Spring 2007 Series

February 7: Google Tools - Josh McCune, iTAC
Over the last several years, Google has developed a great number of useful tools, many of which are available to the public without charge. Part of Google's philosophy is, "It's best to do one thing really, really, well." That one thing is search, and you'll find that is the common theme to an ever increasing array of Google Tools. Google is organizing the world's information and making it readily available to anyone wth an internet connection. Come take a peek at some of the lesser known tools like Personalized Homepage, Calendar, Picasa, Notebook, and SketchUp.

Streaming Video of the Presentation - (Videos are viewed using the Windows Media Player at 282, 109 and 43 kbps band rates.)

February 14: Podcasting and You: Easy Podcasting through K-State Online - Brent Anders, OME
Why make a podcast? What are the Pros and Cons? How are other universities using podcasts? How does one make an Audio podcast? How does one make a video podcast? What are the costs associated with each? Once I make a podcast how does K-State Online come into the picture? All these questions and more will be answered in this TechBytes Session.

Streaming Video of the Presentation - (Videos are viewed using the Windows Media Player at 584, 282, 109 and 43 kbps band rates.)

Podcasting and You: Handout (.doc, 59kb)

Podcasting and You: PowerPoint Presentation (.pps, 1.8mb)

February 21: Taking Your Digital Photos from the Camera to the Web - Neal Wollenberg, IET
Preparing digital photos for the web can be a daunting task. Learn how to simplify the process using some of the different photo editing software that is available (Photoshop, Serif PhotoPlus, Picasa, and the KSRE Content Management System Image Module) and learn how to properly identify, tag and optimize the photos for search engines.

Streaming Video of the Presentation - (Videos are viewed using the Windows Media Player at 584, 282, 109 and 43 kbps band rates.)

February Collaborating with IRC (Internet Relay Chat) - Brent O'Connor
How often have you been stuck on a problem or needed direction on doing something? Regardless of your profession -- from accountant to zoologist -- there's probably a community of professionals you can join, collaborate with, and call on when you have questions.

 

Learn how to:

Streaming Video of the Presentation - (Videos are viewed using the Windows Media Player at 584, 282, 109 and 43 kbps band rates.)

Collaborating with IRC: PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt, 5.56mb)

Collaborating with IRC: Keynote Presentation (MAC) (.zip, 4.67mb)

March 7: Creating Community with a Community Blog - Michael Wesch, Dept. of Anthropology
Unleash the power of blogging for your teaching and research by going beyond the standard single-authored blog and invite others to join you in the creation of a community blog. According to the blog experts at Technorati, a new blog is created every second, but most of these blogs are little more than unfinished thoughts and musings of individuals whose writings will rarely (if ever) be read. Community blogging has proven to be much more effective and robust. Not only are there multiple authors to provide plenty of fresh material, these authors also serve as a guaranteed audience. In this presentation, you will learn the basics of creating a community blog with multiple authors, and how to add community-building extras like a chat box, "live" links that automatically update whever an author finds a site worth sharing, and RSS feeds that can point your readers and collaborators to other vibrant blogging communities throughout the blogosphere.

Streaming Video of the Presentation - (Videos are viewed using the Windows Media Player at 584, 282, 109 and 43 kbps band rates.)

March 15: Record, Edit, and Share with Camtasia Studio - Gerry Snyder, IET
Capture your PowerPoint presentation, edit it, add pop-up notes and annotations, and then share it on the Web, CD, or even on an iPod. This easy to use program also allows you to record screenshots, add video of a lecturer, insert interactive quizzes, and then edit the presentation for delivery in most common media formats..

 

March 28: Transitioning from the PC to the MAC - Tom Mahoney