PDF annotating tools are a great step forward in working paperless. Whether you are editing your own work, marking up a research article, or grading student papers, PDF annotators have a wide variety of mark-up tools. To get started, you need to save and gain access to your PDF documents (see previous post). Simply open…
Category: Productivity
Going Paperless II: Student Assignments
One way to go paperless in your courses is to have students submit papers electronically, rather than in hard copy. Moodle’s Assignment activity facilitates the collection of student papers by providing a space for students to upload their work, and for professors to return graded work to students. Not only are students saved the time…
Going Paperless I: Saving & Organizing
Before moving to a paperless environment, you’ll want to spend some time thinking about how to best organize your digital files. Maybe you already have a system, and adding new files to that system won’t be a problem. Or maybe you need to create a system, or rethink the one you are using. Considering workflow…
Tired of paper? Going paperless blog series
The predicted paperless office has not yet come to pass. In fact, global consumption of paper doubled from 1980 to 2000. With the advent of tablets, apps and cloud-based tools, however, the goal of a paperless office, or paperless classroom, seems easier to achieve. This blog series will describe some of the tools you can…
Using the Moodle Gradebook? Use the Moodle Gradebook!
Help students take responsibility for their learning by using the gradebook in Moodle. The gradebook allows students to keep track of their grades on individual assignments throughout the semester, giving them greater awareness of their progress and standing in a course (and potentially avoiding grade-related panic at the end of the semester). As we enter…
Browse Online Scholarly Journals with Browzine
With more and more journal subscriptions moving online, it is difficult for scholars to browse recent research as they once did. A new app, Browzine, aims to solve this problem. The library is running a trial of BrowZine, a new tablet application (iOS & Android) that allows you to browse, read and follow scholarly journals in a format…
Karen Gonzalez Rice on Evernote
Assistant Professor and Evernote enthusiast Karen Gonzalez Rice shares ideas for using that multifaceted tool with attendees of the recent Teaching with Technology workshop Productivity Tools to Make Work and Life Easier. Thanks, Karen, for this ringing endorsement & for taking the time to make this video! You can access the Evernote notebook we explored…
New Lynda course on time management
Perfect timing! Take this 11 minute course through Lynda.com on managing your time. As with all Lynda.com courses, they are available to current Conn faculty, staff and students. Image Credit: Jean-Louis Zimmermann, Time Management: 44 Keys to Gaining More Time Mind Map, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanlouis_zimmermann/3042647305/sizes/o/in/photostream/
New Release from Lynda.com: Google Calendar Training
Want to learn how to use your Google Calendar more efficiently for both your personal and professional lives? Take a look at Lynda.com’s new Google Calendar Essential Training. Topics includes scheduling events, keeping track of your to-dos, assigning tasks to others, changing how the calendar looks to make it better suit your needs, and accessing…
