Category Archives: tech tips

T3: Closed Captioning on the Fly

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Diana

If you need to quickly provide closed captioning for an audio source that is not currently captioned, you can use this Google Slides trick. Open a blank Google Slide. Here’s a link to get you started. In upper right of … Continue reading →

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T3: Quickly Start New Google Doc, Sheet, Form…

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Diana

Start a new Google Doc, Sheet, Form, Slide, or Site by just entering doc.new, sheet.new, etc. into your browser URL bar. You don’t even have to be logged into Google Drive before you try this.

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T3: Audio Transcription Using Google Docs

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Diana

If you need to transcribe interviews, videos, screencasts, or podcasts for research or teaching purposes, it can be hard to know what services will produce quality transcriptions. You can pay for transcription services that are done by human but this … Continue reading →

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T3: Adding Library Resources to a Canvas Course

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Diana

The Library Resources integration in Canvas syncs with our LibGuides system to automatically load the appropriate library research guide into your Canvas course. We use the course name and number to determine if a particular course guide or a subject … Continue reading →

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T3: Official Transcripts

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Diana

Congratulations! You are done with another semester! If you need official transcripts for internships or graduate school get them soon as the fees are going up on June 1st. Effective June 1, 2018: The price of an official transcript will … Continue reading →

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T3: New Audio Transcription App

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Diana

Lifehacker has a review of a new audio transcription app, Otter Voice Notes, that uses artificial intelligence to transcribe audio in real time. Audio transcription is good for interviews, oral history projects, lectures, and meetings. Although the AI transcription is … Continue reading →

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T3: Lynda.com Training Sessions

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Diana

The Learning Technology Center and Lynda.com would like to invite you to sign up for some great Lynda events we have planned for Wednesday, April 25th. Our Lynda.com representatives will be on campus and will be offering the following presentations. … Continue reading →

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T3: Your Data in Google and Facebook

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Diana

UW-Madison’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has a nice summary of what kinds of information Google and Facebook have collected and stored from your accounts. The following are DoIT’s recommendations for viewing, downloading, and/or changing this data. What Google Knows … Continue reading →

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T3: Alternatives to Google URL Shortener

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Diana

Google will soon stop developing their goo.gl URL shortener service. Although current links will continue to work for the foreseeable future, you will need to change to another shortener service to create shorter URLs. There are two other good options that … Continue reading →

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T3: Kumo Cloud Storage Service

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Diana

Kumo is now available on PCs in all general access labs, including the Library. Kumo is a tool that simplifies access to the cloud storage service Google Drive. With Kumo enabled, your Google Drive will show up as the M: … Continue reading →

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