This guide’s purpose is to get Perusall setup as quickly as possible so that students can start annotating documents. What is Perusall? From Perusall’s website: “Perusall turns your course content into collaborative conversations – so students come to class prepared, and instructors save time to focus on teaching,”. If you are familiar with Hypothesis, you…
Author: Gerard Gadigian
Side-by-Side Success: Chrome Split View
Splitting 2 chrome tabs across one screen has really helped when I need to be able to reference both with speed! Alt+Tab (Command (⌘)-Tab for my macOS friends) is invaluable and second nature, but sometimes it’s just plain better™️to have all the info on the screen at the same time. If you need help enabling…
Transfer your Connecticut College Gmail to a personal account
Google transfer will help you move your Conn College email to a personal Gmail account. The info it will transfer to your personal Gmail account: What it will NOT do: Before we start this process, we should check and see how much space we are using in Google Drive. This is important because personal Gmail…
Get LinkedIn to Learning: Google Calendar
You may have gotten used to seeing Lynda.com for recommended training, but it was restyled as LinkedIn Learning (linked in CamelWeb) a few years ago. There are so many trainings available, and I want to help guide you to some that will be useful. Today, we are featuring the Google Calendar training. And yes, dear…
Zoom Recording ABCs – Always Be Cloud saving…
Here is a tip to make Zoom life easier: Make sure you are set to automatically record meetings to the cloud! Why? Peace of mind! Recordings in the cloud are easier to share, copied to Kaltura, and have transcripts. Also, if you record to the cloud you can close or shutdown your laptop right away. …
Zoom Out: Breaks (Availability Pt. 2)
Last time we went over how to set your availability in the Zoom app, and how to change your work hours in the Zoom settings portal. What if you want to have a specific time of day when you know you don’t want to receive calls across multiple days? This would be a great way…
Zoom Out: Mastering Your Availability Settings
Let’s go over a quick way to set your availability in Zoom. There are a few statuses that you can select, but there is only one that prevents you from receiving calls and notifications from Zoom: Do Not Disturb. Here are the steps to set your availability: But only Do not disturb will prevent interuptions….
QR Codes Made Easy!
How to create QR Codes with Adobe Express Adobe Express QR codes created with your ConnColl email don’t expire and are saved for future use. Follow these instructions to create QR codes quickly with Adobe Express: Watch this video for a step by step guide: Curious about the history of QR codes? Veritasium’s youtube channel…
Unlocking Zoom’s Potential Part 1: Zoom Clips
Your Connecticut College Zoom license brings a lot to the table, but what does that entail? I’m sure most are familiar with the meetings and webinars, but there is so much more. Today we are going to focus on Zoom Clips! There are lots of ways to record your desktop, but Zoom Clips makes it…
Image Annotations in Hypothesis
You and your students can now pin comments directly to images—like charts, maps, and diagrams—inside PDFs. It’s great for any subject, from biology to art history to music theory. This works with both regular and scanned PDFs, right in the Hypothesis sidebar. This feature is fully integrated into the Hypothesis sidebar and works with the Moodle…
