Create a Photo Essay

TUTORIALS AND TIPS

This post will cover the tools and steps needed to create a Photo Essay Video. A combination of presentation and screen recording software can be used to create a great narrative photo essay. A Photo Essay reflects upon your memories or experiences with your selected topic. Continue reading to view the tutorial videos and other resources.

How to use the Sony HXR-NX30U Camcorder

Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to setup the Sony HXR-NX30U Camcorder for audio and video recording

How to use the ZOOM H1N Handy Recorder

TUTORIAL

ZOOM H1 Handy Recorder

Below are the steps to record with the H1 recorder as well as playback and save your audio.

Create a blog and add authors in Blogger

TUTORIAL

This tutorial post is to show you to setup a blog and add authors. It will also show where to change the setting that determines which readers have access to the blog. Blogger is a great tool to communicate announcements and assignments, share exercises or prompts, community building, or to create a public place where student work can be published. The fact that Blogger is a Google product makes it convenient for Trinity users because any Blogger activity will shared through Tmail. Read more to see the tutorial.

Mail Merge with Gmail and Google Spreadsheet

TUTORIAL + TOOLS

A staff member needed to send a personalize email message to multiple students in one go. The individual messages needed to have the same content but the name needed to be personalized. For instance, each student needed to be greeted by their first name while the other parts stays the same. This saves you a lot of time compared to sending individual emails to everyone. Read on to learn how to use Tmail, Google Spreadsheets and an Add-on called Yet Another Mail Merge to send a mail merge.

Google Calendar | Appointment Slots

TUTORIAL

This post covers the Google Calendars Appointment Slots feature. This tool helps you set a period of time on your calendar, divided into available time slots for people to reserve. Once reserved the booked slot will appear in your Google calendar. At one point Google took this feature away but it is back just in a different location. The reserving of slots is only available to users with Google accounts.  Read more to learn how to setup your appointment slots.

Engineering Senior Design Video

TOOLS + TIPS

This post covers some production gear that is available to Trinity faculty, students, and staff. I'll also provide a couple highlights about each product and a link to a vendors site for more information. Our equipment is intended to assist all skill levels. The CLT staff is knowledgeable in our inventory so please ask for assistance if you get stuck or are interested in learning more about the product. All items are intended for Trinity related purposes.

The CLT also has workstations (Mac and PC) loaded with video editing software. Quiet rooms (Flip Room and 101Q Media Presentation Room) are available to record your audio voice overs. Between the cameras, audio recorders, editing software, and creative spaces you should have all the tools needed to produce a clear and concise video for your audience.