Clicking and dragging your mouse to select some text works, but it’s not very efficient. If you’d like to select a single word in a document, double-click on that word. If you’d like to select the whole paragraph, triple-click anywhere in the paragraph. Go ahead, try it here.
I’ll admit this video is a bit dated but it’s still a great basic explanation of how the Internet works.
Google isn’t working. Is it you, or is it Google? Head on over to isup.me and enter the URL of the site you’re wondering about. The result will let you know if the site is actually down, or just unreachable from your connection.
When you’re giving a presentation sometimes you want the audience to pay attention to you instead of your slides. In these cases remember these two keys: ‘b’ & ‘w’. The b key turns the screen black, while the w key turns the screen white. To return to the slides, just tap the relevant key again. (I think this works in Keynote too. Please feel free to confirm/deny in the comments.)
C&U / ITART Spring Meeting – Voices from Outside the Box
The C & U / ITART Spring Meeting will be held on Friday, May 10, 2013 at Bellevue University. ITART will be co-sponsoring the event.
Registration | Directions to Bellevue University | Bellevue University Campus Map
Schedule:
9:00 – 10:00 Registration in the lower level of the Administrative Service Building
10:00 – 10:30 Wecome by Dr. Mary Hawkins, President of Bellevue University
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:45 Session 1 (2 concurrent sessions)
The Ethics of Information | Albert Einstein is said to have noted, ”Information is not knowledge”. Librarians and faculty members are allied in the common cause of education and arm themselves with vast arsenals of information. It is the task of both entities to transform information into knowledge. Given the reality of digitization of information in today’s world ethical issues related to technology enter into the care and handling of information. Faculty members and their students, as well as librarians, wrestle with concepts of intellectual property versus fair use, censorship versus freedom of expression, and even surveillance versus privacy. By working together we can tackle these issues and do the right thing.
by Karla Carter, Associate Professor, College of Science and Technology, Bellevue University
Learning in the Learning Commons: How UNK Moved Out of the Silos and into a Dance Hall | The UNK Learning Commons opened softly the Fall of 2010 with the goal of coordinating multiple academics student services in one convenient place. Now, nearly three years later, the UNKLC has become a hot spot for campus partnerships that contribute to the students’ academic success. Learn out why it started, how far it’s come, and where it’s going next.
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch with Table Talks lead by ITART
1:30 – 2:00 Business Meetings
2:15 – 3:15 Session 2 (2 concurrent sessions)
iPad Initiatives in Higher Education: Beyond the Classroom Walls – Reinventing Yourself, Your Class & Your Teaching | iPads are expanding the learning experience for students and instructors both inside and outside the classroom. It is important to prepare educators by exploring and learning how to engage students in our digital mobile world by facilitating a more engaging means of instruction, collaboration and interaction. Bring your own iPad or iPhone for this interactive session.
Jane L. Petersen, Assistant Director of Instructional Technology, UNK
Critical Information and Technology Literacy: Instructors Forming Savvy Students by Dr. Bob Whipple, Professor, English Department, Creighton University
3:30 – 4:00 Break Out sessions
Parking is readily available near the Administrative Services Building in Lot E (see map). All scheduled activities will take place in the same building.
Please contact Becky Wymer for further information.
“But what happened to me exposes vital security flaws in several customer service systems, most notably Apple’s and Amazon’s. Apple tech support gave the hackers access to my iCloud account. Amazon tech support gave them the ability to see a piece of information — a partial credit card number — that Apple used to release information. In short, the very four digits that Amazon considers unimportant enough to display in the clear on the web are precisely the same ones that Apple considers secure enough to perform identity verification. The disconnect exposes flaws in data management policies endemic to the entire technology industry, and points to a looming nightmare as we enter the era of cloud computing and connected devices.”
Read the full article @ Wired.com
Full details about the event and what the participants created can be found on the NLC Tech Rodeo site.
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ITART Spring Meeting Minutes
April 13, 2012
In attendance: Amy Mather, Becky Wymer, Christa Burns, Michael Sauers, Gordon Wyant, Kelly Olson, Andrew Sherman, Scott Childers, Aimee Owen, Rebecca Stavick, Lindsey Bray
1. Announcements
None.
2. Approval of minutes of 2011 Fall Meeting
Scott Childers motioned, Andrew Sherman seconded. Minutes were approved.
3. Treasurer report
Christa Burns shared the Treasurers report. Current balance is $1,555.44. Spring Meeting registration and costs have not been reflected on the report yet. Funding formula for the ITART/TSRT Spring Meeting – Casey Kralik is figuring out the split with TSRT.
4. Old Business
a. ITART logo update?
Tabled until Karin is available. Christa will check with her on status, options she came up with.
b. Membership drive:
• We have 53 current members. The prize drawing for the iPod shuffle went to Beth Goble at the commission. Winner determined by number generator on
c. ITART Blog:
• Problems with blog resolved and updated
• What to do with it? What should be posted? How to… Christa mentioned the Facebook page – has been on hold waiting for logo/content from blog. Add presentations we do/host at meetings. Rebecca suggested 5-10 minutes Jing presentations – how to use a NebraskAccess database, tips/tricks. Amy – shared pool/repository of knowledge. Rebecca volunteered to be responsible for adding to blog/recruiting others to post. She will use Memberclicks to contact ITART members. Gordon – be aware that all info isn’t correct, or even in there. Some people don’t add info at all sometimes. Be sure to search for 2012/13 members to get current list.
• Christa volunteered to create a Facebook page and Twitter account for ITART.
5. New Business (with Amy Mather assuming chair duties):
a. Co-sponsoring a couple of programs for the fall C&U Fall program – Becky Wymer
We may have been chosen to co-sponsor something with MPLA.
b. MPLA joint with NLA/NEMA – sponsoring programs, proposals due April 30th.
c. Officers: Karin Dalziel to recruit; new vice-chair. At least two candidates are needed by April 30, 2012. 1 person interested in vice-chair – Lindsey. Gordon – must have 2 or not considered an actual election, and we don’t get funds.
d. Karin Dalziel has been writing a handbook covering the duties of the chair and other officers.
Becky – TSRT has offered to give us their manual and let us modify it for ourselves.
e. The chair is to submit an annual report at the end of their term. We need to confirm that we are current in this practice as we may be missing a few submissions.
f. Becky – Officers need to get together to plan for what to do with the box of files/blog for keeping track of docs.
g. Michael – is chair of NLA website committee. Tell him anything you’d like to see done/changed/fixed with the site. Possibly will change behind the scenes setup for how the sites are hosted.
6. Adjournment
Minutes respectfully submitted by Christa Burns, Secretary