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Using the Tech Kit in the Classroom

This brief video provides an overview of the equipment in your tech kit, and shows you how to set up the tech kit in your classroom.

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Trust Message Not Showing Up When Connecting iPad to Mac Laptop

To share your iPad screen in Zoom via a cable (or to do other things that require a wired connection between your iPad and your computer), you need to tell your computer to trust your device. You’re usually prompted for the first when you first plug your iPad into your laptop, but sometimes this doesn’t happen. Additionally, security changes in...

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Getting Files Onto (and Off Of) Your iPad

Whether you’re using your iPad to annotate an article during class or recording a lecture over your Powerpoint slide deck, you’ll need a way to get documents onto (and off) your iPad. The best set up for this depends on a number of factors like what cloud storage or iPad apps you already use. In general, though, the easiest option...

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Getting Started with Office on an iPad

The brief video covers how to get Microsoft Office applications (like Powerpoint or Excel) installed on an iPad using your Macalester credentials. These Office apps are especially useful if you’re using your tech kit to annotate slideshows or other documents, either for making recordings, or during synchronous class meetings.

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Sharing Recorded Content With Students

There are many ways to share your short lectures, and the process may vary depending on a number of factors, including what kind of content you’ve made, the device you’ve made it on, and even where your remote students are based. This how-to offers a basic walkthrough of the process for our recommended option, as well as a few notes on alternatives.

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Tech Kit Workshop Recording

The full Tech Kit Workshop Recording is now available. You will need a Macalester username and password to access it.

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HyFlex Workshop Recording

Watch the HyFlex workshop recording via this Session Recording VoiceThread to learn more about HyFlex and how you can implement into your courses this fall.

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Tech Kit Startup!

If you have received a Tech Kit, read this startup to learn what’s included in the kit, how to get set up for the first time, and where to find more resources.

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Jamboard Ideas

Britt Abel shares ideas for how to teach with Jamboard, a free digital whiteboard used for remote collaboration.

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Recording an iPad with QuickTime

Watch this video to learn how to record the screen of an iPad and save it as a shareable video using Quicktime.

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