Podcasts designed to bring you what is new and interesting with technology and its uses in learning and teaching at Palomar College. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/ ©2006-2009 Palomar College http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:25:06 -0800 Terry A. Gray tgray@palomar.edu Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:22:03 -0800 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com Academic Technology at Palomar College Podcasts designed to bring you what is new and interesting with technology and its uses in learning and teaching at Palomar College. Terry A. Gray Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu academic technology, educational technology no no http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/images/atsilver75.jpg http://www.palomar.edu/atrc Palomar College Academic Technology 75 75 Windows 7 has arrived; Google releases several new products and services; Firefox 3.6b1 is also new; Microsoft is giving away Security Essentials; Google Earth has been updated to version 5.1; and we feature a tech book on the iPod. Our Blackboard feature focuses on iPhone and Facebook Sync. Haydn will discuss the role of instructors in facilitating online discussions. I will give an overview of the best new features in Windows 7. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09108.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09108.htm Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:22:03 -0800 Windows 7, Google Services, Firefox 3.6b, Online Discussions, Bb Sync Windows 7 has arrived; Google releases several new products and services; Firefox 3.6b1 is also new; Microsoft is giving away Security Essentials; Google Earth has been updated to version 5.1; and we feature a tech book on the iPod. Our Blackboard feature focuses on iPhone and Facebook Sync. Haydn will discuss the role of instructors in facilitating online discussions. I will give an overview of the best new features in Windows 7. 38:59 Terry A. Gray Windows 7, Blackboard Sync, Online Discussions, Google, Firefox, Security Essentials no yes Blackboard will be down for maintenance Sept. 11; Windows Mobile 6.5 is debuting October 6; iPhones customers are getting disgruntled over AT&T service; Apple releases Snow Leopard into the wild; Google cuts a deal with Sony to make Chrome the default browser on Vaios; Diebold bails out on evoting machines; Robby the robot may be coming to a bed near yours; and we feature a tech book on the Snow Leopard upgrade. Haydn will discuss Virtual Groups. I will give an overview of using the Academic Technology help desk software. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09107.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09107.htm Fri, 4 Sep 2009 14:59:19 -0700 The Semester Begins Well Blackboard will be down for maintenance Sept. 11; Windows Mobile 6.5 is debuting October 6; iPhones customers are getting disgruntled over AT&T service; Apple releases Snow Leopard into the wild; Google cuts a deal with Sony to make Chrome the default browser on Vaios; Diebold bails out on evoting machines; Robby the robot may be coming to a bed near yours; and we feature a tech book on the Snow Leopard upgrade. Haydn will discuss Virtual Groups. I will give an overview of using the Academic Technology help desk software. 29:10 Terry A. Gray Blackboard maintenance, ATT, Chrome, Snow Leopard, Virtual Groups no no Tech Camp is a hit; a Blackboard purge; Google Caffeine; screencast.com maintenance; Mac OS X updates; textbook rentals; Firefox 3.6 alpha; the LHC, take 2; Word not for sale; Win 7 review; Office 2010 feature set; Hello from Earth; Sony reader to support ePub standard; a tech book on Google Sketchup. David will discuss semester Startup procedures for Blackboard users. Haydn will discuss using the Blackboard calendar and performance dashboard to get started right. I will give an overview of your tech tool toolkit, focusing on Blackboard tools, in my tech talk topic segment. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09106.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09106.htm Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:25:04 -0700 Get Ready for Fall 2009 Tech Camp is a hit; a Blackboard purge; Google Caffeine; screencast.com maintenance; Mac OS X updates; textbook rentals; Firefox 3.6 alpha; the LHC, take 2; Word not for sale; Win 7 review; Office 2010 feature set; Hello from Earth; Sony reader to support ePub standard; a tech book on Google Sketchup. David will discuss semester Startup procedures for Blackboard users. Haydn will discuss using the Blackboard calendar and performance dashboard to get started right. I will give an overview of your tech tool toolkit, focusing on Blackboard tools, in my tech talk topic segment. 44:43 Terry A. Gray Tech Camp, screencast.com, Caffeine, Cengage, Firefox, LHC, Salo no no t is not too late to sign-up for summer tech camp; Firefox 3.5 RC3 is available, as is Windows 7 final RC; TechSmith begins a new Education Community; we have an unbelievable optical illusion for you; we discuss the difference between notebooks and netbooks; and feature a tech book online titled The Manga Guide to Physics. David's Blackboard Feature is a golden oldie comparing Blackboard and in-class activities. Haydn's segment is also a rerun discussing the online human touch. In our Tech Talk Topic we discuss vendor provided screen videos relevant to the technology tools we use. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09105.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09105.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:16:22 -0700 Tech Camp, Firefox, Windows 7, Blackboard It is not too late to sign-up for summer tech camp; Firefox 3.5 RC3 is available, as is Windows 7 final RC; TechSmith begins a new Education Community; we have an unbelievable optical illusion for you; we discuss the difference between notebooks and netbooks; and feature a tech book online titled The Manga Guide to Physics. David's Blackboard Feature is a golden oldie comparing Blackboard and in-class activities. Haydn's segment is also a rerun discussing the online human touch. In our Tech Talk Topic we discuss vendor provided screen videos relevant to the technology tools we use. 43:47 Terry A. Gray Firefox, Windows 7, TechSmith, Manga Physics no yes We remind you of a scheduled Blackboard outage, scheduled for June 6-8; we also nag about the demise of Pluto, our student ftp server; we announce the date for our summer tech camp, and our fall training schedule; Windows 7 is on the loose; the Kindle DX has debuted; as has Della; Blackboard buys Angel; the BBC finds national defense secrets on eBay hardrives; and we feature a Manga tech book on line. David's Blackboard Feature answers questions about questions. Haydn discusses evaluating Online Learning in his Teaching with Technology segment. In our Tech Talk Topic we discuss YouTube. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09104.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09104.htm Fri, 15 May 2009 13:57:51 -0700 Bb Maintenance, Tech Camp, Training Schedule, Win 7, Della and more... We remind you of a scheduled Blackboard outage, scheduled for June 6-8; we also nag about the demise of Pluto, our student ftp server; we announce the date for our summer tech camp, and our fall training schedule; Windows 7 is on the loose; the Kindle DX has debuted; as has Della; Blackboard buys Angel; the BBC finds national defense secrets on eBay hardrives; and we feature a Manga tech book on line. David's Blackboard Feature answers questions about questions. Haydn discusses evaluating Online Learning in his Teaching with Technology segment. In our Tech Talk Topic we discuss YouTube. 41:06 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, Windows 7, Kindle DX, Della, Angel, BBC, YouTube no yes SP2 for Office 2007; Encarta dies; the World Digital Library debuts; Jaunty Jackalope appears; Google has introduced two new search features; electricity from space; PBS introduces a new streaming video portal; students suing TurnItIn lose; Oracle gobbles up Sun; Apple rises on sales of iPods and iPhones, Microsoft sinks on bad investments; GeoCities to be euthanized; and a tech book on iMovie and iDVD. David's Blackboard Feature urges you to "drop the dropbox." Haydn discusses the value of podcasts in his Teaching with Technology segment. In our Tech Talk Topic segment describe how to use Jing to paste images into Blackboard. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09103.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09103.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:29:23 -0700 Office 2007 SP2, Encarta, World Digital Library, PBS, Bb9, Podcasts, Jing SP2 for Office 2007; Encarta dies; the World Digital Library debuts; Jaunty Jackalope appears; Google has introduced two new search features; electricity from space; PBS introduces a new streaming video portal; students suing TurnItIn lose; Oracle gobbles up Sun; Apple rises on sales of iPods and iPhones, Microsoft sinks on bad investments; GeoCities to be euthanized; and a tech book on iMovie and iDVD. David's Blackboard Feature urges you to "drop the dropbox." Haydn discusses the value of podcasts in his Teaching with Technology segment. In our Tech Talk Topic segment describe how to use Jing to paste images into Blackboard. 36:43 Terry A. Gray Jing, Podcasts, Blackboard, Microsoft, Google, Geocities, Encarta, Office 2007, Wikipedia, PBS no yes As far as Academic Technology news goes, we have discontinued the PCPDF service, and after this semester, we are discontinuing ftp/web services to our student projects server Pluto; from Microsoft, the Security Intelligence Report, vol. 6, has been issued, the XP life cycle has been extended again for potential Windows 7 downgrades, and Sharepoint Designer is now free; Blockbuster may go bust; we tour a Google data center; we report on the vulnerability of the US electrical (and other infrastructure) grid; and feature a book on iWork '09 Training. David's Blackboard Feature is about the new Blackboard Learn app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Haydn discusses 10 Ways to Improve Blended Learning Course Design in his Teaching with Technology segment. In our Tech Talk Topic segment we discuss Google Earth as an essential teaching tool. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09102.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09102.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:17:58 -0700 PCPDF, Pluto, SIR, Windows 7, SharePoint Designer 2007, Google, Blockbuster As far as Academic Technology news goes, we have discontinued the PCPDF service, and after this semester, we are discontinuing ftp/web services to our student projects server Pluto; from Microsoft, the Security Intelligence Report, vol. 6, has been issued, the XP life cycle has been extended again for potential Windows 7 downgrades, and Sharepoint Designer is now free; Blockbuster may go bust; we tour a Google data center; we report on the vulnerability of the US electrical (and other infrastructure) grid; and feature a book on iWork '09 Training. David's Blackboard Feature is about the new Blackboard Learn app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Haydn discusses 10 Ways to Improve Blended Learning Course Design in his Teaching with Technology segment. In our Tech Talk Topic segment we discuss Google Earth as an essential teaching tool. 1:07:44 Terry A. Gray Microsoft, Windows, Sharepoint Designer, Google, Kindle 2, Classroom management, SearchLX no yes IE8 is released, to no fanfare; Google Voice is coming; the UK revises primary education goals; Kindle 2 vs. Sony eReader and Google Books; a new Apple Shuffle; YouTube is everywhere; iPhone OS 3 is previewed; Google Earth Extreme Ice Survey; 2 new search features in Google; a tech book on CSS. David's Blackboard Feature is about the new Blackboard Learn app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Haydn discusses 10 Ways to Improve Blended Learning Course Design in his Teaching with Technology segment. In our Tech Talk Topic segment we discuss Google Earth as an essential teaching tool. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09101.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09101.htm Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:09:10 -0700 IE8, Sony eReader, Apple products, Google News, Bb Learn for iPhone, Blended Learning, Google Earth IE8 is released, to no fanfare; Google Voice is coming; the UK revises primary education goals; Kindle 2 vs. Sony eReader and Google Books; a new Apple Shuffle; YouTube is everywhere; iPhone OS 3 is previewed; Google Earth Extreme Ice Survey; 2 new search features in Google; a tech book on CSS. David's Blackboard Feature is about the new Blackboard Learn app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Haydn discusses 10 Ways to Improve Blended Learning Course Design in his Teaching with Technology segment. In our Tech Talk Topic segment we discuss Google Earth as an essential teaching tool. 56:15 Terry A. Gray IE8, Google, Apple, Sony, Blended Learning, iPhone, Google Earth no no The Amazon Kindle 2 is released; students can make the "ultimate steal;" Medpedia makes its public debut; visit the Prado via Google Earth; new 3D models for the Ocean layer in Google Earth; MERLOT makes another call for presentations; recovery.gov is launched; the dTV switchover is delayed, but happening, but delayed...; we feature a book on web site creation. David will discuss what's new in Blackboard 9; Haydn has a couple teaching tips from the TLT Group; and I will discuss the admittedly complex procedure for embedding a YouTube video on a web page and displaying it, along with audio annotations, in the Wimba Presenter. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09100.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod09100.htm Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:24:56 -0800 Kindle 2, Medpedia, Bb9, TLT Group, Wimba Presenter The Amazon Kindle 2 is released; students can make the "ultimate steal;" Medpedia makes its public debut; visit the Prado via Google Earth; new 3D models for the Ocean layer in Google Earth; MERLOT makes another call for presentations; recovery.gov is launched; the dTV switchover is delayed, but happening, but delayed...; we feature a book on web site creation. David will discuss what's new in Blackboard 9; Haydn has a couple teaching tips from the TLT Group; and I will discuss the admittedly complex procedure for embedding a YouTube video on a web page and displaying it, along with audio annotations, in the Wimba Presenter. 44:25 Terry A. Gray Medpedia, TLT, Blackboard, Wimba, Kindle, Google Earth, MERLOT no no A Wikipedia editing controversy; the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln; those super bowl ads; Google Earth 5 was released this week; Google made a search boo-boo; Firefox was updated to version 3.0.6; it snowed in London; Respondus added some Wiley tests to their test bank network; Congress agreed to delay the switchover to digital TV; there is a new Palomar Sociology web site; and we are featuring a tech book on all things Google: The Googlepedia. David will discuss the difference between blogs and discussion boards in his Blackboard feature this week; Haydn's Teaching with Technology segment is titled, "If I Did It . . . Here's What I Did"; and my Tech Talk Topic this week will focus on the brand new Google Earth 5. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0999.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0999.htm Fri, 6 Feb 2009 14:22:17 -0800 Google Earth 5, Blogs, Student Retention, Wikipedia A Wikipedia editing controversy; the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln; those super bowl ads; Google Earth 5 was released this week; Google made a search boo-boo; Firefox was updated to version 3.0.6; it snowed in London; Respondus added some Wiley tests to their test bank network; Congress agreed to delay the switchover to digital TV; there is a new Palomar Sociology web site; and we are featuring a tech book on all things Google: The Googlepedia. David will discuss the difference between blogs and discussion boards in his Blackboard feature this week; Haydn's Teaching with Technology segment is titled, "If I Did It . . . Here's What I Did"; and my Tech Talk Topic this week will focus on the brand new Google Earth 5. 50:42 Terry A. Gray Google, Wikipedia, JournalLX, Earth, Ocean no no We have removed course quotas in Blackboard; Palomar's accreditation report is now available; Whitehouse.gov has changed hands; in the latest sign of a slumping economy Google, even Google, is laying off employees; New York is administering online sales taxes; the digital TV switchover date is February 17, but are we ready?; GIMP is a free photoshop-like graphics editor; MERLOT is making a call for presentations; Windows 7 beta is available for download; we feature a tech book online on Excel dynamic charts. David will describe how to get help with common technical problems in his Blackboard feature this week; Haydn will bring you "Tips for Starting the Semester Right"; and my Tech Talk Topic this week will be about a remarkable free program for PC and Mac called "Jing". http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0998.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0998.htm Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:22:57 -0800 GIMP, MERLOT, Palomar Help, Jing We have removed course quotas in Blackboard; Palomar's accreditation report is now available; Whitehouse.gov has changed hands; in the latest sign of a slumping economy Google, even Google, is laying off employees; New York is administering online sales taxes; the digital TV switchover date is February 17, but are we ready?; GIMP is a free photoshop-like graphics editor; MERLOT is making a call for presentations; Windows 7 beta is available for download; we feature a tech book online on Excel dynamic charts. David will describe how to get help with common technical problems in his Blackboard feature this week; Haydn will bring you "Tips for Starting the Semester Right"; and my Tech Talk Topic this week will be about a remarkable free program for PC and Mac called "Jing".". 55:16 Terry A. Gray GIMP, MERLOT, Tips, eServices, Jing no no Blackboard has been upgraded at Palomar; Google releases Picasa for Mac; tech layoffs around the industry continue; Roku adds Amazon; MacWorld and CES both happened this week, to no great fanfare; the 30GB Zune catastrophe was fixed; there are a few words we just shouldn't use any more; and our Tech Book recommendation is a Visual guide to Dreamweaver CS4. David will discuss the new Blackboard course quotas in his Blackboard feature this week; Haydn will discuss "Online Human Touch"; and my Tech Talk Topic this week concerns a Firefox extension known as "Hyperwords". http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0997.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0997.htm Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:56:17 -0800 Blackboard Quotas, Online Human Touch, Hyperwords, Zune, MacWorld, CES Blackboard has been upgraded at Palomar; Google releases Picasa for Mac; tech layoffs around the industry continue; Roku adds Amazon; MacWorld and CES both happened this week, to no great fanfare; the 30GB Zune catastrophe was fixed; there are a few words we just shouldn't use any more; and our Tech Book recommendation is a Visual guide to Dreamweaver CS4. David will discuss the new Blackboard course quotas in his Blackboard feature this week; Haydn will discuss "Online Human Touch"; and my Tech Talk Topic this week concerns a Firefox extension known as "Hyperwords". 58:35 Terry A. Gray Quotas, Hyperword, Zune, CES no no A Blackboard upgrade will occur Jan. 6-8; TurnItIn is going away; the Wimba Voice Tools are now available in Blackboard; Microsoft issues an emergency patch; Google Chrome emerges from beta; Firefox releases an upgrade; the Library of Congress reports on its Flickr initiative; a Harris poll says women prefer the Internet to sex; Google has released a new 3D building layer for Manhattan; Mac sales have seriously declined; the Detroit Free Press is forced to pretty much abandon a paper edition; Best Buy sales have declined spectacularly; and we feature a tech book online on Adobe Dreamweaver. David's Blackboard feature this week will be a year-end checklist and a Christmas carol; Haydn will discuss the pedagogic uses of the Wimba Voice Tools in his Teaching with Technology segment; and Tech Talk Topic this week will be "Your Technology Toolkit". http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0896.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0896.htm Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:28:35 -0800 Wimba Voice Tools, Safe Assign, Learning Objects, Course Archive, Technology Tools A Blackboard upgrade will occur Jan. 6-8; TurnItIn is going away; the Wimba Voice Tools are now available in Blackboard; Microsoft issues an emergency patch; Google Chrome emerges from beta; Firefox releases an upgrade; the Library of Congress reports on its Flickr initiative; a Harris poll says women prefer the Internet to sex; Google has released a new 3D building layer for Manhattan; Mac sales have seriously declined; the Detroit Free Press is forced to pretty much abandon a paper edition; Best Buy sales have declined spectacularly; and we feature a tech book online on Adobe Dreamweaver. David's Blackboard feature this week will be a year-end checklist and a Christmas carol; Haydn will discuss the pedagogic uses of the Wimba Voice Tools in his Teaching with Technology segment; and Tech Talk Topic this week will be "Your Technology Toolkit". 56:31 Terry A. Gray Wimba, Learning Objects, Safe Assign, CPS, StudyMate, PowerPoint, Blackboard no no TurnItIn will be discontinued December 19; a Blackboard upgrade is coming in early January; the Wimba Voice Tools are now available; Learning Objects campus pack has also been added to the Blackboard system; call for Blackboard 9 testers; SkyDrive now gives you 25GB of free storage for each account; Google introduces SearchWiki for its search product and an Ancient Rome layer in Google Earth; Firefox and Opera gain ground in the browser wars; Microsoft will discontinue OneCare Live; the HHMI holiday lectures will be available on-demand December 9; the ten most searched terms of 2008; and a featured tech book on Photoshop CS4. David's Blackboard feature this week will help us remember certain important upcoming events; Haydn will discuss "Exams and Student Performance" in his Teaching with Technology segment; and I will speak briefly on how to configure a Blackboard group. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0895.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0895.htm Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:19:26 -0800 Tech News, Training Links, Learning Objects, Blackboard Upgrade, Groups in Blackboard TurnItIn will be discontinued December 19; a Blackboard upgrade is coming in early January; the Wimba Voice Tools are now available; Learning Objects campus pack has also been added to the Blackboard system; call for Blackboard 9 testers; SkyDrive now gives you 25GB of free storage for each account; Google introduces SearchWiki for its search product and an Ancient Rome layer in Google Earth; Firefox and Opera gain ground in the browser wars; Microsoft will discontinue OneCare Live; the HHMI holiday lectures will be available on-demand December 9; the ten most searched terms of 2008; and a featured tech book on Photoshop CS4. David's Blackboard feature this week will help us remember certain important upcoming events; Haydn will discuss "Exams and Student Performance" in his Teaching with Technology segment; and I will speak briefly on how to configure a Blackboard group. 44:03 Terry A. Gray TurnItIn, SafeAssignment, Blackboard, Google, Ancient Rome, SearchWiki, Learning Objects, Exams no no We have implemented the Wimba Voice Tools within Blackboard; the Earth Sciences department is holding a GIS day celebration; keep up with the president-elect at change.gov; tech happens, but where do you turn for help?; SketchUp 7 is available from Google; IE8 is delayed; SkyDrive space is about to be quintupled, again; there is a new HD Flip video camera; does spamming pay? yes; and a tech book online about Office 2008 for the Mac.. David's Blackboard feature this week will address jumbled word order question types; Haydn will discuss aynchronous audio communication; and I will talk about our implementation of the Wimba Voice Tools and the training resources we have created for them. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0894.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0894.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:43:32 -0800 Tech News, Blackboard questions, AAC, Wimba Tools We have implemented the Wimba Voice Tools within Blackboard; the Earth Sciences department is holding a GIS day celebration; keep up with the president-elect at change.gov; tech happens, but where do you turn for help?; SketchUp 7 is available from Google; IE8 is delayed; SkyDrive space is about to be quintupled, again; there is a new HD Flip video camera; does spamming pay? yes; and a tech book online about Office 2008 for the Mac.. David's Blackboard feature this week will address jumbled word order question types; Haydn will discuss aynchronous audio communication; and I will talk about our implementation of the Wimba Voice Tools and the training resources we have created for them. 33:51 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, Wimba, Voice Tools, AAC, Question types, Google no no Google will help you find out where your nearest polling place is; there is more disquieting news about the vulnerability of electronic voting machines; financial gloom and doom has not yet visited most tech companies; the Blackberry Bold will go on sale November 4; Gmail users get a new autoreply feature; your printer is spying on you; Microsoft issues an emergency vulnerability patch outside the Patch Tuesday routine; Washington DC abandons MS Office in favor of Google Apps; the TED wish winners for 2009 are announced; Zotero, a remarkable new Firefox extension research tool is free for download; news of a new digital resource, and we feature a Safari Tech book on SmartArt. David's Blackboard feature this week has to do with shooting movies with the Flip video camera and linking to them in Blackboard; Haydn will discuss Online Teaching Tips and the results of our TurnItIn -SafeAssignment survey; and I will show how to Create, Edit and Share placemarks in Google Earth. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0893.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0893.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:04:50 -0700 Tech News, Training, Flip Video, TurnItIn-SafeAssignment, Google Earth Adobe CS4 products are announced; funnerer, according to Google and T-Mobile: the Android debuts; pptPlex and Image Composite Editor are free downloads from Microsoft; Pew discovers that teenagers play video games (!); Lectures to go? Students want 'em according to the U of Wisconsin; an answer to the question: What happens to those deleted articles from Wikipedia?; what's new at the encyclopedia of life; an interactive Google election map for embedding; the Large Hadron Collider goes on the fritz the day after it opens; and we feature a tech book online about Acrobat 9. Google will help you find out where your nearest polling place is; there is more disquieting news about the vulnerability of electronic voting machines; financial gloom and doom has not yet visited most tech companies; the Blackberry Bold will go on sale November 4; Gmail users get a new autoreply feature; your printer is spying on you; Microsoft issues an emergency vulnerability patch outside the Patch Tuesday routine; Washington DC abandons MS Office in favor of Google Apps; the TED wish winners for 2009 are announced; Zotero, a remarkable new Firefox extension research tool is free for download; news of a new digital resource, and we feature a Safari Tech book on SmartArt. David's Blackboard feature this week has to do with shooting movies with the Flip video camera and linking to them in Blackboard; Haydn will discuss Online Teaching Tips and the results of our TurnItIn -SafeAssignment survey; and I will show how to Create, Edit and Share placemarks in Google Earth. 52:29 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, TurnItIn, Flip Video, Google Earth no no Adobe CS4 products are announced; funnerer, according to Google and T-Mobile: the Android debuts; pptPlex and Image Composite Editor are free downloads from Microsoft; Pew discovers that teenagers play video games (!); Lectures to go? Students want 'em according to the U of Wisconsin; an answer to the question: What happens to those deleted articles from Wikipedia?; what's new at the encyclopedia of life; an interactive Google election map for embedding; the Large Hadron Collider goes on the fritz the day after it opens; and we feature a tech book online about Acrobat 9. David is off this week; Haydn will discuss the Illinois Online Network; and I will address portability issues with PowerPoint in my tech-talk-topic. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0892.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0892.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:01:42 -0700 Tech News, Training, Illinois Online Network, PowerPoint Portability Adobe CS4 products are announced; funnerer, according to Google and T-Mobile: the Android debuts; pptPlex and Image Composite Editor are free downloads from Microsoft; Pew discovers that teenagers play video games (!); Lectures to go? Students want 'em according to the U of Wisconsin; an answer to the question: What happens to those deleted articles from Wikipedia?; what's new at the encyclopedia of life; an interactive Google election map for embedding; the Large Hadron Collider goes on the fritz the day after it opens; and we feature a tech book online about Acrobat 9. David is off this week; Haydn will discuss the Illinois Online Network; and I will address portability issues with PowerPoint in my tech-talk-topic.. 32:06 Terry A. Gray Blackboard,Android, Adobe CS4, pptPlex, Gaming, Deletionwiki no no Apple has announced some new iPods and iTunes 8, and updated iPhone software in a big way; Google releases Chrome, announces a newspaper archive, and makes plans to build floating data centers; winners of slideshare's best PowerPoint presentation contest are announced; Microsoft's "ultimate steal" for students is still going on; Ubiquity for Firefox is out in a prototype; and the Large Hadron Collider is turned on without (so far) destroying the earth. David will discuss the Blackboard Learning Unit; Haydn's will turn a spotlight on an exemplary use of Blackboard and deliver some thoughts on testing in Blackboard; and I will answer some questions about using PowerPoint in my tech-talk-topic. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0891.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0891.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:39:42 -0700 Tech News, Training, Blackboard, Learning Units, Testing Online, PowerPoint Apple has announced some new iPods and iTunes 8, and updated iPhone software in a big way; Google releases Chrome, announces a newspaper archive, and makes plans to build floating data centers; winners of slideshare's best PowerPoint presentation contest are announced; Microsoft's "ultimate steal" for students is still going on; Ubiquity for Firefox is out in a prototype; and the Large Hadron Collider is turned on without (so far) destroying the earth. David will discuss the Blackboard Learning Unit; Haydn's will turn a spotlight on an exemplary use of Blackboard and deliver some thoughts on testing in Blackboard; and I will answer some questions about using PowerPoint in my tech-talk-topic. 50:14 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, Apple, iPhone, Google, LHC, Higgs boson no no IE8 beta 2 is now available; Adobe is offering great deals to Palomar faculty, staff and students through the FCCC; Microsoft released photosynth for public consumption; a computer virus invades the International Space Station; Pew releases a survey on an Internet Bill of Rights; geotagging cameras are becoming commonly available; the rumors of Steve Jobs' death are somewhat exaggerated; a new video DRM is announced by Sony; George Orwell is blogging--from the grave; and we feature a tech book online about statistics. Rather than Haydn and Dave doing separate segments this week, we are combining forces to do a tech support roundtable. Finally, I will discuss professors' options for saving PowerPoint for the web. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0890.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0890.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:03:58 -0700 Tech News, Training, Support Roundup, PowerPoint on the Web IE8 beta 2 is now available; Adobe is offering great deals to Palomar faculty, staff and students through the FCCC; Microsoft released photosynth for public consumption; a computer virus invades the International Space Station; Pew releases a survey on an Internet Bill of Rights; geotagging cameras are becoming commonly available; the rumors of Steve Jobs' death are somewhat exaggerated; a new video DRM is announced by Sony; George Orwell is blogging--from the grave; and we feature a tech book online about statistics. Rather than Haydn and Dave doing separate segments this week, we are combining forces to do a tech support roundtable. Finally, I will discuss professors' options for saving PowerPoint for the web. 44:51 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, IE8, Photosynth, ISS, geotagging, Orwell, PowerPoint no no Blackboard has been updated to version 8; the Kindle is selling like hotcakes; iPhone/Touch apps have arrived; Microsoft delivers a record number of patches this week; Office 2008 for Mac is also updated; Netflix distribution systems fail; Cuil, a new search engine, debuts; Google maintains search dominance; the Surface becomes spherical; and we feature a tech book on PowerPoint design. David will discuss the recent Bb 8 upgrade, in particular the new Grade Center; Haydn's topic this week delivers practical advice on beginning the semester well; and I will run down the what's new list in Academic Technology for fall 2008. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0889.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0889.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:56:06 -0700 Tech News, Blackboard Grade Center, Semester Start, What's New in AT Blackboard has been updated to version 8; the Kindle is selling like hotcakes; iPhone/Touch apps have arrived; Microsoft delivers a record number of patches this week; Office 2008 for Mac is also updated; Netflix distribution systems fail; Cuil, a new search engine, debuts; Google maintains search dominance; the Surface becomes spherical; and we feature a tech book on PowerPoint design. David will discuss the recent Bb 8 upgrade, in particular the new Grade Center; Haydn's topic this week delivers practical advice on beginning the semester well; and I will run down the what's new list in Academic Technology for fall 2008. 52:24 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, Google, Microsoft, Surface, Sphere, Grade Center, Flip Video no no Next week Blackboard will be updated to version 8; Apple announces the next generation iPhone, 3G and cheaper; be advised the California cell phone law goes into effect July 1; Microsoft gives up on digitizing books and scholarly articles; there is a new beta out of Producer 2007; the digital universe continues to expand; we are featuring a tech book online about Google Apps. David will discuss the upcoming Bb 8 upgrade, and I have a few words to say about our new TEACH Act procedure. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0888.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0888.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:07:44 -0700 Tech News, Blackboard Upgrade, Cell Phone Laws, TEACH Act Next week Blackboard will be updated to version 8; Apple announces the next generation iPhone, 3G and cheaper; be advised the California cell phone law goes into effect July 1; Microsoft gives up on digitizing books and scholarly articles; there is a new beta out of Producer 2007; the digital universe continues to expand; we are featuring a tech book online about Google Apps. David will discuss the upcoming Bb 8 upgrade, and I have a few words to say about our new TEACH Act procedure. 44:59 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, iPhone, OS X, Microsoft Book Search, Google Apps no no AT Palomar the PeopleSoft 9 upgrade is coming, as is a Blackboard upgrade; SP1 for Office 2008 for Mac is out; Zoho can be used with a Google or Yahoo login; no more wifi in Philadelphia; Microsoft has released a new add-in to help users learn the new Office interface; Microsoft Research has released the spectacular WorldWide Telescope; Audacity has a new beta out, and ubuntu Hardy Heron is here; Brian Greene explains string theory in a TED talk; blu-ray sales have slipped; the library has three new databases; the Large Hadron Collider may destroy the universe; and we feature a tech book on Windows Vista made easy. Dave's Blackboard feature of the week this week is titled "Bullets Everywhere," about the important upcoming events related to PS9, Blackboard and course life cycles in Blackboard. Haydn is featuring instructions on using the new features of PS9 for faculty members. Our Tech Talk Topic looks at creating charts in PowerPoint. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0887.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0887.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 13:43:20 -0700 Tech News, Blackboard Upgrade, PeopleSoft 9, Drawing in PowerPoint AT Palomar the PeopleSoft 9 upgrade is coming, as is a Blackboard upgrade; SP1 for Office 2008 for Mac is out; Zoho can be used with a Google or Yahoo login; no more wifi in Philadelphia; Microsoft has released a new add-in to help users learn the new Office interface; Microsoft Research has released the spectacular WorldWide Telescope; Audacity has a new beta out, and ubuntu Hardy Heron is here; Brian Greene explains string theory in a TED talk; blu-ray sales have slipped; the library has three new databases; the Large Hadron Collider may destroy the universe; and we feature a tech book on Windows Vista made easy. Dave's Blackboard feature of the week this week is titled "Bullets Everywhere," about the important upcoming events related to PS9, Blackboard and course life cycles in Blackboard. Haydn is featuring instructions on using the new features of PS9 for faculty members. Our Tech Talk Topic looks at creating charts in PowerPoint. 47:24 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, PeopleSoft, PowerPoint, Ubuntu, Zoho no no We note the upcoming Blackboard upgrade again; news on new streaming media requests with respect to copyright; there is a new version of Google Earth desktop; PBS adds lots of programming to iTunes U; Microsoft redesigns its help web site; an anthropologist has reproduced Neanderthal speech--sort of; Windows Vista is not being adopted quickly; Symantec says Microsoft is the quickest OS to be patched when vulnerabilities are found; and we feature a tech book on Photoshop Elements 6. Dave's Blackboard feature of the week this week is titled "Can You Hear Me Now?," all about linking to audio content in Blackboard. Haydn is off again this week. Our Tech Talk Topic delivers 10 tips on drawing in PowerPoint 2007. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0886.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0886.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:41:31 -0700 Tech News, Blackboard Audio, Drawing in PowerPoint We note the upcoming Blackboard upgrade again; news on new streaming media requests with respect to copyright; there is a new version of Google Earth desktop; PBS adds lots of programming to iTunes U; Microsoft redesigns its help web site; an anthropologist has reproduced Neanderthal speech--sort of; Windows Vista is not being adopted quickly; Symantec says Microsoft is the quickest OS to be patched when vulnerabilities are found; and we feature a tech book on Photoshop Elements 6. Dave's Blackboard feature of the week this week is titled "Can You Hear Me Now?," all about linking to audio content in Blackboard. Haydn is off again this week. Our Tech Talk Topic delivers 10 tips on drawing in PowerPoint 2007. 35:08 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, Outlook, Adobe, Apple, Firefox no no Blackboard will be upgraded just before summer semester classes begin; Firefox beta 3.5 is out; Adobe has released Photoshop Express, and reveals plans for CS4; the iPhone giveaway at a midwestern University; Wal-Mart slips to number 2; Hulu makes its debut; half of Americans get their news from the Internet; the largest academic music library in North America; news on copyright section 108; and we feature an online book on Fonts and Encoding. Dave has an overview of Blackboard vs. Classroom activities in his Blackboard feature of the week. Haydn is off this week. Our Tech Talk Topic explains Archiving in Outlook 2007. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0885.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0885.htm Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:52:33 -0700 Tech News, Blackboard Features, Archive in Outlook Blackboard will be upgraded just before summer semester classes begin; Firefox beta 3.5 is out; Adobe has released Photoshop Express, and reveals plans for CS4; the iPhone giveaway at a midwestern University; Wal-Mart slips to number 2; Hulu makes its debut; half of Americans get their news from the Internet; the largest academic music library in North America; news on copyright section 108; and we feature an online book on Fonts and Encoding. Dave has an overview of Blackboard vs. Classroom activities in his Blackboard feature of the week. Haydn's is off this week. Our Tech Talk Topic explains Archiving in Outlook 2007. 40:39 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, Outlook, Adobe, Apple, Firefox no no The shuffle gets even less expensive; Firefox beta 3 is out; Apple patches Leopard; SkyDrive goes to 5GB; Vista SP1 will break certain applications; blu-ray wins the format war, but does it matter; DVD Jon wants to liberate your media; and we feature a tech book on making things talk. David's Blackboard feature of the week is a health checkup for your Blackboard courses. Haydn's Teaching with Technology segment contains tips on online testing. Our Tech Talk Topic explains how to create persistent links to online journal databases. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0884.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0884.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:02:51 -0800 Tech News, Blackboard Archive, Vista SP1, Online Testing, Persistent URLs The shuffle gets even less expensive; Firefox beta 3 is out; Apple patches Leopard; SkyDrive goes to 5GB; Vista SP1 will break certain applications; blu-ray wins the format war, but does it matter; DVD Jon wants to liberate your media; and we feature a tech book on making things talk. David's Blackboard feature of the week is a health checkup for your Blackboard courses. Haydn's Teaching with Technology segment contains tips on online testing. Our Tech Talk Topic explains how to create persistent links to online journal databases. 42:55 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, Microsoft, iPod, Vista, PURLs no no We have a new Blackboard @ Palomar podcast; Microsoft makes an offer for Yahoo; Darwin Day is next week; Google introduces a new anti-spam product, while spam continues to increase; the Kindle is sold out; band-aids enter the 21st century; Windows Vista SP1 will be released in March; Apple doubles the capacity of the iPhone and iPod touch; ICANN turns on IPv6; the Lego brick turns 50; shape-shifting microrobots are just around the corner; and we feature an online book on Adobe InDesign and XML. David's Blackboard feature of the week is brought to you by the letter B and the number 8, as in Bb8. Haydn's Teaching with Technology segment contains tips on getting off to a good start with students. Our Tech Talk Topic is titled "Three for Free," where we put together three how-tos that might appeal to different audiences. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0883.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0883.htm Thu, 7 Feb 2008 13:28:30 -0800 Tech News, Blackboard 8, Motivating Students, YouTube in Blackboard We have a new Blackboard @ Palomar podcast; Microsoft makes an offer for Yahoo; Darwin Day is next week; Google introduces a new anti-spam product, while spam continues to increase; the Kindle is sold out; band-aids enter the 21st century; Windows Vista SP1 will be released in March; Apple doubles the capacity of the iPhone and iPod touch; ICANN turns on IPv6; the Lego brick turns 50; shape-shifting microrobots are just around the corner; and we feature an online book on Adobe InDesign and XML. David's Blackboard feature of the week is brought to you by the letter B and the number 8, as in Bb8. Haydn's Teaching with Technology segment contains tips on getting off to a good start with students. Our Tech Talk Topic is titled "Three for Free," where we put together three how-tos that might appeal to different audiences. 42:24 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, Microsoft, Zune, YouTube, Math no no The library announes some new online databases; a digital picture frame with a virus; last call for 3C Media Solutions film festival; Apple is riding high, in more ways than one; blu-ray is winning at the cash register; the Library of Congress releases 3000 pictures on Flickr; Sun buys MySql; tje CIA warns about grid hackers; and we feature Wikipedia, The Missing Manual, online. David's Blackboard feature of the week describes how to name a link in Blackboard and what you can do with those names. Haydn's Teaching with Technology segment is about helping online students off to a great start. Chris does our Tech Talk Topic this week with Part 2 of his review of the Amazon Kindle. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0882.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0882.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:39:37 -0800 Tech News, Blackboard Links, Helping Students, Amazon Kindle The library announes some new online databases; a digital picture frame with a virus; last call for 3C Media Solutions film festival; Apple is riding high, in more ways than one; blu-ray is winning at the cash register; the Library of Congress releases 3000 pictures on Flickr; Sun buys MySql; tje CIA warns about grid hackers; and we feature Wikipedia, The Missing Manual, online. David's Blackboard feature of the week describes how to name a link in Blackboard and what you can do with those names. Haydn's Teaching with Technology segment is about helping online students off to a great start. Chris does our Tech Talk Topic this week with Part 2 of his review of the Amazon Kindle. 57:01 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, Amazon Kindle, blu-ray, HD-DVD, Library of Congress, Macworld, virus no no A reminder to faculty to install the MS compatibility pack; Panasonic shows off a 128GB SSD; Patch Tuesday came and went uneventfully; Apple released a new Mac Pro this week, and soon Office 2008 will be out; Zink is new at CES; Pew says people use YouTube; Sunny the weather robot speaks; Newsgator makes their previously for-sale products free; Microsoft pursues two large companies; and they sign with the Smithsonian; Blu-ray wins the fight with HD-DVD; Sony signs with Amazon; and we feature a book on digital photography. David's Blackboard feature of the week describes how to use language packs. Haydn's Teaching with Technology segment is about communicating with your students. Chris does our Tech Talk Topic this week about his first infatuation with the Amazon Kindle. http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0881.htm Palomar College Academic Technology tgray@palomar.edu Podcast http://www.palomar.edu/atrc/Pod/pod0881.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:02:07 -0800 Tech News Briefs, Language Packs in Bb, Student Connections, Amazpn Kindle A reminder to faculty to install the MS compatibility pack; Panasonic shows off a 128GB SSD; Patch Tuesday came and went uneventfully; Apple released a new Mac Pro this week, and soon Office 2008 will be out; Zink is new at CES; Pew says people use YouTube; Sunny the weather robot speaks; Newsgator makes their previously for-sale products free; Microsoft pursues two large companies; and they sign with the Smithsonian; Blu-ray wins the fight with HD-DVD; Sony signs with Amazon; and we feature a book on digital photography. David's Blackboard feature of the week describes how to use language packs. Haydn's Teaching with Technology segment is about communicating with your students. Chris does our Tech Talk Topic this week about his first infatuation with the Amazon Kindle. 44:55 Terry A. Gray Blackboard, Amazon Kindle, blu-ray, HD-DVD, SSD, Zink, Microsoft, Smithsonian no no