Tech It Out Day 2023
Tech It Out Day is on Monday, August 14, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM at X
*Pre-event: Coffee & Donuts, 8:30 - 9:00 AM (Fronting LA 110)
Good times at Tech It Out Day.
Aloha, Leeward CC 'Ohana!
The Educational Media Center (EMC) would like to welcome you to Tech It Out Day 2022! This year we're doing things a little differently... we're adding an in-person track! To keep things flexible, have fun, and learn together, we will be engaging synchronously online through two Zoom tracks and one track in-person this year. With this modality, we'll be hosting one Zoom event with two concurrent tracks (Zoom breakout rooms) of four sessions each. You'll be able to move between tracks on your own during transition times. We will also be hosting one in-person track focused on Leeward's TEC (Technology Enhance Classroom) technologies.
We hope you will join us for our free Tech It Out Day 2022 event and explore how technology can enhance teaching and learning, whether you'll be teaching in-person, hybrid, or online. Some of the technologies are great for the workplace, too. Come "test drive" a variety of technology tools, network with your peers, and celebrate the start of a new semester!
Registration
Registration is open to our Leeward CC 'ohana, free, and required for this event. You will not need to specify which sessions you'd like to attend online in Zoom. It is especially important to register if you would like to attend one of our in-person sessions due to room capacity.
Tech Check
To participate in Tech It Out Day, you will need a computer or laptop with:
Internet access
Speakers and microphone (or headset/earphones with microphone to plug in)
Zoom app installed
Go to Zoom's Download Center. Download and install the "Zoom Client for Meetings" app on your computer/laptop or the "Zoom Mobile Apps" for iOS or Android on your mobile device.
Sign into the Zoom app before joining a session.
Update your Zoom app by clicking on your profile icon at the top-right and clicking, "Check for Updates."
Test out Zoom on your computer/laptop or mobile device by joining the Test Meeting Room. For additional assistance on configuring your audio, check out the brief tutorial.
Alternatively, you can use a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet with the Zoom app installed, but please use a separate computer/laptop for the hands-on portions when trying out the different technologies being shared for the best experience (unless indicated otherwise in the session descriptions below).
During Screen Sharing you may Exit Full Screen to enable yourself to view another resource or activity.
Sessions are short (30 minutes) so please plan in advanced which sessions you'd like to attend and note the required or recommended devices, apps, and/or accounts you may need to participate in the "Session Descriptions and Resources" section below.
Schedule
There are three tracks/rooms (2 Zoom & 1 in-person) of concurrent sessions. Each Zoom track has its own breakout room to join in order enter a session so you'll need to exit a breakout room to join another breakout room when joining sessions in different tracks.
Choose from sessions among all tracks, as long as they are in different time blocks. Session descriptions and resources are below.
Note: Room 3 (in-person) has a physical room capacity limitation, sign-up is required
Pre-event
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Coffee & Donuts
(Fronting LA 110)
Main Room
9:00 - 9:05 AM
Welcome Session and Group Photo (Zoom Main Room)
Room 1: Tools for Instruction
(Online, Zoom Breakout Room 1)
9:10 - 9:40 AM
Connect with your Library through Laulima
9:45 - 10:15 AM
Linking to Articles, E-books, and Videos in Library Databases
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Self-Paced Lectures with PearDeck
11:05 - 11:35 AM
Visualizing CES Data with Tableau
11:40 - 11:45 AM
Please take our survey.
Room 2: Google Apps
(Online, Zoom Breakout Room 2)
9:10 - 9:40 AM
9:45 - 10:15 AM
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 - 11:00 AM
11:05 - 11:35 AM
11:40 - 11:45 AM
Please take our survey.
Room 3: TEC & Hybrid Kit
(In-person, LA 110, capacity restriction)
9:10 - 9:40 AM
New HDMI Input Feature &
Procreate App Demonstration
9:45 - 10:15 AM
Annotate with Styl(us) & Tablet
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Using the Zoom Camera for Hybrid Flex Delivery
11:05 - 11:35 AM
Simple, Functional, Document Camera
11:40 - 11:45 AM
Please take our survey.
Session Descriptions and Resources
Note: More session resources will be added right before or after Tech It Out Day. Sessions will be recorded and posted here after the event.
Main Room
9:00 - 9:05 AM: Welcome
Facilitators: Rachael Inake (rinake@hawaii.edu), Brent Hirata (bhirata@hawaii.edu) EMC, and Junie Hayashi (junie@hawaii.edu) Library, Academic Services.
Main room host: Ron Felipe (felipe@hawaii.edu) EMC, Academic Services
Aloha! Join us for a brief welcome and overview of how to participate at this year's online Tech It Out Day.
Resource: Welcome Presentation Slides
Room 1
9:10 - 9:40 AM: Connect with your Library through Laulima
Presenters: Natalie Wahl (nwahl@hawaii.edu) and Junie Hayashi (junie@hawaii.edu), Library, Academic Services
Are your students using library resources? Make it easier for your students to find and use the Library. Embed personalized online library guides into your Laulima site to ensure your students find the information they need.
Hands-On Activity: Participants learn how to embed an online guide into their Laulima site in the session.
Resources:
9:45 - 10:15 AM: Linking to Articles, E-books, and Videos in Library Databases
Presenters: Ralph Toyama (rtoyama@hawaii.edu) Library, Academic Services
The library has a wealth of online information resources, much of which we're required to limit to current students. Learn how to create links to specific articles, e-books, and videos in our research databases that route students through our authentication system so they can use their UH login to access them while off campus.
Hands-On Activity: If anyone has specific articles, etc. that they want to refer their students to, I can use those as examples of how to form the links.
Resources:
10:15 - 10:30 AM: Break Time
Take some time for a break! Grab a snack and beverage, use the restroom, stretch, or join us in the main room to chat with colleagues, etc.
10:30 - 11:00 AM: Self-Paced Lectures with Pear Deck
Presenter: Anika Gearhart (anikag@hawaii.edu) Social Sciences
Pear Deck is a Google Slides add on that can be used to create interactive slides for live or student paced lectures. In this session, we will learn about the latter: how to use Pear Deck to create narrated, interactive, self-guided lectures that are especially helpful for students in online asynchronous classes. We will also try our hands at creating our own short self-guided lecture.
Hands-On Activity: Participants will create and narrate an interactive activity of their choice with Pear Deck and share this activity with fellow Tech It Out Day learners.
Resources:
11:05 - 11:35 AM: Visualizing CES Data with Tableau
Presenter: Petersen Gross (grossp@hawaii.edu) Math and Sciences
Learn how you can take advantage of Tableau Public and create simple data viz to display your CES Data.
Hands-On Activity: Attendees will be shown how and given the opportunity to connect their data to Tableau Public, create a simple data viz and publish it to Tableau Public.
Preparation: Please create an account on Tableau Public prior to the session. During the session you will be provided with a URL to download fake CES data in an Excel document. Please make sure you have Microsoft Office installed in order to view this file.
Resources:
Room 2: Google Apps
9:10 - 9:40 AM: Zhuzh Up Your Google Docs
Presenter: Rachael Inake (rinake@hawaii.edu), EMC, Academic Services
Take your Google Docs to the next level by stylizing it yet still adhering to accessibility standards. A few simple things like inserting photos, formatting text, and stylizing headings can go a long way in adding visual appeal and a professional look to your Google Doc.
Hands-On Activity: Participants will be given a plainly formatted Google Doc to zhuzh up by applying the three techniques shared in the session.
Resources:
9:45 - 10:15 AM: Zhuzh Up Your Gmail Messages
Presenter: Rachael Inake (rinake@hawaii.edu), EMC, Academic Services
(Recommended pre-requisite: "Zhuzh Up Your Google Docs" to learn how to format in Google Docs.)
Feeling restricted by the text editor in Gmail to compose your emails? You can create and zhuzh up the look of your emails by creating them in Google Docs. Same goes for creating a professional-looking email signature.
Hands-On Activity: Participants will utilize a feature in Google Docs to compose Gmail messages. A Google Doc template will be provided to create their own email signature utilizing the Leeward CC logo (or they can opt to design their own).
Resources:
10:15 - 10:30: Break Time
Take some time for a break! Grab a snack and beverage, use the restroom, stretch, or join us in the main room to chat with colleagues, etc.
10:30 - 11:00 AM: Zhuzh Up Your Google Forms
Presenter: Rachael Inake (rinake@hawaii.edu), EMC, Academic Services
Google Forms is a great tool for surveys, questionnaires, or even quizzes. You can customize the theme of your form, too, selecting the font, colors, and header image you desire. Google Forms also supports adding text, links, images, and even YouTube videos within the form. Bonus: Learn a technique to help you re-use a form semester-to-semester, but organize the responses in a separate sheet within the same Google Sheets responses file.
Hands-On Activity: Participants will enhance their existing Google Form or create their own Google Form with a custom theme.
Resources:
11:05 - 11:35 AM: Zhuzh Up Your Google Slides
Presenter: Syreeta Washington (syreetaw@hawaii.edu) Student Services
In this session, we will explore the various methods that can be employed to make Google Slides come alive whether synchronous or asynchronous. This session is best for those who want to get beyond the basics of words and pictures on a slide.
Hands-On Activity: Participants will have the opportunity to create their own slide using the features presented.
Resources:
Download a copy of Activity Templates (Allow several minutes to download, 73 Slides)
Room 3
9:10 - 9:40 AM: New HDMI Input Feature & Procreate App Demo
Presenters: Brent Hirata (bhirata@hawaii.edu) EMC and Daniela Elliott (ddutra@hawaii.edu) Math and Sciences
A demonstration of the new TEC (Technology Enhanced Classroom) HDMI video input capabilities for instruction as modeled through a live classroom demonstration of an iPad app called Procreate. The app can be used to create sketches, paintings, illustrations and animations. If you are looking for an app that you can explore ways to develop simple illustrations for classes, this can be an option for you.
Hands-On Activity: Come try it out during Tech It Out day in LA 110 and see if this is a good fit for you. We will demonstrate how to use the app and will have one iPad with the app on which you can test it out.
Resources:
9:45 - 10:15 AM: Annotate with Styl (stylus) & Graphics Tablet in TEC
Presenters: Brent Hirata (bhirata@hawaii.edu) EMC and I-Chia Shih (shih@hawaii.edu) Math and Sciences
A demonstration of using the TEC stylus and graphic tablet to annotate within Zoom session. Also hear from I-Chia Shih who uses her own Wacom (graphics) tablet with her physiology classes.
Hands-On Activity: Attendees will experience the graphic tablet devices in-person and be able to ask questions from colleagues with experience implementing the devices.
Resources:
10:15 - 10:30: Break Time
Take some time for a break! Grab a snack and beverage, use the restroom, stretch, or join us in the main room to chat with colleagues, etc.
10:30 - 11:00 AM: Using the Zoom Camera for Hybrid Flex Delivery
Presenters: Brent Hirata (bhirata@hawaii.edu) EMC and William Albritton (walbritt@hawaii.edu) Math and Sciences
A demonstration of using the TEC secondary video camera/ microphone within Zoom session. Also hear from William Albritton who has used the secondary camera with his hybrid flex class.
Hands-On Activity: Attendees will experience the TEC Zoom Camera in-person and be able to ask questions from colleagues with experience implementing the devices.
Resources:
11:05 - 11:35 AM: Simple, Functional, Document Camera
Presenters: Brent Hirata (bhirata@hawaii.edu) EMC and Igor Nikitin (igor@hawaii.edu), Math and Sciences
A demonstration of using the TEC document camera to easily capture non flat/ static objects and annotated handwriting for display within Zoom session. Also hear from Igor about his use of a document camera to support his teaching.
Hands-On Activity: Attendees will experience the TEC Elmo document camera in-person and be able to ask questions from colleagues with experience implementing the devices.
Resources:
Before You Go...
Survey
We hope you had fun at this year's online Tech It Out Day! Please take our short survey.
Participation Ticket
If you attended and participated in three sessions at Tech It Out Day, you are eligible for the "Tech It Out Day 2022 Participant" ticket. This is useful as evidence to include in your dossier.
Mahalo & A Hui hou!
We hope to see you at next year's Tech It Out Day! Have a great semester!