Adobe Connect is web-conferencing software, providing a synchronous, interactive, virtual environment for online classes, meetings, webinars or office hours. With Connect, you and/or your guest speaker can present to your class using and students can also participate by typing in the chat and/or using a microphone or webcam. We have limited number of licenses for Adobe Connect. To obtain one, please contact LDT at learn@maryville.edu. Once you have an account, you can navigate to maryville.adobeconnect.com to log in.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-Quick Guide for Hosts
-Quick Guide for Participants
-User Manual

In addition, please feel free to view the following video resources:
-Free training videos provided by Adobe

A blog is a Web site on which an individual or group of users records opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis. Maryville offers all faculty, staff and students a blog site using the WordPress platform. You can easily start a personal blog by going to http://blogs.maryville.edu and logging in with your Maryville username and password. To set up a class blog, please contact the Interactive Media Group.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-Presentation
-Getting Started with WordPress

D2L Capture is a lecture capture tool that allows for screen, audio and video recording. Capture also allows for the broadcasting of live presentations. For installation of the capture desktop software (it does come in Mac and Windows versions), contact the helpdesk. For user documentation, see this guide on: Desire2Learn Capture 7.

Desire2Learn is the Learning Management System (LMS) in use at Maryville. It offers a platform for instructors to post class announcements, share learning materials, manage online discussions, collect assignments virtually, conduct assessments and track grades online. D2L is, in many ways, very similar to other Learning Management systems like Blackboard or Moodle, but we believe it is more intuitive and easier to use.

For a comprehensive list of the help resources available to assist in learning D2L, please visit our D2L page.

A document camera is a real-time image capture device for displaying an object to a large audience. It allows the presenter to write on a sheet of paper or to display a two or three-dimensional object while the audience watches on a projection screen. Theoretically, all objects can be displayed by a document camera.

The library has two Samsung SDP 860 Document Cameras that are are available for checkout. For more information on these, please call (or stop by) the circulation desk at (314) 529-9595.

For assistance using the Samsung SDP 860 Document Camera, please view the following documentation:
-How to Set Up the Document Camera
-Understanding the Features of the Document Camera

LDT also has two small portable USB powered document cameras for checkout. If you would like to reserve either one of them, please visit our technology checkout form.

Lynda.com is an online library of courses on software tools and skills. With a library of over 75,000 videos, Lynda.com is the premiere organization in terms of providing opportunities for personal and professional development. Maryville University is pleased to announce that we are now providing unlimited access to all of our students, faculty, and staff.

To sign up for lynda.com (from on campus), go to http://iplogin.lynda.com and fill out the registration form (“create a profile”) to create your user name and password. If you’re offsite, you will need someone on campus to create your profile for you (contact learn@maryville.edu and we can set up your account). We need your Maryville email address, first name and last name.

Once your profile is created, you will be able to access lynda.com directly through  http://www.lynda.com from anywhere (on and off campus).

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-System Requirements
-How to Use Lynda.com
-Contact Information (for technical assistance)

 Prezi is a presentation tool that allows you to visualize and share ideas on a virtual canvas. With Prezi, you can easily move around and zoom in and out on your presentation. It can bridge linear and non-linear information, and “make sharing ideas more interesting.”

To sign up for Prezi, go to http://prezi.com/pricing/edu/.

Mathematica is the ultimate computation tool. We have a site-wide license for the software. To install the software from on campus, copy and paste the following into your browser location bar:
Windows:
\\acit-classes.ad.maryville.edu\apps2\Mathematica\Windows\Installation\Mathematica_9.0.0_WIN.exe

MAC:
using Safari, copy and paste this into the location bar:

\\acit-classes\Apps2\Mathematica\Macintosh\Mathematica_9.0.0_OSX.dmg
You will need to enter your email username and password to download the software

Make sure you know where you are saving the file. Once you have the software, you will need to activate it by opening the software and choosing to activate with the server location (instead of using the Activatation Key method). Use this information: NT6S26-MARYVM.AD.MARYVILLE.EDU and the software should open.

 Qualtrics is an online survey program that allows you to create and distribute surveys and runs analysis and reports easily. Maryville has a campus-wide license. All Maryville faculty, staff and students can use Qualtrics by going to www.qualtrics.com, click Free Account, and use your Maryville email to get started. You will need a code to access the Maryville license. Please see the below “Account Registration,” document for further instructions.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-Account Registration
-How to Build a Survey
-Qualtrics University (Quick guides w/ screen shots and pre-recorded training)

Respondus is a software program for creating and managing exams that can be printed or published directly to Desire2Learn (D2L) or to many other eLearning systems. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment, or moved from one eLearning system to another. A common use of Respondus is to convert exam questions from text format (for example, a Microsoft Word document) to D2L format and publish to a D2L course. Respondus also has The Respondus Test Bank Network, which contains thousands of test banks for the leading textbooks in higher education. Maryville University has the campus-wide license for Respondus. For download information, please log in to D2L and click the Respondus link in the D2L instructor support widget.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-Quick Guide
-Using Respondus with D2L

SmartBoard is an interactive whiteboard. With a SmartBoard, instructors can interact with multimedia content and write notes in digital ink, then save them instantly and distribute this material to students with ease.SmartBoard is installed in the following classrooms: Gander 254, Gander 262, Simon Center PT Lab.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-SmartBoard: Basics, part 1
-SmartBaord: Basics, part 2
-SmartBoard: How to use with Microsoft Office

SmartPodium is an interactive pen display that connects to a computer, so you can interact with media-rich content on a high-definition (HD) widescreen display and project your work onto a large screen so everyone can see. You can open presentations, documents, applications, websites and multimedia files, write notes over them in digital ink and save your work for distribution or later reference. SmartPodiums are installed in the following classrooms: ABAC 2245, ABAC 3245, Reid 2313, Reid 2309, Reid 2308, Kernaghan 3136, Kernaghan 3129, Kernaghan 3128.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-SMART Podium Quick Guide
-SMART Podium User Manual

 Smart Notebook is the program that allows you to create, distribute and manage interactive course material that works with SmartBoard and SmartPodium.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-SmartNotebook: User Manual

TurningPoint 5 is an interactive response technology that allows educators to engage and assess their students learning in real time. TurningPoint 5 provides this ability in two ways. First, you can create interactive slides in PowerPoint, where instructors can “poll” students on their understanding to questions posed. Second, you can use these “polling” devices while watching videos, visiting websites, or during lecture (with OR without PowerPoint) to questions posed on the fly (Anywhere Polling).

You will only need a few things to get started with TurningPoint 5: clickers, an instructor response device (USB), and TurningPoint 5 downloaded on the computer that is going to be used.

Clickers and the instructor response device can be checked out from the library by the instructor for a single class use OR purchased by students at the University Bookstore for semester or longer-term use.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation:
-Download TurningPoint 5
-User Manual (Windows & Microsoft Office 2007-2012)
-User Manual (Mac)
-Quick Start Guide
-Using TurningPoint with PowerPoint
-Steps to Successfully Run a PowerPoint Polling
-Using TurningPoint Outside of PowerPoint (Anywhere Polling)
-Steps to Successfully Run Anywhere Polling

At Maryville, the use of Turnitin is integrated within the D2L dropbox. Turnitin’s OriginalityCheck helps instructors check students’ work for improper citation or potential plagiarism by comparing it against a huge text comparison database, including web pages, student papers, leading library databases and publications. GradeMark allows instructors to add editorial highlights, custom comments, and QuickMark editing marks directly on the student papers submitted to D2L dropbox. Turnitin’s PeerMark, used for Peer Review, is not available through the D2L integration.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-Using TurnItIn (Plagiarism Detection) and GradeMark (online grading) 

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways – using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. Maryville has a site-license to VoiceThread. Go to http://maryville.voicethread.com and log in with your Maryville username and password to create your account and to explore.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-Getting Started with VoiceThread
-Embed a VoiceThread into D2L
-Accepted File Formats

A wiki is a website whose users can add, modify, or delete its content via a web browser. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often created collaboratively, by multiple users. We use PBworks at Maryville, and some examples of Wiki use in teaching are: a class co-writing a story, a class re-writing a textbook, a group collaborating on a paper or project.To start a class wiki, please contact the LDT.

For assistance using this technology, please view the following help documentation.
-Quick Guide