WBGU provides BGSU Faculty with a wide variety of music that can be used for education projects. Visit http://music.wbgu.org/ to get started. Music is offered in numerous genres and multiple file types. While this is an extremely powerful resource it should be stated that: THIS MUSIC IS FOR BGSU EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS ONLY. This music can […]
Continue Reading January 10th, 2008
“Office 2007 looks totally different different. How do I use the new interface?” AL’s answer for Excel 2007http://www.atomiclearning.com/almovie?key=28638 AL’s answer for PowerPoint 2007http://www.atomiclearning.com/almovie?key=29120 AL’s answer for Word 2007http://www.atomiclearning.com/almovie?key=28723 Do you think ribbons are more effective than drop down menus? What other new features have you used in Office 2007? …Click on the COMMENTS link below […]
Continue Reading September 27th, 2007
Slideshare is a site for hosting slidecasts – a new multimedia format for viewing slideshow (i.e. PowerPoint) synchronized with a podcast. However, presentations do not need to contain audio to be viewed on Slideshare.net. It can be used for conference talks, musical slideshows, audio picture books, portfolios or whatever else you can imagine. Slideshare can […]
Continue Reading September 14th, 2007
Click play to view a brief comic sketch on how NOT to use PowerPoint. This video is great to show your class before assigning class presentations. It may encourage originality and make people think about how the audience will respond to a presentation. How many “bad” presenations have you seen like this? Please share any […]
Continue Reading 4 comments June 6th, 2007
As the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” If that’s true, then there are many words to be found at Everystockphoto.com Here you can find royalty free stock photos for use in any type of digital or print media that you may use in your work as an educator, researcher, or learner. […]
Continue Reading 1 comment March 20th, 2007
PowerPoint presentations have become an automatic feature attached to the newest learning model. PowerPoint users praise the software for enriching the learning content. Critics of the PowerPoint phenomenon argue students have become passively engaged rather than actively engaged in the learning process. Craig and Amernic (2006) state, “When we taught without PowerPoint or led a […]
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