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=The Parking Lot=


 * Questions from Summer 2009 Session:**


 * Question about saving videos from youtube or wherever**

1. http://www.zamzar.com Followup comments: This seems to be a pretty good service, but keep in mind that it is not instantaneous and it will take time for you to get the file back.

2. http://keepvid.com/ (need Flash update to use?) Followup comments: I have never used this before. Does anybody have any opinions of it? If you need the Flash Player update, you can get it from here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

3. Use Firefox instead? Followup comments: Some folks suggested using a Firefox Add-ons to get video downloads, such as this one: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006 I have used one of these before, but I wonder if sometimes these Add-ons get disabled because the one I used to use doesn't work anymore.

4. Realplayer http://www.real.com/ I haven't tried this, but Ariane from the spring class reminded me of it and recommended it. Thanks, Ariane!


 * Mac Tips:**

1. Zooming: Use the CTRL key and put two fingers simultaneously on the trackpad. Move your fingers up to zoom in, and move your fingers towards you to zoom back out. Make sure you zoom all the way back out when you're done.

2. How do I keep from having to log into my computer when it goes to sleep? You can go into System Preferences and Energy Saver to increase the amount of time before this happens. Keep in mine that increasing it too much may be less "green" and may decrease battery life.

3. iTunes and iPhoto Sharing. http://www.apple.com/support/ilife/tutorials/itunes/it6-1.html http://www.apple.com/support/ilife/tutorials/iphoto/ip4-7.html

As someone said in this class, this is the million dollar question. We don't have one official solution at this time, so I will go over some of the possibilities.
 * Where can I upload my podcasts?**

1. School server This probably would be the most ideal place to have it, but at this point I'm not sure if most TST's (or whomever is responsible) have admin privileges to update their school's website.

2. BPS Connect As I mentioned in the class, https://connect.mybps.org/ may be a possibility in the future, but I think the plan is to pilot first and then hopefully open it up in the future.

3. .mac and iWeb? I like .mac (or Mobile Me) a lot, but I don't think this could be a solution for most since it's a paid site, but it could be a possibility if a principal signs off on it. http://www.me.com

4. MassONE? MassONE could work for hosting audio podcasts in the Virtual Hard Drive as long, but I wouldn't recommend it for video because the files would be too large. Keep in my mind that you wouldn't have RSS feeds in MassONE. MassONE can be access through a link in http://mybps.org

Other podcast hosting sites? http://www.podbean.com/ I've tried this, and it's not bad but I think it is limited storage space.

http://www.mypodcast.com/ I haven't tried this one, but I found it through a Google search and they claim unlimited space.

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 * Example from Karen Byars (summer session participant) who developed a permission form for blogging:

GarageBand Tips: - Resizing photos. Can click on the image in your chapter area at the bottom and resize and move images around

- Selecting several photos. Can "Shift" and click to select several photos and move them together. Have to do it in the chapter area at the bottom

- Copying photos to reuse in another section. Can select several photos and go to "Edit" menu and then copy and paste

- Buying extra laptops. Can others buy them outright from their schools, or would the school have to own them and distribute them? If you want to buy another laptop for personal use or whatever, you'd have to do it through the Apple Store for Education. You can do it online, or if you do it in person at the store make sure to bring your BPS ID. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/education_routing Keep in mind there are quantity limitations per academic year: http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1582/store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/salespoliciesEdIndividual.html

- Question: Is there a way to have a more private student section, either on a page or whatever? There are different ways to do this on various websites. I've made this wiki private so that only people who request to view it and are accepted by me can view the content. Another site I've tried which may be a possibility is http://edublogs.org/

- Loaner laptops for projects? Unfortunately, OIIT doesn't really do this. If schools wanted to purchase additional laptops that could be loaned out for projects they could, but we don't currently have a process in place to loan laptops for projects.

4-27-09 - Free audiobooks? Where can we find them? Get students to record them?
 * Questions from Spring 2009 Session:**

5-4-09 - Fixing volume within a track. Or do you have to create a different track and fix it within that? - Slowing down the playback.

5-18-09 Questions for Paul 1. GarageBand - any way to add images AND movies, or do you have to stick to one? 2. Why AAC only for enhanced podcasts 3. iPhoto - can you add titles directly into photos to use for other projects 4. Files he gave us - can they use this for their own classes or schools?

6-1-09 More questions 1. How do you capture video from youtube (or other sites)?