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Creating a welcome video for students and sharing it through OneDrive
9 Aug 2022

Creating a welcome video for students and sharing it through OneDrive

by nathanghall | Posted in: Technology | 0

As we start a new semester, it is time once again to think about how we are welcoming our students to the school and into our classrooms. One way to do this is through a welcome email before the class … Continued

office 365, onedrive, Videos, welcome
Camtasia 2020 Screencasting Basics
22 Jul 2022

Camtasia 2020 Screencasting Basics

by nathanghall | Posted in: Technology | 0

One of the tools we have access to at Douglas College is Camtasia. Camtasia is a powerful screen recording and editing software that normally costs hundreds of dollars. While it can seem complicated to use, it really isn’t that hard … Continued

Camtasia, screen recording, Videos
Introducing Padlet: A multimedia pinboard
16 Jul 2022

Introducing Padlet: A multimedia pinboard

by nathanghall | Posted in: Technology | 0

One of the newest additions to Blackboard at Douglas College is Padlet. You can use this with your students in so many creative ways and it is mobile-friendly as well. Here is a video on: how you can add padlet … Continued

blackboard, padlet
Create interactive activities for your course: Getting started with H5P
11 Jul 2022

Create interactive activities for your course: Getting started with H5P

by nathanghall | Posted in: Technology | 1

What is H5P? H5P is a way of creating online interactive content for your course or website. You can create these items for free, although you can also use other content already created and adapt it for your own course. … Continued

blackboard, h5p, lumi, wordpress
Ideas on reducing your printouts and photocopies for class
3 Jun 2022

Ideas on reducing your printouts and photocopies for class

by nathanghall | Posted in: Technology | 0

Over the past few months, you have likely heard about the worldwide paper shortage that is affecting the ability of Douglas College to procure paper for printers and photocopiers. Staff, faculty members, and students have all been asked to reduce … Continued

blackboard, forms, groups, office 365, photocopier, printing, reading, writing
Using Microsoft Forms in your in-person or online classes
12 May 2022

Using Microsoft Forms in your in-person or online classes

by nathanghall | Posted in: Technology | 2

One tool I make use of quite a bit in my in-person and synchronous classes is the cell phone. I realize some instructors would rather have students stay off their phones, but I talk with my students about being present … Continued

forms, microsoft, office 365
Creating a copy of a Microsoft Form
8 Apr 2022

Creating a copy of a Microsoft Form

by nathanghall | Posted in: Technology | 0

Most of the tools within the Douglas College Office 365 accounts store their data and files within the user’s OneDrive account. This makes it easy for the user to copy files from one area to another. One tool that does … Continued

forms, microsoft, office 365
Fixing a problem with YouTube videos in PowerPoint slides
17 Mar 2022

Fixing a problem with YouTube videos in PowerPoint slides

by nathanghall | Posted in: Technology | 0

If you ever use YouTube videos in your PowerPoint slides, you may have run across the screen above recently. It is a documented problem with the desktop version of PowerPoint (i.e. PowerPoint installed on your computer) and YouTube links. If … Continued

onedrive, PowerPoint, YouTube
Recording audio for PowerPoint slides and exporting as a video (Mac)
25 Feb 2022

Recording audio for PowerPoint slides and exporting as a video (Mac)

by nathanghall | Posted in: Technology | 0

One of the simplest ways of recording a video of your PowerPoint slides is to insert audio into each slide and then have that audio automatically play when viewed. You can then export the slides and audio as a video. … Continued

audio recording, mac, PowerPoint, Videos
Recording audio for PowerPoint slides and exporting as a video (Windows)
24 Feb 2022

Recording audio for PowerPoint slides and exporting as a video (Windows)

by nathanghall | Posted in: Technology | 0

One of the simplest ways of recording a video of your PowerPoint slides is to insert audio into each slide and then have that audio automatically play when viewed. You can then export the slides and audio as a video. … Continued

audio recording, onedrive, PowerPoint, Videos

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