Tech Tips Newsletter January 4, 2013 Editor: Karen Franker |
This e-newsletter is brought to you by University of Wisconsin-Stout School of Education. If you do not wish to receive future issues, please see instructions to manage preferences at the bottom of this message. -------------------- In this issue... Final Call for Online Courses Starting in January Timesaving Tech Tips for 2013 - Safe Ways to Store and Send Passwords - File Management and File Converters - Creating Polls and Online Whiteboard Collaboration Did you make a Professional Development New Year's resolution? Check out the list of online courses that still have openings. http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/courses.cfm E-Learning and Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Program. Earn a certificate in as little as 10 months. Apply your classes to an online masters degree. http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/elearningcertificate.cfm No payment is due now; 10% is due in early February. Timesaving Tips to Add Simplicity, Ease, and Security in 2013 Passwords Burn Note Offers a Safe Way to Send Passwords Richard Byrne describes how to securely and electronically share passwords via an auto-generated Web link which automatically self-destructs after one use. Why Use LastPass? (1-minute video) Save time and frustration by using the free and secure LastPass www.lastpass.com browser add-on to access all of your favorite password-protected Web sites from any computer, without having to remember multiple passwords. File Management File-Naming Conventions Jim Flowers describes effective file-naming strategies he recommends to help students and instructors easily locate and identify submitted documents. DocsPal – Free Online File Converter In two short steps, DocsPal gives users the capability to upload and convert documents “on the fly” into common file formats such as JPEG, AVI, MP4, and EPUB. A 20 MB per file size limit applies. Converted files appear as clickable links that can be opened and saved. Collaboration Doodle – A Quick, Easy and Free Resource For Creating PollsK. Walsh summarizes why Doodle is an excellent, user-friendly online tool for creating quick polls, and is also a great way to determine everyone’s availability when scheduling meetings. CoSketch: Free Online Whiteboard Collaboration Tool CoSketch is a free multi-user online whiteboard to quickly share your ideas as real-time images. Sketches can be saved to embed on forums, blogs, etc. Request Information Online School of Education Online Professional Development University of Wisconsin - Stout Phone: (715) 232-2253 Archives - back issues in case you missed the most recent newsletter. |
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