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Free tool: Dropbox (online storage space)

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What it is: An online tool to store all your files such as documents, images, and videos, and access them from a central location.

What it does: After creating your own Dropbox account, this free service allows you to have access to your files at your fingertips and exchange files with other Dropbox users. It is web-based and independent of the computer you are using.

A quick download of the Dropbox application to your computer permits all documents to be uploaded and available in the Dropbox website. Files can be exchanged easily across Macs and PCs.

Note: Internal, confidential, and proprietary data should not be shared with third-party services. See Data Classification Schema in K-State’s Data Classification and Security Policy. Also, the K-State Zimbra Briefcase allows for file storage.

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IDT Roundtable April 14: Teaching, Learning, and Technology: What Works for Us

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Faculty and students are invited to participate in a lively fishbowl discussion about the effective and innovate use of technology in K-State courses, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the K-State Student Union, Room 212.

Share your questions and comments as we explore the role of social media in the learning environment, how to best use K-State Online, and whether or not students really want to “friend” their instructors on Facebook. Experience the fun as we discover what students and faculty really think about what works and what does not. Join the panel discussion between students and faculty and find out what they really think.

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Register for the Teaching, Learning and Technology Showcase

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K-State faculty will share their teaching experiences and vendors will demonstrate their products at the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Showcase 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, in the K-State Student Union Ballroom. Come and join the event, discuss over coffee, and stay for a light lunch. Prize drawings will be held throughout the showcase.

Registration for the event is required for planning purposes.

Mini-presentations will be held on the hour at the showcase. To learn more, go to the showcase blog.

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IDT Roundtable Nov. 18: Dramatized Videos for Higher Education

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The last IDT Roundtable presentation of the fall series will be 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in Room 212 of the K-State Student Union by Brent Anders, electronic media coordinator in the Office of Mediated Education.

The use of drama within a course video can go a long way toward explaining or simply motivating. Content, subjects, and topics can be that much more understandable and real through the use of drama. Do you use dramatized videos in your class? Bring your ideas and examples to the presentation and share with your peers.

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IDT Roundtable Oct. 27: Prezi: Single Canvas, Dynamic Design, Presentation Pizzazz

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Want to make your presentation more visual? Want your materials to have more impact? Looking for a way to put more life in your teaching than what PowerPoint can give you? Find out how Prezi breaks the mold of boring and linear presentations. See demos, participate in discussions, and share ideas about teaching with this new and free, exciting software.

Ben Ward and Huiming Lu will be presenting 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, in Room 212 of the K-State Student Union.

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IDT Roundtable fall 2010: Free tools, Prezi, dramatized videos

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The Instructional Design and Technology Roundtable series starts off with Free Tools That Rule, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, in the K-State Student Union, Room 212. This is a joint session that kicks off K-State’s IDT Roundtable and TechBytes series for fall semester. Join us to learn about many of the free tools available on the Web.

The session will feature tools that can be used for collaboration, research, screen recording (video), screen capturing (screenshots), and more. Bring your favorite tools to share during the session. Presented by Artur Gregorian, Ben Ward, Cathy Rodriguez, Eric Dover, Jason Coleman, Marty Courtois, and Rebecca Gould.

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IDT Roundtable April 22: Show Me, Don't Tell Me!

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Ready to meet the challenges of the visual-spatial learners in your classroom? Worried that your lectures and presentations are missing the visual impact you are looking for? Join Ben Ward, instructional designer with iTAC, as he takes you through an image-packed journey into the world of visual literacy.

The last IDTR for this semester will be presented 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, in Room 212 of the K-State Student Union. Continue reading “IDT Roundtable April 22: Show Me, Don't Tell Me!” →

IDT Roundtable: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 minutes and 40 seconds, add 20 slides, and welcome to the world of Pecha Kucha!"

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The next Instructional Design and Technology roundtable will be 11 a.m – 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, in K-State Union 212.

The Pecha Kucha format is 20 PowerPoint slides shown for 40 seconds apiece, leaving you with a 6 minute and 40 second automated presentation. Jump into the craze of the short, concise presentation style that is sweeping the nation. Join us as we grab a taste of new experience, and share ideas and thoughts afterwards. We have scheduled Michael Wesch, Andrew Barkley, Gayle Doll, Cyndi Danner-Kuhn, Mike Finnegan, and Sue Williams.

To learn more about the Pecha Kucha method in education, visit the Web-based Information Science Education blog  or go to Pecha Kucha Night Kansas City to learn about this presentation happening in your state.

Coffee, tea, and water will be available, and you are welcome to bring your lunch. RSVP to catl@k-state.edu, 785-532-7828. To learn about the upcoming sessions, go to the IDT Roundtable website.

IDT Roundtable Series starts Jan. 28: Lecture-capturing options at K-State

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The Spring 2010 Instructional Design and Technology roundtable series begins 11 a.m.-12.30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in Union 212 with “Lecture-capturing Options at K-State”.

Come join us as we discuss the various lecture-capturing options available to an instructor, whether teaching face-to-face or at a distance using a Mac or PC. The presentation will demonstrate how to use the software and hardware options available to instructors at K-State. Continue reading “IDT Roundtable Series starts Jan. 28: Lecture-capturing options at K-State” →

Spotlight: Electronic resolutions via future e-mails

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It’s that time of the year where we begin to think about goals for the new year. Oftentimes we need reminders to keep us on track toward achieving our goals. FutureMe.org allows users to write e-mail that will be sent to themselves in the future. It helps users keep track of things they want to achieve for 2010 and beyond.

To use the service, visit FutureMe.org and sign up. Then simply fill out the e-mail form, pick a date when you would like to receive the message, and click the button Send this to the future! Continue reading “Spotlight: Electronic resolutions via future e-mails” →