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Use an accessibility checker
Updated onArticleList out tools recommended for accessibility; these can be a list of what they check (and what they don't); likely we should also link in these specific tools in their specific areas (using call outs;
Teaching with Technology Resources Accessibility (Captioning, Accommodations, etc.) Check your Accessibility Level
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Content
Updated onArticleTeaching with Technology Resources Accessibility (Captioning, Accommodations, etc.) How to
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Review Crowdmark data use policy
Updated onArticleCrowdmark is an online collaborative grading and analytics platform with a mission to improve learning by enriching the dialogue between students and instructors. The Crowdmark platform facilitates and improves assessment of student work by their instructor, or by an instructional team.
Assessment of student work is important because it:
- provides students with insights into their learning, whether they have gaps in skills or knowledge or are achieving the learning goals for their course of study
- provides instructors with insights into the learning of their students and whether their teaching of their students was effective
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Crowdmark Before your Course Begins
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How do I convert an existing @utoronto.ca basic Zoom account to a U of T pro account?
Updated onArticleThis guide provides instructions on how to migrate a basic (unpaid/free) Zoom account that was created using your @utoronto.ca email address to a U of T pro (paid) account. For individuals who have a Free Zoom account that is associated with their U of T email address, and who wish to upgrade at no personal cost to a full Zoom Education account, simply , and claim your personal Zoom Education license. It will take about 24 to 48 hours to transfer your existing Free Zoom account to our provisional Zoom Education Licenses.
To meet the increasing demands for video conferencing options due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Zoom was provisionally approved for use as a University of Toronto (U of T) tool in July, 2020. This provisional approval will last until the summer of 2021, pending a formal request for proposal (RFP) process for the selection of an officially supported enterprise web-conferencing tool.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Zoom Before you Begin
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What e-authoring tool is right for me?
Updated onArticleAn eLearning authoring tool is a type of software program that allows users to create digital learning content, lessons and courses using text, media, and interactions. Users can also convert their content into various formats (eg. eLearning format), and distribute it among learners via a LMS. Depending on the specific eLearning authoring tool, it will likely offer a ready-to-use interface complete with templates, media, tools, interactions, and tests that the user can easily arrange and manipulate without any technical programming expertise. You'll want to keep in mind that the different tools have different strengths, and you might actually use a combination of the tools in order to achieve your goals.
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to build your course
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Learn about their access to technology and views on online/remote learning and technology
Updated onArticleThis short survey can help you understand student expectations, needs, and preferences regarding online instruction. Not only does it provide you with a bit of insight, it allows you to start a conversation about technology. Ideally, this would be distributed early in the course.
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to engage students
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Select a no-cost software editing tool
Updated onArticleThere are many free video editing tools available on the internet; however, most of them either are trial versions or add a watermark to the exported video. Here are our top four recommendations for free video editing software.
Teaching with Technology Resources Self-Capturing (Video/Screen Captures, Filming-at-home videos, etc.) Selecting your software
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How do I remove the date and time from a OneNote notebook?
Updated onArticleOneNote is used for a variety of different teaching activities (see Microsoft's overview of what OneNote can do). One of them is to record while you write and draw on blank or pre-created content using Microsoft's cloud based tool, OneNote.
Before you begin your recording, we strongly recommend removing the date and time from your recordings. We typically encourage the removal of any contextual information (e.g. weather, current events, sports team sucess, etc.) to help ensure re-use and longevity. You do not want to date your videos before you've even released them to your students.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft OneNote
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How do I collaborate with others on a form?
Updated onArticleAfter creating a form, Microsoft Forms allows you to collaborate with other users (i.e. other professors and TAs) on a single form, with edits appearing in real time. This guide shows how to share your form with others for the purposes of collaboration.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft Forms
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How can I time release videos by scheduling File availability?
Updated onArticleYou may choose to schedule the release of video content within their Quercus course, instead of providing all video content at once. Within a Quercus module there are two options for scheduling the release of videos:
One method to achieve this is by scheduling the availability of a File (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint file, etc.).
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Quercus Files