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WatPD’s Top Ten Simple (and free) Electronic Tools. December 6, 2011 Tonya Noël , Andrew Brunet Jon Mollon, Lance Chase & Murray Zink. WatPD’s Top Ten…. Introduction/Overview. Overview of Tools Zoomerang Express Scribe Google Forms Mailing Lists SharePoint Excel functions.
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WatPD’s Top Ten Simple (and free) Electronic Tools December 6, 2011 Tonya Noël, Andrew Brunet Jon Mollon, Lance Chase & Murray Zink
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Introduction/Overview • Overview of Tools • Zoomerang • Express Scribe • Google Forms • Mailing Lists • SharePoint • Excel functions • Waterloo LEARN tools • “Hiding Things” • Release Conditions • Groups • Special Access • Q&A; leave for lunch
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Tool: Zoomerang • How to Obtain: Online • Free for small surveys and polls (<10 q’ns) • Why use: • Co-op students’ work term reports • Polls that can be embedded on websites • Built-in analyses
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Tool: Express Scribe • How to Obtain: Online (free download) • Why use: • Slow down playback speed when transcribing audio files (from interviews, etc.) • Built in quick keys to stop, restart, playback • Can connect to foot pedals
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Tool: Google Forms • How to Obtain: Online • Why use: • Reduce repetitive emails (PT marker hours) • Automatically combines survey responses with spreadsheet formulas in the same place • Can use tinyurl.com to generate easy-to-remember URLs
WatPD’s Top Ten… • tinyurl.com/testf11
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Tool: Mailing Lists • How to Obtain: Submit ticket to RT system • Why use: • Easy way to distribute mass emails • Can hide individual email addresses from other members of the mailing list • Manage list membership in-house • watpd-coops@lists... is updated every 4 months
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Tool: SharePoint • How to Obtain: Submit ticket to RT system • Why use: • Share files, lists, calendars… with coworkers • Back-ups, check in/out, accessible anywhere • Great for archiving/training • Can set permissions
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Tool: Excel • How to Obtain: Probably already have • Why use: • Conditional formatting • Flag borderline cases in marking files • Text-to-columns • Split lists into columns
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Tool: Hiding Content While Marking • How to Obtain: Built-in (Waterloo LEARN) • Why use: • Release grades to the entire class at the same time
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Tool: Release Conditions • How to Obtain: Built-in (Waterloo LEARN) • Why use: • Require student to complete pre-test, AI agreement, course syllabus quiz (etc.) before accessing materials • Receive bonus mark for completing survey • Split access based on group enrollment
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Tool: Groups • How to Obtain: Built-in (Waterloo LEARN) • Why use: • Group discussion boards or assignments • Split-up discussion boards in large classes • Help administer late days • No way to hide group membership in D2L • Must give students option to opt-out
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Tool: Special Access • How to Obtain: Built-in (Waterloo LEARN) • Why use: • Make accommodations for students • Help administer late days • Combine with group enrollment
WatPD’s Top Ten… • Questions?
Thanks for Listening! Program Evaluation and Project Coordinator Tonya Noël – tnoel@uwaterloo.ca Instructional Support Coordinators Andrew Brunet – abrunet@uwaterloo.ca Jon Mollon – jwmollon@uwaterloo.ca Lance Chase – lgchase@uwaterloo.ca Murray Zink – mrzink@uwaterloo.ca or watpd@uwaterloo.ca(x37376)
