Select a screencast below.
Adobe InDesign
Introduction
• A Brief introduction into Adobe InDesign.
The InDesign Homescreen
• Find out what tools you need to create your project. This tutorial covers the basic InDesign Homescreen and how to use the tool palette.
Layers/Graphics and Exporting
• In this tutorial we look at how to import graphics in InDesign and how layers can help us stay organized. Once we complete a worksheet, we will look the the options for distributing our work.
Microsoft Excel
Overview
• An overview of Microsoft Excel. Find out what Excel is and how it could be used in a classroom.
Excel Layout & Formulas
• In this tutorial we go over the basic layout of Excel and how to create a formula referenceing a specific cell.
Head/Tail Experiment
• Using what we learned in the previous Excel tutorials, we will create a workbook that will guide students through finding the probability of rolling a head or tail by tossing a fair coin.
Graphing Data
• Based upon our randomly generated data from the previous tutorials, we will explore how to create a dynamic graph in Excel.
Wolfram Alpha
What is Wolfram Alpha?
• Explore what Wolfram Alpha is and how it may impact classroom instruction.
iPhone/iPod Touch Wolfram Alpha
• An update to the previous tutorial. Wolfram Alpha is now available as a mobile application on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
GeoGebra
Introduction
• An introduction to GeoGebra. What it is and how it can be used.
GeoGebra Tool Set
• Opening GeoGebra for the first time. In this tutorial we start out by examining what construction tools and setting are offered in GeoGebra.
Creating a Simple Interactive Sketch
• In this tutorial we will learn how to create sliders and variables to create a simple interactive sketch for students learning how m and b in slope intercept form effect the graph of the line.
Exporting GeoGebra Applet
• One of the best ways to distribute a GeoGebra file to students is through the Internet via a web browser. In this tutorial we will learn how to export our GeoGebra file to a web based Java Applet.
Geometer's Sketchpad
Introduction (GeoGebra Similarities & Differences)
• Let's find out what Sketchpad can and can't do.
Sketchpad Tool Set
• In this tutorial we will look at the basic tool set for Sketchpad and experiment by creating some simple polygons.
Defining a Coordinate Plane and Creating a Perpendicular Line
• Using what we learned in the previous tutorials, we will work with the same tools on the coordinate plane.
