Finding new technology so you don't have to
Quick Tech Tip. Tired of guessing which way your USB cable needs to be inserted? Look for the logo. That way is up. For those of us who have to squint to see the logo, add a little white out… Read moreQTT: USB Cable – Which Way Is Up?
I’ve left Firefox. It was using up a massive amount of RAM (Firefox 6) and had slowed to a crawl. I started looking at my add-ons to see what might be slowing it down as I did with previous iterations… Read moreVarious Things Google
Feeling harried? The latest edition of Faculty Focus encourages you to take back your time. We know that humans don’t multitask. Instead, we switch from one task to another, and in the process we lose time during that switch as… Read moreTake Back Your Time
Today’s Faculty Focus article is on using mind maps to get students to engage with the course material. While the author recommends using a large sheet of a paper, I would ask faculty to consider pointing their students to SpiderScribe.net…. Read moreMind Maps
“Ellen Finkelstein invites you to join this free webinar series to learn how to eliminate Death by PowerPoint and make your presentations come to life. Listen to guest experts share their best techniques and answer your questions!” There will be… Read moreFree Webinar: Improve Your PowerPoint Presentation Skills
Of all the tech tools I’ve written about, there’s one that garners the most praise from my readers: YouCanBook.Me. There are three faculty members on my campus that, whenever I see them, mention how much they love it. Last month… Read moreYouCanBook.Me: Updated
Do you play Jeopardy in class as a test review? Jeopardy Labs makes it easy to create a web-based Jeopardy game. Here is one created for the “Biological Bases of Behavior” chapter in an Advanced Placement Psych class. In the… Read moreJeopardy Labs: Create Your Own Jeopardy Board
Quick Tech Tip: In the Firefox search box, click the icon on the left side of the box to select other search locations. Click “Manage Search Engines” to find others to include. Email this page
New blog feature: Quick Tech Tips (QTT). These will be short and sweet. Think of them as a technological amuse bouche. Windows users: To minimize all of your windows, press the windows key on your keyboard and simultaneously press M…. Read moreQTT: Windows+M
[Update: See a more recent post on new features.] This is the tool I’ve been waiting for. Socrative turns your students’ smartphones into a powerful student response system. It’s like PollEverywhere (see this earlier post), but with greater flexibility and… Read moreSocrative: Turn Student SmartPhones into Clickers