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2015 OLC BLENDED LEARNING CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP

TECHNOLOGY TEST

KITCHEN RECIPE BOOK

2015OLCBLENDEDCONFERENCEANDWORKSHOPTECHNOLOGYTESTKITCHEN

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CONTENTS

QuickandDirtyePortfolioswithBlendspace...............................................................................................4

SizzlingPresentationswithHaikuDeck.........................................................................................................5

StunningVisualswithCanva...............................................................................................................................6

Just3EasySteps:ASpatulaforFlippingtheClassroom!..........................................................................7

TheSpatula:ToolsforFlipped&InteractiveContent...............................................................................8

AddInteractivitytoYourPresentationwithPearDeck............................................................................9

CreateaStudyAideUsingGoogleFormsandAutocrat..........................................................................10

VisualAggregationandSharingwithTackk..............................................................................................11

GloballyNetworkedCourseCollaboration(GNCC)SynchronousSessions......................................12

InternationalCross‐CulturalExperientialLearningEvaluationToolkit..........................................13

HowtoMaximizeYourUseofYouTube........................................................................................................14

HowtoNarrateaPowerPoint...........................................................................................................................15

UsingSparkolVideoScribeforPresentations.............................................................................................16

CustomizingyourDigitalWorld:ExtensionsandAdd‐onsforyourbrowser..................................................................................................17

SaveTimewithaTextExpander.....................................................................................................................18

FunSlides..................................................................................................................................................................19

PhotoMath...............................................................................................................................................................20

ZapparAugmentedReality................................................................................................................................21

DigitalStorytellingwithSnapchatStories...................................................................................................22

MobileVideowithMeerkat...............................................................................................................................23

PeeringthroughPeriscopes..............................................................................................................................24

AddZesttotheFinalProject(withBrochures).........................................................................................25

AddZesttotheFinalProject(withPiktochart).........................................................................................26

JadeCircuitDesignTool.....................................................................................................................................27

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Welcome The Online Learning Consortium (OLC, formerly the Sloan Consortium) is the leading professional online learning society devoted to advancing quality e-Education into the mainstream of education through its community. OLC is dedicated to providing access to high quality e-Education to individuals, institutions, professional societies and the corporate community. Originally funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, OLC is now a non-profit 501(c)(3), member-sustained organization.

This recipe book is a collaborative effort of the members of the OLC. We have used and tested the applications and tools referenced here, but as all recipes go, we can make no warranties of or guarantees as to the applicability, usefulness, or quality of the recipes. They are intended only as a tool to foster creativity in learning. The recipes are to be used according to the terms of our creative commons license.

-Your OLC Master Chefs

Phylise Banner

Frank Tomsic

Loretta Driskell

Ben Scragg

Clark Shah‐Nelson

Ann Musgrove

Jessica Knott


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Quick and Dirty ePortfolios with Blendspace AngelaGunder@adesinamedia

Ingredients

AfreeBlendspaceaccount(https://www.blendspace.com/register)Anassortmentofitemstocombineintoapresentations(images,linkstowebpages,videosonDropboxorGoogleDrive,PowerPointslides,Worddocs,PDFs)

Recipe Steps: 1. LogintoBlendspace:https://www.blendspace.com/login2. ClickonNewLessontocreateanewBlendspace.3. Usingthetoolbarontherightsideofthescreen,chooseanelementtoaddtothefirsttilein

yourBlendspace.4. ToaddthatelementtoyourBlendspace,simplydraganddropitintoatileontheleft.5. Giveyourtileatitlebyclickingonthefirsttextlinedirectlytotherightoftheslidenumber.6. Addadditionalannotationsandcommentstothetileonthesecondlinenexttotheslide

number.ClickDonetoreturntothetile.BoththetitleandthecommentwillappearforuserswhentheyplayyourBlendspace.

7. Re‐ordertilesbyhoveringoverthecenterofthetile,anddragginganddroppingittoyourpreferredlocation.

8. Addnewtilesbeforeaparticulartilebyhoveringovertheleftsideofthetileandclickingonthe+iconthatappears.

9. TurnablanktileintoafreeformtextboxbyclickingontheAddTextbutton.10. TurnablanktileintoamultiplechoicequizquestionbyclickingontheAddQuizbutton.11. ChangethesizeandcolorofthetileswiththeTemplatesandThemesbuttonsonthetop‐

leftcornerofthewindow.12. WhenyouarefinishedassemblingyourBlendspace,clickontheSharebuttonto:sharethe

lessonwithanylinkedclassaccountsthatyouhavecreated,shareonsocialmediaoremail,settheprivacysettingsforthelesson,andsetco‐authorstoallowmultiplepeopletoworkcollaborativelyontheBlendspace

13. YouandyouruserscanhitPlaytoviewtheBlendspace.14. Toleavethepresentation,clicktheXonthetop‐right.


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Sizzling Presentations with Haiku Deck AngelaGunder@adesinamedia

Ingredients

● AfreeHaikuDeckaccountcreatedontheweb(https://www.haikudeck.com/account/signup)orwiththeiPadapp(https://itunes.apple.com/app/id536328724)

● Aweb‐browseroraniPadRecipe Steps:

1. LogintoHaikuDeck(https://www.haikudeck.com/account/signin)orbringituponyouriPad.

2. ClickonNewDeck(orontheiPadclickthe+signonthebottomofthehomescreen).3. Giveyourslidedeckatitle(onthetop‐rightforyouwebusers,andonthemiddleofthe

screenfortheiPad).4. HaikuDeckhas4buttonontheleftsideoftheslidedecktocontrolthelayout. Let’slookat

each:a. TheSlideTypecontrolstheamountoftexttoappearontheslideoverthe

background. Choosealittletextoralot,dependingonyourgoal. HaikuDeckwillpreventyoufromaddingtoomuch(woot!)

b. TheBackground selectorisprobablythemostpowerfulfeatureinHaikuDeck. UsethesearchtopullstunningimagesfromCreativeCommons(repletewiththeiroriginalatributions!) Ifyou’veenteredsometextalready,HaikuDeckwillevenpullupimagesrelatedtothattext. Youcanalsouploadyourownimages,oruseasolidcolororchartforthebackground. Texttoohardtoreadovertheimage? UsetheoverlaybuttontoaddatransparentoverlayovertheimagetomakethetextPOP!

c. TheLayoutTypecontrolswherethecontentsitsontheslide. Moveyourtextaroundsothatitworksbestwiththebackgroundcontent.

d. TheNotesbuttonaddsannotationsforthoseviewingyourslidesontheHaikuDecksite. Givethemallofthesecretkeystothekingdomhere.

5. AddnewslidesbyclickingontheAddSlidebuttononthebottom‐right.6. MakeyourwholeslidedecksizzleusingtheFonts/Themestabonthetopoftheslidedeck.

Chooseathemetochangethefontandimagefiltersforaddedspice!7. Whenyouarefinished,clicktheSharebuttontoshareyourslidedeckoversocialmediaor

grabanembedcode.YoucanalsoclicktheExportbuttontosaveyourslidedeckasaPDForPPT.


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Stunning Visuals with Canva AngelaGunder@adesinamedia

Ingredients

● AfreeCanvaaccount(https://www.canva.com/)● (Optional)Contenttouseinyourdesignproduct● (Optional)Imagestouseinyourdesignproduct

Recipe Steps:

1. Canvagetsyoustartedintheirstunningtemplategalleryorganizedbytypeofcontent.Choosefrom:

a. PopularsocialmediaformatssuchasFacebookandTwittercoverphotos,emailbannersandbloggraphics

b. Marketingmaterialssuchaspresentationslides,posters,invitationsandflyersc. eBookpagesd. Alayoutofyourchoosingwithcustomdimensions.

2. Whenyouseealayoutyoulike,clickonittoopenitinCanva.3. Canvaorganizesitstoolsinto5buttonsonthesideofthedesignarea‐let’stakealookat

each:a. TheSearchcontainsamultitudeoffreeimages,icons,shapesgridsandframesto

useinyourlayout. Simplyclickononetoaddittoyourdesignspace. You’llbeabletoresizeit,moveitaround,changecolorsandfontsasyouwish. Ifanitemismarkedwitha$1inthecorner,it’llcosttouseit,butifnot,youarefreeandclear!

b. TheLayoutstabcontainsfully‐designedtemplatesthatyoucanusetogetajump‐startonyourlayout.Theyarestunningandwillchangeyourlife. No,really.

c. TheTexttabcontainsmorethanjustacoupleoftextboxes‐takeadvantageofpre‐formattedheaders,bannersandannotationsthatcanbecustomizedtomatchthelookandfeelofyourdesign.

d. TheBackgroundtabholdssolidfillsandtexturedpatternsthatcanbetintedtoanyshadeyou’dlike.

e. TheUploadstaballowsyoutobringinyourownimagesintoCanva,extendingthepowerofthistooltoepicproportions(andmoreimportantly,allowingyoutokeepyourworkfree!)

4. Canvausesacontext‐sensitivetoolbarforallobjectsaddedtothedesignarea‐clickonanobjectontheleftandwhenitisaddedontheright,you’llseeatoolbardirectlyabovetheobjectallowingyoutoresizeit,moveitforwardorback,customizecolorsandfonts,anddeleteit.


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Just 3 Easy Steps: A Spatula for Flipping the Classroom!

BenScragg@scragg_OSU

Ingredients:

● HaikuDeck● ExplainEverything● EduCanon

Recipe Steps:

1. Startwithanengagingpresentation!UseHaikuDecktocreatefree,visuallyengaging(andopen‐sourced!)photos,withminimaltext‐formaximumeffect!

2. Recordyourlecture,oneslide/conceptatime,usingExplainEverything(payapp‐$2.99).Easilyannotateandhighlightyourtext.Supereasytouse,includingexporttoavarietyoffileformats‐andtoYouTube!

3. MakeyourlectureinteractivewithEduCanon.Insertreflectivepauses,prompts,andchallengequestionstocreateactivemediathatstudentsengagewithastheylearnfromyourgenius!

Additional resources: ● https://www.haikudeck.com● http://www.morriscooke.com/applications‐ios/explain‐everything‐2● http://www.educanon.com


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The Spatula: Tools for Flipped & Interactive Content BenScragg@bscragg

Recipe Steps: 1. Startwithanengagingpresentation!UseHaikuDecktocreatefree,visuallyengaging(andopen‐sourced)photos,withminimaltext‐formaximumeffect!

2. Recordyourlecture,oneslide/conceptatime,usingExplainEverything(payapp‐$2.99).Easilyannotateandhighlightyourtext.Supereasytouse,includingexporttoavarietyoffileformats‐andtoYouTube!

3. MakeyourlectureinteractivewithZaption.Insertreflectivepauses,prompts,andchallengequestionstocreateactivemediathatstudentsengagewithastheylearnfromyourgenius!

Additional resources: ● http://zaption.com


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Add Interactivity to Your Presentation with PearDeck

JessicaKnott@jlknott

Ingredients:

● Googleaccount● PearDeck(http://www.peardeck.com)● (Optional)PowerPointslidedeck,Googlepresentation,orPDF

Recipe Steps:

1. PearDeckgivesyoutheabilitytoturnyourPowerPointpresentationintoalivesession,withinwhichparticipantscaninteractwithquestionsyou'veincluded.Togetstarted:

2. UseyourGoogleaccounttologintoPearDeck3. OpenyourPowerPoint,GooglePresentationorPDF.Or,createanewslidedeckonthe

PearDecksite.(YouwillneedPearDeckPremiumtore‐openandre‐usesessions).4. Assumewe'recreatinganewdeck.OnceyouclickCreateNewDeck,clickNewSlide.You

cancreateaplainslide,containingonlytextandimages.However,ifyouwanttoaddinteractivity,clickSlideTypeontheright.

5. Selectwhetheryouwantyouraudiencetoansweramultiplechoicequestion,afreeresponsetextquestion,orafreeresponsenumber.

6. Onceyourslidedeckiscompleteandyouarereadytopresent,clickStartPresenting.Additional resources:

● https://www.graphite.org/website/pear‐deck● http://help.peardeck.com/category/9‐examples


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Create a Study Aide Using Google Forms and Autocrat

JessicaKnott@jlknott

Ingredients:

● Ingredients● GoogleForm● GoogleFormresponsespreadsheet● GoogleDoc● Gmail(Note:Gmailisaninvisibleneed.Inmyexperience,yourGoogleinstallationmust

haveitforthistowork,butyouwillnotconfigureGmailintheseinstructions.)

Recipe Steps: 1. Createafolderforthisstudyguide,inwhichyousaveallofthefilesyoucreate.2. CreateyourGoogleFormstudyguide.Thismaylooklikeasampletestorexam,orevena

seriesof“thinkaboutit”questions,withtextanswers.3. Gotothespreadsheetthatwillcollecttheanswersforyourform.Youcanfindthisby

clickingResponses,thenViewResponses.Whenthespreadsheetopens,clickAdd‐ons,thenGetadd‐ons.Whenthescriptgalleryopens,searchfor,andinstallAutocrat.

4. Now,takesometimetothinkaboutdesign.IfoundthisbloglinkveryusefulwhenIwasdecidinghowtouseAutoCratinmywork.AutocratisbuiltonthepremisethatFormresponseswillbepipedintothedocumenttemplateviamailmergetagsthatlooklikethis:<<mailmergetag>>

a. Whatwouldyouwantthemessageyousendtoyourstudentstosay?b. Whatfeedbackwouldyouwanttogivethemforeachquestion?Youmightwantto

tellthemwhattheyanswered,thengivethemsomebackground.Right?Startexperimentingwithdesigningyourmemonow.

5. Whenyouhaveeverythingready,clickAdd‐ons,thenautoCrat,thenLaunch.Youwillbewalkedthroughtheprocess.

6. AfteryouhaveconfiguredAutoCrat,makesureyoufillouttheformtomakesurethatthereportitspitsoutlookslikeyouexpect,andwillbeusefultoyourstudents.Additionalsupportresourcesareincludedbelow.

Additional resources: ● https://www.synergyse.com/blog/top‐5‐ways‐to‐use‐autocrat‐in‐education‐how‐to/● http://davidwees.com/content/sharing‐individualized‐comments‐students‐autocrat/


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Visual Aggregation and Sharing with Tackk JessicaKnott@jlknott

Ingredients:

● TackkaccountRecipe Steps:

1. LogintoTackk(http://www.tackk.com)2. Clickthegreenpencilbuttoninthetoprightcornerofthescreen3. Selecttheitemyouwouldliketocreate.IsuggesttheBlankcanvas,blog,orInstagram

gallery.4. Tackkoffersmanyoptionsforediting.Useyourmousetohoverovertheiconsintheblack

menubartoseewhateachoptionprovides.ExperimentwithcolorsandimagesuntilyourTackklooksthewayyou'dlikeitto.

a. Followhttps://tackk.com/recipehowtoformoredetailedinstructions.5. ToseetheTackksyouhavecreatedpreviously,clickyouraccounticoninthetopleftcorner

ofthescreen.

Additional resources: ● https://tackk.com/educationrealexamples● https://blog.edmodo.com/2014/08/21/design‐new‐ways‐to‐spark‐student‐creativity‐

with‐tackk/


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Globally Networked Course Collaboration (GNCC) Synchronous Sessions

PatriceTorciviaPrusko@profpatrice

Ingredients:

● Apartner(OLCisagreatplacetofindone!)● Webcameraandmicrophone● ToolsuchasZoom,WebEx,Skype,orGoogleHangouts● Agenda

Recipe Steps:

1. Agloballynetworkedcoursecollaborationisco‐taughtbetweenclassroomsintwodifferentlocationswithatleastonelearningoutcomealignedwithinterculturalcompetencies.

2. Collaborationsmaybeasshortas2‐3weeksoraslongasafullsemester.Collaborationincludessynchronoussessionsandasynchronousactivitieswhichmayincludesocialmedia,blogging,crossteamassignments,guestspeakersandclassroomtoclassroomdiscussions.

3. Withyourpartner,schedulethedaysandtimesyouwillcollaborateintheclassroom.4. Notifyyourstudentsofthesedaysinadvance,toensuremaximumattendanceand

engagement.5. Setupyourwebcameraandmicrophoneinthebestlocationforyourspace.Youmayput

thewebcamerahighinacornerinthefrontoftheroom,andthemicrophonemoretowardthemiddleofyourstudents.Haveyourpartnerdothesame.

6. UsingZoom,WebEx,Skype,orGoogleHangoutscallyourcollaborationpartnertotestthatthetechnologyisworkingasexpected.Youwilllikelywishtodothisbeforeclassstarts.

7. YoumaywishtomakeyourZoom,WebEx,Skype,orGoogleHangoutsessionpublicsothatstudentscanjoininfromtheirowndevicesaswell.

Additional resources: ● https://docs.google.com/document/d/18QbpgbMnlgh4A7fKQZFZCNhGCnqMdnLVDDwKK

nzgtIQ/edit● http://www.crossculturetoolkit.org/the‐project‐team.html


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International Cross-Cultural Experiential Learning Evaluation Toolkit

PatriceTorciviaPrusko@@profpatrice

Recipe Steps:

● LearningOutcomesalignedwithcrossculturalcompetencies● Anytypeofculturalexperience(studyabroad,internationalizedcurriculum,facultyledtrip,

globallynetworkedcoursecollaboration)● e‐Portfolios● Assignmentsandcontentalignedwithlearningoutcomes

Recipe Steps:

1. Reviewtheassessmentrubricanddecidewhichcompetency(s)youwouldliketoincorporateintolearningoutcomes

2. CreatereflectivepromptstobeusedinePortfolioforassessment3. Determinewhatcontentyouneedtoinclude4. Givestudentspre‐surveyatstartofcourseandpost‐surveyatendofcourse.5. Usingrubricandsurveyassesswhetherstudentsachievedlearningoutcomes

Additional resources:

● http://www.crossculturetoolkit.org


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How to Maximize Your Use of YouTube ReneeAitken

@reneeaitkenPhDIngredients:

● AYouTubeaccountRecipe Steps:

1. ChangingYourSettingsa. LogintoYouTube.b. Gotoyourpictureintheupperrightcorner.c. Clickontheicon(usuallyyourpicture).d. Gotocreatorstudio.e. Clickonthesettingswheel.f. Checktomakesureallthesettingsarecorrectusingtheleftmenu.

2. Makingsureyourvideoisunlisteda. LogintoYouTube.b. ClickontheUploadbutton.c. Whenuploadingavideotoyourchannel,youwillseealittleboxthatsaysyour

currentchoiceforsharing: Unlisted,Private,andPublic.d. Selectunlistedforvideosyouwanttosharewithalink(likethoseyouwantin

class).e. Noonecanseethesewithoutthelink.

3. Gettingtheembedcodeforavideoa. Avideoembedcodeallowsyoutopostthevideoasapicturewithanarrowtostart

itinsteadofalink.b. GototheYouTubevideo.c. Scrolldownalittletoseethe“Share”d. Clickonitandyouwillseethelinke. ThenclickontheEmbedf. Copyandpastetheembedcodeintoanhtmlscreen.g. Save.h. Youwillseeapictureratherthanalink.


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How to Narrate a PowerPoint ReneeAitken

@reneeeaitkenPhDIngredients:

● Microphone● Speakers● Soundcard● PowerPoint

Recipe Steps:

1. AneffectivePowerPointpresentationcanhelpmakeacomplexsubjecteasiertounderstand.

2. Makesurethemicrophoneisworkingproperly.Formicrophonesthatarenotbuiltin,checkthattheplugissecure.

3. DisplaythefirstPowerPointslideyouwanttonarrate.Narrateeachslideseparately.Anypreviouslyinsertedsoundswillnotplayduringarecordednarration.

4. Clickthe"Insert"tab,andthenclickthe"Sound"arrowintheMediaClipsgroup‐‐‐availableintheribbonafterclicking"Insert."Thisactiondisplaystheoptionsavailable.

5. Select"RecordSound"andtypeanamefortherecordinginthedialogbox.Anabbreviationforthepresentationandanumbercorrelatingtotheslidenumberprovidesaneasysystemforrecognizingeachrecording.

6. Pressthe"Play"buttonandspeakclearlyintothemicrophone.Saythedescriptionorinformationyouwanttoconveyduringthisslide.Pressthe"Stop"buttonwhenfinished.

7. Continuetothenextslideandrepeattheprocess,fromStep3toStep5,foreachslide.Awell‐writtenscripttofollowensuresaneasyflowofwordsandnoforgottenpoints.

8. Reviewthepresentationin"SlideShow"tocheckforerrors.Deleteandre‐recordanyslidenarrationsifnecessary.Eachrecordingorinsertedsoundappearsasaspeakericonontheslide.Todelete,rightclickthespeakericonandchoose“delete”.

Additional resources: ● http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/5‐easy‐steps‐for‐adding‐voice‐over‐to‐

powerpoint‐presentations/● http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/12/add‐voice‐over‐to‐powerpoint‐presentations‐

in‐5‐easy‐steps/


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Using Sparkol VideoScribe for Presentations

ReneeAitken@reneeaitkenPhD

Sparkolisanonlineprogramthatcanhelpyoumakegreatpresentations.Itallowsyoutosimulatedrawinganimationsquicklyandeasilywithouttheneedtobeanartistyourself.Youwillneedtodownloadsoftwaretofollowthisrecipe.

Ingredients: ● SparkolVideoScribefreetrial

Recipe Steps:

1. LogintoSparkolforafreetrialaccount.(http://www.videoscribe.co/home)2. Thereissevendayfreetrial. VideoScribecostsabout$29permonthor$200ayearforone

userbutthereareeducationlicensesforawholeinstitution.3. Setupyourfreetrialbyverifyingyouremailaddress.4. Downloadthesoftware.5. WatchtheSparkolvideostolearnhowitworks.


● VideoScribe- http://www.videoscribe.co/home● UsingVideoScribetoCreateWhiteboardAnimations‐

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ2ceZGOUFI


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Customizing your Digital World: Extensions and Add-ons for your browser

RobMitchell@rmitchell

Ingredients:

● Chrome● Firefox

Recipe Steps:

1. Allmajormodernbrowserssupporttheextendedtheircapabilitiesthroughadd‐ons(orextensionsGooglecallstheminChrome). Installedthroughthebrowser,add‐onsgiveustheabilitytodothetasksweneedonaday‐to‐daybasisthataren’tavailableoutofthebox.Examplesrangefromtheuseful‐suchasForecastFoxtheFirefoxadd‐onthatputsthecurrentweatherandradaronhandatthebottomofthewindow‐tojustplainrelaxingwiththeGoogleArtProjectwhichwilldisplayanewworkofartdailyorwitheachnewtab.

2. Asacademicsteachingonline,thebrowserisourhome.Wespendmoretimeengagedwithourbrowserthanwetypicallydoinaphysicalofficeorclassroomandyetmostpeopledon’ttakethetimetocustomizetheirbrowserfortheirhabitsandpreferences.Installinganadd‐onisaseasyasnavigatingtoyourbrowsersadd‐onsarea(linksbelow)andclickingthe ‘Addto…’button.Istronglyurgeyoutotakealookatthefollowing(mostlyfree)resourcesanddecideontheadd‐onsthatwillhelpyougetmoredownwhileworkingalittleeasierintheprocess.

3. Gettingstartedisalwayseasierwhenyouhaveoptions. Herearetwocollectionsofadd‐ons,oneforChromeandtheotherforFirefoxthataredesignedaroundacademicneeds.

a. TheAcademicResourcesCollection–Chrome–ThisChromestorecategoryisdedicatedentirelytolearningandeducationalresources. http://bit.ly/1alyRAT

b. ResearchCollection–Firefox–Thisusercontributedcollectionhasover90add‐onsdedicatedtomakingyourresearchandacademiclifeeasier. http://mzl.la/1E5QEYS

4. Herearethemainpagesforadd‐onsforChromeandFirefox:a. Chrome‐http://bit.ly/1DkstFlb. Firefox‐http://mzl.la/1NU0JJa


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Save Time with a Text Expander RobMItchell@rmitchell

Ingredients:

● TextExpander(OSX)● PhraseExpress(Windows)

Recipe Steps: ATextExpanderisapieceofsoftwaredesignedtochangesomethingyoutypeintosomethingelseandareagreatwaytosaveafewsecondshereandthereinyourday. Forthoseteachingafullloadofstudents,everysecondsavedtypingcanreallyadduptoachunkoftimegivenbacktoyouinyourday.

MosthaveushavealreadybeenexposedtotextexpandersonourtabletandphonesintheformofAutocorrect.Whenyoutypeacommonlymisspelledword,itiscorrected(sometimes!)automagicallywiththedevices'built‐intextexpandersoftware.Lifehacker.com,ago‐tositeforproductivitytips,hasatopnotchoverviewoftextexpandersthroughthelensofTextExpander(anOSXapp)buttheprinciplesapplytoanyoftheoptionsforyourdevice.

http://lifehacker.com/a‐comprehensive‐guide‐to‐textexpander‐1616374942|http://bit.ly/1Di2EWh

Here'samoregeneralarticlefromLifeHackerthatprovidesoptionsforWindows,themostpopularofwhichisarguablyPhraseExpress:

http://lifehacker.com/5611210/how‐to‐use‐text‐expansion‐to‐save‐yourself‐hours‐of‐typing‐every‐day|http://bit.ly/1IqMptl

Considerhowusingatextexpandercouldmakeyourlifeeasier. Hereareafewideas:● Interestingfactsaboutweeklydiscussionboardposts● Administrativee‐mailstostudentsaboutduedatesandclassroomreminders‐Thedate

featuresinmosttextexpandersoftwarecanbeusedtodynamicallyinsertthedatesfromsemestertosemester.

● RubricFeedback‐AssigneachrubriccategorytoashortcutandquicklyaddthetextoftherubriccategorybeingaddressedinaWordCommentbox.


● http://bit.ly/1Di2EWh● http://bit.ly/1NSAMcX● http://bit.ly/1IqMptl


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FunSlides RobbieMelton@#1Appologist

Ingredients: ● FunSlidesiPhoneapp

Recipe Steps:

1. FunSlidesallowsyoutocreatefantasticREALTIME,HDvideoslideshowsfromyourfavoritephotos.

2. Afteraddingphotostoyourprojectyoumayaddtext,sound,andvoiceovertoeachoneofthem.

3. Onceyourphotosarearrangedinorderandyourtexthasbeenadded,insertthetransitionsyouwouldlikebetweenphotos.

Additional resources: ● https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/funslides‐make‐hd‐video‐from/id535732980?mt=8● http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/03/18/funslides‐hd‐create‐hd‐video‐slideshows‐on‐

your‐ipad/


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PhotoMath RobbieMelton@#1Appologist

Ingredients:

● PhotoMathappforiPhoneorAndroidRecipe Steps:

1. PhotoMathreadsandsolvesmathematicalproblemsbyusingthecameraofyourmobiledeviceinrealtime.Itmakesmatheasyandsimplebyeducatingusershowtosolvemathproblems.PhotoMathcurrentlysupportsbasicarithmetic,fractions,decimalnumbers,linearequationsandseveralfunctionslikelogarithms.

2. Downloadtheappfromyourdeviceappstore.3. Holdyourcameraoveraprintedmathproblemtoseetheanswer.

Note:Thisappdoesnotreadhandwriting,onlyprintedproblems


● https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photomath/id919087726● https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microblink.photomath● http://www.windowsphone.com/en‐us/store/app/photomath/1f25d5bd‐9e38‐43f2‐a507‐

a8bccc36f2e6


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Zappar Augmented Reality RobbieMelton@#1Appologist

"Createaugmentedrealityexperiencesofyourown.Signup&startusingtheZapcodeCreatortodayforFREE."

Ingredients:

● ZapparAugmentedRealityappforiPhoneorAndroidRecipe Steps:

1. DownloadthefreeZapparappwhichopensupacameraviewin"scanning"mode. (AppStoreandGooglePlayStore)

2. Oncetheappdetectssomethingthat's'ZapparPowered'itwillassembleallthecontentandbringsthatthingtolifeon‐screeninfrontofyourveryeyes.

Additional resources: ● https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/zappar/id429885268● https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zappar.Zappar● http://techland.time.com/2012/10/22/with‐zappar‐augmented‐reality‐is‐ready‐for‐

prime‐time/


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Digital Storytelling with Snapchat Stories TomEvans@taevans

NOTE:ThisrecipedealsonlywithbuildingSnapchatstories,notforsendingSnaps.Ingredients

● aniOSdevice(Androidsupportcomingsoon)● anInternetconnection(wifiorcell)● theSnapchatapp

Recipe Steps:

1. Download,install,andrunSnapchatonyourmobileiOSdevice.2. Clickthe‘ghost’iconlocatedinthetopcenterofthescreentoaddfriendstoyourSnapchat

friendlist.Onlypeopleinthatlistwilleasilybeabletoseeyourstory.Pressthesmallarrowatthebottomcenterofthescreentoreturntothemaincamerapage.

3. Youbuildyourstorybytakingpicturesorshortvideosandaddingthemtoyourstory.4. Totakeapicture,pressthecircleiconinthebottomcenterofthescreen.5. Tapinthescreentoaddamessagetodisplayonyourpicture.PresstheTbuttontochange

thefontandcolor.Pressthepencilicontodrawonyourpicture.6. Addthepicturetoyourstorybypressingthe‘box’iconinthebottomcenterofthescreen.7. Totakeavideo,pressandholdthecircleiconinthebottomcenterofthescreen.Thevideo

willrecorduntilyoustoppressing.Afterfinished,tapinthescreentotypeamessagetodisplayonyourpicture.

8. Youcanaddthevideotoyourstorybypressingthe‘box’iconinthebottomcenterofthescreen.

9. Youcansaveittoyourdevicebypressingthe‘downarrow’iconjusttotheleftofthe‘box’icon

10. Youcanmanageyourstorybypressingtheiconwiththreelineslocatedinthelowerrightofthescreen.(ifyoudon’tseethaticon,pressthe‘x’intheupperleftfirst)

11. Pressandhold‘MyStory’toviewyourstory.12. Press‘MyStory’toseethepicturesandvideosyouadded.Fromthereyoucanpressand

holdonapictureorvideotopreviewit.Youcanalsopressthearrowdowntosavetoyourdeviceorthe‘X’todelete.

13. Press‘MyStory’andpressthedownarrowtosaveyourentirestorytoyourdevice.StepFourteen–YourSnapchatfriendscanseeyourstorywhentheyfindyournameintheirfriendslist.


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Mobile Video with Meerkat TomEvans@taevans

Videocanoffercreativeopportunitiesindeliveryofpresentations,labexperiments,guestlecturers,andmore.WithlittlemorethanamobiledeviceandanInternetconnection,astudentorteachercanbroadcasttheirprojects,ideas,andperformancestoaglobalaudience.

Ingredients: ● iOSdevice(Androidsupportcomingsoon)● Internetconnection(wifiorcell)● Meerkatapp● TwitterappalongwithavalidTwitteraccount.Note:Ifyoudon’thavetheTwitterapp

installed,thendownloadandinstallit.YouwillneedaTwitteraccountwhich,ifyoudon’thave,youcancreateintheTwitterapporonlineattwitter.com

Recipe Steps: 1. DownloadandinstallMeerkatonyourmobileiOSdevice.2. RunMeerkatandallowittoconnecttoyourTwitteraccount3. Typealittlebitaboutyourvideointhe‘Writewhat’shappening…’addinghashtagsto

attractviewers.(Keepyourmessageunder139charactersincludinghashtags)4. Toscheduleabroadcastforlaterthatday,pressthe‘Schedule’button.Pickatimewhen

you’dlikeittobegin,thenaddaphotofromyourlibraryorcamera.Whenthattimearrives,opentheMeerkatapp,scrolldownunder‘Upcoming’andpress‘StreamNow’whenready.

5. Tobeginbroadcastingrightaway,pressthe‘Stream’button.Thiswillbeginstreamingvideofromyourdeviceandsendatweetfromyouraccountwiththebroadcastlinkforotherstowatch. Aspeoplebeginwatchingyou’llseetheirthumbnailpicturesintheuppersectionofyourscreen.Duringthebroadcast,viewerscansendmessageswhichwillappearalongtheleftsideofthescreen.Youcanalsorespond.Allmessageswillalsobetweeted.

6. Whenfinished,pressthesquareboxiconinthelowerrightofthescreen,thenpress‘Yes’ontheconfirmationpopupbox.

7. Pressthe‘Savethisstream’buttontosavethevideotoyourdevice.8. Pressthe‘Home’buttontogobacktothemainappscreen.9. VisityourTwitterpagetoviewandmanagetweetsaboutyourbroadcast


● http://meerkatapp.co/● https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meerkat‐tweet‐live‐video/id954105918?mt=8● https://twitter.com/search?q=meerkat


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Peering through Periscopes TomEvans@taevans

Ingredients:

● iOSdevice(Androidsupportcomingsoon)● anInternetconnection(wifiorcell)● Periscopeapp● TwitterappalongwithavalidTwitteraccount(*Note:Ifyoudon’thavetheTwitterapp

installed,thendownloadandinstallit.YouwillneedaTwitteraccountwhich,ifyoudon’thave,youcancreateintheTwitterapporonlineattwitter.com)

Recipe Steps: 1. DownloadandinstallPeriscopeonyourmobileiOSdevice.2. RunPeriscopeandallowittoconnecttoyourTwitteraccount3. Tobroadcastvideo,pressthelensiconlocatedinthecenteratthebottomofthescreen.4. Typeanoteaboutyourupcomingvideocast.IfyouplanonhavingPeriscopetweetthison

yourbehalf,thenyoushouldkeepyourmessageunder95charactersincludinghashtags.5. Chooseifyouwouldlikeyourbroadcastnoteandinformationtweetedoutusingyourtwitter

account.Tappingthetwittersymbol,locatedintherightcenterofthescreen,togglesthefunctionalityofhavingyourbroadcastnoteandlinkautomaticallytweetedouttotheworld.Whenthetwitterbirdiswhite,itwilltweet…whengrey,itwon’ttweet.

6. Choosetomakeyourbroadcastprivatebyclickingthe‘lock’symbollocatedinthecenterofthescreen.ThisbringsupamenuofyourfollowersonPeriscope.Selectthepeopleyou’dliketobroadcastto,andthenpressthe“MakePrivate”button.(Whenrunningaprivatebroadcast,nothingwillbetweeted)Choosewhetherornotyou’dlikeyourlocationdisplayedbypressingthearrowheadshapedsymbollocatedintheleftcenterofthescreen.Whenthearrowheadiswhiteyourlocationwillbeshared…whengrey,itwon’tbeshared.

7. Pressthered‘StartBroadcast’buttontobeginthebroadcast.Whileinthebroadcast,youwillseethenumberofviewersinthebottomrightofthescreen.Userscansendyouheartswhichyouwillseefloatinguponyourscreen.Duringthebroadcast,youcanswipetotherighttoseethechatandmoreinformationaboutthosethatarewatching.

8. Whenfinished,swipethescreendownandpressthered‘EndBroadcast’button.Periscopewillarchivethevideoforfuturereplay(tapthescreentocancel)Youcanalsochoosetosaveyourvideotoyourdevicebypressing‘SavetoCameraRoll’

9. Swipeuponthebroadcastendscreentoseemetricsaboutyourbroadcast.Additional resources:

● https://medium.com/@periscope/up‐periscope‐f0b0a4d2e486● https://itunes.apple.com/app/id972909677

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Add Zest to the Final Project (with Brochures)

LorettaDriskel@lorettadriskel

Recipe Steps: KeyTerms/Tags:

brochure;writing;project

Ingredients: MicrosoftWordBrochureTool Contentandimages

Directions:1. AccessMicrosoftWord2. ClickNew‐ChoosetheBrochuretemplate3. ClickDownload4. Replacethetemplateinformationandimageswithyourinformationandimages


AlternativestoTraditionalTestinghttps://teaching.berkeley.edu/alternatives‐traditional‐testing

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Add Zest to the Final Project (with Piktochart)

LorettaDriskel@lorettadriskel

Recipe Steps: KeyTerms/Tags:

images,piktochart,infographic

Ingredients:

Piktochart images

Directions:

1. AccessthePiktoChartwebsitehttp://piktochart.com2. Createafreeaccount3. StartDesigning4. Chooseatheme5. Addcontent6. Followthe8steps7. Share


UsingInfographicsintheclassroomhttp://www.schrockguide.net/infographics‐as‐an‐assessment.html

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Jade Circuit Design Tool PatriceTorciviaPrusko

@profpatriceCircuitDesigntoolthatallowsstudentsto"learnbydoing". ItallowsyoutocreateaninteractivelearningenvironmentwherestudentscanapplywhattheyarelearningandgainadeeperunderstandingofcircuitdesignThisisafreetoolanddoesrequireknowledgeofHTMLandjavascript.Studentssavecircuitdesignsintheirwebbrowser.

NOTE:Awork‐in‐progresshelpfileisathttp://6004.mit.edu/jade/help.htmlandyoucanplayaroundwiththetoolitself(usingaguestaccount)athttp://6004.mit.edu/jade

Recipe Steps: 1. FilesforsettingupJadeSandbox:

HerearemyfilesforsettingupaJadesandbox:

========lab0.xml

<problemdisplay_name="JadeSandbox">

<script type="loncapa/python"><![CDATA[importjson#checkthatrequiredtestshaveallpasseddefcheck_jade(e,ans):par=json.loads(ans)answer=json.loads(par['answer']) #{'required‐tests':...,'tests':...}tests=answer.get('tests',{})fortestinanswer.get('required‐tests',[]):result=tests.get(test,None)ifresultisNone:result='Pleaseruntestsformodule%sbyclickingongreencheckmark,thenretry

Check.'%testifnotresult.startswith('passed'):return{'ok':False,'msg':result}

returnTrue]]></script>

<text><customresponse cfn="check_jade"><jsinputwidth="100%"height="600"html_file="/static/lab0.html"

gradefn="jade.getGrade"get_statefn="jade.getState"set_statefn="jade.setState"/></customresponse>

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</text>

</problem>

=========/static/lab0.html

<!DOCTYPEhtml><html><head><linktype="text/css"href="jade.css"rel="Stylesheet"/><scriptsrc="jade_edx.min.js"></script></head><body><divclass="jadejade‐save‐state">{"hierarchical":"true""required‐tests":[],"initial_state":{}}</div></body></html>


● https://courses.edx.org/courses/CornellX/ENGRI1210x/1T2015/13127fc0842d4595a808bc628c0a21b7/

● https://github.com/6004x/jade● http://people.csail.mit.edu/cjt/ProcIEEE‐Jan‐00.pdf

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