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1. Tools and Programs
   Part I
   

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2. Goals
   After this training, participants will be better prepared to:
   Demonstrate how to insert Word, Excel, PDF, and Google
   Sheets course materials into Canvas.
   Use video and audio tools to develop content.
   

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3. Alignment to QC Checklist Items
   6.2: Course tools and media support student engagement and
   guide the student to become an active learner.
   9.2: Each multimedia tool is selected for a specific purpose and
   it facilitates the mastery of lesson objectives.
   

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4. PDF Files, Excel, & Word
   Output - Insert as a file students
   download from the Canvas page
   

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5. DO USE
   Using
   PDF Files
   ● When the file is already a PDF
   ● To replace a Word document that:
   ○ will not be edited by students
   ○ contains several images and,
   even when images are
   compressed, the file size is
   large.
   

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6. DO CONSIDER
   USING
   Using
   PDF Files
   ● To convert Wikipedia pages to a PDF ‘eBook’
   DON’T USE..
   if you think students might want to
   edit the document; instead, convert
   to a Word document
   

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7. Using
   Excel Files
   DO USE
   ● For assignment templates &
   documents students will add
   information to in order to
   complete an Excel assignment
   ● In handouts/tasks with pre-built
   formulas for calculating data
   ● To provide students with a
   downloadable excel example to
   supplement an existing excel
   lesson
   

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8. Using Excel Files
   & Inline Preview
   DON’T USE
   WITH INLINE
   PREVIEW...
   unless preview mimics the
   excel spreadsheet exactly
   

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9. Alternative for
   Inline Preview
   USE GOOGLE
   SHEETS IN
   PLACE OF EXCEL
   ● When an inline preview of an excel
   spreadsheet will enhance the
   learning experience
   

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10. Google Sheets Output
    Publish to Web/Embed in Canvas page
    

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11. Using
    Microsoft
    Word
    Documents
    DO USE
    ● For course handouts & resources
    ● All assignment templates &
    documents students will add
    information to in order to
    complete an assignment in Word
    

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12. Assignment
    Instructions
    DO KEEP
    All assignment instructions on the
    actual assignment page instead of a
    separate Word document as much as
    possible.
    

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13. Assignment
    Instructions
    When a document must be
    used to provide additional
    information...
    Use Google Docs & limit to 2 pages &
    enable inline preview directly on the
    assignment page.
    

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14. Audio Tools/Programs
    

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15. Use Audio Recordings
    1. To walk students through a guided exercise that doesn’t
    require anything on the screen
    3. To demonstrate a pronunciation of a complex term or
    foreign word in foreign language course
    2. Written activators or activities that, when listened to,
    will result in enhanced learning
    

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16. Audio Tools
    CONTENT PAGES
    & LESSONS
    -Use Soundcloud
    QUIZZES &
    EXAMS
    Use Camtasia
    

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17. Output: Make Private &
    Embed in Canvas page
    In Canvas, use HTML view to adjust the
    width and height to: width="75%"
    height="80"
    

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18. Upload to files and insert in page
    *MP3 will likely produce a smaller file size compared to
    WAV
    Output: MP3 or WAV
    

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19. Camtasia & Screen-Cast-O-Matic
    Tools
    

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