The Paperless Instructor: Going All Digital in the Classroom at Brightspace Ignite
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The Paperless Instructor: Going All Digital in the Classroom; William Thompson, SAIT Polytechnic. Presented on May 8, 2015 at the Brightspace Ignite forum in Calgary, Alberta.
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The Paperless Instructor: Going All Digital in the Classroom at Brightspace Ignite
- 1. THE PAPERLESS INSTRUCTOR Going All Digital in the Classroom
- 2. MOBILE?
- 4. Learning Management System (LMS) My Pick • D2L Brightspace • Course Syllabus & Schedule • Handouts & Supplemental Resources • Assignment Submission • Quizzes/Tests/Exams • Grades • Communicating with Students (email, newsfeed, discussion forum)
- 5. Cloud Storage My Picks • Dropbox (2 GB free) • Google Drive (15 GB free) • Box (10 GB free) • Microsoft OneDrive (7 GB free) • Store important files “in the cloud” and access them anywhere/anytime with internet access • Share large files with others
- 6. File Browser My Pick • FileBrowserLite (free) • FileBrowser ($6.99) • Access files on Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, iCloud, OneDrive , Computers, Servers, WebDAV & FTP file directories • Preview several types of files… PDF, MS Office, Images, audio, video, zip folders, etc… • Transfer files to other apps for editing • Essentially transform your network drives into cloud storage • Use VPN to access files when not connected to school network
- 7. Taking Attendance My Pick • Attendance2 ($5.79) • Upload class list (.csv) using Dropbox • Upload student photos • Scan student ID card barcodes or QR Codes • Create random selections and groups • Download /email attendance report (.csv)
- 8. Polling the Audience My Pick • Poll Everywhere (free) • Quick & simple setup • Conduct impromptu questions • PowerPoint Add-in • Respondents
- 9. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) My Picks • Microsoft Word (Free, In-App Purchases) • Microsoft Excel (Free, In-App Purchases) • Microsoft PowerPoint (Free, In-App Purchases) • Microsoft Outlook (Free, In-App Purchases) • View, Edit & Create Microsoft Office Documents • Sync with OneDrive, Dropbox & iCloud • Familiar Microsoft Office editing & formatting tools • Formatting (e.g. fonts, margins, images, etc…) of documents created in Windows desktop versions display the same in apps
- 10. Custom Keyboards My Picks • SwiftKey (free) • Excellent predictive typing and autocorrect • Quickly swipe typing • UniChar Picker (free, In-App Purchases) • Type special Unicode characters (e.g. © ™ ℃ ½ ÷ ² √ ₃ ♫) • Use keyboard in any app – no need to copy & paste between apps
- 11. Grading Assignments My Pick • Desire2Learn Assignment Grader (free) • Download assignments for offline access • Markup assignments • Attached audio & video clip comments • Marks automatically sync with grades in D2L
- 12. View & Markup PDFs My Pick • GoodReader ($5.79) • Connect to Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive & Box • Download files and folders for offline access • Markup tools
- 13. Notes in the Cloud My Picks • Microsoft OneNote (free) • Evernote (free) • Sync notes between multiple devices - have access to all your import notes and documents anytime/anywhere
- 14. Handwritten Notes & Sketches My Picks • Noteshelf ($6.99) • Palm rejection • Support for Bluetooth stylus • Backup notes to Dropbox • Skitch (free) • Markup Photos, Maps, Webpages • Sync with Evernote
- 15. Managing Passwords My Pick • 1Password (free, In-App Purchases) • Securely store your passwords • Automatically generate passwords • Sync password between devices • PC & Mac version available (additional cost)
- 16. THANK YOU If you know a great app you’d like to share or have any questions about going paperless email me at william.thompson@sait.ca
- 17. A FEW EXTRAS
- 18. Scanning Documents My Pick • iScanner ($1.49) • Photograph documents, convert to PDF and distribute via email, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, or Evernote
- 19. Interactive Whiteboard My Pick • Explain Everything ($3.49) • Create multimedia presentations; embed videos, audio, images, pdf, record drawings • ShowMe (free) • Record whiteboard presentations
- 20. Remote Desktop My Pick • Splashtop 2 Remote Desktop – Personal • Access your computer remotely • Requires installed desktop application • Free to connect when both devices are on the same network • Paid subscription for anywhere access, or • Use VPN to connect to the same network
- 21. Second Monitor My Pick • Splashtop Extended Wireless Display 2 • Turn your tablet into a second monitor for you Windows laptop or MacBook
- 22. Mind Mapping My Pick • SimpleMind+ (free) • SimpleMind ($6.99) • XXX
- 23. PDF Creator/Reader My Pick • Nitro Reader (free) • Create PDFs • Annotate PDFs
- 24. Stylus, Styluses, Styli…?? My Picks • Adonit Jot • Bamboo Stylus • Capacitive stylus vs. Bluetooth LE
- 25. Presentation Remote My Pick • Kensington PresentAir Pro™ Bluetooth® 4.0 LE Presenter • Laser pointer • Capacitive stylus • Compatible with Windows/Mac/iOS/Android
- 26. Pen Tablets My Pick • Wacom Tablet • Windows + Mac • Easily create drawings, markup PDFs, PowerPoints, etc… • Sign documents • Mark assignments