beyond ppt options...

Used most of these myself already but some are new - check out the article! here are the tools covered:

• Prezi
• SlideRocket
• 280 Slides
• Google Docs presentation
• Zoho Show

Library Success Series of workshops...

I like this from Fielding Graduate University... a series of classes on success in libraries for online learners. I like the 3 areas Find, research, organize and some of the class options. Worth checking out and borrowing some ideas for our library?

Camtasia Studio to produce videos for iPad

In Camtesia to create a video that works on the iPad try this:

1) from start save your project as 1024x768 which is the resolution for the ipad. Or try 1280x720, which works on the ipad but also works for embedding in a blog, youtube etc.

2) to produce your video once edited, choose "custom format" and MP4/SWF

3) choose from drop down, "no controls"

4) then click on "Flash Options"

5) The video tab: choose format MP4; frame rate "auto" or "30 max;" encoding change from quality to bitrate and set it at 800/1500 to 2000 (play with it to see how large your file is)

6) audio tab: choose 48 kbps

7) produce and see how it works on the iPad!

Watch the screencast

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Ok I tried this and it works great, can synch to your ipad and play on 'video' on ipad... but it doesnt work to have the "ipad version" of video tutorials on the website and view (unless you download and pay for expedition or other aps that will play it.)

Thanks to brown for diving into this with me, we found a way to save videos/screencast in camtesia that will play on the ipad:

1)produced the video as Custom Settings

2)choose m4v (m4v file output is set at iphone 480-x320 - don't know if you have to set this or its automatic?)

3)Export, upload to webserver and play on your ipad (or iphone or itouch)


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Ok reading up on how to do video on the web from a great resource and I found a free encoder Firefogg. So for us to move video to HTML 5 so it can work in various browser and mobile I think these are the steps: (testing is happening soon... will follow up post once I determine whether what I did worked!!):

1. Make one version that uses WebM (VP8 + Vorbis) - (use firefogg)
   
2. Make another version that uses H.264 baseline video and AAC “low complexity” audio in an MP4 container (see above post about this)
   
3. Make another version that uses Theora video and Vorbis audio in an Ogg container - (use firefogg)
   
4. Link to all three video files from a single element, and fall back to a Flash-based video player.

Video Making Tips for Libraries

Might be worth a skim or a read: Videomaking Tips for Libraries
Submitted by John J. Roe, Bookmobile Staff Member Bookmobile and Outreach Services Department Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library in OLOS Columns Blogs

Web 2.0 Toolkit at Duke's CIT

Check out this Web 2.0 Toolkit and make sure you check the side bar for Using Web 2.0 For Teaching. The General Tips for Web 2.0 for teaching and the Case Studies are interesting!

Instructional Technology Showcase at Duke 4/30/10

Anyone want to attend? Registration is now open for the FREE 10th annual Instructional Technology Showcase on April 30, 2010 8:30-3:30. With/ the theme of this year’s showcase: “Learning Beyond the Classroom.” The program will include over 30 concurrent sessions as well as two plenaries – one focused on new ideas for encouraging innovation in teaching at Duke, and one on open educational resources. (and you can get a lunch :-)

Tutorial Update

Hi Guys! Just wanted to post a quick update on the tutorial. Module 1 and 2 are almost finished. Vanessa has the text, video and screencasts, and she's doing her techie magic with it. Should have something to show you soon. Next up is modules 3 and 4. Beth and Jenny are still finishing up the screencasts, and I'm still working on the text, but it should be ready shortly after we get back from CIL. If anybody has an idea for the theme of this thing, we'd love to hear it. Help!

Instructional Toolbox

I like this tool box idea - click on one tool, and it gives details, uses, benefits, and examples. maybe something we can do ... one day when we have free time :)

Tri-IT wiki

The twice a year gathering of instructional tech consultants from the triad and triangle (Tri-it) schools has a wiki where they are keeping the notes, attendees contact info, etc from the meetings. So far the content is just Duke Fall 2009 and soon WFU Spring 2010. Check it out: Tri-it Wiki

Prezi & Spicynodes

Prezi is great way to spice up an orientation or presentation... but some librarians were also talking about using it for tutorials or guide! You can bring it into Camtesia and add sound, cool eh? I'd like to use this more ... or ... SpicyNodes - another one I just saw which is similar. I read about a presentation at an upcoming conference talking about using this for classes and tutorials on an academic campus.

Read this interview to learn more about using prezi.

Anyone trying it yet? I'd like to use one/both - maybe for a CIL presentation? or ?

Criteria Driven Approach to Instructional Technology

Great resources - esp chart to compare instructional technologies - on this googlesite by Jane Harris from the Lilly Conference session Criteria Driven Approach to Instructional Technology

Learning Tools Directory 2010

From Janes' E-Learning Pick of the Day: Learning Tools Directory 2010

1. Instructional Tools
   Tools for creating, delivering, managing learning and/or providing a social learning environment. Includes course authoring, testing, LMS, CMS and SLEs
   Currently listing 290 tools
   
   
2. Live Tools
   Tools for delivering live meetings, screen sharing and accessing/building virtual worlds. Includes web, audio, video conferencing, live broadcasting, 3D/virtual worlds
   Currently listing 85 tools
   
   
3. Document & Presentation Tools
   Tools to create, host and/or share documents, PDFs, e-Books and/or presentations. Includes word processing, presentation tools, PDF convertors, document and presentation hosting sites
   Currently listing 177 tools
   
   
4. Blogging, Web & Wiki Tools
   Tools to create blogs, web pages/sites and wikis as well as provide interactivity on those sites. Includes blogging tools, web site tools, wikis, widgets, RSS feeds tools, forms, web poll and survey sites
   Currently listing 255 tools
   
   
5. Image, Audio & Video Tools
   Tools to create, edit and/or host images, avatars, audio files, podcasts, screencasts and videos. Includes image editors, images hosting sites, audio editors, video makers, screencasting tools, video hosting sites
   Currently listing 270 tools
   
   
6. Communication Tools
   Tools for a range of synchronous and asynchronous communication activities.Includes email, voice/video messaging, instant messaging, chat rooms, discussion forums
   Currently listing 151 tools
   
   
7. Micro-blogging Tools
   These tools are for real-time updating (140 characters at a time) both publically or privately, as well as a range of useful Twitter apps. Includes micro-blogging, back channel tools, Twitter apps
   Currently listing 141 tools
   
   
8. More collaboration tools
   These are (further) stand-alone tools suitable for individuals to work and learn more effectively with others - as well as on their own. Includes social bookmarking, calendar sharing, mind mapping, notetaking/sharing, whiteboards, research and other tools
   Currently listing 188 tools
   
   
9. Social Networking and Collaboration Spaces
   These social media platforms include public social networks as well as tools to create private collaborative, social spaces for groups or communities, as well as enterprise collaboration systems (with multiple group sites). Includes public social networks, networking and community platforms, group spaces, Enterprise 2.0 systems
   Currently listing 107 tools
10. Personal Productivity Tools
    These tools are for an individual's personal working, learning and/or productivity purposes. Includes mind mapping, information and time management tools, web search, and other productivity tools
    Currently listing 149 tools
    
    
11. Browsers, Players & Readers
    These tools are useful for browsing the web and accessing web content. Includes browsers, extensions, plugins, bookmarklets, toolbars, readers and players, online start pages
    Currently listing 68 tools
    
    
12. Mobile Tools
    These mobile tools are for working, learning and/or productivity purposes.Includes tools for iPhone/iTouch, Blackberry and Android devices
    Currently listing 47 tools
    

Twitter and Instructional Tech

Cool ideas for twitter use in Instructional Technology from Duke's CIT blog:

http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2010/01/04/collecting-sorting-and-archiving-tweets/

Screenpresso

http://www.screenpresso.com/

Free download. Grab, capture and resize; build in editor; Drag and drop into email; Share in twitter; Add effects; Batch resizing.

8 thinks you need to know about collaboration

from Dale Arseneault
http://reflectionskmoi.blogspot.com/2009/12/8-things-you-need-to-know-about.html

1. Collaboration is over used and mis-used and is becoming a buzzword for business people and technologists alike
2. Collaboration isn’t the same as cooperation or coordination - each have different processes, practices and depth of engagement
3. Collaboration is a human process – throwing technology at people won’t magically/automatically create collaboration
4. Meaningful, productive collaboration won’t happen without mutuality of desired outcomes, shared values of transparency and information sharing, compassion, compromise
5. Collaboration implies that "the needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few or the needs of the one" and sometimes people aren’t really interested in living by that principle
6. Collaboration isn’t always the best process
7. Collaboration is not equal to Web 2.0
8. Collaboration can be a source of real value in the face of complex environments and situations where no single person has the right answer

Tools for remote collaboration

worth checking out some of these ... from karen coombs blog:

• iChat – Yes you can chat in iChat but did you know that you can video conference and screenshare? I’ve used iChat several times with other Mac users to demonstrate something I’m working on or look at a problem someone was having with a system. Because its built on technology that actually let’s you take control of another persons screen its very helpful for troubleshooting
• GoogleDocs – I really don’t know what I’d do without GoogleDocs. I used it with my co-author to write my first book and it really helped us edit each others work. I’ve used it to draft articles and share them with my editor. I use it to collaborate on functional requirements, presentaiton proposals, spreadsheets of info, and lots of other stuff. My second book chapters are also all in GoogleDocs so my co-author can edit and make suggestions. Its my go to when I need to create docs and use them across computers or share them with other people
• Skype – I’ve been on the road a lot the last year. Several times in places where my cell phone with my current plan didn’t work. Whether in Hamilton Ontario, Bratislava, Vancouver, or visiting my folks in Maine. Skype always works. Plus you can conference call folks on regular phones and those in Skype. Its been invaluable in collaborating with folks. Plus its cheap, I put $10 in my account last fall and I still haven’t used it all.
• Ustream – An easy way to stream video to the web. Love the fact that I can use the camera in my iMac or Air to easily stream a video. Another plus is that you can record the video and pull it down to put elsewhere, like Blip.tv
• Ustream + CamTwist – CamTwist is a great Mac freeware program that allows you to make your screen be the video source. Using this and Ustream you can screencast live what you are presenting. Very cool.
• Blip.tv – My go to place to put video. I like it because it allows you to license via Creative Commons, keep the original format of the video you uploaded, and has a great API. Enough said.
• TalkShoe – Another tool for conference calling with the added benefit of built in recording. TalkShoe is very cool. Greg Schwartz used it for his podcast show, which is how I learned about it. Good way to hold a BIG group discussion because Skype has gone to pieces on me in the past with more that 4-5 people.
• Box.net - During the writing of the first book Jason and I thought we’d share screen captures in Flickr only to discover that our TIFFs were too big for Flickr. Sigh. We needed another way to share files. Thus my Box.net account came into being. Jason likes Dropbox and I know others do too. While each has its pros and cons, we seem to use them in similar ways. Sharing documents seems to be a big one. I also use it as my “what if someone steals my laptop with my presentation on this trip” space. I like Box.net because I can get to it without installing anything. DropBox seems to have the added plus of allowing you to mount it like a drive and sync stuff to it, which is nice. I’m still going back and forth about whether or not I should switch.
• Amazon S3 + Jungle Disk – I started using S3 when I decided that losing my professional files was unacceptable and I didn’t want to have to take a hard drive with me when I fled from a hurricane. While S3 certainly solves my backup problems, it also has the side effect of allowing me to pretty much get to anything: documents, presentations, screen captures, photos, MP3, ebooks; from anywhere. I’ve stopped freaking out about did I remember to put everything I needed on the laptop for a trip or will I accidentally erase my iPod if I try to charge it. If I want to show someone something I don’t have with me, I just download it. I cannot even begin to express my love for S3. Jungle Disk has changed a bit since I started using it. I bought it when it was a desktop product that was a one-time fee. Now it is a monthly fee and works with other cloud storage options.

SOPHIE 2.0

Just stumbled across this and its way cool. "Sophie is software for writing and reading rich media documents in a networked environment. Funded by grants from the Mellon and Macarthur foundations and the University of Southern California, Sophie is free and entirely open-source. "

Anyone tried it yet? Check out the video on side bar for info: http://sophieproject.cntv.usc.edu/

10/GUI

Someone sent this on the SILS listserv, thought you'd be interested. Not directly related--

a very interesting video (10 mins) that nicely encapsulates many ideas that folks are working on these days (including at SILS :-) ). If you're interested in user interfaces, touch screens, and replacements for the computer mouse take a look at

http://10gui.com/video/

Help w/ Using Elluminate For Teaching

Here are two PDF docs I created to help in planning an online class:

• Checklist for Teaching a class w/ Elluminate
  
• Planning Worksheet for Teaching a class w/ Elluminate

Also, this site has some good general handouts on using Elluminate.

Plaigariasm Game from Sacramento City College

http://pilot.scc.losrios.edu/pilot/module6/tictactoe.html