Instructional Tools

• Technology Showcase

  • You may consider streaming your PowerPoint presentation online with narration to free up valuable classroom time for more classroom activities. Here is a PowerPoint presentation from the nursing program.
    *Dr. Neuman's Presentation
    

    (Note: we can improve the quality of the voice by using a noise -canceling micro phone and some small tech tips during the recording

• Using Picasa, Free Software, to Create a Slideshow for a Class
  • Creating and Sharing an Online Slideshow Using Picasa for Your Class (Video) | (Step-by-Step) 
  • Embedding a Slideshow in CI Learn (Video) | (Step-by-Step)
  
  
  
• Virtual508 Accessible Web Publishing Wizard - Virtual 508 Accessible Web Publishing Wizard is a simple way to convert your Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint presentations into accessible formats for students with disabilities.

  Section 508 (Effective date: February 20, 2001) requires that electronic and information technology developed or purchased by the federal government is accessible by people with disabilities. ADA and Section 508 will affect online course design. Just as your traditional classrooms need accommodation to the students with disabilities, so must your online courses.

  • Virtual508 Overview and Installation Instructions
  • Creating Accessible Word Documents Using Virtual508 and MS Office 2007 
  • Creating Accessible Powerpoint Presentations Using Virtual508 and MS Office 2007
  • How to create accessible Excel spreadsheets using Virtual508
  
  
• Jing - Jing is a free software. It is a cross-platform capture software for taking screenshots and screencasts on both Mac and Windows platforms.
  • You can download Jing here: http://www.jingproject.com
  
  
• Google Docs – Google Docs is a free, web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation and form application offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users.
  • You can take a tour of Google Docs here: http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html
  
  
• Audacity - A free audio recording and editing software available for both PC users and Mac users.
  • You can download Audacity here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ (We suggest downloading the stable version and not the beta version)
  
  
• Windows Movie Maker - Free video editing software to make a video for your class. This software is only available to PC users.
  • You can find Movie Maker by going to the Start Menu -> All Programs -> Windows Movie Maker 
  • if you don't see Movie Maker in your list of programs, you can download the latest version of Movie Maker here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
  • Tutorials:
    • Video Editing Tutorial
    • Connecting a Camera to your Computer
    • Downloading Movies from your Camera
  • For an extensive library of video tutorials you can go here: http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/moviemaker2
  
  
• YouTube - An online resourse for uploading and sharing videos
• In order to upload videos to YouTube you need a YouTube account. If you don't already have an account, you can create one here: http://www.youtube.com/create_account
• You can view a video tutorial on how to upload a video to YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O7iUiftbKU
  

• Hot Potatoes - is a tool that enables you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-filled exercises for the websites.

  Creating online Interactive exercises in your subject area for students

  • Web-based Interactive Exercises
  • For more information, visit http://hotpot.uvic.ca.

Contact Us

Qing Hua Yu (Alison)
Instructional Designer, Academic Technology
qing.yu@csuci.edu
(805) 437-3365