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Learn Digital Tools in Summer Studio
The Research, Instruction, Technology (RIT) staff are hosting a series of Summer Studio events designed to offer the opportunity to learn more about digital scholarship and to experiment with digital tools. All are welcome, and there is no prior experience necessary. Please add these future summer studio dates to your calendar. Each meeting will focus on learning a new digital tool and will meet at 11 am in Computing Lab B02: Monday, July 29th: Storymap JS (A Knightlab tool that tells stories using maps) led by Cheryl Cape Monday, August 5th: Voyant (A web-based reading and analysis environment for digital texts) led by Jason Jones Monday, August 12th: …
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ToW: Adding Kanopy and Films on Demand movies to Moodle
The library subscribes to streaming video collections that provide Trinity College users access to a variety of films. Two of the larger collections are Kanopy and Films on Demand. Kanopy is a rich archive of feature films and documentaries from well-known producers and indie filmmakers, including the Criterion Collection. Films on Demand is a collection of documentaries on a variety of topics, ranging from modern healthcare policy debates to art to archival newsreel video. Embed a link to a Kanopy film in Moodle Locate and click on the film you wish to assign at https://trincoll.kanopy.com/ Under the video frame and title click the “share” button. A Share link will display that you can…
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Summer changes for the Educational Technology site
Over the next few weeks, we will be making some edits to this site’s content structure and design. Changes will be rolled out gradually, so that by early July we should have a newly refreshed site. We hope that the new structure will make things even easier to find, but if the information you seek remains elusive, please feel free to contact your Instructional Technologist!
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TOW: Get organized with Evernote
Evernote is a free productivity tool that allows you to gather all of those scraps of paper, to-do lists, Web clippings, notes, etc. and put them in one, searchable online notebook. Notes can be organized by tags, and are stored on the Web, so they will sync between all your devices. You can easily share your notes with others: students, faculty, colleagues at other institutions, and invite them to collaborate on documents if you wish. Potential uses: Collect research notes as you discover articles or Web sites. Evernote will let you take a snapshot of the Web site, file it in a particular notebook, and make a comment for your…
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Visit the new Center for Educational Technology!
The CET is complete! Located on the south end of Raether LITC Level 1, the Center for Educational Technology is a newly remodeled space for collaborative and individual study using the latest in technology and applications. The space is open 24/7; and staffed by Student Technology Assistants during both day and evening hours. (Hours available on the right.) The CET is outfitted with large screens of various sizes that you can connect any device to; Mac minis with dual monitors, and some with Adobe’s Creative Cloud software suite; USB charging plugs in every outlet; 3D printers; virtual reality headsets; and of course – plenty of modern soft seating. Visit us…