Category Archives: Technology Solutions

Special Presentation: iTunes U, iPads and Electronic Resources

On April 19th, from 1:00-2:30, Instructional Services and ITL are hosting a session on using iPads and iTunes U in your courses. Randy Spears and alumnus Jacob Bane from the Fisher School of Business at OSU will talk about how … Continue reading

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iTunes U migration

The University of Akron will be transitioning to a new version of iTunes U at the end of June. This new version of iTunes U will allow us to post a greater variety of content, including books created using iBooks … Continue reading

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Apple Learning Tour

If you’re interested in creating iBooks or using iTunes U, the Apple Learning Tour is coming to Akron on June 27th. Open to all UA faculty and staff, the Apple Learning Tour is an opportunity to experience how you can … Continue reading

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Collaborating with Google Docs

In a world that provides 24×7 connectivity, the time-honored tradition of submitting a printed paper for review can seem obsolete. Using dropboxes in Springboard allows students to submit a paper 24 hours a day. However, it doesn’t necessarily improve the … Continue reading

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Watch the Tech Talk Tuesday Presentation on “iPads in the Classroom”

If you missed the recent Tech Talk Tuesday presentation on using your iPad in the classroom, a video of the presentation is now available online. The presentation will explain what you need to get your iPad connected to a projector, … Continue reading

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DDS Offers Online Video Encoder

Remember when you couldn’t watch video on your PC? Me neither. How about this? Remember when getting your own video onto the web was a complicated affair that yielded mixed results? Alright, it still can be. That said, in a … Continue reading

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Using iPads in the Classroom

We’ve received a lot of interest on using Apple’s iPad in the classroom. This post will be the first of many relating to the iPad and it’s use in the classroom (both online and virtual). Future posts will cover apps … Continue reading

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ITL to co-sponsor “clicker” technology seminar

Staff members from Instructional Technology Support will present training on CPS “clicker” technology (AKA audience or classroom response system) on Thursday, June 2 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Leigh Hall 414. Participants will be introduced to the methods and … Continue reading

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Introducing Impatica

Impatica for PowerPoint converts PowerPoint files into a compressed format that is optimized for streaming over the Internet. The Impatica file is typically 95% smaller than the PowerPoint HTML files.Impatica for PowerPoint supports most of the features of PowerPoint, including … Continue reading

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Introducing Respondus

Respondus (for Windows Only) is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Springboard! (D2L). Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment, or moved from one eLearning … Continue reading

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