 Software Overview
The Software Overview Handout contains descriptions of many of the software programs that IDDS supports. Click on the PDF file graphic to view or download the document.
Software Overview ...
Adobe Acrobat
Purpose and Faculty Use:
Adobe Acrobat is used to create Portable Document Format (PDF) files from existing documents preserving the original format of the document. PDF files are viewed with a free reader available for download at www.adobe.com.
Faculty can create PDF files as a way for students to view files created in a word processing, publishing or presentation program without having the original program on their computer. PDF files offer a way to save files so that others cannot modify your document.
Location:
The full version of Acrobat is located in the IDDS lab, Room 012 in the Lower Level of Lehman Library.
Adobe Photoshop / Photoshop Elements
Purpose and Faculty Use:
Adobe Photoshop Elements is used to manipulate scanned and digital images.
Faculty can use Photoshop to convert files for Web use or create graphics to enhance Web pages.
Location:
There are two versions available in the IDDS lab, Adobe Photoshop 7 for advanced faculty and Adobe Photoshop Elements for those faculty who want to create or manipulate graphics. We offer classes on Adobe Photoshop Elements only.
Blackboard
Purpose and Faculty Use:
Blackboard Course Management system is a web-based software system which can be used by faculty to support flexible teaching and learning whether your class is taught face-to-face or at a distance. It provides tools and facilities to manage your course as well as content and provides online collaboration and communication. Although this is a text based medium, courses can be enhanced with audio and video.
Faculty can use the Blackboard course shell to enhance their face-to-face classes and teach online classes with use of the various tools that Blackboard provides. Class discussions, knowledge-check quizzes, regular exams, assignments and links to course material can be placed in the Blackboard course shell.
Location:
The Blackboard Course Management System is Web-based and can be accessed from any computer on or off campus at http://blackboard.ship.edu .
Camtasia
Purpose and Faculty Use:
Camtasia Studio records high-quality videos of your Windows computer screen, enabling faculty to share their PC knowledge with everyone in their class or department. You can also record the computer screen while using programs such as Photoshop Elements or PowerPoint to help clarify a concept for your students. Faculty can easily edit, enhance and publish screen recordings in all the popular multimedia formats. This product does not work on the Macintosh platform.
Come in to our office for a demonstration of both Captivate and Camtasia to learn what software is best for your particular project!
Location:
Camtasia is available in the IDDS lab.
Captivate
Purpose and Faculty Use: [Take a Tour]
Adobe Captivate automatically records
all onscreen actions and instantly creates an interactive Flash
simulation. Point and click to add text captions, narration, and
e-learning interactions without any programming knowledge. Captivate
will also automatically generate text captions for you.
Come in to our office for a demonstration of both Captivate and Camtasia to learn what software is best for your particular project!
Faculty can use Dreamweaver to build new or modify existing Web sites.
Location:
Captivate is available in the IDDS lab.
Dreamweaver
Purpose and Faculty Use: [Take a Tour]
Dreamweaver is used for building web sites. It is a WYSISYG editor meaning that you can add information as you would in a Word document. Dreamweaver automatically creates the HTML or the CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) coding behind the scenes for you and the program allows you to manipulate the HTML or CSS code.
Faculty can use Dreamweaver to build new or modify existing Web sites.
Location:
Macromedia Dreamweaver is available in the IDDS lab.
Impatica
Purpose and Faculty Use:
Impatica for PowerPoint converts the PowerPoint file into a compressed format (Java) that is optimized for streaming over the Internet. The content can be easily displayed even when using a 56.6kbps modem. Impatica supports most of the features available in PowerPoint.
Faculty can use Impatica for PowerPoint to add narrated presentations to their Web site or Blackboard course shell.
Location:
Impatica is only available in the IDDS lab.
PowerPoint
Purpose and Faculty Use:
A component of Microsoft Office, PowerPoint is a presentation graphics program. Once the presentation is created it can be used for delivered on-screen, as overhead transparencies, as 35mm slides and as paper printouts/ handouts/notes/outlines. The current version of Microsoft Office is Office 2007.
Office 2007 Viewer : Students who do not have Office 2007 can download a reader.
Faculty can create presentations and simple educational games. With PowerPoint faculty can add simple shapes, graphics, multimedia and animation to create a dynamic presentation.
Location:
PowerPoint is available on all campus computers.
Respondus
Purpose and Faculty Use:
Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard. Exams can be created offline using a familiar program such as Notepad. Faculty can use Respondus to easily create exams or quizzes for placement in Blackboard or for use in class.
Location:
The University has purchased a campus-wide software license so University faculty can download the software directly to their home and school computer. The license is available to all faculty and must be renewed on your computer every year. Please go to our Web site at www.ship.edu/~idds for more information on the download process or for renewing your current Respondus license.
Snagit
Purpose and Faculty Use:
Snag-It is used to capture screen images, text, video and print output from your Windows PC. A companion software package, Studio 6 allows you to enhance your digital images with annotations, titles, callouts, graphics, and clip art.
Faculty can use Snag-It to capture screen images from a computer for use in just about any program including Microsoft Word to help students understand concepts or develop training material.
Location:
SnagIt is available in the IDDS lab.
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