Tutorials

University of Texas at Brownsville
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX 78520

janice.butler@utb.edu
956.882.6713
mike.sullivan@utb.edu
956.882.7668

TUTORIALS
MTT HOME FREE and EASY PRESENTATIONS PROJECTS MTT COHORTS 2006-2007 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TUTORIALS RESOURCES STUDY GUIDES Technology Plan, 2006 - 2020 Texas STaR Chart	Case Study Requirements - this will provide the guidelines for developing a "4" on the case study exam. How to install Photo Story 3 - guides you through the steps you will need to follow to install Photo Story 3 including links to Service Pack 2, Direct X, Media Player 10 and Photo Story 3. All software is FREE for those who have an authentic copy of Windows XP. Photo Story 3 Manual - provides screen shots to guide you through the process of creating your first digital story using Photo Story 3. How to use audio editor WavePad - guide for editing your audio to be used on Photo Story 3. Will provide information on using special effects, mixing music and more. This FREE program is user friendly and can be mastered by a novice relatively quickly. PhotoFiltre is free and easy to use image editing program. Take a look at the BETA tutorial and give me feedback on changes that need to be made. If something doesn't make sense, let me know. Effective Website Design - take a look at this PowerPoint presentation that will provide an overview of effective site design. Interested in creating interactive simulations and software tutorials, but cannot afford to buy Captivate or other commercial products. Try Wink for free - you won't be disappointed. After going through Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2, accessed through the Help menu in Wink, you will be ready to create your own masterpieces. Can be loaded on all student computers. How bout having students create a tutorial as an assessment, rather than a written exam? LOOK: POWER TIPS FOR WORD Ever use a command in Word frequently and wish there was a keyboard command shortcut for it? Now, even if the keyboard command does not exist, you can create one. This tutorial will show you how. You can view the tutorial as a flash file or as an html file.	PowerPoint Templates
		Linda Rush from Notre Dame School generously provided a number of PowerPoint game templates for you to use and adapt to your lessons: 20 Questions Flashcards Jeopardy I Jeopardy II Jeopardy III Jeopardy Unit review Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
		Using TeleCampus Tools
		Discussion Board - How to use the discussion board; posting, reading, replying and navigating. Includes some "short cuts" to help you better access the messages.
		Great and On the Net
		Nortelearnit.org - A free resource for teachers, this great site has short video vignettes on technology topics - for example, the difference between vector graphics and raster graphics. In a few short minutes you will understand these topics that are part of the MTT certification exam. This site also has a great library on video topics. Everything you need from introduction to video production, pre-production, production and post-production topics.

This site is provided for the MTT program at the University of Texas at Brownsville. Janice Wilson Butler This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.