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T3: Basic Dictation Tools

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Diana

Do you find yourself wanting to say your comments on a student’s paper out loud instead of typing them up?  Have a desire to quickly dash off a chatty email to a friend or relative? Like talking to yourself and … Continue reading →

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T3: Organize and Capture Information with Evernote

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Diana

Do you have notes for classes, papers, or lesson plans written on loose sheets of paper, typed up in Microsoft Word files on your laptop, and written down in a notebook you can’t find at the moment? Do you have … Continue reading →

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T3: Finding Creative Commons Media Resources

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Diana

Need to find an song or image to use in the classroom or for an assignment? Want to alter an image or reuse it in a new format? UW-Whitewater has policies and resources related to copyright and fair use that … Continue reading →

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T3: Save Time with Text Expansion

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Diana

Do you ever find yourself typing out the same word, phrase, or even a whole email message over and over? Text expansion software saves you time by expanding a snippet of text into the full word or phrase—think of the … Continue reading →

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T3 (Thursday Tech Tips): Quick and Easy YouTube Clips

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Diana

Have you ever needed to show only a short segment of a YouTube video in a class or a presentation? TubeChop, a free website requiring no registration, makes quick work of selecting a portion of a video and creating a … Continue reading →

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Introducing T3 (Thursday Tech Tips): Viewing Flash-based Media on Apple iOS devices

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Diana

Apple mobile devices don’t play Adobe Flash-based videos and games, right? While it is true that the Apple iOS running on iPhones, iPads, and the iPod Touch do not natively work with Flash, you CAN view Flash-based video, play Flash-based … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 13

Posted on November 14, 2012 by kyle

Remixthebook: by Mark Amerika PS3551 .M37 R46 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor I don’t watch much television, but I will admit here that I do watch one show religiously: Glee. That’s right – I’m a total Gleek, and I’m not … Continue reading →

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“Gasland” Lecture DVD @ Andersen Library

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Sarah Mueller

If you missed Josh Fox’s “Gasland” lecture at UW-Whitewater on October 1, don’t despair. The Andersen Library has two DVD copies of the event. Bring your Hawkcard to the Andersen Library Circulation Desk and ask for “Gasland” as part of … Continue reading →

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Featured Resource: Zotero

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Diana

Is your computer desktop full of downloaded PDFs? Is your desk covered in cryptic Post-its containing half-formed citation information? Have you finished writing your paper only to spend hours late at night compiling and formatting your bibliography? Zotero can help! … Continue reading →

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Webinar: iPad Uses in the Classroom

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Diana

Have you considered incorporating iPads into your teaching? If so, or if you would like to learn more about how other instructors have leveraged iPads in their teaching, please join us for a webinar on September 27. Topics include classroom and … Continue reading →

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