The MCDM Digital Toolkit
This is Powerpoint
as notes … so you
don’t have to take
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1. Content Creation
Documents
• Shrinkwrap
– Word – free for UW students
• Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade.
• Office Professional Plus 2010
• Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
– Pages (Mac, iOS)
– Open Office (open source, Mac/PC)
Documents
• Webware
– Acrobat.com
– GoogleDocs
– Microsoft OfficeLive
– TypeWithMe.com
Documents : Warnings
• Formatting inconsistencies (especially
typeface)
• Mac folks -> remember file extensions
• To be safe, also make a PDF
– Mac: Print -> Save As PDF
– Adobe.com online converter
– Zamzar (more later)
– Of course, Adobe AcrobatPro
E-mail
• UWNetID: uwnetid.washington.edu/manage
– UW Google Mail (UW GoogleApps)
– UW Outlook Live (UW Windows Live)
• Note:
– Important messages from the University are sent
to your UW email address (uwnetid@uw.edu). You
must set up e-mail forwarding.
– If you need help adding an account to an existing
gmail account, bring it up in workshops.
Presentations
• Shrinkwrap
– Keynote
– Open Office
– Powerpoint
• Webware
– GoogleDocs
– OfficeLive
– Prezi and PreziMeeting
Presentations : Warnings
• Embed images and fonts
• Slideshare does not support “builds” or
transitions but you can embed YouTube clips
• Version inconsistencies
– Tip if your images aren’t showing on someone
else’s machine (not platform dependent)
Screen Capture
• Built-in Tools
• Static Third-Party Tools
– Aviary (FF extension, Chrome extension)
– Skitch (Mac)
– Screen Capture By Google (Chrome extension)
• Screencast Third-Party Tools
– Jing (Mac/PC – also static)
– Screenr
Aviary v Skitch/Jing
Skitch
Jing
Screenr
Spreadsheets
• Shrinkwrap
– Excel
– Numbers
– Open Office
• Webware
– GoogleDocs
– LiveOffice
Survey Tools
• Multi-Question
– Catalyst WebQ
– GoogleForm
– SurveyMonkey
• One Question
– Catalyst QuickPoll
– WordPress Poll
Document Collaboration
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LiveOffice
Public Google Doc (G+ example)
Wikis
TypeWith.me
TypeWith.Me
2. Content Distribution
Document Sharing
• Scribd
– The world’s largest social reading and publishing
company
– Also supports presentations
• Slideshare
– The world's largest community for sharing
presentations
– Also supports documents, PDFs, videos and
webinars
File Sharing
• Catalyst CollectIt
– Confusing because it uses the term “dropbox”
• DropBox
– Automagically syncs between laptop, mobile
devices and the cloud
– Getting An Account
• Anyone with DropBox account
• Anyone who wants a DropBox account
Promoting Content
• Facebook
• Google+
• Twitter
3. Utilities
Must-Haves
• Free Fax Service:
FaxZero.com
• Free File Conversion:
Zamzar.com
Streamed Conferencing
• Without shared desktop
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Facetime
GoToMeeting
Skype
uStream et al (from computer or phone)
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Adobe ConnectNow (need AdobeID)
Google+ Hangouts
Join.me
Webex.com (limited free service)
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
• Required for connecting to UW web servers
– Settings
• Recommended
– Filezilla (Mac/PC/Linux)
– FTPOnTheGo (iOS)
– AndFTP (Android)
Credits
• Kathy E. Gill, @kegill, gplus.to/kegill, kegill@uw.edu
– Presentation at WiredPen.com, Slideshare.net, GoogleDoc
• Presentation Licensing
– CC License
– Non-commercial, Attribution, Share-and-share alike
• Photos Used Are CC licensed from Flickr
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Title Slide, http://www.flickr.com/photos/26891884@N03/2549364714/
Journal paper, http://www.flickr.com/photos/calsidyrose/4129103991/
Keyboard, http://www.flickr.com/photos/lapideo/198046070/
Sharing, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jek-a-go-go/3948329368/
Utility tools, http://www.flickr.com/photos/wmode/2105168082/
Balloons, http://www.flickr.com/photos/ficken/1813744832/