The Catalyst tools are a set of Web-based communication and collaboration applications designed for use in teaching, learning, research, and everyday work.
The Online Learning Team maintains a guide for this tool, which is available on Canvas via the iSchool Online Learning Support site. You can access the guide here.
If you have any questions, you may reach out to the Online Learning Team by emailing olt@uw.edu.
Zoom is a video conferencing tool that provides both video conferencing and screen sharing capabilities. It is similar to Skype and Google Hangouts.
The Online Learning Team maintains a guide for this tool, which is available on Canvas via the iSchool Online Learning Support site. You can access the guide here.
The Online Learning Team provides streaming support for classes and events. If you would like to request this, please fill out the streaming support request form.
If you have any questions, you may reach out to the Online Learning Team by emailing olt@uw.edu.
Quicktime can be used to record your computer screen, and is often used by instructors to record instructional videos for software.
The Online Learning Team maintains a guide for this tool, which is available on Canvas via the iSchool Online Learning Support site. You can access the guide here.
If you have any questions, you may reach out to the Online Learning Team by emailing olt@uw.edu.
The Online Learning Team maintains a guide about Powerpoint, which is available on Canvas via the iSchool Online Learning Support site. You can access the guide here.
The guide specifically addresses ways instructors can use Powerpoint for their lectures, and provides a tutorial on how to embed audio in Powerpoint slides.
If you have any questions, you may reach out to the Online Learning Team by emailing olt@uw.edu.
Panopto is a lecture capture tool that instructors can use to record and publish presentations online. It is able to capture audio, webcam video, PowerPoints, and desktop screens. It is a good tool to record narrated PowerPoints and computer tutorials.
The Online Learning Team maintains a guide for this tool. You can access the guide here.
If you have any questions, you may reach out to the Online Learning Team by emailing olt@uw.edu.
Screencast-o-matic is a screen capture software that can be used to create video from your screen (i.e. short lectures or course tours).
The Online Learning Team maintains a guide for this tool, which is available on Canvas via the iSchool Online Learning Support site. You can access the guide here.
If you have any questions, you may reach out to the Online Learning Team by emailing olt@uw.edu.
VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments. VoiceThread is typically used as a presentation tool.
The Online Learning Team maintains two guides for this tool, which are available on Canvas via the iSchool Online Learning Support site. You can access the first guide, which provides an overview of the software, here. You can access the second guide, which discusses integration of VoiceThread with Canvas, here.
If you have any questions, you may reach out to the Online Learning Team by emailing olt@uw.edu.
Some software downloaded from the Microsoft Azure Dev Tools site are in the form of .iso files. It is not necessary to burn these files to a CD or DVD in order to install the software.
.iso files can be “extracted” to get to individual files, like the setup.exe installer file, using a free program like 7-Zip:
1) download and install the free program named 7-Zip:
2) right-click the .iso file downloaded from the Microsoft Azure Dev Tool software site, move the mouse pointer over 7-Zip, click Extract files…
3) click OK
7-Zip will “extract” the contents of the .iso file and leave you with a folder full of files.
4) double-click the just-created-folder, double-click the installer file (usually setup.exe) to run through the software installation
LanSchool is computer-classroom management software. With LanSchool, teachers can observe and control students’ computers.
LanSchool is available in the computer classrooms in Mary Gates Hall room 430, Mary Gates Hall room 334, Mary Gates Hall room 082, and Mary Gates Hall room 076.
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If you would like to install the “Teacher” version of LanSchool on your computer, please contact the iSchool IT Help Desk.
Note well:
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Special note for teachers in Mary Gates Hall room 430: the LanSchool Teacher Console is only installed on the Mac operating system. You are able to share both your Mac and Windows operating system screens with students, but you can only access the LanSchool controls from the Mac side. If you are in the Windows operating system, move your mouse pointer down to the bottom of the screen to bring up the Mac dock and you will be able to access the LanSchool Teacher Console.
LanSchool has helpful video tutorials on the following site:
Our Online Learning team has put together a site full or resources, tutorials and tools both for instructors and students. You can find it here:
If you have any questions after reading this article or if you need any help, please don't hesitate to contact the iSchool IT Help Desk. https://ischool.uw.edu/help (206) 616-3086
