LibGuides: Masters of Education: Tech. Help

Laptops & Headphones

Laptops
Laptop computers are available for check-out at the circulation desk by students for up to 3 hours at a time within the library or for 24 hours outside the library.
Headphones
Headphones area available for check-out at the circulation desk by students, for library use only. Ask the attendant at the circ. desk if you would like to check out headphones.

Learn Prezi: an alternative to Powerpoint

PREZI.com
To get started, create your Prezi account. It's totally free to sign up, all you need is an email address!

"Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas and the connections between them. The result: visually captivating presentations that lead your audience down a path of discovery." -Prezi.com

Quickly becoming the new standard for presentations, Prezi is an excellent tool for teaching students of all ages. Learn how to create attractive Prezi's and capture your peers, students or professors attention.

Use the links below to create your Prezi account, learn Prezi basics, and to make an appointment for individual Prezi instruction:

Learn PREZI
Watch these introductory video tutorials to get a grasp on the basics of Prezi and how it works. You can also print off "Cheat Sheet" handouts of the tutorials.
Individual help with Prezi
Use this link to access the online form for scheduling individual technology appointments with graduate library assistant Kati DeMine.

Learn SMART Technology in the Multimedia Classroom

Individual Instruction for SMART Technology
Use this link to access the online form for scheduling individual technology appointments with graduate library assistant Kati DeMine.

SMART technology is another great way to enhance your presentations for both classes you are taking and classes you are teaching. The interactive white board, or SMART Board allows you to use a stylus to circle and highlight parts of the screen, giving further emphasis. You and your students can touch the surface directly when working with Prezi or similar softwares, making learning fun and intuitive.

SMART Notebook software allows you to create presentations designed to work perfectly with a SMART Board. A variety of tools, images, animations and more are just a small part of the benefits of using Notebook Software. Notebook can be downloaded to your personal computer as well so you can prepare presentations at home or on the go. Clickers are another fun feature of SMART Notebook Software, which allow you to create tests or quizzes. Each student in the room gets a clicker (like a small remote control) which allows them to select answers to the questions. At the end of the test or quiz, you can display a poll of the results and identify how many students answered correctly or not.

Use the link below to make an appointment for individual SMART Board, Notebook Software, Clickers, or Sympodium instruction:

Lewis Library Auditorium

Lewis Library Auditorium, 3rd Floor, Photo Copyright: David Massengill

Rachel Evans Senior Music Recital/Lecture. Using Max/MSP/Jitter and Pure Data with a laptop and library auditorium technology. April 2010, Lewis Library Auditorium

Library Technology

The following technologies are available to you in the library:

SMART Board
The library's multimedia classroom is equipped with a SMART Board, an interactive white board that allows for more dynamic teaching. The Education Department also has a SMART Board.
Sympodium
The library auditorium is equipped with a large projection screen, computer system and more, all of which are controlled using the Sympodium. Using a stylus, the Sympodium operates like a mini-version of the SMART Board.
ELMO Document Camera
The library has 2 ELMO document cameras, one in the MM Classroom and one in the Auditorium. Use this technology to project papers, notes and handouts to your class.
Skype
The library's faculty research room is equipped with a USB camera, microphone and headset. These tools can be checked out and used with Skype and more.