Tag: Tech Kit

Here you’ll find resources on using your tech kit and integrating it into your teaching. The tech kit startup post is a good place to begin for an overview. We’ll continue adding tips, tutorials, and how-to documents.

Sharing Your iPad Screen via a Windows PC – Off Campus

The above video walks you through how to share you iPad screen in a Zoom meeting that’s hosted (joined) on a Windows computer. You essentially connect the two devices — your PC and your iPad — via the iPad’s AirPlay protocol. This will be useful for whiteboarding during synchronous classes, or when recording mini-lectures. Notably, this method only works at...

Annotation/Uncategorized/Whiteboard

Getting Files Onto (and Off Of) Your iPad with Google Drive

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, the easiest option is...

Annotation/Asynchronous/Lecture/Presentations/Sharing Media/Synchronous/Whiteboard

Recording Yourself with Zoom – Windows

This brief video shows you how to record yourself with Zoom on a Windows desktop or PC.

Asynchronous/Flipped Classroom/Lecture

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.

Annotation/Asynchronous/Lecture/Synchronous/Whiteboard

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.

Asynchronous/Flipped Classroom/Hybrid/Dual Delivery/Sharing Media/Synchronous

Tech Kit Workshop Recording

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

Discussion/Hybrid/Dual Delivery/Lecture/Presentations/Synchronous/Whiteboard

Grading with an iPad & Apple Pencil in Moodle

The iPad and Apple Pencil, two tools that come in the tech kit, enable teachers to provide handwritten feedback to students. Watch this video to learn how to grade assignments using the iPad, Apple Pencil, and Moodle’s built-in PDF grader.

Access and Inclusion/Annotation/Assignments/Whiteboard

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.

Asynchronous/Flipped Classroom/Hybrid/Dual Delivery/Mode/News and Announcements/Synchronous/Whiteboard