Thursday, December 8, 2011

Linky Thursday, December 8, 2011 - Interactive Science Models, Facebook tips, and Free Screencast Tools


If you’d like to gain more control over your Facebook usage, this article shares several useful tips.



If you teach science, you can access some very nice free downloads of animated models. The  models are interactive and very well done.


If you’d like to be able to create screencasts (videos of action on your computer screen along with voice track) on your computer at low or no cost, there are two downloadable programs to consider. If you are interested in pursuing either of these options, please call us in IT at Extension 229 for training and assistance. Many higher education institutions are using student created screencasts for collaboration and assessment. Screencasts can also be valuable for teacher demonstrations.

Jing allows you to create screencasts and publish them on jing.com. The software is available as a free download. Jing screencasts are limited to 5 minutes in duration.

Screencast O Matic also allows you to create screencasts, but with the added ability to export them as mp4 files that can be hosted on our video server for use directly in Moodle. The free version allows up to 15 minutes of recording, but the mp4 will contain a screencastomatic watermark.  The paid version removes the watermark and adds many more options, and the good news is that it is only $12.00 per year.


Monday, December 5, 2011

Saving Forum Posts - Moodle Mondays.

Val Wittman shared an instructional paper she wrote on how to save forum posts in Moodle.   I'm passing along the knowledge.   Thanks Val!

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bw3E2pvm4iiDNGJiNmM4NGYtNjY4Yy00ZTA0LTg0N2YtNTYxNGNhZWJhNzE5

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Linky Thursday, December 1st


It is linky Thursday once again and your IT staff is here to make your links interesting! Check out some of these great links!

This free tool allows you to enlarge an image to any size poster; great for classroom walls.

Want to show students more efficient ways to search for information online? This site will be useful to them!

 If you are looking for free video resources for your class, utubersity lists the best educational videos on youtube by subject area.

Are you planning some holiday or personal shopping? Is an e-reader on your list? Check here for a great comparison of the major brands.


Just for fun, ABC News has put together this site featuring companies making their products in the USA.