opinion on which one is better? Also since I’m just starting out in this area and haven’t created a screencast before do [...]

Q & A: Ask the Experts

Carrie Albin — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:54:52 +0000

Question: Is there an easy way to convert an audio and/or video file without having to download any special software? Answer: Yes! Zamzar.com offers a free online file conversion with a wide variety of image, document, audio and video formats. You can convert files that are up to 100 MB and up to 5 files at [...]

Q&A: Ask the Experts

Joe Codde — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:21:46 +0000

Question: Do you have any suggestions for resources on making websites and online courses more accessible for those with disabilities? Answer: Michigan State University is currently undergoing a process to make all of their websites and online courses more accessible. They have provided quite a bit of training for their employees to learn more about accessibility [...]

Q & A: Ask the Experts

Joe Codde — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:30:56 +0000

Question: I need a tool that will allow me and 10-12 participants to engage in video conferencing all at the same time before we meet in person at a conference. Now I don’t think there is anything out there in terms of freeware but I thought I would check. Answer: We use Adobe Connect for our online [...]

Q&A: Zooming in on a page when presenting

Joe Codde — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:10:36 +0000

Question: When I am presenting information from a website to my students I often have to write down the web address of the page that I'm going to in Word so that I can enlarge it on my screen for the students to see. If I just go to the webpage, the address is so small that students generally can't see it. Do you have any ideas on how to address this?

Q&A: Printing pages from the Web

Joe Codde — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:20:03 +0000

Question: In last quarter’s issue you described a program that helps eliminate paper waste from printing pages off the web. Is there a similar program that allows you to take sections from different websites and put them all onto one page for printing? I often find a paragraph or two of information from [...]

Q & A: Eliminating images and unnecessary pages when printing

Joe Codde — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:16:27 +0000

Question: I print a lot of information from the web so I can read it easier on paper rather than on the screen. Unfortunately I often get a last page that prints out with only the web address information which is wasting paper. In addition there are usually images that I could [...]

Q&A: Creating a Photobook

Joe Codde — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:54:30 +0000

Question:One of my friends recently shared with me a photo book that they created and had printed professionally. It looked fantastic. I was very impressed by the quality of the book. My friend said that he did it digitally and used a company called Photoworks to create the book. Do you know of other companies [...]

Q&A: Web Design Tips

Joe Codde — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:40:40 +0000

Question: I’m an amateur web designer and am always looking for great tips in this area. Could you highlight a few tips you may have in regards to web design? Answer: Where to start? There are so many things that are out there in regards to web design that it is truly hard to know where [...]

Q&A: Compare and Merge Documents feature

Joe Codde — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:34:21 +0000

The following question came from one of our graduate students working on the E3Link Project that connects students in Algeria with students in the United States. It is applicable to anyone that has tried to compare two versions of the same document. Question: How can I tell what changes have been made between this document that [...]

Q&A: Using MediaFire to Upload Large Files

Joe Codde — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:25:28 +0000

The following question came from one of our teachers participating in the E3Link Project that connects students in Algeria with students in the United States. It is applicable to anyone that has tried to send a large attachment through email only to have it bounce back or the person not receive it. Question: I am unable [...]

Q&A: Shortcuts for Microsoft Word

Joe Codde — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:17:02 +0000

Question: In the last issue you highlighted a shortcut that can be used in Excel. I was wondering what types of shortcuts Microsoft Word has that you have found useful. Answer: There are many shortcuts that I have come to use on a regular basis in Microsoft Word. From keyboard shortcuts to clicks of the mouse [...]