1. About Us
    1. Mission
    2. Services
      1. Instructional Design
        1. Read more about the instructional design project process
          1. View the project process
          2. View a portfolio of past projects
        2. View our project portfolio
      2. Course Management
        1. Blackboard Vista
        2. Respondus
        3. Wimba Tools
        4. MediaKron
        5. iTunes University/Podcasting
        6. iClicker Polling
        7. BCshare
      3. Classrooms
        1. Interactive Multimedia Lab (IML)
          1. Video Conferencing Services
          2. Classrooms
        2. Carney 033
        3. O'Neill 245
        4. O'Neill 246
        5. O'Neill 254
        6. Campion 131
    3. Contacts
    4. GWA Program
    5. Partners
      1. Faculty Microcomputer Resource Center
      2. Libraries
      3. Media Technology Services
      4. Information Technology Services
  2. Teaching Tools
    1. BCShare Groups
      1. Campus Groups
      2. Create and Use Groups in BCshare
      3. BCshare Help Request Form
      4. BCshare Documentation
      5. Teaching with Wikis
      6. Wikis
        1. Teaching with Wikis
          1. Using a Wiki in BCshare
          2. Benefits of Using Wikis in the Classroom
          3. Wiki As a Collaborative Writing Tool
          4. Using Wikis at Boston College: A Case Study
          5. Wiki Challenges
          6. Use of Wikis at Other Universities
          7. University of Maryland
          8. University of South Florida
          9. Brown University
          10. Penn State
          11. Additional Reading
    2. Blackboard Vista
      1. Instructor Support
        1. FMRC Drop In Hours
        2. GWA Program
        3. General Blackboard Vista information
        4. System Configuration Information/Getting Started with Blackboard Vista
        5. Supported Browsers
        6. Resolving Java Problems on a Mac
        7. Introduction to Blackboard Vista
          1. Blackboard Vista Training Guide
        8. Introduction to Blackboard Vista Video Tutorials
          1. Accessing Blackboard Vista
          2. Navigating Your Course Homepage
          3. Customizing Your Course Homepage
          4. Adding Folders, Files and Tools
          5. Uploading Your Syllabus in eSyllabus and linking to it in Blackboard Vista on a PC
          6. Uploading Your Syllabus in eSyllabus and linking to it in Blackboard Vista on a Mac
          7. Adding a Learning Module
          8. Adding an Assignment
          9. Creating a Simple Assessment
          10. Adding an Announcement
          11. Setting up the Grade Book
          12. Adding an eReserve Link
          13. Adding a Coursepack Link
        9. Access Online Tutorials
        10. Blackboard Vista and the Principles for Good Practice
          1. Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever
          2. QuickTopic
          3. www.blackboard.com
        11. Pedagogical Support for Online Teaching
          1. Pedagogical Resources
          2. Learning Object Repositories
          3. Academic Commons
          4. Learning Objects, Learning Activities (LoLa) Exchange
          5. Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT)
          6. National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
          7. Collections of Articles
          8. Educause
          9. The Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group
          10. Journals and Other Sources of Information on New Developments and Practices
          11. AACE publications page
          12. Campus Technology
          13. Chronicle of Higher Education, Information Technology Section
          14. Contemporary Issues in Technology & Teacher Education (CITE)
          15. Educational Technology Review (ETR)
          16. EDUCAUSE Quarterly Online
          17. Higher Learning
          18. International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL), Quarterly
          19. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST)
          20. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
          21. Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR)
          22. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE), from SITE
          23. Networking: Conferences and Ongoing Discussions
          24. AACE World Conferences
          25. International annual conference of the Society for Information, Technology & Teacher Education(SITE)
          26. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
          27. World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education
          28. Educause Annual Conferences
          29. North East Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP)
          30. Syllabus Conference (sponsored by Campus Technology)
          31. Organizations Concerned with eLearning and Pedagogy
          32. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
          33. Boston area Educational Technology Group
          34. Educause
          35. New Media Consortium (NMC)
          36. Emerging Technology Initiative
          37. New Scholarship Initiative
          38. New Media and Learning Initiative
          39. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
          40. The TLT (Teaching Learning and Technology) Group
          41. Individual Articles by Topics
          42. "How Analog and Digital Recording Works"
          43. Tutorials, Checklists and Other Resources
          44. Rubric for Online Instruction (ROI)
          45. Accessibility
          46. IBM Web test techniques
          47. MIT's Keyboard Friendly Shortcuts
          48. Lighthouse International's "Accessible Print and Web Design for the Visually Impaired"
          49. WebAIM
          50. Bobby
          51. LIFT Online
          52. HTML Validator
          53. CSS Validator
          54. 508 Accessibility Suite Extension for Dreamweaver
          55. HiSoftware
          56. Copyright
          57. BC's policy concerning copyright issues
          58. Agreement On Guidelines For Classroom Copying In Not-For-Profit Educational Institutions With Respect To Books And Periodicals
          59. Course Reserves
          60. Subject Specialist
          61. Basic Checklist
          62. Expanded Checklist
          63. Plagiarism
          64. Educase Articles
          65. "Term Paper Mills, Anti-plagiarism Tools, and Academic Integrity"
          66. Using Powerpoint Effectively for Teaching
          67. Pedagogy & PowerPoint
          68. PowerPoint Accessibility
          69. PowerPoint Best Practices
          70. PowerPoint in the Classroom
          71. PowerPoint is Not Evil
          72. PowerPoint Pedagogy Online Handout
          73. PowerPoint: Possibilities and Problems
          74. Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides
          75. Unleashing the Power of PowerPoint
          76. Using PowerPoint Effectively
          77. Using PowerPoint Effectively in Science Education: Lessons from Research and Guidance for the Classroom [pdf]
          78. Everything is Miscellaneous
          79. "Free Culture"
          80. Identity 2.0
          81. Presentation Zen
          82. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as a PowerPoint Presentation
          83. Is PowerPoint the Devil?
          84. Learning to Love PowerPoint
          85. PowerPoint is Evil
          86. PowerPoint Makes You Dumb
          87. PowerPoint, No! Cyberspace, Yes
          88. Mobile Apps for Higher Education
          89. Download and Install iTunes
          90. Promega
          91. DataAnalysis
          92. Sociology Terms
          93. Yours, Vincent the Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
          94. Examples of mobile apps for books
          95. Examples of mobile apps for education
          96. Examples of mobile apps used in medicine
          97. Examples of mobile apps for reference
          98. 7 Things You Should Know About Mobile Apps for Learning
          99. Digital Storytelling
          100. 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Storytelling
          101. Center for Digital Storytelling
          102. Digital story telling | The Educational Technology Center
          103. Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
          104. Incorporating Digital Storytelling into Teaching and Learning
          105. Center for Digital Storytelling
          106. Digital Stories in the Classroom
          107. A Step-By-Step Approach to Creating a Digital Story from Material Found On the Web
          108. Creating a Digital Story
          109. Digital Storytelling: A Tutorial in 10 Easy Steps
          110. Storyboarding: Developing Your Digital Story
          111. Audacity
          112. Paint.NET
          113. iDVD
          114. iMovie
          115. Microsoft Photo Story 3
          116. Windows Live Movie Maker
          117. Windows Movie Maker
          118. Free eTools on the Web
          119. Concept Mapping Tool
          120. http://vue.tufts.edu/
          121. Communication and Conferencing Tool
          122. 7 Things You Should Know About Skype
          123. Google Apps
          124. www.google.com/apps/
          125. Google Books
          126. Google Reader
          127. Google Scholar
          128. Google Translate
          129. 7 Things You Should Know About Google Apps
          130. Media Production, Conversion, and Editing Tools
          131. www.jingproject.com
          132. 7 Things You Should Know About Screencasting
          133. www.zamzar.com
          134. http://blog.arpitnext.com/2009/05/firefox-addon-to-download-youtube-video-as-mp4.html
          135. www.aviary.com
          136. Social Bookmarking Tool
          137. 7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking
          138. http://www.scribd.com/doc/212002/Using-delicious-In-Education
          139. www.delicious.com
          140. Tips about how to market a website/blog
          141. Website Creation Tools, Wikis, Blogs, and Microblogs
          142. www.weebly.com
          143. 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis
          144. www.pbworks.com
          145. www.wikispaces.com
          146. ELI Discovery Tool: Guide to Blogging
          147. 7 Things You Should Know About Blogs
          148. www.blogger.com
          149. www.edublogs.org
          150. www.wordpress.com
          151. www.twitter.com
          152. 7 Things You Should Know About Twitter
          153. 7 Things You Should Know About Microblogging
          154. Recommended Software
          155. http:www.respondus.com/products/studymate.shtml
          156. http://www.techsmith.com/products/studio/default.asp
          157. Other Resources
          158. Faculty Resources and Services
          159. Teaching, Advising and Mentoring Grants (TAM)
          160. Teaching, Advising and Mentoring Expense Grants (TAME)
        12. Prepare and Upload Documents to Blackboard Vista
          1. Convert MS Word Documents to HTML
          2. Convert MS Office Documents to PDF
          3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format
          4. http://www.planetpdf.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=1796
          5. Convert PowerPoint Presentations to HTML
          6. Naming conventions for Blackboard Vista
          7. Use Different Types of Files for Use in Blackboard Vista
          8. Information on converting Word documents to HTML
          9. Information on converting PowerPoint presentations to HTML
          10. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
          11. Information on converting Word and PowerPoint files to PDF
          12. http://office.microsoft.com/Downloads/default.aspx
          13. Information on converting PowerPoint presentations to HTML
          14. Information on converting PowerPoint presentations to PDF
          15. Further about using this computer for image scanning and editing
          16. Quicktime Download
          17. Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards,
          18. Electronic Accessibility: United States and International Perspectives
          19. Suggestions on making content accessible.
          20. Name your Files for Blackboard Vista (and the web)
          21. Upload Files in Blackboard Vista
          22. Use WebDAV (drag and drop) to Upload your Files into Blackboard Vista
          23. Directions for WebDAV on Windows 98 or NT
          24. Scan Documents in the IML
          25. Blackboard Vista File Types
          26. Deliver Digital Media via the Web
          27. Digitize Videos Using Real Producer
          28. Create Media for Online Delivery
          29. Link to Specific Clips on the Streaming Server
          30. Configure Media Players
          31. Link Your Course Reserves to Blackboard Vista
          32. Use Persistent or Durable URLs in Blackboard Vista
          33. Recommended Products
        13. Uploading Files to Blackboard Vista from an External Hard Drive on a Mac
        14. Linking to Your Course Reserves in Blackboard Vista
        15. How to Post a Syllabus with eSyllabus (Windows users)
          1. Watch Instructional Video
          2. To learn how to post your syllabus in the eSyllabus program
        16. How to Post a Syllabus with eSyllabus (Mac users)
          1. Watch Instructional Video
          2. To learn how to post your syllabus in the eSyllabus program
        17. Copyright
          1. BC's policy concerning copyright issues
          2. Agreement On Guidelines For Classroom Copying In Not-For-Profit Educational Institutions With Respect To Books And Periodicals
          3. Instructions for Course Reserves
          4. Basic Checklist
          5. Expanded Checklist
          6. Reserves Desk
        18. Plagiarism
          1. Educase Articles
          2. "Term Paper Mills, Anti-plagiarism Tools, and Academic Integrity"
        19. Faculty FAQ
          1. www.java.com
      2. Student Support
        1. General Blackboard Vista information
        2. System configuration information
        3. Supported Browsers
        4. Student FAQs
        5. Blackboard Vista Help Form
      3. Administrative Support
        1. General Blackboard Vista Information
        2. System Configuration Information
        3. Supported Browsers
        4. Introduction to Blackboard Vista
        5. Introduction to Blackboard Vista Video Tutorials
        6. Prepare and Upload Documents to Blackboard Vista
        7. Uploading Files to Blackboard Vista from an External Hard Drive on a Mac
      4. Request Help