OISD | Teaching with Technology

SOFTWARE GUIDES AND TIIPS:

Quick Help for HW/SW in OISD IDL

Helpful web resources

Reference manuals

Tutorials

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SOFTWARE GUIDES & TIPS

QUICK HELP FOR HARDWARE/SOFTWARE IN OISD IDL (Instructional Development Lab)

Video and Audio Equipment

Cable Specifications
Diagrams for setting up some of the IDL video editing equipment

Sound Recording
Step-by-step guide for recording sounds using 'GoldWave' software available in IDL

HELPFUL WEB RESOURCES

Multimedia hardware & utilities

QPS website - support page
Offers technical support for Que! CDRW & DVD devices
http://www.qps-inc.com/cgi-bin/display?&tm=index&dir=support

Information on configuring Dell laptops to display full motion
http://support.dell.com/us/en/kb/document.asp?DN=FA1032635

Non-streaming audio & video

QuickTime Information
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/specifications.html

Streaming media

Streaming Media website
Offers tutorials, conference updates, news announcements, and more...
http://streamingmedia.com/

Streaming Media World website
Offers tutorials, reviews, news announcements, and more...
http://streamingmediaworld.com

REFERENCE MANUALS

Multimedia hardware & utilities

Media Cleaner Pro 4 Manual
(Macintosh and PCcompression software)
http://www.terran.com/manual/index.html

Streaming media

Real Streaming Online Manual
http://service.real.com/help/library/guides/production/htmfiles/intro.htm

Documentation on streaming, etc.
http://www.service.real.com/help/library/encoders.html

TUTORIALS

General Collections

Tutorial Find
http://www.tutorialfind.com/
Extensive searchable collection of links to tutorials for learning computer software and programming, as well as links to other tutorials that are unrelated to technology.

Element K
http://www.elementk.com/
Online self-study and instructor-led tutorials of a wide range of software and programming languages. Some tutorials are free, while other are available for a charge.

Computer graphics & animation

Introduction to Flash
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/multimedia/tutorials/tutorial2.html

Macromedia Flash Documentation
(Click the "Flash Documentation" link in the left margin)
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/

Microsoft Office

Presenting Your PowerPoint Slideshow: Keyboard Shortcuts
http://webct.uga.edu/training/tips/ppt_show_tips.html

Presenting Your PowerPoint Slideshow: Using the Pen
http://webct.uga.edu/training/tips/ppt_show_pen.html

Preparing a PowerPoint Show for the Web
http://webct.uga.edu/training/tips/ppt_html.html

Preparing PowerPoint 2000 Slideshows to Use with WebCT
https://webct.uga.edu/training/tips/powerpoint/instructions2000.html

Preparing PowerPoint 2000 Handouts as a PDF File
https://webct.uga.edu/training/tips/powerpoint/handouts2000.html

HTML Filter for Office 2000
http://webct.uga.edu/training/tips/filter_docs_in_office2000.html

Multimedia hardware & utilities

Burning a Mac/PC hybrid CD-ROM using Toast 3.5.6 (Mac)
http://www.isd.uga.edu/technology/softwareguide_and _tips/hybridburn.html

How to transfer audio from a Sony Minidisc Recorder to the computer
This website is primarily for PC users. Includes instructions for moving a minidisk recording to the computer and saving as an MP3 file
http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk/minidisc/mdtomp3.html

How to transfer audio from your Macintosh to your Sony Minidisc Recorder
http://home.sprintmail.com/~dalegreer/MacMD.html

MediaCleaner Pro Tutorial, parts I, II, and III
http://www.streamingmedia.com/tutorials/mcp1.asp

Non-streaming audio & video

Creating a Slideshow Movie Using QuickTime Pro
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/authoring/slideshow/

Producing High-Quality QuickTime
http://www.terran.com/QuickTime/Article/index.html

Digitizing video using iMovie
http://www.isd.uga.edu/technology/softwareguide_and _tips/digitize.html

Creating an Autoplay QT CD-ROM using Director 8.0
http://www.isd.uga.edu/technology/softwareguide_and _tips/digitize2.html

Streaming media

Introduction to Encoding
http://www.streamingmedia.com/tutorials/encode_intro.asp

Producing Streamed Media
http://www.streamingmedia.com/tutorials/prod_intro.asp

The SMIL Tutorial
http://www.helio.org/products/smil/tutorial/toc.html

QTVR & Virtual Reality & 3D

QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) Authoring Information Page
http://www.isd.uga.edu/instructdev/qtvr/

QTVR Online Tutor
http://www.letmedoit.com/qtvr/qtvr_online/Mod1/m1.html

Web browsers & HTML

Microsoft Product Support Services
How to use the HTML filter in Word 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q236/9/67.ASP

Evaluating Web Sites
https://webct.uga.edu/training/tips/webeval.html

Web Teacher
http://www.webteacher.org
A self-paced Internet tutorial with both basic and in-depth information about the World Wide Web. Topics include — Web Basics, Communicating Online, Multimedia, Homepage Construction, Peripherals and Utilities, and the Web in Your Classroom.

WebCT

WebCT Helplets
https://webct.uga.edu/www/helplets/
Online video and printable step-by-step instructions for using WebCT.