SUNY Cortland has implemented a Content Management System (CMS) to make managing and contributing content to our college Web site a more simple collaborative process.
The CMS is not intended for use for individual faculty member Web pages but rather for use on any Web sites on the main college server (www.cortland.edu).
Click here to download a PDF document on Inserting Images into a Word 2007 Document. Includes additional instructions on how to search the Flickr Creative Commons for images for your presentations and documents and inserting and formating captions
Click here to download a pdf with detailed instructions for creating webpages for studentweb.cortland.edu with iWeb 09. This document contains step by step instructions, with screen shots on:
With the move to Exchange 2007 comes a completely new webmail interface with new and advanced functionality. This new OWA (Outlook Web Access) will look very familiar to users of Outlook 2007 in that the layout is almost identical and incorporates many of the same functions. The full version of the new OWA (and all the new functionality) is only available for users of Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. Those who are using a Mac and/or Firefox, will have access to the OWA light. The light version of the software is very similar to the current webmail.
This video tutorial - http://www.microsoft.com/EXCHANGE/CODE/OWA/INDEX.HTML – demonstrates how to use many of the new functions in the OWA webmail (both the full and the light versions). If you have any questions, or wish to schedule training, please contact Tera Doty-Blance (753-4056).
Information Resource departments who are considering introducing new software to the campus, including enterprise or web-based applications, should follow the following procedures.
The Originating Department will discuss the application and planned roll-out with the Library Director and/or designated training staff to assure that training and appropriate documentation are developed. The designated training staff will then develop a training program for the campus for faculty, staff and students as appropriate. The design of the training program will be one most appropriate to its use across the campus. The software or application will be beta tested with either a test group within IR or a group carefully selected from the campus at large. The originating department will be involved throughout the entire training process.
The training staff will do some preliminary research and provide The Technology Help Center (THC) with the appropriate documentation and training to assist them in understanding the software and the kinds of questions the THC might get asked.
The training team, in consultation with the software or application originator(s) and the THC will develop a roll-out plan for recommendation to the Information Resources Directors Council.
Discussed and adopted by the Information Resources Director’s Council March 4, 2009
Discussed and revised by the XIRDC April 15, 2009.
When you save your Garageband project while working in Garageband ‘08, you may have noticed that there is a new option – “Archive Project”. The purpose of this option is to allow you to move your Garageband project to another machine to continue working on it, and is a new option available only in Garageband ‘08. (Remember, even if you do use this Archive Project option, do NOT launch the project file from a flash key or the network drive – move it to the desktop first before you attempt to open it)
If you want to save your Garageband project as an Archive Project, click on the File drop down menu, click on Save As, then give your project a name in the blank field at the top of the window. Below that field is a check box for ‘Archive Project’. If that box is ‘grayed out’ and you can’t check the box, follow these instructions.
Cancel the ‘Save As’ and return to your Garageband project in the Garageband interface. At the bottom left of the screen, click on the icon that looks like an Eye. This will bring up the Loop Browser. In the Loop Browser, choose any ‘blue’ loop – such as a jingle or a sound effect that appears as a blue region when you add it to your track area. To add the loop as a track, drag it from the Loop Browser up into the track area where it says “Drag Apple Loops Here”. A new track will be created, containing a blue region that is labelled with the name of the jingle or sound effect. Having one of these ‘blue regions’ in your Garageband project activates the ‘Archive Project’ option under the ‘Save As’ window.
If you don’t want to actually use a sound effect in your project, you can ‘mute’ the track. Just click on the icon that looks like a speaker for that particular track (the region will go from being a bright blue to a faded blue), and you will not hear it play back in your project.
If you have any questions, please contact
Tera Doty-Blance
Software Training and Support Specialist
Memorial Library B113
(607)753-4056
Tera.Doty-Blance@cortland.edu
http://library.cortland.edu/ttc/training_center.asp
It’s that time of year again for setting up your course space in iTunes U! Please email the name of your course, the course number and the CRN (from Banner) to Tera Doty-Blance ( Tera.Doty-Blance@cortland.edu)as soon as possible so we can get your rooms set up. If you have already sent in your course information, we thank you very much and your course will be created shortly.
For those that are assigning podcasts to students, Library Production Staff are available for classroom presentations on podcast production (mac or pc, audio, enhanced or video), either in your classroom or lab (if lab time/space is available). If you are interested, please send a request to Jennifer Kronenbitter ( hooverj@cortland.edu ).
For those that are new to iTunesU, attendance of two workshops – one in course management and one in podcast production – is required before your course can be created in iTunesU. Watch for the monthly Technology Training Center calendars, sent via email. If you would like to register for one on oen training, please contact the Technology Trainer
Tera Doty-Blance
Software Training and Support Specialist
Memorial Library B113
(607)753-4056
Tera.Doty-Blance@cortland.edu
http://library.cortland.edu/ttc/training_center.asp
Click here to download a pdf with screenshots of step by step instructions on how to create an enhanced podcast with Garageband from a PowerPoint Presentation. This hand out includes:
If you have any questions, please contact:
Tera Doty-Blance
Software Training and Support Specialist
Memorial Library B113
(607)753-4056
dotyblancet@cortland.edu
This semester, there are several classes that have been assigned video projects in iMovie. Click here to download the iMovie 08 handout given during the class presentations by the Technology Trainer – Tera Doty-Blance. These instructions contain information on the following.
Equipment
Pre-Planning Your Video
Importing Video
The iMovie Interface
Editing Video
Adding Transitions
Adding Text
Adding Images
Adding a Narration
Adding Sound Effects
Exporting the Video
Returning to Your Project
Additional iMovie Instructions and Resources
Remember, when working with iMovie projects – DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, OPEN YOUR IMOVIE OR GARAGEBAND PROJECT WHILE IT IS SITTING ON THE NETWORK DRIVE. You must drag a copy from the Network Drive to your Local Machine BEFORE you open the file.
If you have any questions, or would like to request an iMovie class presentation, please contact
Tera Doty-Blance
Software Training and Support Specialist
Memorial Library B113
(607)753-4056
dotyblancet@cortland.edu
http://library.cortland.edu/ttc/training_center.asp
Got a Technology Question? Check out TechInfo! – http://www.cortland.edu/techinfo
When you create an X-Y scatter plot in Excel 2007, the default setting will create a chart with axes that end with the largest data points. If you need to extrapolate further data points, you will need to expand the axes of your existing chart.
