Quick Tips and How Tos

Sometimes all you need is a quick answer on how to do something. Hopefully you can find it here. If not, Instructional Technology is just an email away.
 

Screen Capture
If you don't have screen capture software, you can still copy an image from your computer monitor. To do so, hold down the ALT and Print Screen keys. The image will be copied to the clipboard. Then open up an image editing program (such as Paint, which comes with Windows) and hold down the CTRL and V keys to paste.

Recording Sound
If you have a microphone, you can record your voice and create an audio file on your computer with Sound Recorder, a free program that comes with the Windows operating system. Sound Recorder is very easy to use. To locate Sound Recorder on your computer, go to the Start Menu and look in the Programs/Accessories/Entertainment directory. Recordings will be saved as .wav files.

Internet Searching
Tired of conducting online searches and coming up with pages that don't seem to contain your search terms anywhere? Try this next time. While on one of these vague pages, go to the Edit menu at the top of your browser, and click "Find (on this page)." (You can also click Ctrl/F). Enter a word or term in the "Find What" field and click the "Find Next" button. The web page will highlight instances of the words/terms you are searching for.

Simple Video Editing
Need to create a short video or two for your students? If you have the Windows XP operating system, Windows Movie Maker 2.1 make this process easy, quick, and fun. Movies can be built with a few simple drag and drops, bad shots can be deleted, and the finished product can be shared on a CD, on the web, or through email. If you do not already have Windows Movies Maker on your computer, it is available as a free download. Download Windows Movie Maker.