Are you tired of walking to Bell or the Library to use the Scantron machine? Try ZipGrade. Last year at the ISTE Conference I was introduced to ZipGrade but am just getting around to looking at in depth. ZipGrade “turns your phone or tablet into an optical grading machine similar to a Scantron. It reads […]
Authored by CofC Information Security What is Secure Share? Secure Share is a Web-based application, developed by Liquid Files, that allows users to securely and temporarily share files. You can access Secure Share from off campus as long as you have an internet connection. This is a great way to share files that are too […]
The latest installment in my series on 6 Reasons To Use Google Apps For Education will take a look at Google Docs. Google Docs is a free, web-based, word processing application that is basically like Microsoft Word. All files are automatically saved to the cloud so you never lose anything and can access your work from any computer, anywhere, […]
Collaboration and project management are important skills for college students to learn. Unfortunately, many students grumble about group work and faculty spend too much time managing logistics. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were tools that could make in-class group work more efficient and productive? I have a possible solution for you! Google Apps! All […]
I recently received an Apple Watch (Series 1) as a gift and given the nature of my job I was curious how Instructors might integrate this technology into their teaching and learning. My personal use of the watch did not provide many connections to classroom use, so I looked to other Instructors for ideas. Here […]
At last week’s TLT Faculty Open House we asked those that attended to recommend a favorite app and Clear was a clear favorite! What is Clear? An easy to use to-do list and reminders app. Price: $4.99 Platform: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Clear for Mac which is available separately on the Mac App Store More Information: To […]
We all use PowerPoint to create and deliver lectures and for student presentations. But PPT lacks one major feature…collaboration. Google Slides, part of our Google Apps for Education, is a PowerPoint-like presentation application that has that collaboration piece, making it more useful in an academic environment. Here are six reasons you should be using Google […]
Starting a new semester can be daunting but let us help you with our Start of Semester Checklist! This checklist gives you a list view of important tasks to complete to make sure your semester starts off smoothly, it also tells you how to complete most tasks. Some of the tasks and include: Verifying your course shell […]
Dear TLT, A student told me that it’s possible to save a webpage as a PDF in Google Chrome; is that true? I don’t have Adobe Acrobat on my personal computer, and this would be extremely useful. Thanks for your help! Sincerely, Professor Vivian Banks African American Studies Dear Professor Banks, Your student is right! It is […]
I am a huge fan of Microsoft Excel. It’s my second favorite application, after Photoshop. However, I’ve been attempting to move all of my work to Google Apps for Education and I felt like Google Sheets was just not as robust a program as Excel. That being said, I’ve been working with Sheets exclusively for several […]
