Technology and the Teaching Assistantship Using Technology in the Classroom Ruvi Wijesuriya M.Ed.

Director, Learning Technologies Applied Learning Technologies Institute University Technology Office Arizona State University

Learning Technologies Lab

• Large format printing • Digital Video editing • Assistance with software, design • Large format printing • Workshops and Training

Blackboard

Support • Blackboard Support – History and background – Help site • Instructors • Students – [email protected]

– IT HelpDesk 480.965.6500

Technology Basics • ASURITE username and password – http://asu.edu/asurite – Password security – Identity theft • Portal site http://my.asu.edu

– Links to everything – Webmail, Interactive, Payroll, Courses, New, etc.

• Courses site http://myasucourses.asu.edu

– Courses – Organizations

myASU Courses/Blackboard • Basic Content (opening in a new window) • Discussion Board & Virtual Classroom • Digital Drop box vs. Assignments (and File naming conventions) • Safe Assignments • Quizzes and Surveys • Grade Book

myASU Courses/Blackboard (cont.) • Advanced Course Sites • Advanced Content (HTML, Flash animations, etc) • Respondus Resource Site • Instructor/Student Help Site • MediaManager

Other Tools • iTunes U @ ASU - Podcasting • Blogs http://blog.asu.edu

• Wikis http://wiki.asu.edu

• Refworks http://asu.edu/refworks • Macromedia Breeze

Viruses, Spyware, Updates • Windows updates • Office Updates • Antivirus software, mailing list • Spyware and Ad-ware • Windows Prep – checklist

Need Help?

• UTO Helpdesk – Computing Commons, Rm 202 ( [email protected]

) • Computer Accounts (same room) • Commons and Coor Helpdesks – Assistance with equipment • LTLab - Computing Commons, Rm 213 • myASU Help ( [email protected]

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Questions?

Next:

10:15am - Human Resources

, (same room) Payroll, Hiring documents, Signing and Submission