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.
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:
VoiceThread is a web-based presentation tool that offers both free and fee-based services.
A VoiceThread is “a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways – using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).”
To learn how to upload, comment (record), and share your presentation using VoiceThread, view our complete VoiceThread guide on the iSchool Online Learning Support site, or follow the tutorials on the VoiceThread website.
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
