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Communi-K - View Tutorial
Where: Online, anytime!
What: Get the word out about events and announcements and participate in various discussions. |
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Registering for the Emergency Notification System - View Tutorial
Where: On your mobile phone
What: Get the latest emergency notifications on your mobile phone (text/SMS message) and/or non-King's email address. |
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Turnitin
Where: Through the web, on your PC
What: Check student papers against published materials to ensure authenticity and proper citation. Also allow students to upload papers before turning them in to see the results for themselves. Contact help@kings.edu to obtain the King's College code. |
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Accessing King's/Wilkes-Barre Wireless - View Tutorials
Where: Pending on strength of Wilkes-Barre Wireless Signal
What: The King's College Community can access the Wilkes-Barre City Wireless Network. |
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PC Backup - View Tutorials
Where: Campus Staff / Faculty Office Computers
What: Backing Up your Campus Computer is often over looked and the ending result can lead to loss of important data and even educational data you might need for future references. Backing up does not take long and can even be ran when your not there. |
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Podcasting - View Tutorials
Where: Anywhere
What: Podcasting allows you to post audio files on the web. Students can subscribe and get your latest recordings using iTunes or other podcast subscription software. |
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VPN Access - View Tutorials
Where: Anywhere
What: Access your network drives from home after following this step-by-step process. This is suggested only for those that need such access. Other software and other instruction on more casual connections can be obtained by contacting help@kings.edu. |
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NetSupport School
Where: All classroom computer labs by Spring
What: NetSupport School allows you to control computers in a lab environment. Allow or block certain applications and/or websites to keep students on task. |
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SharePoint - View Tutorials
What: SharePoint is, at its best, a collaborative tool that allows users to work on documents without having to get together in person. Discussion boards, photo databases, contacts, and polling are just a few of the other tools that can help your group collaborate on an ongoing basis, instead of just at weekly meetings. |
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TurningPoint
Where: MC 413, P101,
What: An audience response system, TurningPoint enables you to poll your students and get results in seconds. At King's, the technology has been used to evaluate lectures with review questions, as well as a way to direct class discussion. |
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Captivate
Where: Limited license
What: Capture your on-screen movements and export them to several viewable formats with Captivate (formerly RoboDemo). This tool is perfect for online review of software programs. Advanced features include quizzing and narration. |
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Impatica
Where: Limited license
What: PowerPoint presentations are sometimes difficult to recall, so Impatica helps make them available online without having to distribute the raw file to students. This can preserve the authenticity of the original presentation, but still allow students to view it at their leisure. |
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SMARTboard
Where: Education, CELT
What: Ever want to mark up the monitor to help the class understand a topic? This interactive whiteboarding system allows you to do just that. You can interact with the computer from a giant screen, instead of running back to the mouse. |
