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Saving local copies of web videos
The number of short videos posted online relevant to class discussions continues to increase. Ideally you would stream these videos from the source website*; however, occasionally streaming problems arise (e.g., jumpy playback or slow buffering times). That’s where services like Vixy and KeepVid can come in handy. They allow you to save a local copy […]
libX
Firefox users might be interested in trying out LibX: Gustavus Adolphus College Edition. FBML has a nice summary of the extensions main features. One of my favorite features is the ability to see whether Gustavus has a book that I discover while visiting Amazon.com–why buy it when you can check it out on campus (Thanks, […]
Upload multiple files to Moodle
Getting ready for classes and thinking about uploading a lot of pdf articles to your Moodle course page? Be sure to watch this video which demonstrates how to combine multiple files into one compressed file before uploading them to Moodle…it will save you a lot of clicking. For Mac users: After you select all the […]
Welcome
This blog will be used to share information relevant to faculty interested in exploring how various technologies might useful to their teaching and scholarship. We’ll post technology tips, ideas for your classroom, helpful websites, and useful software among other topics. Posts that describe software or websites that may be useful to you will be in […]