Frequently Asked Questions
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Apple Computers: Mac users, check with IT.
CD recording : How do I copy a CD? Go to the CD Recordable FAQ site.
Color: What colors go together for Web pages?
Copyright: An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright and Distance Education. Questions and answers on copyright for the campus community.
Where can I copy a DVD?: AV, FCTV and the IRC can help you with DVD production.
FTP: What is FTP? A Beginners Guide.
GeorgiaVIEW Vista: Where can I learn about Vista?
See the Vista section of this site.
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Where can I copy a DVD?
1. The Audio-Visual Dpt in the library (Rome campus) has the ability to record six DVDs or CDs at a time.
"We can copy + R / RW or -R / RW media. Note the targer media needs to be the same as the source media.
We can also copy CD-R / RW six at a time. We also have two DVD recorders that will record –R and RAM.
We can use these DVD recorders to transfer media such as VHS, 8mm, ¾ inch tape and etc… to the –R and RAM format.
If you need any of these services, please let me know. We will be glad to assist you."
2. FCTV has the capability to "burn" DVDs (i.e. copy).
They can also transfer the following data formats to DVD: VHS, Beta, Digital, MiniDV tapes.
3. The Instructional Resource Center will soon have the capability to turn your CDs or various other files into DVD's. A "multimedia" PC is being assembled specifically for DVD-burning.
For projects which involve more than just copying, IRC staff can assist you in adapting media for DVD.
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Scanning
Using the HP scanner in the IRC you can scan almost anything for use in printed or screen material.
More detailed information is at A Few Scanning Tips. Don't miss the site's useful and very extensive list of links to information about everything connected to scanning.
To scan existing typed material and turn it into editable text files, you need to scan pages into Omnipage 8, Optical Character Recognition software, available on computer 4. First, check FAQs about OCR.
While scanning for the screen is not that different from scanning for paper, to get good results youl need to understand a little about screen resolution and the various file formats used for displaying images on the screen.
To edit your scans in something more extensive than Photo Editor, you'll need to work in Photoshop.
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Making a pdf document
If you do not have the full version of Adobe Acrobat (not just the reader), which allows you to create and edit pdf documents as well a just read them, you can use open-source PDFCreator. It also installs as a printer driver.
Simply print, and select a filename. There is also a control panel allowing users to set document properties, conversion settings, change Acrobat version compatibility, and set security.
The other two free PDF products are CutePDF (works fine, but limited features since they offer a paid product) and PrimoPDF (semed flakey on my Mac).
All of them use GhostScript for generating the PDF output.
M to Z
MERLOT: What is Merlot?Movies: How to put a Quicktime movie on a Web page.
NVU: Where can I get NVU?
PowerPoint: Tips for Effective Pesentations
PDF: How to make a pdf
Scanning : How do I scan a document?
SPAM: How to prevent spam Set up Outlook spam filters.
Virtual Private network: How to set up a VPN
Web site: How can I get a GHC Web site
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MERLOT FAQ's
Merlot, Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching, is a high quality collection of interactive learning materials, assignments, reviews, and people. MERLOT is also a national network of online discipline communities that will be selecting and peer-reviewing learning materials in their specific disciplines. MERLOT serves as a national gateway to web-based peer-reviewed learning materials.
What is the value of MERLOT to individual faculty?
Most faculty do not have the time to develop electronic content; nor are they interested in adopting a complete pre-packaged course. MERLOT provides them a way of easily and cheaply incorporating material into theircourse and syllabus. MERLOT may also eventually provide faculty a more systematic way of documenting their contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
How is MERLOT different than other Internet "gateways?"
Most web search engines (e.g., Yahoo) can lead you to sites on a particular topic, but rarely to the depth of information teachers and scholars need. MERLOT collects web-based materials from selected disciplines, evaluates them, and attaches assignments, reviews, and other information necessary to integrate them successfully into faculty curricula. By searching through MERLOT, faculty members can easily identify materials that are appropriate for them to assign in their courses.
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Establish or Update a Web Site
1. To establish space for a faculty Web site, you first e-mail Michael DiPrima, GHC Webmaster, who will set up a space for your site and send your logon and password so you can post pages or update your site.
2. While you wait for your new site information, think about the content of your site: sketch out what you want on your home page, decide if you want a page for each course you teach, and consider what you want the basic page design to look like (see the Web Design section for guidelines).
Here is a example of a faculty site consisting of a home page with a syllabus and course outline.
This example has a home page and links to course pages.
3. Next, get and learn to use a Web page editor so you can prepare the pages of your site for "publication" on the Web. The easiest to use is "Composer," see below.
4. Download the free "Seamonkey" suite, a combined browser and Web page editor ("Composer"), which has all the tools you need to make a straighforward site, and is easy to use.
"SeaMonkey's powerful yet simple HTML editor keeps getting better with dynamic image and table resizing, quick insert and delete of table cells, improved CSS support, and support for positioned layers. For all your documents and website projects, Composer is all you need."
5. Next, learn to use Composer. It has a good HELP section, but for
the basics, go to:
Creating a Web Page with Composer
6. Set up a folder for your site on your PC. This is where ALL the pages in your site must be put. It is your "site root directory."
7. Following the tutorial instructions at one of the site above, create the site home page and any other pages, and establish links between pages.
8. Finally, set up a connection between your PC and the Web server and publish your pages. To set this up, you will need to use WSFTP. Instructions are here.
9. You can then publish your site to the GHC server, where it will be available on the Web.