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Archive for October, 2009

Collected here are a variety of questions asked of UM Saint Louis’ SharePoint server, specifically the HLC site on that server. We, of course, hope that this is going to answer the majority of your needs, but please post a comment if you have any more questions and we’ll answer it as soon as possible.  Alternatively, you are always welcome to drop by the TLC and get some one-on-one assistance. What is SharePoint? is a collaboration tool created by Microsoft. It is a web-based interface that can be used within teams or groups to share and edit documents amongst…

The is a fabulous way to incorporate Web 2.0 into the classroom in a safe, user friendly, and economical way. The iPod Touch is similar to an iPod in that it can play on demand music, movies, TV shows, etc. However this is a powerful tool to connect the user to fun, knowledge, people, organizations, stores and so much more. Since it works on any wireless network connection, the iPod Touch really can provide knowledge and socialization at the user’s fingertips. It has a touch screen that is easy to navigate for any level of technology user. These great applications…

Prezi is something that is easy to get excited about. In the field of presentation software not much has changed since the advent of Microsoft’s PowerPoint. For years the formula has been the same. New Slide. Title. Bullets. Picture. Repeat. Prezi hopes to change the way you see presentations from now on. As stated Prezi is a zooming presentation editor, which is novel since it doesn’t restrict you in the ways that PowerPoint inherently does by boxing you into slides in a progressive line. Prezi gives you the freedom to instead create your own content arranged however you like, and…

Part of me wishes that I could employee folks like Billy Mays, Anthony “Sully” Sullivan or any other TV pitchman to sell folks on the idea of using the iPod Touch in the classroom. The iPod Touch is a personal computer, but many still believe the iPod Touch is only a music player. This article focuses going beyond the iPod Touch solely as a music player by focusing on hardware specifications and software applications that make it ideal for educational settings. This article also concentrates on how the iPod Touch is used in UMSL ED TECH courses and beyond,…

Here is a video created by our students and entered into the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services Public Service Announcement contest. It is a 30-second PSA video on “how not to get the flu.”