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T3: Basic Dictation Tools
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
T3: Organize and Capture Information with Evernote
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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Tagged evernote, paperless, study habits, study techniques, study tips, technology
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T3: Finding Creative Commons Media Resources
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
Posted in info.gov, tech tips
Tagged audio, copyright, fair use, film, government documents, government information, music, photographs, photos, technology, video
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T3: Save Time with Text Expansion
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
T3 (Thursday Tech Tips): Quick and Easy YouTube Clips
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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Tagged films, movies, teaching resources, technology, videos, web sites, youtube
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Introducing T3 (Thursday Tech Tips): Viewing Flash-based Media on Apple iOS devices
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
New Stuff Tuesday – November 13
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
“Gasland” Lecture DVD @ Andersen Library
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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Tagged DVDs, lectures, science, technology
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Featured Resource: Zotero
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
Posted in around the library, featured resource, tech tips, tips for research
Tagged APA Citations, citation management, citations, citing, featured resource, information technology, MLA citations, technology, Turabian
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Webinar: iPad Uses in the Classroom
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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Tagged classroom techniques, library events, mobile technology, teaching, teaching resources, technology
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