Fun Distance Learning Vocabulary Games

The following learning games were created using Studymate. Studymate was extremely intuitive and by not deselecting the types of games I wanted to create I was provided with all the games using the types of questions I entered. The following link is to my Distance Learning Vocabulary Games: http://http//robinperrett.freehost123.com/DistanceLearningVocabularyGames.htm

Fun College Skills Vocabulary Games

The following learning games were created using Studymate. Studymate was extremely intuitive and by not deselecting the types of games I wanted to create I was provided with all the games using the types of questions I entered. The following link is to my College Skills Vocabulary Games:
http://http//robinperrett.freehost123.com/CollegeSkillsVocabularyGames.htm

MyATC/WebAdvisor Instructions

This video of instructions for setting up MyATC and WebAdvisor was made possible using Raptivity. Listen to this episode

Bb8 How to make your course available

The following video on how to make your Blackboard course available was made using Camtasia:

Bb8 Online/hybrid course orientation

The following video is a brief version of the face to face orientation that I give to students who are new to distance learning at ATC. This video was made using Camtasia:

Bb8 Powerpoint: Updating an email address and password in Blackboard

The following narrated PowerPoint has been compressed with Impatica and contains step by step instructions for updating an email address and password in Blackboard: http://robinperrett.freehost123.com/Updating-email-and-password-in-Bb-for-IMPATICA.zip

Bb8 PowerPoint: Removing a student from a Blackboard roster

The following narrated PowerPoint has been compressed with Impatica and contains step by step instructions for removing a student from a Blackboard roster: http://robinperrett.freehost123.com/Removing-a-student-from-a-Bb-roster-for-IMPATICA.zip

Bb8 PowerPoint: Making a course available in Blackboard

The following narrated PowerPoint has been compressed using Impatica and contains the step by step instructions for making a course available in Blackboard: http://robinperrett.freehost123.com/Making-a-Bb-Course-Available-for-IMPATICA.zip

How to bake cookies video

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Plethora of podcast topics!

It was great to see the gambit of diverse topics podcasted on podcast.com. Even when I limited my search to education I still had a multitude of podcasts to choose from. Of the podcasts that I listened to, the ones that I appreciated the most included a sort of verbal table of contents. I think that one of the most important design tools for me besides an interesting topic is an introduction. The four things that I think a good podcast needs are: an interesting topic, an introduction, steady and clear speech, and a summary or closing. One of the podcasts that I listened to was about 8 minutes and I appreciated the way the narrator would briefly mention what would happen next, creating a segue between the points being made.

Audio recording using Gabcast...

I recorded audio using Gabcast. Click to listen: http://www.gabcast.com/index.php?a=canned&query=latest&cat=Education&b=play&id=30950&cast=144078&castPage

Why people don't use sound files when they're teaching...

Including sound files in conjunction with instruction demands time and a level of "techyness" that many instructors don't have. First, a recording tool is required (Audacity), then a host for the MP3 file (Podbean), and then the file has to be posted. While all of the above mentioned Internet tools are at no cost the investment of time and know how can be prohibitive.

Please take a moment to listen to this posting in audio: Listen to this episode

Online/Hybrid Course Orientation Invite

It is important that online/hybrid students who are new to distance learning attend a distance learning orientation. Several days and times are available for the convenience of our students. Please take a moment to listed to the following invitation: Listen to this episode

Making a Banner...

Want to make your own banner? You can easily create an eye catching banner complete with photo or logo in Office 2007 using Powerpoint. Just open a blank document, size it to 1' x 4', and be as creative as you can get away with (always remember your audience). You can also visit http://cooltext.com/- a fast, free, and user friendly alternative. Choose one of their awesome logo styles, follow the step by step instructions, and you can save your blazing hot logo in seconds.

Which ever tool you use keep the size of the banner in mind!

First Online Course Learning Experiences...

I can build a course, I can copy a course, I can create a test and I can launch it, but now I am on the other side of the course, taking it. In a matter of days I've learned how to use HTML, build my own blog, and I've learned to slow down and read and follow instructions! I usually jump in and figure things out on my own but when it came to building a blog I have had to backtrack because I did not follow the instructions.

In just two short weeks not only have I gotten my feet wet but I feel soaked to the knees! This process will greatly improve my interaction with distance learning students both in my distance learning orientations and course navigation. Viva Distance Learning!