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How to play a non-streaming online video in PowerPoint--How to convert you tube videos to wmv http://www.intropsychresources.com/Resourceoftheweek41607.htm Splitting and Splicing windows media files using free software on your computer called Windows Movie makerhttp://www.intropsychresources.com/windowsmoviemaker.htm Online Survey Creation tool- http://www.zoomerang.com Suggestions for Using PowerPoint Effectively 1. I put a .pdf file of the slides (printed 3/page, which leaves room for notetaking) on the class web site once a week, a day or two before the first lecture in which I use it. Whether they print it out or not is up to them. I tell the students that I sometimes won't get through all the slides, and the ones that I don't cover still may contain useful information. (I try to avoid this, but it happens.) 2. I try to use the slides mainly for figures and tables and to highlight important points. I avoid reading the slides to the class. 3. When I can, I put my video clips on a thumb drive, and it's very convenient to be able to click on a link in the slide rather than fumbling with a DVD. Since most of these are copyrighted, I don't put them on the web site, and they must be viewed in class. 4. The animation feature in powerpoint lends itself nicely to setting up some demos and simulations, particularly for visual perception demos and presentation of items for memory demos (for those of us who haven't learned Flash yet). Anything I don't want seen before class, I cover with a gray square in the printed version. 5. I print out the Notes view containing the points that I want to make sure I make, instructions to myself, etc.; I don't share these with the students, because my notes to myself can be pretty cryptic and ungrammatical. 6. If the students comment at all on the use of powerpoint, they usually say that they appreciate having the slides available on line. Submitted by --Carol S. Furchner, Ph.D. UNM - Los Alamos Podcasting Resources For podcasting just audio lectures, it is relatively simple using a computer, a microphone, audio recording software, and a web site called "Feedburner." I recommend looking at this site for ideas on what equipment and programs to use: http://www.podcastingnews.com/articles/ If you want to podcast your lecture audio along with your presentation slides (which is important to students according to surveys), it gets more complicated. But, there is no better, easier, and less expensive application currently than Profcast. It allows a lecturer to run a presentation in Powerpoint or Keynote, record the audio and automatically synchronize the lecture audio with the slides. This is known as an "enhanced podcast." The slides are displayed to the listener using iTunes' "Artwork Viewer" and are advanced automatically during the presentation. Only available for the Mac OS platform, though. http://www.profcast.com You can also do a "Vodcast" or a video podcast if you videotape your lectures. Great for labs and demonstrations, but it makes VERY large files to download, which can be a problem for commuter students who don't have a broadband connection. If you want a university-wide solution, you can license a great integrated recording, archiving, and publishing system from the University of Western Australia, called "Lectopia" or the "iLecture"system: http://lectopia.uwa.edu.au/ submitted by Dana C. Leighton, Psychology Instructor Portland Community College |