mcdm toolkit
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2011 orientation presentation - digital tools students will needTRANSCRIPT
The MCDM Digital Toolkit
This is Powerpointas notes … so youdon’t have to take any.
1. Content Creation
Documents
• Shrinkwrap– Word – free for UW students
• Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade.• Office Professional Plus 2010• Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
– Pages (Mac, iOS)– Open Office (open source, Mac/PC)
Documents
• Webware– Acrobat.com– GoogleDocs– Microsoft OfficeLive– TypeWithMe.com
Documents : Warnings
• Formatting inconsistencies (especially typeface)
• Mac folks -> remember file extensions• To be safe, also make a PDF– Mac: Print -> Save As PDF– Adobe.com online converter– Zamzar (more later)– Of course, Adobe AcrobatPro
• UWNetID: uwnetid.washington.edu/manage– UW Google Mail (UW GoogleApps)– UW Outlook Live (UW Windows Live)
• Note:– Important messages from the University are sent
to your UW email address ([email protected]). You must set up e-mail forwarding.
– If you need help adding an account to an existing gmail account, bring it up in workshops.
Presentations
• Shrinkwrap– Keynote– Open Office– Powerpoint
• Webware– GoogleDocs– OfficeLive– Prezi and PreziMeeting
Presentations : Warnings
• Embed images and fonts• Slideshare does not support “builds” or
transitions but you can embed YouTube clips• Version inconsistencies– Tip if your images aren’t showing on someone
else’s machine (not platform dependent)
Screen Capture
• Built-in Tools• Static Third-Party Tools– Aviary (FF extension, Chrome extension)– Skitch (Mac)– Screen Capture By Google (Chrome extension)
• Screencast Third-Party Tools– Jing (Mac/PC – also static)– Screenr
Aviary v Skitch/Jing
Skitch
Screenr
Spreadsheets
• Shrinkwrap– Excel– Numbers– Open Office
• Webware– GoogleDocs– LiveOffice
Survey Tools
• Multi-Question– Catalyst WebQ– GoogleForm– SurveyMonkey
• One Question– Catalyst QuickPoll– WordPress Poll
Document Collaboration
• LiveOffice• Public Google Doc (G+ example)• Wikis• TypeWith.me
2. Content Distribution
Document Sharing
• Scribd– The world’s largest social reading and publishing
company– Also supports presentations
• Slideshare– The world's largest community for sharing
presentations – Also supports documents, PDFs, videos and
webinars
File Sharing
• Catalyst CollectIt– Confusing because it uses the term “dropbox”
• DropBox– Automagically syncs between laptop,
mobile devices and the cloud– Getting An Account• Anyone with DropBox account• Anyone who wants a DropBox account
Promoting Content
• Facebook• Google+• Twitter
3. Utilities
Must-Haves
• Free Fax Service: FaxZero.com
• Free File Conversion: Zamzar.com
Streamed Conferencing
• Without shared desktop– Facetime – GoToMeeting– Skype– uStream et al (from computer or phone)
• With shared desktop– Adobe ConnectNow (need AdobeID)– Google+ Hangouts – Join.me– Webex.com (limited free service)
SFTPSecure File Transfer Protocol
• Required for connecting to UW web servers– Settings
• Recommended– Filezilla (Mac/PC/Linux) – FTPOnTheGo (iOS)– AndFTP (Android)
Credits
• Kathy E. Gill, @kegill, gplus.to/kegill, [email protected]– Presentation at WiredPen.com, Slideshare.net, GoogleDoc
• Presentation Licensing – CC License– Non-commercial, Attribution, Share-and-share alike
• Photos Used Are CC licensed from Flickr1. Title Slide, http://www.flickr.com/photos/26891884@N03/2549364714/2. Journal paper, http://www.flickr.com/photos/calsidyrose/4129103991/3. Keyboard, http://www.flickr.com/photos/lapideo/198046070/4. Sharing, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jek-a-go-go/3948329368/5. Utility tools, http://www.flickr.com/photos/wmode/2105168082/6. Balloons, http://www.flickr.com/photos/ficken/1813744832/