The Information Technology Assistance Center is offering a free, online course on “Connecting with Social Media.” This five-week course begins Wednesday, Nov. 17, and is designed to introduce K-Staters to the fundamental concepts and uses of various social media tools. The course requires pre-registration.
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The Zoom Q3 Handy Video Recorder is a pocket-sized video recorder that records MP4 video clips. It retails for about $200. What sets this versatile video recorder apart from other similarly sized recorders is its exceptional audio quality. The Q3 has built in stereo condenser microphones that provide broadcast-quality audio.
The video and audio are also easily imported into a computer using the built-in USB cable or an SD card.
The Zoom can be checked out at no charge by students and faculty at the iTAC equipment check-out desk in 214 Hale Library.
Multimedia equipment checkout (in 214 Hale Library) is available to all K-State students and faculty/staff.
Call 785-532-4918 to reserve this equipment. For more about available equipment and checkout policies, see the Media Development Center website.
Brent Anders, electronic media coordinator for the Office of Mediated Education, has created a new video to highlight the many new features and capabilities of the University Life Café website.
With the help of several actors, green screen / chroma key technologies, support of K-State Communications and Marketing (at Dole Hall), and some creative editing, the following video was created to invite students and staff to participate and contribute to the University Life Café site.
(Editor’s note: This is the first article in an ongoing monthly series about technology tools that improve access for all.)
Online videos are used in many college courses across the country. They bring in dialogue from people in different walks of life and with varied levels of mastery to enhance what is taught in the classroom. On the other hand, many videos are also composed with audio and video, leaving students with hearing and visual impairments without access to much content. There are now a number of great ways to find and create video’s with captions. Here are a couple methods to explore: Google, and dotSUB.
A four-minute video provides a fast tour of resources available on K-State’s ETDR website and in iTAC for students creating their electronic theses, dissertations, and reports (ETDRs). Created by Marty Courtois, an ETDR consultant in iTAC, the video highlights essential aspects of the ETDR website including:
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Almost everyone gets frustrated at some point with Microsoft’s Word software. Watch a short, 2-minute video recently created by iTAC that highlights tools and tips to make using Word easier. The video’s opening screenshot (“Reason 1,244 Why I Hate Microsoft Word”) leads into ways to save time when using Word 2007.
At the Nov. 5 TechBytes session, Christopher Lavergne, Department of Communications, discussed the use of “Flip Cams in the Classroom”. Flipcams (or Flip Video camcorders) are very small, affordable, and easy-to-use video cameras.
Discussion covered how flipcams are a product of viral marketing and allow us to meet the students where they are — on cellphones, YouTube, and other social-networking venues. This enables us to merge education with viral media.
Examples mentioned at the session for using flipcams in the classroom included:
A TED Talk posted in September (“ideas worth spreading”) by Jonathan Zittrain “provides a humorous and informative talk about how the Internet works. Zittrain’s premise is that the Internet relies on random acts of kindness… In the talk, Zittrain compares the passing of data packets through the Internet to the passing of a beer from one person to the next at a baseball game.”
[Editor’s note: Excerpted from the Oct. 31, 2009 article “The Web Runs on Kindness” by Richard Byrne at www.freetech4teachers.com.]
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for K-State Libraries’ brownbag webinar, Music, Movies & Online Media: Fair Use Do’s & Don’ts for Higher Ed at noon-1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in Hale 301.
There is no charge to attend. No reservations are required, but seating is limited on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring your lunch and join your colleagues for this practical and interesting webinar. See last week’s article for the specifics, or contact Beth Turtle (bturtle@k-state.edu) or Marcia Stockham (stockham@k-state.edu) at Hale Library for more information.
