How to make your PDFs accessible by all
Making sure that your PDFs are accessible to all individuals is paramount, especially as a professor. This tutorial shows you how to run an accessibility report and then fix the main issues. This is...
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Viewing Statistics for Discussions
The statistics tool for OAKS Discussions allows instructors to view data for the whole class and individual students. This can be used to monitor student engagement and track participation in...
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Using Zoom in the Classroom, in the Office, and in OAKS
Zoom is an online communications service that allows members to hold sessions (called Meetings), either one-on-one or in a group. It can be used to conduct video chats, audio chats, collaborate on an...
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Genial.ly: a free tool that brings content to life
Genial.ly is a free tool that can make pretty much anything (slides, quiz reviews, posters, etc.) interactive. If you are interested in checking it out, their blog has some great advice and examples of...
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Flipgrid Updates
In August, Flipgrid made several changes to the look and feel of the app. Here are some of the most important changes to note, along with links to Flipgrid’s blog and a video to show your students how...
View ArticleAdd a OneNote Notebook to your OAKS Class
Microsoft OneNote is a note-taking program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. It gathers users’ notes, drawings, screen clippings, and audio commentaries. Notes can be...
View ArticleAdding LinkedIn Learning Videos into your OAKS Content
LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com) offers videos and courses that can help your students learn skills that are critical to success in the class or in their chosen field. You can add these...
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Flipgrid for Discussions and Small Group Work
It can be tough getting to know people in an online class, but Flipgrid can help in a major way. Using the selfie video format our students already know and love, students can easily create online...
View ArticleClickers Best Practices
These are suggestions for being flexible and resilient with clicker technology: Use clickers often enough to allow for X number of dropped grades (if you are going to grade student responses). Because...
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VoiceThread Has Automatic Captions
VoiceThread (VT) creates closed captions (CC) automatically. No action is required on the part of the faculty member! However, if you had made the VT prior to this date, you will have to make a copy...
View ArticleEditing Video Using YouTube’s Video Tools
YouTube has built-in video editing tools. While these tools are not as extensive as iMovie or Windows Movie Maker, they are sufficient for most basic editing needs and are a good way to learn the...
View ArticleVoiceThread Tutorials
VoiceThread is a learning tool for enhancing student engagement and online presence. With VoiceThread, instructors and/or students can create, share, and comment on images, Microsoft PowerPoint...
View ArticleStudent: OAKS – McGraw-Hill Campus/Connect for Students
McGraw-Hill is integrated with OAKS via the External Learning tools. This integration provides single sign-on access to McGraw-Hill Campus and McGraw-Hill Connect. NOTE: At this time, single sign-on...
View ArticleCreating a Pecha Kucha Presentation using Google Slides
Description: Pecha Kucha is a presentation style that consists of 20 slides that each stays on the screen for 20 seconds. It relies on presentation software that automatically advances the slides...
View ArticleUsing Flipboard to Curate Content
Description: Flipboard is a free app that allows users to gather content from news sources, blogs, and social networks to create custom magazines based on the topics that interest them. In addition to...
View ArticleCreate Interactive Online Lessons with Blendspace
What is Blendspace? Blendspace is a free web tool that allows users to create interactive online lessons using resources collected from all over the web. You can add Youtube videos, items from Google...
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Easel.ly: infographic creation tool that visually represents data
Easel.ly is a tool to help you or your students to create infographics to visually represent data. This tool is free and has both a web based interface and an iPad app. Here is an example of an...
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Nearpod
What is Nearpod? Nearpod is an all-in-one presentation and polling application that allows teachers to deliver interactive lectures to students by pushing content to students’ mobile devices. Teachers...
View ArticleMake Video Lectures Interactive With EDpuzzle
EDpuzzle – What is it and how can I use it? Platform – web-based and also app for iPhone, iPad Price – free and paid https://edpuzzle.com/pricing Tutorial –...
View ArticleCreate An Animated Movie By Just Writing A Script Using Plotagon
Plotagon – What is it and how can I use it? Both you and your students can create an animated movie by just writing a script. Platform – iPad, Mac & PC Price – free to download and use with 4...
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