Help Resources

HistoryUpdated Sep 16, 2009 9:25 AM by tomborer…

Keynote

http://www.vtc.com/products/keynote-tutorials.htm (~1/3 of the videos show for free - check with your TRT, ETT or WebHelpDesk for the login to see ALL of the videos)
http://www.vtc.com/products/Apple-iWork-08-Tutorials.htm - there is a short section on each of the components of iWork 08 (Keynote, Pages, and Numbers)(~1/3 of the videos show for free - check with your TRT, ETT or WebHelpDesk for the login to see ALL of the videos)
http://www.vtc.com/products/QuickStart!-Apple-iWork-09-Tutorials.htm there is a short section on each of the components of iWork 09 (Keynote, Pages, and Numbers)(~1/10 of the videos show for free - check with your TRT, ETT or WebHelpDesk for the login to see ALL of the videos)

iTalk

GarageBand - we have discovered that some older versions of GarageBand cannot convert the Good and Better recordings created by iTalk. * If you record in Best, all versions of GarageBand are able to play the audio file correctly.
If you've already uploaded files not recorded at Best (and they sound like chipmunks in GarageBand), you can create 44.1 KHz, 16-bit copies of those files in iTunes. To do so, go to iTunes Preferences (iTunes > Preferences). Once there you want the General Tab > Import Settings. Set the Import Using to AIFF Encoder and the Setting to Custom. Then choose these options: Then, Command-select all of the files you want to convert in your iTunes library and go to Advanced > Create AIFF Version. This will make a duplicate version of the file at the correct settings for GarageBand. If you get confused which copy is which, look for the column labeled Sample Rate. If you don't see a column with that label, Control-click on the Column Headers and choose Sample Rate. The copy at 44.1 KHz is the one you want to take into GarageBand (drag and drop).
Keynote - we have not seen an issue with the different recording qualities that iTalk creates.

Importing - the only issue we have discovered is with a wireless MacBook Pro. The computer will not make a successful connection with the iPod. If the MacBook Pro is connected through ethernet, everything works. All other computers are working properly.
Handout for using iTalk Pro.

GarageBand

Share > Export to Disk
Compress Using > AAC
Audio Settings > Spoken Podcast (this keeps the file size small, but still allows for stereo)
Take the saved document (with .m4a or m4v extension) and upload it to your blog using the Media button

Remember the to check your "iLife08 in the Classroom" book.
http://www.vtc.com/products/garageband-3-tutorials.htm (~1/3 of the videos show for free - check with your TRT, ETT or WebHelpDesk for the login to see ALL of the videos)
http://www.vtc.com/products/Apple-iLife-08-Tutorials.htm - there is a short section on each of the components of iLife 08 (iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, iWeb (~1/3 of the videos show for free - check with your TRT, ETT or WebHelpDesk for the login to see ALL of the videos)

iTunes

iPod Touch

Wiki/Blog Help

Wiki / Blog Overview - http://podcast.eusd4kids.org/groups/teacher_resources/wiki/93305/Wiki___Blog_Handout.html
Wiki / Blog use FAQs - this includes links that explain editing text, adding links, attaching files or uploading files, changing themes, changing moderation, changing titles, setting up your blog for podcast subscribing, etc. http://podcast.eusd4kids.org/groups/teacher_resources/wiki/69f77/FAQ_-_Blog___Wiki_use.html

Organizing & Classroom Management

iRead Classroom Management ideas collected from iRead Teachers http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dds7j3fz_23d7x7p2hh&hl=en