When you use an Assignment in Moodle, you have various options for how students will submit their work. One of these options includes limiting the types of files students can submit. This can be useful for streamlining your grading — if, say, you want students to turn work into a PDF before submission — or if you want to prevent...
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The following directions will guide students through handing in a group assignment on VoiceThread. Students can work collaboratively on a VoiceThread assignment. One person will need to need to create a VT to share with the rest of the group. It just takes a couple of easy steps. One person needs to create a VT from the Moodle home page...
Gmail’s auto-suggest can be very helpful, and save lots of time entering email addresses. When outdated or unwanted addresses pop up, however, this feature can be bothersome, or result in mis-sent messages. To stop those lists from appearing, you’ll need to delete the entry for them in your Contacts. As we move to Google Groups for campus mailing lists, it...
Creating a written transcript from interviews and presentations is now possible when using the closed captioning feature in Zoom. Make sure you are using Macalester’s Zoom account by logging in at macalester.zoom.us. The host may enable Live Transcript by selecting the CC icon on the bottom of the Zoom screen Select Enable Auto-Transcription If you would like to a running...
The Quiz activity in Moodle allows faculty to set start and end times for when work can be collected and for how long students have from when they begin a submission to when they complete it. The Essay quiz question type can be set up to allow students to upload a file to Moodle using the Quiz activity. This question...
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This guide offers an overview of using an iPad and Apple Pencil for digital whiteboarding and annotation. It covers the basics of setting up an iPad with Zoom, but also offers suggestions about using the iPad in class, iPad workflows, and annotation apps. Connecting Your iPad in Zoom First things first: to share anything on your iPad screen with your...
One of the benefits of using your iPad and Apple Pencil with PowerPoint is the ability to easily annotate your slideshow. In just a few easy steps you can transform your static slideshow into a whiteboard, highlighting key images and phrases, or using blank space for problem solving. Enable Annotations in PowerPoint Make sure PowerPoint is installed on your iPad...
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If you have a Mac, there are several ways to share your iPad screen over Zoom. But if you’re on campus, the best way is to use a physical connection: the charger cable that comes with your iPad (and an adapter for connecting it to the new USB-C Mac Books). This how-to walks you through this kind of connection. Open...
The Apple Pencil does not have a way to tell you when the battery is running low on its own. However, you can use your iPad to keep track of the battery life in a few easy steps. Log into your iPad Swipe right on the home screen Select Edit on the bottom of the Widget Screen Find Batteries listed...
By default, all Apple computers include QuickTime, a media player that also includes basic video editing tools. These tools allow you make basic changes to your recordings without needing to learn more complicated software. Quick Time works best for simple tasks such as: Removing a false start from the beginning of a recorded lecture Cutting a private conversation from a...
