Microsoft has created many self paced online tutorials for both the Office 2007 and Office 2003 application suites. These are text based tutorials that include images with an audio narration, and are categorize by application and function. The tutorials can be viewed at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/FX100565001033.aspx .
Multimedia production and recording equipment is available at the circulation desk in the Memorial Library. External Hard FireWire drives, Digital Video Cameras, Digital Still Cameras, TuneTalk Microphones and iPods are available for loan and use outside the library. USB Microphones are available for in house use only. The two multimedia rooms in the library are available for 3 hour periods and each contain a production level Mac and PC and software.Keep in mind, users will have to provide their own burnable CDs and DVDs for additional storage or back up. Anyone who wants to use the digital video cameras will have to purchase their own miniDV tapes as well.
The Technology Training Center, formerly the Faculty Training Center, has a new website and a new url! Please update your bookmarks to http://library.cortland.edu/ttc/training_center.asp . There, you’ll find the schedule of upcoming workshops, the TTC Frequently Asked Questions, a section of online training materials, TTC News Blog, and TTC contact information – including IM. If you have any questions, please contact the Technology Trainer – Tera Doty-Blance at dotyblancet@cortland.edu or 753-4056
Faculty, Staff and Students can activate space on web.cortland.edu or studentweb.cortland.edu, respectively, for creating a website. This tutorial, http://library.cortland.edu/ttc/materials/setting_up_dreamweaver.pdf with screenshots and step by step instructions, will walk you through the process of connecting to the server space through Dreamweaver.Additional Tutorials can be found at http://library.cortland.edu/ttc/materials.asp�
The Office 2007 rollout has begun! With the new Office suite, comes new file formats which result in backwards compatability issues with previous versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Fortunately, there is a free tool from Microsoft that will allow previous versions of these programs to open, edit, save and create files using these new formats.For more information, and a link to download the compatibility pack, visit Microsoft’s website at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx�
Students needing to reserve equipment for class delivery will be instructed to ask their professor to order the equipment from Media Operations for the needed date, time and location. This is for the benefit of faculty, who may not want to be surprised by a delivery of equipment for which they had not planned.
Please call the Media Operations office at x4799 to place an order. We need two working days’ notice (48 hours) if you intend to use our equipment. Booking early will assure prompt delivery of your requested services. Last minute orders are difficult to fill. When you make an equipment order for the entire semester, we will deliver your request for every class. However, this DOES NOT INCLUDE FINALS WEEK. If you need to use equipment for your final exam, please make a separate reservation.
And please, if you cancel your class, call us to cancel your equipment!
To ensure that the software you expect to use for the semester is available and working, we strongly encourage you to take a moment and visit the following website:
For Tech Classrooms/ Computer Carts go to http://www.cortland.edu/acs/classrooms.asp
In addition, software that is included with a textbook may not function as expected because of the way the software is maintained both in terms of licensing and security in the computer image. Please test it in the lab/tech classroom that you are assigned, or submit a software request form (http://www.cortland.edu/acs/forms.asp) along with a copy of the software to Academic Computing Services and they will test it for you.
If you find there is a software issue(s), please contact the Technology Help Center, x2500, and they will forward your message to the appropriate ACS staff member.
