SBCC Faculty Resource Center http://frc.sbcc.edu the faculty resource center of Santa Barbara City College Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Using Social Media to Foster Student Community and Networking http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1718 http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1718#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:48:37 +0000 David Wong http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1718 Select this picture link below to access the 45+ minute long presentation by Professor Julie Brown on the use of Facebook to foster student community and networking.


picture of Facebook login

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]]> http://frc.sbcc.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1718 0 Skype Announces Free Group Video Calling for Teachers http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1711 http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1711#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:10:43 +0000 Karen http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1711 EdTech Times Skype makes Group Video Calling free to educators 

The ability for classrooms to beam in authors, subject experts, and fellow students from around the world has been one of the great advantages afforded by Skype. Commonly used by educators to provide real-time engagement for their students, the service just got better. As of today, existing members of Skype in the classroom or new registrants can use Skype’s Group Video Calling free of charge.     Read More Here…

A feature previously available only to paid Skype Premium subscribers, Group Video Calling allows users to connect via Webcam with up to 10 parties. Skype’s blog post details instructions for signing up for free video calling. (Authentication may take 48 hours)

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]]> http://frc.sbcc.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1711 0 More Google help links http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1572 http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1572#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:52:24 +0000 David Wong http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1572 GOOGLE MAIL OR GMAIL…

Interested in getting your Pipeline Gmail on your iPhone, Droid, or iPad?  Select one of the links below….

  1. Android phone setup
  2. iPhone or iPad setup
  3. Blackberry setup (not officially supported though it appears to work)

Interested in using Microsoft Outlook or Apple’s iMail client to access your Pipeline Gmail?

  1. Microsoft Outlook 2007-2010 setup
  2. Apple iMail setup (OS Leopard or newer)

GOOGLE DOCS OR DRIVE…

  1. File or space size limits for Google doc type files

FORWARDING your Groupwise Email to Gmail

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]]> http://frc.sbcc.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1572 0 Google Search Techniques http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1571 http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1571#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 15:18:38 +0000 David Wong http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1571 For those of you who are teaching information literacy such as improving Google Search Techniques, here’s a link to Google’s Search Education site including lessons plans, etc.

http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/index.html

Or, for something more local, you can view our SBCC library’s video webinar on improving Google searching results.

 

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]]> http://frc.sbcc.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1571 0 Taking pictures in public areas – Know your rights http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1568 http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1568#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 20:16:08 +0000 David Wong http://frc.sbcc.edu/?p=1568 For those of you traveling this summer, here’s a great short article from Lifehacker.com on knowing your photographic rights while shooting photos in public places.

http://lifehacker.com/know-your-rights/

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