Although Wolfram Alpha appears to be a tool used exclusively by the STEM community, it might become your secret weapon in finding real answers to questions you or your students might have. Wolfram Alpha is not a search engine per se, but a “knowledge and computation” engine. Its user interface…
Regardless of what you choose as your selected scanner, having these apps in you and your student’s toolkits will enable on-the-go documentation!
Polling in Zoom Meetings is a great way to engage students. Some Faculty members found ZOOM’s polling setup to be confusing. In this post, I perform a “walkthrough” of the process. The official Zoom help page may be of interest (link below). https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/213756303-Polling-for-Meetings?flash_digest=9a0ea9fd8f94b1a3af6bca4599aa6b5775f85b57 STEP 0: Sign into Zoom https://wakeforest-university.zoom.us/ STEP…
We get so used to using Google as our “go-to” for searching everything. It has become so common that even the word “Google” is used as a verb– “If you don’t know the answer, then google it.” There are other ways, sometimes fresher, more focused, and private ways to get…
Tech Tip: Google Backup and Sync This tech tip comes from Jeff Muday of the Instructional Technology Group. What it is: Google Backup and Sync is a tool from Google which replaces both the Google Drive and Photos desktop applications. Why you want it: Backup and Sync can provide a…
They ARE watching you! Privacy or Incognito browser modes make your online life a little safer. What it is: Most modern browsers have a “privacy” or “incognito” mode that bypasses the linking of your credentials (you supplied in normal browsing) to activity conducted in privacy mode in the browser; in…
